Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10


not using as much commercial fertili-
zers as usual by at least 80 per cent.
but they are using more home made
stuff; and it is wonderful how much
of this home made stuff you can find
on a farm when you can't get any other
KIND.
Senator D. r. Tillman has accepted
ar invitation to deliver the address
at the laying of the corner stone
of the brick school house building at
Micanopy, Fla, on May sth. Five
thousand persons are expected to be
there.
The fruit crop is almost safe that is
to say beyond the danger Of frost. We
say almost safe because in these latter
days it is impossible to say what will
happen, but the chances for abundant
fruit this year are as five to one
blackberries, 95 to one.
Our old friend, Maj. E. Lagroon, OF
the NJ. Vernon church section, in re-
mitting for his subscription says, 81 am
an octogenarian now, 81 next Septem-
Der and have, if my memory is correct,
been taking the ADVERTISER 56
years.
A Florida Judge warned his people
in regard to coming into court intoxi-
Gated, and used these words: 81 wish
to put everybody on notice, that if
they come into this courtroom while
am sitting on this bench drunk, they
had better look out"
There was considerable frost in
this latitude on Thursday morning
last and some report thin skim of ice
on the same morning. There was also
a slight frost on Friday morning, but
neither one did particle of damage
so far as we know.
DR.. Fred Parker, the handsome
young son of DR.. Horace Parker, has
returned from Baltimore where he fin
ished his course in dentistry and dem
tai surgery. DR.. Fred has taken alto
gether three years course, two in At
lanta and one in Baltimore, and is now
fully and thoroughly equipped for
service.
Mrs. Nida Free. wife Of Mr.. j. F.
Free and daughter of Mr.. A. S. Werts
was buried at Trinity Lutheran
church on Friday, the 29th March,
Rev. o. N. Rountree officiating at the
grave. Mrs. Free was n sood Chris
tian and will be long mourned by
those who knew her.
We think it safe to say that the
acreage of cotton to be plant
ted this year in Edgefield will be
reduced one-third, and when We
consider that the use of CONNER
cial fertilizers will be reduc-
ed probably fifty per cent, it
would be reasonable to predict that
only about half the usual cotton crop
will be made in this county this sea-
son. But oh, the corn, the potatoes,
the hogs, the melons, the sorghum!
Here are gains for all our losses,
Here are balms for all our pains.
-efsts sur ss.f ss;sa e,
S the cew offer made by Ramsey &
Bland in furniture and Louise fur
lishings, which are just the goods ev-
ry housekeeper has now in mind.
those changes in parlor, sitting-room
nd chamber you are thinking about
leed cost you but little trouble or out
ay, because prices and assortments
re so satisfactory. and Ramsey &
Bland are the men who should be con-
ulted, for they lead the trade and are
Wiling to help you think.
A good many farmers in this vicini-
y who have not belded their sweet
potatoes have concluded as it is now
ather late to do so, to cut them up in
mall pieces and drop them in the row
S is the rule in planting Irish pota-
oes. From these dropped potatoes
hey will draw the sprouts later on
nd set them out. leaving one sprout
o each hill to make early potatoes,
nd vines to be cut for future trans
PLANTING. This used to be the old rule
or planting potatoes in this county !
twenty-five years ago, and is the plan
low pursued in some of the States
outh of us.
l Valuable Chest.
TACOMA, WAsH.-"I have used your
simmons Liver Regulator and can
;onscientiously say it is the King of
III Liver Medicines. / consider it a
Medicine chest itself."-Geo. w. jack
;on. Your druggist sells it in powder
,r liquid; the powder to be taken dry,
)r made into tea.
Bad Spot.
We are requested to call the atten-
ion of the road authorities to the bad
of the Anderson road near
The ford Oh Red Bank creek. On last
Monday Mr.. l.. Rice who was coming
% Edgefield in his buggy was com
,elled to get out'at this place, mire up
% his knees in mud and slush and pry
his mule out of the slough, and then do
likewise with his buggy. Mr.. Rice