Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-01-08

Mrs. E. E.IAdams has gone t
spend several months With he
sisse Mrs. Josephine Reddick
| in Moultrie, Ga. She has stopped
over with Mrs. A. a. Woodson il
Augusta for several days.
The very great nnmbpr of stu
dents to 5e found among the stu
dent body from Edgefeld county
is a very strong endorsement Of
Edgefeld's splendid school. Those
who know the institution best are
its best patrons.
The Advertiser received com
,municatlon last week from "a
Friend" giving an account OF &
marriage that took place on De
cember 18th. We would have beer
glad to have published it had il
been accompanied by the name ol
the writer.
Messrs. May & Prescott antici.
pated the needs of the young
housekeepers by ordering a tre.
meudCus crate of iron-stone china
direct from one of the leading pot.
,eries of England. The designs OF
this large assortment are besuti-
full aud the price is very reasona-
BILE.
Talk up the minstrel that is to
be given in the opera house on
Thursday evening by the Minstrel
Troupe Of Trenton for the benefit
of the Episcopal church of our
sister town. Those Y 10 90 will not
only pass an exceedingly pleasant
evening but will aid in very
worthy cause
1t is quite unusual to see a far
mer looking for small change to
pay cotton pickers in January.
However, few days ago the wri.
ter stepped in the Farmers Bank
and found Cashier Holloway Har-
ling engaged in counting out pen
Ries, nickels aud dimes to a far
mer who said he needed it to pay
for picking cotton.
Mr.. w. P. JoLrson of Sophia
was down ON. Monday and attend
ed the meeting of the Farmers
Union. Mr.. Johnson's member
ship is really in Saluda county,
but he affiliates with the EDGE
field Union. The Union at Sophia
is in sense a tri-county Union.
being located near the line of
Edgefeld, Greenwood and Saluda
it has members from all three
counties.
Mr.. Arnoldus Lewis has accept
ed positisn as bookkoeper with
the Edgefeld Mercantile Compa-
by. He Rcently completed the
full course at o business college
in Asheville and is we'll equipped
for the position to which he has
been elected Furthermore, Ar
noldus is young man of sober,
steady habits, and is possessed Of
sterling traits of character.
CadetN Willie Edmunda, the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Edmunds, has returned to Glenn
son, carrying with him the dis
tinction aud honor of being the
best apnller ID Edgefsld. In the
spelling contest at the Baraca en-
tertainmeni that was recently held
at the home of DR.. j.. -Pattison,
Willie was the Last 10 take his
seat and was awarded the prize, a
book Of poems He spelled the jaw
break :pg words with such ease
that the onlookers were amazed.
Mrs. j. T. Littlpjehns and her
two little sons. 81. T." and Char
lie Bell, spent the Christmas holi-
days at Lanford, Laurens county,
with Mrs. Littlejohn's parents.
Rev. Mr.. Littlejohl went up and
preached to his old church at
Lanford on the 5th Sunday. He
served this church for four years
as pastor bef IRE coming to Edge
field county.
Mr.. Philip Markert, who is a
thoughtful, practical, successful
business man, while in Edge6eld
. few days ago remarked to the
writer that he would not for the
sun of $1,000 have barrooms re-
established in Augusta. Hereto:
fore, when be sent Lis boat down
to the city loaded with produce
the negroes would frequently re-
turn drunk, bringing several jugs
with them. He is confident that
the closing of the bars will abate
this very great annoyance.
q. D. C's Called to Meet.
All Daughters of the Confe dera'
cy are requested to meet at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Bailey on the
afternoon of the 18th, at $3.50
Final arrangements for a program
in celebration of Lees birthday
must be perfected and the differ
ent committees appointed are to
come, prepared to report on same.
Any members of this organiza-
tion who cannot attend will please
notify Mrs. Bailey, as refresh