Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-02-28

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS llllIllIllillIlli;
Trapp 'McMauus has two-gallor
mifch cow. for sale.
Col. Bailey of the s. C. G. L has gone
again-always at 1t.
Messrs. Jas. E. Hart and j. w. Peak
have returned from New York.
Don't fail,to register for the town
election which takes place on April 9
The -four trust has 1busted." Our
Edgefeld man did it. Hurrah for him
Lent begins to-day "wednesday. }.
Stop trolicking now for forty days and
forty nights.
.gs.-e q. -s-f - - 80 -
The Edgeaeld Cotton Mills paid 8
cents for cotton on Monday and Tues
day Of this week.
Judge Benet will preside at our
March term which convenes on the
second Monday.. 80
The oats suffered little from the
last:cold, but wheat holds the fort and
looks beautifully.
"A big .Elgefeld farmer sold 5000
bushels ofcotton seed in this market
last week at "a cents per bushel,
The criminal dockets of the March
term of court are very light, but the
civil dookets are unusually heavy.
Sam Taylor is mad with Jim Brown,
because he {Jim Brown) called him
tSam Taylor)a snap-mouth slap-devil.
Col. Jim Tillman is putting up a
most elaborate chicken house wi ;h six
doors, each door opening on a different
sanor yard.
SO far as we can judge not more than
half as. much commercial fertilizers
has been bought BY the farmers this
season So last.
Mr.. Chris. Williams announces this
week for.Treasurer. Chris. is mighty
good man, and so is Col. Sam Mays q
mighty good man.
Since the first of January nearly
threemillions Of dolla. s have been in
vested in cotton mills in South Caro-
l1na. We are still at it.
At this writing cotton, midding, Is
bringing in Augusta 81 cents, but
these figures are perllously near the
top, in the opinion of yours truly.
Friend Scurry, our chiefof police, is
stilI down with the mumps, but.we are
pleased to state that he is daily inn
proving, and will soon be at his post
again.
The plate glacs trust has also ker-
humuxed; Joh,i Weir did that. Edge
field is always bound to have place in
the picture near the flashing of the
guns.
Here is another mighty good man in.
khe person Of Mr. Robert L.. DRnoyant
who announces this week for the posi-,
tiop OF High Sheriff OF Edgefeld
( county
The Edgefeld county Pension Board
met at this place on last Thursday.
FALLING TO conclude theif. labors the
board adjourned tlll next Thursday,
March Let.
Ths orangeburg Patriot regards the
e,ection of LII. Williams as chairman
.sfthe dispensary directors as moth
ing more than matter Of justice to an
honest man."
WANTRD-Reliaole. energetic sales
men,to sell Lubr,cating Oils on COM
mission with view TO. permanent
safaried positions as soon as ability is
proven. References. THE EUCLID OIL
Ces Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition to the prospective cam
didates mentionedIn another column,
Te hear the name of s. t. Williams
spoken Of for the legislature and Abe
Williams for county supervisor.
Rev. A. j. Reamy, of Johnston,
preached an excellent sermon in our
Baptist church on Sunday morning
last. Dr.Gwaltney being absent con-
Quoting the funeral obseqnies OF Mrs.
M. Jones at Batesburg.
Ourtown council has just received
another car load of terra Gotta piping
tor sewerage and drainage purposes.
It ranges in size from ten inch diam
eter to as big as barrel. Augusta
ean't touch US with ten-foot pole.
Next week we hope to present to our
readers large list Of names for the
various county offices; the moon will
then be on the increase, you know, and
candidates, like the balance of man
kind, are not without their suiersti-
tions.
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