Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-12-23

"a rumor is born," says philoso-
pher, with a million feet but 70 head"
The small grain crops in Edgefield,
Saluda, and Greenwood counties are
looking we'll.
We see it stated that DR.. Blue Noun
tain Joe died in North Carolina not
long since,
N. G. Evans and P. 3. Mayson,
Esqrs., spent few days at Saiuda
Court House last week.
DR.. Gwaltney preached at Johnston
last Sunday. There was no service III
our Baptist church on that day.
FoR RENr-A large one-horse farm
with frame dwelling.
JAS. c. BROOKS.
There will be a Christmas tree at
Stevens Greek church On Tuesday the
2sth December for the Sunday-school.
School Commissioner Nicholson has
taken charge of his ofiice and will be
therein two days in the week, Tues
days and Saturdays.
By dusting your meat with powder
ed borax, after taking it out of the salt,
you will protect it forever from the
inroads OF insects.
Miss Cora Byrd, the beautiful daugh-
ter of The late Senator Byrd Of Dar-
lington county, is visiting her friend
Mrs. James II. fillman.
Il q 3e sspc pEii tai eel pses OF the
next year, both visible in the
y6uth. The first on February |, the
second on July 26.
E Mr.. a. R. Waits died at his home in
Johnston on Monday night of last
week. Aaron Waits was a man that
we thought great deal Of. He was
honest, straightforward, upright.
The good old fashioned name of Car
oline is now spelled Carolyne. and
Mary is spelled Maighrey. If you want
t. be fashionable, lope at the head Of
the gang.
L. a. Wertz and B. R. Tillmar, Jr,
toth of Edgetield, graduated at Glenn
son College last week. There were
abont thirty graduates, altogether
the first graduates from the institu-
tion.
Mr.. II. E. Grim will take trip to
Arkansas after Christmas aud will
leave his business in the hands Of Mr..
w. l.. Lewis, Louis Wood, and MIR.
Whittle.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Col. Johu Fletcher Hobbs (king of the
Cannibal> Islands) to Miss Ella Louise
Collin, in New York, on December
3lst. The editor Of the ADVERTISER is
invited to be present.
A. S. Holmes and Red Hill Bill Bur-
nett have swapped plantations, not on
ly plantations but everything on them,
corn, oats, peas, &C., &C., Bill Burnett
says he is going to Georgia and moY-
ing to Holiness puts him that far on
the road.
Mr.. LeonJ. Williams has been bail
ed by Judge Gary, for the killing of
the White brothers, in the sum of
$4,000. Hewas not aule to appear in
person and submitted a certificate TO
that effect from his attending physi-
clan.
Tbirty-fve or forty families living
i'm and near Chotee are making prepa-
rations to move over into Georgia
quite an exodus. We extend our best
wishes to the eXOdusters-may they all
get rich and come back soon on their
own bicycles.
Presiding Elder j. w. Dickson will
preach and administer the communion
i'm the Methodist church next Sunday
night. Quarterly conference and stew
ards meeting will be held on next
Monday morniug ut II o'clock Full
attendance of stewards desired.
Sam Taylor of our town has enlisted
Is men for the Cuban war. Pugh Jones
will be made commissary and this en-
sures plentiful supply Of cotton seed
meal bread. Sam has not yet decided
on which side he will fight; this mat
ter will be determined after they reach
the scene of operations.
We learn with much regret that Mr
John II. Terry, an old Confederate
veteran, now in his seventy-tifth year
is very il!-down with dropsy-and
but little if any chan,e of recovery:
and further, that he is in helpless
condition and IN needy circumstances
Go to his relief, We old war comrades
and carry him Christmas cheer-and
go right speedily, or yonr kind Offices
will be of no avail, for we fear the
poor old soldiers race is well-nigh run.
s'The Deacon"
Prof. B. F. Martin. Principal of The
Ridge Spring Academy, writes US as
follows:
Will you please give notice in your
columns that our Ridge Spring young
folks expect to be at the Village Oh
Wednesday night, December 30th, t.
present Horace Dall's famous 5-Aci
Comedy-Drama, 81 he Deacon"
All the Edgefield people as well a;
those Of our friends in 1he country
around are expected 70 be on hand, ant
wp DPotc ise them a treat We have