Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
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Observation-Disclosures
Mrs G. D. 'Tifiman is on .avisit tc
Mrs j. H. Tillman Of our town.
And jim Knox brought a 'possum to
town last week and sold it for 60 cents
Capt jas D. Fraser, of Augusta, at
tended the funerahof Mr. Hughes is.
Hill on Monday.
Mrs Rosa Lott has bought from NJ.
p. Wells, Esq., the lot fronting K. L
Dunovant, and will build thereon.
The population of Edgeield accord
ing to the last census, 1900, is l775. In
1890 it was 1l6S. In 1910 it will be
1000.
The new cotton mlllat Graniteviile
is to be called Hickman in honor Of
Mr. 81. b. Hickman, late president Of
the Graniteville mills.
A charter has been granted the
Bank of Mccormick, to be located at
Mccormick. The capital stock is $685.
900, and the officers are B. F. Ma1ldin,
president, and J. E. Britt, cashier.
About $4,000 taxes yet to collect in
Edgefield county, and there have been
two extensions. Treasurer Morgan
says the next extension Will no doubt
be until Jqvember.
All who heard the Rev E. G. Bailey
in our Presbyterian church recently
were highly delighted, aId it Is hoped
that this gentleman will be called to
preach here the present year.
The wholesale warehouse of J. B.
Norris, of Columbia, late OF Edgefeld,
was consumed, in part, by fire on the
night of Feb; 10th. The loss is spprox-
imately $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
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The South Carolina Telephone Com
pany now owns and operates the Edge
field. telephone exchange and its con-
nections, with Miss Louise Gibson in
charge of central Office, a most COM
petents person for such position.
The Yankees are coming to Edge
field, another hopeful sign. One ar
rived last week with twelve dogs, one
of which cost $1,000. another $4,000,
and Rafe Bostick says; "Dey doesn't
look bit better than Jim Knox's old
'possum dog, Squat"
Mr. Asa Broadwater had the misfor-
tune to lose his barn and contents by
fire on Sunday afternoon last about
a 80 o'clock. He has no idea how the
fire started. Mr. Broadwater was for
tunate'in saving his hor ses and mules,
but lost everything else in the barn.
And Will Dunovant told Eli Forrest,
colored, that if he didn't stop walking
about town with flask in his pocke!,
lt would be in order to place an empty
jug at the head and an empty flask at
the foot of his grave when the final,
.ss!pameps came. And Eli ssys he "has
quit toting. h}e .,..-..-.
!, Harry Hill wants to sell the lumber
contained in gin house. 42x32. The
material is strictly irst-class~and all
heart. Th. new has not worn off 6f>it:
Also 300 it lx12; 10 pcs l0x12x3O; 81
pieces 2x61l6: spiecesSxSxl6; pieces.
lO1l0x4O; q pieces 2xl2x2O; 10000
shingles.
The Rev J. L. Tillman. the noted
evangelist, will begin series of meet
ings in the Chapel Of the Edgefeld
cotton factory on next Saturday night.
Everybody, without respect to demon.
ination, is invited to attend. Mr. Till
man was here in. 1856, tine earthquake
year, and conducted his meetings
while tie earth was heaving and quaS-
The South Carolina Ce-Educational
Institute is In the midst of the most
prosperous session in. It's history. Col,
Bailey, the President, has spent thou
sands of dollars on improvements dur
ing the past summer and since the col
lege has opened. Well equipped labra-
tories have been puL in tor the physics
and chemistryclasses These alone cos;
several hundred. dollars. The latest
thing put in is large and costly tele-
scope for the use of the: class in as;
tronomy. Only the best colleges in
the State have such equipments aa Col.
Bailey is giving the s. c. G. I.strdents
the advantage Of. Boarding students
from nine states are now in attendance.
The latest state to be represented IN
the student body is Illinois. Since
Jan. 3rd twenty-four applications for
rooms in the barracks have been re-
fused owing to the fact that every
available space is already occupied.
There are only three colleges in the
staLe that have more boarding stu
dents than the s. c. G. winthrop,
Converse, and Clemson. Our college
is certainly growing in favor not only
in South Carolina but in other states.
Last Saturday was the occasion for
an hour Of delightful entertainment to
the members of the Auf Wledersehen
Club assembled at the home of Mrs j.
B.Haltiwanger. This is the only liter.
A.. alnh az rrhinh tho hictnru of Edun.