Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
Edgefield Advertiser.
WEDNESDAY, JULY Z, 1897
g.OCALl BREVITIES.

Some natcn In June anu SOme y uly,
But August brings The blue-tailed fy.
Grown cotton hollis are now m or
der. who first?
Miss Virginia Addison is visiting
relatives in Greenviile.
Red Messena Orange at the @Lur'iy
Fountain. of Youth"
Several wsgon loads of melons webe
brought to town last week.
Mr.. s..P. Mathis of Kirkseys is very
i'll with typhoid fever.
rhe aGel. ..Bia Folks new brand
of cigars, will soon be for sale in Edge
field.
Remember the Centre Springs pic
mic, Edgefeld Light Dragons, is on
Thursday the 22nd July.
1t is understood that pensioners
will not get their pittance until
/. August.
Coffee is lower than ever before
known in this market; and right now
is the time to buy enough to do you..
Mr.. Frank Fair leaves this week for
Breyard and other portions of North
Carolina where he will spend some
time.
Miss Lizzie Eubanks ha, closed her
School at Mt. Vernon for the summer
vacation and is at her. home in Edge
field again.
when you go TO buy any sort OF
goods, patronize those merchants who
advertise in the ALvERTIsER. They
want your trade.
The hot spell of last week was tenn
porarily broken by delightful breeze
and stirring off the air on Saturday;
but old Sol soon took the reins again
and the rainsl Where are they?
: Cadet B. J. Tillman, son of the
Hon. Geo. D. Tillr1an. has just gradu-
ated with distinction at the South
Carolina Military Academy, Citadel,
Charleston.
The knights of Honor had better
make themselves acquainted with the
recent changes in tho laws of the or
der, as adopted by the Supreme Lodge
at its twenty-fourth annual session at
st. LOUIS, Mo.
Chocolate Cream is specially at the
.Luray." refreshing, healthy, pleas
-ant and the most delightful Of all to
most tastes.
On the honor roll of the South Car
olina College we uote that J. E. Swear
ingsn, of Edgefieid county, heads his
class, tile sophomore, marked "highly
distinguished in Latin, French, Ger
man, Eaglish, history and mathe-
matics."
Cnttpn- lis, growing very fast and.
although It sfas ewU. or rnree weeks
behind early in the season, we believe.
that it has caught up owing to the
rot weather and favorable seasons,
snd-that,a good deal of cotton will be
picked, packed and sold in august:
While Messrs. Fox, Marsh & Co.,
will be glad of your orders for ice
cream in quantities for parties, ,.suppers
&c, you must give them some hours
notice of your wishes.
Jas Talbert has declined to enter
the race against McLaurin. He wise
lytfinks bird in the hand is worth
two In the bush. Jas says he is con-
tent and will be thankful if the peo-
ple:w,ll allow him to stay in his pres
ent good quarters. There will never
be any trouble about that, Jas.
Spann Barr who has moved up in
the Pleasant Lane section speaks of
the rain of last Monday week as some
thing phenomenal; "it:was a cloud
emptier, trash mover, "a. log LITTER a
root sosker, frog stranger, and
terrapin drowner." 1t must have
been something Of rain, sure enough.
Fox, Marsh 6 Co. will furnish Ice
Cream, in quantities to suit, to perseus
ordering same for dinings, suppers,
parties, etc. .s.s
Mr.. M. 1. Hook had quite bad luck
with his saw mill at Graniteville last
week. Some unknown person set fire
to the house in which he had all of his
tools and burned them up, and then,
not satisfied with that, they went to
his mill and smashed all the machi-
merry and cat the belts in strings. The
guilty parties should be severely pun
ished.
A little enterprise on the part of
Our citizens could easily make Edge
field the educational centre of our
county. While we are resting on laurels
already won Johnston is taking suchan
active interest in school matters as to
attract much attention throughout
this section of the State, resulting pos
sibly in her bearing off the palm from
old Edgefeld.
Mr.. G. W. Campbell has opened a
soda fountain in his store, where he
will be glad to welcome the public.