Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-06-21
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swers.
President A. E. Padgett has so far
recovered from his recent indisposi-
eion as to be in the Bank daily.
Miss Marie Boykin went to Atlanta,
Ca, on Monday last to visit friends.
She will be absent for some weeks.
Frederick's Ferrotype Gallery will
be at Edgefeld ustil Thursday, June
ssnd. Tenton south side public square.
Two nice size pictures for SO cents.
The rains thai fell last Saturday
were pretty general in their scope and
did much good. The sweet potatoes
set ont and the pease planted will make
wonderful ahow little later on.
You may know lots of mean things
about your neighbor, but why not set
them off against the mean things ne
knows about you and in the silence OF
secrecy learn to respect one another!
The rains of last Friday were abund-
ant and glorious, and in q few hours
the thermometer fell from 81 to 81. The
rain was not predicted by the weather
bureau, but it was just as highly ap-
preciated as il 1t had been.
A. J. Norris, Esq, who has been .
Quasi invalid for some months. was
caught in the cold rain on last Satur-
day and the result is that he is 81 this
writing confined to his room. It is
hoped, however, that this set back
may not be serious one.
!, Handsome young Ben Mays, medal
orator of the junior class Of the S. c.
C. I. recent commencement, brought
us q cotton bloom on Monday Of this
week from his fathers plantation. Ben
says there are plenty of blooms now,
mot only on his fathers place, but on
all the neIghboPing places.
Some one has given the following rs
good way to get rid of the trouble
some mosquitoes: sThrow bit OF
alum, about the size OF marble, into
a small bowl of water, and wet the
hands and face and any parts lightly
with it. Not mosquito will approach
you. They hum about little and dis
appear"
Prof. Bailey is in attendance on the
:, Summer School for teachers at Win
throp, Rock Hill, s. c., and will be abb
sent on such, service month. Upon
his return he will open Summer
School at the s, c. C. L. for the teach
ers of Edge6eld county, which bids
fair to be largely attended.
OF the $50 high grade teachers in at
tendance on. the summer school for
teachers at winthrop the following
are from Edgefeld: Miss Ona Denny,
j, F. Entzminger, Miss lone Toney,
Miss -sallie s. Bailey, T. N. x. Bailey,
R.R. Cam, Jas. P. Bean, A. J. Asbill.
This is q small representation in num-
,tharsh up to the. mark in all
e,othe1 It's.
Mrs !. Bulkley, OF Batesbnrg,
who hE on q visit to her daugh-
Ter, Mrs A. Zimmerman, left US
Monday for Aiken, whittier she
goes to spend few weekr with Mrs.
w. F. Dobey, another daughter. At
any rate Mrs. B. will not return to her
home at Batesburg, (that at present
smallpox afflicted little city, until it
is snfe for her to do so.
Mr. j. E. Swearingen, Of Edgedeld,
has been awarded the medal for. the
best debater in the South Carolina
College. In delivering the medal
Brof. Joynes said, among other things,
Z that bsalthough he had delivered msny
medals, never had the service given
him such great pleasure as this, be-
Cause it was the first time be had ever
delivered. medal to one deprived of
bis sight as Mr.. Swesringen, wss." Mr..
SweariIgen was awarded this medal
without contest because there were
no other contestants, they all having
Withdrawn .
. :. Mrs. Elizabeth Holson, who died at
he7. residence in our town on last Fri
day morning has been resident for
nearly twenty years, 1T being nearly
that many years since the death Of her
husband. the late Lee Holson. She
left one son and three daughters, and
number of dear friends to grieve
;. that. she ia no longer with them here,
but they may be consoled snd COM
= forted By the thought that she is with
the blest On high waiting to greet
them when the inevitable summons
comes to them too, to join the in
Vulnerable caravan that moves to the
psie realms of death.
Prof. Nichols, Georgis's grest mag
netic healer, and who is well known in
Edgefeld, will open his Office in Mrs
Merryman's residence near the post.
-of6ce, Johnston, s. c., on the 18th inst.
time limited to ten days. This will be
rare opportunity for all those in
Edgefleld who have chronic troubles OF
eny kind to have them cured. Prof
Nichols magnetic treatment is IN.
dersed by prominent ministers, law.
yers, doctors, and business men all
over the country. Go on Monday and
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