Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-21
Edo efiield Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 81.

A full line of Crepe Paper, in all
colors, at Lackey's, the Jeweller.
Woman was made after man --ano
she has been after him ever since.
You will find the warmest welcome
at the place where you spend the most
money.
Miss Sophie Abney has gone to At
lanta to accept q position as teacher
in that city.
Sweet potatoes are selling in town
at SOP per bushel, this is better than
cotton at 81.
Miss Ada LaGrone has been elected
teacher of the Fairview school in the
Dysons section.
We. Lsckey, the Jeweller, gives
special discount to teachers and pupils
of the s. q. CONGREGATIONAL Institute.
The Abney place over In Buncombe
is for rent. The house has six or seven
rooms and there are nine acres of land
adjacent.
Mr.. D. r. Durisoe still remains quite
{ sick at his home in our town. His
many friends hope to see bim out
again soon.
A great many people are trying to
get houses in our town or near it
where they may reside and send their
children to school.
The old Academy is, we hear, to be
converted into dwelling, and to be
occupied by Mr.. Baxley, who is con-
nected with the s. G. G. I.
Col. o. F. Cheatham has bought a
tract of land near Bath, Aiken county,
where he will build and operate his
dairy farm after January, 1899.
Mr.. J.. j. Bell, contractor, has bought
for dwelling the house next to the
Dobson house, known as Dobson No. 2.
Dobson No. is running over with
folks already.
Marion Dorm has been elected su-
pervisor of Sumter county. Marion is
an Edgefeld county boy and this is, we
believe, his second time as supervisor
of his adopted county.
Mr.. Lewis D. Landrum, of Batesburg,
was in town on last Friday. Mr.. Lam
drum thinks that Edgefield is called to
go up higher on account of her fine
school and big cotton factory.
Ten pounds of butter in one day?
You don't say so. Yes we do, for it
is fact. Ten pounds of butter in one
day is what the S. G. G. l. boys and
girls and young ladies and gents dis
pose of in one single day.
Read the new advertisement of w.
E. Lackey, the Jeweller, in another
column, and if you need anything in
his line give him call. You will find
q full assortment of goods in his estab-
lishment and at reasonable prices.
The cavalry company of the s. C. G.
I. is composed of Wallace Tompkins,
jack Hill, Rhett Nicholson, Sam
Hughes, Hugh Nicholson, and Charlie
Cheatham, that is to say they ride to
and from school.
The work of repairing the Bank OF
Edgeield will be completed this week,
and the bank will again be IN its old
quarters. Having made some neces-
sary changes and repairs it presents
most handsome appearance.
Capt. R. B. Cain, who has charge of
the military department of the S. G. c.
L, has been busily engaged since his
arrival here taking measures for uni
forms and organizing the boys into
companies, and also in grading drill
ground on the campus.
The Baptist church was full to over
flowing on last Sunday caused by the
influx of the S. C. I. students. We
haven't seen such a sight since college
days at chapel. In the afternoon the
students and teachers attended the
Methodist church.
The South Carolina Presbytery
met at Upper Long Cane church,
aAbbeville county, on Tuesday, Sept.
10th. Rev. G. G. Mayes went as dele
gate from our Presbyterian church.
There may be others whose names we
failed to get:
Mr.. T. B. Lanham has accepted a
position at Conway in Horny county.
He goes to enter the employment of a
large clothing firm at that place. Mr..
Lanham is an excellent business man,
and it is with genuine regret that
Edgefeld gives him up. Mr.. Lanham's
family will join MIN about Oct. lst.
Fifteen pounds of steak, twelve
dozen eggs, dozen fricasseed chick
ems, and three pounds of butter. This
is what the S. G. G. 1. had for break
fast Sunday morning. 1t made US
think that we would never get another
soft boiled or scrambled egg or piece
of fried chicken while the world stood
But our country friends will catch on
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