Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-11-18

Mrs. SOphle hlllsD1eW ls lnan luS
an extended visit to relatives, at
Batesburg.
Mrs. Idn F. Sheppard spent last
week in Augusta with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Carrie Miller.
Mr.. Geo. F. Minis, Edgefeld's
skilled optician, made g business
trip to Johnston on Friday after
noon last.
The South Carolina Methodist
Conference will convene in the
ci.y If Greenville on Dec. the 9!n.
1t will pay the ladies to read the
Corner Stores adve t is m t.
Beautiful Waistings at half price.
Miss. Eloise Carwile is in Edge
field, and will spend the winter at
Fthe home other uncle Gen. Car
vile.
MIR. G. H. Lackey of Summer
ton S. c.. who was student for
several years in our school, spent
some days in Edgefeld last week.
Judge Jos,ph A. Mccullough,
who is accompanied by his cultur-
ed, Christianz,wife, is stopping at
the home of Mrs. Kate Lynch.
Geo Bell Zimmerman Esq. act
ed as Solicitor in the recent term
of court in Columbia, Solicitor
Thurmond being confined at his
home with an attack of grip.
Rev. G. P. White who has been
pastor of the Baptist church at
| Langley for some years has accept
ed call to the church at Ridge
way S. c.
Rev. Thos. Leitch with bis SIN
ger MIR. Marshall is conducting 9
series of meetings in the Methodist
church at Johnston, assisting the
pastor Rev. w. S. Martin.
An Anderson young man who
was calling on girl told her that
he was going to kiss her before ne
left the house. She commanded
him to leave at once. =
Cards are out, announcing the
marriage of Miss Mary Julia Car
vile to DR.. Robert. Alvin Marsh,
on Wednesday Nov 25:h, at high
noon, the ceremony to be perform
ed at Trinity Episcopal church.
The members of the Railroad
Commission visited Edgefeld last
week, on their annual tour of IN
apection. They have seen our great
need of depot, and will probably
insist npon its erection at once.
During the past week Mr.. J. P
Bates has had the remalns of his
father which were butied at the
Bates family burying ground, rh-
moved 10 our village cemetery and
placed besides the grave of mis-
mother.
Mr.. J. NJ. Cobb calls our readers
attention this week in hie new ad-
vertisement 10 his large stock of
dependable shoes. He buys only
from the largest and most reliable
manufacturers aud is offering good
values at reasonable prices.
The painters, carpenters and plas-
terers are making rapid headwsy
with the inside work on the college
building. All of the interior will
be painted white. There is now
no longer any doubt about the
building being in readiness for the
school after the usual Christmas
vacation is over.
Three of the churches Of our
town now have we'll organized and
very active mission societies, the
last to organize being the very yea
lous aud earnest Christian women
of the PRESBYTERIAN church.
The terms of all of the directors
pe the state dispe'nsary will expire
in January, and it is stated that
Mr.. L. J. Williams will not stand
for reelection. Who will be Edge
fields candidate for his place :?
Apply early to avoid the rush.
Material is being rapidly hauled
for the Tompkins store and office
building and actual work will be-
gin very soon. We understand
that Mr.. Tompkins has been re-
quested to add third story which
will be rented for lodge room by
the Masons and Odd Fellows.
Mr.. S. A. Brunson, the popular
and efficient head salesman of the
Cobb dry goods emporium, has
rented his farm just without the
corporate limits of Edgefeld and
will move to town about January
the 1st, having rented the house
now occupied by Mr.. J. Fl. P.
Roper. Their coming among US
will be heartily welcomed by MIR.
and Mrs. Brunson's many friends.
Itwas the writer's pleasure one
evening last week to pay a surprise
call at the home of Mrs, S. B. Glib
son in Atlanta. 1t will be of in
terest to their Edgefeld friends tc
know that while Mrs. Gibson, Miss
Louise and Mr.. Paul Gibson have
delightful cottage home central