Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19
Men who build good characters
need never worry about their rep
utations.

need never worry about their rep
utations.
Mr.. Wallace Sheppard is now
enjoying visit to Edgefeld, this
being his first return to his first
love since be departed for Jack
onville some months ago.
Mr.. Oscar S. Bushnell. very
prepossessing young man from
Augusta, is spending g fortnight's
vacation with relatives in Edge
field and vicinity, being to-day at
the home of Rev. P. P. Blalock.
Our fellow-townsman. Mr.. Jas.
"A. Zimmerman, who is we'll known
TO the people, and who is fully
qualified to perform the duties of
the position is announced as a
candidate for public cotton weigh
er for the town Of Edgefeld.
Upon every hand can be heard
expressions of profound regret
because of the contemplated re-
turn. of Mr.. R. A. Ballowe and
his family to Eufaula, Ala. Their
departure will be very distinct
loss to our community.
The work of remodelling the
IWardlaw house goes steadily on.
When completed Hon. and Mrs.
Thos. H. Rainsford will have the
most elegant home-verY hand
some and very convenient in all
of it's appointments-in this sec
tion of the state.
The friends Of Mr.. A. +. Broad
water, the gallant old veteran who
has been in i'll health for quite
while, are happy to see him look
ing SO much better. Each succeed
ing time that he drives in town
be appears to be brtler than on
the former visit.
Immediately after the close of
the county summer school Mr.. P.
H. Busaey, Jr., who recently
graduated from the S. G. G. l., was
engaged to teach a school at Ul-
mers, Hampton county, during the
summer. He has secured the large
school at Bellvue, Richland coun-
ty. for the next session.
The people are right after the
dispensary. Besides the move
meut in Edgefeld, vigorous cam
paigns are being waged i'll tie
| following counties: Laurene,
saluda, Horny, Newberly, Ander-
son, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Union, Chesterfield, Florence
Darlington aud Marion.
Gu. friend Joe Reese, who as
chief and caterer has made
name for himself, will be in charge
of the commissary department at
Centre Spring Oh tomorrow,
therefore all who 60 may expect
to find the long tables bountifully
supplied with well-cooked, we'll
seasoned barbecued dinner.
While Capt. S. NJ. Rice acted
as conductor of the excursion to
Charleston on Wednesday and
Thursday last, Mr.. John l.. Addi-
son-Capt. Ad Olsen, We should
have saic-was conductor on the
Edgefeld-Aiken road. Mr.. Addi-
son stands we'll with the officials
ofthe Southern and has a very
bright aud promising future.
Mr.. Allen T. Samuel who has
oeen very faithful salesman for
MIR. j. Nj. Cobo for more than
year off on !. well-deservcd va
cation. 1t is rather q strange phe.
uomenon: Allen is rus:lcatlng and
recuperaling at his old home at
Hsphzlbah, Ca, but he lett his
hea,t ia Edgekeld.
The race for the position of
cotton weigher is growing warm.
1t is "sott snap, SO to speak,
and is we'll worth striving for.
There is but very little manual
labor to be performed, little or no
responsibility in connection with
the discharge of the duties Of the
position, and it pays approximate.
ly $500 per annum, there being
rsout 5000 bales of cotton weigh
ed during the past, season.
Those who are uninformed as
to the advance in the price of
bagging may be greatly surprised
when they 60 to purchase their
fall supply. Two-pound new bag
ging is now quoted in Augusta at
almost nine cents. Just what it
will sell for on the local market
depends upon when the merchants
bought. The advance is attributed
to the failure of the jute crop.
Mr.. J. B. White, the retired
merchant AID capitalist of Au-
gusta, has loosed his purse strings
aud is now spending some of his
money for the benefit Of humani-
ty. Seeing the need of child's
ward in the city hospital of Au-
gusta, this gentleman authorized
ono to be handsomely and thor.
oughly fitted up, and he is de-
fraying the expense which is
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