Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-06-23
Local Nesls.
The Advertisers Phones: !:
Office, No. 81
Residence, No. II.
Mr.. James NJ. Cobb is spending
this week in Atlanta.

week hath not where to lay his head.
Come What may, droughts or
foods, we are all yMethodists this
week.
Mr.. w. E[. Duncan, Of Barnwell,
is visiting his brother, Mr.. Willis
Duncan.
Mr.. r. L. Dunoyant;s having his
+ esidences painted. The work is in
charge of Mr.. Wallace Paul.
let us hope thatthe weather man
will send Methodist weather for the
convention. We are all surfeited on
Baptist weather.
We understand that Alb Clark is
putting in some good work on the
Parksyille roads.
Mr.. A. S. Perry, manager of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company,
was in Edge6eld Monday in the in
terest of his company.
Mr. Paul Cogburn is in. Asffe-
vile this week attending the Baraca
convention as the representative OF
the Edgefeld Baraca class.
Having to exert itself to enter.
tain a big convention occasionally,
keepsa town from becoming hide
bound" {"
N owhere is dog more out Of
place than at church. Remember
this,if you have a church-going dog
Edgefeld is not altogether without
them.
Hon. John E. Swearingen, having
come over from Columbia to visit
his mother near Trenton, made g
hurried trip to Edgefeld Monday.
The Edgefeld friends of Miss
Lizzie league, of Aiken, will be
interested to learn that she will leave
to-day for a two months tour Of
Europe with a party of friends.
Boys, go ont to the meeting oi
the Edgefeld Rifles Thursday night.
New uniforms, new leggings, and
new hats are to be given out at the
meeting.
a gentleman told us Monday
thathe had just seen one of the
prize acres of corn, and that it sur.
passed all corn he had ever seen
before.
Col. and Mrs. +. N. K.Bailey left
Saturday for Greenville. They will
spend a portion of the summer or
Paris mountain. Prof. and Mrs. j.
F. Entzminger will remain at the
college until Col. and Mrs. Bailey
return.
A gentleman who recently took {
long drive in the country said that
in many places he found the corn
yellow, cotton. red and the farmers
blue. A few days of sunshine will,
however, speedily restore normal
conditions.
Mr.C. A. Griffin who has been in
the employment of the Pullman
{ Company for The past six months is
at home resting and recuperating,
having been indisposed for some
time. He received a very cordial
greeting from his friends.
Hon. ]. C. Sheppard is having al
acetylene gas plant installed in, his
Shome. If many more plants are in
stalled in the. homes and a few
more gas lights are placed on the
streets, there will be no need for an
electric light plant.
Mr.. A. E. PadgetS, president. o
the Farmers Bank, accompanied by
Mrs. Padgett, attended the meeting
of the State Bankers Association a
Wrightsville Beach last week. TIL
association was royalty entertaine'
and they report having had an ea
ceedingly delightful trip.
Editor Ford, of the Aiken RI
e:order, is regaling himself upo
ripe tomatoes gathered from hi
ownsgarden. That beats The Advel
tiser man by several weeks. Butw
have been feasting upon strawbe
ries since Easter Sunday -mor
than two months so we can strik
even with Brother Ford.
Beautiful lot of suit cases, traye
ing bags and trunks.
Ramsey& Jones.
Fruit Jars, rubbers, and exit
tops, also jelly tumblers.
May & Prescott.
Early amber cane seed for sowin
May 8 Prescott.