Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-03-27

that from last accounts all were
improving.
Rev 2 P Blalock and family have re-
moved to the place formerly occupied
by Miss Amanda Har son, and will
remain there until their new home so
completed On Columbia street.
Mr. Lamb, who is member of the
Sunday-school at the factory, has pre-.
sented the school with library Of
sixty-one books. This gift was highly
appreciated, and Mr. Lamb was elected
Orarian.
- Mrs Rosa Lott expects to leave
Edgefeld to-day for Orangeburg,
where she will make her home with
Mrs Samuel Dlbble, and during the
summer months will spend her time
with at Harris Lithia Springs.
JW DeVore, Esq, has been very sue
cessfal at this term of court, gaining
all of his cases. They say heis roar
ing lion attorney, and it takes two
lawyers to buck "agin" HIM, and then
many'times he downs them.
Mrs Helen Sheppard was detained
from attending the funeral obsequies
of her father, Judge Wallace, on ac-
count of an attack of grip. The many
friends in Edgefield sympathiza with
her in this bereavement.
Miss Lena Stevens, of Elm wood,
wrote a very interesting account Of
Mission Day at Little Stevens creek
church for last weeks Baptist Courier.
Among those mentioned who took
6fsrs v ia tie tie program were Prof f n X
dey, Rev P P Blalock, Prof +
yntzminger, and Rev x>Luthea White.
Miss Rosa Lake, who has been in
Edgefeld for several months, paid
visit to Johnston last week. She will
return to her home in Lexington, KY,
in short time, visiting the E y p L
convention in Charleston, and relatives
in Atlanta on her return trip.
The mission services Sunday even
ing ending the week of self denial in
our Baptist church, were very inter-
esting. Talks were made by Mr B D
Thames on conservation of time, tai
ents, and means to the cause of Ch: ist,
by Rev Luther White on the import
ance of missionary spirit and enter
prise. and by DR. Gwaltney
Miss Hettie Sheppard has been offer
ed a position by Rev Mr. Wingo as
house keeper at the High School and
Summer Resort at Campobello, S. G.
Mr. Wingo has charge of the Mineral
Chaly ybeate Springs at that place dur
ing the summer months, and presides
over the High School during the schol-
astic session.
The State of last Friday contains a
very touching and convincing article
from Rev P P Bial,ck, urging the ne
oessity of separate institutions OF
learning for the deaf and the blind.
An appropriation has already been
made to Cedar Springs by the legisla-
ture, but Mr. Blalock hopes that this
will not deter this body from the con-
sideration of an establishment for the
blind alone at some future day.
The President of sthe Auf Wi eder-
sehen club received information fir I'm
headquarters that travelling library
belonging to the Fed,ration was ship
ped to her March 10Th. This library
will be in charge Of Mrs F w j Butler
who will be delighted to lend books tl
all who wish them. We cannot keer
the library longer than six weeks, and
hope all who wish books will call and
get them at once, as on May 1st the
library will be sent to another place.
Rev Jonathan Bell preached in oul
Baptist church on Sunday morning
His text was taken from the first
chapter of Romans, Il an not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ, for it is th'
power of God unto salvation to ever.
one that believetti." The speaker is NJ
Englishman who has been in Americ;
about six years. His discourse wa
both profound and eloquent, and Iit
tie foreign lccent gave aEecuiiar zes
to his remarEs. Wilhelm EdgeIield h
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs Ben Cog
burn. From Edgetleld he has gunp ol
visit to his family In Louisville, Ky
they not having yet removed to John
son where he now resides.
Court is still in session but vii
probably adjourn to-day, Tuesday
In the case of Mrs. JeDning
D against the C.. & W. C. K. r
Messrs Thurmoud and Simkin
- nsecured verdict for the railroad
@ @by the way a most remarkable one
and in the case of Mrs Middleton
against the same corporation, }
Nv. DeVore, Esq, pulled a verdic
for the Plaintiff.
Fhe store room recently occupied b.
Bell s. DAVIS for rent. q. Parker.