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-www .innniMmiiiiMi .nii?w Edgefield Advert -*?on bet ?iat Tillman's coro?n'! You c?n hc.ir the wheels a-hummitt' ";-? 7?l?'-ti??J>andj5 arc al! a-i?rummin'. An' the bugles Wowra' loud; He's a-comin' with a-yeUin', . An'a hig-hurrah that's teilin'! . ' Au',a tbunderation swcllil' .Of the chorus from.thc crowd. Executive; Committee. ? Don't iWget the meeting of tl ecutive Committee on next Mont] 4th of April. i /Strayed or Stolen. " rKr. ATC.-OnztS7of"t*e Dorn'! ^section, has lost-a inule. See* h 2-vert?sen??ntof the same* in t?is New Post Office. * A new pbstoffice hasbecnestab ?? a>Mr. IVillie Reel's^ nearoldDui ville. The new office is to be Cleora.and will be supplied 'v, tri-weekly mail. A Splendid Sermon. . .. Mr. Plowden preached a spl sermon in. the Presbyterian chm last Sunday. We have heard than one speak of it in terms < . \ .highest praise. The.subject, wa duty of wives to their husbands. True ?aid Tried." %k& Mr. John R. Durisoe has jus . turned fronjt Atlanta wincherJie . to purchase? the lAllipjice. news] outfit. Mr. purisoe Ss ^n ^exct printer, and ? Democrat, soul and -no third*patty"W irim.or about Church Appointments. Rev. W. C. Power, the presi t ? eider ot this district, has made th< lowing appointments for April : 1 ville, Rehoboth, 2nd and 3rd; .Bank,10th; Johnston, Harmony, and 17th :''Batesborg, vRi'dge Sp 1 -28rd and 23th; Edgefield, McKen 30th and May I. .A Splendid Line. Capt. Geo. B. Late, life and fir? surance agent at this place, reprea a splendid line of companies, eigl all. You cannot make a mistake matter which one you select. Tht embraces companies in England, < many, New York, Connecticut, * Michigan. . See change in Capt. La . ad vertiseinent thia week. Will He Take It? The Anderson Intelligencer tell that "Mr. Henry Meriwether, of Ei field county, is spending a few da j? Anderson, taking orders for "She ' ^ JPbetogFaphs."- We bespeak now one of ohepp's Kodak snap shot? the September convention at the ment w?en the tellers announce 1 Benjamin Ryan has got the "coon, gone, . A Hard Lick. In^his sermon on last Sunday Booth said that a barroom "keepe our town had the effrontery recei to telL.him that "if it! wasrit for patronage I receive from the J?apti Methodists, Presbyterians, and E] <. copal i ans, I would have to. go out the business." This is a hard lick the. professing Christians, but then more truth than-poetry in.the sta y.: ment-of the barkeeper. Wholesale .Rates.-- .,", Cp?^n -Getfrge^^dams, of Cor? Township, says that every mah id township (all for Tillman) is going run far office, and he has- been ? pointed-a committee of one to see t AnvEBTisKR about wholesale rates l announcing them.. We hereby agi to pufcytfthe whole of'Colliers To-n - ship /or 25 cents a head, C, 0. 1 where half a township runs, (al). 1 . TillnianV we'll put- 'em in for 50 cei a head!*5. The man bringing the nan and the :iioney goes in free. Moro Xl ogs Than Days. Speaking recently of the numero candidates for office in these degenc 'ate times we remarked to our c friend, Dr. W. D. Jennings, that eye dog had his day, to. which the old dc tor responded : "Yes, Tom, that us to be so- before the war, but now ther< more dpgs than days/ In this yei 2S92, you know there are 366 days, ai there ace 500 dogs ; 500 into 366 woi go, the^i fore some of -the dogs woi have any days. I could say more abc tlii? thing, but there's no use makii the Hogs mad." Edgefield Wins. In the contest had in our town la Saturday between.the boys Y. M. C.. baseball club of Augusta and tl EdgefieM hoys Y. M. C. A. club, Edg field was victorious by a score of 2&' 13. Messrs. Bon durant, Morris, Dui bar, Saxon, White Goodyear, D'Antij ?ac, Jowett and Cohen made up tl Augusta club. The Edgefield bo: were f?T. L. Addison, captain, Toi Carwile*John J>oyk?n?James Boyki; Lewis'Jbnes, Frank Fair, Sherod Kel nedy, Shorter Watson^ and Loude Butler. im.-.-' He Plants Chickens. Mr. M. C. Jackson, living seven mile west ot'Edgefreld^in the Red-Hill se< tion. brought to town on Mjoftday-ic this week,-fifty -dozen eggs, the produc of two weeksrfrom; his 130 hens. H feeds one and a- half pecks of'cora an peas mixed, per dayr Two weeks ag he sold forty dozen, and as ? const qnence of his success in the cbicke business, has come to the conclusio that it is better-to plant eggs than col ton. Mr- Jackson-says that he-live with R. J. Johnson for a year br tw< and that following Rube's counsel an exam plc, took him out of the "soup and put him in the "swim " ' . Ari Egg vatio ii, Speaking of the ovation given, t Gov.' Stfepp^rd otk. last Friday nigh iipon his arrival at the depot, friem ' John Lanier states that -he was ap proached and asked to go down am meet the incoming train. He repliei that the-weather was too inclement Whereupon a carriage was - tendered To this proposition he responded that along with a few others, he was some thing of a politician himself, but nevertheless, he would go.if they wouh send him a carriage and a pair of bay: and allow bim to sit right in the mid dle pf the - back seat, neither on on? side norx.the other. That he had no ob jection to giving--his distinguished friend and brother attorney a little eggvation if his terms were complied with.;.John saVs they went off to gel the carriage and bay horses, as he sup posed,, but as they never returned he presumes, his terms, jther were. C. O. . J).) didn-'t soft them. * ' * A Late Spring. * Easter Sunday falls on the 17th April this year, and if a late Eas and a late spring go together* we n expect frost and ice up to the. mid of next month. Death of Mr. N. P. "karney. Mr. Nathaniel P. Karney, of the?J 1er section, died at his home last we aged fifty-six years. He was ? brotl of Mr. Wi D. Ram^ and was : many years a resident of our villi and a good citizen. What He Said; Here's what Capt. Stan Ryan 82 when he heard that Sheppard had be nominated by the March convcntic " Hockqiiellen wasserliefer u n ger?hrt fatalitaten!" The next word he yell out was : "Damnodif hecancarr y bibi? township!" . That Tobacco Barn. * Mr. A. ?. Penn, of Mountain Cre< requests us to state that he is buildi a tobacco, barn, that he understan the culture and manipulation of 1 bacco, and that his mouth, big or litt broad or narrow, is his own, J. Sambo to the contrary notwithstan ing. Heavy Battalions. Bob Wocfti, who has been travellii all over Edgefield county, reports t Tillman. cohorts as amassing in bea columns for the political contest. B says a.large number who did not vc tor Tillman before will do so this tin .{They told him . so with their ov mouths. An In ci dent, . * A friend tells ns of an amusing inc dent at the Sheppard demonstrate .last. Friday night,. He said a mi standing near the depot remarked du the hullabaloo of the captains ar the "shouting : "This is ehthusiasi isn't it?" Whereupon au old neg close by observed : "Yes, boss, but de country fellers is gwine to" drown y< voice; dey can out holler b-1." Dr. H. M. Folk Dead. Just as we go to press we hear of tl death of Dr. H. M. Folk, the father < Col. W. H. and Capt. E. H. Folk of oi village.' Dr. Folk had been ill for son time and died on Monday night at : o'clock. He was one of the most prom nent citizens in Edgefield county, an will be greatly missed. The doctor wi about sixty-seven years old.?. Don't Forget lt. When you. visit Augusta and wis to get:.something for the inner ina don't fail to call at the Windsor Cal [ and Restaurant kept by D. Dreyer, Si Broad street, where you will find M E.P. Paul, who always has.a cordi; welcome for Edgefield people. Ed. ha the reputation of being one of th most polite and accommodating clerk in the city. He still parts his hair ii the middle and sings "Barbara Allen. A Beautiful Tribute. At ClintonWard, while returninj from his Southern tour last week, Sen atpr Hill was presented by Mrs. Clin ton Ward with a magnificent calla lil; tied with the national. colors, red white and blue. Upon reachinj Washington the Senator sent to Mr Ward the followirg gracef ui^acknowl ?dg?ment: :? UNITED STATES SENATE, ) WASHINGTON D. ??, Maroh22,'92. j Mrs. Clinton Ward, Clintonward, S. C DEAR MADAM: 1 wish to acknowl edge your kindness in presenting mi the very pretty lily last week and ti express to yon ?my sincere thanks foi your courtesyJt Very respectfully, ^ DAVID- B. HILL. Two Mistakes. '. Quite a respectable concourse of ci ti zens met Gov. Sheppard on his returi from the convention last Friday nigh and escorted him to the Court House where they had a little jollification There were only two mistakes made ii the.programme; one was having thc demonstration at al!, thus making ii appear that the town's .and villages a; contradistinguished from the country people favor Sheppard, for he can't afford to let that impression get abroad seeing the country has a larg? majority of the votes.- The other mis take was having so many "coons" ic it. We"aPn't want any fcoons" in thu race. It will be a sad day for the whit? people if the "coons", are lugged int( politics this year, but sadder still foi the "coons." Personal Mention. Mr. W. H. Russell, of McCormick spent last Sunday in our town. ...Master Wallace<Prescott, who haf .been quite ill, is now convalescent. . The Baptists pf Wards have called Rev. Mr. Bradford to preach for them -Next Sunday 'morning Rev. Mr Booth will preach on the immortality of the soul. Mr. John Allen,of the firm of Pearce & Allen, was quite sick last week, but is now all 0. K*. Mrs. Robert Mims and Mrs. Kate Schuropert spent last Wednesday witt friends at Johnston. . A. S. Tompkins, Esq., spent last Sab bath with his father amid the classic shades of Meeting Street. Si P. Thomas, of P. D. Horkan & Co., Augusta, Ga., was in town last week and gave the ADVERTISER office a pleasant call. Miss Jennie Dorn, who has been keep ing house for her brother in Edgefield, has returned to her father's home in the Dor n's Mill section. Miss Emmie Richardson, of John \ ston, will in a few days come to oui town to live, and will board with Mrs Arthur Tompkins. Mr". A. "R. Waits, contractor " and builder, is doing some elaborate and artistic adorning on the inside of ou? handsome new Methodist church. Master Wi gf all Cheat ha rn, president of the Y. B. C. A., gave a delightful re ception last Saturday evening to the ; visiting- brotherhood jfrom Augusta and Aiken. Of all autocrats the worst these days is the domestic cook. Especially is thia the case on Sundays.: After a late breakfast; late because the cook was late you are forced to eat an early din ner so the cook can go to church, and an early supper must follow for the same reason, A most remarkable case is report? ed from Kentucky. Rev. J. H. morrow, a prominent Bapiist min ister of Simpson county, reared a family of six daughters. Ho re cevied all of them into the church ; baptized them all and said the marriage ceremony fo* each of i. them, and buried them all. He j survived the last daughter several - years. CORRESPONDENCE^ A. C. Penn, of Mountain Grech Tells How to M .ike a To bacco Barn. MR. EDITOR : A few weeks since some smart Alec writing for your paper from Monntain Creek said that "Abe Penn was not building a tobacco barn, and there was no likelihood that he would," inti mating that I knew nothing what ever about the construction of such ahouse. Now to show that I know all about tobacco barns, and because I do- Dot wish to hide my light under a bushel, I submit the following directions for build ing one, so plain that a wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein : Log barns, ranging from sixteen to twenty feet square, are the sizes mostly used. These should be built about twenty feet high in the body, and covered with shingles or boards. Large logs may be used until the pen is built about, seven feet from the ground. Then, if the Bize is twenty feet, lay oft* for five rooms, four feet apart, and place tier poles across to form the lower tier. Raise two logs higher all around, and put on another course of tier poles directly over the first. ' Then, using smaller logs (cabin size), place all three ! logs higher all around, laying^n tier poles as before, and continue to elevate the body of the barn until you have five tiers. Then place two more logs around and the plates, and the pen is ready to be roofed. You will then have a barn with five rooms and five tiers high. Mark you the lower tiers are not firing tiers, but.placed in the barn for tho convenience of hoisting and for storing cured to bacco when necessary. By this arrangement the tiers are about three feet apart vertically, the body of the barn a cube, as high .as it wide and deep, and the whole arrangement conformable to the process of curing. The roof is so constructed, conforming to the plan of the tiers . below,. as to contain three tiers above the joist, varying in length. Such a barn will hold about 650 to 700 sticks of medium tobacco six plants to the stick. To prepare for curing brights, it must be chinked and daubed close inside and out. In some subsequent communi cation I'll give directions for con structing flues, by which the nico tine is eliminated from the tobacco, the proper temperature to be main tained inside the barn, and other matters germaae to the curing of the weed. Yours truly, A. C. PENN. March 28, 1392. Cotton Report-The Outlook and the Inlook. 1 MR. EDITOR : The week opened with estimates of a smaller move ment of cotton, and the estimates have proved correct, causing quite a sharp reaction from the listless feeling reported in our last, with an extreme advance at one time of about 30 points from the lowest touched. Part of this advance has since been lost, on the expectation of heavier receipts again as soon as the weather improves, and we close to-night at an advance from last Friday's figures, of 10 to 12 points. We said in our last .that "manipulation" could not be suc cessful, unless helped on by natural causes, and we still think these natural causes point to lower prices in the near future. The advance was brought about by temporarily light receipts, the "bulls" taking advantage of the figures to run prices up, but the general opinion seems to be that the light receipts were caubed wholly by bad weather, and that they will again increase. If they do, we shall soon see lower figures than we have.y et touched. Regarding the next crop, we have very little news of import ance, but what little we do hear is very contradictory, the reports of reduced acreage not being by any means as unanimous as we would like to see them. The cotton world is waiting for reliable news on this point, and if it can be fully established that the reduction will be of 6uffcient importance, we shall see better prices. If not, the only resource of the producers through the summer will be to pray for bad weather (for their neighbors). A crop of over eight millions will mean 5 cents next year, or possibly less. PRICE,. REID & ADAMS, Limited. Charleston, March 28. Prohibited Phrases. The Faculty of Wellesly College have ycmulgated a list of words, phrases and' expressions to be avoided by the girl collegians, and it might be studied with profit by many girls outside of college. " I guess so," for I suppose, 1 think . so. "Fix things," foi arrange thing's, or prepare things The use of "ride" and "drive'1 interchangeably. "Real good" oi "real nice," for very good or really nice. "I have studied some," foi studied somewhat, or "I have nol studied any," for not studied at all "Try an experiment," for make sr experiment, "Had rather," foi would rather, and "had better,' for would better. "Right away,' for immediately or uowv "Well posted," for well informed. "Try and do," for try to do. "It lookf good enough," for it looks wei] enough, or "does it look good enough?" for does it look well enough? "Somebody else's" foi somebody's else. . The highist railroad bridge ii the United Stales is the Kin zur viaduct on the Erie road-305 foe high. Ji Justice Was to Prevail. i j The methods of the circumlocu tion o'ffice ware graphically-, dis [ cussed by Charles Dudley Warner j at a gathering of story tellers' in j New York the other night. There : was once a robber in Cairo who :fell j from the second story of a vhouse jj he was trying to enter and broke , his leg. Thereupon he went to the Cadi and complained. The men's" j. window was dadly made "arid he j wanted justice. The cadi said i that was reasonable,, and he sum ! moned the man of the house, - The owner confessed that' the house wan poorly built: ?but claimed that the carpenter was to blame not lie. ThiB struck the cadi as i Bound logic, and he sent for the ?carpenter. "The charge is, alas, too true," said the carpenter, "but the masonry was at fault, and I couldn't fit a good window." .So tHe cadi, impressed with the reasonableness of ' the argument' sent for the mason. The mason pleaded guilty, but explained that a pretty girl in a blue gown- had gassed the building while he was at work, and . that his attention had . been diverted from his work. The.cadi thereupon demanded that the girl be . brought bel ore him. "It i's true that I, am ti pretty," said she,"but it is no fault j of mine. If my gown attracted | the mason, the dyer .should.be 1 punished and- not I." "Quite true," said the eadi,"seiid for tue 1 ,dyer." Th? dyer was brought to ' the bar and pleaded guilty. That J settled it. The cadi told the rob- ] ber to take the guilty wretch to \ his house and hang him* from the i door sill, and the populace rejoiced that, justice had been done. But pretty soon the crowd' returned to the cadi's house, complaining that the dyer was too long to. be hung from his door sill, "Oh well," said the cadi, who by that time was suffering from ennui, "go find a short dyer and hang him. Justice shall prevail."-Boston Herald. - Wanted by thc Southern Farmer. Smaller farms. ? More diversity in farmings More grass, more grain, more vegetables and more fruits. Less cotton, less debt, less com mercial fertilizers. More home-made meats, more homegrown mules and horses; More home-made fertilizers. Better seeds to be used in : planting. Better plows and better plowmen. ; Better agricultural machinery, generally. Factories for making agricul- " tural machinery in every state. Stock farms in every county in. ., the South where the best of j necessary farm animals can be pur chased at some figure besides". "fancy prices." Farmers who believe in their own work and calling. Farmers who have confidence in their own abillity to succeed in honest labor on the farm.: Young men who do not feel, degraded in farm work. People generally who believe in the dignity and just reward of honest labor. Farmers who are not afraid of i careful.experiments on their own ! lands. i Farmers who arc afraid of debt. Politicians who will be honest with the farmer.j. i Above all things the Southern farmer needs a better system in -\ the management of colored labor, : in disposing of old mules and in 1 renting surplus lands. To Straighten thc Eye. Airy squint or cast in the eye can be cured without the expense of going to a physician or an oculist. It is ohly necessary to get a pair of spectacles with plain glass in and to color the center of one of the lenses black. The eye will naturally make an effort to look straight ahead all the time, and after a few d?.ys the effort will be imperceptible. With a child a cure can be effected in a week, and with a grown person a month will suffice to-remedy the worst case. Wearing smoked glasses is the best possible safeguard for weak eyes when in a strong light, and e.ven : these will help to get rid of a "cast" by stengthening the eyes and relieving them from unneces sary exertion. Tillman has been trying all along to carry out the principles of the Farmors' Movement but he has been contending against great difficulties. All'over the State the men who are getting up the March Conventions are crying aloud that they favor the cause of the farmers. If they were sincere they would not be trying to supplant Till man, the leader. They would be more than williug to give him a second term and hold up his hands.-Medium, It is very, very strange, but every report of an anti-Tillman meeting reports the delegates thus: "Col..-; Hon.-: Capt. -r ; Major-." This of course may be simply a coincidence, but it looks very much to a man up a tr^e as if the farmers don't belong to that crowd. Lawyers and politicians-noth ing butjawyers and politicians. New Boarder (shivering)-The house seems very cold, madam. Mrs. Slimdiet-Does it? Why, I'm as hot as fire. (,PIum! Pardon me, but why does the end of your nose look so blue?" "Oh ! that comes from my aristo cratic ancestry."-Good News. Selection of Seed Grain. It is a gr?ai pity that more pains is not taken in improving seed graiiVof all varieties. Something of improvisent is made every year by our best farmers in the selection of seed corn. Probably no work the farmer does pays him better for the small time required than this. But small grains are harvested with self bindeis, and if there be individual plants of much greater excellence than the rest, their seed goes into the grain bin with the rest, and as likely as not is ground or fed to stock. The American Elevator and Grain Trade re marks: A few years ago Garret Clawson, a western New York farmer, found in his wheat field near a burned stump * some heads of wheat differing materially from the remainder of the field. He Baved these, propagated them, and thus Originated the Clawson variety ?f wheat, which has been of inestimable vaiue to farmers in the wheat growing sections of " the country. Usually, however, after a few-yeats these new and improved varieties l?se their best qualities. How can it be otherwise, with seed selection as it usually is. The care in selection, that originated the variety is equally needed in main taining it. There ia no' let up to the general law that whatever is not growing better is probably growing worse. Of all grain the most care should be taken in selecting seed wheat. Every throe or four years, and at most five years, seed should be procured from a distance through :he local grain dealer and not of i traveling shark.-Ex. .-?..- . - By Telegraph. Said a Western Union telegraph op erator the other day: "You wouldn't think that spoony lovers would resort to such public means of correspondence as the telegraph for the transmission of their sweet little messages of love and devotion, would you? But they do. just the same. "Often a certain young man of whom I know, if he does not regularly receivi a letter from the future source of his joy and happiness,: rushes here with a crestfallen countenance and files a mes sage like this: I? 4_. ." 'My dear, why did you not answer my last letter? Yours devotedly, it i ' . "Perhaps you don't believe that such a message as this was ever sent, but J would show some of them to you if i; wasn't . against the rules. We fellows on the wire.enjoyed quito an amusing incident not long ago,.in which 'Sophia' revealed 'John's'brilliant scheme of pop ping .the question by wire. We sur mised that this brace of lovers had been conducting ? correspondence for some time, which the artful 'John' culminated with the following dispatch that was evidently intended draw forth au answer to an entirely different question: i " 'SOPHIA-Did you receive my last letter? JOHN.' "Sophia, in her ecstatic delight, evi dently understood the query in a diff?r ant sense from that which the ordinary reader of tho epistle- would, and pro ceeding to the telegraph office, left tho following: ' " 'JOHN-Yes. How about next Christ mas? SOPHIA.' " -Chicago 'Tribune, Women Plano Tuners. There is no such thing as "women's work" nowadays. Women write our fetters, run engines, herd cattle, pilot vessels, conduct "law cases, are physi cians, work at the blacksmith's forge and do almost everything that men do. " A new field for their activity is piano tuning, and some women have already pre-empted positions in the business. And.there is no reason why women Bbould not succeed as well, or perhaps even better, than men in this. They bave delicate, sensitive ears which are easily trained to detect tho slightest variation in a note of music. The pro fession is not one which requires any great muscular- strength, and is olean and nice. True, it brings the tuner into contact with every sort of peopla But whait Belf respecting American girl-and she must' not only, bo self respecting but self reliant to undertake to make her ciW Eving-will suffer from this? Given the " proper prehminary training, a natural aptitude for the business, and the American woman can make a place for herself in piano tuning as she has in every other industry she has attempted. A new conservatory of music in Phil adelphia will have a special department for female students in piano tuning, regulating, etc., and it is certain that the department will always be well filled with pupils. Success to the woman piano tuner-and let the men look to their laurels.-Music and Drama.. -When Sedan Chairs Were Introduced. Sedan chairs were first used in Eng land by'the Duke of Buckingham dur ing the reign of James I. The first chair aroused much indignation among the people, who said that men were being used to do the wu.-k of beasts, but later on they becamt very fashionable.-Har per's Youn^ People. ClvUB MGGTINGS. Old Wells Club. The Old Wells Democratic Club will meet at Landrums Store, Saturday, the 9th. day of .April, at 2 p. m. Every member urgently requested to be pres ent. E. MUNDY, Pres. W. A.. WHITLOCK, Sec. Cleveland Club. Pursuant to the order of the County Democratic Executive Committee, the members of this Club and those who wish to join will- meet at Antioch Church on Saturday, the 9th day of April at 3 p. m., to reorganize club and elect delegates. E. G. TALBERT, Pres. A. A. GLOVER, Sec. . . Colliers Club. The Colliers Democratic Club will meetat their.usual place of assembly on Saturday, the 9th of April, 1892, at 2)4 p. m., for the purpose of re-organ izing the club and electing delegates to the County Convention. JAS. B. ADAMS, Pres. J. N. CRAFTON, Sec. . . Wise Club. The . .Wise- Township Democratic club will meet at 3 o'clock on Saturday, Apri.L9th, at Horn's Creek Church for ee-organization and the election of delegates to the county convention. S. B. MAYS. Pres. Moss Club. Moss Township Democratic club will will meet at Cheatham's Store, Satur day, the 9th day of April, at 2 o'clocV p.m. Every member should be pres ent. A. L. BRUNSON, Pres. P. W. CH KATH AM, Bec. - ?V jjeinocratic Kally. Pursuant to the order of the Stale Democratic Executive Committee, the County Democratic Executive Com mittee ol' Edgefield county, through the undersigned as its chairman, hereby issues a cali for the reorgani zation of the Democratic party in this county, under the Constitution of the Democratic .party of South Carolina, adopted in State Convention at Colum bia, S. C,; Sept, 10,1890. The several county clubs are called to meet at their usual places of meet ing on the second Saturday (the 9th day) of April next, for the purpose of reorganizing said clubs, and for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention. The County Convention will meet on the first Monday (the2nd day) in May next, at Edgefield C. H., to reorganize the party in this county, to elect a new County Executive Committee, to elect delegates to the State Convention, which meets in Columbia on the third Wednesday in May next, and to trans act other business as may be proper under tile Constitution. The State Democratic Constitution provides that the representation in each subordinate club in said county convention, shall be one delegate for every twenty-five members and one delegate for each majority fraction thereof; also that on?y such Demo cratic clubs as were in existence on the 13th of August, 1890, shall be re cognized. No club thar was formed or organized after the 13thday of August, 1890, by the division of an old club or otherwise shall be reorganized. The constitution aforesaid further provides that "the clubs in each county , shall be held together and operate un der the control of a County Executive Committee, which shall'consist of one member from each club tobe nomi nated by the respective clubs and, elected by the county convention;" each club will therefore nominate one of its members to be elected by the county convention to serve on the County Executive Committee. ERNEST GARY, County Chairman. Executive Committee Meeting. The Executive Committee of the Democratic party of Edgefield county will meet at Edgefield Court House on the first Monday in April. A full at tendance is desired as matters of se rious moment will come before the committee, ERNEST GARY, County Chairman. Strayed or Stolen. From my premises on Monday night, the 21st inst., a dark bay horse Mule, seven years old, of medium siz2, hav ing ?peculiar eyes. I am willing to pay for any information which will cause me to lind him. A. C. OUZTS, Celestia, v. 0., Edgefield Co. Sub-Alliances. THE County Alliance will meet on Thursday, the 7th, instead of Fri day, 8th of April. The District Lecturer will be with us on that day. Sub-Lecturer will please be present, as there is business of importance to come before the meet ing. By order S. B. MAYS, Si lu READY, Sec. Cc% Al. Pres. GEORGE B. LAKE, - AGENT FOR - The MUTURAL LIFE INSUR ANCE CO., of New York. The largest and best Life Company in the world. Agent also for the following Fire Companies: HOME, of New York. GREENWICH, of New York. HAMBURG-BREMEN, of Ham burg, Germany. LANCASHIRE, of Manchester, England. ST. PAUL-GERMAN, of St. Paul, Minn. MECHANICS and TRADERS, of New Orleans. TRAVELERS ACCIDENT INS. CO., of Hartford, Conn. Administrator's Notice. ALL parties indebted to the estate of Delitha Hancock, deceased, and all parties having claims against the same will present them duly attested to the undersigned for settlement. HIXY BARDENj March 14,1892. Administratrix. OFFICE OF JOHN B. HILL, SCHOOL COMMISSIONER EDGEFIELD COUNTY. EDC?EFIEXD, S. C., March 14, '92. THE Regular Examination of Appli cants to teach in the public schools of this county will be held on Friday and Saturday, the 1st and 2nd days of April. White applicants will be ex amined on Friday arid colored on Sat urday. JOHN B. HILL, S. C., E. C. In the rear of the Y. M. C. A. Hall I have opened a Beef Market where I. will be prepared j at all times to serve the public. FRESH BEEF, PORK, SAUSAGE and MUTTON. . . Give me a call. ?. E. Eubanks. HERE'S BOTTOM ' Corn, i tr lots, 65c. '"Bacon, 500 lbs, 6%'c. ' Meal, in 5 s'k lots, $1.30 pr s'k. Hay, $1.20 per hundred. Bran, .fl.20 per hundred. . Gran. Sugar, 20 lbs; to dollar. C. O. Molasses, 18c. by barrel. Magnolia and RM ngari Hams. ' Ga. Ratchet Plow Stocks, 90c. Harman Plow Stocks, $1.50. D. B. Stock, complete, .$1.85. 35 Dowlaw Cotton Planters, $4.50. Full lot Building and Plantation Hardware. Nails, basis, $2.50 per keg. Counting the freight, which Ls 6c. per bushel on corn,' lie. per sack on meal, 3c. per gallon on molasses by bar rel, $2.20 per ton on hay, etc., etc. You can buy as well in Edgefield as Au gusta. Come in and see, we have a big stock. . . F>. J. NORRIS. . . EVANS, Life ii Flu insurance Jg% EDGEFIELD, S. C. -'?- REPRESENTS The UNION MUTUAL LIFE, of Portland Maine. Its polices are the most liberal now offered to the public. ':-ALSO The PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY', of Philadelphia. It will be to the interest of parties contemplating insurance to ex amine their contracts before insuring elsewhere. WM. 5CHWEIGERT, The Je^rellei% 732 Broad (Under Central Hotel,) Street, Augusta. - - Ga. ? Schneider, IMPORTERS OF FINK Wines, Liquors and Cigars, AND DEALERS IN Bourbon Rye and Corn Whiskey. 601 and &o2 Broad. Street, i^jLG-crix^li Biro?. 9 Edgefield, S. C., We have now removed to our new quarters on the corner next to the Farmers' Loan and Savings Bank, where we shall be pleased to. see and entertain our friends nnd the balance of mankind, right royally. That we aro prepared to do this, a bare inspection of our inner adornings will establish. Our Liquors, Wines, Cigars, Etc., Etc., are of tho latest, best, and most approved brands. Give us one call and you will need no further invitation. Respectfully, McHugh Bros Edgefield and Johnston. lng for lase With a full line of VEHICLES, WAGONS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, ROAD CARTS and HARNESS ALSO House Furnishing Goods, such as STOVES, BEDS, BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, Cotton and Spring, CHAIRS, SOFAS, " c., &c. Give us a call and be convinced that we are in earnest in offering good goods and fair prices to the people of Edgefield county. ZEtarLXSoy db Bland, EDGEFIELD and JOHNSTON. High Prices for Cotton IS MADE POSSIBLE BY INVESTING WnERE YOU CAN OBTAIN BEST VALUES FOE LEAST CASH. A GOOD TEAM LOWEST PRICES, BEST GOODS. Weare headquarters for BLANKETS, CLOAKS, DRESS GOODS, UNDERWEAR, and everything in Dry Goods. ~ Come and see us when you come to the city. MTJLLARKY & HARTY, 810 Broad St., Augusta, Q-a. Charleston, C. SOLUBLE GUANO, highly ammoniated: COTTON SEED MEAL; DISSOLVED BONE, highest goods; NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER; iCID PROSpJIATE, for composition; SOUTH CAROLINA MEAL; A >'i Element, Tor Cotton, Wheat, Peas, ?fcc ; GROUND RAW BONE ; COTTON AND CORN COMPOUND; GROUND DRIED BLOOD; SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC: GROUND DRIED FISH; GENUINE LEOPOLDSHALL KAINIT; GENUINE FLOATS, of highest grade, product of the Due Atomizer. THE ABOVE FERTILIZERS ARE OF VERY HIGH GRADE AND OF- WORM QUALITY, They are rich in Ammonia, Phosphoric Acid and Potash, and are oom pounded with ? special view to tho wants of our Staple Crops, and to the per in ano ut improvement of the soil. Special Formulas made to order of best materials. Special inducements are offered for cash orders by the car load. For terms, Hand Books, Agricultural Primers and good articles on Ash Element, Peas, ?fcc, address A-shley Phosphate Company, 1 ' " ' CHARLESTON, - S. C.