Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-06
LOCAL. BREVI7IES
The breath of spring

Reau auF: rllSeu letLeto laiS "SSN'
Dispenser Davis vent to Columbia
last week.
Don't fail to plant a good crop OF
Irish potatoes.
Court is in session. # guilty
asesso," and if not guilty, "sesso."
Hon. w. j. Talbert and family will
be at their home in Parksrille some
time this week.
Mrs. Anna Edison, of Trenton, has
recently taken charge of the Sem ho-
tel at Graniteyille.
The plows have started at last. Hope
springs eternal in the human breast
and it is we'll that it does.
What would editors have to write
about in these "no news" days were it
not for the weather and the oa:s?
The Office of registration was open
ed on Monday of this week and viii!
remain open for ten consecutive days.
Senator NJ. G.. Butler and family are
expected home in a few days from
Washington.
Two young mules and mich COW,
for sale, cheap.
E.J. NORRIS.
You can ride away from the blues
and leave dull care behind if you own
buggy. Ifyou don't, let Ramsey s.
Bland sell you one.
County Auditor Epton, OF Spartan
burg, has his batter-cakes made with
one-third cotton-seed meal, and says
they are fine.
The last issue of the Cotton Plant
contains an excellent picture of Ho2.
WI. Talbert accompanied by short
biographical sketch.
Married, at the residence OF the
brides father, by Rev. w. H. kneece,
on Feb. oath, Mr.. Yancy Holston, of
Monetta, and Miss Ida Johnston.
Greenwood has seven men and cor
porations liable to the income tax.
Iow many has Edgefeld? Not many
now but wait until blackberries are
ripe.
BY the new railroad schedule trains
leave Edgefieid at 9:l5 a. m, and ar
rive at p. n. The midday trains ar
rive and depart as hitherto.
Presiding Elder Dickson will preach
at Harmony on next Saturday and
Sunday the 9th and 10th of March; at
Spanns on Sunday and Monday the
10th and llth.
Mr.. j.. L. Fox has just received a
handsome line of ladies hairpins and
belt buckles etc., beautiful in design
and in great variety.
Married, at the residence of Mr..
J.utheF Uxner, fF1dtguffufd county, by
the Rev. Shearouse, Mr.. E. B. Luther,
of Prosperity, and Miss Myra L. Wat
son of Edgetield.
Three cotton factories are in pro-
cess of construction in Greenville
county, one at Pelzer, Spartanburg
county, one at Gaifney, ore at Bath,
one at Laurens and so On and so forth.
Married, on Wednesday evening
February 9th, at the home of the
brides parents, by DR.. L. r. Gwalt-
ney, Mr.. Braxton Bragg Jones and
Miss Lille Jones, both of Edgefield.
Mr.. Hays has just received another
carload of MULES, fine ones, at the reg
ular old hard time figures. Take a
lock at them before you purchase.
Rev. G. II. Burton, of Troy, will
move back to Mccormick this sum-
mer. Mr.. J. II. Dorm, of the same place,
will remove to his Dornville planta-
ton.
There will be total eclipse of the
moon next Sunday night, March 10Th.
The moon will enter the earth's shad-
ow about eight o'clock and pass out Of
it few minutes before one o'clock.
We have heard of but one objection
to a cotton factory. and that objection
was from farmer who lives near
such factory. He said "the factory
folks paid such good pricvs for eggs
that he couldn't get am to eat" His
wife sold 'em all.
The village of Langley has sixteen
hundred inhabitants, the whole popula-
tion brought there by the factory.
This shows what a factory would do
for dgeheld-double the population
at the least calculation.
The Augusta Evening News thinks
the prospect good for at least half
cr,p of oats, but we think even half
crop not within the range of the pos
sibillties, unless it be the result of
spring sowing.
The young people of the Antioch
section are invited to meet at the
church on Sunday afternoon to con-
slider the matter of organizing liter
ary club.
The county board of commissioners
ia renupStpd to mapt at Ed Oafield on