Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-04-11
BREVi7IES,
Wanted-1O0 Spring Chickens,
apply to W. H. Turner.

Wanted-1O0 Spring Chickens,
apply to w. H. Turner.
The time to have fought the dis
pensary law was in its enactment
aud not in it's enforcement.
We have been informed that this
year is locust year, and locust years
are always good crop years.
Judge Ernest Gary will preside
at the extra term Of the Abbeville
court beganning Oh the 18th inst.
School Commissioner M. B. Da-
venport had to leave his office and
return home early last week on &C
count Of sickness.
Conservatives in Edgefeld coun-
ty admit that Tillman comes cut
of thelate unpleasantness stronger
with the people than before.
tits reported of the Newberry
Rifles that after they were dis
graced and their guns taken from
them with one accord they all
began to cry and said they wished
they had all been born gal babies.
We are in receipt of an article
on political economy from stu
dent of Newberry College. 1t is
well written and worthy of all
commendation, but at this particu-
lar iuncture it will have to stand
back.
Col. Wm. Quarles and Miss
Clarissa Rushton were happily
married by Rev. Mr.. Wilkes at the
residence of R. A. Johnson, FEB.
9Th, 1894. The young couple re-
ceived congratulations from many
friends.
John Weir, our most excellent
barber, went to Columbia as a
member of the Edgefeld Rifles.
In recognition of this service Gov.
Tillman has appointed him bar
Der general of North America,
South America, and a part of
Oceanica.
At the Meeting of the citizens in
the court house on Thursday the
following persons were nominated
for intendant and wardens; for
intendant w. w. Adams; wardens,
D. T. Grice, T. B. Lanham, M. A.
Smith, Charles Cheatham, and
B. J. Croker.
In certain parts of Africa a cow
is worth more than a woman. A
woman sells there for two glass
beads and a COW for four. The
Newberry Rifles are not quoted in
that market, SO we cuuldn't say
what they are worth, hey are
hardly y worth taxing over.
The Convention of reformers
which met in the court house IN
the first Monday was surprised at
the presence of the Hon. w. S.
Allen of Fruit Hill. surprised,
because up to that time he had been
considered a pronunced anti. We
must in this convention confess
that if the appearance of Mr..
Allen in this convention has the
significance which it seems to
have we welcome him back to the
house of his friends.
The Edgsfeld Rifles was The
first company to reach Columbia
under the recent call to arms. A
newspaper man as soon as he could
get to him interviewed Capt. R. S.
Anderson. Capt Anderson didn't
say much, but what he did say
had as much meaning in it as a
whole dictionary. "The Edge6eld
Rifles will not dlsband, and will
obey orders" Hurrah for fighting
Dick Anderson and his gallant
company, one and all.
Rectus In Curia.
Thomas G. Whittle, one of the
silver-tongued orators of Clouds
Creek, desires to be placed right
before the good people of Edgeheld
county. He says that there have
been rumors to the effect that he
had thrown off his allegiance to
the reform party, but he declares
these rumors to be untrue, and
Furthermore says that if he had
wavered or fickered, the damnable
outlawry at Darlington would
have forced him, as all other law
abiding citizens, back to Tillman's
side.
Some of the Pleasantries.
The Columbia rabble hooted and
ieered the militia that stood to the
rack, almost beyond endurance.
But the Edgefeld boys took it all
in good part. They did not 60 to
the front to fight boys,and negroes,
and weak minded person, who had
been put up to do these things by
older heads. Here are some of the
names they gave our gallant boys:
P. B. Mayson Esq. they called.
Col. Cooper, the Giraffe Tamer,"
Gus White, they called "The Man
in the Moon" Jim Holland they