Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-08-17

LuSOllO40ES1 udlu5 ftosSCutlCs sSRiliS
on Friday Of this week. As band
from Augusta will furnishidelight-
full music, and the occasion bids
fair to be most happy and enjoy
able one.
Cotton GvUd.
Every body is Dragging on the
cotton crop prospects in this broad
county Of ours. From the Savan-
NH to the Saluda, and from Ninety
Six to Trenton it is all the same
.way aMore fruit on the cotton
than. ] ever. saw before"
Six in the Field
Mrs.. w. Johnson. once coroner
of Edgefeld county, announces
this week for. Auditor, This makes
six aspirants from whom the read
ers of the ADVERTISER have the
privilege ofsselecting the, best man.
Let it be done decently and in or
der.
A Big Rattlesnake.
An enormous rattlesnake was
killed in our suburbs on Monday.
His body was as big as a mans
thigh, and he carried fifteen rattles
on the end of his tail. This is the
first rattler seen Ill this region in
twenty years. His snakeship came
out, of his hole probably to see
Bob Gardner's breeches.
Press DeVore's. Cotton.
DR.. Prescott DeVore has gather
ed twelve bushels of corn from the
three-quarterss of an acre patch of
corn and cotton planted. together,
that we made mention of some
weeks ago. Besides this corn he
will get bale Of cotton from the
same patch and twenty bushels of
cotton seed of the Peterkin Clus-
ter variety.
Advertised Letters.
List Of letters remaining in the
postofice at Edgefeld G. H., July
81, 1898: Babe Brooker, S D Ed
wards, William Foster, Caleb
Hampton, Willie Hutchinson, ] M
Lovelace, Minnie S Lyon, Henry R
Thomas, Billy Williams, Miss
Rosy Griffin, Miss Matte Halbond,
Mrs Liner Keys, 2, Mrs Jessie
Seigler, Martha Workman, Ida
Toney.
A Sad Death.
A telegram received by Rev. A..
B. Watson Tuesday morning
brought the,distressing intelligence
of the death of his niece, Mrs.
Chloe Watson Wannamaker, at her
home in st. Matthews, 0rangeburg
county, on Monday night at 12
o'clock. This charming young
woman was the daughter of Mr..
John G. Watson, of the Ridge, and
was well known and much loved
in this community, where. as Miss
Watson, she had made many warm
friends. Our kindest sympathies
are extended to the bereaved father
and afflicted ones.
Good Place to Go.
We desire to call the attention
Of our readers to the advertisement
Of Z. +. Padgett, of Augusta, Ga,
that appears IN our columns: to-
day. This house is perfectly re-
liable and will do just as they adj
yertise, or better. Their catalogue
ought to be il. the hands of every
body intending to buy goods of
any character to go into the house.
We know the concern to be per-
fecsly reliable, and can assure you
that you will be fairly and hon
estly dealt with. When writing to
them or when buying goods from
them, please mention this paper.
Dime Reading.
At the residence of DR.. J. w.
Hill, on Thursday night of this
week, there will be a Dime Reading
given by the ladies of the Presby-
terian Church. The following is
the programme for the occasion: !:
"Scharwenka's Polish Dance, %
(piano solo), Mr.. Jas. T. Bacon.
(. "Power of Prayer" (recitation) },
Miss Floy Reddick.
''For You," (song), Miss Marie
Abney.
sBerceuse by Chopin" (piano
solo), Miss Florence Adams.
"Rondeaux ct Variations" -four
hands), Misses Bracie and Angel
Cheatham.
"Luna," (song), Miss Eliza
Minis.
Reading, J. T. Parks.
Male Quartette, Messrs. Jacobs,
Cobb, Minis, and Beall.
"Jamie Butler and the OWL"
(reading), Mr.. John Kennerly.
"Ah. Non Volar" Arditi, (song),
Mrs. X. w. Cheatham.
"Twittering of the Birds" (piano
solo), Miss Julia Prescott.
"The Cows are in the Glover, y
(song), Miss Belle Minis.
"Famine Scene from Hiawatha, %
Miss Mary Butler.
$50 and Tell Aunt Dinah her
old Gray Goose is Dead as Thun-
der" (song), Thos. J. Adams.