Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

! The kitchen of DR.. Manly Tim
mons caught fire from the stove on
Tuesday about one o'clock, but
was extinguished before any great
damage was done.
In obedle Ice to the Command of
Gen. Lee, all machinery in Bdge-
field was stopped and the church
bells were rung at 2 o'clock Mon
day, the time set for the unveiling
of the Jefferson Davis monument
in Richmond.
The volume of business of the
Edgefeld post-office has rapidly
increased during the last few
years, and along with this Ill
crease has come an increase in
he postmaster's salary. Beginning
with July 1st, the salary of Capt.
w. 81. Brunson will be raised from
s1.400 to 81 800 per annum.
Messrs. May g. Prescott, the
popular and very successful
grocery merchants, bad the mis-
fortune to lose a hogshead of Cuba
uolasses several days ago. In the
effort to remove it from the wagon
to their store, the large barrel fell,
and the ground for some distance
around was ankle deep in ''lasses.'
The hogshead contained 120 gal
lous, entailing loss of some forty
odd dollars.
Let us supply you with Ice
Cream Freezers and Ice Tea Tum-
blers. If you see our tum blers you
will huv them.
Edgefeld Mercantile Co.
The list of candidates for cotton
weigher continues to grow. The
last to ask the votes of the cotton
sellers for this position, is Mr.. M.
Lewis Stevens. He is son of the
late E. L. Stevens whom every
body knew and loved as "Uncle"
Lod. Mr.. Stevens is fully compe-
tent to discharge the duties Of
cotton weigher and if be is SO for
tunate as to stand at the top after
the votes are counted, the public
will receive honest service at his.
hands.
The annual Childran's Day ex-
erc:ses were held at Harmony on |
Sunday last. A very interesting
program consisting of recitations,
interepersed with very sweet
music, was BEAUTIFULLY carried out.
Mr.. Luther G. Watson ls the su-
perintendent of he Harmony Sun
day school, and is assisted in this
noble work by consecrated teach
ers. Those who attend Children's
Day at Harmony always pass all ex
ceedipgly pleasant day. There are
DO better people, or no more con-
secrated Christians in the land
than those Of the Harmony section.
The following clipped from the
Juue number of a chiId's maga
zine entitled "Baby" shows that
there are some bright little folks
in Edgefeld:
A little four-year-old boy has
an older brother who leases him
80 much. And he said one day 10
his mother: Mama, I do wish you
would send Willie off to that war
I hear you all talking SO much
about, ard then maybe 1 could
have some peace" Mrs. M. P.
Wells, Edgefeld, S. g.
Spectacles made up to suit your
particular need at lowest possible
price
Geo. F MINIS,
Edgefeld. S. G.
The high esteem in which the
Edgefeld Hussars are held at
hone and abroad, should be ex-
tremely gratifying % the mem
bors of the company. AS several
of this cavalry company desired
to be transferred to the Edgefeld
Rife Company, the question was
asked in the meeting in the opera
house Friday night, if the Hus-
sars would be materially affected
by the organization of the new
company. General Boyd very
quickly and emphatically replied:
II know all about the Edgefeld
Hussars and will take care of
them" The prestige and fame of
this grand old company have gone
abroad.
With this issue of The Adverti-
ser, Mr.. ]. Rubenstein sends forth
a full page advertisement in which
he tells the people of this county
about his great annual bargain
sale which will last for ten days,
beginning on June 9th. Every thing
i'll his-millinery department. is in
cluded N this price-cuttipg sale.
His milliner, Miss Pye, will leave
about the goth. So, in order to
close out all spring hats and
trimmings before she goes, be has
greatly reduced the price. These
goodg must be sold. A great op-
portlnity is at hand.