Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-02-22


The Jay bird, the sparrow, and also the
crow,
Put their footsies lin the beautiful
snow.
XII. Gordon Coogler.
Cotton is sure cents in Augusta.
aEsgvancement" time is right on us
and the sleen'' has about opened.
Don't forget the lecture tomorrow,
Thursday night, for the benefit OF the
SC. C. 1. boys.
Our March term of court begins on
the SECOND Monday, the 18th. Juase
Watts Will preside.
What would this world be without d
woman? A perfect blank-like a sheet
of paper-not even ruled.
Milk the heifer with first calf as long
as you can get drop, clear up to the
second calf. This will make her oet-
ter COW,
The County Teachers Association
will meet at Ridge Spring on March
4th next. See programme in another
column.
Well, if all the other fruit has been
killed by the blizzard, we can certainly
depend upon having blackberrles ana
watermelons.
See notice of meeting Of County
Pension Board in another column.
This meeting is set for the End day OF
March proN.
Capt. Blocker, the newly elected
clerk of the Board Of County Commls-
sioners, will make most efficient Off
Ger for that position.
And Sam Taylor says that they make
furniture in North Carolina out OF
compressed air, and that is the reason
why they can sell it so cheap.
Mrs. C. A. Brunson, who has. been
seriously i'll for some days is, we are
glad to state, much better and ON
fair way to complete recovery.
If those of our readers whose hens
do not lay every time they want eggs,
will feed them on rsarly done COW
peas they will have eggs to burn.
That's right, get mad once in while,
bu; at such times keep your mouth
shut-this was q part of what DR..
Gwaltney said in his sermon last Sun
DestussrJ ssr----s-r'- s1os.'
Have you tried frizzled mutton?
Well try it! It's so good! But have
you the mutton? If you have bring
some to the editors Office and he will
SHOW you how to frIzzle it.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
proaching nuptials of Geo. Johnston,
of Edgefeld, late of the United States
army, and Mrs. America Turnbuil,
alias Harris, Of Beaverdam, all colored.
The pleasant and familiar face of
DIR. s. L. Morris, the former pastor of
our Presbyterian church, adorns the
outside of last. weeks issue of the
Southern Presbyterian. DR.. Morris is
now the popular pastor of large
church in Macon. Ga.
Mai. RS. Anderson has bought the
old Elizabeth Christian place on Co.
lumbia street, and in the early spring
will erect handsome residence there
on. Contractor j. j. Bell, we hear, has
been awarded the contract, and this is
guarantee that it will be nice
building.
A hosiery mill for Edgefield is in the
near future, in fact it is right on us.
For the benefit of those of our readers
who do not know what hosiery mill
is, we would state that hosiery mill
is sox mill. You know by this time
that s-o-x spells sox. For particulars
see Col. Tillman.
From all we can hear the small grain
was not much injured by the recent
cold, rather improved by the snow
than otherwise. Mr.. John K. Tomp-
kins, who is secretary and treasurer OF
the Edgefield Cotton Mill, ana lives in
town, but who also has farm in the
country, reports this cereal as looking
we'll, vigorous and healthy.
Lawyer Jim DeVore was standing
in front of the postofiice the other day,
when an old coioreG man came up, and,
touching his hat, asked:
"Kin you tell me is dis de place to
git postage stamps?"
eyes, this is the place." said Lawyer
Devore, seeing the chance for little
fun: "but what do you want with
postage stamps, uncle?"
"To mail letter, sab, of course"
"Well, then you needn't bother about
stamps. You dent have to put any
stamps on letters this week"
"No, sir. Why fur not?"
"Well, you see, the conglomeration
Of the hypothenuse has differentiated
the parallelogram so much that the
consanguinity don't emulate the ordi-
nary effervesence, and so the govern
ment has decided to send letters free"
The old man took off his hat, doubt
fully shook his head, and then with
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