Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-01-13
LOCAL BREVITIES

: longer.
Last Sunday was an Indian summer
day, almost.
A marriage or two abou. the lst of
February in Edgefeld.
Miss Kellah Fair, Mr.. Nick Brun-
son and Mr.. j. w. Peak are all i'll with
the grip.
Some of our merchants are already
getting in onion sets, pease, beans and
other garden seeds.
We regret to hear of the illness of
little Annie the daughter of Mr..
ID. B. Hollingsworth.
Wanted-Fifty bushels of corn in
the ear will buy less quantity. APP
, ply at the ADVERTISER Office.
The vertical style of handwriting is
being introduced in the New York
schools, and is one of the latest fads.
Mr.. j. N. Eaves, former railroad
agent at this place, died at his home,
Barlberg, S. c., on Sunday morning
last of pneumonia.
Miss Cell Richards is in Edgedeld
with the intention Of spending the
balance of the winter. Her many
friends here rejoice to see her.
Married, by the Rev. Thomas Seago,
at the home Of the brides father In
Edgefield county, Dec. 23rd, 1896, Mr..
George Snow and Miss Lima Dorm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Holstein, of
s Batesburg, have removed to Edgefeld
and are living with their daughter
Mrs. NJ: :A.Taylor-quite an scquisi-
tion to our society.
hev. N. n. Burton, native and
former preacher Of this county, has
been called to preacn at McColl. Marl-
boro county. That will be his place
of abode after February lst.
.i'he Baptist Courier of last week ac-
knowledges the receipt OF the follow
ing funds from the Edgefield Associa-
ton: Union meeting, third division,
$4.6l; Bethany, 1914; Antioch. $o.72;
total, $l1.07.
DR.. Il. E. Jennings, of MOdoc, who
has been quite sick for the past two
weeks with pneumonia, and whose
life YVES despaired Of at one time is,
we are glad to state, on the road to
recovery.
The Piedmont Headlight says that
the rumblings around Ninety-Six are
: simply solemn protests from that sec
tion of old Abbeville county against
being dismembered and cut off into
Greenwood county.
At recent meeting of the directors
of the Edgefeld Bank our young
friend Horde Allen was elected assist
ant cashier, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. j. L. Minis.
A better man for the place could not
be found. The mantle has fallen on
the right man.
Col. w. II. Folk has bought the coffin
factory that was located near the de-
pot. has torn it down and will erect a
bu.ding therefrom in Buncombe, de-
voted to less mournful uses. We COM
mend the ColonePs pluck in Destroy
ing so gruesome a reminder that we
are passing away.
Mr.. Furvis j. Boatwright, well
known in Edgefeld, has removed from
Darlington, where he has for several
years conducted a large mercantile
business. and is now at Monetta, near
Ridge Spring, where he will take
charge of the business of his father
the late Capt. James Boatwright.
Mr.. w. N. Harling, the new assistant
ofClerk j. B. Hill. isa son of the late
Lemuel Harling, of Log Greek, and a
grandson of Holloway Clegg, of Kirk
sey. Our young friend married a
daughter of Jas. 4. QUITS, of Elmwood
With such blood in his veins and such
environments could he be other than
what ne is, manly, upright, honest-a
tripartite combination OF blood, Drawn
- and brains?
gefield at s. q. College.
3 & he honor roll of the South Caro-
Sllege We note among students
s gefield county who distin-
themselves at the December
Etion the following: In senior
G. Hughes, distinguished in
IA and history; proficient in
4 ical economy, logic, history of
Eosophy and geology; sophomore
ss, G. H. Bunch, proficient in Latin,
man and history;J. Z. Swearingen
Bhly distinguished In Latin, Ger
ban. English, history and mathemat-
s%ics, distinguished in French.
State Grab Bag.
Under the pension law of last year
the county pension boards are requir-
ed to meet at their respective court
houses on the third Monday in Jar
nary. 1897, to pass upon applications