Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-05-11
BREVITIES.


within the past week.
Dewey has cut the telephone wires
between Edgefield and Graniteville.
Mr.. James q. Carter is now clerking
for Mr.. L. E. Jackson. Go and see
him.
Smallpox in Columbia, and one case
each in Augusta, Greenwood, ana
Newberry.
Mrs. Emma wadford, of Augusta, is
on visit to her daughter, Mrs. d. A.
Mette at Trenton.
Capt. Tompkins desires few more
recruits for the Edgefeld Rifles. Now
is the opportunity for a display OF pa
triotism.
Mr. John B. Davis has rendered his
services for the Cuban war in any Ca
pacity where he can serve the cause 70
the best advantage.
Provisions of all kinds are advanc
ing in price day by day, and the long
er the war lasts the higher up the lad
der will they crawl.
Teachers Institutes or other classes
wishing an organist and singing teach
er may address David S. L. johnson,
Edgefield G. H., S. G.
Rev. @. w. Bussey, Of Parksvllle,
this county, has been appointed chap
lain of the regiment of South Caro-
linz volunteers for the Cuban war.
Johnnie Davis and 81. T. Hendrix,
who left for the Cuban war on last
Tuesday, have Joined the johnson
Rifles, a company from Union county.
There is one good thing already re-
sultant from the war; our people have
learned a good deal about "Soglfy"
that they never knew before or had
forgotten.
THE Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, candidate
for the presidency few years ago, has
offered his services as a private for the
Cuban war. Here is an exhibition OF
the genuine stuff.
The little six-year-old daughter OF
Mr. A. Horn, Of the .Kirksey section,
fell out of rocking chair on Monday
las6 and was killed instantly-her
neck being broken.
And cotton is actually and truly SIC
a pound and the war did it and will 90
more-but hush! don't tell US fool
farmers or we will plow up all our
corn and plant cotton yet,
The Rev. J. D. Timmons will grad
nate at Crozier Theological Seminary
on June 1st prox. We acknowledge
the receipt of an invitation to be pres
ent on the occasion.
Capt. David c. Bullock, an old citi-
zen of Edgefeld, died at his home near
Ninety Six on Monday, May End. Capt
Bullock was "a years of age. He left
of his immediate family only two sons.
Gen. M. c. Butler has been endorsed
fora Msjor-Generalship in the Cuban
army By nearly every member OF the
United States Senate and House.
Should he receive this appointment he
could rally troops of soldiers for the
war.
Mrs. johnson, widow Of the late
VIM. johnson, Of Ninety Six, and
daughter Of Mr.. Jack Dorm, died at
her home in the town above mention
ed on Sunday last after long illness.
Mrs. johnson was most estimable
lady.
Abe Adams drank gallon of water
lust before the officials weighed him in
Columbia, so as to weigh enough to be
received into the army. He would
have swallowed a couple of gallons
rather than be known as and called
"crawfish ranger"
Lieut.. Brumby, Dewey's flag lieu
tenant, who carried the details of the
Manila victory to Hong Kong and
cabled them to Washington, is nearly
related to Mrs. S. 3. Hughes, Mrs.
Amelia Crawford and others of our
town.
Some announcements Of candidates
sent in to this Office by anonymous
writer's, cannot, under the rules, be
published in these columns. However,
Whenever the cash accompanies the
announcement it will relieve the
situation good deal.
Clerk of Court John B. Hill has re-
ceived the pension money for Edge
field county pensioners and asks that
parties entitled call as soon as possible
for their little dabs. The following
are the amounts allotted to the respect
i've classes: Glass A ~ $72; Glass B
tls) $3.50; Glass c (l2) $3.50; Glass
G. (4O widows) $3.50.
Pugh Jones is raising company for
the Cuban war to be composed OF
eighty-four officers and three priyates.
BE has the privates already enlisted
and eighty-one officers and only wants
three more officers to fill out the COM
pany. The officers are to do all the
fighting, the privates are to do the
cooking, foraging, and fishing. In
case of defeat in battle the privates
are to take the rations and retreat and