Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-02
BREVITIES.

T.
New York.
Rain would not be blessing In dis
guise just now.
A refreshing little shower on sun
day afternoon last.
Florida watermelons and pineapples
have reached the Augusta market.
OF course the. wise farmer has LOOK
ed out for provision crop this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. spann Barr, of Pleas
ant Lane, were in town on last Tnurs-
day.
Col Folks book has reached the
chapter entitled "Edgefeld's -Four
Hundred"
The depot at Plum Branch was burn
ed on last Thursday afternoon Witn
contents.
who will be the Edgefeld postmas-
ter, is a question frequently asked anu
not answered.
There will be good deal of fruit IN
Edgefeld this year, apples and peacnes
-and blackberries.
There are FIVE kinds of corn Whiskey'
to wit Good, bad, rot-gut, pop-skuii
and certain death.
Another lot, several carloads, of ma
cbinery for the Edgefeld Cotton Mills
arrived on Monday of this week.
An earthquake shock was distinctly
felt in our town on Monday of this
week, few minutes before 2 p. m.
We have received no nominations as
vet for the State Senate and the House
of Representatives from this county.
The dedication of the Mountain
Creek Baptist Church on last Sunday
gave our town deserted appearance
1t is reported.in Columbia that both
John Gary Evans and John L. duncan
will enter the September primary for
the United States Senate.
The primary for the selection OF a
United States Senator will be held
about the 10Th September, accordingto
Chairman D. H. Tompkins.
Ii strikes US that crops are not look
ing well in the vicinity of Edgefield.
Cotton especially looks sick and
measely and, can we say; careworn'
Gov. j. c. Sheppard and j. w. De-
wore, Esq, have returned from Co
lunsa. whittier they went to argue
importa'',-aases in the Supreme Court.
Notwisas.apstAs t tn nresent, he unpromising
wide spread that the Yeaaz Ysaz will
weld abundant harvests OF oo''oN
corn.
-, Folk has promised to write ss,sg .
ooi. s,.lun- : u. mountain Greek taie,
S ops ssp and Otherwise. He Gee !
that y ss I'm respect Mo;fnt
AeENTs SsANTEp-Male Or a-aale
in every cdlnty. Business rEspeotaSsr
Compensafio1 No trouble tc
mako some noney. Addy4ss eHEoM-
Gle, Augusta, Ga, for pfticulars.
-gnere will be a special examination
of applicants to teach In the pubic
schools of Eesefesd county on Friday,
June 25ta prox. Persons interested
will cake due notice.
Mr.. j. A. Zimmerman, one of our
prosperous merchants, intends to sow
sixty acres in aUnknown peas" broad
cast. That is the way to do it. He
will make forty carloads of trough
ness"
Miss Rosa Oliver Dantzlcr, daughter
of our Rev. d. q. Dantzler, will grad
uate at the Winthrop College for Wo-
men on June 9Th. Miss Dantzler
stands high in the college and is presi-
dent of the Senior class.
We have received communication
from Columbia pouring hot shot into
L. j. Williams. But the charges made
therein are of so grave nature that
we cannot publish unless the party
will sign his name TO the article.
A great many reformers in this
county who went into the movement
with the honest belief that it was a
good thing and patriotic thing to do,
are coming to the conclusion, very
sadly and slowly, that many of their
leaders have sold them and the "move.
ment" out for the filthy lucre and Gre
bates" and samples that were in it.
There will probably be a day of judg-
ment for both deceived and deceiver.
We will present absolutely free a
new 1897 bicycle (either ladies' or
gents wheeD in exchange for favor
we wish attended to in Edgefield, also
another for attending to same in ad-
joining townships. No agency or SELL
ing business. We prefer those ac-
quainted with many young people now
studying music, For full particulars
write THE COLUMBIA MUSICAL Assn
216-21s South Third Street, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Attention, Hussars!
The Edeefeld Musss1s will meet