Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-16

FARMERS are DltSy ClloPllliiS WV
ton. The oat crop looks fine, and
corn is lovely.
Rev. E. T. Hodges, presiding
elder of this district, was married
last week to Mise Daisy Carson OF
Sumter county.
Deputy Collector J. P. QUITS has
Just finished his first round visit
ing the government distillerles
throughout his district.
This is the season of the year
when the thrifty housewife picks
her first mess of English peas and
leaves the balance for seed.
Mr.. C. J. Ramage, of Wise's
Ferry, this county, Will graduate
at Newberry College this COM
mencement with second honor.
Tickets for the Charleston ex-
cursion on next Saturday can be
bought any day of this week, or at
the train on Saturday morning.
Mayor Sloan. of Columbia, has
assured a proclamation ordering all
saloons to close, and declaring that
prohibition will be strictly en-
forced.
Hicks predicts nice weather for
this month, AID is of the opinion
that the summer rains will be
sufficient to make good crops for
all farmers who push their work.
The great mass of manuscrlpt
that came to US on Monday and
Tuesday of this week, forces us to
leave out of the paper much local
and editorial matter.
The seven negroes poisoned in
the Butler section of this county
are in a fair way t. recover. 1t
takes something stronger than
'srough on rats to kill seven ne
groes.
Colin C. Manning, of this State,
who married a daughter Of Chief
Justice Fuller, has been appointed
consul to Fayal in the Azores. His
salary is $500 a year. He has
been practicing law in Manning.
Capt. Tillman's grafton i'll the
Baptist Church on last Thursday,
Memorial Day, was very much ad-
mired by all who heard it, and in
response to numerous requests we
publish generous synopsis of it.
Refreshments will be sold on
the excursion train on Saturday
by Nh. John Weir, which fact is a
guarantee that they will be up to
the standard of excellence,
standard which John has set for
himself in all things.
There will be play in the Opera
House on the 25th of May, under
the management of Prof. B. G.
Weaver, for the benefit of the Y.
M. C. A. The title of this play is
among the Breakers" and Prof.
Weaver's histrionic talent gives
assurance of a rare treat to those
who may attend.
The executive committee of the
National Farmers Alliance held a
meeting in Washington and dis
cussed the advisability of estab-
fishing a national exchange to be
entered into by from five to eight
million farmers, the exchange to
deal in all commodities used by
the farmers.
The meeting of the Sunbeams.
the Mission society for children in
the Baptist Church, was made un-
usually pleasant onSunday evening
last by talk from our fellowtowns-
man, Mr.. T. B. Lanham. His re-
marks to the children were full of
interest. and the little ones listened
with rapt attention.
We call attention to Mr.. P. J.
Boatwright's advertisement in an
other column. Mr.. Boatwright has
the State agency for and patent of
the Lemain gin rib, some
thing entirely new, and when you
have read the advertisement and
seen the thing itself, which you
can do at Courtney's shop in our
town. you will supply yourself at
once with ribs for your gin. And
this you can do at very small
cost above the old kind of gin ribs.
"We have queer experiences in
the house of mourning" said the
clergyman of the party. ut was
only few weeks ago that I called
upon a middle aged shoemaker
who had lost his wife. I spoke to
him as I thought meet, and
especially enjoined upon him the
duty of being resigned. When l
got thus far, he interrupted me to
Say in a quiet tone, ooh, that's all
right Mr.. Prooftext; II amt a
kickin'."
Mr.. Benjamin J. Bouknight, q
prominent and most estimable
citizen of the MI. Willing section;
died at his home on last Friday