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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Old Rip Has Been Thinking
About the Weather.--The Mo-
doc Still Burned; and Va
rious Other Things.

Mr.. EDITOR: Our weather proph-
ct attributes the excessive rains to
the moons failure to change, and
as there is only 25cts lacking TO
make the necessary change, he
thinks it would be wise to start a
subscription list secure the quar-
ter and have sunshine again, or
ID oonshine at least. This weather
puts the average man to thinking
while there is nothing else he can
conveniently do thinking how
long this rain will co:ltinue-when
can he ever plow again and whero
his rations are coming from while
he is engaged in this absolute
thinking business.
Fire, incendiary and accidental,
has been raging i'll our domain.
Four or five buildings have been
lost by fire,
Among other buildings the
warehouse belonging to the still at
Modoc was burned. A quantity
of whiskey was said to have been
lost, also. The whiskey fraterni-
ty, it's said, burned off their mus
taches trying to save it.
Young DR.. MeKie was shot at
by some unknown person near
Fox's creek. The ball passed
through his clothes but did no
other damage. To murder and
rob was doubtless the miscreant's
intention.
Miss Mamie Petty, of. Aiken, has
been visiting Miss Matte Tim
norman. Not only Miss Matte,
but the entire community was glad
to welcome winsome Miss Petty.
Mrs. Money, of Kentucky, has
recently been a guest of Mr.. P. H.
Bussey.
Miss Mamie Whatlev, OF your
town, is visiting at the cold
home"
Mrs. J. r. McManus who has
been sick for sometime is now
able to be up.
RIP WINKLE A. NJ.
Falfa, s. G March 14!h.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Parksville, March IS, '95.
z. j. Goes for Pedagogue With
Naked Hands.

Mr.. EDITOR: In a late issr.r of
your paper we noticed an article
written by one "Pedagogue." In
it he seemed to indicate that a
certain Professor was guilty of
egotism in another article; but
We don't think anybody can beat
Pedagogue at that. We were not
surprised to hear that Pedagogue
has gone from a home of opulence
to one that is very humble.
There is not SO much sectarian
prejudice among our people as
Pedagogue would have it appear.
Most people are studying too much
about their present condition fl
nancially to give sectarian pre-
iudices much thought. If Peda-
gogue is of that disposition he
need not think that everybody
else is that way. He seems to give
great honor 20 Luther and Wesley
for rising up and restoring true
religion. We would like for Pe'.-
agogue 20 explain wher- The true
religion was from the time Of
Christ down to Luther and Wes-
ley's, fifteen hundred years. If
Pedagoguc thinks we ought 10
have true religion restored why
don't he pitch out and see if some
thing can not be done? If he
wants to give honor to distinguish
ed men of the past, Why don't h7
give it tc such men as Columbus
and Washington, men that de-
serve honor, men that did so much
in helping to get this free and
happy land of ours?
So Pedagogue don't fatter your
self that you are doing so much
for the coming generation, but
that the world could get along
very well without you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Senator Call of Florida.

Senator Call, of Florida, is not
a very popular man with The bet
ter class, but has a strong hold on
the Florida crackers. The New
York press gives tine following
items of his methods:
'sCall amt the fool some folks
say he is. He knows his game.
He's one of these slouch-hat, rag
ged breeches politicians. He trav-
els through the piney woods and
sandbanks with his shirt tail out
of his breeches and his hair on
top of his hat, shakes hands with
al the farmers and abuses people
who wear good clothes and der
bies. He beats any man i'll the
world working the .nending rack
ct. When he stays all night at a
farmers house, he says to the host
at bedtime: II snagged my pants
this evenin', and they look sorter
shabby. Won't you take 'em to
your good wife and ask her to
mend 'em?" Of course, the wo-
man, overcome with joy at the
thought of mending a United
States senator's trousers, sits up
all night to do her prettiest stitch
ing. He manages to rip them
every day, just to give the old wo-
men chance. The whole state is
full of farmers wives who are liv-
ing to tell their great-grand-chil-
dren that they mended Senator
Calls pants"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
To Arms--Fraternal Arms.

WHEREAS, convention of the
people of South Carolina has been
called for the purpose of obtain
ing new Constitution for the
government OF the State.
AND WHEREAS, In-as-much as
the Constitution so to be adopted
will affect the honor and welfare
of all the people alike, with out re-
gard to faction-it is of supreme
Importance that the convention
shall be non-partisan in its men,
bership.
AND WHEREAS, a conference OF
Democrats, without regard to fac
ton, has been called to assemble i'll
the CITY of Columbia on the 9th
of March inst. for the purpose of
considering the best means of re-
storing harmony in the Democrat
ic party-to the end that the Con-
stitutional Convention may be
non-parlisan in its membership,
and in its action.
Now THEREFORE, We the under
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Nina c.reek- ST..
GREAT DEMAND FOR CATS
IN THE DUNTONSVILLE
SECTION.
A Former Resident of Old Edge
field Takes q Trip Through the
County and Tells of His
Travelling Experiences.

Mr.. EDITOR: While travelling
through this county, my old ma
tive home, l have found many i'm
provements, except only the roads
they are in a fearful condition.
When 1 reached old Duntons-
vile I could scarcely recognize the
place. Mr.. Sam Cheatham has
made great change at the old
place. He is farming and mer-
chandising, and from the terrace
ing and ditching I saw, think
his judgment is good. If all the
farmers would do likewise, they
would save their land.
Istopped at Cleora, to mail some
letters. There I met w. /. Reel,
I was glad to see him, as his faith
er and I were great friends. From
there 1 went by the old Brunson
place. There they have a -four
isbing school, taught by Miss En-
ma Foss charming young lady
from Hephzibah, Ga. At the Gross
Roads there is a gin and grist
mill, run by w. P. Brunson. I
came into the Edgefeld road, at
the old Moss place and there met
J. II. Reel and his neighbor Jack
son, with whom I had a short con-
versation. / found that / 9TH of
them lived at home, and boarded
at the same place. They planted
but little cotton last year, and do
not intend to plant any this year.
I found out by their conversation,
THEN main crop was sugar-cane,
for they did not speak three
words without saying molasses.
| passed on several miles and my
horse gave out. While resting
few hours, an old gentleman came
up. We brought the subject of
farming up andI asked him if he
was going to raise 5 cent cotton.
He said he would be oblized to
raise some. ! asked him why he
did not farm upon Rel aud Jack
sons plan, raise your hog and
hominr and you would not need
much cotton. H.: said they could
we'll afford it, for since the freeze
they have shipped u car load of
cats north and realized net prof
it of S350.27. They have bought
all Of Mr.. Ebb Reynolds lot, and
wish TO buy all they could get by
the 18th of May. They will give
you a big price lol them, provided !
you take molasses for pay.
We'll, next | reached EdgeGeld
G.. H., the county seat, and Was
extremely glad to find il il flolr-
ishing condition. When | left
this county it was quite small
place.
TRAVELLER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

Ex-senator Butler, Of South
Carolina, is likely to be provided
with a place on the Dawes Indian
commission to which Congress has
authorized the President to ap-
pointtwo additional members. 1t
is thought that the Indians of the
five civilized tribes will now agree
to the allotment Of land and the
establishment of territorial
government in the Indian Terri
tory. They find that they are
likely to suffer if they longer op-
pose the establishment of a regu-
lar and efficient local government.
Hartford Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

Coils P. Huntington, who has
extraordinary facilities for know
ing what is going on, and bases
his judgment OF future events ac-
cop1ingly, says: II shall be very
much surprised if this country
does not have from now on five as
good business years as it has
known within fifty years. Times
are already better and they are
going to improve. The country is
comparatively barren of goods and
it must be supplied. I think that
there is more confidence on the
part cf business men. In my OWL:
business experience I have never
z known more than three good
years in ten on an average, and
there have usually been three
pretty bad years i'll the same ten.
Now the last len years were rather
unstcady-that is, we did not have a
really satisfactory period within
the decade. Therefore, l calcu-
late that the time has come for an
improvement and protracted pc
riod of solid prosperity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
The End of Court.

The last case heard by the Ses-
SONS was that of the State against
w. M. Halle charged with forge
ry. Halle had been in charge of
the Alliance Store at Johnston
and it was in this capacity that
the act was committed upon which
the indictment was based. The
jury thought Mr.. Halle innocent
and so found. The following SEN
tences were pronounced:
Louisa Cain, arson, ten years III
the Penitentiary.
John Henry Washington, burg
larry and larceny, three months.
Whitfield Holloway, six months.
Wesley Padgett, three years.
Aleck Watson, Edmund Green
and w. M. Tompkins, one year
each.
In the Common Pleas the most
notable cases tried were those OF
the Lagrones. DR.. D. P. and }. H.,
two separate cases, against the
Farmers Insurance Company of
Edgefeld, for losses sustained by
the burning of their gin houses.
The verdict in the one case was 1or
$500 and $2OS in the other. The
jury in these cases hung fire long
time-about "a hours in each case.
The verdicts are against DR.. W. H.
Zimmerman, J. P. Hardy, and one
Carpenter of Chester County, in
dividually, and are certainly
great hardships to these gentle
men, however righteous the ver-
diets against them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
NOTICE TO BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.
-(o)-:

The Chairman of the Township
Boards Of Commissioners are re-
quired tn meet in the Auditors
Office on the days below mentioned
for the purpose of reviewing the
returns oftaxable property in their
respective Townships:
Messrs. r. Fl. Cochran, S. l..
Freeland and ]. 3. Nelson OH
Wednesday. March 20Lh.
Messrs. L. J. Courtney, J. NJ.
Bell, J. D. Fraser, J. H. Reel and
N. D. Zimmerman on Tuesday,
March 26th.
Messrs. A. Horne, Jas. P. Bean,
w. E. Boddie and NJ, G. Bowles On
Wednesday, March 9th.
Messrs. J. w. Edwards, L. B.
Blease, M. L. Wheeler and L d
Crouch on Thursday, March 2S' h.
Messrs. w. F. Whittle, J. w.
Alton and H. @. Talbert, on Fri
day, March 29th.
Messrs. D. T. Mathis, J. HI. Bus
sey and J. F. Atkins, on Saturday,
March 30th.
J.B. HALTIWANGER,
Auditor, K. C.
March 19, 1895.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
ing on the above mentioned sub
iects and the study thereof.

lQS OH lu0 dDOSe mSullOuSu suJ-
iects and the study thereof.
Ord. We seek to encourage cap
italt 10 come among us and invest
in our lands and water powers !;
and we invite immigration Of
character and enterprise to make
their homes with us, and we will
extend all necessary aid 10 such in
our power.
4th. We recommend five or six
standing committees to look after
carrying into effect the recon-
mendations in the "Declaration of
Intentions" to be appointed quar-
terly, or elected at the discretion
of the Society.
5th. We recommend the cleo
ton annually of President, Vice
President, and a Secretary, who
shall also act as Treasurer, who
shall conduct this Society upon
the rules governing all parliament
tary bodies, or such rules as the
Society may see fit from time to
time to adopt. The Society will
meet once every month i'll the
Academy Hall.
We expect much good both to
our immediate community and
surrounding country to result
from this move and when you hear
the "toot" of the factory whistle,
and the hum of the spindle at
Parksville, Mr.. Editor, you must
come and see us.
Very respectfully,
T. G. It.
Parksville, March Is, '95.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
What the Farmers Can and Can
not dO.--"Scratch" and "Whit-
tle"--AnG Let 'er Roll.

MIR. EDITOR: OF course The grain
is all killed save slew patches of
wheat, and the latter, at present,
is hot very promising. Very few
farmers have sown over owing to
the inccssant rains. The problem
Of the farmers now is, what can We
substitute for the lost grain crop?
Conclusions arrived at are fruit
less, inasmuch as The soil is too
wet to plow and it continues to
rain. Many, however. have al
ready selected the mos; fertile
spots in Which 10 SOW peas and
early corn.
The farmers are Justly blue, vet
the present perpiexlties are only
temporary. The dawn may now
be breaking and an abundant har-
vest may be reaped this year. Let
us be optlmists. We shall at least
have protracted meetings and
plenty of fried chickens.
1 fud that our county, especial
ly, compares favorably with the
best sections of Georgia, and that
pes'aa fssf ff1s ff1esd as good cohdi
tion financially as those of th'
Empire State. This at least ough
to be gratifying.
The farmers of Western Nortl
Carolina are perhaps most pros
porous at this period. In those
rural districts they live cheape,
than we do and raise all they con.
sumo at home. Tobacco is thei.
chief product and is entirely sur
plus.
Our farmers are waking up along
this line and were it not for back
debts, their condition would be
better than it has been for years.
Mr.. A. D. Zimmerman has re.
Gently bought fine Guernsey COW
and a fine mare. He evidently
intends stock raising as he has en-
closed two large pastures. Mr.. j.
]. Dorm also has thorough bred
Guernsey COWS and the most i'm.
proved stock of hogs. We trust
others will follow the example OF
these thrifty farmers.
Our neighborhood schools are
very commendable, Mr.. Sam Mich
Olson is teaching q Honrishing one
near McKendree. Sam is an eff
cient teacher, a genial companion
and is highly esteemed by his
patrons. He has organized litera-
ry society which is amusing and
instructive. Our largest school,
taught by Mr.. M. B. Byrd Jr., with
Miss Annie Lee Zimmerman as
assistant, is on the Blocker road,
near the double bridges. the av-
erage attendance is forty-nine stu
dents.
The good advice-live at home,
is extensively practiced now, to
the praise of the new road law.
The roads are simply ilnpassable
in this section. 1t is said that
the Supervisor has nothing todo
now but "Scratch" and "Whittle." !"
No one denies the appropriate
ness of the 'Doxology' at the ad-
journment of congress.
P. Y. D.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

The Court ordered the above,
less the amount prescribed by law
for current expenses, 10 he paid
ont between first of April and first
January 1886. With all defer
euce TO the good Judgment of the
several Boards of Trustees we
would suggest that they pay this
fund out at u season when if will
suit the majority of the children.
As soon as the farmers can work
the larger bows, and in some sec
tions, possibly the larger girls
will have to STOP school; in hose
sections it will suit better to hold
the amount u!.til after crops are
laid by.
1 Will reach The distant schools
Just as SOON as the weather and
roads will permit. -
Please remember my oihcG days
first tIonday and third Saturday
Pm. UOTT,
School om. E. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
,iod of solid prosperity

DIR. John A. Broaddus, the great
Baptist divine, died on Saturday
last. DR.. Broaddus was the Presi-
dent of the Baptist Theological
Seminary in Louisville Kentucky,
and his death will not only make
an aching void in the hearts of
his many friends and admirers,
but in the whole Baptist denomi-
nation of the South.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
NO I ICE. 6.
ROAD WORKING.

He Township Committee will have
their respective roads put in good or
der by the first of April. Also have all
loose rock removed from the road, and
put up al! mil. posts that are not up.
You will hear some Of the overserrs
say their road is good enough, that is
aiming at nothing and hitting moth
ing. Raise your road-beu higher IN
the middle and put good bitches on the
sides of the reads.
There are townships in the county
that have no representatives, at least
they never meet Will! the county
board. Those who, having been ap-
pointed, will not serve, are requested
to inform some one Of our members
OF the legislature 50 that others may
be appointed.
N. a. WHITTLE,
Superyisoc>-
j. D. FRAsER. Clk-.Ess,fd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

signed, being fnlly in sympathy
with the purposes for which said
conference has been called, and
desiring to do all in our power to-
wards the promotion thereof, res
pectfully request all Democrats in
the County of Edgefeld, to meet
at Edgefeld Court House on the
23rd day of March instant, for the
purpose of taking all these mat
ters into consideration, and for
the purpose of selecting three citi-
zens to represent Edgefield Coun-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Tobacco! Tobacco F!
--(o)-

500 lbs. of Choice, North Caro-
lima Chewing Tobacco just receiv-
ed at prices from 27k TO SOC. per
lb. put up in small package con-
venient for Farmers. Give us a
trial on Tobacco and we will save
you come money. Our SOC. Tobac-
co il a good article.
JAS. III. Cob B.
Jan. 20-'95.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
March 10, 1895.
BRIDGE LETTING.

On Friday the 18th day of April
next, I will be- at Stones Mill Tor
the purpose of letting out to the
lowest bidder the construction Of
a cover for th7 bridge over Ste
ven's creek at that place. Plans
and specifications will be exhibit
ed on the day named. Success
full bidder will be required to give
bond for The faithful performance
of contract. The right to rel ct
any and all bids is reserved.
NJ. A. WHITTLE,
March IS, '95. Supervisor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
Look Out +!
Look Out /! !!

New Prints. Ginghams, White
and Culored Knitting Cotton.
Brachcd and Brown Domestics.
Prices 10 meet l2. Cotton, we want
your business.
IN. COBB.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

Now is the time to take
the Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20

Pleasant Lane, S. c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-31
Public Sale.

The undersigned will offer at
public auction the following real
estate and personal property, on
his farm, at II O'Clock, Friday,
November Is, 1895:
A farm of 102 acres, lying four
miles north of Frankville on the
Dry Run county road, and improv-
ed by good log house and barn
aud other buildings. About 80
acres of the farm is cleared, with a
young orchard in bearing. There
are three failing springs on
the farm. | will also offer for sale
on the same day two horses and
harness, one two-horse wagon, feed
cutter, cider mill, two plows, one
good Jersey COW and other articles
too numerous to mention.
TERMS OF sALE:-Cash.
G. B. MYER,
33td* Moscow Mills, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-31
GrepQ'a Mill

We had very quiet wedding
here lately. The contracting par
ties were Mr.. Samuel Dixon, of
Westernport, Nd, and Miss Amy
Gregg, of this place. We extend
our hearty congratulations.
Mr.. johnson Broadwater and
wife have returned home from an
extended visit to friends and rela-
tives in West Virginia.
Miss Minnie Broadwater is visit
ing relatives in Westernport.
Mr.. Tommy Broadwater took a
business trip to the Glades one day
this week.
Mr.. j. Fl. Gregg, the champion
coon hunter, succeeded in captu-
ring three in one night.
A number of people of this place
attended the communion services at
New Germany last Sunday.
A Democratic candidate came
down in No. II electioneering
among his Republican friends, and
brought with him what he supposed
a bottle of old Melchoir, but when
they came to test it, it was vinegar.
I. j. Broadwater purchased q
valuable horse recently.
Mr.. James Merrill was visiting
Mr.. Will Jacobs last Sunday.
Our school commences next week
and we are glad, as we certainly
feel its necessity.
HAPPY JACK.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-31
neous Writings" which Will be
published in few months.
j. 3.
Charged With Murder,

CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct, 28.-
R. D. Johnson, Jr., who was ar
rested Saturday on a presentment
found by the grand jury charging
him with the killing of Grant Zufall
was taken into court this morning
by the sheriff. B. A. Richmond,
Johnson's attorney, asked the court
to release Mr.. johnson on bail to
any amout the court might think
proper. The States counsel did
not object to Johnson being released
on bail and the court fixed the bail
at $4,000. Security was given by
R. D. johnson, Sr., father of the
accused. Upon being released Mr..
johnson went Immediately to his
employment at his fathers mill, in
South Cumberland. He says he is
anxious for a full investigation of
the case Immediately, and that he
is certain he can establish his en-
tire innocence of the charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-31
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby givin that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Elisha Aronhalt and Samuel
Baker, trading as Aronhalt & Baker
was by mutual consent dissolved on
the first day of May, 1895.
All persons knowing themselves
indebted to said firm are hereby
warned to come forward and settle
their account on or before the 25th
day of November, otherwise the
same will be placed in the hands
of an officer for settlement.
Accounts may be settled before
said date with E. Aronhalt of the
above named parties. 33-3t
ELISHA ARoEHALT,
S. G. BAKER.