Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-13

ss fasting instead
& An Edgafeli voung lady r
8 Gently wrote to her sweethear
s and, fearing that he would not r,
ceivz the letter at the office
!. which it was addressed, wror
!, this direction 10 thb postmastt
on the corner ofthe env .lop4: 81
ne is not there return to NJ ="
:. For nearly a flrtuight a larg
portion of Elgtfeid's citizenshi
has lesn III '1he clutches of !
! grippe. This dread malady is N
respecter OF persons. In some in
I stances every member of tht
household, man servants ant
maid servants included, have sue
cum bed.
BE sure your sin will find you
out. For every uukind word
every evil thought, every evil
deed, there will come 6 thousand
.stings; that little secret monitor,
conscience. is ever present 10 re-
mind US of our evil thoughts aud
deeds.
DR.. c. K. Burts is planning 10
hold a series of meetings in the
Baptist church early in March.
Should be perfect his present
plans, q minister of great force
and power from another state will
assist in the meeting. just as Dr..
D. NJ. Ramsey did several years
ago.
Spring Goods: Fresh arrivals
in Madras, -Mercarized Waistings,
bingham, etc. We invite tho
ladies to gee them.
j. W Peak,
1T j. Is ~
'3 .,oa5le that taxes io
g6eld county for the current rem
earWlll be less trap in l9oo.
Tbs supply bill, which fixes tn the e
lew for 1907, is now before the
Legislature. 1t places the levy TOR
ordinary county expenses at five
mills, the same SIS last year, hut
the state levy is four-and'ons-haif
mills, which is one half mill less
than for 1906.
| Some one has said you cannot
raise your own boy right unless
you help your nelghoor to raise
his. That is very true. II y"u are
indifferent. 10 the welfare OF a
community except as it touches
you the day willlikely ccme when
It viii toaoh you in ways you
usver dreamed Of. If you care
nothing for the evil influences
that are about your neighoor's
children, The day will probably
come when those same influences
will reach your OWN home.=Ex
Large assortment of beautiful
Embroidery and Laces just re-
J. W. Peak.
The shipments Of western corr
TO Edgefeld are much heavier
THAN year ago, which is oausee
bv the almost total failure of the
4 corn crop in this section. This
4 means that many farmers arr
.Ihavlng to pay 1T considerable
Isums for stock feed, also that the
stock will not be as we'll fec al
last year. Corn is not fed as free
Ily from sack Us it is from {
large pile in o crib,
Bargains in Winter Goods: W.
are making reduced prices on al
Winter Goods. and can save Yo1
money!
Hon. J. W. DeVore and Hon
B. C.. Nicholson very properl.
!. voted against the bill that was 10
troduced in the House relating t'
/ the formation Of new counties
This bill was introduced by th'
Aiken delegation in order to make
the formation of Heyward coun
ty impossible. The Advertiser j
opposed to further dismember
! mept of Edgefeld, but is also op
, posed to taking any undue advan
taga of those citizens who desir
to form new county,
Just as Judge w. F. Roath an
/, Judge j. D. Allen should Fill tn
offices of master in equity an
> Judge of probate for the remainde
, of their lives, 50 should Mr.. J. E
Scrrry have a life tenure as stew
ard OF the County Home. 1t wa
the writer's pleasure to atten
9 religious service at the Count
9. Home on Sunday afternoon las
conducted by DR.. G. E. Burts. an
we were greatly pleased to see ho
: we'll the inmates are cared for an
: how. we'll the eounty's Interest
: are looked after also. Even Gu
{ sorry inspection of the Home
: sufficient to prove that n mast'
baud aud la,ge heart are at th
belpa.
Nerv-o-sol is a new preparatle
O that will give speedy relief +,