Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-01-08
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Z LOCAL AND PERSONAL. !
Observation-Disclosures

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Mr. P r Wates, of Modoc, was a
. visitor to Edgefeld on Monday.
Do you wear shoes ? Well read
Dorm & Minis new advertisement.
Mr. J M Bettis aud Mr. George
Wise were on our streets Monday.
The Edgefeld Chronicles last
issue was good one. New outside.
Miss Mary Evans is visiting
Mrs Fannie Tompkins in Mobile,
Alabamah.
Editor Terrell of tho Johnston
Mont, spent Monday in town
and + US pleasant call.
Th, we're here Monday. The
peopl,. the horses, the mules lit
orally covered "the park.
Honorable Thomas H Rains
ford was in town Friday, shaking
hands with his many friends.
Mrs Elizabeth Whatley, an aged
and beloved lady of. .Falfa has been
very i'll for the past two weeks.
Miss Msude Sawyer, of Johuston
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her cousin, Miss Lizzie Lou Jones,
on Columbia street.
Mr. J G Whatley, of Falfa, was
in town on Monday and paid this
office a pleasant call. He reports
that the grain crop is injured,
FOR SALE.-Two fine. young
high-grade Jersey Cows, fresh in
milk. Speak quick. S. CHEAT
HAM, Cleora, s. G.
Miss Bertha Sarllng, student
last year of S G G I, and a niece of
Mr. w H Turner, of Edgeield, died
at her home in.Augusta last week.
Mrs c ] Ashley and Mrs Mary
Merrimon and families returned
on Saturday from Ellenton, where
they spent the Christmas holidays
Editor Thomas J. Adams, of the
ADVERTISER, accompanied by Mrs
Adams, left last Friday to visit
the formers brother in Beaufort.
Mr. Beauregard Timmons, who
has beon with w E Lynch & Co.,
druggists, left on January 1st for
Atlanta, Georgia, where he will
finish the course in the study Of
pharmacy.
f! DIS Butler & Patterson have re-
mo;ad from their office over Dorr
& Minis store into the front Off
cos of the Norris building, which
were formerly occupied by J H
Cantelou, Esq.
Our young friend, Mr. James B
Kennerly, who travels for prom
inent Baltimore pants manufac-
turer, came off the road to spend
Sunday in Edgefeld, his head
quarters.
The three Messrs Dunbar who
! &sse kass killed 1ass fn ID that IN
1 fortunate shooting affray, near
Robins, in Barnwell county, were
near relatives of Mrs S AMorrall
and Mrs Sam Rice of Edgefeld.
There will be during this year
| five eclipses, three of the sun and
two of the moon. Of all these,
however, only one will BE- visible
in the United States. A total
eclipse Of the moon will occur on
October the 18th, 1902.
Miss Lee Morrall will in few
days leave for Charleston, where
she goes to attend a wedding: and
from there she will visit Atlanta
and enjoy part of the gay season
in that southern metropolis.
Rev and Mrs George w Davis
spent the Christmas b holilays in
Greenwood with Mr. Davis mother.
Mr. Davis returned Thursday, but
his wife and children will make a
visit to her mother, in Richland
county.
The Newberry Obs rver, one of
the best semi-weeklies in the state,
entered upon it's twentieth volume
last week. Long live this good
paper and its brairy editor, Mr.
w H Wallace.
Mr. James H Watson, father of
ou- townsman, Mr. H c Watson,
was here Monday. Mr. Watson
served Us faithfully as County
Treasurer, and it was with reluc-
tance that we gave him up to Sa-
luda.
The Public library has proven
to be great boon to the book low
ers of Edgefeld, and q stimulus to
those who have not experienced
the exquisite pleasure of reading
good books. Every Tuesday and
Friday afternoons the cozy room is
thronged with eager seekers after
the latest books.
Mr. w Fl Bee has discontinued
carrying the Ropers mail, and the
cou.,:ct has been awarded to Mr.
Jesse Hobbs. Mr. Bee has been
very faithful in the discharge of
his duty, giving satisfaction all
along the line.
The past few weeks We have no.
| ticed quite an improvement in the
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