Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-12
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2 LOCAL AND PERSuNAL. 8
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The wife of Capt. DuBose is, we are
panied to state, very i'll at her residence
in our town.
Mr.. P. B. Day, one of Trenton's
prosperous farmers, was in town on
Monday of this week.
Scout Gray has variety OF snap
beans, two of VI lich will make mess
for three or four persons, they are,
some Of them, three feet long.
The cool nights of the past week have
had tendency to check the growth OF
cotton, but this is no disadvantage
where the weed is large enough, for
checking the growth of the plant tends
to the making of fruit.
The Edgefeld Light Dragons will
have their annual picnic and barbecue
on Thursday, July 27th inst. Particu-
lsrs later. This bids fair to be the
largest gathering ever held at Centre
Spring. Bellies and beaux have your
lamps trimmed and ready.
The discussion rs to building 3
school house for Prof. Bailey has
caused looking into the lines of the
old Academy lot and in finding out ex-
actly where they run. Mr.. S. Mouzon
Smith is making survey and plot OF
the whole lot, SO that future genera
tions who will then be patronizing the
great big college with students from
all the States, can look back and see
from what "small scorns big oaks
grow"
Aiken is fourishing and progress
siye little city. There they have cleo
trio lights, water works, two artesian
wells, splendid system of sewerage
and magnificent school buildings.
For all these privileges the people
have bonded their city heavily, and
have to pay especial taxes amounting to
fifteen mills TO cover interest on their
bonds. But they murmur not, nor
complain, but pay their taxes will
ingly, knowing that it is to their inter-
!. est. individually and collectively.
Greenwood has like tax, though
smaller, in fact all "get there" towns
are obliged to do these things or die
the death of stagnation and decay.
Would it not pay US Edgefeld people
to follow in Aiken's wide-a-wake and
prosperous footsteps?
Mr.. J. D. May, one of the most pop
ular statesmen of James DAILY & Co., has
returned from Edgefleld, s. c., where
he acted IS best man for his brother,
whose marriage to Miss Sheppard as
announced in Saturdays Chronicle,
wss cne of the most prominent social
events that has occurred in South Caro-
lima in some time. A little incident of
the trip is the fact that JEFF went over
q confirmed bachelor and returned a
swain. The change is something n ;
velous, and those who are not on
inside are wondering what strange
duence has come over him. He8as
teFtained in great style and lost
heart completely in the berg of fen
ioyeliness.-Augusta Herald.
Dr.. T., from a certain dead town near
By, was in Greenwood fsT, zeys since,
and meeting Mr.. j. X. D, DR.. T asked
the latter, "How IN the world do you
people manage to pay your big special
town taxes?" Mr.. D. smiled happy
smile and said, "Why, my dear Doctor,
we love to pay that town demand for
bond interest money, because it pays
us to have to pay our town taxes. We
j.. are now booming little city with all
the improvements and conveniences of
city life-everything is life and &C
tivity-and We. are better able to pay
our special tax of ten mills now than
we were to pay street tax of two
mills in the olden slow-coach times"
And DR.. T. "pulled down his vest" and
went on his way-a thinking and
shrinking.
Unique In Style and of High
Grade Finish.
The very plain and yet very
handsome monument recently
erected in our cemetery to the
memory of the late Mr.. r. Augustus
Tompkins is most besutiful
tribute oflove and affection from
beloved and devoted mother.
Mrs. D. r. Durisce, to an idolized
son-a son true and warm-hearted,
and worthy manly man. 1t is
certainly unique in style-some-
thing totally without like or SEM
blance in our cemetery; and has
won the admiration and commen-
dation of all who have had the
pleasure of inspecting it.
This artistic tomb or monument
is very creditable to Mr.. w. A.
Langston, of the firm of Smith &
Langston, dealers in granite and
marble work of all kinds, of our
town, and we cheerfully recon-
mend them to all in want of any,
thing in their line of business.
May-Sheppard.
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