Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-06-05
LOCAL2 BREVI7lES.
MRS. w. Il. DOBEY.

Departed this life Wednesday morn
ing May 29th, at half past five o'clock
Mrs. W. f. Dobey. Death WAS sweet
relief after long and painful illness.
Every tender and loving attention was
paid her by her devoted family which
was calculated to make her closing
Lours as peaceful and happy as the
circumstances would allow. She leaves
a husband and two sons and two
daughters to mourn her loss, but they
are in possession of the blessed c"nso-
lation that 'the end of the upright is
peace" Mrs. Dobey was member OF
the Sweetwater Baptist church and
her remains were Inferred in the
Sweetwater cemetery at her request.
The sympathy of the whole communi-
ty goes out to the 5ereaved family, for
all have passed under this inevitable
shadow.
"Leayes have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north
winds breath,
And stars to set-but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
D Death
Nav those afflicted ones, whom al!
earthly friendships and sympathles
fail to give them rest, cheer their
, hearts with this that "the salvation Of
the righteous is of the Lord: he is
their strength in uiif,re-af trouble.
"And the Cord shall help them and
deliver Them"
"Far ont of sight, while mortal robes
enfoldu us.
Lies the fair country where our
hearts abide
Ana OF its bliss is naught more won
drons told US
Than those few words, 81 shall be
satisfied"
Crops are really about month be-
hind all over the country.
New goods in the latest styles at the
Misses Aycock.
The consolatian tor the hot weather
of last week was that it was grass kill
ing weather.
A white mans primary, with all the
olive branches in it possible, but it
must be white mans primary.
Go and buy one of the new fashioned
Sailors from the Misses Aycock for
25cts.
Liquor seizures continue without
abatement.
Call and see the new hats at the
Misses Aycock.
Weather Observer C. A. Long of
Trenton reports that the Thermometer
stood at 90 in the shade on Sunday the
2nd June inst.
Two feet of snow in Colorado on last
Friday. the day on which the thermom-
eter registered 80 degrees IN these
parts.
A negro on Mr.. Joe Hollands place
was gored by ferocious Jersey bull
--enSleGa.sFE Last ,wseka.- On Sunday at 10
o'clock the negro died. Mr.. Holland
has had the bull killed.
Mrs. Shafrer's Musical which was
postponed. will take place next Mon
day at the Simms Hotel, the music be-
ginning at half past eight o'clock. Re-
freshneuts will also be served.
Aim high. If you aim low you will
shoot low, while if You aim high, you
may possibly reach the mark and if
yon miss it, it may be through no fault
of your own.
j. C. HemphiIl of the News and G ~
rer has declined the appointment
harbor commissioner of the port or
Charleston recently rendered him by
Gov. Evans.
Congressman w. j. Talbert passed
through our town on Monday en- route
to the sunday School Convention at
Emory Chapel TO be held June 18th and
9Th.
According to the weather report for
June, we shall have only clear days,
II partly cloudy, and entirely so, not
very encouraging surely.
Gen. Butler and Hampton were in
Chicago last week at the unveiling Of
the Confederate monument in that
city and occupied prominent places in
the determination ceremonies.
Last Friday was the hottest 3oth Of
MAY known for years. The thermom-
eter reached 80 degrees in the Adver-
tiser office. IfJuly is to be hotter than
Saturday, Sunday, andi Monday our fate
is pitiable.
The promoters Of the cotton factory
in our town have applied to the town
council for exemption from taxation
for ten years. This will convince most
people that the factory is on solid
ground.
On Wednesday of last week DR..
Gwaltney was summoned by telegraph
TO Rome, Ga, to the bedside of a seri-
ously i'll brother. AS a consequence
there was no service in our Baptist