Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29

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Mr.. w. J. Josey, of Sumter.
spent Sunday in Edgefeld as a guest
in the home of Mr.. J.. S. Smith.
The Advertiser has been request
ed to announce that the Young
Woman's Auxiliary will meet Satur-
day afternoon next at five o'clock at
the home of Mrs. J. w. Peak.
What has become of Mr.. E. G.
VIM, the champion corn grower of
the West-side? If we were a bet
ting man we'd be willing to stake
money on his yield.
Mr.. Henry Davis who has been
attending school in Connellsville,
Pa, residing with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
F. T~ompkins, stopped over in Edge
field Friday, while en- route to the
home of his father, Mr.. John 3.
Davis, of Limp, Saluda county.
Having completed his work as
one of the teachers of the summer
school,eMajor T. J. Lyon has gone
to Abbeville, his former home, to
spend several weeks before taking
up the midsummer canvass for the
is. G. G. l.
While the peach crop has been
reported all along to be unusually
fine, we have seen but very few
offered for sale on the Edgefield
market.
The first cotton bloom of the sea-
son to reach The Advertiser office
was brought in Tuesday morning
by Henry Jefferson, a successful
colored farmer who resides about
midway between Edgefeld and
Trenton.
Mrs. Emma Dobson and Miss
Grace Dobson have gone to Allan
ia to visit Mr.. Charles r. Dobson,
having stopped over in Augusta
several days with Mr.. O. l.. Dobson.
Mr.. II. B. Moultrie has resigned
his position in the post office and
Capt. Brunson has employed Mr.. w.
E. Huff, of Columbia, 10 FILL the
place. He was assistant post master
some years ago and filled the place
very acceptably. Mr.. Huff has re-
ceived a warm welcome from his
friends.
Mr.. A. A. Glover will attend the
state convention of the rural mail
carriers in Newberry on, July
4th. The state president, Mr.. T.. E.
Wicker, has requested Mr.. Glover
to address the convention on Ru-
raj carrier as an advocate Of Good
Roads," The Newberry convention
gives promise of being the best one
yet held.
Mr.. M. D. Lyon has a field Of
the finest corn we have seen this
year. A portion of it was fertilized
with decomposed fish, besides a
liberal application of commercial
fertilizers. Mr.. Lyon is n of the
few-far too few-farmers who al
ways has corn to sell.
The Advertiser welcomes Mr..
Bean Walker back to- u town.
He has accepted the position of
master mechanic of the Beaver Dam
Mills. Bean is a mechanical genius
and we confidently believe that he
will fill the place satisfactorily.
The first new crop oats, "thrashed
oats,' that we have seen were
brought to town Monday. Mr..
Ralph VIM came down with a
large two-horse load.
Miss Matte Lyon is in Dallas,
Ca, which is located in the north
ern part of the state among the
mountains. She has accepted a po-
sition as governess in Dallas for the
summer but will return to her for
mer schoo. in Williston in the fall.
Miss Addie Cartilage will go to
Parksville to-day to attend the
Bell-Parks wedding, and will re-
main for several days or a week
with relatives in and around Parks
vile.
Miss Nellie Jones is spending
some time in Beaufort as the guest
of Miss Ruth Walker. She is be-
ing greatly missed by her Edgefeld
friends during her absence.
Capt. F. A. Bellanger who has
been in declining health for several
months has gone to Atlanta for
special treatment
Mrs. 7. J. Pattison and Miss
Matte Pattison, went down to Au-
gusta Tuesday morning 1t is
probable that both of these ladies
will undergo surgical operations