Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-05-06
Mr.. and Mra. W. B. Cogburn
spent Sunday last at Johnston.

Hon. Geo. w. Croft of Alike en-,
was in Edgefeld on legal business
on Saturday last.
Rev. J.T. Miller will preach at
Dothan on Sunday morning next
and at Clarke Hill in the afternoon
Rev. Geo. ". Davis will preach
in our Methodist church on Sun
day morning next and at Trenton
in the afternoon.
Mrs. M. B. Fant, Of >Campobelio,
s. C. has leen spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. Ida
Sheppard.
Mr.. w. H. Dorm spent Monday
and Tuesday of this week with his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. R. Dorm, of Celestia.
Eager aud anxious eyes daily
watch the papers for the long
looked-for supreme court decision.
Not a word can be heard from 1t.
S. MEG. Simkins, Esq, went to
Langley or Thursday last in the
interest of a client who has brought
suit against the Aiken Augusta
electric road for injuries received.
DR.. J. G. Tompkins went down
to Augusta on Thursday last to ac-
company Mr.. H. A. Smith from
the hospital to his bone. Mrs.
Smith also returned with him.
tits a source of qualification to
Mr.. Smiths friends to know that
he islmproving rapidly.
1t never pays to put seed of any
kind in the ground when the sea-
sou is not propiiious. Some of
the farmers in the sandy portion
of our county have had to plow up
and replant the cotton that was
planted very early. Seed are al
ways hard 10 procure for a second
plauti'ng.. We have been inform
ed that IN some cases recently 81
cents per bushel was paid for
them.
The writer has been informed
that the superintendent of the
quarry sought a home in our town
for his family and finding none
Tor rent leased house in Trentop
for period of five years. This ir
|indicat We of two things: First,
that additional houses should be
built in our town for rent, second,
that this lease by the superinten-
dent for five years is proof posi-
tive that the quarry will be work.
ed that long or longer.
The Wages family, of Atlanta,
viii give an entertainment in the
OPERA house Oh Tuesday evening
next. 1t will consist OF recitatione,
vocal and instrumental music by
four children of 5, s, 10 and "A
years cf age, all of whom are ma
tural II usicians. They have de-
lighted and charmed many large
apAi4AAsessE-@Tf Il p4iashees: hose VINO hear then
e will b. highly entertained.
Friday and Saturday being th
8 1st and 2nd days of the month
2 "rashup" day, our streets were t
some extent crowded with people
] 1t is no e1aggeration to say tina
, many tons Of II cents bacon an
3 IS cents meal, all of which cou!
, have been produced at home, wer
r haulsd away from town. If yo
have such necessities to buy al
ways buy them from Edgt hal
Y merchants for they will sell togo
as cheap as any market, but wha
5 we urge is to make these necess
I tieso'at home and not b. depender
, upon the west for them.
8 Messrs. ]. Ii. Allen, B. E. Nict
Q olson and Ell. MINIS should racei
r We the thanks of our entire CON
), munity for the very successfr
J. manner in which they have mar
a aged the lyceum for the seaso
70 lust closed. Five very high cla'
y entertainments, all of which a
If most without exception haye bee
d thoroughly enjoyed by ths lart
S. audiences, have. through the effor
of these gentlemen, been furnishe
to the Edgefeld public. The !.
le ceum course has not only bee
e. entertaining but has been Il
le means of cultivating and elevatir
y. the tastes of those who at!ended,l
a. that the inferior and cheap attrac
1e ions are no longer popula
III Progress has Leen made; good b
- been accomplished.
r. Rev. Mr.. R. A. Yongus, WI
to for the past week has preached
ne earnestly and faithfully in o
We Methodist church, has beeu weig
tie ed in the balances and has L
be been found waiting. His Great
endowed him with many taller
ID and, like the faithful steward,
II y has improved them all to the gle
-. %. of God. Mr.. Yonguc has preac
NJ n ed the Word in a plair, practi'
~. wv and forcible manner, pressing
20 % home upon his hearers by SIM
'I, th illustrations, of which he ha
Of Of ready and inexhaustible sto
wv W. Under his preaching the ent
IN membership has been splrltua
hs , awakened and quickened and
bo following have united with