Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-24

Millinery Jus1 1'oiu o'S''teioAo '''
the Misses Aycock.
Hon. Geo. D. Tillman is in at
tendance on our court as q witness,
Whisky may improve with age,
but age doesn't improve with
whisky.
AL our stores and business
houses will he closed tomorrow,
Thursday.
Misery likes company, but it is
better to have rheumatism in one
foot than both.
He who runs may read, but if be
is running for Office the less ne has
to say the better.
Presbyterian ladies entertain
ment at Trenton has Eeen post
poned on account of illness of Mrs.
Mayes.
Col. E. ]. Goggans, saluda's sill
ver-tongued sockdollager, was in
town on Monday and Tuesday OF
this week.
DR.. Gwaltney will preach before
~the Ministers Conference OF the
State Baptist Convention at Rock
Hill Nov. 3Oth, next Tuesday.
Mr.. P. B. Whatley, of Falfa, has
sent us mammoth corn stalk. 1t
is fifteen feet long and from ap-
pearances a. least three feet have
been cut off.
Sailors and Caps at reduced
prices at the Misses Aycock.
Rev. Mr.. Leitch's meetings at
Harmony are numerously attend
ed, Edgefeld, Johnston and the
country round about make up the
congregations.
It is always cold enough to kill
hogs when water gets colder stand
in the bucket than when first
drawn. This is an old saying in
Edgefeld county and worthy OF
all acceptation.
DR.. Gwaltnev preached for the
Y.M. C. A. convention in Colum-
bia Oil last Sunday by special re-
quest, and as a consequence there
was no service in our Baptist
church on that day.
Mr.. John Horne died at his
fathers home, near Epworth, on
Sunday, Nov. IA, and was buried
at Mountain Greek church Oh
Monday. Rev. Curtis, assisted by
Rev. Belts, conducted the funeral
services.
G~ Big sale of dry goods,
clothing, gents furnishing goods
shoes, hats, etc., the assigned stock
of the Silver Shoe and Hat Co. and
Silver Dry Goods and Clothing Co.
These goods must go at any price
See Assignee Sheahan's advertise
ment in this issue.
Big assortment OF Children's
Hats, pretty and cheap, at the
Misses Aycock.
The Hemans' Circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. Hattie Lanham
next Friday afternoon, at 4 o'clock
Ladies' and children who desire to
become members are requested to
be punctual. Roll call with quo
tations.
We are of the opinion from
what we have seeu and heard that
there is a great deal of meat and
bread in Edge6eld oouhty against
next years eating, and more cot,
ton lying round the yards and gir
houses than would be expected
considering the cry of hard times
Mr.. C. J. Ramage, our esteemed
correspondent. "Semphronicus.' i!
soon to be admitted to the bar anc
will practice at Saluda. Mr.. Jas
Y. Culbreath, Esq, of Newberry
will be associated with. him. W.
predict a brilliant career for friene
Ramage.
Mr.. Robert T. Lincoln, son O
the great lamented, is making {
great hullaballoo over his daugh
ter's marriage to the son Of
railroad section boss. The Rich
mond Times remarks shrewdly
that "the girls grandfather woulc
have stopped splitting rails to joil
in tho festivities"
Negroes do not sneeze. Thi
matter, The reason why of If, seem
to he agitating the minds of scien
lists. The debate on the subjec
occupied nearly an hour at tn
meeting of the international Sur
gical Association, which held
convention in the old Lincol!
Hail some ton days ago.
Mr.. Lewis Harmon, one of tn
$50 bale planters of the west sid'
Of Edgofeld county, has sto?pe'
picking the cotton that still re
mains in his fields end is thresh
ing it out.with sticks to be left Of
the ground as manure. He say
at present prices cotton is no
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