Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

The long, long summer is about to
close its doors for the year 1897.
Secure some of farmer Walton's
Oats before they are all sold, at w. w.
Adams's.
Prices have gone up, but we still
ask only Sl.60 per annum for the
weekly visits of the ADvERTIsER.
Mr.. Walter Sheppard has secured a
lucrative position in Columbia and
left our town on Thursday last for
that place.
The examination Of teachers in this
county takes place on the 25th instant.
All applicants must be over eighteen
years of age.
At Penn's 'Tluray" Fount every day
you can get Ice Cream Chocolate, Ice
Cream Strawberry, Ice Cream Peach.
Ice Cream Pine apple.
School Commissioners Nicholson has
made his annual apportionment Of the
school fund to the various school dis
tricts in the county.
Chocolate Cream is aspeciality at
the "Luray," refreshing, healthy.
pleasant and the most delightful Of all
to most tastes.
The South Carolina Holiness Asso-
citation will be held at Leesville from
the 1st to the I1th of October proximo.
A more extended notice will be given
next week.
HORSE WANTED.-Will buy, or hire
for his "vittels and Clothes" Must be
sound, gentle, cheap. One that lady
can drive. Apply at Advertiser
office.
Gov. Ellerbe offers reward of $500
for the apprehension, delivery and
conviction Of the party or parties who
shot and killed Mr. Rufus Harling.
See proclamation in this issue.
Mr.. a. a. Gardner sends US branch
plucked from wild cherry tree that
is full of ripe cherries, something very
remarkable at this season Of the year.
Will some wise old coon tell US what
it means?
Eldorado Engine Oil, best Oil made
for Engines, Gins &c, for sale by w.
w. Adams.
Capt. E. Minis (Rasl is with w. B.
Turner, sl3 Broad Street, Augusta,
Ga. His friends will please remember
this and see him when in the city, for
he can show them some wonderful
bargains. The place is the old stand
of VIM. Mulherin.
Now is the time to SOW Wheat, Rye
and Barley, buy choice seed from w.
w. Adams.
Prof. David johnson will meet, in
the Y. NJ. G. A. hall, all those desiring
to join his vocal class, on Friday even
ing of this week, at o'clock. Prof.
johnson has made music and espe-
cially vocal music study for many
years, and all who desire to receive
correct and thorough instruction In
this department would do we'll to be
present on the evening named. This
meeting Will only be preliminary
one in order that those who wish to
see Prof. johnson may do so, and make
their arrangements for becoming
members of the class.
"vigorone" at the "Luray," as its
name indicates, invigorates as we'll as
delights the palate.
Buy the Florence Wagons, for sale
by w. w. Adams.
While driving to Harmony chnrch
on last Saturday, attending the funeral
of Mr.. John Kenney, Maj. R. S. Ander-
son was thrown from his buggy and
the small bone of his right arm broken.
The accident occurred about two hum
dred yards beyond the Huiet X Roads,
where the road is very narrow with a
deep ditch on one side. Meeting an OK
cart at this narrow place in the road,
Maj. Anderson inadvertently drove
too near the ditch and his buggy ca
reened and fell over into it, and but
for his great presence of mind and ac-
tivity no doubt we would have had
much moie serious, if not fatal, acci-
dent to chronicle. AS it is Maj. Ander-
son is not much hurt and is getting on
nicely.
"Cherry Ripe" at the "Luray" a
most delightful drink.
A NIammoth Establishment.
The business of Messrs. Day &
Tannahill, of Augusta, Ca, has
grown from year to year SO rapidly
and enormously that an increase
of floor room and store room be-
came necessary, absolutely neces-
sary, and now their quarters in
length, breadth, depth and height
are away beyond feet and rods and
run up into the miles. The
main building is 432 feet long, al
most quarter of a mile, 63 feet
wide and two stories III height.
Their new store room, i'll addition
to the main building, is 60x100
feet, also two stories. Besides
these there is another store room
of the same size. Recently this