Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-06
Local Ne,Ds.

s, iF4lr on luesuay ne4s.
AtteItionis directed to the ad
vertisement offs valuable farm TO
sale at glark's Hill.
Lieut.. Tillman Bunch is th'
guest Of his uncle, Col. J H. Till.
man. q
Masters Charles Watson Burts
and Matthew Hansford Minis viii!
head the parade on Tuesday af-
ternoon-
The entire faculty and student
body.;of the S. c. G. I. will attend
thesGeorgia- Carolina Fair on Fri.
day.
Dir. G. E. Burts went to Black.
we'll on Wednesday last to offici-
ate at the marriage of one of his
former parishionera.
- Mrs. o. J. Holmes and her two
pretty daughters, of the Red Hill
section, were among the shoppers
in ourscity last Thursday.
AS The Advertisers force has
q been in the clutches of the grip
during the past week, we beg that
our readers will overlook the
shortcomings of this issue.
Miss Hattie Lee Guess, beau
tiful young lady from Denmark,
S. c., is the guest of Miss Maxcy
Sheppard. Miss Guess and Miss
Maxcy were classmates at Con-
verse.
Messrs. May & Prescott are now
handling new brand of very fine
-four called "Ifis," and have
given the clrysanthemum ladies
a 50-pound sack to be awarded as
q prize.
Mr.. Allen Samuel has resigned
his position at The Corner Store
and will leave the latter part Of
the week for Columbia to enter
the. service of tbe Southern Ex-
press Company.
Mr.. B. 81. Parker began WORK
: for the Corner Storo on Monday
in the capacity CT salesman, and
Mr.. ii. M. Reynolds will also re-
sume his position with Mr.. Tur-
ner tomorrow.
The editorial staff of The Ad-
yertiser was increased on Satur-
day last by the addition of an as
sociate editor, Master Matthew
Hansford Minis, the little gentle
man having bsen named for his
paterral grahdIather.
When you want a good job done
Oh your shoes, whether it be SOL
ing, half-soling, patching, heeling,
sewing or what not, take them to
Mr.. r. King over Mr.. B. Tim
mons, ,s.store. He will do the work
to please you.
An Edgafeld physician remark
marked a few days ago that if
President Roosevelt knew of thu
very marked increase in Edge
fields population within tie laet
two years (not by immigration)
he would bestow blue ribbon up
On the town.
The friends of Mr.. J. z. Sulli-
van will regret to learn that his
cotton house was burned on Sun-
day night last. About eighteen
bales of seed cotton were in the
building, Of which fourteen were
saved. The house and four bales
o. cetton were total loss. as the
property was uninsured.
Rev. Marvin Auld ls making
preparations to attend the annual
Conference which meets at Gaff-
ney this year. There is very gen.
eral regret that he will not be re-
turned TO Edge6eld, having served
this field for four years, the maxi
mum time allowed upder the rules
of the Methodist church.
All holders Of lyceum tickets
for the season. aud all who con-
template purchasing season tick
{. e,s, are requested and urged to
call at the store of Messrs. May &
T'empkins and select their seats.
The attractions for this season are
high-class in every respect and
should be largely patronized by
5 ths people of the town and vicini-
ty. The first lyceum entertain
ment will be given on November
the Goth.
Dr.. w. E. Prescott is more pro-
grassive thar many farmers twen-
ty years his junior. He has re-
Gently bad water and lights put
in his home for the convenience
aud pleasure of Hrs family, and in
his farming operations he ad ,pts
new methods aad the latest ma
chinery. He is having his corn
shredded this week. DR.. Prescott
says that he feeds his cattle Oh
the stover all winter, sometimes
adding little cotton seed meal,
ard that they keep in good order
on it.
Those having cbrysanthemums
~yooon oorl fho