Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-02
Both banks will be closed on Mon
day next, Labor Day beiug national
holiday.

Both banks VIII be clOSeu on Mnn'
day next, Labor Day beiug national
holiday.
Edgefeld's "Juvenile Set" ac-
cepted an invitation from the lit.
tie folks Of Trenton 10 dance in
the Trenton academy on Friday
afternoon last.
Capt. and Mrs, E. H. Young
blood, of Wint4rseat, Greenwood
county, spent Saturday and Sun
day at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. DR.. N. Timmons.
Edgefield welcomes most cord
tally Mr.. j. Davis May who has
come to clerk for his brother, Mr..
C. E. May. He will board at the
home of his sister, Mrs. A. A
Glover.
Some Of the Edgefeld sweet.
hearts are up in arms (not in our
arms) because the ADVERTISER
suggested that the bridge scross
the branch near the college grove
be made wider.
Miss Sudie Davis will not teach
in the Edgefeld College duling
the next SESSION. She has been
elected teacher of a achool near
her fathers home, Richardson
vile, saluda county.
Prof. John A. Thackston has
been elected principal of the grad
ed school at McColl, S. C. This
prosperous town of the Pee Dee
section was fortunate in securing
the services of such an efficient
instructor.
1t seems that no one will build
any houses, so a new enterprise, a
tent factory, has been suggested.
One that will supply tents for new
corners till they can make better
arrangements.
After very pleasant stay in
Edgefeld, Miss Florence Rogers
returned to her home at Society
Hill on Tuesday last, accompa-
MED by Misses Effie and Fannie
Sheppard, who will spend some
time with her.
Beautiful Miss Ethel Howell re-
turned to her home in Walterboro
on Friday last after spending sew
eral weeks with Ter aurt, Mrs.
C. J. Ashley. Miss Florence
Bush accompanied Miss Ethel as
far as Augusta.
Miss Lylei LaGrone, one of Johnston's
most beautiful and most popular young
'adies is visiting her sister Mrs. j. f.
Hart Miss LaGrone graduated with
hCnors in art and eloCution from the
t5reenville Female college in June and
has accepted position to teach these
branches in the Johnston Institute du-
ring the ensuing session. The patrons
are fortunate in securing her services.
In speaking of the qualities that
he would require of his bride, one
seEtentious young wretch got off
the following: "She mustbe rich,
beautiful and q durn fool. She
roust be the first two or I WON'T
have her, and she must be the last
or she won't have me-"
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Lanham, az
companied by Mrs. Hattie Lanham
and Miss Minnie Lanham, enjoy
ed the refreshing sea breeze and
exhilerating surf of the isle of
Palms on Saturday and Sunday
last, returning on Monday after
noon.
Mr.. J. NJ. Cobb leaves this week
for the factories and wholesale
markets of the north to purchase
a large supply of high class mer-
chandise. AS a result of years
CT experience be posse 8
unusually good judgment and ex-
quisite taste, which prove invalu-
able to him in selecting his stock.
In spite of the fact that the mer-
curry in thermometers seemed to
be nearing The boiling point, there
were fish venders on our streets
last Saturday who were crying:
Fresh fish. twenty cent er
bunch" "Fresh," when applied
to fish, is a very elastic word,
meaning one or thirty-six hours
out of water according to the needs
of the occasion.
The usual fall removals are SOON
to begin. Mrs. Sallie Collett and
her daughters, Misses Sue and
Sarah, will move to the home
which they recently purchased,
now occupied by Mr.. John H. May,
and the latter will move into the
house now occupied by Mr.. G. R.
Spencer. We have not heard
to what place Mr.. Spencer will move
Some may consider itan imper-
tinent question but many agree
with US that this is a pertinent
question: At what age should
a girl begin to ego with the boys"
at ten or twelve, or sixteen or
Our grandparents used
to say at sixteen or eighteen, but
some parents of today, by per-.
mitting it, say ten or twelve,