Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-16
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Batesburg is to have Bank.
Trapp McManus has already set OUT
patch of sweet potatoes and saur
krant, and there are others.
Mrs. NJ. J. Tlllman will apply TOR
charter, Scott's Ferry over Savannah
river. See notice in this issue.
Bishop j. s. Key wrote: TEETHINA
tTeething Powders) was more Suits
factory than anything we ever used.
Tickets for reserved seats TO Gordon
lecture at Johnston on next Friday
afternoon on sac at the Bank of john
ston.
we are requested to announce that
on. next Saturday afternoon there
will be an ice cream festival at Mr..
Waiter KILLERS (the old Bonham ptace)
for the benefit of Horns Greek Baptist
church.
In this weeks issue of the Adver-
tlser Gov. McSwepney offers reward
for the party or parties who burned
the dwelling of DR.. Blackwell, at
Parksville, of which burning We made
mention last week.
The conference of Prohibitionists
held in the Court House on last SatuI-
day resulted in the election of the
following delegates to the State con-
ference to NEST in Cclumbaa on the
25th inst: DR.. L. r. Gwaltney, F. N.
X. Bailey, B. e. Nicholson, Esq.
Dr.. Blackwell's house, destroyed by
fire recently, was insured in the Bur-
nett-Griffin agency at Edgefield, and
within week the loss was adjusted
and check delivered to the beneficiary.
This is the proper way to do business.
See their advertisement in another
column.
Superintendent OF Education Nc
Mahan has arranged for summer
school for Edgefield to commence on
July 18th anG end August 18th. The
teachers or. conductors are Prof. VIM.
NJ. Clyde, who is principal of the boys
high school at Montgomery, Ala, and
Prof. ID. Wallace. professor of his
tory, Wofford College.
pursuant to his own fondness for
the work of legislation, and respon-
sive to the earnest request of repre-
sentative citizens in every walk of
life," is the way they have in Georgia
of announcing candidate for the leg.
islature, which is huckleberry
over Edgefeld's persimmcn.
y. W. DeVore, Esq, has returned
from Saluda court, where he was sue
cessfui IN the case of the State agalnsl
Milledge Williams, acquitring his
client. who was indicted for the mur-
derof will Whittle. Lawyer DeVcre
is fast acquiringa State reputation as
an astute aud successful criminal law
yer and his services are in constant de-
mand.
Snnday, May 10th, at 1880 A. M {,
there will be Mass IN the Catholic
church; OF Edgeaeld and sermon by
She Rev. John L,Seidi on the subject:
aThs church accredits herself" In the
afternoon 1T 8 O'Clock the Rev. Father
will speak on the subject of Saint
worship; its philosophical, scrlptural
and logical basis. All are invited to
attend.
The monument which Edgefeld has
just erected to her dead heroes is GER
tainiy beautiful piece of work. In
height it is, from base to apex, Thirty
onefeet,. equally as tall as those that
have been erected in much larger and
more pretentious towns. The monu-
ment is almost reproduction of that
which stands at the pass of Their
mopyla to the memory Of Leonidas
and the Sps rtan Three Hundred.
3Three Score and Ten," sends us
quite a readable and interesting ac-
count concerning the piping;hot times
raging in old Edgefeld szsy back in
the fifties. The "Rotten Bank Of the
State as it was then called, and the
.slavery Question" were the disturb
ing elements-and the war between
the people, pro and con, was AS hot as
hot conld be. We will delight in CIV
/. ing our old friends article a place in
the picture in our next issue.
isDKJ. B.. Courtney, who was in our
: Office on, saturday last, had something.
to say about the April snow that seems
to be stirring the people SO. The Doc
tor rays that the date, as given by our
correspondents, SUNDAY, April 10th,
.Is49, is correct, shat it turne': cold the
evening before the snow Pbe day,
Snnday, was WINDY and cloudy, ke
SsMent to church al Rocky Spring Bap-
!. list church i'm Lexington, nav Aiken,
5 on that day. Zedekiah watkins was
4the preacher. At o'clock the snow
:s:was two inches on the ground and the
sun shining most brilliantly. The
!. frnitwas all killed without any excep-
!. tion, not even blscs berry left. There
were heavy frosts for three mornings.
: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
and slight one on the fourth morn
ing Tbu-sday- On Saturday it SaS