Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-02
Advertiser
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The n. Y. Photo. Co. made 2, 400
photos in Johnston.

Sam Jones will not be a candi-
date for Governor of Georgia.
Married, at the brides home in
Parksville, by Rev. G. w. Bussey,
Feb. 22nd, Mr.. C. A. Brunson and
Miss Clara Dobey.
Tablecloths are now being made
OF silk and have gained considera-
bic popularity among those who
can afford them.
J. w. DeVore, Esq, is in Aiken
this week in attendance on the
court now sitting at that place,
where he has some very important
cases.
The legislature at it's recent ses-
sion passed two hundred and six
acts. If only six had been passed
the State would have been that
much better off.
Mr.. J. H. Reel, Cleora postoffce,
this county, has twenty-five pigs
for sale. Pig advertisements free
III this paper, to encourage the pig
bueiness.
Sam Taylor wants to bui d
brick gun boat to take the Edge.
field Hussars, Edge6eld Rifles and
Edgefeld Dragons to Cuba. Sam
says they could not blow up
brick gun boat.
The Edge6eld Hussars are ready
for Cuban waters and Cuban wars.
Capt. N. G. Evans says they could
make the trip from Augusta to
Tampa in thirty-six hours and
across to Moro Castle in five hours.
In anticipation of the muss with
Spain and to be ready for it the
Edgefeld Rifles are to be reorgan-
lied at once. Eighteen new names
have already been received.
WANTED-Upright and faithful
gentlemen and ladies to travel for
responsible, established house in
Charleston. Monthly $65.00 and
expenses. Position steady. Re-
ference. Enclose self-a addressed i
stamped envelope. THE DOMINION
COMPANY, Dept. K, Chicago.
The United States government
has offered reward of $500 for
the arrest of the parties who killed
Postmaster Baker st Lake City, S.
G. The office has been abolished.
Governor ElIerbe has offered a re-
ward of $400 for the capture of the
murderers.
What pity that the legislature
did not increase the number of
commissioners of registration to
forty instead of from one to three,
paying them salary of $1.25 per
annum. In this way they would
have made thirty-seven more
friends instead of three and saved
money besides.
The Advertiser and Confederate
Veteran will be sent one year for
$500; Advertiser and Cosmopoli-
tan for S2.40; Advertiser and At
lanta Constitution for $500.
Gen. M. C. Butler is at home
from Washington for few days.
He does not think there will be a
war with Spain, although he be-
lieves the destruction of the Maine
come from Spanish sources. lie
says the President is greatly
worried over the situation and that
excitement in the capital is in
tense, but in his judgment unwar-
RATED, that everything will be ad-
justed or settled between the two
nations without war.
Maps of Edgefeld county, con.
tanning both Saluda and Green
wood, for sale at this Office.
DR.. VIM. G. Brown, optician for
the New York Optical Manufac-
turing and Importing Company,
will be in Edgefeld on THURSDAY
of this week and remain until
Thursday, the 10th lust. DR..
Browne was in Edgefeld few
years ago and will be pleasantly
remembe by many of our peo-
pie. He sells the celebrated Crys-
tai Diamond and Australian Peb-
Bile spectacles. adapted to any and
all defects Of the eyes.
Readyand Waiting.
The reorganization of the Edge
iield Rifles was effected on Monday
night of this week, and the follow
lug officers were elected. 1t is
needless to say that if war does
not smooth her vrinkiel front i'll
very few days the Rifles viii.
have a place IN the picture near
the flashing of the guns:
Captain, John Il. Tompkins.
1st Lieut., 7. B. Lanham.
End Lieut., NJ. P. Wells.
End Jr. Lieut., L. c. Dennis.
1st Sergt., J. E. Hart, Jr.
End :" P. W. Gibson.
3rd " j. L. Addison.
4th F" r. w. Carwile, Jr.