Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-05-29
Edgefie]d Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1895.
LOCAL. BREVITIES.


Where oh where has the house fly
gone.
Where oh where can he be.
With his ears cut short and his
legs cut long
Where OH where is he.
Ladies undervests. to 30ctS., at
New York Racket Store.
Capt.J. \. c. Jones has four acres IN
rice.
Presiding Elder Campbell will
preach at ParkSville on the 1th Of June,
and at North Edgefeld OH the Both OF
May.
Mrs. Julia Taylor was received into
the fellowship Of our village Baptist
church by letter on Sunday last.
Ladies, misses, and childrens black
and tan Oxford ties, 1T the New YORK
Racket Store.
Thin out your fruit. Have the nerve
to do it, because there's too many
peaches on your trees, and too many
apples.
Come early for selections, as the
prices are so low these goods will not
stay long on our counters, New ork
Racket Store.
Miss Mamie Norris, only child Of
President A. J. Norris, will graduate
in June at the Columbia College for
Women. This fair and talented iauSh-
ter OF Edgetield takes second honor in
her class.
Sion Corley. living near Merchants
p0stoflice in this county, made last year
four barrels of rice on Il little piece Of
land not much bigger than the body
of one-horse wagon.
Gents balbiggan underwear, vest ana
drawers, 15c TO Sc per suit, at New
York Racket Store.
The croquet party OH Thursday al
ternoon last under the auspices Of
Mrs. Shaf'er, who is always making
the young folks enjoy themselves, was
quite success.
Ladies sailors and hats in all the la
test and nobbiest styles, at the New
York Racket Store.
There will be musical at the Sims
Hotel on Friday night of this week
under the general supervision of Mrs.
Gena Shafrer. Admission 10cts. The
object is good one. Let everybody
attend.
Fancy flowers, hat trimmings of all
kinds and prices, at the New York
Racket Store.
In some sections of the county the
stand of cotton was so poor that far
mers have ploughed it up and planted
over, some of the land in cotton and
some in corn.
Flour has gone up at least Sl.40 per
barrel since April. Everything in fact
has advanced in price, there being
general improvement in the business
outlook.
Capt. George Lake, Capt. Thos. w.
Carwile, and Sheriff QUITS attended
the grand Confederate reunion at
Houston, Texas, last week.
Mr. e: J. = OFFS mas e~cnIrggr MS
Dobson plantation for Mr. j. P. Ouzts's
beautiful residence on Bride Street.
1t seems that Bride is the most popu-
lar as it is the most arstocratic street
in our town.
Full line of dry goods and notions
at the New York Racket, at prices to
suit everybody, Old Hard Times in
cluded.
Some of our boys seem to be very
fond of seining. Say boys, were you in
apple pie order for calling on your
best girl on your way home, or did
you lose your cuffs?
1t will surprise some people to hear
that cotton will be 10 cents pound
between now and the lSt of next Jan
uary. We would have made this pre-
dlction before. had we not feared It
would have increased The acreage of
the staple in this county.
Departed this life in Edgeiield Co.,
May 14th, 1895, at the age of IS years
months, Miss Nancy Long. She was
for many years resident of Newber-
ry County, living near Bethel Baptist
church; of which, she was, for proba-
bly, 80 or 40 years, a consistent MEM
ber. She was buried at Bethel Bap-
tist church, in Newberry County.
May Is, 1895.
-Newberry Observer
1t is the general desire on the part
of all factions in Edgetield county, so
far as we can gather, that Governor
Sheppard should be one of the
delegates to the constitutional
convention. We do not know Gov
ernor Sheppard's sentiments, inten-
tions or desires IN this matter, but
do not think he would decline to ac-
cept an election to this body if prac-
tically unanimous, as we know 1T
would be, especially as it could be
made the meaus of cementing our peo-
pie once more in the bonds of a
fraternal-political union. Let us get