Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-04-20
Miss Fannie Tompkins, who has been
seriously i'll for several days, is much
better we are glad to state.


ness due us on the basis of the appor'
tionment made last year by Commits
sioners Haltiwanger, Mcmillan, and
Graham. This amount will help out
considerably, and we suppose will be
paid out as soon as received.
The case of Laura N. Swearingen
against the Hartford Fire Insurance
Company, heard at recent term OF
court at Edgefeld and verdict given
in favor of the plaintiff, was carried
up to the Supreme Court by j. w. De-
Wore, Esq, the attorney for the Hart
ford Company. On Monday of this
week the Supreme Court sent down its
decision i'm favor of the defendant
company. Again has the Napoleon CT
the Edgefield bar scored legal tri-
umph that puts him away up next to
head, if not at the head. The attorneys
for the plaintiff in the case were Mess.
Croft s. Tillnan.
WANTEL-The management OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society IN
this territory is desirous OF securing
the services of man of character and
ability to represent it's interests, with
Edge!ield as headquarters. The right
man will be thoroughly educated in
the science of life Insurance snd the
art of successful soliciting. There is
ing capital which is more remunera-
tive than life agency conducted Win
energy and ability. Correspondence
with men who desire to secure employ
ment and are ambitious to attain
prominence in the profession, is IN.
vited. w. J. RoDDEY, Manager, Rock
Hill, S. C.
During the Confedel ate war it was
often difficult after battle TO identify
the dead, hence many graves were
marked unknown" This is to be
obviated in the on-coming Cuban war
in a novel way, as follows: The United
States government has ordered large
number of aluminium tags, something
like tags on guano bags, to oe FAST
eped on each soldier or sailor with his
name and command stamped thereon,
so that there would be no failure to
identity in case of death in battle. For
illustration, tag on Sam Taylor will
read as follows: "Sam Taylor, captain
commanding battleship Ultimatum,
marked for promotion to command a
Naval Squadron;" such tag would
not only be perfect means OF identl-
fication, but make lovely epitaph for
Capt. Taylor's marble shaft
For the honorable position of seat
in the House Of Representatives, we
publish this week the announcement
of p. B. Mayson, Esq, of our local bar.
1t is not our purpose TO printa pane
syric of this gentleman, or to speak in
detail of his merits, his qualities OF
head or heart; it will suffice to say that
few citizens Of Edgefeld, county or
town, stand higher than Brooks May
son. AS an indication of Mr.. Mayson's
special fitness to be one Of the law
makers for the commonwealth we
would cite the following: at the fall
term of 1898 at our Edgefeld court,
after the solicitor and jurors were on
the ground, a telegram was received
announcing the fact that-:Indge ~ al.
face. was sick and unable to attend.
Here was dilemma, especially as it
was discovered that under the law the
Governor had no authority to appoint
a substitute. to act in Che stead of the
judge who was unable to come. In
this emergency Mr.. MaYson, seeing at
ouce the necessity for a law meeting
such case, published an article in
this paper calling on the legislature to
pass an act curing the defect existing'
The next Legislature, acting on Mr..
Mayson's wise. and timely suggestion,
passed the law now standing on our
statute books giving the Governor the
power to appoint some one learned in
the law to take a judges place should
he be temporarily unable to hold
court.
Mrs. Jennie Holloway.
Mountain Greek, April 10.-One
of our members, Mrs Jennie Hollo-
way, who has suffered long while,
died last night at 11.50. She died
beautifully, gloriously. After
addressing a word of advice and en-
couragement to each of the family,
including the servants, her mind
turned to her church work, when
she said, "Lula (that's her niece,
whom she had raised and who had
faithfully nursed her through her
Dng sickness), you know what !
told you to put into my mission
envelope, don't forget it. [ told
you to put $1.50 in, but now I want
YOU to double that amount and
put in $500. Give it to the pastor,
and let him take it in to the church
tomorrow" / asked her if her way
was bright and clear? "Oh ! yes"
she said, "and it will be SO sweet
to 90 home and meet all those who
have goue on" For many years
she was president of the Woman's
Missionary Society at this P ace.
It was benediction to be there.
G.. w. BUssEY.
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