Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-13
{ LOCAL1 BREVI7lES.
AFARmsR,s wIFE's EPJTAPH.

AFAnMER's wIFE's EPJTAPH.
Written by Herself.
Here lies an old woman who always
was tired,
For she lived in house where help
wasn't hired,
Her last words on earth were: "Dear
friends, Pm going
Where washing amt done, nor bak-
ing. nor sewing;
And everything there will be just TO
my wishes,
For where they don't eat, there's no
washing of dishes.
1 go where loud anthems will always
be ringing, -
But having no voice, I'll get rid Of the
singing.
Don't mourn for me now, and mourn
for me never,
For Pm going to do nothing, for ever
andeyer."
Ink and vinegar froze during the re-
cent cold snap.
Large sleeves are going out and
wide skirts are coming in.
They are making an effort to estab-
lish dispensary at Ninety-Six.
Two yiolins and clarionet have
been added to our Baptist church
choir.
They call nightdresses of every dis
scription "slumber wear" in Eng
laud.
Samps Pope is going to lecture on
aPolitics in South Carolina and what
he knows about 'em."
Dotted muslins are to be the rage
again this summer and are more ex-
ouisite in coloring than ever before.
Miss Fannie Brabham, who has been
on visit to her sister and friends at
Ninety-Six, has returned home.
Dave Denny's beautiful cats have
followed him from E. j. Norris's old to
the new stand, just as all his old GUS
toners did.
Mr.. George Minis will attend the 7.
&c. A. Convention which meets In
Aiken this week, as member OF the
choir, playing on his clarionet.
Clerks in the dispensary, are to be
done away with after March lst. Eve
rybody, even the dispensary, intends
to cut down expenses.
A Chicago Judge has decided that a
pickpocketis not punishable for being
caught with his hand in another mans
pocket if there was nothing to steal.
! now have good line of Staple Dry
Goods, Notions and Shoes. Don't for
get it-SHoEs!
E.J. NORRIS.
The Augusta Chronicle thinks that
if it is true that the darkest hour is
Just before dawn, it is about time the
roosters were growing for daylight.
Liens for rent and advances; Bills
of sale of personal property; Land
deeds and Mortgages, for sale at the
ADVERTISER Office.
Married, at the residence Of Mr.. s.
C Whatley, Edgefeld County, s. G,
Jan. IA, lS95.bY Rey.J. L.. QUITS, Mr..
~ e. cl61S and MISS Sa q. !.
Trapp.
Supervisor Whittle calls meeting
of the county board of commissioners
for Saturday the 18th February. A
very important meeting this, and all
the members should attend.
Mr.. w. F. Whittle, a sturdy farmer
Of the Fruit Hill section, was in town
last week. Mr.. Whittle is reformer
ofreformers, but he believes in this
constitutional matter all the people
should get together.
Married, at the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. VIM. Mays, by Rev.
J.P. Mealing, on the 7th February
1895, Mr.. 81. H. Scott Jr, and Miss Es-
sic II. Mays.
A man having had $50 stolen from
him, received note with S25, saying,
II stoled your money. Ramose naws
at my conshens, and l send some of it
back. When remorse naws again, I'll
send you some more.
Mr.. Joseph P. QUITS, appointed dep
uty revenue collector some months
ago, has resigned and Mr.. James Hol-
land of our town has been appointed
IN his stead. This is lucrative Of
fee bringing from fifteen hundred to
two thousand dollars per annum.
The Edsefeld Dispensary sales for
the month OF January were s1304.O4.
Profits to town and County $ll7.30.
Sales were chiefly of the lower grades,
and the profits on that class of goods
are quite low, and consequently the
net profits for town and county are not
as large in proportion to sales made as
heretofore.
Sam Taylor says that when man
freezes to death in North Carolina,
the tar-heels take him and lay him
naked in the spring branch and, says
he, "nine times out of ten this will take
the frezeness out of him and he gets
WELL"
II we get the cotton factory or rath-
er we should say, when we get the cot