Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-27
PARKsvILLE NEWS.
Negro Killed. Beautiful Mar.
riage of Miss Parks and
Mr.. brennan. Town of
Modoc Incorporated

Modoc Incorporated
A homicide occurred last Friday
on the place of Col. w. ]. Talbert
William Freeman being killed by
Mr.. Perry Brown. It seems that the
negro and Mr.. Brown had an alter
cation, and the facts brought out at
the inquest showed the negro tc
have four gunshot wounds, and Mr..
Brown one in the left arm. The
jury's verdict was that deceased
came to his death by gun shot
wound at the hands of Perry Brown.
A marriage of more than ordina
ry interest took place at Red Hill,
Rev. J. T. Littlejohn officiating.
the contracting parties being Miss
Sallie Parks, our beloved and eff
cient post mistress at this place and
Mr.. Harry brennan of Verdery.
Miss Sallie is the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
H. Parks, who has had chafge OF
our post Office for several years, and
by her kindness and consideration
for the patrons of the Office has won
the affection of all, even to our lit
tie tots, and lastly but not leastly
has won the affections of Mr.. Dren-
nan, a prepossessing young man.
who is in the employ of the G. &
w. G. railroad, as night operator
at Wocdlawn, S. G. We wish them
a long life and much usefulness,
which alone brings happiness.
Mr.. Geo. Edmunds of Georgia
came over last week to see his broth
er of our town, Mr.. r. N. Edmunds
The two brothers went to Abbeville
Wednesday to see their brother
Charlie, whom. we reported some
time since as badly hurt in an auto
mobile wreck. They think Charlie
| is doing as well as could be expect,
ed from broken limb.
Miss Martha Dorm came home
Friday last after a months sojourr
in Spartanburg, bringing with her,
her sister, Mrs. Geo. Bussey and
husband, Mr.. Joseph Bussey. Mr.
Bussey returned yesterday, but Mrs
Bussey will spend a fortnight with
her mother, Mrs T.. +. Dorm.
Mrs. Hattie Ridlehoover also re
turned from Spartanburg Sunday;
where she had been some days il
attendance upon her sick son, Mr.,
Joe Blackwell, who has been quite
sick with typhoid fever. Mr.. Black
we'll has suffered a relapse, and
Mrs. Ridlehoover reports him in a
precarious condition.
An election was held in Modoc
Saturday, which has recently beer
incorporated, which resulted in the
| election of Mr.. J. Morgan Reese
as Intendant. We have not learned
the names of the four wardens. We
most respectfully pull om hat tc
Mayor Reese.
Rev. o. N. Rountree preached
most practical and helpful sermon
| in our Methodist church Sunday
from the words: I am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ, which is the
power of God unto salvation to
every one who believeth."
The colored people of Shady
Grove Baptist church are on tho
alert to capture blind tiger liquor
On last Sunday they captured Mil
ledge Atkinson, who had in his pos
session several quarts of booze
with which he was making merry
on the church grounds. They turned
the liquor over to Magistrate Bal
ley, refusing as is the custom now
a-days to compromise the case for
love or money. Hurrah for the col
ored people who want to put down
the blind tiger. The credit for
catching Milledge is given Franz
Chin.
Parksville lodge, A. F. NJ, held
its regular meeting last Saturda.
night at which time Mr.. Rober
Price took the entered apprentice
degree. The visitors were Mr.. But
ler Minor from Caldwell and Mr.
Erv Holmes from Concordia O
your town. More Anon.