Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-11
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Timely, Tersely Truly Told To The Thinking Thousands
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To The Thinking Thousands
Miss Helen Sheppard is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Maxwell, in Green
vile.
Sweet little Ethel Lanham is on
a visit to her grandmother, Mrs.
Hattie Lahham.
Rev. Geo. w. Davis will fill his
regular appointment at McKendree
on Sunday morning next.
Rev. P. P. Blalock will preach
in the Baptist church on Sunday
morning next aud also at night.
The regular morning service will
be held at the Episcopal church
on next Sunday at / o'clock, Rev.
Henry Mazyck conducting it.
The usual weekly prayer meeting
at the Baptist church VIII he held
on Thursday light of .fhis week
inptead of Wednesday hiRht.
Mr.. end Mre. I. w. Fowler, Of
Ottumwa, Iowa, accompanied by
Miss Elberta Bland, arrived in
Edgefe..d Monday afternoon on a
visit to Dr. and Mrs. H. Parker.
Superintendent of Education
Byrd requests US to announce that
he hssj just received $l10O from the
dispenary fund which has beel,
aportioned among the school
districts.
We publish this week the article,
"For the cake of the child" that
was sent to US several weeks ago by
al Edge6eld mother. On account
of the press of matter thisis the
first issue of in which it could ap-
pear. Every parent should re'd
and ponder if.
Mr.. E. S.Johnson has again cast
his lot among tie Edgefeld people.
He is row offering a first class
stock of groceries and plantation
supplies in Swearingen building.
Mr. johnson, guarantees quality and
prices and you always get honest
weights at bis store. Read his
card.
IF ths weather forecast for the
month Of February as given in one
of the most reliable almanacs be
true we will have more rain and
heavy gales than freezes. This will
be an exception, for during recent
years our heav est SHOWS and bard
eat freezes have come during the
present month.
| There is 3 growing sentiment
that fa> ors abolishing the custom
or practise of kissing the Bible in
taking an oath. While it ID true
that kissing the holy book will not
make a liar tell the truth it is sup.
posed to add solemnity to the oath
Many witness can, however
without the slightest eompunctior
If conscience kiss the Bible and
fail to tell the whole truth, while
Fothers will tell a ''leetle the rise" o1
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The North Carolina Legislature
is considering the passage of al
act that will make it unlawful fol
first cousins to marry. Cuplc
hesds not the objections of the
irate sold folks" and will defy al
the laws that a Legislature can en-
act. What will prevent NORTH
Carolina cousins from coming ovel
the line into the Palmetto State
| (tbe easiest State in the union t
get married in and the hardest tt
get unmarried inj plight theil
troth and return as husband anc
wife.
One day last week Mr.. B. W
Richardson, one Of the town.
marshals, went over to Columbi'
and arrested another one of tn
7 fire bugs and placed him in ou
jail to await trial. He is whit
man named John Benton, confs
} derate of William Shipes who ie al
so in jail. There is ample proc
to convict both and that will pu
sn end to inceDdiary 6res in Edge
field. The marshals of the tow
! 81, to . congratulated upon thei
success in experimenting tho guilt,
persons.