Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-12
BREVITIES.
There are signs of rain, but no rain

There are signs of rain, but no rain
yet.
Dan Brunson has young mich COW
for sale.
Mrs. Pickens is on visit to MI.
Vernon.
hoseola and chicken-pox are run
ming riot in town.
Mr.. Mosely, of Liberty Hill, is visit
ing Rev. P. P. Blaiock.
Col. o. L. Dobson has the best gar
den ia town, or out of it.
Rev. George White and wife spent
day in Edgefeld last week.
o. Sheppard, Esq, was in Atlanta
this week on business of Importance.
Mr.. w. 4. Covar. of Saluda, was on
visit to his home people on Sunday
last.
Rev. Roger Clarke and Miss Clara
Sawyer, of Johnston, were in town
last week.
Cotton touched cents again last
week, but don't bank on more than Z
cents this fall.
We return thanks to Col. and Mrs.
Clinton Ward for beautiful roses, the
rarest and loveliest.
Help somebody worse off than your
self, and you will find that you are
better off than you fancied.
Capt. Joe Brunson, Adj't 1st Reg't
U.C.v .v's, is spending short time with
friends and relatives in Edgefield.
Sam Jones and Barnum 81 Bailey's
show will both be operating in Au-
pusta at tbe same time, to wit, May 10.
Sam Colgan's patent ketchup maker
will soon be on the market; it is
good thing-ald Sam is good thing.
Miss Sophie Abney informs US that
Chapman's history OF Edgefeld will
be ready for delivery in June of this
year.
For SALE OR RENT-The house and
lot recently occupied.by Mrs. and Miss
Fleming. Apply at the ADVERTISER
Office.
A sunday-school picnic of all our
village sunday-schools will be given at
Hatcher's pond on Friday week, the
21st inst.
Rev. PIP. Blalock preached IN our
Baptist church on last Sunday night.
His hearers were much pleased and
edited.
The cotton crop of last year it Is es-
timated, is one million bales short OF
that of the yoar before. hence the re-
cent advance.
Ell. Aull, president of the South
Carolina Press Association, has ar
ranged for delightful trip to the.
Nashville exposition during the month
of May.
A severe earthquake shock was felt
at Blackvi,le and Williston on last
wednesday night at o'clock, accom-
panied bya very loud noise resembling
thunder.
WANrED-A good man wanted to
represent first-class Insurance Com
pany in Edge field county. First-class
contract to one right party. Address
VIRGIL WALKER, Augusta, Ga.
Ex-Liquof Commissioner John It.
CASTOR and w. S Scruggs have been
arrested on the affidavit of III. Will
liams, for reaching up and taking
things that didn't belong to them.
We regret to state that Mr.. l.. P.
Covar since his return from Saluda,
where he had been assisting Judge of
Probate Satcher, has been confined to
his room. We hope for his speedy re-
covery.
Mrs. L. K. Fleming and her daugh-
ter, Miss s. NJ. Fleming, have after
several years residence in our town,
removed to their ancestral home in
Beaufort. Many friends regret their
departure.
BY recent order of the County Board
of Control the dispensary will open
every day in the week at Z A. NJ, and
close each evening at $50 o'clock, ex-
cepting Saturday, when it closes at
sun down.
Everything seems to be rotten in the
State management of the dispeusary
from top to bottom, except Governor
Ellerbe. His Excellency is certainly
showing that he knows his dnty and
will perform 1t, let the consequences
be what they may.
Auditor j. B. Haltiwanger is fire.
quently asked if he does not belong to
Saluda or Greenwood counties? We
wish all people to know that he be-
longs exclusively to the remaining
portion of dear old Edgefield county
Just now, however, we regret to say