Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-16
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The gunboat Wheeling, stationed
at sitka, has ben ordered to
Skaguay.
Mr.. G. P. Cobb of Johnston, the
hustling vehicle and furniture
seller was in town on Monday.
Dr.. r. J. Talbert one of our
most popular physicians of the
west eide, was in town on Mon
day.
Uncle George Tillman was in
town on Monday of this week,
many friends were glad to greet
him.
Tho Baptist Young Peoples
Union is organizing acirculatlng
library, for the benefit of its men,
bers.
A little Atchison girl recently
gave a party, her mother limiting
the guests to ten. The girl invit-
ed nine boys and one girl.
DIR. R. H. McKie of Golfers
was in Edgefeld OH Monday.
Many friends has the Doctor in
Edgefeld, town and county.
Lawyer: Are you a married
man?
Witness: No, I was hurt in a
saw mill last week that's what
makes me look so bad.
1t pays to be good. Sam Jones,
the evangelist, makes $3O,OOO a
wear. That beats his previous
occupation of drinking liquor and
driving a dray.
Next Tuesday, the 22nd. Febru-
arv. is Washington's birth day.
By-the-way if Washington bad
been born on the 29th of February
he might be living yet.
A charming entertainment in
the opera house on the night OF
Tuesday the 22nd February in
slant, for the benefit of the Edge
field Institute. This entertain
ment is a most delightful farce
comedy un 1er the management OF
Prof. E. C. Dennis aided by q
number of young gentlemen and
ladies of our town.
Speaking of cold weather in
North Carolina, Sam Taylor says
it is SO cold up there sometimes
that the fish freeze in running wa
ter before the water does. He says
that be has Frequently caught
fish with book and line that were
frozen solid when he pulled them
out of the water. And that he has
often used three foot frozen eel
for walking stick-of course this
thing didn't happen in July OF
August, but when the weather was
tolerably cool.
There is no excuse for any one
having their fowl houses and other
buildings infested with mites
Never let hen lay in places you
cannot reach. Do not let them sit
under houses that are. near the
ground. When the hens begin to
lay line the nests with leaf to-
bacco crumbled up. When you
set hen give a liberal sprinkling
of tobacco. A day or two before
you take her off sprinkle her well
with insect powder. When the
Young chickens come off sprinkle
them with the powder. Keep the
roosting places dry and clean. By
following this plan you will not
he troubled with mites. or lice
Fairfield News and Herald.
In Colored Society.
Alb Clark had an accident hap
perad to bis head on last Satur'
day night.
Somebody stole Tidy Smiths
rooster, second time!
Pet Penn has the Job of sand,
sitter and sprinkler for. the "Gap'
road between the trestle and Pitts
burg.
ElIlck Barnes has swopped one
of his horses foc nine goats and 6
pair of "bellowaes." :.
The wedding bells am ringing
Now honey you. keep cool,
amt got time to kiss you now
L am busy wild dis mule.
Married by the Rev. West oil
phant at the residence of tht
BRIDES parents, Mr.. John Jocks
and Miss Emma Jones, all of Sim
mon Ridge.
Cards are out announcing th'
marriage of MIR. Wash Adams o
Edgefeld and Miss Hollie Sims o
324 Taylor Street, Augusta, ia.
Jack Rock of Turkey Creel
brought a one-steer load of straw
brocms to town on Tuesday last.
Milledge Bonham Jones, son o
Tom Jones of Simmon Ridge Goo'
Samaritan Baptist church, brough
q one-harse load of stump "llteud