Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-01
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Timely Tersely Truly Told To The Thinking Thousands

lSGS vi luS lfCCulu 1lotSOi IL 49, 'AA-S
country is Mr.. j. Williams Macy
who will present one of his richest
and raciest programmes in our
opera house Thursday night. You
will regret it should you not hear
him.
The newly appointed county
board of education is composed OF
Superintendent OF Education W "A.
Byrd, E. h. Folk, Esq, aud Prof.
Geo. w. Scott, all of whom are we'll
qualified for the work that lies be-
fore them.
Mr.. F. A. Moorer, who graduated
from the S. C. CT. in 1901 and
who is DOW conducting b large
mercantile business al Georges, S.
c. has been spending several days
in Edgefeld. He has very dear
friend who is member of the S..
|C.C. l. faculty. "Nutf sed."
CAPT. R. B. Cain, Prof. j. A.
Tbackston and Revs. l.. B. White
and B. D. Thames went to Angus
ia on Saturday last. On returning
the latter three stopped ovel at
Graniteville to attend the Union
meeting.
Mr.. w. J. Gaines, the popular
representative of the Augusta
Chronicle, was in Edgefield on
Thursday last looking after the in
tereats of his paper. He has re-
Gently purchased a home near
Trenton, with number Of acres OF
land adjoining, and will at an ear.
ly day remove his family thereto.
Three of Cleora's representative
citizens, Meesrs. w. P. Brunsoa.
s. E. and w. II. Morgan, either
did not retire to their couches Fri
day night or arose very early Sat
urday morning, aud despite the
ruts and mud holes, reached Edge
field in time 10 AXE the 5 80 a. M.
train to Augusta aud returned to
their homes the same day. All
things considered that's a pretty
good record for travelling.
Mr.. Beauregard Timmons, than
whom there ls no more estlmable
citizen in Edgefeld nor safer OF
more efficient compounder of pre-
sariptions in ali the world, has
severed his connection with W. f.
Lynch & Cc,-he is not to leave
Edge6eld, however, we are glad tc
say-and enters to day ;he employ.
ment of The Penn Drug Store, al
which stand he was engaged fol
wears. Mr.. Jimmie Byrd, who re-
turned on last Wednesday from tht
Atlanta Dental college for the
summers vacation and whom al
Edge6eld loves and trusts, hal
!, b, en- engaged by the Lynch drug
store to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement O. Mr.. Timmons.
Although the state pension boart
has not passed on the penlsor
rolls from all of the counties it il
estimated that the increase owe
~ast .,a be nearr4f,v-1t -t6 rer cent
, The number of pensioners for 80
: was 1900 and it is believed tina
= more than 5000 names will be OF
? the roll this year. This increas
= IN the number of pensioners vii
cause corresponding decrease il
the amount paid to each pensioner
e 1t is probable, however. that thl
g pittance will be paid much earle
q than it was last year which vii
= con pensate for the slight decreas
in amount.
. . What has been called the He'
j. sian fly by some, but pronounce
J. by Prof. Chambliss, of Clenso
# College, state entomologist, to b
n n species of plant lice, is damai
Il ing oats in some sections Of OF
county and, in fact, the complain
is general all over the state. Pro
d. Chambliss states, as result of il
10 vestigation, that he has..1ound tt
le damage the greatest on land th' th'
e. wss planted in oats last year. II
n weld it is thought will not be vel
materially decreased by the dar
s. age from the lice as they do not q
" tack whole fields but are general
j. fourd on spots where the land
ID thin. The cold of the last fe
ne days will check the ravages OF Il
w insect. The increased acreage al
4 generally fourishing condition
r.. grain will amply Offset the dana
,r- done so far.
mt It will be remembered by t
nd uninitiated as well as the membe
be of the order that Concordia Lod
ne A. r. M. presented large portr
.w of Past Grand Master Orlan
its Sheppard to the Grand Lodge,
an it's annual convocation in Charl'
dy ton last December and that b.
10 Nicholson, Esq, 1--WE came ne
'e. writing it Bro. Nicholson but
,os membered thatwe hal never be
80 - astride buci;ing "William" "
-. ch )sen to make the lresentst;
49, 49, address. A few days ago, throu
80 .a The kindn SO of a member OF Cc
l'1 op cordia lods it was our privilege
~ w. read the address i'll full aS CIV
i'o "a in the proceedings of the Gra
W. W. Lodge. The address is gem a
,rt ,t whether Jew or Gentle, SAINT
,us ,us sinner, mason or non-mason }
,ne m should read it and imbibe the 10