Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-08
.LOCAh BILVI7IES.

LOCALl BELVlIlES
The best grain crops around John
stou for many years.
We regret to learn Of the serious Ill
ness of Mr.. R. c. Padgett's little boy.
The Rev. Mr.. Plunkett will preach
ct Horns Creek on Sunday morning
next at II O'clock.
President A. J. Norris, we are glat
to state, is much better and will soor
be on our streets again.
Solicito, Thurmond left for Camder
on Saturday last. Court convened a
that place on Monday of this week.
Mr.. Porter, the new man at the cot
ton factory, is putting in the machinery
which has just arrived from England
Sam Taylcr will go with Gen. Butler
to the war as general forager, so San
saws. and we have never caught him II
one yet.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Northrop viii
preach and administer confirmation al
Mine Creek Catholic church on Sun.
day June 18th inst.
Mr.. A. S. Holmes, of the Cold Spring
section, died at his home on Sunday
last after short illness. Mr.. Holmes
leaves a wife and large family oi
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.B. Clotworthy have
returned tc Hillman, Ca, and are pre-
pared to take limited number of pri-
vate boarders at their cottage on hotel
grounds. An electric shaft in the
basement of house. oC
Winnsboro has just established q
telephone exchange, and the W1nns-
boro Herald says it works like charm,
and so will ours at Edgefield after
Electrician Mims's expert manlpula-
tion of the wires and things.
4 freshly printed lot of Chattel
Mortgages at the ADVERTISER office
We print any kind of legal blanks you
may want, in fact we Go job work OF
every description.
We note that Mr.. J. B. Jones, ma
tive and former resident Of our town,
is candidate for the House of Repre-
sentatives from Saluda county. Saluda
will make no mistake if she sends him
to the legislature as one of her law
makers. He will do no discredit to
his parentage or people.
Mr.. Joe Holland has sent US an Irish
potato through which sprig OF wire
grass has grown. How did it get
there? Did the grass grow through
the potato or how? 1t is great curl
osity. 1t will be sent to Sam Colgan
asa hoodoo to conjure Spaniards when
he reaches the Moro Castle.
Capt. Stan Ryan says that in the
Confederate war the Confederates
always won the victory when ever they
went into battle hungry. This, Stan
saws, was a rule that had no excep-
tions. He came TO Edgefield on Satur-
day expressly to see Gen. Butler and
to put him on to this racket, but the
General had gone to Washington.
Mr.. H. T. Hendrix, former stenog-
rapher for N. G. Evans, Esq, and who
made most patriotic effort to get
into the United States army, is in
EdgetieId for few days. Mr.. Hendrix
was rejected by the medical examiners
on account of his weight, and enlisted
a second time in another company and
was rejected again. He still hopes,
however, to get in the army.
You can get the ADVERTISER and
Frank Leslie's Weekly, both one year
for $3.50, or both six months for Sl.79
Leslie's has all the war pictures-bat-
tleships and battles, generals and
horses, and few privates now and
then.
If any of our readers have an idea OF
taking tour this summer we would
commend to their consideration THE
Atlantic Hotel, Moorehead City, N. G
This elegant seaside hotel, with 300
rooms, is the largest and best equipped
in the South.
The Messrs. Pettyjohn, of Augusta.
Ca, are in charge and will be glad to
see you or to hear from you. They are
not only good business men but most
affable ard courteous gentlemen.
When yon visit Augusta should you
fail to lodge at the Commercial Hotel
you will make big mistake. You dc
not get your meals there, only your
rooms, but such rooms-spacious, lofty
well furnished, spring beds, mosquito
nets, ice water, bath rooms, etc. The
Pettyjohn Bros, leasees, are at present
at their summer hotel, "The Atlantic,
Moorehead City, n. G.. But they have