Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-12
Capt. John r. Blocker publishes
3 call to his men in this issue.

a' tae church on Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
The welcome announcement haf
been made that the Federal pen-
sion roll is diminishing at the rate
of 200 daily. Would that it were
1000 daily instead!
The next session of the Edge
field Graded School will begin on
Thursday, September 18th, and
the session of 19O7-OS of the South
Carolina Educational Institute
will open on Thursday, September
the 26th.
Mr.. John Mays stold the writer
that last Saturday night was one
time be was glad to gee Saturday
night come. Looking after his
4 plow-hands, hce hands and grain
cutters kept him doing the work
os about two men. Mr.. Mays says
bis grain crop is good.
Take up the old carpet or worn
out mating, and let us supply you
with new mating in bright and
attractive patterns. The quality is
good and thn price very reasonable.
Edg. field Mercantile Co.
Col. F. N. K. Bailey, after
spending a portion of last week in
Edgefe!d, left on Friday for the
mountains to spend five weeks. He
will then return to Edge6eld to
remain permanently. During Coz
Bailey's absence his address will
be Greenville, S. C.
Capt. B. R. Tlllman, Lieut..
W. C. Tompkins aud Lieut.. A. A.
Glover vert over to Columbia on
Thursday last and stood very sat
isfactorily the examination that
officers of the state militia must
undergo before they receive their
commissions.
The R. F. D. route that has
heretofore had Rehoboth as its
"base of supplies, or Distributing
office has been changed. After the
18th inst. it will be known as the
Plum Branch route No. 2, r! F.
D.. the latter Office being the dis.
tributing Office for the route in
etead of Rehoboth.
AS cornetist, Rev:-P. =. Blaiock
has had a leading part in the
splendid choir at the tent meet
ing His presence here was 80
necessary that DR.. G. E. Burts
filled Rev. Mr.. Blalock's appoint
ment at Republican church on
Sunday morning last.
Beautiful line of stationery.
Tablets, box paper and paper by
the pound.
Timmons Bros.
Prof. D. Buist Anderson ar
rived on Friday from Newman,
Ca, where he has been teaching
during the past session. He left
on Saturday to attend the COM
mencement exercises of his alma
mater, the South Caroliua Uniyer-
sitY.
Mr.. and Mrs.J. II. Allen moved
Yesterday into their beautiful new,
home. Early next week Mr.. aud
Mrs. Wallace T. Prescott, who
have been boarding with Mrs. Ida
Sheppard since their marriage,
will occupy the house on Main
street from which Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen have just moved.
Giles Butler, the reliable and
highly. respected blacksmith, was
exhibiting a huge green frog on
the streets on Tuesday that he
caught eating little chickens near
his shop: the frog had almost
completely swallowed little
chick when killed.
About the,elevanth hour on Fri
day Col. Bacon, Wigfall Cheat.
ham and The Advertisers scribe
will be perched upon the Charles
ton jetties, like frogs on a log,
fishing for the fpny tribe in the
briny deep. We are going to bring
Mr.. John Hill and Capt. E. H..
Folk a mess" of 6sh-if we
catch any.
If you want the finest Falt Mat
tress made, let US sell you "Rex''
or a Dexter" There is nothing
better.
Ramsey & Jones.
Inc coparlnersnlp heretofore
existing between Messrs. B. and
]. D. Timmons has been dissolved
by mutual consent. The drug
business in Edgefeld will be own
ed solely by and conducted in the
name of Mr.. B. Timmons. The
dissolution Of copartnership no.
tice is published elsewhere in this
issus of The Advertiser.
| When collection was taken on
Sunday morning last for the
evangeljsts who bave labored 80
earnestly and faithfully among
ua, tbs prompt and very liberal
response showed that the people
have been awakened and greatly