Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-29
Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20, 1894.
BREVI7IES

is preaching at Johnston this week,
Gen NJ. L. Bonham has removed
to Anderson where he will practice
law.
Tho agony of the primary elec-
tion is over, but at this writing we
cannot give any figures.
Anderson was visited last week
by dashing female drummer with
a fancy line of chewing gum.
Commissioner w. D. Ramey has
returned from attendance on the
United States Court in Greenville.
The roar of Niagara has been
Photographed and may be heard
in any part of America for small
fee.
The Presbyterian congregation
have called Rev Mr. Baldwin, of
Asheville, to preach for them for a
year.
In addition to his many other
accomplishments Brooks Mayson,
Esq, is a violinist of great promise
and power.
Complaints are being made of
the sanitary condition of some por-
tions of our town, hog pens, etc.
Yerbum sap.
DR.. Charles Manly gave the
Sunbeams a talk on last Sunday
and charmed and edited the little
ones greatly.
Jute bagging is steadily advanc-
ing in price, and will probably 60
still higher. The part of wisdom
is to buy at once.
Misses Ida Mai and Aileen McGee
have returned to Greenville after
pleasant visit to friends and rela-
tives in our town.
Large numbers of watermelons
are rotting in the fields. This is
on the line of the Cumberland and
Sonth Carolina railroad.
A young lady, graduate Of female
college, desires a position as teach
er. Will tuach music, French, and
English. Apply at this office.
Mr. J. S. McKie, a native and
former resident of Edgefeld county,
is a prominent candidate for the
Legislature from Aiken county.
The piles which served as the
foundation for Trajan's bridge over
the Danube, A. D. 105, are said to
be still visible at low stages of wa
ter.
The colored Methodists are
carrying on a protracted meeting
at this place. Large numbers at
tend and great interest is mani
tested.
Should Liquor Commissioner
Traxler resign, as now seems likely,
our local dispenser, John B, Davis,
will probably get the position, if
he so aspires.
We are county agents for the
celebrated Ross Food Cutters, runs
either by steam or hand power.
Come and see how they work, at
Ramsey & Bland's.
The Asheville, Henderson, and
Brevard tourists have returned and
tell wonderful tales. One of them
tells of one hundred cabbages that
weighed 2,200 pounds, selling at 3
cents a head.
The election is proceeding
quietly to-day, Tuesday. There
will be a small vote, but Edgefeld
people are not ravenning wolves
to get to the polls, as they were
two and four years ago.
Cotton is opening in this section,
but as yet no ginning has been
done. The first bale of the season
carried to Charleston brought Z
cents per pound, tho first taken to
Augusta brought s cents.
DR.. L. R. Gwaltney is conducting
protracted meeting IN our village
Baptist Church. Services are held
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and
s o'clock at night. DR. Charles
Manly, of Greenville is assisting
him.
The Indian word for love is
Observation-Disclosures -
When the forest brave wants to tell
the dusky maiden that he "chen-
lendamoughkanagogagers her" he
generally starts i'll two days ahead
of time.
The tariff bill became a law on
Monday, the President having fail
ed within ten days to veto it. By
this law nux vomica is placed on
the free list, thus enabling US to
kill chicken hawks at cheaper
rate than ever before.