Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-03-29
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We can make our lives sublime"
Is that the reason big thieves roll IN
splendor,
While the little ones are doing time?
Next Sunday will be Easter Sunday.
The Rev. John Lake was in town on
Monday of this week.
A new lot of Rent and Advance
Liens for sale at this Office.
March has gone, vamosed, winked
out, and nobody was sorry to bid fare-
we'll.
If we were as sure of our neighbor's
goodness as we are of our own, our
neignbor would be almost as good as
we are.
Mr.. L. E. Jackson has some delicious
syrup, in cans, all flavors, strawberry,
pine apple, lemon, vanilla, etc., loc
quart, try it.
Mr.. j. w. Peak will show up next
week display advertisement OF his
splendid spring and summer goods
Remember this also.
The last number of Harper's Weekly
contains very good portrait of Major
John Gary Evans, US. ", "organizer
of Criminal Court" at Havana.
Mr.. Foster Cheatham has already
set out sweet potato slips, and promises
this office mess for the first Sunday
in May. Pumpkin yams, remember.
At regular meeting of the Knights
of Honor held recently Mr.. John Ken
nelly was elected a delegate to the
Grand Lodge; S. McG. Simpklns, al
ternate.
Bill Flynn and Press Callison, of
Shatterfield have onion setts for sale.
Orders from this section may be left
with Mr.. A. F. Broadwater, who is
their authorized agent.
Farmers are, as 'ule, backward IN
their farming operations, owing to the
unfayorable conditions Of the weather
during the month of February and
March
The new engineer on our road to
Trenton is what is denominated in rail-
road parlance ga hot runner"-from
Edgefield to Trenton in IA minutes
and seconds.
Er, Arthur Collett, who went to
Cuba in the U. S. Army, has returned
home. While in Havana, after his dis
charge from the army, he acted as cor
respondent for an an'English paper.
Our old Confederate veterans will be
delighted to know that the Hon. F. B.
Gary, upon invitation of the General
Assembly, will deliver the address OF
welcome at the reunion in Charleston.
We have the name OF the Edgefield
farmer who bought corn in Augusta
last week for his farm, as stated by the
Augusta Chronicle, and we are going
to publish it. his name is Legion, Mr..
Legion.
Those of our citizens, who are using
the new coffee substitute, Postum Ce-
real, will be charmed to know that
new piece of music, the "Postum Cereal
Two Step," can now be bought OF
music dealers.
Mr.. Jas. E. Hart will have an adver-
tisement in the ADVERTISER next week.
Look out for it. Friend Jim says he
doesn't pretend to be leader but man
ages to keep up with the procession
and lope with the gang.
See odr Crash and Straw Hats,
in every new style. Boys and
Misses Caps, Crash and Duck, up
to date. Look at them before you
buy. N. 7. RACKET STORE.
George Johnson desires to return his
thanks to the white people of Edge
field county for the many presents
given him on the occasion of his recent
nuptials. He says that the only thing
that troubles him in this connection is
that he will never be able to return
such abundant favors. However he
Will stand with his white friends till
the end comes.
The moot court held at the S. G. c..
l. on last Friday night was most
enjoyable occasion, most creditable
alike to the Institute, its officers and
students, and although there was an
other entertainment in the Opera house
the same night the college chapel was
crowded with auditors, showing the
high esteem in which we hold, close to
our hearts, this grand institution of
learning.
DR.. J H. Thornwell, who failed to
reach our town in time to conduct SER
vices in our Presbyterian church on
last Sunday night, will certainly be
with US so as to preach on Tuesday
nioht. These services wilt be con-
tinued, morning and night, for week
or longer. All our citizens are cor
daily invited to attend. DR.. Thorn
we'll is the gifted son of gifted father
of the same name, distinguished au-
thor and divine.