Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-02
LOCAL. BREVI1lES.

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The finest orange cane syrup is SELL
ing at 3Octs. a gallon.
Cotton sold at 81 cents last week in
this market.
Oh the joy, the peace, nay the rapture,
of getting So.
The cool snap of last Saturday chok--.
ed the nastiness out Of the malaria.
Cotton seed is bringing only seven
dollars per ton or 101a cents per bushel.
Twelve hundred cases of fever in
Charleston and six hundred in Au-
gusta.
We regret to learn of the continued
illness of members of Sheriff Ouzts's
fsmily.
Capt. 7. II. Folk has SO far conva-
lesced as to be able to take trip TO
Batesburg this week.
The Edgefeld County Alliance VIII
meet in the court house on Friday, Oc-
tober llth.
Edgefield has now five or six cotton
buyers, and they all profess to have
good consciences, void of offence.
If you make more corn than you can
possibly use asend some to your mother
in Germany" and give US rest.
NN- For the best Fire Insurance
on Town or country property, call on
or write d. r. DURIsoE, Agt.
Married, Sunday Sept. 2and, 1896, by
Rev. P. p. Blalock, ct Troy Baptist
church, Mr.. II. E. Talbert and Miss
Rhetta Caldwell.
When merchant doesn't believe in
advertising he is lacking in one of the
leading tenets Of the faith Of busi-
ness success.
October first was typical day, a
type Of the month that cheers, bright
ems, and invigorates and brings the
"hustler to human kind.
OF course our subscribers will re-
member that there is time for all
things and that now is che time to set
tie up their dues to this Office.
Rev. j. C. Abney, an Edgefleld boy, is
chsplain of the convention, and he is
neither afraid of the world the flesh
or the devil.
Ysncey QUITS, we are rejoiced to
hear, is much better at this writing.
The prayers of many friends are for
his speedy recovery.
For the best Fire Insurance in old,
strong and reliable companies, on
town or country property, call on or
write ID. X. DURJSoE, Agt.
Mrs. Mobley, relict of DR.. John
Mobley and sister of Mrs. Orlando
Sheppard, is visiting the latter at her
pleasant nome In Bunc0mOe.
Saluda county will have two men,
bers in the. House of Representatives,
Edgefeld will have three. The first
election under this new opportionment
will take place in November 1896.
A good many people thought on
Tuesday morning of this week that it
was cold enough for frost, but it wasn't.
The thermometer however registered
55 degrees at sun rise.
For the best Fire Insuran ce in old
strong and reliable Companies, on
town or country property, call on or
write d. r. DURIsoE, Agt.
OF course the long dry spell has kill
ed your turnips, but you should not
cease from your enieavor to raise 'em
especially as you will have so much
pork to killthis winter.
There is a man in sWild Cat Coun-
ty," that is to be, whose feet are so
large that he has to put his breeches
on over his head. John Carpenter will
tell you his name.
Gov. Evans has decided that Column
bia will not at present get any of the
Dispensary profits. This is on account
Of the trouble which caused Sergeant
Moorhed to lose his position.
Twenty-six converts were baptized
into the fellowship of the Macedonia
lcoiored) Baptist church on Sunday
Iast. Nearly as many white people as
colored witnessed the performance Of
the sacred rite.
Miss Daisey j. Brown, sister of
Mrs. Auditor Haltiwanger. whose visit
to Edgefeld several weeks ago many
of our readers pleasantly remember,
has been elected teacher of Art in the
graded school of Anderson.
Brooks Mayson, Esq, spent Monday
night of this week with "Bunk" Lam
ham zine or ten miles sonth of Edge
field. He reports frost on Tuesday
day morning SO severe SIS to bite the
tops Of all the mulberry trees in that
section.
DE-. Price Zimmerman, of Edgefeld, son
ofLieut. Gov. Zimmerman, was in town
few hours last Thursday. He had
been In Cokeshury attending the we'd
dind of j. D. Moore and came up to
see his friends hefe.-Abbeville Medium.
The bI Irden of labor is constantly be-