Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-05-06
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Timely Tersey Truly Told To The Thinking Thousands
Mr.B L. Jones made business
"a Annns1a ON Thursday last.

trip to Augusta on THURSDAY ias''
Miss Virginia Addison visited
friends at Johnston on Friday last.
Mr.. J. Berrien Walker spent last
week in Atlanta, returning on sat
urday last.
Messrs. N. G.Evans and S.McG
Simkins went over to Johnston on
legal business on Saturday last.
Rev. T. P. Burgess will preach
at Trenton on Sunday mornlngne1t
and at Johnston in the evening.
Mrs. Foreman, of Ellenton, is
visiting her daughters in Buncom-
he. Mesdames C. J. Ashley and M.
E. Merriman.
Miss Lula Jones, one of the prct-
ties1 of Ridge Springs bellies, spent
last week iu Edgefeld with her
cousin, Miss Helen Sheppard.
Mr.. ]. B. Haltiwangor is not
wearing such a On, lonesome LOOK
as he did some days ago. Mrs. Hal
tiwanger returned on Friday last
from Anderson after q two weeks
absence.
r. is not infreauent..y the case
that Prof.. w. P. Coker steals away
70 Leesvil]e to spend Saturday and
Sunday He spent Saturday aud
Sunday last in that city. Rumor
has it that he has a dear friend
there.
Uncle Nick Brunson has bad
watermelons up two weeks and
Brother Trapp McManus has 1000
hills up and has planted 225o bills
more. Can you blame us for claim
ing kin with them
While Hon. j. C. Sheppard and
Capt. N. G. Evans, were attending
court in Greenwood last wee k they
won a very important case for the
C. & w. G.. railroad. 1t was a
damage suit for $4,000.
The first of the series of enter
tainments to be given by the Ia
dies If our PRESBYTERIAN church
will be g musicale on Monday af-
ternoon and evening mex: at the
home of Mrs. Kate Lynch. Ad-
mission 10 cents, refreshments ID
cents. Children will be admitted
free. Encourage these ladies IN
their noble work by your atten'
dance.
The Southern railroad has en-
gagged Contractor Twiggs, of Au'
gusta, to fill PAGES trestie on the
Gap road, two miles below Tren'
ton. This trestle, being many
hundred yards in length and iti
extreme height 60 feet, will require
a great quantity of earth, So,0o(
cubic yards, to fill it Until thi;
is done the heavy rock trains vii
go by way of Warrenvillc.
Mrs. E. J. Minis, as delegate
from the Womar's Mission society
of our Methodist church, attended,
! the missionary conference of th
Columbia district that convene
at Johuston on Saturday snd Sui
day last. Miss Sanders, who ha
been a co-laborer of Miss Jun
Nicholson, having just returne
from China, ,honoredthe conventio
with her presence which was a
inspiration to all. Miss Sander
rs now spending several days wit
Mrs. Elizabeth Nicholson at Ceda
Grove.
Actual work, that is, preparation
, work, has begun at the quarry
The railroad has put in the scale
for weighing the heavy cars
, rock and the track from the mai
! line to the quarry is being rapid
laid on the old bed. Doubtle'
machinery will be placed at ont
!, "a tho work of nnmping the wat
from the pits will begin. Thi
i says one who witnessed this oper
8 ton before, will require nearly
month. However, in that tin
everything else can be made reae
J and work proper will begin. Fo
: : or five thousand cords of wo'
- - will be consumed in II month
! Where is it to come from ?
The officers and teachers of t
Baptist Sunday school have {
cided to give the members of t
school a picnic at an early da
% On Sunday morning last a col
" mittee was appointed to select t
4 4 time and place, also to make
4 4 necessary arrangements ,theref'
- 1t has been suggested that t
70 coaches be chartered for the p'
~ ~ pose of taking the entire school
70 Aiken for the picnic as was dc
- some years ago. No details ha
yet been arranged but it is gu
: certain that the picnic will
or given.
There are many in Edg.fi
y who will regret that Mr.. c.
f. Burton will in short time Sc
" Ibis connection with tia mill a
ei return with his family to his i
. mer home in North Caroll
! ! He has always been popular W
T.. the eub-cfficials and operators
~ the NIL and has made ma
1e I friends during bis sojourn
le - Edgefeld. Mr.. Burton will
IL -ol,J bu v