Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 20, 1895.
BREVI71ES.

Court Adjourned on Monday after
noon Of this week.
Ic. quarter of an inch thick last
Sunday morning.
Cotton is going up, but we farmers
had gone before.
The name of the new railroad agent
at this place isl NJ. Eaves.
Look out for prices next week at
Peaks New York Racket Store.
There will lie union service of all
our village churches in the .Prssbyte-
ran church OH next Sunday night.
DIR. Gwaltney breaches for the
Rocky Creek church on the afternoon
of the 4th Sunday in every month.
Prices low enough to suit every
body, the times included, at Peaks
New York Racket Store.
Two great leaps in the dark. One
is into matrimony and the other into
the grave.
Here it is the Goth of March, and
probably there are not dozen acres OF
corn planted in the county, and very
little land prepared.
New spring goods are arriving ev-
cry day at Peaks New York Racket
Store.
The Union Meeting Of the 3rd Di-
vision will meet with the Edsefield
Village Baptist church on next Sun
day week.
At their annual meeting, held a few
days ago, the directors of the Farm
mers Banks, declared dividend of 6
per cent. to be paid on and after the
Goth OF this month, March.
Snap beans producing frequently
twelve inch pods, for sale at 10 and
l5cts per package. Address Box 81
Brevard, N. c. Stamps taken.
1t is said that out of 100000 rose
bushes, which P. J. Berkmans of Au-
gusta had, 125,0OO were killed by the
recent cold weather.
You can ride away from the blues
and leave dull care behind if you own
buggy. Ifyou don't, let Ramsey q
Bland sell you one.
/. There were services, in the Eplsco-
pal and Methodist churches last Sun
day morning, and in the Presbyterian
church in the evening.
Up to last Friday the State Alli-
ance Exchange had received forty or
ders for fertilizers. TO the same date
last year it had handled two hundred
and forty.
Evangelist Leitch is conducting
wonderful meeting in Charleston.
Four of the city pastors are encourag-
ing him by their presence at these
meetings.
All members of Abner Perry Camp
who have not paid their annual dues,
25cts, are requested to pay to w. N.
Burnett, Treasurer, by the first of
April.
There is great deal of stealing go
ing on in this community, and there is
no doubt but chat it will grow worse.
Some one went in Mr. Jim Griffn's
house one day last week and took
ham and middling.
Mr.. Joe Jones is the first Edgefield
man to be the possessor of a chicken
incubator. Nine hundred and ninety
seven with u possible thousand will
hatch out next Tuesday at , o'clock
sharp.
On Sunday last, the Sunbeams held
their semi-annual election of officers.
President, Julia Tompkins; vice-pres-
dent Felie Lake; secretary, Joe Car
vile; treasurer, Kate Sheppard. 1t
is earnestly requestedithat all the chill
dren of the Baptist church attend this
meeting every Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Mss Ellie Earle, eldest daughter of
Ju, .e Joseph Earle, spent Saturday
and J. rnday in our town with her faith
er. 1.iis talented and accomplished
young lady has charge Of the music de-
partment of the Williston High School.
Miss Wescott' will be in Edgetield
on Wednesday April 3rd proX, and
will give an entertainment in the
Opera house OH the night of that day
for the benefit of the Y. NJ. G. A. Our
people remember with much pleasure
Miss Wescott's former visit and will
go out in troops to hear her again on
the evening named.
From some cause or other Rev. P. P.
Blalock failed to preach last Sunday
as had been announced. The roads
between here and Lungmires, his
home, are supposed to be bottomicss,
without form and void, hence we can
excuse his non-appearance, although
his many friends in Edgefeld were
much disappointed that he did not
come.
DIR. Gwa!tney was invited by Rev.
John Lake to fill his pulpit at Bethel