Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-05
LOCAL. BREVI7IES.
Our court of Common Pleas ad-
journed on Saturday last.

Our court of Common Pleas ad-
journed on Saturday last.
Col. D. F. Cheatham and family
will probably remove to their new
home in Richmond county, Ca,
this week.
Edgefeld will furnish the groom
for marriage on the 10Th Of De-
cember and the bride for one on
the 9th.
Rev. J. Walter Dickson, the new
presiding elder of this the Colum-
bia District, will preach at john
ston on Dec. 18th and 18th, and at
Edge6eld on Dec. 18th and 10Th.
Mrs. Gen. Evans, Misses Lou
Gary and Mary Evans, and Mr.. B.
b. Evans are in Columbia at the
Inauguration of Governor-elect
Evans, which takes place to-day,
Tuesday.
Saluda means corn river IN the
Indian tongue, and our friends of
the Saluda side have not this year,
at least, allowed the river to belle
ifs name. The corn already gath
cred and housed is wonder and
marvel.
J. VIM. Thurmond, Esq, has in
troduced joint resolution to ex-
tend the time for the payment of
taxes this year antil March 10th,
1895. This is an absolute desider-
atm for our people. Well done
Mr.. Thurmond!
The Methodist Conference at its
recent session decided to establish
a Methodist orphanage in this
State, and Rev. M. M. Brabham is
one of its board of managers and
authorized to receive bids for loca-
ton of the site in lands, buildings,
or money.
On the night of Nov. 26th, Mr..
JIM. Gaines, living and merchan-
dizing near Phoenix in this county,
lost his entire stock of goods by
fire, approximately $4,000. Only
$4,000 Insurance. Our sympathies
are extended to friend Gaines in
this severe loss.
Gov. Tillman has offered a re-
ward of seventy dollars for the
apprehension and conviction of
the three masked men, who on
Saturday night, the Oath ult., rob-
bed the store of Mr.. Jas. T. QUITS,
of Elmwood. See proclamation in
another column.
Hon. W. Jas. Talbert was the
first South Carolina Congressman
to reach Washington, and a day or
two before the assembling of Con-
gress. "Jas" doesn't propose to
allow the other feller to take any
breeches hold on him, if getting
there first is breeches hold.
Comptroller General Norton has
given out the revised and corrected
STATE ment of the total taxable
property in the State. 1t is $l73,-
5OS.269. The total taxable property
in Edgefeld county is $6,9S2,4
Charleston, Abbeville, Greenville,
Spartanburg, have more taxable
property than this county, the
other counties less.
There is an advertised letter in
the postoHce at this place for Mrs.
Susarria Gwring, also one for
Samuel Lunckheim. Sam and
Susarria can get these letters by
paying 1 cent each, cash money,
otherwise Capt. Bill will put 'em
up to the highest bidder. There is
also a letter for Miss Beut-tomer.
See advertised lerters elsewhere.
Mr.. Jack Bladon has brought
suit against Mr.. Charles Petty,
editor Of the Carolina Spartan, for
publishing IN that paper that i'll a
"ft of insane rage be (Bladon
brutally murdered his own child"
The damages to his character are
laid at $4,000. Bladon has also
brought suit against one l.. +.
Langford, for the same amount,
for publishing communication IN
the same paper to the same pur-
port.
The domestic me-raised coffee
which we advertise this week, and
of which we propose to give three
grains to every subscriber paying
up, is said to be good enough. We
don't say 80, for we do not know,
and we would not tell O. lie foc
three grains of coffee. But Larry
CAN'T says that it is as good as the
best, and we have Senator IrbY's
word for it that Larry can out lie
any of US. So come and get the
coffee, we want to get it distributed
all over the county.
We copy the following from the
News ami Courier. The ladies
mentioned are well known in
!