Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13
BREVITIES.
Did somebody say @too much rain?'

Did somebody say ''too much rain?'
John B. Lanier was carried to the
asylum last week.
DR.. Walter D. QUITS, of Elmwood,
was in town on Monday.
Mai. and Mrs. R. S. Anderson are at
home from Washington.
The big 81. R" on the new revenue
stamps stand for "it rains"
Pronounce Hawaii "Highway" and
YOU are as near to it as any of 'em.
It was almost cold enough for fire on
Monday morning of this week.
Oconee has eight candidates for
county treasurer and five for supervi-
sor.
Perry Belmont, a rich banker OF
New York City, is to be on Gen. But
ler's staff.
Gen. Gomez. commander-in-chlef OF
the Cuban Insurgents, went to school
in this country.
Messrs. J. s. Davis and j. B. Haiti
wanger have bought the Grice livery
stables and outfit, vehicles, horses, etc.
Election tickets for State and county
Offices printed in first class style, and
in any quantity at the Advertiser Job
office.
At the destruction of the Spanish
fleet at Santiago one of SPANS admirals
was captured, Cervera. and one killed,
Vallalnil.
Some of our contemporaries speak of
Gen. NJ. C. as Gen. "Mike" Butler. That
make it Oirish intirely-too much po-
tato in Mike.
The year 1S4S was one of the coolest
and, even In the summer, fire was nee
essary on some days of every month Of
the year IN Edgefield county.
The last issue of the Lexington Dis
patch has nine barbecue advertise
merts, This entities Lexington to the
title of the Barbecue county.
All the employees of the Gap road
are to wear the uniform Of the South
ern in a few days-brand new. You
won't know the old Gap boys.
Mr.. James Paul has the contract for
building a new brick store. for Gov.
Sheppard on the west side of the pub
lie sourre, next the Bennett building.
Candidates are all on the wing.
There will be no rest now for them or
the people or the chickens or the dogs
until the grand climacteric on the last
Tuesday in August.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Clotworthy have
returned to Hillman, Ga, and are pre-
pared to take limited number of pri-
yate boarders at their cottage on hotel
grounds. AN electric shaft in the
basemento of house. OF
In making up yourticket should you
find it necessary to choose between
rascal and a stark naked fool, Ga very
sad diemma) vote for the rascal for he
may reform, repent and do better, but
there is no hope for the stark naked
one.
LosT-On Monday, July llth, purse
containing about $500 in silver, and
several receipts bearing the name of
Miss Susie Boone, Pleasant Lane, S. G.
Finder will be literally rewarded by
leaving same at this Office or by send
ing to above address.
Did you ever see any scorched ice?
Well. ask Jim Boyd about it, the man
who delivers ice for Mr.. Taylor. Jim
saws that sometimes the ice gets lit
tie scorched in the cooking. They cook
it in Augusta. The only objection to
the scorched ice is that it tastes
scorched and melts sooner than ice
cooked slowly and cautiously.
We hear of cows berg killed by eat
ing sorghum cane. we well remem-
ber when farmers would never allow
their stock to eat cane at all; they
said it was certain death. The rule is
now the other way, they want their
cattle to eat all they can get. But
there is danger in sugar cane as there
is in pease. Gradually accustom your
stock to eating this kind Of food and
they will never be sick from it.
Call at the ADVERTISER office and
get your tickets. For electioneerinS
purposes the omnibus ticket is no
good. AS its name indicates everybody
is on it, but there is no assurance that
you, candidate, will reach the haven
by its use, besides, in giving out these
ticke-s you may be helping the other
fellow. And another thing, you don't
know when these tickets will get
here. Have your own tickets printed.
The Edgefield Light Dragons bar
becue and picnic will be held at Cen
tire Spring on Thursday, July 2Sth
INST. The best band in Augusta has
been engaged for the occasion, and
Terpsichore will hold high and de-
lightful carnival on the pavilion plat
r.a;o, o.o oordiolIy ipvitad