Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
Miss Gertie Strom is visiting friends
in Augusta this week.

parents near Augusta this week.
Mr.. Milton Jones will attend the
festivities in Augusta this week.
Editor. James L. Bacon, we regret
to say, is quite i'll at his home in our
town.
Miss Hettie Sheppard is assisting
Miss Elise Carwile in the Edgefeld
Institute.
The biggest bug on the earth is the
elephant beetle of Venezuela, which is
strong enough to lift rat.
Miss Bessie QUITS has returned To
the Columbia Female College, having
spent the Easter vacation at home.
Mrs. Julia Taylor is in Augusta, be-
ing treated for rheumatism. 1t is hop
ed that she will be speedily benefited
The Woman's Prayer-meeting will
be held next Monday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Kate Minis, at five
o'clock.
Our village Baptist church has sent
during the past month one hundred
and forty dollars to home and foreign
missions.
Edgefeld people are kicking like 8
bay steer Just now against the ap-
pointment of a negro postmaster for
their town.
The Sunday-schools of our town de-
cided to have union Sunday-school
picnic at an early day, probably the
14th of May prox.
DR., Frank Butler left for Union, 8.
c., on Tuesday of this week, where he
will attend the sessions Of the South
Carolina Medical Society.
Rev. Mr.. Sadler, professor in the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in
Columbia, preached in our Presbyte-
rian church last Sunday morning.
Mr.. George r. Koester, late editor OF
the Columbia Register, will soon start
an evening paper in Columbia, to be
called the Record. 1t is supposed that
it will be McLaurin sheet.
Rev. Roger Clarke, who was formerly
a pupil in Mr.. seymour's school in
Edgefeld, has been called to the pas
torate at of the first Christian church
at Johnston. Mr.. Clarke comes from
the Seminary of his church at Lexing-
ton Kentucky. where he has recently
graduated with honOrs.
The Turkish war cry is "Allah-
Allah HUI" The Greek war cry is
"Ansoupitiligospulos!" And Jim Big
ham is the only man in all Edgefield
who can holler 'em. If there is any
body in this county who can beat Jim
we will send the ADVERTISER to him
one year free of charge.
We call attention to the medical
card of DIR. r. A. Marsh in this issue
of the ADVERTISER. After reading
medicine for a year or two with Doc
tors Hill 6 Tompkins, DIR. Marsh took
a three years course at the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. Baltimore
and is therefore well equipped for the
work of healing the sick
Hon. W. j. Talbert was in town all
of last week looking after his political
fences, that is to say the matters per-
tanning to the Chatfeld-Talbert con-
test, So far as Edgefeld is concerned
ChatIleld is making no progress, which
is due in great part to the skill and
acumen of Col. Talbert's attorneys
Messrs. Sheppard Bros.
The many friends Of Mr.. Henry Get
zen will regret to learn he is critically
i'll at his home in Hamburg. 1t will be
recalled that he was severely wounded
sometime ago by the accidental dis
charge of gun in the hands of his
constable, but it was supposed that he
had recovered. His critical condition
now however is the result of that
Recorder.
David B. Hill, of New York, is Of
the opinion that the democratic party is
stronger on "side-issues" than on ma
tional issues, which reminds US Of
saying of President Grant that the
democratic party always held full
hand of sees when there was nothing
up. Of course there are exceptions
and we get up tidal wave now and
then that paralyses republicans and
the balance of mankind.
One of the best laws passed by the
last legislature is that one which pro-
hibits school trustees from employing
teachers that are closely related to any
of them. This does away with the job
hunting feature that brings about the
creation of many new and useless
school district, and does away with a
vicious practice in many of the wealth
ier and older districts. The public can
not be imposed on by the trustee any
longer in order for the trustee to pro-
vide job for "my son or daughter"
A new feature is being inaugurated
in our Young Peoples Baptist Union
that is literary and social feature
1t has not yet been decided exactly
how these meetings will be arranged
but the young people should take q
l.: e.