Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-26

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Here's a little problem far i gu
readers to work out' A Bostol
man wanted a ticket to Spring
.f,ld and had only a 50 bill. It re
ouired SO to get, the ticket. II,
took the 50 bill to pawnshop
and I;awned it for $1.50. On his
way back to the depot he met {
friend; to whom he sold the pawr
ticket for $1.50. That gave him
SO. Now,. who's out that dollar!
Prof. J. F. Ehtsminger ID put
ting in full time hoW callvassing
for the S. G. C. I. He told us on
Monday that he had just been
over to Augusta, Aiken, and
portion of Barnwell county. All
of the old students will return
from Augusta and bring two new
ones, Two new students from
Aiken and three new ones from
Williston have been secured, {,
which il an excellent showing for
this early date.
The southern railroad iR a great
system, owning thousands of miles
of track: It is not SO large but
that the many little things Whicn
contribute to the comfort and
convenience of it's patrons and
the travelling public are looked
after. Only recently two more
lamps have been placed near the
depot in our town so as to afford
additional light to those who
change TO hnYe business there
after n;ghtfall:
Mr.. W.s. G. Heath has the
contract for the erection of q
eeven-room residence in Bun
combe upon the site where Mrs.
C. j. Ashley's home was burned
several months ago. The bqilding
is to be completed by September
the 18th. Mr.. Heath does not
allow any grass to grow under his
feet. Having complete and we'll
organized force Of workmen in
employ be ea:rieR forNard bis
work very rapidly,
A Canadian teacher fell heir
last year to an English estate of
RsQ.DQ0, ssays the Philadelphia
Ledger. Ii the lawyers Office the
clerks made bets as to how she
would take it. One thought she
would scream, two were of the
opinion that she would burst into
tears, two otheys favored hysterics.
Her reply to the messenger was
disconcerting: 81 shall flush my
monthly report, hear these spell
ing errors, whip two boys aud be
at your cfice ln forty minutes"
The Dragons have held all ex-
session and have ordered
our friend Russell courtmarshal-
led for straipiug the ''bile" Of
:hcir spring by putting it on extra
duty, making it supply water for
him during his vacation as we'll
as for tie teeming thousands at
the picnic. The sentence of 'he
court if he is found guilty (and
of course be isl will he twelve
months at hard labor doubling the
capacity of the pavilion SO that
it will accommodate the large.
crowd Of next year.
81 A lady who must.haye her coffee
three .:.iMos 8 day though ;hr
heavens fall carried bottle of
this popular beverage to: the Cen
ire Spring picnic, expecting to en-
JOY it at the dinner hour. But
imagine her disappointment when
she went to her carriage and
found that her coffee had been
stolen. 1t bore the ear marks of
something stronger than the ex-
tr" t of the coffee bean, being in
a dlepensary bottle, so come fellow
seized upon it, believing that he
had some oh-be-joyful. Would
that it could have been loaded
with a liberal quantity of ipecac
or some similar drug,
rompkins-Davis.
Mr.. Frank Tompkirs, who holds
a lucrative position with the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, being
located at Connellsville, Pa, is
SPEEDING his vacation in Edgefield.
He stole a march on his friends
on Saturday last by betaking him
self to Saluds where he and Miss
Sudie Davis, the eldest daughter
of Mr.. John B. Davis, were mar
raid. Mr., and Mrs, Tompkins
will spend a fortnight in Edge
field with relatives and friends
before they leave for their north
ern home, The scores Of admiring
friends Of these happy young peo-
pie are showering mauy congrat-
ulations end Hearty good wishes
upon them,