Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
LOCAL. BREVITlES.

1t has been so very dry that few pc o.
pie have sowed their turnips.
DR.. Glover Tompkins will soon be
on his feet again.
The Edgefeld Institute will open
next Monday.
Northern apples are coming In and
the crop is said to be immense.
The Southern Cultivator has been
changed toa twice monthsr.
The cotton crop of '96 was two and a
half million bales less than the crop of
1894.
Some rich person left an umbrella in
our Office last week which he can get
by calling for it.
Under the new constitution the leg
islature will not meet until the second
week in January.
Nearly all the Confederate pension
ers for this county have received their
money for this year.
Mrs. Judge Roath is still confined to
her ped but we trust she is on the road
to rapid recovery.
DR.. w. d. Jennings Sr, Is in our
town this Tuesday morning, for a few
minutes only.
We are glad to state that Miss Sophie
Abney has entirely recovered from
her recent illness.
Our stores no longer close at seven'
= but remain open as long as wayfarer
is insight
Mr.. Jas Hart, executor of Alvin
Hart. is selling @ff his stock of goods
at low figures. See advertisement.
Capt. Jas. D. FRASER has sold his lot
and residence in our tow to Mr. B. l..
Jones.
We regret to learn of the continued
illness of Mr.. BrahI ham, pastor of our
Methodist church.
There was no service In our Baptlst
church last Sunday as DR.. Gwaltney
was too unwell to preach on that day.
In our Methodist church an excel
lent sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Waddell of the Ephworth Orphan
age, Columbia, S. g.
Messrs. David and Julian Strother
are almost entirely well, Mr.. David is
still contined.to his room however, but
is oat of all danger.
A plate of dishwater set in all oven
where pies and cakes are being paKeu
will prevent them from scorching. IL
will also prevent the boarders from
eating too many of these things.
Cotton fiuctuates, goes up to-day
and down tomorrow. This is Of course
a sign and good one that the staple
viii reacba higher spd permanently
i, higher figure before the season closes.
y The cases of remittent fever that
have prevailed in this section for the
past few months were confined to the
whites and mulattoes entirely, so we
have been told. The coal blacks have
not haau attacked at all.
Jim Wood shoe and harness mender,
has located his shop as he tells us ION
top of the Spenser." He says ne don't
drink Of their liquors, but hopes to
keep others from the cup that lne-
briates but does not cheer.
DIR. j. Walter Hill took to his bed on
last Friday and everybody was appre-
hensive that he was to have spell OF
fever, but it was only temporary
matter; he was up again on Saturday
morning going his rounds as usual
much to the delight of his friends and
the community IN general.
Mrs. James Roper and her daughter
of the Nicholson Strother neighbor-
hood who were ill SO long with typhoid
fever are we are, glad to announce rap
idly canyalescing. During their ILL
ness Mrs. Elizabeth Hammond the
mother of Mrs. Roper was with her
beloved daughter and granddaughter.
Red Rust Proof Oats.
Mr.. w. T.. Wheeler has 200 bushels,
Red Rust Proof Oats for sale. Post Of-
flee Eulala.
An Extraordinary Cow.
Mr.. w. NJ. Cobb. of Walhalla, S. c.,
has a most remarkable Jersey cow. She
dropped her first calf July 5. 1890. and
has been giving milk every day since
and now ha, her fifth calf. She is at
present giving 61a gallons of milk per
day, from which is made "a ounces Of
butter. Her udder being so large and
coming SO near the ground it Is neces-
sary to milk from both sides, and use
as vessel a very shallow pan. Mr..
Cobb has in family six members, and
besides what butter they consume he
sells more than 500 WORTH every year
from this cow.
A Sad Death.
Miss Maggie Ayco,k. whose illness
we have mentioned before, died at
Ridge Spriug yesterday evening, and
will be buried at Batesburs this after
noon. Miss Maggie has hosts Of friends
who will be erieyed to hear of her