Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-16
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El The fighting man of the Edge
field ADVERTISER may be found di-
rectly opposite the editorial sanctum.
He wears specks. Don't rush him till
he can get 'em off.
Easter falls on April 14th tits year.
AS usual Valentine day is on Febru-
airy 18th.
Idleness travels very leisurely, and
poverty soon overtakes her.
Don't contradict people even If you
are sure you are right.
Edgefield is getting up a car load OF
corn for the Nebraska sufferers.
Send US the news from your Sec
;tion.
Mr.. o. o. Barr has been appointed
constable for Judge Luther Bell.
Read the annual statement OF the
Bank of Edgefeld in this Issue OF the
ADVERTISER.
For the Year 1896 good motto will
be to Luy only that which is necessary
and if we can all do that We'll do well.
During the year the two Cotton
Manufacturing Companies in Aiken
County paid out s92, 400 in dividends.
Photographs-are lower than ever in
price. u NJ,
The dwelling of Rev. Thomas Leitch
at Leesville, which was in course OF
construction, was blown down recent
ly and completely demolished.
The Langley Manufacturing Com
pany advertises that they will pay Au-
gusta prices for cotton delivered at
their mill, until further notice.
The cotton factories in Greenvil!e
and Spartanburg counties paid out
s1s3, 500 in cash semi annual DIVIDENDS
on the lst inst.
The Dwight Manufacturing Com
pany, of Chicopee, Mass, has closed an
agreement to build $4,000 spindle
cotton factory at Gadsden, Ala.
In India editors take elephants in
part payment of subscriptions. In
Edgefield we newspaper men do not
need any more elephants.
Corn in Barnwell County is being
sold at So cents per bushel, but in
Edgefeld County so cents is the ruling
price.
Mr.. Sam 4. Carter, formerly of our
town, is acting temporarily as clerk or
private secretary of secretary of State
Tompkins.
Some of the public schools in this
county have closed already. If so soon
they are done for, what on earth were
they begun for.
The Rev. Mr.. Pearcy, the Baptist
minister at Leesville, has taken charge
of the church at Wards, not giving up
the Leesville pastorate, however.
E7cJudge G.. P. Townsend, Of Ben
nettsville, has been appointed assistant.
attorney-general. Judge Townsend
used to be Rad, we believe.
1t isn't too late to SOW oats, and if
your oats have been injured or killed
oy the freezes we would advise you to
stick few more in the ground.
Talk about Edgefield men being
greedy for political Office when there's
a Charleston man running for an Of
flee that has been abolished! Charles
ton can't shake her CORY locks at Edge
Held any more.
Don't think that because your neigh
bor will cut down the acreage for cot.
ton that everybody else will do like
wise and that you can put in full
crop.
The new dispensary law gives hotels
the authority to sell whiskies to their
guests, making them sub-dispensaries.
They are, of course, put under re-
strictions.
1t has been predicted by those who
have given the subject much study |
and observation that this will be a
splendid year for fruit.
Thomas S. Sease, Esq, of the New
berry bar, has been appointed Master
for that county. Col. Sease is an Edge
field man, we believe, and he married
daughter of our county treasurer
elect John c. Caughmsn.
The reports from various sections of
the county do not indicate that small
grain has been seriously injured by
the late freeze. The snow that fell af-
ter the freeze was no doubt Of great
benefit
Our young friend Charles R. Dobson
was in town on Saturday last. Char
: ley is now In the famous shoe house of
VIM. Mulherin's Sons, Augusta, where
he will be delighted to shake the paw
of all Edgefeld.
Mr.. Henry.Kearsey, who has been
assistant dispenser in this county for
the last year or two, has decided to go
into business in Augusta. We wish