Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-10-21

lie children, If spending seYera
days ot the ideal country home G.
Mr.. D. B. HolIingsworih.
Capt. S. NJ. Rice spent Friday
in Columbia on business pertain
ilg to his duties as conductor
Capt. Laweon, of the main line,
punched tickets in Capt. Rice's
absence.
Miss Carrie Morgan, of Modoc,
who is boarding with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. e. Glover and attending the
S. G. C. l., spent Saturday and
Sunday at home. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. A. A. Glover who
visited her sister, Mrs. P. R.
Wates.
Miss Julia V. Tompkins, accom-
panied by pretty little Miss Ruth
Strom spent Saturday and Sunday
in Edgefeld with the home folks.
Her many friends greeted her very
cordially. Miss Julia is delighted
with ner position as teacher at the
home of Hon. w. A. Strom.
There was quite large number
representative citizens from all
over the county on our streets on
Indeed, we do not re-
ember to have seen so many lead
ing citizens from every section of
the county when there was no pub
lie occasion to attract them hither.
Rev. G.. E. Burts had his horse
and buggy driven from Blackville
last week. Having nice turnout
always at his command, will great
ly facilitate in the matter of pas
toral visiting, especially among
th ose who reside several miles from
his church.
Superintendent G.. R. Spencer
and family, and Contractor c. W.
Spencer and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs Friday, the parents of Mrs.
G. w. Spencer, have rented and
moved lnto the large residence of
Mrs. V. C. Addison, near the
church.
Mr.. ard Mrs. W. G.. QUITS are
now comfortably ensconsed in
their cozy cottage home near the
Griffin hill, which they recently
purchased from M. P. Wells, Esq,
Mr.. Thomas; who vacated the
house for Mr.. QUITS, has removed
to the Bennett house near the Pres
bytar;an church.
Mr.. John ,. Davis began at the
bottom round with the Southern
about two years ago and now he is
Capt. Davis, conductor of the
quarry train. This shows what
and faithful perform
anee of every duty will do for a
young man. Messrs. J. l.. Addi-
son and J. e. Minis are also mem
bers of Capt. Davis crew.
Mrs. Forem an, Miss Annie.
Foreman and Mrs. H. H. Stem.
bridge returned to Elleuton on
Thursday last after spending the
summer with Mesdames C. j. Ash
ley and M. E. Merriman. These
good ladies were charmed with
and it was with reluc-
tance that they returned to their
home which Is not far from the
malaria infested region.
At the close of the regular week.
|y prayer meeting at the Baptist
church on Wednesday evening last,
which was very largely attended,
Mrs. Mamie Warren and Miss Ina
Hill united with the church. The,
former was a member of old Mt.
Tabor church before i WIS aban-
loned and the latter presented
herself for baptism. The ordi-
nance of baptism will be admin
stered al an early day.
The rainy season will soon set in
and the la,lies should make ready
'or it. The Corner Store adver-
Uses this week all of the latest
for rainy-day skirts.
While in the north Mr.. W. H. Tur-
1er selected these goods with his
,wn hands which is a guarantee
hat the style and quality are right.
ladies, read Mr.. Turner's adver-
;isement.
The farmers of the Meeting
Street section, like thoss of other
'ectlous adjacent to Edge6eld,
prove their faith in our cotton
market by their works. On Thurs
lay last procession of wagons
rom several of the farmers around
Street brought thirty bales
If cotton to Edge6eld. and were
oaid the top of the market for the
OF. Is there any wonder then that
nearly all the cotton grown north
If Edgefeld is sold on our market.
Mr.. James B. Adams was among
he visitors TO our town on Monday
rom the lower section of Edgefeld
county. While en- route to Edge
field be passed the corps of eur
veyors who are locating the liue
for the North Augusta cnuaty.
They began on the Savannah river
about mile below Modoc, and had
reached the Martlutown road some
distance north of Or. J. N. Graf
IONS. The advocates Of the new