Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-23


The chicken crop has been late
hereatouts, 1t is being marketed
rapidly at fair prices.
Mrs. Charles May and son, of
Augusta, have been spending some
time in Edgef.ld with their cous-
ins, Mr.. and Mrs. John II. May.
The Reunion of CompanysK. Is
S. C. Y. will be held at Plum
Brahch on the 9th of August, 1902.
All old veterans are cordially in
vlted to attend. The ladies of the
Baptist church will have on that
day on the ground cake, ice. cream
and lemonade, to be sold for the
benefit of the Baptist church.
Mr.. .W.F. Dobey,the leading ar
ch!tect aud contractor of Aiken,
who is always on the alert for new
business, has already heen on the
spot with the view of bidding on
our snew college building. This
spirit of enterprise accounts for
his wonderful success.
Mr.. Willie Cogburn, who ia one
cf the star.players on they. M.C.A.
base ball team of Augusta, was
painfully but not seriously hurt
during the game at Columbus, Ga,
the other day. He and another
player collided. Willie has suf-
fciently recovered 10 take his
place On the team again.
The people of Edge6eld county
should respond to the call o: B. E.
Nicholson, Esq, for contributions
to the Hampton monument. That
/. suitable monument should be
erected to Gen. Hampton all will
admit. 1t is impossible, however,
to erect it without funds. We be-
lieve Edgefeld will do her part.
Let the response be liberal and
spontaneous.
Sunstroke is quite common at
this season of the year but there is
only one case of moonstroke OH
record. Some of Candidate Wells
friends say be is victim of moon
light. 1t is generally known that
MIR. Wells, being-a hacrelor, is
candidate for two Offices.
The doggonedest dog of the dog
family that we kn ow of is the ca
nine that Trapp McManus lost
short time ago. Trapp says he is
of the shepherd tribe aud has four
legs and fax mane and tail. Any
one who KIN ,ws of the whereabouts
of said four-legged dog will please
report to said Trapp McManus.
The largest, ,mcst perfectly shap-
ed and delightfully."- favored toma-
toes and Irish potatoes that We
have ever seen are those grown by
Mr.. E. ]. Minis. Mr.. Minis has
about so bushels of these potatoes
that be will sell. Place your or
ders now for seed potatoes for the
second crop.
But few visiting pastors of any
denomination have ever impressed |
our people so favorably as did
Rev. William Montague Jones, of
Williston, who filled the Baptist
pulpit Oh Sunday morning and ev-
ening last. Both of these discourses
were eloqu ent and forcible presen-
tations of tne gospel. Our people are
unanimous in their praise of Rev.
Mr.. Jones
After considering every concei-
vable plan for providing the me-
cessary funds for the erection of
a suitable school building our citi-
zens have adopted the most equitat
BILE and fessible ..one, namely, that
the town of Edgefield issue 30
years 5 per cent bonds to the
amount of $4,000. This is not such
a bugaboo as few, very .fe'c, seem
to think it is. Follrwlng the plan
adopted the town will pay annually
$3.50 interest and one tbirtieth of
the principal, $3.50, making the
fetal payment for the first year
$1,000. The town of Edgefeld has
$5O0,000 taxable property-the
cotton mill is not exempt from
this tax. An extra levy of 2! mills
will raise $3.50. 1t is thus very
clearly shown that person owning
500 worth of property will have
to pay only about 25 cents the
first year with the assurance of
decrease each succeeding year,for a
part of the principal will be retir-