Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-19
LOCAL. BREVITIES.

Read "wealth in Cornstalks" in an
other column.
Senator Earle is improving slowly
and may recover.
DR.. Gwaltney's school will close on
the 4th of June prox.
Mrs. DIR. Frank Butler has returned
from visit to Rock Hill.
Tuere Will be an eclipse of the sun,
visible here. on July 29th.
Rev. P. p. Blalock preached near
Liberty Hill on last Sunday.
Miss Carrie Sheppard has returned
home to spend the vacation.
Fox, Marsh 6 Co.'s opening on
Thursday and Thursday evening.
Mrs. r. B. Lanham is spending this
week with relatives in the country.
Gov. John Gary Evans is in town on
a visit to his mother Mrs. Gen. Evans.
Judge Gary is at home for few
days, the court at Orangeburg having
adjourned.
Mrs. Watts, mother of Gen. John
Gary Watts, is on visit to Mrs. Or
lando Sheppard.
Col. Bob Watson, of Ridge Spring,
has 200 acres in fruit trees, 100000
trees altogether.
There is constantly growing de-
mand in this vale of tears that "other
people should be good"
Mrs, Rebecca Jones will spend the
sammer in Spartanburg and Green
VILE with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Hassie Williams has returned
TO her home at Liberty Hill, having
spent month with Mrs. Ida Sheppard
Mr.. j. B. Peurifoy, son of go
Slow Dan Peurifoy. is reading law
with Col. Jas. H. Tlllman, of our local
bar.
For SALE oR RENT-The house and
OF recently Occupied,hy Mrs. and Miss
Fleming. Apply at the ADVERTISER
office.
The cold nights are very bad on
young cotton. Immediate chopping
out is the best thing to be done under
such untoward conditions.
From all accounts an epidemic OF
marriages is again about to visit Edge
field, in which railroad officers, mer-
chants, farmers and lawyers are in
volved.
The new drug store, the dainty little
drug store, the Fox, Marsh & Co. drug
store keeps Harris Lithia Water on
draught, See what this water has done
for friend Fox and follow suit.
WANTED FOR A CLIENT-Stock in
the Farmers Bank. Market price paid
for same. Croft &c TIILMAN, Edge
field, S. G.
If there are any farmers in Edge
field county who desire to experiment
with the sugar beet, they can be sup
piled with seed upon application to
Prot. Quick of Clemson College.
Married, on Tuesday, the 4th of May
1857, in Newberry county, at the resi-
dence of.the brides uncle, by Rev. NJ.
E. Parish, Mr.. j. Lucas Walker, of
Johnston, and Miss Bessie Rowland.
Mr.. Oscar Burnett, who lives one
mile from town, has ten acres in cotton
from which il is estimated he will
gather twenty bales, and this predic-
tion is made before the cotton has even
been chopped out.
WANTEp-A good man wanted to
represent first-class Insurance Com
pany in Edge ield county. First-class
contract tc one right party. Address
VIRGIL WALKER, Augusta, Ga.
We hear complaints that the grass
hoppers are eating up the cotton in
some sections, and that some have had
to plant over on that account. This
special grasshopper is little black
one without wings but great hopper.
Senator Mayf,eld. of Barnweil coun-
ty. has imported pair of mule-footed
pigs from Florida. They are said to
be exempt from cholera and other dis
eases incident to swine; moreover.
they are exceedingly swift of foot.
Mr.. A. Horne, proprietor of the
Ridge Spring Nurseries, was in town
last week. Mr.. Horne will do big
business this summer AID fall. He
handles none but tried varieties OF
fruits fully acclimated.
It's highly satisfactory to Edgefield
people that in all their gettings they
did not get Dan Ouzts in the dispen.
sary stealings. 1t is highly probable
also that Larry "blowed off his mouth
too early in the game. Dan came out
of the matter. as one paper expresses
it, "with not even the smell of fire or
his garments"