Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-27

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Miss Angelic Andrews, of Spar
tanburg, and Miss Ruth Miller, o
Augusta. have been visiting Miss
Ruth Cogburn.
Mr.. J. K. Blackman has return
ed to the editorial chair of TIE
Greenville News and W. P. Cal
houn, Esq, editor pro tenn, has re.
turned to his law pratice.
Mr.. A. H. Corley, who for seve.
raj mouths has been employed in
G dental Office in Charlesto n, re.
turned on Monday and will remain
in Edgef..ld till he resumes his
studies at the dental c"llege in the
fall.
| We congratulate Miss Zana Tim
norman upon her good fortune in
winning tho federation of women
clubs scho arship to the College
for Women Columbia,S G. Besides
being great compliment it is q
prize of no small value
+ Mrs. A. S. Tompkins, who has
been in i'll health for some time
but is now convalsscing we are
glad to say, left yesterday 20 spel.d
several weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs NJ. n. Holstein, at
Monetta.
Mrs. +. G. Haltwanger, now of.
Aikal, i many friends who are
glad to see her again in Edgefeld.
She is caring for the childr, II Of
Mr and Mrs w. H. Turner while
they are in New York. Mr.. Hslti-
wanger came up also 20 spend
Sunday.
Rev. DR.. E. J. Forester, of
Greenwood, el route to his home
from Gilgal where be had been as
sis ing Rev. Mr.. Burton in meet
ing, stopped over in Edgefseld to
visit his sister, Mis-. Buford. Dr.
Forrester's friends regret that his
stay among us was not of longer
duration
Mr.. T. B Lanham, who as coun-
ivy. M C. A. secretary is now
located at Morganfield, KY, arriv-
ed in Edgefeld on Thursday last
to spend fortnight 18th relatives
and friends of his boyhood days.
The Lord has signally blessed the
efforts of Mr. Lanham in behalf Of
the Kentucky young men. He is
greatly esteemed and honored 'in
his adopted home but not more SO
than m the county of his nativity.
Col F. N. K. Bailey had been
offered the presidency of college
in Alabama which would have
paid him about $4,000 per a1num
but after ou. town voted 70 erect
q college building he wired the
trustees declining to accept. Other
towns and colleges want him but
they can't get him. Col. Bailey has
pledged himself to stand by Edge
field and our citizens have pledg-
ed themselves to stand by him.
Mrs Mary Canova of Florida, who
is visiting her brother, Mr.. NJ. D;
Lyon, has been spending several
! days in Edgpfield with Mrs. r. II.
Minis and Mrs. E.J. Norris. Mrs
Canova is known to many of the
older residents IF Edgeheld as
Miss Mary Lyon, who was born and
reared IN our town.
The election held on Saturday
last 70 determine whether ornot
$4,000 worth of bonds for q school
! building would be issued was the
most quiet election ever held IN
our town. The result being SO vo-
tes in favor of the bond issue and
not one vote was cast opposing it,
This was the first time in the his
tory of Edge6eld that all OF her
people voted one way. The result
of tiie e...'i iun shows how deeply
rooted the 5. G. G. l. is in the at
fections of the citizens of Edge6el Id.
Ard still the wonder grows a.
thepbenomenal success of Mr.. h.
J. Norris in selling improved farm
ins implements. Really 1t is not
such a wonder when one considers
the absolute sincerity and honesty
of the representative, the unque5-
tionable merit of and need for the
machinery represented. Mr.. Norris
has within the last few weeks sold
eleven grain drills. 1t will pay
every farmer who sows as much
much as 20 acres Of grain to pu1-