Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
efield Advertiser
" EDNEsDAY. DEc..13.
ann ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL. : :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

beauty.
For Thanksgiving dinner nine big
bloated, bronze gobblers were set ous
at the 8. C C. +.
Joe Hodges, coiored, wishes to hire
mule during the winter months Tor MS
ayittels and close"
a new street from near the Academy
branch bridge by way Of the old White
house to the street IN rear Ct the Epls-
copal CHURCH is one the fought to
.be's."
100000 feet of lumber suitable for
any kind of building purposes for sale
by Joe h. Tompkins and Harry ). Hill.
at Harry Hilrs saw mill. Oak, ASH
Poplar, Cedar or Pine.
Rich high grade Cheese at L. E
jackson & Co.'s.
roE SALE.-25O acres at Beech Island
he, OF, Port Royal R. R., live miles from
Augusta. 100 acres cleared, 100 acres
high land, and 80 acres river land clear
ed. all one body of land. Address DR.
W. r. i've, Blufftor, 5. c.
Mr.. Jas. F. Turner, who lives in this
county near Hamburg, is also an en-
thusiast on small grain. He says that
nearly every negro in h,e country has
q little patch of wheat, to say nothing
of.the white folks, and 1t is all looking
well.
A side walk we'll lined with shade
trees is not aonly thing Of beauty"
and q pleasure to the pedestrian, bu'
the trees are likewise protection to
the side walk, and the walk is more
easily kept in repair. Please puta pin
here, Mr.. Mayor, and reflect little,
Just little, on the shade tree question.
New arrivals of J.llies,: Preserves,
Marmaiades, and the like, at l.. Il. JACK
son 81 Co.'s.
Mr.: w. L. Dunovant has purchaser
from Messrs. Joe and Bacon Addison
Lots Nos. 3, 8 and 6of the Addison es-
tate lands. These embrace and include
the old White house, as 1t is called. Mr.
Dunoyant intends, we believe, to build
cottages on two or more of these lots
in the early spring.
The dining hall at the institu'e-5o
by 40 teet-has been finished, and there
! viii now be room. for the dozen or
more students who are anxiously!w wait
ing the announcement that there is
room for few more. I ter Christmas,
from all accounts, there will be new
Influx Of matricuIates in the s. &C. l.. 1
WAsrsiD-le " 900 first class drawn
shingles by Dec. 18th inst apply to to.
III. Bell, Edgefeld, s. G.
The s. &c. l. lsfbuilding is now con-
nected by wire with Prof n A Taylor's
residence. who teaches telegraphy in
$ che 4nstisnte and has adarge and con-
tinuaiiy increasing clsss. This gives
practical working line whicn is as
J. good for all purpose, as d line to New
i. York. The instruments used are the
very best, .up-to-date and allthat.
The following are the appointments
of the South Carolina Conference just
adjourned !: Rev G w Davis comes to
Edsefeld; s { q EIwell to Johnston;
Hutspn to. Graniteville; J An
ders,n, Eeesville; s c Walker, Bates
burg; E Hodges, ParksviDe; N NJ
Brabham, Phoenix; A 5 Leslie, Sa-
luta; CIV Creighton, Bennettsville.
Mr. McRoy, who has been preaching in
: Edgefeld for the past year, has zone
to Springfield, Orangeburg county.
Judge Ernest Gary is with us once
aeain, and we are all delighted to see
him. He is on short visit TO his aunt,
Mrs. Gen. Evans. He tells us, not at
all reluctantly, but with somewhat OF
q triumphant smile, that his days OF
"single bleesedness" are numbered
that they played 'the rabbit foot" on
him whilst up in the Piedmont section.
and tbs; he has quietly submitted to
the inevitable. This may be true. and
it may be otherwise. Wnen the Judge
talks law, 1T counts and stands good,
but when he talks tnatrimony. Bah!
We know him of old. ~
FARM HANDS WANTED.-5o good
steady and Industrious colored men
single or married, with families. to
wo, s the whole year for cssh payments
monthly apply to Hollow Greek. Farm,
Toales 2. O., Aiken Co. s. C.
On; Monday OF this week ]. w. Da
Wore, Esq. received telegram FROM
MUIR. Brooks, Clerk of the Supreme
Court, that that Court had sustained
& his demurrer and dismissed the CON-
plant in the celebrated case of Swear
ingen VS.. The Hartford Fire Insurance
Company, A case that MIR. DeVore has
:, been persistently fighting for three
years. Twice has he lost it in the cir
cult court and thrice has he won in the
court OF highest resort, manifestins
in the struggle rare legal acnmen
and what ia still more rare, having th'
courage to fight for his legal convic