Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-05-27

B. B. Evans, Esq, who 10 now q
member of tre Ssluda bar, spent
several days in Edgefeld last
week.
Miss Annie Henry, one of Tren-
tons bellies, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Edge6eld as the guest
of Miss Fannie Marsh.
We say attend all of the COM
mencement exercises, but by no
means should you misc the exer-
cises Of Friday evening. Isyou do
you'll regret it.
We must have the recipe OF
Messrs. NJ. D. Lyon and 8. L. Roper
for making lemonade Such q
drink will make a Dutchman turn
his back upon his beer 'kag."
Maj. r. S. Anderson lost his
confederate cross of honor at the
Wsycross school picnic on Friday
last. The finder will be suitably
rewarded if the cross is returned
to its owner.
Judge J. D. Allen spent quiet,
res.ful day. "far from the madding
crowd" on Sunday last at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Kinard. near Turkey creek on The
Cambridge road.
Edge6eld's "Smart Set" will
give q swell dance in the opera
house on Wednesday evening
next. Music,will be furnished by
a band from Augusta.
Homes must be provided for the
great number of visitors who at
tend the comm 'ncement. Any one
who can take one or more visitors
will please notify Col. F. N. K.
Bailey. Do 80 at once.
! Those who attend the commence
ment exercises of Mrs. Kings de-.
partment in the opera house on
Friday evening next will see at
once that the participants have
been trained by master Land, q
real artist in her sphere.
Edge6eld's silver tongusd orator,
S. McG. Simklhs, Esq, has been
invited to deliver an address at
Johnston before the Daughters of
the Confederacy on June 3rd at
their celebration of Jefferson Davis
birth day.
Mr.. H. W. Dobey aud his aon,
Or. James Doboy, of Parksville,
both of whom are always welcome
visitors, spent Saturday in Edge
field. DR.. DoLey has decided, in
stead of coming TO Edge6eld for
the summer, to remain at Parks
vile till fall when be will resume
his course at the dental college in
Atlanta.
The Hessian fly, or call it what
you may, has dealt destruction to
much grain this year just as Sher-
man and his vandals did to prop
erty on their famous march, but
TO see the large fields of splendid
grain of Mr. J. NJ. Mays one would
say that this death-dealing insect
passed his by unmolested.
There will be only one evening
of the commencement to which An
admission fee will DO charged.
That will be Friday evening when
o very interesting programme will
be carried out l'y the bright little
folks of Mrs. Kings department.
Tickets will be on sale at the Office
of DR.. George F. Minis. Reserved
seats 35 cents, general admission 25
cents, children Is cents.
On Thursday evening last Capt.
and Mra. S. NJ. Rice entertained q
number of young pt ople at cards
ct their hospitable home in Bun
combe in honor of their beautiful
and accomplished niece, MISS Ma
ris Brown The first lady's prize
was awarded 10 Miss Marie Tomp-
kine, the first gentlemen's prize to
Dr. A. II. Corley and the "chaw-
ing" gum, the consolation prize,
became the POSSESSION of Mr.. Joe
Carwile.
The following changes in the
schedule on the Gap road became
effective on Sunday last: The
morning train now leaves at 6 in.
stead Of $3.50 o'clock; the train
that heretofore left at 1 10 and re-
turned at 4 80 p. N. will leave at
/ 80, returning at 3:45. No change
has besn made in the departure
and arrival of the late afternoon
train. These changes in the
schedule will be very acceptable to
the travelling public.
The quarry is not lacking fol
sight-seers these days. Some &c
!by rail (only 20 cents round trip
fothers drive out and still others,
I who have neither buggy nor 20
cents. foot it. With each succeed.
ing day the sights become more
interesting. All of the water has
been removed by the large pumps
houses are being erected, tracks
being laid, huge derricks being
constructed and soon the boilers
!, hosting engines and steam drills
will be placed in position. Or
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