Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-25

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Mind, brother farmer, that you don't
ruin that cotton in the last blowing.
Miss Bessie Walker will spend the
summer months with her mother in
Beaufort.
MrC. E. May and family now occupy
the Presbyterian parsonage until Mr.
Maycan build.
And it is about the time of year to
sow.turnips. You will f1ud the best of
seed at the W. E. Lynch drug store.
Remember the reunion of Confed.
crate vets at Greenwood on next We'd
,nesday and Thursday, Aug. 1st and End.
Gen M. C. Butler has been in Edge
field for several days. He will proba-
,bly attend the Confederate reunion at
iGreenwood.
Mr. SE. J.. Norris has sold corn
shredder to Gen NJ. c. Butler. the first
machine of the kind sold in this Sec
itionlof the State.
s.; Supervisor Padgett calls on the road
loverseers to have the roads worked
under penalty of the law. See notice
lin another column.
Mt B. Lanham is soon to leave for
kentucky where he; goes to engage in
~. NJ. C.. A. work. The best wishes of
iall our people go with him.
JOSH. Cantelon, Esq, after most
tedious and protracted attack of grip is
sagaii able to be at his law office, where
his friends win hs delighted to see.
s him. !; s.siS
Read in this Issue OF the Advertiser
.the article. from The Southern 'Cultiya-,
!: :stor headed aDon't Pull That Fodder"
1T may put some new ideas in your
head.
There will probably beno peaches
next. year; therefore the thrifty and
thoughtful housewife is canning all
she can this year, and of all o'her
fruits as well. -. = -
/ Every visit of DR. Bell to Edgetield
brings him new patients. Piles is his
specially. and he is making some re-
markable cures. Remember every
Monday at Edgefeld,
"a big day that at Philippi last Sun
day. nearly every candidate in the
comfy was there, aud the crowd was
immense. Philppi is one ofthe largest
and hardsomest churches in Western
Carolina.
The rain that fell in our town on
Monday was just exactly what we
needed, indeed so far all our rains this
year have been just the very best and
we have had all round typical seasons
for the crops.
Some kind of an insect is destroying
the cotton in the vicinity of Bates
burg. The authorities have heen re-
quested to send the bug killer from
Clemson College to check the ravages
Of this new pest.
The Egyptian tree onion is some
thing new in the onion line. They
are mighty good, and like nut grass in
their not-to-be. got. rid-of character
istics. Trey will abide With you for
time-till the sun grows cold.
s. E. Freeland, Secretary and Treas
,urer. writes. US that the reunion of
Co. X, 10th sc. ", will be held at
q Plum Branch on Saturday, Aug. II.
All the members are earnestly re-
uuested to attend, and all old veterans
are cordially invited also.
Solicitor Thurmond was at the State
campaign meeting at Camden on Mon
day of this week, the first that bas been
held in his district. That he acquitted
himself handsomely goes without say
y. ing. !, AS yet. however, we have seen
no account of the meeting.
!, - - The Sec, etary of State has issned q
commission to the Johnston Cotton
~ Mills, of Johnston, Edgefleld county
The capital stock is to be $4,000. The
corporstors are SJ Watson, D L QUITS
sB FsLewis, Fl w Crouch, P c Stevens
Of Johnston, Chas w Davis, of Au'
gusta, and Alvin Etheredge, Of Saluda
Mr. Jos. W. TompkiDs, who died q
his home near our town on last Frida!
night, was the oldest son Of the lat
Col Jack Tompkins, was A years o
age. and left widow and several chill
dren. He married q daughter of th'
Is late j., P. Blackwell. Joe was kind
hearted, genial, and generous. and lef
S. many friends TO grieve that he is n
D more of earth. His remains were in
tered IN our village cemetery by th
3 side OF his beloved father on last Sat
s urday there tosawaitS The last grea
swakening. Peace to his memory! an
ynpatiiy Tor those VI Z grleye am
are distresse &: q