Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-01
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: LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
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Gov. Sheppard has returned from
Glenn Springs.
DIR, Gwaltney, who has been quite
sick,is much improved at this writing
{MrNLGGriffis, of Falfa, has been on
a-pisit-to his daughter, Mrs J. T. Nc
Manus.
Mr. and Mrs j. J.. Caughmap have
returned from CottonGale. Ca, whittier
they went on visit to Mrs C!'s former
LONE.
MIR S. Il. Manget, one of Trenton's
popular merchants, was in town on
tuesday. Sam has just returned from
Cleveland Springs, NC.
We are requested to announce that
there will be no barbecue at the un-
yelling ceremonies which are to be at
This place on Wednesday, Aug. Stf.
A good way to lay by corn, tile last
blowing, is to drag dog backwards
down the rows. This is the method in
North Carolina, so Sam Taylor says.
Sofar as we have heard the follow
ing are the applicants FOR positions on
the County Board of Control; o L
Dobson, H w Quarles. Chas Strom, and
&c Wlnn.
Capt Jim Miner is a candidate this
week for County Dispenser. Hereto
fore he hns been announcing as a cam
didate for county commissioned. Let
the record be corrected and SO stand
till the general roll is called.
We call the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement of Furman Uni
versity in this issue of the Advertiser.
Under the presidency of DR. Montague
old Furman has no superior in tins
Slate as an institution of learning.
The Chinese puzzle and muddle is
only equalled by the dispensary puzzle
and muddle in Edgefield county. But
oldEdgeheld never expects to be "left"
in puzzles or muddles, or anything
else.
The crops in Edgefeld county are as
whole something better than fair
average. Of course we refer to crops
other than wheat and oats, these &C.
reals are already garnered and were,
to use:a slang phrase, "out of sight"
the best,fo years. /
Parents of children in Edgefield
county, all parts and sections thereof,
are requested to send their children
TO meet Miss Sudie Davis at the S. c.
Z. 1. building on Wednesday, Aug. sth,
at 9 AM, bringing flowers for deco
rative puf poses at the unveiling cere-
moniesThe members of the s. Q. G. L.
band are also requested to be present
to furnish the concord of sweetsounds
which none others can do SO well.
A gooaly number of our old Confed-
crate veterans are eff for the re-uuion
at Greenwood this week, Wednesday
and Thu sday. a partial list from
cur town is as. follows: Jim Bigham,
w 81 QUITS, w N Burnett, T c Strom,
A F Broadwater, E C Winn, Capt Gus
White, S L Roper, John DeLaughter,
Capt John Butler, and Thos j Adams.
OF course there are others whose
names we have beeu unable to get.
Mr. w. R. Parks, of the Parksville
Roller Mills, reques.s US to say to his
patrons and the public that where
parties wish and will write him giving
number of bushels of wheat they wish
ground he will assign them a special
night for such grinding. In this way
there will be no delay or disappoint-
meut in getting their flour. In writing
for such night assignment, be sure to
give the number of bushels you wish
ground.
In response to our query OF last
week as to the merits of a roller mill
over the old kind Of mill, we have re-
ceived full and clear statement which
we hope to give next week. 1t sufficeth |
to say that tn. roller mill is far and
away ahead of an old fashioned out of
date stone mill And that this editor
knows from his own experience. He
is,revelling every day in biscuits and
battercakes from roller ground wheat.
And up to this revelllng business he
had not eaten biscuit in years.
Rev w. T. Hundley, of Gaines
vile, Fla, will lecture in our Bap-
tist church on Thursday night of
this week at $50 o'clock. His
subject will be, "Cruisirg in the
ORIENT No admission will be
charged at the door, but collec-
tion will be taken up, part OF
whlch!will 90 towards the church
debt at this place and o part to
Mr. Hundley's church in Florida.
Mr. Hundley has recently returned
from trip to Egypt and other
foreign countries.
We call the special attention of our
readers to the new advertisement of
MrG. Cobb, of Johnston, in this is