Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-07-27

a Midsummer Clearance Sale
will commence at Mr.. j.. Ruben
stein's store on Friday of this
week. Unprecedented bargains
will be offered.
Tom prov is the day for Ian.
ham Spring picnic. This occasion
affords an opportunity for Aiken.
Augusta and Edgefeld friends to
meet and engage in pleasantsocial
intercourse.
Read of the Southern's great
excursion to be run to Charleston
on August the 4th. Edgefeld
train will connect with the excur-
sion train at rrenton-5oth going
and returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Dobey, ac-
companied by their two. bright and
very promising sons and pretty
little Miss Lima, came up from
Aiken on Thursday last for days
outing. taking in" the festivities
of the Ccutre Spring picnic.
"Dat good muffin and pork"
On being asked, upon his return
from Centre Spring, If he got any
small-nox lin his clothes out at
the picnic, "ITncle". George John
son replied: 81 didn't gltno small
pox in my clothes but I got er
mighty heep of dat good pork and
muffin under 'em.'
The Record, published at St.
Matthews, Orangeburg county, is
conducting voting contest to de-
eide who is the most popular young
lady in the county. As the vote
now stands Miss Nyra Watson,
the daughter of the beloved Rev.
A. B. Watson, leads by eighty-odd
votes and is the probable winner
in the contest.
Capt. R. B. Cain was warmly
greeted by his host of friends her
last week. He attended the Sunday
school convention with Col Bailey.
Capt. Cain reports that he has
been very successful in writing
insurance. We trust that his visits
to our town will be frequent and
not of such short duration as was
the one Of last week.
All Spring and Summer goods
such as Muslips, Lawns, Under
wear, Straw Hats, Oxford Ties,
Negligee Shirts, Ladies' and Mis-
ses' Oxfords and Mems Low Cut
Shoes, all Summer Clothing and
various other goods must he sold
at once regardless o. cost. The
early buyer will get the cream of
the stock at the New York Racket
Store.
j.. w. PEAK.
The Dragons have granted spe-
clal permission to Mr.. J. w. Reece,
a member of the company, to have
a barbecue at Centre Spring on.
August 18th. the day of the coun-.
ty campaign neecingiiatsthat place.
Joe Reece is first class caterer.
and will furnish an excellent din
ner on that occasion for less than
the usual price. Not only meats.
and sweet-meats but refreshments
will also be served. 1;
They tell us that Rome was not
built in day, but Contractor
HeathScan come nearer build inf
a housein a day than anybody We
ever saw before. Two weeks ago he:
commenced work on the house of
Mr.. Johnstopss near the depot and
would have had it entirely COM.
pleted several days ago but was.
delayed some on account of being
unable to get material as he
needed it.
Mr.. C. w. spencer's fame has
gone abroad and he is much in de-
mand. The B. f. Smith Construct
ion Company has the contract for
the erection ofa county office build
ing al Hampton similar to the one
that is soon to be built for our
county, and Mr.. Spencer has been
to superintend the work.
EIe spent several days at Hampton
last week and will have to make
several othe, trips before the build
ing is completed, which will be in.
three or four weeks.
Megsrs. Geo. F. Minis and P. W.
Gibson returned or Saturday from
tbei. hunting and fishing xpedi-
tion on the Landrum place above
Meeting Str ct. We fear that the
deer, the rabbit, the squirrel, the
quail, the jay, the sparrow, the
Dream, the trout, the fIogs-and
the red bugs and seed ticks, too,
have all been exterminated by
these two Daniel Boones. To the
disappointment of his friends Mr..
Gibson's vacati on and stay among
us was cut short, being called to
Atlanta on Monday last.
Rev. Marvin Auld, accompanied
by his brother, Mr.. Fred Auld,
drove to Greenwood on Monday
where they will board the train for
Walhalla. From the last named
place they will depart on foot for
the heart of the mouniains Of
wnstnrn North CaroliDa Their