Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
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TIE psegrsm m Of Memorial Day
exsrcieas viii be / ublisbed in full
nest week.
Whoopee, sixty racks Of guam o |
That's what the Chrysanthe mum
ladies have to give away.
The report of Mr.. We. Har-
ling, treasurer of the town coun.
ell, appears in this issue.
If Adams Eve dollar -four
doesn't please you. notify him
and get your
Bear in mind the Pace-Kling
entertainment this evening. II
is The last of tie lyceum series and
will BE- first-class in every respect.
Sprighily and vivacions Miss
Mamie Lake. who will always be
youthful and girlish IN spirit, ar
8 rived several days ago to spend
some times with relatives IN Edge
field.
The college boys are to be con-
graduated up N he success cf the
entertsinmen. which was given on
Friday evening last. About thirty
dollars were realized for their Y.
M. G. a.. work.
Pbe Advertiser man is planning
BY day and dreaming by night of
som way to keep Will Lott ard
Asa Broadwater from getting all
of the Chrysanthemum prize
gnano. We must have at least a
turn" of it,s as the darkey says
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando shep-
paid are visiting their son. Mr.
Orlando Sheppard, Jr., who re-
slies in Rome. Ga. Mr.. Sheppard
will return the latter part of the
week but Mrs. Sheppard will re-
main in Rome for some time.
Messrs May & Prescott are
making specially of tea. They
have two celebrated brands
Chfnalon tea and Grant Cabin
tea-that they know to be first
class III every respect and are
pushing it.
An important meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederscy will
4 be held at The home of Mrs. Her
bert A. Smith at 4:30 O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon, May 2od. A
full and prompt attendance is
des ired.
Curfew will toll the knell of
parting day-business day-at
seven this afternoon. You'd better
purchase that spool of cotton or
bacon 81 castor oil or whatever
else you may need, before that
hour. Bang will go every store
door at the last sound of the bell
IS All veterans who wish Crosses
sof Honor should apply in person
J. or BY letter to Mrs. Charles 81.
Fisher, president Edge6sld Chap
ter u. d. G., for application
blanks. Some time is required be-
tween the fling of formal applica-
tions and the delivery of the Cross
es, as all applications must SO
through a prescribed channel.
The commencement exercises of
the EdgeGeld graded school will
he held on Thursday evening,
May 18th, beginning at $50
o'clock. The exercises will consist
Of reeltations, songs and a pretty
little play. The commandments
Of the little folks are always thor
oughly enjoyed by large audiences.
The writer has heard Of large
fish and big snakes and other
large things but by greet odds the
largest hen egg We ever saw was
laid by a buff cochin hen that be-
longs to Maj. r. S. Anderson. Thf
egg in question was 81 inches in
circumference one way and 8
inches the other. If ordinary eggs
are worth fifteen cents per dozen,
Maj. Aederson's hens eggs are
worth fifty cents.
We are agents for the Worth
ington Roller Screens for win
dows. Come IN and let US show
you theae improved wire screens.
Edge6eld Mercantile Co.
The virginia-Carolina Chemi-
eel Company has voluntarily come
forward and through its Edge6eld
agent, Mr.. w. W.Adams. placed
ton of fertilizers at the disposal
of the promoters of the Chrysan-
themur Fair to be awarded az
prizes. This makes the sixth tou
of .ioanno" these good women
have on hand. Should any more
come their. way, they will have to
erect warehouse to store it in.
PRESCRIPTIONS our special
ty. We solic:, your Prescriptions,
dav or night.
We GUARANTEE pure drugs,
accurate compounding, and rea-
aonablei prices;
W. E. LYNCH & co.