Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-16

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Read of Mr.. j. E. Hart's special
holiday disc cunt i'll his new adver-
ment.
Better feed that Christmas tur-
key we'll or it will be as poor as
Jobs of old.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Adams left on
Monday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Josephine Reddick, of Tallokas,
lGa.
You can now sell or buy seed
cotton. The time expired yester-
day, the 18th inst, during which
it's sale is prohibited.
Mr.. M. R. Wright, one of the
! leading dry goods merchants of
Johnston, accompanied by Miss
Ida Norris, was among the visitors
in Edgefeld on Friday last.
During the ensuing year Ebene.
zer Baptist church of Trenton will
be served as pastor by Rev. L. T..
] Carroll, of Union, who will i'll a
short time move his family to Tren-
ton.
We have never before seen such
an array of holiday goods in Edge
field as is now displayed. And
there is money in the couLtry to
buy them with, stco. That's the
best part of it.
We heard dashing young widow
say to ali old bachelor the other
day: "You ought to get married. "
| II struck him dumb and heS w
not what to say. He didn't take
the hint, however.
The few young ladies who are
left in Edgefeld after the matri-
monial epidemic has Aubsided need
not despair, for next year is leap
year and it will then be their turn
to pop the question.
Mr.. J. B. ;Haltiwanger was ap-
pointed District Deputy Grand
( Master by the Grand Lodge last
week. This is deserving compli-
ment to this prominent member of
the 'Concordia lodge.
Mr.. Jesse W.. Dorm has removed
from south EdgAfeld TO the Smith
place of Capt. D. S. DuBose, one
mile nor b of Edge6eld. Mr.. W. A
Byrd owns the place that was for
merly occupied by Mr.. Dorm, and
he and Mrs. Byrd will begin keep
ing house at an early day.
The boarding students of the
s. C. C. j., will all leave for their
homes on Friday aud Saturday to
ep.ud tho holidays. We shall
| greatly miss them. However, they
will all soon return and we trust
that each old student will bring
new one.
Miss Elizabeth Fitch, of Char
lesion, has been secured to take
charge of the Kindergarten after
Christmas. This very gifted young
lady is highly recommended ny
Miss Evelyn Holmes who conducts
one of the largest training schools
for Kindergarten teachers III the
! south, and from which Miss Fitch
is a full graduate. Her coming
will be hailed with great delight
by the patrons and little folks of
the kindergarten.
Fresh stock of all kinds of
NUTS, CANDIES FRUITS, Etc.
at very close prices at
I: The PENN DRUGE STORE.
Mary Perry, the colored woman
who conducts an open air restau-
rant Ia veritable counterpart of
Delmonico, on Our public square
lost her house and worldly possess
sions-all except covered wagon
and the stack of bones that draws
it to town-on Friday aft rnoon
last by fire. She resided in "Prl m
ise Land" oue or two miles west
of Edgefield but the fire was visi-
BILE from town.
For several winters Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Potter, of Kingston, R. l.
have made their home in Edgefeld,
boarding with Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. A.
Taylor. They arrived last week
and are.being very cordially greet
ed by their large circle of friends.
The gates of our town are ajar, and
our hearts and homes are ever
open to receive and welcome cul-
tured and refined people such as
Mr.. aud Mrs. Potter who come
from the north to the sunny south
for the winter. We need them as
permanent dwelle~s among US.
Sec our line of new dress goods
and waistings before buying.
G. E. MAY.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Trinity Episcopal church ie at
present without a rector, the mem
boro copdunt tho nnoat furnishing