Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Local News.


The session of 19o9-lo of the
Edgefeld graded school be g ms
Monday next.
October court will convene the
end Monday, with Hon. John 0.
Wilson as presiding Judge,
Miss Iona Tillman, the eldest
daughter of Senator B. r. Tillman,
spent Thursday last in Edgefeld as
the guest of Mrs. Mamie N. Till
man.
Mr.. J. E. Hart has inaugurated
cost sale. In fact, certain lines of
summer goods are being sold at ten
per cent below cost. The new fall
merchandise is included in this sale.
No goods will be charged at the
reduced prices.
Attention is directed to the state
j ments of the Sank of Trenton,
Bank of Edgefeld and Bank of
Parksville in this issue. All of these
institutions are in very fourishing
condition.
Mr.. E. E. Padgett, of Saluda, has
been employed as bookkeeper by
the Edgefeld Mercantile Company,
and his sister, Miss Pearl Padgett,
is filling the position of stenogra-
pher and typewriter at the Farmers
Bank.
The large quantity of wire that
is being sold shows that a greater
number of farmers are embarking
in stock raising. Messrs. Stewart
and Kernaghan sold Mr.. J. F. Payne
and Capt. John r. Blocker about
mile of the celebrated Pittsburg
wire on Saturday last.
Messrs. Ramsey & Legwen, large
cotton factors of Augusta, solicit
your patronage in their advertise
ment this week. This reliable firm
already has many friends through
out our county. Mr.. Ramsey is the
senior member of the firm of Ram
sey & Jones of our town.
The Advertisers little ten-year-old
daughter has developed into first
class cook, but she devotes her en-
\ tire talent to cooking sweet things.
Her favorite cake is banana cake,
and she says that the reason
she likes it best is because it must
alway be eaten on the same day it is
cooked.
Lumber for Sale: Can fill orders
for lumber at mill, or will deliver
in Edgefeld. Send me your orders.
John NJ. Mays.
Mr.. B. F. Zimmerman's family
has arrived in Edgefeld and they
are now occupying the house near
the depot, where Capt. O. P.
Bright formerly resided. These good
people make valuable acquisitions
to the social and religious life of
our community. Mrs. Zimmerman's
sister, Miss Louise Marchant, of
Greer, S. C., is spending month
with her. "
You have doubtless heard of all
cotton" farmers. Well, Mr.. B. D.
Kitchings is no cotton" farmer.
Having embarked in hay farming
and stock raising, he has converted
his gin house into hay barn. Con-
sidering the present cost of labor,
implements, etc., there is more
money in producing other things
on the farm than growing cotton.
Rev. w. P. i. Kinard, of Ep-
worth, S. G.. ), passed through Allan
ia yesterday en- route to Meridian,
Miss, accompanied by Mrs. Kinard
ana their daughter, cecil, ana son
Calvin. The two latter are to he
placed in college at Meridian, which
was established by the Holiness fra
ternity. With Rev. Kinard was Mr..
John ,Landrum, son Of Judge S. Fl.
Landrum, who will remain in the
city with his father for several days,
and thence he goes to New York to
enter a conservatory of music for
the,purpose of prosecuting his stud
les in his chosen profession. --Atlan-
to Constitution.
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Large stock of trunks, suit cases
and travelling bags. Prices very
reasonable.
RAMSEY & JONES.
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