Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-28
LOCAL. BREVITIES.
Go to Fox,s for wedding presents.

Go to Fox's for wedding presents.
Will Penn keeps all kind of turnip
seed.
Our November cenrt convenes on the
second Monday, Judge Buchanan pre-
siding.
The Board of County Commission
ers will hold its annual meeting on
Thursday. November 8, 1896, at II q. M.
Fox's grand fall opening will take
place on Friday and Friday night,
October 3Oth. Every body invited.
so to DR.. W. B. Pann's for fresh
turnip seed.
Capt. NJ. G. Butler of the Military
Academy, West Point, will attend the
nnptials of his brother DIR. +. w. T.
Butler, at Rock Hill llto-day.
The Pickens Township voting place
will be in one of the Addison law Of
fees. Wise Township will vote in the
courthouse, up stairs.
School Commissioner Lott orders the
public schools of Edgefield county to
be opened on Monday the End of No
yember, prox.
Married in Augusta, Ga, on Tues
day October 20tn, by Rev. Waliace
Tharpe, Mr.. Ransom Padgett and Miss
Lizzie Cover, all of Edgefield.
Prof. Leo Wheat, who so delighted
our people by his piano recitals on
last tuesday evening, will be with US
again on Thursday the 9th November.
Let all lovers of good music attend.
School Commissioners Lott will be at
Red Hill ON Friaay the Both instant
for the purpose OF assisting the citi-
zens of Collins and Golfers TOWN.
ships in shaping new schoo. dlstrlcts
in these two townships.
The Southern Cultiyator now comes
twice month instead of once, and has
been greatly improved. Any of our
subscribers can get this old reliable
i'm connection with the ADvERTIsEB
both one year $2.25.
We are now paying 15 cents BUSH
ell for cotton seed.
l.. G. Bell,
+. j. Norris,
NJ. A. Taylor.
Miss Minnie Thurmond, daughter of
Mr.. Joseph ThurmOnd of the Savan-
nah side Of our county, died at her
home on last Saturday and was buried
at Hardy's church where sleep many
of her kindred aud friends, Miss Min
ME had nursed her younger sister du-
ring lengthy illness and upon her re-
coyery she herself was stricken down
with the same illness, typhoid fever.
Cur tenderest sympathies are rendered
to the bereaved ones.
Come to Hear.
At Prof Wheat's entertainment on
Thursday the 9th November, to be CIV
en- in our Opera House, DR.. + K. Tim
mons will sing an old time ditty, very
popular with the beaux and bellies of
the olden time, entitled S'Sweet Peggy
in the Low back car"
Next.
The next Edgefeld marriage, booked
for cousummation at an early a"y, is
that of retired capitalist with money
to burn, who having reached the full
meridian of his years and usefulness,
the very top of the hill, doesn't propose
to 90 down to the bottom alone; one
who. when a little boy as the tradI-
tion goes, coralled all the Cardinal
S Virtues threw salt on their tails ana
caught every blessed one of 'em. We
do Eot know how he caught 'em, but
we do know that he has 'em caught,
and holds 'em hard and fast.
Rev. Edward T. Walker.
The sudden death of this venerable
minister of the Gospel, Tuesday night,
IN Beaufort, was great shock. Mr..
Walker was in Port Royal this week'
and preached eloquently in the Free
Church Sunday morning and evening,
the text in the evening, his last, being
.Your life is hid with Christ in God,"
Colossians. III, 3. The last hymn be-
inc crock of Ages" His address to
the Sunday-school and, in fact, all the
services were very impressive. Mon
dav morning he paid tine Post short
visit. He complained that he was not
Mt all we'll, and looked very feeble. He
went up TO Beaufort, where he was
taken worse, and departed suddenly
as above. The older people of Port
Royal have ever had a warm place IN
their heat for Mr.. Walker. lie was the
first minister preaching in this town,
and for some time conducted services in
a car. For 90 years he had been a
priest of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. His services partook in late
wears of the missionary character,
though he was connected with the
church at Wando, and was over in this
country on avisit to his son, MIR. E. B,
Walker, of Jericho, and friends in
Beaufort and Port Royal. His death
occurred at the Beaufort House, where
ne was stopping for the night. Mr..
Walker only lacked few weeks OF be-
ing 80 years of age. He leves an aged
widow and a son and daughter to
mourn his death. The funeral services
were held in st. Heiena Church yes
terday afternoon In the presence of a
large congregation. Rev. Robert Wilson
read the burial services, and the re-
mains were inferred in the church.
ward. The choir, a strange coinci-
dence, sang the very last hymn Mr..
Walker gave out in the Free Church
Sunday, .Rocks of Ages"
Port Royal Post.