Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-02

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She said, George Washington"
Ex-Gov. Taylor, of Tennessee,
has a new joke. Itruns like this:
Pat was about to die. The priest
had been called and had admins
tered the last services. Then he
said: ssPat, is there anything else
you desire?" eyes, said Pat. 81
want to be buried in a Third party
grave Yard aWhy :Pat,n said the
priest, sswhy is that7" SWELL,
your riyerence, says Pat, "a Third
/ party grave yard is the last place
the devil would look for a Dino
crat.
Methodist Church.
On next Sunday morning the
Rev. Marion Dargan will preach i'll
our urvillage hodist Church, and
on the same day in the afternoon
at McKendree.
Presbyterian Service.
On next Sunday morning the
Rev. S. g. w Wilson, of West Va,
Will preach in our village Presby-
terian Church at night Of the
ssamH day he III preach ohn-'
;gton: a
=. M. @. A. Lecture.
Mr.. John a. Chapman, of New
berry, Will lecture in the Y. NJ. C..
A. hall on next Monday night.
The lecture will be free and every
body IS invited to attend.
Trenton Alliance.
There will be acalled meeting
of the Trenton Alliance at Har-
mony on Saturday, Feb. 4th, at 10
O'Clock a. ,by order of
IS. NJ. SMITH, Pres.
CA. Lone, sec'ty.
Compliment to Judge Gary.
By the unanimous written re-
quest of the judges of our Su-
preme Court Gov. Tllman has ap-
pointed Judge Ernest Gary to hold
court in the fourth circuit in lieu
of Judge Kershaw whose ill
health prevents the discharge of
his judicial duties. Judge Gary
will hold his first term at Chester
field, beginningthe third Monday.
in February; thence ,ho goes to
Bennettsville in Marlboro county;
thence to Darlington, and lastly to
Horny county.
Confederate Veterans.
Old Confederate veterans will
remember that there will be a
meeting at Edgefeld on the first
Monday in February for the pur-
pose of perfecting the organlza-
ton of the Confederate C Survivors
Association in this county. Let
every soldier attend who can, and
if unable to come, send his organi-
zation and rank to the undersigned.
81 L. P. HARLiNe,
w. s. ALLEN,
Vice-Presidents.
"A Revolutionary Story.
The story entitled emily
Geiger, The Gallant Courier" tho
initial chapter of which we pub
lisbon our outside this week, will
be read with great interest espe-
cially by our younger readers. The
story dea.s with the seige of the
old star redoubt at Ninety Six
during the Revolutionary war.
The heroine, Miss Emily Geiger,
wasthe greatgrand-mother of the
venerable and much beloved Mrs.
Elizabeth Nicholson, who still
lives, the widow of DR.. Benjamin
Nicholson.
Death of DR.. Sheppard.
Dr.. ". s. Sheppard died at his
home in Edgefeld county, on last
Ffiday, and was buried at the
family bury ying ground on the fol-
lowing day. Dr.. Scott Sheppard
was about forty-fve yeals of age,
was the brother of Cow. C. and
o. Sheppard, Esq. For the past
six or eight years deceased was
confined to his room, unable to
practice his profession, but even
in this condition his counsel was
8 sought iii medical matters not only
by his large circle Of friends and
neighbors, but by his professional
brethren as we'll; and, but for the
disease from which he suffered 80,
long, Dr.. Scott Sheppard's fame as
a pbyaician would have been CO.:
extensive with the county. De-
ceased left q wife and several
chn dren to mourn an irreparable
loss. 3s.