Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

Winter has fingered this year in
the lap of spring.
Think of it, frost on the 23rd of
April Jot that down in your
memorandum book.
Mr.. r. T. Scurry was reelected
by the county board on Saturday
last to serve as beer dispenser tor
the ensuing year.
A. S. Tompklns, Esq., and MISC
es Grace, Julia and Kate Tompkins
left Yesterday for Abbeville to at
tend the Fetzer-Graydon wedding
which occurs today.
Mrs. J. A. Lott and Miss Alma
Hart, of Johnston, spent Saturday
last in Edgefeld EN- route from a
visit to the formers sister, Mrs.
J. L. Miller, of Golfers.
A strange but not uncommon
sight this spring is to zee one and
the same man wearing a straw hat
and an overcoat. Of course he
wears his undercoat also.
S. M. Smith, ESQ.,, went over to
Parksville on legal business Fri
day last, returning the same day.
The Squire says the roads on the
West side are in first class shape
now.
Mr.. C. A. Brunson came up
from Aiken to spend Sunday in
Edgefeld. He is very much
pleased with Aiken, also with
the duties that devolve upon him
in his new position.
On Wednesday night last hand
some Master Willis Evans, a stu
dent of the S. C. G. l., united with
the Baptist church, making the
thirteenth accession as result of the
recent revival, all of whom were
baptized.
While stopping over in Colum-
bia on his return from Laurens,
whittier he went on business, Mr.
S. MEG. Simbins, by request, ,acted
as ope of the judges in an oratorl-
cal contest between the students of
the South Carolina college.
Hatcher's pond, near Trenton,
mas lecome the tavorite rendezvous
for number of Edg' fields fisher
men. Capt. Gains fame for max
ing stews has gone abroad into the
four corners of the earth. He can
take a mud-cat and make stew
that would tempt the gods.
Alien Jones and Ed Weaver, both
colored, who were sentenced to
three years each on the chain gang
for breaking into and robbiug the
store of Mr.. James T. QUITS, of
Elmwood, were released on Satur-
day last, having served .--.- SELL
tence.
The resume of the history, object
for which founded and the work of
the order of /. o. O. F. delivered
before the local lodge by Rev. g..
W. DAWSON Sunday afternoon last
on, ,the occasion of tho celebration of
the 84lh anniXessasE.a sE.afszthaHaraen
was very interesting to all present
the uninitiated as we'll as init,
ated.
Miss Virginia Addison will in g
few days forward another order
for perfumery, soap, powder, paint
shampoo, tooth powders, paste, etc
Better take or send her your order
at once if you need any Of the
above mentioned articles. And, oi
course, everybody IN Edgefelo
needs some if not all of them. We
can testify personally to their mer'
il.
According to the constitution o.
the order each local lodge in the
state is entitled to one delegate tc
the Grand Lodge of the |. 0. OF
for given number of members
I he membership of the local lodge
entities it to more than two bu
not three, in other words, two ane
a half delegates. DR.. F. W. P
Butler, Mr.. Elijah Zimmerman
and NJ. P. Wells, Esq, have beer
elected. Now the question arises
which is to be tie half delegate
the half-a-man
Mr.. E. S. Johnson, one Edge
fields wide-awake and most pros
porous merchants, has rented tn