Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
Observation-Disclosures
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Several frosts since our last issue.
and shttle ice on two mornings.
Bagging and ties have gone vt
of sight, worth double what they were.
last year at this time. q
Mr.. J. NJ. Manly.s of Edgefeld, has
been appointed superintendent OF the.
iJseidyilie, N. c, cotton mills.
The democratic clubs Of the county
are to meet on Saturday week, April
2sth, for re. organization and other
purposes.
Mat Green, colored, is one OF the
sTost sxpert and skilled plasterers and
Z bricklayers in the State. Parties need
ing his services can address him at
Edgeield.
Col. John r. Abney, Of New York,
win deliver the litery address at Wol-.
ford College at the ensuingco nmence-
ment in June. Col. Abney is grad
uate Of Wofford.
The strike on the Southern Railway
doesn't amount to much sofar as Edge
field is concerned. Agent Haltiwan-
ger hasn't taken any stock in the mat
ter, just keeps on saving wood.
The Great Eastern Shoe Company,
R. g. Tarver. Manager, sO7 Broad
I street, Augusta, Ga, offers some spe-.
cial and wonderful bargains to @mer-
chants only" in this weeks Advertiser.
e. J. Norris, Agent, has good stock
I Of Aeld and Kainit. Lowest cash
lrices.
Mr. WV. Keys, one Of the editors.
Of the Baptist Courier, who was dele
gate to the BY. P. u, pays a glowing
tribute to President F. N. K. Bailey
aud the s. g. C.I.in the last issue OF
his paper. ,s
H N Messrs. j. 81. P. Roper, 0. Sheppard,
{ Jr. z. Jones, John B. Hill, John Ken
I nerly, and r. L. Dunoyant are all in
attendance on the United States Court
sin Greenylllethis week, and the town
is sad and lonely. s@
Mr. John B. Day, Of Columbus, Ga,
is on9a visit to relatives and numerous
friends in Ecgcfeld county, Mr.. Day
lis the oldest son of the late Julius
Day. Esq, having left Edgefeld
twenty five years ago.
Mr.. Ransom G. Padgett, of our town,
has been elected Teller of the new
sbankin Columbia, of (which DR.. w. b.
Tim:nsrmanis President. Mr.Padgett'
has accepted the position and will re-
move TO Columbia in a short whils.
Price. Nee Cormick 6 Co. say that
higher prices for: cotton are inevitable,
and Atwood, Violet 6 Co., in still
stronger language, say: sspot cotton,
s will enhance ;s value from this time
i forward to point not. perhaps, antici-
pated even by many sanguine bulls,
simply because, The consuming world
must have it, and the cotton viii not q
.ts on hand to be had
On last Sunday Mr.. Rishard Tim
mons came very near having fire
which would have burned his dwell
Ing house. One of his little boys went
out in the wood house, JUSTIN rear OF
the dwelling, struck match and soon
& had constable blaze. Near by neigh
bors soon saw the blaze, however, and
coming nt,once to the rescue had no
trouble in saving the dwelling.
McC Cormlck Harvesting Machinery,
Binders, Mowers, Rakes, Corn Shred
.ers. E. J. Norris, Agent.
Left ,Edgefield between two suns,
April 9th INST, one Frank Lee, colored,
has lost first, finger of right hand, talks
with his mouth open, which gives him
an indlstinct ntterance, appears to be
half witted. Went off in company with
viii Griffin, who has lostall the fingers
from mis- left hand. Frank Lee is about
I. .1s years old. Any information OF said
worthies. one or both, 'lbe thank
fully re seived at this Office.
This is passover" week and is OBJ.
served by all jews IN good standing
e.eserYwhere. Passover week began on
s;aast Friday at sun down and will last
seven days. This religious observance
: is in commemoration OF, the killing of
the first born in all Egyptian house
holds and the passing over those jew
- Eisfi houses that had blood on the door
posts. And we haven't jew in all
& Edgeaeld to observe the Passover.
si DR.. r. H. Zimmerman, OF Aiken
ss county, ,has removed too Judson, Marion
county, thie State, DR.. Mmrnermar
is the second son of Hon.W. II
Zimmerman, State Treasurer, and hal
represented Aiken county in the legis
Iasure2tor two terms with honor tt
y himself and his county. Edgefeld ant
Aiken ase sorry to have him go as fal
as from the extreme western to the ex'
treme spstern part Of the State. Bu'
expectsto hear good things Of hiu
wherever he may be.
Dr.. Gs E. Bigham, of Frtnklin, Ed
geaeld county, 8. c., was awarded hi
license before the State board of medi.