Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-30
L-OCAL2 BREVITIES,

81 L-SSTG 1I\LH lLS.
Bargains at Hart & Mays store, un-
heard of before. See dates elsewhere.
Married at the brides home Sept. s,
1895, by Rev. g. w. Bussey, DR.. John
Grafton and Miss Anna Prince.
s Senator Tillman is at his home in
Trenton. He spoke in eastern North
Carolina ON Thursday last.
Rev. Iri B. Hicks, the great weather
prophet, predicts that we shall have
some rain in December.
OF the marriages soon to take place
in our town two are physicians, one
lawyer, and one Judge.
Judge Buchanan will preside at our
November term of court. This will be
his first term at Edgefield.
Grover Cleveland's advice to young
men who wish to get rich is, invest in
real estate and by and by be gold bug
like him.
Married by Rev. G. W. Bussey, in the
Modoc Baptist church, Sept. 10, 1896,
Mr. Il. Bussey and Miss Eta Thor
mond.
Eleven hundred bales of cotton have
been ginned this season at the Edge
: field Oil Mill. This is about two-thirds
of their average output.
The contest over the School Superin
tendents election, Lott c0ntesting,
will be heard on next Monday by the
County Executive Committee.
Read DR.. Timmerman's appeal in
another column; it is an appeal for
contributions to the Democratic Ma
tional campaign fund.
Gentle rains on Monday night and
Tuesday of this week. Sow oats and as
if you never expected to get another op-
portunity.
1t is very important that you should
take care Of your registration certiti-
cate, because you will not be allowed
to vote in the general election without
it.
Dr.. w. D. Jennings Sr, has resumed
the practice of medicine at this place
He may be found at the Fairmount Inn
on every first Monday and for one week
thereafter.
a house belonging to Mr.. j. A. G.
Jones, the late dwelling of Col. Fl, w.
Addison, was burned on last Thursday
night. Insurance, $400.
Slight frost on Thursday morning
last. The saying is now, thirty days
before killing frost, but as there is
nothing to kill it may come even later
thar this.
Some days since Mrs. D. A. Marsh's
gin house and II bales Of cotton were
burned; and few days later the pas
ture fence was set on fire by sparks
from the engine of the Gap road.
The many friends OF Rev. II. NJ
Brabham, new the Methodist preacher
at Edgsneld, Will be sorry to learnof
his i'll health. It is feared that he will
be compelled to give up his work.
Bamberg Herald.
Suppose the farmers of Edgefeld
county had planted no cotton this
year, where would they be now? Short
as the cotton crop may pe it is the only
crop that will pan out anything this
year, for the corn is short, oats, short.
sweet potatoes, short, and pease nil.
The Populists are thinking of add
ing another p to their party initials.
1t will then read P. P. Ps-"the Perfect
Peoples Party."-the same cabaIistic
letters as DR.. Williams p. p. P.-pink
pills for pale people.
kOA 4hto Ouly.
On Monday next, October 9Th, we will
offer for sale 1900 pairs Mems, Wo-
mems, and Misses Shoes, at cost, pos
itively cost, and for this date only.
HART & MAY.
The Supervisors of Registration
have been instructed to open their Of
fices on Thursday, Friday, iand Satur-
day the 1st and and 3rd days of Octo-
Der. If there be any persons in Edge
field county who have not yet regis
tered this will be their last opportu-
nifty.
Sow Rye for Your Mich Cows.
hye does well upon soils light in
texture and containing but little nitro
gen a soil rich IN nitrogenous mat
ter will produce a rank growth CT
straw, but deficient crop of grain. 1t
succeeds far better on light, high, dry
soil than upon low. heavy land. Inas-
much however. as rank growth of
straw is exactly what is needed for
green food, rich land is better even for
rye than poor.
"Madam," he said, 81 am a book
agent. Ihave here"
"Come into the parlor and SIT down.
she said. "When see book agent
2 VINO isn't afraid to let me know his bu-
siness right at the start 1 feel safe in
trusting him. By-the-way what d,
you think of the money question?
Now, believe that the free coinage of
silver Mt the ratio Of 10"
But he was gone, and as he turned