Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-15

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chased a very large stock of spring
merchandise.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. NJ. Potter
of Kingston, r. l., are spending
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
A. Taylor.
Mr.. E. F. Hogmer of Chicago ii
in Edgefeld with the view of estab'
lishing cannery here, his plan be
ing to form stock company.
The Woman's Mission Society Of
the Baptist church will hold their
regular monthly meeting on Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Samuel are
receiving the congratulations Of
their friends over the arrival of a
little daughter in their home.
We sell al, our Winter goods at
reduced price, write us for price.
F. G. MERTINS, the Clothier, Au-
gusta, Ga.
Mr.. Henry Medlock is assisting
County Treasurer James T. Minis
for few days while the rush of be-
lated taxpayers lasts.
The store of Messrs. Rives Bros.
is now lighted with the most mod
ern gasoline lights which are supe-
rior in some respects to electric
lights.
Found: A portion of a lady's
brooch, containing a lock of hair
was found on the streets of Edge
field two months or more ago. The
owner can obtain same by calling at
The Advertiser Office and paying
for this notice.
In response to the call of the state
bank examiner, the Bank of Parks
vile, Bank of Trenton and Bank of
Edgefeld publish their quarterly
statements in this issue. All three
of these institutions are in a -four
ishing condition and are as impreg-
nable as Gibraltar.
The town council has the electric
light question under consideration.
The owner of the plant at Johnston
has offered to supply 40 arc lights
for S75S each per amman. 1t is
probable that a petition will be cir
culated asking the council to order
an election upon the issuing of $l5,-
900 for the erection of a light plant.
Ex-Gov. ]. C. Sheppard attended
the funeral of Hon. D. D. McColl,
Sr., at Bennettsville fSunday. Mr..
McColl was an eminent lawyer,
banker and cotton mill president.
He was not only the leading citizen
of Marlboro county but one of the
foremost citizens of the entire Pee
Dee section.
Plants: Now is the time to plant
asparagus crowns. Get them now
at soc per 100, or $3.0lncr l 200.
Il. sSsha1n onhouse-
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Married, Monday afternoon,
March 9Th, Mr.. M. ii. Fuller and
Miss Maggie May McMahns, by
Rev. Mr.. Clark pastor of Friend
ship church, Greenwood county, at
the residence of the officiating minis
ter.
There will be a musical concert
at the college on Friday evening to
raise the amount still due on the
band instruments. Refreshments
will be served after the concert. A
small admission fee will be charged.
Pants made to order, IS up,
write for samples to F. G. MER-
TINS, Augusta, Ga.
Japan, with practically the same
poor laws as Great Britain, has on
ly $4,000 paupers, while Great
Britain has 100000. A Japanese
statesman being asked to explain,
replied: THE japanese drink tea;
the British drink alcohol"
Buster Brown hosiery mill has
Rives Bros. of our town as their
agents and from the number of pairs
they sold last week guarantee for
four months is worthy of note
| Adv.
One thing is certain, and this is
that the Southern farmers must as
rapidly as possible substitute horse
power and machinery for so much
human labor. There are plenty of
laborers if their labor was made
more effective through the use of
machinery as is done in the west.
Progressive Farmer.
For Sale: Four-horse power
gasoline engine and threshing ma