Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-10-24
Edgefield Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, OCT. "a, 1894.

w WEDNESDA OCl. I4, 1oS4.
LOCALl BREVlTlES.
You can buy -four now for S. a
barrel.
Orange blossoms up on Colum-
bia street before New Year.
A teacher is wanted for the Hart
ford school, Newberry county.
Hon. w. J. Talbert delivered an
address before the Barnwell ALI
ance on the 18th inst.
Leo, the Indian medicine man, is
holding forth at Newberry now, but
may come over to Edgefeld.
Sugar continues to drop. By the
barrel ycu can now get it for lit
tie less than 5 cents per pound.
Judge Ernest Gary is in town
for few days enjoying a much
needed rest, from his judicial Ia
bors.
Rev. Thos. H. Leitch, the noted
evangelist, has decided to locate
in Leesville and make that town
his home.
DR.. w. D. Jennings, Sr., has re-
turned to Edgefeld and resumed
the practice of medicine. See his
card in another column.
DR.. L. R. Gwaltney was called to
Athens, Ca, last week to preach
the sermon at the funeral of Mrs.
Nell, one of his former parish
ioneers.
Our young friend Hord Allen,
we are glad to state, has arisen
from the sick bed convalescent,
although not able as yet to attend
to business.
During the scholastic year 9,496
children attended the public
schools in Edgefeld county, of
which 4,230 were white and 5,266
were colored.
File your claims against the
county with the County Commits
sioners on or before the 1st day of
November, or you will be left out
in the cold.
We want it distinctly understood
that the ADVERTISER is not the or
gan of any factioL or clique. We
are more like fiddle than an or
gan just now.
Eads, Neel & Co., No. III Broad
Street, Augusta, Ga, are offering
to give their patrons $l.00 for 50
cents. Read their advertisement
in another column.
Court convenes Oh the 18th day
of November, the second Monday.
There is not much criminal busi-
ness, but quite heavy dockets on
the civil side of the court.
The Barnwell people says that
ffive acres 10 the pillow will be the
average cotton proportion in this
(Barnwell) county next year-so
many farmers tell u.s..
Let us return thanks for the
lovely days vouchsafed us during
the month of October-the days
the poets rave about, and even the
prosaic farmer praises and blesses.
The Winnsboro News and Herald
says that firm at that place re-
Gently shipped the heaviest bale Of
cotton ever known or heard of. 1t
weighed 1900 pounds and was
packed by hand.
The distressing intelligence has
Just reached US, as we 60 to press,
that Bennie, the 14.yea-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Nicholson, died
at the residence of his parents on
Tuesday morning of this week.
Our talented young friend E. L.
Asbill, formerly of this place, has
lust entered Yale University where
he takes law course. He sue
ceeded in getting in the senior
class without trouble or conditions.
A physician is needed at Po-
maria, to take the place of DR.. J.
K. Chapman. recently deceased.
Some young, upstart M. D. from
Edge6eld might find soft snap
up there. Address Jas. S. Riser,
Pomaria, S. C.
We have had only two frosts this
fall, both light. The chrysanthc-
NUNS are just peeping out of their
shells, when usually at this season
they are in full bloom. All this
means something, but we be bless
ed if we know what-possibly
long postponement of killing frost.
We were shown an old cotton re-