Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
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Signs of the approach of th
holidayseason can be seen in ever
store.
Mr.. w. II. Bee has removed
from the Griffin hill to Mr.. w. II
Turner's cottage in Buncombe.
Who remembers having seen
before this winter, sleft aud sroy
as foreru .ners of killing frost?
Dr.. j. T. Patterson is planuin!
to remodel aud repair his iesldeuc'
which is located near the public
square.
Mrs. Lewis Wsrdiaw of Colum
bia, is Spending some tin!n Will
Mrs. j. H. Cantelou at her elegan
home Oh Main street.
Miss Sue Wireless, a very beau
tiful young lady of Augusta, spen
last week with Miss Kate Tomp
kins, returning to her home OF
Sunday.
The wide-awake merchant vii
let the people know of his holida!
goods through the columns of tht
ADVERTISER.
All of our merchants are expect
ing business to be good during De-
cember. We do not believe they
will be disappointed.
Lieut-General West Oliphant
grand chief of Edgeield's colorec
fire department, had his men or
dress parade Saturday Afternoon
in full regimentals.
Dr.. f. c. Smith will 60 to Viii.
liston On Saturday next and viii
return Monday, bringing his fam.
lily with him. Henceforth Edge
field can claim them as permanent
residents.
The Odd Fellows entertained
their friends and the members o.
the Rebecea lodge with reception
on Thursday night last in the Y
NJ. C. A. hall al which oyster;
were served in Delmonico style.
The Conference, now in session
in Newberry, will decide whether
the Columbia Female coll ge viii
be continued in ,lumbia 0!
moved elsewhere. Several town.
have asked for the college, offering
considerable inducements.
Rev. B. NJ. For"rlan, who made
many friends during his Wis
it to Edge67ld several months ago
is on a visit to his sister, Mrs c. J,
Ashley, having joined Mrs Fore:
man and children who preceded q
him more than a week ago.
The members of the sophomore.
Junior and senior, classes of the S,
c. G.. I. complimented the boarding
girls and their young lady friends
among the day students wit|
delightful oyster supper 90 Thurs
day evening last.
On Friday lass the county boarc
of control elected Nj. E. c. Winn
of RehobolE,a ,aud Mr.. S. E. Byrd
of Pleasant Lane, to serve mex
year as dispenser and assistant dis
penser, respectively. Both of these
gentlemen are competent and vii
render satisfactory service.
The first snow of last winter va
easily called to mind for it occur
red on the day that the circuis Wis
tied Edgefeld. The coming Of tht
first snow of this season can be ca
silly remem berd for 1t fell or
Thanksgiving day. Sleet, snow anc
rain fell or, rather, were driven
simultaneously, by southwest 'rll
gale.
1t is greatly to be regretted tina
the inclemeat weather kept many
from hearing the very able sermon
delivered from the Presbyterian
pulpit on Sunday morning last b!
Rcv. T. P Burgess. The Presoy
terian flock contemplate calling
this earnest and Jealous man O
God TO be their permanent Shep
herd. We trus. that his voice will
be heard many times in Edge6eld
Early Saturday night last Mr.
Thomas Paul, who was acting al
marshal, was sent to queli u dis
turbance at the house of a negro
residing near the depot. AS Mr.
Paul approached the house the dis
turber OF the peace escaped, firing
one shot at his persuers. The bal.
entered Mr.. Paul's thigh, passing
very near the large artery. Mr.
Paul fired twice at the negro, but
he made good his escape.
It was a source of indescribable
pleasure to the many friends OF
Sheriff w. H. QUITS that, despite
the fact that some months ago be
was thoughtto have been hopeless
ly ill, he has sufficiently recover
I'd as to have withstood 10 re-
markable degree the fatigue and