Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-22

The cemetery wall is still down.
Whose duty is it to rebuild it :?
Mrs. Chandler White, of Illinois,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. b.
Walker.
Mr.. B. F. Mays spent several
days in Columbia last week on
business.
Mr.. J. P. QUITS is in Baltimore
on business. He will return the
latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mra. Frank P. Bean, of
Augusta, spent Sunday in Edge
field as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J.B. Walker.
On Saturday last Prof. j. F.
Entzminger visited his parents at
Pleasant, S. c., returning Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. C. E. Burts was entertain
ed while in Edgefeld under the
hospitable roof of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
B. Cogburn.
Something is going to drop in
the Edgefeld mercantile world at
an early day-a surprise is III
store. Those most intere sted are
not talking yet.
Mr.. w. H. Turner, the energetic
proprietor of the Corner Store,
went over to Augusta on business
Monday afternoon, returning Tues
day morning.
Look up the advertisement of MI
E. J. Norris and see what the
! Southern Cultivator, than which
there is no higher authority, has tc
say of Mccormick machinery.
Mrs. ]. w. Hardy, who resides
near Johnston. accompanied by
her youngest daughter, spent Sun,
day last in our city visiting hel
sister, Mrs. ]. S. Smith.
The fruit, of which there is q
considerable quantity left, is now
safe and growing rapidly. The
leaves are large enough 10 protect
il from this treacherous April
weather.
Edgefeld's "smart get" have ar
ranged for a dance in the opera
house on Friday evening next. A
band from Augusta has been en-
gagged to furnish music.
Mrs. S. A. Brunson left Oh last
Thursday for Oakland, S. c., to be
at the bedside of her mother who
has been very i'll, but is now con
valescent.
Mr.. Joseph Addison, one of the
most successful farmers of the Sa'
luda valley, spent Sunday in Edge
field with his mother, Mrs Vir.
ginia C. Addison.
Mrs. J. B. Haltiwanger is in
Columbia in attendance upon the
convention of Women's clubs, be-
ing the only delegate present
from Edgefeld.
A very novel aud pretty sight is
the bsaytiful- -xina that III! u
covers the entire walls of the mill
1t has reached the top ofthe high
est tower and still reaches out fo
t greater heights to conquer
We thank our Clark's Hill col
respondent for the very kind invi
tation extended to us to attend tn
school entertaiL ment to be givel
, on May 1st. We regret that it will
. be impossible for us to be present
? Two homicides have been com
mltted in Saluda county in les
than a week. 1t must have beel
that portion of Edgefeld tha
made for her such an unenvis bl
reputation for the spilling of hu
man blood in the years gone by.
{ The citizens of Columbia Wi
t furnish free entertainment to thoa
veterans attending the reunion VIII
are unable to pay for lodging
Those desiring free entertainmer
9 should communicate at once wit
u Secretary E. J. Watson, of th
!. Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
y . The sc. CT. Minstrel club keE
the large audience in al uproar
laughter for nearly two hours o
J, Friday night last. The member
q of the club are to be congratulate
d upon the SUCCESS they have mad
8 in their two entertainments, rea
izing about $500 from the la'
one.
! At the convention of count
- Superintendents of Educatic
- held n Rock Hill last week,
= y which SO of tn, Al superintendn
y in the State were present, Edg
field was very creditably represel
ted by Mr.. w. A. Byrd who n
b enly took prominent part in Il