Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-02-04
TOUR OF WEST-SIDE.
Prudential" ,"ssThe Friend Of
sa.Widows!and Orphans, Writes
Interestinglysof Recent
Tour.

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and see the changes. Leaving Edge
field yesterday morning ] crossed
Turkey Creek at the Key bridge
where the gang was building new
steel bridge. Fording the deep
creek ! got buggy full of water
which l could not get rid of till |
bored an outlet in bottom Of the
buggy. Just or this side of the
creek l saw the splendidly appoint
ed stock farm of Mr.. P. B. Stone
and Mr.. Geo. W. Adams. They
have numerous new metal roof
buildings and pastures of vast
erea.
Parksville is growing. There
has recently been some changes.
Nixon Dorm has sold out to the
Robertson members of the firm.
Mr.. T. Garrett Talbert, J. P. and
DR.. w. G.. Blackwell are OPEN
ing up big business in Col. W.
j. Talbert's two stores On west-slde
of the railroad. Mr.. w. R. Parks
is president of the bank. Col. Tai
bert and the old settlers seem 10 be
holding their own"
At Modoc MIR. ]. G. Harvely has
rebuilt his store and dwelling and is
as happy as ever. Mr.. Winchester
Mcdaniel will rebuild Lis ginnery
this summer. May the good Lord
prosper this unselfsh citizen. l
missed seeing Maj, Americus Vespu-
cius Bussey.
! II Arriving at Clark's Hill late in
the day, / was mercifrlly taken in
by Mr.. Jno. P. Nixon. The night
and morning with these good peo-
PIE was most enjoyable. Mrs. Nixon
was our own gentle Minnie Lam
ham. They have two bright and
handsome children. Capt. D. W.
TS6arpton runs 9 large txorsttarys.
si ore here. These good people have
handsome twc-story modern dwell
irg with sas lieats. Joe M"rshall,
tie ear, shile linigh. of tn road,
is opening NJ Il .iss stock IN tho
Kins store. .'!rs. iilo% has moved
to Augusta. Her pretty Daughter
lelc!,c, 1T Modnc.
I called al the o,1 Halls OF Mid
dla,un and tirriweShrr. tnesa are
IT, o h...t.sum; aaG commoulous old
tnmes. A1r. and Mrs. r. j. Mid
dieton live at the former and Mr..
aid Mrs. S. T. Adams, the latter.
rae railroad runs in a deep cut be-
tween MIR. Adams house and his
horse lot. They cross over Oh
br;dge under which the trains run.
"CIark's Hill" should be in plural.
T,cre are many. a Washington
yi:itor 10 uncle George fTilIrnan
v, ce asked him where he was NOV
ins to? He, the Colonel, said:
",yhat in hell You mean? The
Congressman said, i Sc" you have
ycur land al bundled up"
These hills are blossoming like
TIE rose with large and very remu-
il, ra,ive peach orchards. Mr.. W. 5.
Middleton made loads OF money on
peaches last season. May lucky
III be better! MIR. Middlelon's
store is backed up on a steep hill
at Meriwether, so steep that the
store is built in terraces. He has
beautiful mansion on the high hills
with a magnificent view of his
acres of peaches. The drives around
the hill side are very picturesque
looking down upon the passing cars.
in the valley.
Henry Adams is still the old:
faithful at Meriwether depot. He.
laws no claim to being good looking
but he has the same manly face and
magnetic personality.
Judge Luther Bell is a diamond
| in the rough. He says he wants
some girl to send him hint. He
wants to get married again. l for
got to tell him of two old-maid
sisters up the country, one Of whom
asked the other if one pair Of long
stockings would hold all the Christ
mas presents she wanted. The other
replied, mo, but short pair of
sox would"
Oscar Zimmerman and DR.. Graf
ton are beginning big dairy farm
on Key road.
Charlie Jones has purchased the
interest of Frank West and will 20
it alone at Antioch.
Prudential.
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