Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-23

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Timely Tersey, Truly Told To The Thinking Thousands



i It was pleasure OF meet thai
most excellent citizen, Mr.. F. B
NThomas, of the Cold Spring sec
fion, on our STR cts Friday last
! H. stated to US that the cotton was
off nearly ha'f but that the corr
crop was very good.
Mr.. Wallace E. B. Tompkins has
also contracted the railroad fever
and has entered the employment
of the Southern. This old reliable
road is getting some mighty good
timber from among Edgefeld's
young men. Who next?
Cadet Horace Cogburn has been
chosen as Il member Of the varsity
foot ball team of Clemson, having
been assigned to the position OF
left tackle. We predict It this
young Edgefeld Apollo make
the star player OF this team.
Mr.. Floyd Davis, of Richard
sonville, Saluda county, who at
tended the S. c. C. l. last year
has been Ell pIoyed to manage the
commissa;y at the quarry. He
entered upon the duties of his
new position on Thursday last.
! ! Mondays Augusta Chronicle
contained very interesting write
up Of Mr.. B. =. Jones farm near
Horu's Greek by Hon. w. P Cal
houn. In short time an illus
trated sketch of Mr.. D. B. Hol-
lingsworth's plantation will ap-
pear.
Miss Jennie Addison has re-
turned to her home near Ninety
Six after spending several weeks
in Edgefeld. 1t Games to US from
excellent authority that when
she comes among US again she
will be greeted by another name.
Enough said.
Fully twenty-five houses could
be rented in Edgefeld by January
1st. Not only are people board
ing because no houses Can be
rented but there are many who
want to come to Edgefield and
cannot do 50 because there are no
vacant houses here.
Miss Sophie Gwaltney will
teach instrumental music in the
college during the ensuing session
as she has done heretofore. This
means that the same high stand
ard will be maintained i'll this
department of the college curric-
ulum as in all others.
Prof w. P. Coker, who was a
mem Der of the S. c. c. [. faculty
last year, has been elec d princi-
pal OF the graded school at Wei
don, n. c. Prof. Coker is we'll
qualified for the duties that lie
before him. His Edgcfield friends
wish him abundant success.
We have been requested to an
nounce that Rev. z. B. Lanham
will pr4ach ut Horns Greek next
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock.
The congregation is urged to meet
one hour earlier Cat three o'clock)
to consider the calling Of a pastor
the ensuing year.
Col. John R. Tompklns, of Mo-
bile, who is not only very cul-
tured gentleman and able jurisl
but a i eratt Of 0 mean renown,
has joined Mrs. TompKlns, who
has been visiting in Edgtheld for
weeks. They will remain
among us till about October 1st.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan. who has
been spending several morths in
Greenwood visiting her daughter,
will return today accompanied by
her rarddaughter, Miss Prentiss,
who will board at the home of
Mrs. J. w, Peak and attend the
college during the ensuing session
The following members of Con-
cordia Lodge accompanied the re-
mains of Capt. j. A. Bennett to
Augusta where they were inferred
By Social Lodge No. /: J. P.
QUITS, R. S. Anderson, j. w.
Reese, w. B. Cogburn, J. B. Haiti
wanger, NJ. P. Wells and J. B.
Kennerlv.
Handsome young Rhett Mich
olson, youngest son of Mr.. A. R.
Nicholson, left yesterday to enter