Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-28

ABSOLUTELY PuYe
| HAS NO SUBSTITUTE
Mr.. w. Hardy and family
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j., S. Smith on Monday.
MISS Genie Fair and Miss En-
ma Bettis of Trenton were among
the visitors to our town on Sunday
last.
The dance in the opera house
on Monday evening was probably
the largest ever given by the
EdseGeld Cotillion Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dawson
Hall of Aiken are on visit to
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James A Zimmerman.
Miss Florence Bush, who num-
bers her friends in Edgefeld by
the hun dreds, is visiting relatives
at Elienton, her former horne.
Mr.. T. E. Lamb, one of Edge
fields prosperous merchants has
recently moved to the place in
our northern suburbs where Mr..
j.. A. Thinner man formerly resided
Capt. J. A. White, who has
a lucrative position in Columbia.
came home for tho holidays. His
many friends have gree ted him
very cordially.
Every place of business was
crowded on Saturday last exec pit
County Treasurer Williams, flee.
People are not giving him much
work to do these days.
The talk of the town is that the
eleven o'clock train arrived OF
time on Monday. Wonder when
this will occur again? Hardly be-
fore next Christmas.
Mr.. Edward Foreman, a very
handsome young business man
from Macon, Ca, is spending the
holidays in Edgefeld with his
sisters, Mesdames G. j. Ashley
and M. e. Msrriman.
Capt. Erasmus S. Minis, of
Augusta visited his daughter, Mrs.
r. w. Timnons on Sunday last.
Just twelve months have elapsed
siace his last visit to Edgefeld.
Mr.. John R: Tompklns could
not longer endure the separation
so he betook himself to Hender-
son, on Saturday last to spend q
fortnight with Mrs. Tompkins who
is on prolonged visit to her pa
rents.
Old Santa Claus purchased lib
orally of the holiday goods. Des-
pite the great volume of holiday
merchandise that was brought to
Edgefeld only traces of it can
now be eeen in the stores.
Before the new year has far ad-
vanced' Brother Littlejohn will
have,all of the young men and
young ladies and old bachelors
and old maids of the western half
of the county securely bound by
the ties of wedlock.
So mild has been the weather
this Christmas that We would not
be surprised to Lear that our hand
some young friend Patillo Bla-
lock w.nt to Charleston to enjoy
the surf-and, will. we we'll not
say more.
Mr.. S. S. Lamb, who was the
efficient superintendent of the
weave room of the Edge6eld cot
ton mill several years ago, paid a
short visit to his brother in Edge
| field last week. Mr.. Lamb is now
in the employment of large mill
in Birmingham.
l
Wonder why the people did not
buy as much "booze" Oh Christmas
eve this year as they did last? The
Gales last year amounted o$1037,
whereas on Saturday last only the
sum of $736 found it's way into the
Golfers Of the dispensary. Many
homes were doubtless happier and
many stockings fuller by this de-
4 crease in the volume of South
Cardinals business.
While on the train the other day
the writer chanced to meet hand
some young Mr.. G. W. Whitlock,
the sen of Mr.. J. G. Whitlock who
resides in the extreme southern
part OF The county. 1t will be re-
membered by his many friends
in Edge6eld that Mr.. Whitlock
was for several consecutive terms
student of the S. C. C. I. He is
now book-keeper for large mer-
: camille concern in southern Gsor-
gia.
There will be fewer changes in
the county officials Of Edgefeld
I on January the 1st than probably
ID any other county in the state.
Treasurer G. NJ. Williams voIun-
: tarily retires from. public life and
DR.. J. T. Pattison will enter upon
the duties of county treasurer.