Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-01-27

Celebrated the Twenty-fifth
Anniversary of Their
Marriage at Their Beau
tiful Country Home.
There is no more prosperous
community in the county than the
Falfa community, now only sixteen
miles southwest of the court house.
but the bad roads at one time made
it well-nigh thirty. Here lands that
were drag on the market many
years ago at two and three dollars
per acre now find ready purchasers
at handsome prices. Falfa farms,un-
like many farms in the. county, bear
the marks of good management and
prosperity. Most of the residences
are well painted, fences and out
buildings are all in excellent repair
and the large, welltilled fields are
properly terraced.
One of the prettiest homes in the
Falfa section, modern in design as
well as in all of its appointments,
is that of Mr.. and Mrs. Giles d.
Minis. Mr.. Minis came from the
sand hills of Lexington to the red
hills of Edgefeld in 1879. Five
years later, on January 25th, 1884,
this young Lexingtonian led fair
daughter of Edgefeld, Miss Sallie
Whatley, to the altar, where Rev.
George w. Bussey invoked Heav-
ems richest blessings upon them as
man and wife. On Monday after
noon last, January 25, from two to
five, Mr.. and Mrs. Minis celebrated
their silver wedding in a most be-
coming manner. 1t was the writer's
privilege, accompanied by Mrs.
Minis, to share the joys of this ex-
ceedingly delightful occasion.
On approaching this beautiful
country retreat, one is impressed
with the fact that the hand OF an
artist designed and fashioned the
Improvements on the premises. The
front yard is terraced and enclosed
with massive stone and concrete
wall, with stone steps leading from
the public thoroughfare. The air
was laden with the perfume. of
violets and roses which despite this
mid-winter season were blooming
in great profusion upon the lawn,
On the long southern piazza two
large lemon and orange trees were
basking in the sunshine, the lemon
hanging with golden fruit and fra
frant blossoms peeping from be-
meath the deep green orange foli-
age.
The lovely floral and evergreen
decorations in the spacious hall,
which greeted one on crossing the
threshold, were suggestive Of we'd
ding bells and plighted troths. As
the guests arrived they were susheredi
into the large 1'ront parlor, where
the bride" and + groom, !" who for a
quarter Of a century have shared
each others joys and sorrows, greet
ed them most cordially.
Mrs. Minis, with the bloom of
youth yet upon her cheeks, was be-.
comingly clad in a beautiful gown
of the latest mode, having failed to
preserve the old-styled bridal cos
tune, while Mr.. Minis, erect, active
and as gallant as Of, yore, was clad
in the same broadcloth suit that he
wore when his knees quaked and
trembled as groom. This Prince
Albert, possibly the Oldest in the
county, was made of the finest fab
ric and is we'll preserved. The
" groom laughingly remarked to
the bride" that he is keeping it to
don when he goes out after her sue
cessor.
Assembled in the large darkened
parlor, lighted by soft, silvery beams
from numbers of tapers, the con-
genial company engaged in delight
full social intercourse, relating many
humorous anecdotes and experiences
incident to their courtship in the