Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08

Mr.. ]. Russell Wright of John
stou was visitor in Edgeield yes,
terday.
Mrs. Rosa John of Birmingham
is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cobb.
| Miss Polly Shannonhouse Of
| Charlotte is the guest of her broth
er, Rev. r. G. Shar nonhouse.
Mr.. Evan Cochran came down il
his touring car Monday, returning
in the afternoon to Plum Branch
He has been using his Ford ear on
his mail route for the past Eve
months.
Now is a good time to have your
fall printing done. The Advertiser
Job Office is turning out some first
class work. Every job guaranteed
If not satisfactory the money will
be refunded.
What about the depot. We did
not get one in time for the meeting
of the Presbytery. Maybe we will
get a modern little passenger sta.
ton in time for the patriotic wo,
| men who are coming early in De,
cember.
This is ideal weather on the late
cotton. AS the acreage is quite
large in this county, especially in
the clay section, it is very earnestly
hoped that the favorable weather
will continue.
Mr.. T. B. Lanham LETT Saturday
morning for his ho me in Medina,
Ohio. He stopped over in Green
Vile to spend Sunday with his
daughter, Miss Ethel Lanham, who
is student of the Greenville Fe-
male college.
Will not some one give attention
to the enclosure around the monu-
ment before the U. D. q. conven-
tion meets? It's we'll to have compa
nv sometimes to make community
as we'll as the individual have a
n ouse cleaning"
The last ginners report shows,
according to information furnished
by the census department, that up
to September 25 there were 4,s77,
bales of cotton ginned in Edge6eld
county, while for the same time
last year only a,3ls bales had
been ginned.
An item appeared in one of the
daily papers Monday to the effect
that Auditor D. w. Dent of Lex
ington county was the first to make
his report to the Comptroller Cen
eral, while as matter of fact Edge
fields very capable auditor, Mr.. j..
r. Zimmerman, made his report
early in September-just one month
before Mr.. Dent made his.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Hc]stein left
Sunday to spend two weeks in New
York. While away Mr.. Holstein
will purchase the Christmas holiday
stock for the popular store of Penn
& Holstein. 1t is probable that be-
fore returning Mr.. and Mrs. Hol-
stein will make a hurried visit to
friends who reside neal Boston.
Edgefeld reluctantly gave up Mr..
J. II. P. Roper and his estimable
family. They left last Thursday
to make their home in North Au-
gusta. These good people are valua-
bic additions 10 any community.
For several weeks Mr.. Roper will
spend some time here looking after
harvesting his crop.
Mr.. Abney Parks has rented from
Mr.. M. P. Wells for another year
the house in which Mr.. J.H. P. Ro-
per formerly lived. He also has charge
of the farm Immediately adjoining
the house. While Mr.. Parks will
reside out of the town limits he
will still operate his dray. There is
no more energetic man in the coun.
ty than Abney Parks.
Mr.. James Boone believes in
carrying some product of the farm
with him to sell when he goes to
town. Last Saturday he readily dis
posed of l3O-pound hog which he
killed and dressed before leaving
home. Mr.. Boone has severll others
which he will convert into cash in
like manner.
Tho roofor of tho nou1v formed