Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-08-03

Miss Ida Edwards, of Charles
ton, IS visiting at the home OF DE- +:
M. Timmons.
The general rains have come,
crops ara growing and give prom.
ise of heavy yield. The farmers.
merchants and bankers are happy.
Rev. Marvin Aud will preach at
McKendree on Sunday morning
next tat II O'Clock, instead of 4
o'clock the usual hour.
There was large, good-natured
orderly crowd in town on Monday,
the first day of court. Some feast
ed on the juice Of watermelons
while others cooled (?) themselves
with corn and rye juice.
We beg that our readers will
overlook the shortcomings of this
issue. Great haste has been ma e
i'll publishing the Advertiser this
week SO as to enable the editor to
hear the silver-yea, golden
tougued orators at GiIgal to-day.
Dr.. E. C. Smith will leave on
Thursday of this week for his for
mer home at Williston to look
after bis large farming interests
and other matters of business. He
will be absent from his Office till
Monday the 22nd inst.
The Summer School opened yes
terdsy with a goodly number Of
teachers in attendance. We re-
greet our inability to give fullac-
count of the opening in this issue.
We shall write at length of the
Summer School next week.
Mr.. James b. kenuer!y las
given up his position as travelling
salesman for a large shoe manu-
facturer aud has resumed his posi-
tlon as salesman for Messrs. Dorm
& Minis. His host of friends are
delighted that he bas returned to,
Edgefeld and will continue to
dwell among US.
DR.. E. M. Poteat, the president
of ..Furman university, who is
making a tour of the state in the
interest of Christian education,
attended the union meeting at
Johnston on Sunday morning and
prea ched in our Baptist church on
Sunday evening.
We have received the quarterly
report from Supervisor Self and
Clerk J. A. Lott for publication.
The fact that it does not appear
this week is due to the crowded
condition Of our columns and is.
not the fault of the above named
gentlemen The report will be
published next week.
A Clearance Sale is on at the
New York Racket Store. All Sum
mer Goods must be moved out to
room for our large fall stock.
have cut prices very low so as to
convert merchandise into cash..
Call at once.
j. w. PEAK
A girl who had been very clever
at college came home the other
day and said to her mother: 81
have graduated but now ] wish to
take, E. up psychology, ! phlI3I1}gH9y. h171l{} 81.
said her mother, 81 have arranged
for you a more thorough course in
roastology, boilology, pathology,
darnology, and general domesti-1
cology. Now put on your apron
and pick that hen"
We regretted exceedingly that
it was impossible for US to attend
the picnic of the Hussars at Ian
ham Spring. Those who have at
tended these annual functions for
years report the largest tcrowd ever
seen on such an occasion. All
who have expressed themselves in
our hearing have been loud in the
praises of Capt. Evans and his
men. 1t was in every sense sue
cess. Nothing marred ;he pleas
ur4 of the occasion.
An exchange says a farmer
asked a leading lawyer to bring
suit against man who oweu him
$50. The lawyer said: whats
the use? 1t will cost you, more
than $50 to win the case. This may
seem strange advice; but my
friend, an honest lawyer is the.