Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-11
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Miss Helen Sheppard is visiting
friends in Aiken.
Mr.. Thomas Furse is now oper-
ator for 9 short while at Rockton.
There was q fair yield of straw
this year but not much wheat aud
oats.
Only balfa crop OF beans, Irish
potatoes, etc: will be made this
season.
Miss Lucretia Brunson left yes
ter lay for her home in the Clecra
section.
Mr.. 8. J. Crooker and Mr.. Jas.
B. Kennerly spent Sunday with
relatives at Ridge Spring.
The crops have held their own re-
markably we'll during the drought
through which we have just pass
ed.
Mrs. Agatha A. Woodson re-
turned to her home in Augusta on
Monday, after a fortnight's stay in
E,lgefeld.
Miss Louise Gibson spent sew
eral days in Augusta last week
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Daven-
port.
Miss Kate Sheppard leaves TO-
morrow for a fortnight's stay at
Greenwood with relatives and
friends.
After the commencement was
over Miss Sudie Davis left for her
father's home acar Richardson
vile, Saluda county.
Nothing is more pleasing to the
farmer ear than the low, heavy
mutterines of distant thunder in
the direction from whence the rain
usually comes.
Miss Angel Cheatban, who has
been teaching stenography at Sum-
ter Institute for the past session,
arrived in Edge6eld Saturday af-
ternoon to spenl several weeks
Miss Lucy Brown, of Anderson,
who is quite favorite in Edge
field, arrived last Friday to spend
some time with her sister, MrR. J.
B. Haltiwanger.
Miss Rhett Sheppard, of Edge
field, and Miss Margaret Carlson,
of Camden, are visiting DR.. and
Mrs. B. D. Miller in Wayerly.-
The (Columbia) State.
Captain E. H. Folk of the Edge
field bar, was a visitor here this
week. Capt. Folk has many friends
here who are always glad to see
him. = Batesburg Cor. Augusta
Chronicle.
The candidates can start out
now in quest of votes without fear
of being molested as the crops are
clean and growing and the dear
people are hopeful and in good
spirits.
Our people manifested their abb
ding interest i'll and love for the
S. c. CT by the very full house.
on the evening of the commence
nf mnsicaIe-the only exercise
to which an admission fee was
charged.
Congressman A. F. Lever made
many friends and left very fa-
vorable impression upon our peo-
pie during bis short stay in Edge
field. His address to the gradual
ing class elected much favorable
comment. We regret that it was
not our pleasure to hear it.
Mrs. DR.. Manly Timmons. ac-
companied by the little ones, has
gone to spend a month with her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. f. H.
Youngblood, at Winterseat. DR..
Timmons will join them the latter
part of this week. He will be ab-
sent only week from his office.
The admirable discourse which
was delivered by Dr.. Gwal.ney on
Sunday morning last caused the
minds of his hearers to revert to
the years that are past and gone.
Would to God that they could re-
turn again and that we could have
our beloved brother with US always.
Mrs. w. B. Duckworth, whose
stay in Edge6eld has been attend
ed with sad bereavement in the
death of her brother, Mr.. Thomas
j. Adams, returned to her home in
Brevard. N. c., on Monday. Many
old acquaintances and school
friends visitsd her while in Edge
field end extended their sympa-
.thies.
We regret that Mr.. l.. S sossa-
man and his family are to leave
Edgefield. He has resigned as
superintendent of the mill and
has accepted position with very
largo oil mill in Atlanta. The de-
parture of such a citizen as Mr..
Sossaman from any community is
a decided loss to that community,