Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-23

Horns Greek on next Sunday al
3p. m.
DR.. Joe Jennings was in town on
Monday of this week. He killed
the mink.
The Edgefeld Institute was
closed on Tuesday of this week
Washington's birthday.
Finish sowing oats as sorn as
possible, then begin the prepara-
tion of your upland corn lands.
The friends of DR.. P. H. Adams,
of Phoenix, will be glad to know
that his health continues to i'm
prove.
The Calhoun Gazette nominates
Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, for
governor. This makes the eleventh
horse.
If you have not already done go,
now is the time to plant Irish po-
tatoes, beets, lettuce, turnips, rad
ishes, etc.
Salesday in this month WIS
really dusty. The oldest inhabi-
tant doesn't remember such an
other one.
Weather prophets predicts SLOW
in March in this latitude. They
say a dusty February is always
foil Owed oy snowy March.
Although not enough, not full
season, the rains and fogs and
mists of the past week undoubtedly
helped the small grain and garden
truck.
A bill has been introduced in the
Kentucky Legislature proposing to
change the name of Carlisle coun-
ty to William Jennings Bryan
county.
The Advertiser and Confederate
Veteran will be sent one year for
$500; Advertiser and Cosmopoll-
tan for 50 40; Advertiser and At
lanta Constitution for $500.
Married, Jan. %, 1897. by Rev.
J. P. Nealing, Mr.. Joseph Gard
ner, son of Mr.. Samuel Gardner,
and Miss Annie Roper, daughter of
Nj. Thos. Roper.
Photographer Minis succeeded in
coaxing "Uncle George" Tillman
into his gallery while here last
week and secured first rate pic
ture of him. He has number of
duplicates on hand.
Very small congregations in our
churches on Sunday morning. The
weather in the forenoon looked as
if it meant to do something, but it
didn't, the midday and afternoon
we're typically spring.
Larry CAN'T says that "ducks
will begin laying about the last of
next month if they have been
given proper care. Begin now to
give them wheat middlings to one
of corn meal and if possible give
them meat in between whiles."
George Robertson, a highly es-
teemed colored man of the Elm
wood section, died on Wednesday
last. He left ,nsidnrable property
honestly acquired, and had and
maintained to the last the respect
and confidence of white and color
ed alike. He left nine children
living.
WANrED-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-addressed
stamped envelope. THE DOMINION
COMPANY, Dept. K, Chicago.
Tax paying time was out on
Monday of this week. CT course
there can be no more days of
grace. If you have not paid yet
you are in the soup beyond any
question; and if there be any in
Edgofeld county who have paid
the taxes and penalty, such persons
are entitled to have the penalty
portion refunded.
The Legislature at it's session just
ended, exempted the counties of
Oconee, York, and Pickens from
the operation of the dispensary
law, that is to say, gave those
counties prohibition and for the
good and sufficient reason that
they wanted prohibition and want
ed it bad, 30 bad that in one towr
at least of these counties you
could not rent building for love
or money in which to sell liquor.
Work the Roads.
Supervisor H. @. Talbert requests
us to say that overseers of roads
will see that the roads are put in
good order as soon as possible.
Three days work must be put on
the roads by the first of April,
1898.