Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
L004L NEWS.

Ete>you.
Mrs. Wallace Sheppard spent
several days in Augusta last week
Have you paid your taxes yet ?
After one week the penalty will be
added.
Another pretty hand of pretty
Edgefeld girl is wearing a pretty
! diamond ring. Who is it E?
DR.. and Mrs. J. G.. Tompkins
were among the visitors to AuguT-
ia on Saturday last.
Only ono day till Christmas aud
thast to the little tot will be n n e
b u n d r d h o u s
| o u 6.
There were nearly thirty appli-
cants for the job of assisting the
dispenser during the Christmas
eve rush.
Col. and Mrs. F. N. K. Bailey
and children will ll.spend Christmas
at Bamberg with Mrs. Bailey's par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Black,
Messra. Joe Gordon Holland,
Paul and Horace Cogburn will ar
rive to-day from Clemeon college
to spend The Christmas vacation.
A heavy Christmas business is
confidently expected. Nearly all
of the merch ants have greatly in-
creased their force of clerks.
Maj. Il. S. Anderson has return.
ed from Washington TO spend thu
holidays. He is being cordially
greeted by his host of friends.
Mrs. SIN. Rice, one OF the most
beloved ladies in Edgefeld, has re-
turned after spending week ver.7
pleasantly with her sister in At
lanta.
Mr.. A. S. Gilliard, one of the
leading insurance agents of Colum
bia'spent several days in Edgefeld
last week visiting his uncle, Capt.
D. S. DuBose.
Contractor e. W. Spencer, who
is the busiest man in all South
Carolina. went over to Columbia
Oh Thursday to look after the
shipment Of delayed building ma
terial.
The difference betw EN- the aver
age boy and the average man is,
the former wants Christmas to
come 365 times in one year and
the latter wants it to come one
time in 365 years.
Prof. VIM. II. Nicholson who is
principal of the school at Boykin,
s. c., arrived on Saturday to spend
his Christmas vacation under the
parental roof. His home coming
always makes many hearts glad.
The last official act of Rev. Geo.
w. Davis in the Edgefeld circuit
sss to unite the hearts and lives
of M. Felix Glausier aid Miss
Milbrea Faulkner in the holy
bonds of wedlock, at the home of
the BRIDES father near McKendree
on Thursday evening last.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Columbia is preparing to give a
very swell banquet on the evening
of the 3Oth inst. in honor of the
presidents of the business leagues
and commercial organization of
the state. President B. E. Mich
olson has been honored with al
invitation and will partake of the
fest drinking nothing but Con-
garee water, of course) ill behalf
of the Edge6eld league.
Car cut and wire nails just re-
ceived. Basis price $2.70per keg.
EDeEF1ELD MERCANTILE Co.
The majority of the people, Oh
account of the extensions ir the
past, have gotten in thn habit of
paying their taxes in the early
spring instead of the fall. Not
withstanding the fact that more
money has been put in circulation
by the high price of cotton this
fall than for many years, County
Treasurer Willisme has collec'ed
but little over $4,000 of the $50,
900 taxes. We do not believe an
extension should be granted, for
which doubtless many will wait.
On account of the fact that the
time appointed was only II few
days before Christmas and people
generally were so engrossed with
preparations for the holiday sea-
son, Rev. P. P. Blslock called off
his lecture on Thursday evening
last and will deliver it as early
after Christmas as people can
settle down al d again pursue the
even tenor of their respective ways.
There are many in Edgefeld who
are ANXIOUS to hear this lecture
and will look and listen eagerly
for the announcement III January.
One Of the newly made bride
grooms has said that one day
even short December day-of
married bliss is worth more than
%, vooro IF booholorhood Tho