Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
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1uI duu I'LL ~ A1 ooitSS n -
last week visiting relatives and
friends in and about Batesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Spencer
spent last week at Moorehead City
North Carolina's most popular
resort.
Mr.. Ernest Roper, a salesman
of the mammoth J. B. White store,
who has been en- vacation at his
home near Trenton, was among
the visitorsin Edgefeld last week.
Mr.. Frank Fair returned to At
lants on Thursday ast,stopping at
Beech Island to visit his bro ther,
Miss Mary Fair accompanied him
as far as Beech Misunderstanding
on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Gen. Carwile, DR.. and Mrs.
T. ". P. Butler are spending
some time at Glenn Springs,
whittier they went 10 partake of
the health giving water as it bursts
forth from the earth IN it's purity
and freshness.
A popular young Trenton bachs
elor came up last Thursday and
purchased a nobby, new buggy
from Messers. Ramsey & Jones.
He is Wise man, knowing where
to buy a good buggy cheap. Some
one or more of Trenton's bellies
will be wheeled about in this nice
turnout.
The Bqneomhe hills, !'rock=rib=
bed and ae ancient as the sum-
have taken on new life. The coli
lege building, even before the
walls are above ground, has com
verted this hitherto quiet retreat
into the favoYite rendezvous OF
the town.
All of the fair young teachers
who attended the summer school
are securing good schools. Miss
Sue Cpllet has been chosen as
TEACHER of the Elmwaol school for
the ensuing session. She will
board at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. T. Kinard.
Mr.. w. J. Duncan, of Barnwell,
being unable to longer endure the
loneliness Of grass-widowerhood
visited last week the better halfof
his household, Mrs. Mae Dozier
Duncan, who is spending some
time in Edgefeld with her eisters,
Mrs. DR.. J. G. Tompkins and Mrs.
J. w. DeVore.
Pretty and petite Miss Lizzette
Randall, of Augusta, arrived on
Saturday last to spend the re-
maindcr of the summer at the
home of Mrs. n. L. Brunson. Miss
Ruth Randall who usually spsnds
the summer in Edgefield is great
ly missed bv her friends.
1t will be of interest to the
farmers to k2ow that bagging and
ties have not advanced They
will pay seventy eeptg for the
bagging and ties that are put on Q
bale OF cotton and will sell 1t for
$1.7O, which is petty good
profit.
Mr.. E. J. Norris made q trip
down in the Ridge section latt t
week canVassing for grain drills
and other improved labor saving
machinery. Mr.. Norris sold IS
Mccormick mowers last year aud
has booked more than that many
orders so far for this season. He
has alsa recoived quite q number
of orders for grain drills, of which
he sold fourteen last year,
Mr.. w. II. Turner, the very
successful proprietor of the Corner
Store, leaves today for the north.
ern markets to purchase one OF
the largest stocks of dry goods
shoes, nc tions, etc., eyer brought tc
Edge field. Mr.. Turner knows
how to rope in the bargains wher
he goes to market and the patrons
Of the Corner Store will reap the
benefit of his bargain getting wher
the goods arrive:
Mr.. James Caughman, accom-
panied by his sister, spent severa
days in Edgefeld last wee k at tn
home of his brother, Cashier J. L
Caughman. Mr.: Caughman is al
alumnus of Clemson and nov
holds a lucrative position in tn
drafting department of the govern
ment ship yard located at Ne'
York. His duty consists chiefl.
chiefly in making drawing of ves
sells or parts of vessels that nee
repairs. Clemson has enable
many young men to secure pos
tions that pay handsome salaries
The mill has been shut dow
for nearly a week on account c
having no cotton. One hundre
bales were purchased in New o.
leans but have not yet arrived
Think of cotton being shippe
from New Orleans to Edgetield
Such being the case one does nj
have to go to the statlstiolan
learn that spot cotton is scarce
On Saturday last Mr.. J. Hore