Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-24
LOCAp BREVITIES.
:. onl, one week now until the primary

Only oneWeek now uuGii Che pt iniei
election. ,.
Cmckamauga is an Indian name and
means ssthe river of DEATH"
Don't neglect your turnip patch.
Now is the time to SOW the seed.
Miss Sue Collett, of Horns Greek, is
visiting friends in Greenwood.
The eossips say there will be two or
three weddings in the city in the early
fall.
Mrs. w. H. Folk and Julia are visit
ing DR.. Maxwelps family in Green
wood.
The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Timmons is sick with pneu-
monia.
So far the county campaign meet
ings have not been very largely at
tended.
Bamberg county, it seems, is to have
county court, which will convene
each month.
Farmers say that cotton on sandy
lands is shedding badly, owing to the
frequent rains.
The State campaigners reached our
town from Aiken on q special train at
P. NJ. Monday.
Mr.. Henry Kearsey, we regret to
learn, is i'll with fever at his home IN
South Edgefeld.
DR.. Gwaltney returned from Liberty
Hill on Saturday last, where he had
been conducting meeting.
If no disaster befalls the corn crop
of the county this fall there will he
little Western corn shipped here next
spring,
Miss Eva Miller, the bright and
winsome daughter of o. L. Miller is
visiting her friend Miss Ella Mays
Allen of our town.
If your name is not on the club roll
by this afternoon it will be too late
and you will not be allowed to vote in
the primary, so hustle!
In tie State omnibus ticket the
name d. Dradham should be p.J.
Bradham. Voters will please correct
this by making B over the D.
Mr.. Holloway Harling, the efficient
and courteous deputyfor Clerk John
B. Hill, has recovered from his recent
illness and may be found at his post
again.
Rev. John Lake has returned from
Europe, and since his return has been
elected principal of the Johnston In
stitute, Prof. Martin having been
given position in Clemson.
Mr.. j. Knox DeVore, wife, and three
children who have been on a visit to
Mrs. Ida Sheppard, of our town, re-
turned to their home at McRae, Ca,
on Wednesday morning of this week.
Capt. E. FL. Folk, secretary of the
executive committee, says that he has
the tickets for State and county Off
GERS and that any of the managers of
election can get them from him on de-
mand.
The firm of Walker & Walker, S27 to
s37 Reynolds Street, Augusta, Ca, is
new firm in the cotton business. We
call especial attention to their card in
another column. These gentlemen
have the most complete and modern
standard fire proof warehouse in Geor-
g1a.
Mr.. Billy White, veteran of the
war, member of the 7th S. G. ", died
a. his home near Liberty Hill on last
Saturday morning after lengthy ILL
ness, caused by old wounds. Mr.. White
was member of many years standing
in Bethany church. His funeral was
conducted by the Masonic order.
Here is list of the offices to be voted
for at the approaching primary cleo
rion: Governor. Lieutenant-Governor,
Secretary of State, Comptroller-Gen-
eral, Adjutant and Inspector General,
State Superintendent OF Education,
Attorney General, Railroad Commis-
sioner, Congressman second District,
Senator, three members House Repre-
sentatives, Judge of Probate, County
Superintendent of Education. Treas
urer, and Auditor.
Let the voters remember that they
must vote for three members of the
legislature who are candidates. The
object of that was to prevent plumb
ing. A ticket may be written with
ink or pencil. or printed. In the pri-
mary no special size paper is required.
One may vote for one Office alone and
leave out all the others and his vote
will be counted. For instance, if one
desired to vote for three candidates for
the legislature and leave all the others
off, the managers would count the
vote.
We cannot publish charges or innuen
does against any candidate so late as
the last issue of this paper before the