Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-10-31
Edgefield Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 81, 1894.
BREVI7IES.

Mrs. Jennie Holloway visited her
sister, Mrs. W. E. Prescott, last
week.
More cotton came into this
market last week than during any
week of the season.
Mr.. James Boykin, CT Aiken,
visited his grandmother, Mrs.
Caroline Abney, in Buncombe last
week.
Competition, like Crockett's
coon, has to come down. Ramsey
& Bland are after it with their low
price gun.
Mr.. Hugh Anderson has been
added to the constabulary force by
Gov. Tillman, and left Edgefeld
on Saturday last for the haunts of
the blind tiger.
Mr.. P. B. Whatley, living in the
Franklin neighborhood, lost his
barn containing large quantity
of corn, fodder, ETC., by fire last
week. No insurance.
Mr.. Edgar Reynolds, of the Lib
erty Hill section, had the misfor-
tune to lose his dwelling house by
fire one day last week. There was
partial insurance, we believe.
The fearful forest fires showed
what syrant fire can be when un-
comfortable. But in Ramsey d
Bland's new cook stoves fire be-
comes a most benefcent servant.
The planet Mars, which can be
seen after dark in the eastern sky,
is now nearer to the earth than it
has been in seventeen years, or
will be for that length Of time.
A limited number of extra we'll
fitting buggy and team collars at
the purse-itting figures may be
found this week at Ramsey d.
Bland's.
The plant of happiness cannot
thrive without the air of cheerful
ness. The growth in your house
will be very noticeable, however,
if Ramsey & Bland's wall papers
are used.
While in Columbia, Lillian
Lewis, the actress, Interviewed
Gov. Tillman for news letter syn
dicate which she represents. The
interview will doubtless make in
teresting reading.
An Irishman asked Scotchman
one day why a railroad engine was
always called "she." Sandy re-
piled, "Perhaps it's on account of
the horrible noise it makes when
it tries to whistle"
It takes rich man to draw a
check, pretty girl to draw atten-
ton, horse to draw cart, mos
quito to draw the blood, free
lunch to draw the hungry, and the
prices on furniture, vehicles of all
kind, fine harness and saddles to
draw the crowd to Ramsey d
Bland's.
The work on the Pace's branch
trestle is progressing finely, and
Capt. Grenaker thinks it will be
completed in about three weeks.
The terrors, to the ladies, of the
transfer over the trestle Oh the
"push" car, now made necessary by
the condition of the road, are
greatly lessened by the Captains
kind and careful courtesy and at
tention.
Last Saturday night as Stephen
Yeldell, colored, was going home
from the village in his cart he fell
out on his head and was instantly
killed. He was addicted to inor-
dinate drinking and was at the
time in mandlin condition, so we
have been informed. About the
same time Stephens wife, from
whom he had separated, lay dying
and died that night, and on Sun
day they were both buried in
Macedonia churchyard.
An esteemed correspondent
writes as follows of recent lee
ture by Rev.. B. Traywick: "Rev.
J. B. Traywick delivered one day
last week most excellent lecture
before the Batesburg Collegiate In
stitute. His subject was Super
stition.' There was a large crowd
out to hear this lecture, which was
instructive and impressive, 50
much so that when the speaker had
finished Prof. Helms, principal of
the institute, announced that he
hoped to get Rev. Traywick to lee
ture again on the same subject,
which was a very high compli-
ment."
Some miscreants on Friday night
last broke into Hammond d Bells
store and took therefrom lot of
groceries, etc., it is not known yet
exactly how much. The following