Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-22
LOCAL. BREVITIEs.

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Clemson college.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. s. Lanham have re-
TUNED from trip to the country.
Go to DR.. W. B. Pann's for fresh
tui.nip seed.
On next Monday week our August
term of court begins, Judge Watts viii
preside.
Miss Kate Carter, student of Win.
throp College, is spending some time IL
Edgetield.
Miss Amelia Townsend of Ninety
six spent few days Of this week IN
our town.
secretary of State Tompkins is call
ed the pattern maker OF the Reform
machine shops.
Rev. P. P. Blalock viii preach in our
Baptist church next Sunday morning
and night. DR.. Gwaltney will ON that
day be at Bethel church, Saluda county
Miss Lille Cheatham, Col. Oscar
Cheatham, and Mr.. Frank Cheatham
were in Edgetield last week en- route
TO Centre Spring picnic.
We have Just received our fresh
stock Turnip Seed-Landreth's d
Buists. w. Il. LYNCH.
For cash only, Jeweller Fox offers
for the next thirty days discount all
ooods in stool of 331le.
Supervisor Whittle will be in his Of
flee on first and third Tuesdays of eve
nv month for the purpose OF auoltlng
and filing claims, issuing checks DC.
Lost at the picnic last Thursday at
Centre Spring, gold breast pm, tne
name .Susien engraved thereon. Party
finding same will please leave at this
Office.
Trial Justice Luther q. Bell has SEN
tenced seven convicts to the chain
gang this year, and, by the way, he Is
The only Trial Justice in the county
who has done anything of this KIND.
Mr.. A. v. Morgan has cotton open
ing on some land he is cultivating IN
our town. This special patch commence
ed TO open on Friday the 18th inst.. For
Edgeaeld county this beats all previous
records.
Candidates will bear in mind that
they must file their pledges and leave
their dues with County Chairman
Gaines, or Cashier A. +. Padgett, on or
before August 7th, prox. otherwise
they will be debarred the privilege OF
having their names printed on the
omnibus ticket.
Rev. j. C. Oehler and Rev. Mr.. Hud-
son of Edgeheld exchanged pulpits on
Sunday, July 18th, the former preach
ing in Johnston in the morning and at
Edgetield at night, while the latter
preached in Aiken. Mr.. Hudson Is a
Young minister of great promise ana
our people were very much pleased
Z with nim.-AikenJo Journal and Review.
Mr.. A. V. Morgan. who has charge
of the Edgetield county chain gang,
with tour convicts built q bridge over
Horns creek, 33S feet long, in l6 days.
This is considered remarkable feat
and proves that the chain gang sys-
TEN is a good one when under proper
management us IS the case IN this
county.
The Teachers Institute for Edge
field and Saluda counties will be con-
Quoted MT Johnston, s. Q from July
27th to August 7th, by Prof. j. d.
Lewis, assisted by about twenty OF the
teachers who have been assigned sub
iects, and the Institute is expected to
be q success. Let those who have been
assignei parts be on hand all the week,
and let every one who expects to teach
come to spend the week.
Presbyterian Appointments.
First Sunday-Johnston, IL a. m,
Trenton, 5 o. m. 2nd-Ropers, IL a. M,
Edgefeld, s 80 p m. 3rd-Trenton, II
a. M, Johnston, 80 p. m. 4th-Edge-
Held, IL a. m, Ropers, 4 80 p. m.
For tine best Fire Insurance in old
strong anu reliable companies, on
town or conntry property, call on or
write ID. X. DURIsoE, ASt.
The competitive examination for the
Winthrop College Scholarships-6ve
for Edgefield and Salnda counties, will
be held in the court house on Thurs
day July Both at 0 q. m, The examina-
tion will be open to all girls, white, of
these two counties who are at least fif-
teen years old, in sound health, and ex-
pect to teach. The examination will be
held upon arithmetic. grammar, geog-
raphy, U. y. history, writing, spelling,
and composition.
Revs. Gordan and Hudson Of our
Episcopal and Presbyterian churches,
conducted the services at the burial OF
Miss Tillman which took place at
Highview church on Friday the 18th
INST. The immense c0ncourse or pe0-
pie Mt these last sad rites testified TO
their love and esteem for the departed
and their love and loyalty to their old
friends and neighbors, Senator and
Mrs. Tillman, and friends all over the
state remember these afflicted ones IL
their deep and sore bereavement.
Picture of Emily Geiger.
A few days ago Mr.. J. D. Roper, an
old Confederate veteran of this city,
found picture of Miss Emily Geiger,
of Revolutionary fame. He also found
a picture of Col. Tatum, who became
her husband. These pictures are l4O
years old. and will be enlarged for the
relatives of the Geiger family. Would
il not be well for the State to have q
picture OF Miss Geiger placed in the
State capitol and one sent TO the ma
tional capital? ANY further inferna-
tion can be had from Mr.. j. ID. Roper
OF this city.-Columbia News.
Every candidate should have maj
4 of Edgefield County. You can procure
them at the ADVERTISER office.
Walter & Co.'S. Baker has nations
reputation al d has been on the marke
since lS4l. Your local Dispensary vii
supply your wants.
r.osb turpln GOOD at Pannts of the fol