Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-15
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Mr.. anil Mrs. ]. B. Walker spent
Thursdaf[ fast in Augusta on a
shoppip& spedition.
Miss szie Dobey spent two
days las week in Aiken visiting
at the htne of her brother.
This is anunprecedented spring.
The middle of April is now upon
us and Hht little, precious little
cotton is been planted.
The {Aarly bird may catch the
worm 9!ut the early crow will not
pull do March corn this year for
thers will be but little or none.
sdluda is to have bank, CAPT
tabled at s25,OO0. Half of the
stock has already been taken by
leading business men of the town.
Rev. T. P. Lide, of Piedmont,
S. c., will preach the commence.
mept sermon of the S. G. G. l. on
the 3lst of May, being the fifth
Sunday of the month.
Mr.. J. R. Stroller passed
through Edgefeld on Thursday ell
route to Augusta with 20 of the
finest lambs that We have eve,
seen in April. Ten we're from his
own flock and the others were
raised by Mr.. B. Tompkins.
Mr.. E. ]. Norris large adver'
tisement of Mccormick harvesting
machinery will appear Ill our col
umns next week. The Mccormick
mowers and binders have beer
thoroughly tested for years by the
most representative farmers of the
country and they have but few, il
any equals, and no superiors.
Still they come. Another sup.
ply of the latest styles of trimmed
hats has just been received by Miss
Mary Buford. She has them in
all of the new and novel shapes anc
80 beautifully trimmed as to suit
those of the most fastidious taste
Miss Buford invites the Edgefe)e
ladies to call 10 see them. X Q q G
he1 cald.
Mr.. T. A. Owdom has discon
tinued his mercantile businest
.hars and will rafriHf e Shissss IF II
lear Meeting Street. hs several
If his children are attending
school be will not move his family
until the close of the present ses-
sion. Mr.. Owdom's SOD. Clifford
owdom, will remain in Edgefeld,
having purchased the business of
Mr.. G. w. Campbell and will con-
duct it at the same stand In the
ADVERTISER building.
Having accepted lucrative po.
,ition as book-keeper and general
,uperintendsnt for Mr.. w. F. Do
bey, ,Aiken's leading contractor, Mr..
G. A. Brunson resigns to-day as
assistant postmaster after six
of faithful service. Mr..
Brunson leaves for Aiken on the
10th inst, but for the preaent Mrs.
.BfunB0n VIII rsmafn 10 E0gonaIu
Mr.. w. e. Holston, q young man
of sterling worth and exalted char
acter, succeeds Mr.. Brunson in the
postofice.
The base ball season will formal.
Iy open in Edgs6eld on Friday af'
ternoon next with the contest be-
tween the team of the Carlisle
Fitting School of Woford college
located at Bamberg, and the nine
of the S. C. c. l.. on the diamond
of the latter. This promises to be
a very exciting game as there are
good players On both sides. Edge
field has great many base bal
enthusiasts who can scarcely wal
for the day to come. A large
crowd will witness the contest.
The large nine-room, colonial re-
sidence ofN. G. Evans, Esq.,
beautiful even in It's unfinished
condition-has been erected as i
by magic by Contractor W. F
Dobsy. Before one relied tina
it's erection had fairly begun th'
building, viewed from the exterior
appeared to be almost complete
when completed the front will b.
adorned by q number If tall ant
graceful Corinthian columns, be
ing the only colonial residenc
that has been erected in Edgehel'
since "afore de war"
The state pension board havin
completed it's work the pensioner'
every one of swhom occupies
special place in our Affection
will soon be paid, the followin
amounts aecordingto the class t
which they belong: Class A 5
per month; class B. se per month
|class G, No. l, 81 per month clas
IC, No. 3,s4 per month; class c, No
10, SO per month; class c, No. 4, $
lper month. In due season Cler
of Court Cogburn will receive tn
funds for the pensioners of tn
lcounty. We shall announce whe
the money has been received 80 tn
lpallant old veterans and widows
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