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

Miss Rosa Lake, of the Johnston
Institute, visited Edgefeld last
week.
A. murd erer who had been
sentenced to hang on his arrival
at the jail dispatched the follow
ing message to a friend:
"Deer Tom: The Jedge has
fixed me, and Ireckon I'll have
ter Prepair fer the next world.
Please send me a Bible, a Rost
Turkey and One Minister
"Tell me, DOCTOR" asked the
ambitious young disciple of Galen,
eagerly, what was the most
dangerous case you ever had?"
.'In confidence, now that | am
about to retire from practice"
answered the veteran physician,
frankly, II will confess that 1t was
my medicine case"
Ar exchange says the man who gets
The fewest letters complains tie
most of the postoffice; the man
who complains of his preacher
pays the preacher the least; the
man who complains the most of
his neighbor, is the meanest
neighbor, and the man who has
the least sense is most conceited.
We clip the following tribute to
the late Mrs. America Boyce,
widow of the late S. S. Boyce,
from the Baptist Courier: "Mrs.
America Boyce, age 73 years, died
on September 14th, 1897. For
more than forty years she was a
consistent member of the Baptist
church. Her character was a
beautiful blending of kindness,ju JUS
tice, and frmness. She was mark
ed for the depth of her devotion.
Herbert, her youngest son, came
to an untimely end a few years ago.
In her home the stranger found a
rest, the visitor a welcome-genial
and hearty. Those who knew her
will long reraember the happy
hours spent under her roof. Her
manners we're so charming, and
easy that all delighted to visit
her. May the Lord comfort her
grief-stricken children and lead
them at last to the happy home
we believe 10 be lers." Is.
Contributed Local.
The Union Meeting of the 1st
division of the Edgefeld Associ-
tion met with our Village Baptist
church on Saturday last. The
weather was very favorable until
Sunday morning when the fall OF
snow commenced and necessitated
the return home of most of the
delegates in attendance. The first
ses ion began about noon On Sat
urday, and was opened with de-
votional exercises by Mr.. Robert
strom of the Mountain Creek
church, who was moderator Of the
union. The subject of Home mis-
sions was ably discussed by Revs.
p. P. Blalock, J. P. Mealing, DR..
L. R. Gwaltney, and O. Sheppard,
all of the remarks on this subject
were instructive and calculated to
stimulate to renewed and greater
effort. This subject however was
introduced by Rev. Mr.. Blalock,
and was discussed at length, show
ing most forcibly how every pa
triotic citizen of this great repub-
lie should lend his untiring ener-
gies to the great cause of sending
! the gospel to the benighted in
our home land.
The next queries were those of
denominational schools, and Sun
day-school Libraries, both of which
received thoughtful attention.
Formerly the Edge6eld Associa-
tion has been divided into three
unions, but there are now but two,
Edgefeld belonging to the first,
with the churches of Bethany,
Bold Spring, Mountain Creek,
Berea, Little Stevens Creek, and
Gilgal. Delegates we're present
from all these churches. except
those of Bethany aud Bold Spring.
| 1t was much regretted by the peo-
pie of Edgefeld that that the in
clemcncy of the weather prevented
a full house on Sunday morning.
The next meeting of the 1st divi-
sion will be held a. Gilgal, the fifth
Sunday in May.
A Useful Citizen.
DR.. Thos. J. McKie died at his
home near Woodlawn in this coun-
ty Oh Friday last. He had been
| sick for year or more. About a
month ago however, the disease
beg..n to take p serious turn and
for two weeks previous to his death
he was confined to his bed. DR..
McKie was at one time President
of the South Carolina Medical As
sociation. The Augusta Chronicle
has the following to say of the de-
ceased:
! In the death of DR.. McKie 7outh
Carolina loses one of her most
prominent and most worthy citi-
zens. He was in his 10th year,
and into his long life was crowded
much service for the advancement
| of his state and the betterment of