Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-01

on hand and for sale, by
Ell. NORRIS,
Agt. Columbia Phosphate Co.
Cards are out for the marriage o
Mr.. Robt. II. Covar of Edgefleld an
Miss Jennie Z. Hendrix, on the eve
ming of A pril End, '96, at the home o
brides parents, No. 79 Society Street
Charleston, ). G..
Col. Jas. II. Tillman for the Stat
Senate and Mr.. Walter P. Brunson foI
Sheriff are the only new announce
ments this week.
No one as yet spoken for coroner o
Edgefield county.
Mr.. j. w. Peak the popular proprie
tor of the New York Racket Store ha
been so busy that he hasn't been abl
to write an advertisement Of hi
immense stock OF spring and summer
goods. Next week however he will
attend to this all important matter a
important to his customers and tht
public generally as to himself.
Mr.. J. II. Edwards will make the rae
for State Senator from Saluda county
"He stood at the top of the steps," sh'
said, in telling about it afterwards
sand mustered up enough courage tt
say: "You know, this is leap year?'
eyes. What them" "'rhen he leapet
and haven't seen him since"
DR.. Frank Butler has been mentioned
for the State Senate.
The Colonel is now chary even of his
smiles. "There is that scattereth and
yet increaseth; and there is that with
holdeth more than is meet, but it ten
deth to poverty" "rhe liberal soul
shall be made fat, and he that watereth
shall be watered also himself"
The Misses Aycock are showing up
the prettiest and most stylish hats.
There was show a: the Methods
colored church last night that was Ger
tainly unique. 1t purported to he a
half nlgger ard half elephant, with
three eyes. We don't know that this
new freak would be any Improvement
on the elephant, but it certainly would
be on the negro for he couldn't get IN
a chicken house any more.
The best IS always the cheapest pro-
yided you get the best cheap enough
to make it so. You can do this on
groceries and drugs always and all the
time at w. e. Lynch's.
Go to the Misses Aycock for Spring
Millinery.
The severe winter of 1891 destroyed
many of,our birds, even the redoubta-
BILE English sparrow disappearing with
the others. But a friend from Choty
advises us that few blue-birds have
been seen in that section. The ubiquit-
ous blue Jays, whose privilege it was
TO leave us on every Friday, have broken
the record, never returning at all from
their last excursion.
New and pretty Spring Millinery at
the Misses Aycock.
"The Way to Liberty" byJ. a. Mette,
is remarkable pamphlet, containing
platform for Socialists, Popullsts,
Democrats and Republicans. 1t is a
practical plan to revolutiopize the GOV
ernment. For sale at this office. Send
10 cents in stamps.
Married at Modoc by Rev. G. w. Bus.
sey, March 18th, Mr.. Jasper Parks ant
Miss Sue Jennings.
By the same, at Mt. Vernon church
March 25th, Mr.. Walter Bird and Mis-!
Annie Zimmerman.
A Kansas newspaper wound up
compliment to a young schoolma'am
with a good word about "the reputation
for teaching she bears" The next da!
the schoolma'am met the editor ant
chased him down the street with blue
umbrella, and at every jump in the
road she screamed that she had never
taught she bear in all her life.
Gov. j. c. Sheppard has been called
to Savannah to defend man indicted
in that city for murder. The Governor
left our town on Monday of this week
Five new subscribers to the ADvRR-
TIsER Will entitle the person getting
up the club to copy of Gen Long
streets book. From Manassas to Apo.
matiox. Apply at the ADVERTISER Of
fee.
In one of the smaller towns in Ken
tucky lives negro familiarly known
as "I'im White" On one occasion i
was necessary to record his full name
The not unnatural supposition tina
s,rimn stood for "Timotny" was me
with flat denial. "No sab! My righ
name is sWhat-timorous-s s-souls-we-poor
mortals-be White. Dey jes' calls me
Tim fo' shit, sah."
Frank Stockton's new story, "Mrs
Cliffs Yatcht," which begins in th'
April Cosmopolitan, promises to b'
one of the most interesting ever writ
ten by that fascinating story-teller
Readers of "'The Adventures of Cap
tain Horn" will find in "Mrs. Cliff
! atcht" something that they have beer
waiting for. This Magazine and tn
ADVERTISER both one year for $3.50.
Woman's Prayer Meeting.
The Woman's prayer-meeting whicl
assemblies every Monday afternoon a
different homes in our town has de
lightful social feature that no meetin;
of any other character could have. A
prayer-meeting, the intercourse is al
of an,elevating and refining nature, in
ducing each to appear at her best
creating a Christian kindliness whicl
is calculated to make of all Edgefiel'
one family. Those who attend con
stantly of course are more benefited b.
the meetings than those who occasion
ly are present. Why can't all tn
Christian women of Edgefeld attend
The next meeting will be held at Mrs
Gena Shaffers, the succeeding one a
the home of Mrs. John Ware.
Mr.. Brabham Last Sunday.
The great subject of missions is beini
! more and more agitated. The Christian
world is awaking out of its apathy an
indifference TO the coming of the king