Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
eapS. d. S. Minis is up from Az
,gusta visiting his daughter, Mrs.
r w. Timmogs.

Mr.. ]. E. Hart is arranging TO
leave for New York in a few days
10 buy his fall stock OF mercnan-
disc.
Mr.. Oliver Dobson has beeh
anandine the past week at the old
home with his mother, Mrs. Em-
ma Dobson.
Miss.Lillie Bushnell, of Angus
ia, lis visiting at the homes OF Rev.
1P. P. Blalock, and Mr.. M. ..
Parker.
Instead Of cryin' "hard times.
people over in Buncombe are liyin'
high. Capt. E. b. Folk, DR.;
Tompkins and Mr.. Will Dunovant
clipped in and bought a whole
| load of watermelons on Monday.
Mr.. w. Gaines and Col. s..
B. Mays organized branch OF the
Cotton Grow ers' Association at
! Pleasant Lane Oh Monday. Mr.. j.
Ransom Zimmerman was elected
president end Mr.. NJ. B Byrd Sec
retary and treasurer.
One evening last week Mr.. and
| Mo p Haltiwanper very de-
lightfully entertained a large num-
ber of friends at their elegant new
home in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
John K. Aull. and Miss Alice
Aull, of Newberry.
Mrs. Victoria Evans, Miss Lou
Gary and Miss Mary Evans have
returned after spending several
months travelling. They visited
Washington, New York, several
resorts in Connecticut. West
Point, Niagara, Toronto and other
plsees in Canada.
Mr.. ]. j. Gritis, q good citizen
of the Cleora section, vas in town
on Saturday and. like ninety per
cent of the people of the county,
he is very happy over the prospect
of a rich harvest. Mr.. Griais says
| he Will make twice as much corn
on six acres this year as he made
on twenty acres last year.
The Sinking and Sheppard
Minstrels will give Oil attraction
in the opera house on Friday
evening, August Both, beginning
| at 8 AS. The boys are getting up
| very laughabls show, one that
j will afford bushels of fun for all
who atteud. The price of admis-
sicn will be 25 cents for adults
and is cents for children,
Mr.. Edwin Zimmerman, a
wealthy planter from southwest
Georgia, spent portion of last
week in Edgefeld as the guest OF
his cousin, Mr.. A. 3. Padgett. He
had previously visited his old
home near Saluda. NJ. Thinner
man resides in Americas and has
large agricultural interests near
! that prosperous little city.
We direct ettentioa to the ad-
4 vertisement Of Messrs May d
i Tompkins in this issue. They will
4 have a special representative Of
4 the Globe Tailoring Company
with them on August Both and
Il sIst who will take pleasure in
showing You their large line OF
l fall and winter samples. All suits
/ are made to measure and salts
], faction is guaranteed.
Mr.. Frank Youngblood is up
] from Ellepton spending a few
days on his old stamping ground.
He is hale and hearty and appears
I, to be good for four score years. &
glimpse of him is sufficient tc
disproye the statement sometimes
beard to the effect that Ellenton
is not q healtbful place. Mr..
Youngblood last visited Edge6eld
on the occasion of the unveiline
Of the monument.
Spectaelss made up to suit youl
: particular need at lowest possible
price.
J Geo. f MINIS,
Edge6eld. S. G
Mr.. John NJ. Mays is chaperon'
t. ing Messrs. S. T. Williams and
W. A. Reynolds on an extended
3 trip. They first went to Glenr
Springs, where they imbihed free.
~ of the crystal water. Next they
went to Aeheville and the noun
taina, and from there to some O.
! the resorts of Virginia and thence
!. 10 the Exposition. We can ses
! them now doing the HWar Path
! as merrily and. eheerily as three
: sixtesn-year-olG boys.
Mp. B. Day was among tn
. visitors to the county seat on Sat
!. urday, and in speaking of th'
: very promising crops, particular
= = ly of the corn, said he never ap
= plies more fertilizers than vii
: bring profitable results, and tha
:, = he can make fifty bushels of corr