Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-10-03
LOCAL. BREVlTIES.
DR.. .Gwaltney attended the Union
services at Antioch last Sunday.

DR.. ,Gwaltney attended the Union
services at Antioch last Sunday.
Twenty-Five persons have been
added to the church at Bethany un-
der the ministration of Rev. T. T.
Blelock.
In addition to his many good
qualities and groceries, our friend
Epps Norris sings remarkably
sweet tenor.
Cotton went off several points
last week. We heard one farmer
say that if it went off much more
he was going too.
Never a hetter time for buying
Furniture and Household Goods.
Reason not hard to find. Place is
at Ramsey & Bland's.
The Orangeburg Enterprise says
the people were greatly pleased
with Judge Gary, who recently
held court in that thriving town.
Whoever offers you something
for nothing is trying to fool you.
Ramsey & Bland guarantee every
article they sell you as represented.
Our young friend Hord Allen
has a beautiful line Of crockery,
glassware, furniture, lamps, etc.,
in the little store around the cor
ner.
Do not be fooled by anybody
who offers you something for moth
ing. ]. W. Marsh & Co., of Johll-
ston will give you the best goods
for the least money.
Applicants to teach in the public
schools will be examined in the
courthouse on Friday and Satur-
day, the 18th and goth of October;
white teachers on Friday and the
colored on Saturday.
DR.. L. R. Gwaltney has bought
Col. Oscar F. Cheatham's residence
in Buncombe. This fall Col. Cheat
ham expects to move near Augusta
where he will conduct dairy busi-
ness.
The wind bloweth, the farmer
soweth, and the customers oweth,
and the Lord knoweth that Ramsey
& Bland are in need of their dues.
So come a-runnin', this thing of
dunning gives them The blues.
A few thoroughbred Barred Ply
mouth Rock and Brown Leghorn
cockerels for sale at $1.00 each, OF
to exchange for corn, wheat, bacon,
or sweet potatoes. Apply at this
Office.
Our highly esteemed friend Mrs.
Caroline Abney celebrated her
SEVENTEEN birthday on last Satur-
day, and was the pleased recipient
of congratulations and presents
from her numerous relatives and
friends.
By order of Capt. Anderson the
Edge6eld Rifles will have special
meeting on next Monday night,
and every member is urged to be
at the armory at s o'clock, as busi-
ness of much importance is to be
transacted.
An old proverb says that if the
storms of September clear off
warm, all the storms of the follow
ing winter will be warm. That was
the case with last weeks storm,
and we may infer our winter rains
will be warm.
We are delighted to be able to
state that the Rev. John P. Meal
ing, who has BEEN i'll for a long
time, indeed at deaths door for a
number of days, is entirely con-
valescent, and has resumed pas
toral duties with all his churches.
The Spartanburg Herald says
that all of the men, women, and
children born in the thirteenth |
century are dead. For this reason
he considers the number thirteen
unlucky. If Brother Darlington
had worked that off in the recent |
Straightout convention probably |
he could have held the Newberry
delegation.
In the recent election in Marion
county for probate judge Editor
Jim Parks, late of this county, was
elected by one single vote, but in
counting up the votes the execu-
tive committee found that one bal
lot was spelled "Sparks" instead
of sparks" whereupon the COM
mittee threw out this vote, thus
making tie, and ordered a new
election. In this county most of
the young ladies call Jim "Sparks"
for be sparks 'em all.
Boyibus kissibus, sweet girlorum;
Girlibus likibus, want somorum.
We find business is quiet gener-
ally in the stores in Augusta, but
there is one house in that city that
is rushing business all the time,
that is Flynn's Auction House,