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Edgefield Advertiser THOS. J. ADAMS, . - ./. -. EDITOR. THURSDAY, AU(^!5,1892. Who said that genater Butler was going to take the stump | against Ben Tillman? Beloved, anybody can tell you, after next Tuesday, who was elected Governor, but we will tell you now, so that you can rest easily in your little beds and sleep the sleep of the just. There is no more doubt about Tillman's election than there is that Daniel j was in the lions den and didn't | eat up the lions. Judge Norton has decided the State printing case in favor of the present administration ; thereat j the Columbia State belabors him. We always knew Judge Norton to be a good man and an able Judge, and now we know him to be brave as well, for otherwise he would not have made a decision that he knew would bring upon him vials of wrath and vituperation from the anti papers. Uncle George Tillman said at Dry Creek last Friday that he wanted everybody to understand that he wasn't swinging on to Ben Tillman's coat tails." Is it so that Uncle George Tillman isn't a Till manite? The idea of Uncle George, who is twenty years older than Ben swinging onto his little bud's coat j tails is very funny. Perhaps, how ever it isnt at all mortifiying to Un cle George to know that the balance ?t*u8, to the tune of a hunded thou sand or'more, are swinging to | little Ben's coat tails. EDGEFIELD COUNT Y TAXES. The State taxes collected by| Treasurer J. H. Watson in Edge ' fleld county during the fiscal year j 1889- 90 under Richardson's ad-1 ministration, on an assessed valua tion of $5,412,444 was $27,491.58. The State taxes collected by Treas urer Stevens during the fiscal year 1890- 91 on an assessed valuation of $6,250,658 was $27,278.68, a difference in favor of- Ben Tillman of $212.90. This isn't much as dollars and cents, but it is a straw that shows the Tillman wind is blowing in the direction of retrenchment and economy, and when we remember that the! amount of taxable property in Edgefield county has been in creased from $5,414,444 to $6,250, 658 in one short year, and that the taxes collected on those $6,250,658 are less then the taxes collected on" the-.. $5,414.444", ' it means a great deal, don't it Mr. Callison? FACTS AND FIGURES. In another column we publish a communication from the Hon. Jas. Callison, in which he undertakes to question the accuracy of Mr. May field's speech, published in the ADVERTISER week before last. We invite the attention of our readers to this letter as by just such figures and arguments as there used have the few antis in Edge field county been deluded into be lieving the worse the better reason. That figures don't lie is an old truism, but they may be made very subservient tools in the hands of those who have already made up their minds as to what they wish the result to be before putting the figures to paper. Mr. Callison has evidently made up his mind that Tillman's administration ought to be a financial failure and the figures ought to be found to prove it, but to his figures. The last two lines of Mr. Calli son's tabulated statement make, ? comparison between Richardson and Tillman's administrations, the last line showing the total State L tax levy under Tillman to have If aggregated $799,247, while the previous year, under Richardson, it was $790,663, a difference in Richardson's favor of $8,584, at | f least this is Mr. Callison s assump tion. Now, if Mr. CalliBon means anything by this statement and this comparison, he means to con vey the idea that Tillman's ad ministration received into the coffers of the State Treasury for the fiscal year, 1890-91, $8,584 more than Richardson received the year J ? previous. Bu? such is not the "fact, and Mr. Callison must know it. If the railroads, anil the banks, and the corporationsAand land loan associations had paid their taxes, as the farmers have dW, then Till man's administration^ould have received $8,584 more than Rich ardson, but owing to the niachija tionB of your friends, Mr. Camis?n, these taxes were not paid, and are now locked , up by suits in the courts ; and the truth ia. that, in stead of receiving more than Rich ardson, Tillman's administration received, for all purposes, $56, 165.15 less. We get these figures from Comptroller Generic Vernor &nd Ellerbe. But admitting, for the sak\ of argument, that Mr. Callison's 8. O T ii !=? 'c< ai s< tl itt li Pi w w sc I he I* Pe nres are correct, and that Tillman^ Ji] administration received more than Richardson's, what then? It would be a feather in ; Tillman's. cap rather than otherwise, for the tax levy was | mill less than under Richardson, and the burden of the taxpayer that much less. Now we have shown that your assumption, that Tillman had received more State taxes than Richardson, to be false, and. that, whether true or false, the Tillman administration is, financially speaking, away ahead " bf Richardson ' and the hounds. But let us chop a little more logic on that line : If Till man collected a smaller tax than Richardson by $56,165.65, as both your Comptroller General Vernor j and our Comptroller General Ellerbe's report prove, then the people are burdened that much less. Now the other horn of your dilemma: If Tillman collected $8,584 more than Richardson, and burdened the tax payers \ mill less, as is also gospel truth, then Till man not only relieved the people to the extent of that ? mill, but proves himself to be a financier of the first water by increasing the revenue, or in other words, Tillman has solved the problem of "how to decrease the taxes and increase the revenue." Did you ever hear of any former Governor of South Carolina working out such a prob-1 lem as that? And yet your own figures show that Ben Tillman has ] done that very thing. The figures, however, which tickle Mr. Callison^-more than all others are the ones contained in next to the last paragraph, and be low his tabulated statement; and so sure is he of* having convicted Mr. Mayfield of inaccuracy by means of these figur?s that he begs him to remember the fate of Ananias; en passant, we would re mark that in the case of Ananias punishment came after conviction. The Comptroller General's reports are, however, more pertinent to the issues than quotations from the Good Book. These reports are before us and we quote as follows : Richardson's Comptroller General, Vernor, gives on page eight of his report a statement "of all receipts from all sources at the S cate Treas ury, from Nov. 1, 1889, to Oct. 31, 1890, to be $1,129,918.63." Tillman's Comptroller General, Ellerbe, on page three of his re port gives a total "of all receipts from all Bources for the fiscal year beginning Nov. 1,1890, and ending Oct. 31, 1891, as $1,073,752.98." These statements, official, and j from both sides, show that instead of Tillman's having received I $112,908.68 more than Richardson, as stated by Mr. Callison, he re-1 ceived $56J65.65Jfe*s. The sam* reports snow a greater airreiunw in the expenses of running the two administrations. Verner's report, page twelve, gives the total ex penses of the Richardson admin istration for the fiscal year 1889-90! as $1,153,920.64, while the total j expenses of running Tillman's ad ministration for the fiscal year 1890-91 (we quote from Ellerbe's report, page seven) were $1,059, 9-23.59, a difference in favor of Tillman of $93,996.64. In his first campaign Gov. Till man promised that if elected he would save the State one hundred thousand dollars the first year. Don't you think, Mr. Callison, that the $93,996,64 is near enough to save his bacon; and don't you, claiming to be a lover of your country, think it about time that your personal animosity and preju dice against so good a Governorl should abate? It must do so, Mr. Callison, or you will stand con-| neted of allowing your personal) antipathy to pervert your judg ment, warp your moral vision, and | Dbliterate your sense of justice, md we don't believe you are that kind of a hair-pin, are you? Trial Justice Districts Edgefield county is divided into .en Trial Justice districts, known is first, second, etc. That there nay be no mistake in voting, we jive the territory contained in the several districts as follows, and ;aken from the Statutes : First District-Coleman aud ?uiet Township. Second-Rinehart and that por ion of Norris Township not in cluded in tenth district. Third-Those portions of Ward md Mobley Townships not in luded in the tenth district, and bunston Township. Fourth-Pickens, Wise, and lhaw Townships. Fifth-Meriwether, Gregg, and Jollier Townships.' Sixth-Woshington, Ryan, and Jollins Townships. Seventh-Talbert, Hibler, and loss Townships. Eighth-Blocker and Gray 'owuships. Ninth-Cooper and Dean Town- a hips. t Tenth-Embraces those portions t f Ward, Mobley, and Norris e 'ownships included in the follow- t ig lires: Beginning at Ward's e in-house, running thence south, mnecting with the Aiken road IL t Silas Yonce's house thence I fi mtheast down the Aiken road to ie Aiken line at Lybrand's mill, lenee along the Aiken county ne east to the waters of Chinqua- fi ig.near Moses Holstein's, thence T estward to J. R. Watson's, thence OJ estward to Watson's store, thence mthward back to Ward's gin rase. I ir There will be a separate box and j tl ?ll list at each and every voting icinct in the county for Trial istice. / Ei DRTHE CAMPAIGN. GRAND RALLY OF THE LAURENS YEOMANRY. Tbe Baffle (or Reform Closes 1?re it flripated. ELLERBE'S DEFENSE OF THE STATE. The Meeting a Perfect Ovation to Gov. Tillman-He Makes a Ringing Speech and Courts an Investigation of His Steward ship-Humbert, Orr and Shep pard Speak for the Antis. LAURENS, S. C., Aug. 20.-The campaign has closed. Tillman has won and peace to their ashes. The: Sheep have been led to the slaughter and in ten days their graves will be decorated with tens of thousands of Reform votes. Their woe-begone visages attest defeat. To-day's meeting was a perfect Tillman love feast. Between 3,009- and 4,000 people were present, four-fifths of whom were Tillmanites. About 100 ladies were present, and they were all for Tillman. The last campaign meetiug was held i to-day four miles from Laurens. No minister was present and the Laurens brass band opened the proceedings with music. The speakers' stand was elaborately decorated with flags, flowers and farm and garden products, with watermelons thrc ,vn in. At ll o'clock County Chairman E. M. Smith introduced the first speaker, Comptroller General Ellerbe. One of the distinct features of the meetiug was the appearance in debate of Comptroller General Ellerbe. He was greeted with much applause, both for his hand some, youthful appearance and for the admirable record he has made in his conduct of his office, and the triumphant manner in which he has withstood the siege of criticism and abuse sinca he took charge of its affairs. He began by modestly asserting that he could not make a speech, and concluded by proving to the satisfaction of the vast assemblage that he was not only a natural born speaker, but a clear and skillful gladiator in debate. He condensed more in less space and time than any speaker in the cam paign. He boldly asserted that if he did not disprove the charges against him and the conduct of his office, he would not expect the votes of the men who made the Farmers' movement a success. The first part of his speech was devoted to showing the condition of the office when he took charge. He then went on to show that one of the principal objects in placing the property of the State at its approximately true value was to proclaim to the financial world that South Carolina was by no means a poverty/stricken commpn -^liX^-k^^^lWhich under fair conditions should rank with the best in the Union. He handled without gloves the assertion that his office discrimina ted against corporate property. He denied such assertion and proved that even after the increase of the assessment of railroads they were not assessed at a higher valuation than that of other property. He instanced the Columbia and Greenville Railroad, its assessment being $10,500, and stated that this valuation was about at par, considering the . real value of the road, with other property assess ments. He a1 i submitted the case of the South Corolina Railway with $500,000 in first mortgage bonds and second mortgage bonds quoted at 98,w0rth about $500,000. Yet it was assessed at less than 50 per cent, of its actual value, and yet, he said, it is persistently stated that we are discriminating against the railroads. He said that the way railroads were managed in Georgia had no bearing on the way they should be managed in South Carolina. We have our own laws to enforce, and not those of Georgia. Governor Sheppard had stated at Greenville that the Charleston and Savannah Railroad was assessed at $7,000 a mile in Georgia, and at ' $13,000 a mile in South Carolina. 1 Turning to Sheppard, he said : Did you say that, Governor Shep- . pard? I Sheppard : Yes, sir, that was my 1 information, but I also stated the 1 source of my information. ( Ellerbe : Well let us see what . the facts are. I hold in my hand a 1 letter with an extract from the 1 report of tho Comptroller General i >f Georgia, in which it is stated * Jiat the Charleston and Savannah 1 Railway is assessed at $201,698 in ? Georgia, and there are eleven and ( hree-tenths miles of road in that state, which will make the assess- " nent something over $17,000 per nile. c The Comptroller General also I eferred to the Port Royal Rail- ( oad, showing that it was assessed c it $16,000 in Georgia, and only i ilO.OOO in South Carolina. t He then took up the bank cases t ind reviewed them, giving figures g 0 8howthat nearly $1,000,000 of y he Germania Bank in Charleston i scaped taxation au** $56,000 of u he Newberry National Bank also S scaping taxation. g He then quoted from the statute b aw h'a authority for issuing his p amous circular to Auditors, laintaining that they were strictly a .ithin the letter of the statute. lc He then proved conclusively ii rom official records that Governor ii illman had saved in taxes $142,- ir 00 within the past two years. c< He maintained vigorously that si Bvelopments since Tillman's tc lauguration left no room to doubt J, ie incipient rottenness which Till- ra ian had charged. The Comp- ui oller General referred to various si ?ortages and other crookedness, I it the- substance of which h appeared from time to time in t newspapers. He concluded by pa ing a glowing tribute to Tillmauj a man and as a statesman. This part of his speech, "?i j indeed all his many good poii I were well taken and succeeded < .making, for him a reputation be as a clear thinker, a logic reasoner and a fluent and forcifc speaker. The .next speaker was Candids Humbert. His speech consist of trying to lay the blame, of stri and passion on the Tillmanites. He was con stanly told by. i. Reformers that they didn't wi to hear him, but he kept on. I claimed that the antis were adv: j ing what was for the- interests all the people. Voice : You are after your o\ interest, that's all ; we know- yo He harped on the Penitentia: farm, and said it lowered the pri of cotton. The guano questk mixed him.all up. He said Til man had said two years ago th the manufacturer who produc< guano below the standard shou be put in the Penitentiary, but had not been done* Tillman : There was a case i that kind right here in Laurel County, but your grand jury thre it out. [Tremendous cheering f< Tillman.] . ? Humbert then tried to defer the grand jury, but failed ignomi] iously. He next traveled all ovi the United States on agricultor; departments, but the people di not follow. -Voice: You can change tl moon, but not a Tillmanito. Taxes and corporations can: next, and the speaker said tl latter should not be made to bei more than their share of - tl burden, but failed to show thi they were obliged to do so. H sought to vindicate his side froi the Haskell i te taint, but it, like a the rest of his Bpeech, fell fli among the people who know hil so well. Voice-How did you vote? N answer. Hon. W. C. Benet came nexl and bcgon by paying a compl: ment to Laurens as being the hom of Senator Irby and Congressmai Shell and the famous "Shell man: fe'sto." Ben Tillman had- tried fe years to stir up the people, but h allowed himself to be made Go\ ernor the Greenville News deserte? him simply for that. Benet tackled the bond fundin and showed how it was done unde Richardson and undor Tillmar In the former case the moneie< men of the State helped the ad ministration. Turning to the Gov ernor he asked if they helped him Tillman-No; they fight m from Dan to Bersheba. Benet said that a banker ha< told him that it was all stu! about Tillman injuring the -credi of South Carolina. That it was ? trick to buy the bonds cheap. Orr : Mr. Benet, what banke was that? Benet: He is a banker, tha stands as high as any. _ JjjjL . - i- _,_..u rmi- that uanke: burn powder in the war? That wai the test of a man's devotion t( South Carolina. . Ball from Laurens: Can he take a bond? Can Nicholson take t bond? Benet: I know nothing aboui that, but have given an Ames! man's hoLest opinion. Benet advocated the $3 poll tax, and said the othor side charge Tillman with being an enemy of the poor man's pocket, but that he charged them with being the enemy of the poor man's children. He said Youmans with his scrap book had even gotten poor Hum bert hunting scraps He suggested that Youmans publish his scrap book to held him pay his campaign expenses as he would never be elected. Great enthusiasm was evoked, by Benet's clever annihilation of the antis claims and boasts. Candidate Orr was the next speaker. He began by showing Benet's attitude toward Tillman two years ago. Benet here asked that Youmans read from his scrap-book on the subject and he would be satisfied. Orr pitched into Tillman~for everything he could think of, de nounced the $3 poll tax? the constitutional convention and the county government bill. His speech made but little im pression, and he waB interrupted, sjood naturedly, all the way through. Tillman had to interceede ?vith the crowd in order that he jould get a hearing. Referring to the Gower matter n Greenville, he said Gower had run a Republican, years ago, igainst a Democrat for Mayor of jreenville, and tried to justify his .ecent defeat by a negro, who was lupported by the antis of that uty. The next sppaker was Governor Tillman. The conspicuous event of the lay here as elsewhere in the cam >aign, was the appearance of xovernor Tillman before the rowd. It was a long time before ' ie could be heard. He was about 0 address the Tillmanites in the I lome of Senator Irbv and Con ressman Shell, in the county in rhich the movement of 90' received i ts greatest impulse, and which, i nder the consummate %kill of < lenator Irby since that time, has rown strogner and stronger, day y day, until it is now an irresisible <: olitical force. ? There was a good deal of pride t nd zeal exhibited by the local caders in Laurens that this meet- s ig should eclipse all others in the t itensity of its enthusiasm, and o 1 the decency and order of its induct. This was eminently ( iccessful, and this is the place 1 ? mention the part played by Col. , D. M. Shaw of High Point in taking the meeting such an tidisputed success socially, aud ich a triumph for Tillman pol ically, He was the chairman of p committee on arrangements. Wit! a brigade of assistants he selecte< and put in shape the beautifu grove at Boyd's Cross Roads fo the purposes of the meeting. Th stage, noted elsewhere, was dec orated under his supervision. Excellent accommodations wer provided for the ladies, and th immense crowd was supplied witl the purest spring water all day. 1 more delightful place could no have been chosen, and it has beei appropriaely christened "Tillma] grove" by Colonel Shaw. Everybody at the meetting, ant especially Colonel Shaw's man; battalions of lady friends, con gratulated Ifim on his arrange ments, which made so large a par of the pleasures of the day. But to return to Tillman. I would be difficult to describ? tb effect the appearance of the grea leader had on the assemblage. T< say that the crowd went wil< would be but to express it mildly Cheer after cheer arose, and tb demonstrations of applause, wav ing of hats,waving of handkerchief by ladies, and other indications o the warmth of the Governor's re ception lasted for more than tei minutes, during which time Tie wa obliged to stand and accept grace fully the pleasing inevitable. Immediately after this a distur bance took place on the right o the stage, which, being personal ii its character, had no ill effects 01 the subsequent conduct of the meeting. It was only those wh< did not see the disturbance, ant especially the ladies, who were a all annoyed by the occurrence. When peace was declared Gov ernor Tillman began his speech? but not until he had received ? secoua and mere intense editior of his first reception. He com plimented Laurens County on itt loyalty to the cause k?own as the Farmers' Movement, a county which had always stood by B. R Tillman and which was going tc do it again. He recalled to the attention ol the audience that now, as in "9C they had the privilege of freemen of having 'political issues dis cussed and choosing their represen tatives. He maintain?d that the joint discussion two years ago wa? rendered absolutely necessary because heretofore the government was run by newspaper editors who had become infamous liars, and absolutely incapable of telling the truth. There was no othei way then to reach the people than by public discussion. The discussions was also a school for ring-rule politicians who are now going to the people ae their schoolmasters. They are being taught that in the future the majority must submit and that if there is any appeal to the negro they must be beaten as was Haskell The campaign had taught the people both their rights and their duty. It had aroused them from lethargy and stagnation to a sense of their independence and power. The people were teaching the" ring masters that there shall be no inore arv mc-rigUt m South Caro lina and that the people were no longer the fools the ring masters believed them to be. It aleo teaches the same lesson that revo lutions don't go backwards Governor Tillman here referred to the manner in which the compaign of 1890 was fought, He referred to his leadership, and defied thc opposition to point out a single official act in which he had been found derelict, and yet the opposition wanted the people to send him home in disgrace. Two years ago they swore that March conventions were undemocratic. Yet in 1892 Governor Sheppard and his ticket appear before you as the nominee of a March conven tion. They nominated their ticket by a commitee after the most approved old ring rule fashion and system, this ticket being, in fact, a corporation ticket. The opposition was learning very fast, he thought, and he had no doubt that in about four years or more they could be taught some sense and politics. They claimed that there was no difference between the platforms, or, in other words, they had simply stolen the livery of heaven to serve the devil in. He had said at Greenville that they were Haskellites in disguise, and at Darlington, the home of Mciver, he stated that there was sn the ticket one who had voted for Haskell, and that there was me in Laurena who dyi not vote the Democratic ticket on the last election. Humbert : Do you refer to me? Tillman: Yes, sir. Humbert: Well,I will say that it that time j was callsd to the jebside of a sick son at Spartan iurg, and I voted no where. I may jay, too, that I was so unfortunate is to lose that boy on that occasion. Tillman : If you will say, sir, hat you would have voted for me f you had stayed at home, I will tpologize for having mentioned his incident. Humbert made no reply ; the ? ?olloquy closed. Governor Tillman next touched ipon the subject of the manner in rhich the Legislature of 1890 ?andled the affairs of the Reform Qovement. He explained how everal members had their views hanged by John C. Haskell and ? >ther, who thwarted every endeavor - o pass laws in accord with the '? bjects of the movement. It was ll charged to him, of course, and he cry now was anything to beat rillman. But the people were hrewd enough to understand . hat it was them and not him the ( pposition was after. He paid his respects to Colonel )rr and Governor Sheppard as laving served the Richmond and )anville Railroad, and William 'erry Murphy as having served he Atlantic Coast Line? Don't ae people know very well that ley loved the railroad too well to 1 ase any laws that would hurt such corporations. They wouh be in favor of a"compromise" an( not a just payment of taxes on ai honest valuation, the kind o compromise they wanted him h make in the Coosaw case. He didn't see why he was nol accorded the privilege of holding the office a second term, and thei retiring to private life. But no, ii their mad haste to regair power in their implacable desire fo revenge, they put up the slugge: this Giant of the Piedmont am thislitttle fellow, and the othe rock crushers, Mr. Murphy, ant the rest, and thinking that I woul< have no assistant BpeakerB, the1 would simply talk me to death [Great laughter and applause*] He amused the audience b; describing Orr as a failure, as ! Daniel come to judgment and as ; prophet. He referred bitterly h Orr's statement that he was un worthy to unlatch Judge Wallace' shoes. He thought the Newberry riot was precipitated possibly for th purpose of assassinating him, ii the desperate hope that silencio: his voice would deprive the peopl of their leader and destroy th movement. Perhaps the riot of moment ago had a similar purpose either to prevent him from speak ing or to dispose of him by a BV bullet. The opposition hated him becaus he told truth, and yet Orr ha< stated that the preachers and ladie of South Carolina were opposed t< him. He here took a hand primary o the ladies, who unanimously vote? themselves as followers and no opposers of Tillman. There wa another primary taken, in whicl the men alone participated, show ing that fully four-fifths, as previ ously stated, were for Tillman fire! last and all the time. The remaining portions of th Governor's speech were devoted t< the di. Hussion of the constitutiona convention, the new county gov ernmentplan and the $3 poll tax His exposition of these issues wai very clear and carried convictioi home to all but a few of the audi cnce. He spoke with unusual fervo and impetuosity. He was seven in his counter criticisms of th arguments used against hi position in these matters, and fron his through familiarity with th subjects was abre to give very man; practical iilustrations of his theor in these cases. Indeed, his argument in each branch of the subject here was si connected and concise that ni thing but a verbatim report woul< do him justice. It may be said ii general terms that he. easily brus hed away the cobwebs which havi been woven around his views fy the ring orators, and so con elusively did he combat oppositioi that he left that yeomanry o Laurens in thorough sympathy with his ideas on the poll tax constitutional convention and th proposed method for futnre countr government, as shown by the han? nrimajries-ia each- o??0-S-9P.-B in Register. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE CENTIMEN. And other specialties fo Gentlemen, Ladles, Boys ani Hisses are the Best in the World. See descriptivo advert?s* ment which will appear li this paper. Take no Substitute but insist on haring VV. Lt DOUGLAS' SHOES,wit! name and price stamped M bottom. Sold by ?J lsd! COBB, EDGEFIELD, S. C. A PHOTOGRAPH Of each member of your family will cost less than heretofore. Prices latel> reduced. IR, TL IM! I IM S, EDGEFIELD C. H. General ? Re EDGEFL G. B, COURT I have opened General Repaii will be pleased to receive the pat General Repairs and Overhauling, Wagons, Carri Road Vehicle Steam Engines, Mo - MANUFAC In fact anything and all thing leed repairs will receive the most i it my hands. All work guarantee ne a trial. Prices Low an< GK B; COT EDGEFIELD C. H., w. r>. i IMPORTER, MANUFACT' funs, Rifles, Revolvers, Cartrii All Kinds of ? Repairing Pn A full line of Keys always on hi 028 Broad ?t., 7-27-92-3m Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Court Common Pleas. THE BRITISH AND AMERICAS MOBTGAGE COMPANY, (Ximit'd against MIMS MOBLEY, et al. NOTICE is hereby given that by vir tue of the judgment of foreclosure in this cause, I will sell at Edgefleh Court House, South Carolina, on sales day in September, 1892, the following described realty, to wit : No. 1. All that piece or tract of lan? lying, situate and being in Edgefieh county and State of South Carolins containing fifty-eight and one-bal (58>?) acres, more or less, on Min Creek, and bounded bylands of J. M Bushton, the Baborn lands, and others No. 2. All that tract of land, lying situate and being in the county o Edgefield and State of South Carolins containing one hundred and forty three and one-half (143>?) acres, mor or less, one Mine Creek of Salud River, and bounded by lands of J. ll Bushton, the Baborn lands, Elie Walton and others. TERMS OF SALE : One-half cash, an the balance on a credit of one yeai with interest from day of sale. Pur chaser to give bond and a mortgage t secure the payment of the credit por tion, or all cash at purchasers opt ?or Purchaser to pay for papers. W. F. BOATH, Master E. C. Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CABOL1NA, COUNTY OF EDGKFJELD. In the Court of Common Pleas. PUBSUANT to the judgments an< orders of the court aforesaid, sev erally made in the cases below entitled I will offer for sale at public out-cr? before the Court House in the town o Edgefield, County and State aforesaid on the first Monday in September next (being the fifth day of said month] between the legal hours of sale, th real estate in each case described, oi the terms therein specified, viz : In the case of THE AMERICA! FREEHOLD LAND MOBTGAG1 COMPANY OF LONDON, (Limit ed,) Plaintiff, against JOHN O. SEIGLEB, Defendant. All that tract or parcel of land ly inj and being situated in the County o Edgetield and State of South Carolina to wit: Four hundred and flfteei (415) acres, more or less, boundei North by lands of L. J. Miller, Eas by lands of Mrs. C. Crafton and L. J Miller, South by lands of H. Franklin and West by lands of Jefferson Briggs TERMS OF SALE : One-half cash, an? balance on a credit of one year, witl interest from the day of sale. Credi portion to be secured by a mortgagi of the premises and bond of purchaser or all cash at the purchasers option. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. F. BOATH, Master E. C. In the Case of THE AMERICAS MORTGAGE COMPANY Ol SCOTLAND, (Limited), Plaintiff, against SARAH E. WINN. All that tract or parcel of land ly in j and being situated in the County o Edgefield and State of South Carolina to wit- One hundred thirty-one acres more or less, bounded on the North b; lands of J. C. Lanier and W. A. Bey nolds, on the East by lands of W. A Beynolds and J. 0. Seigler, on tb South by lands of M. C. Beynolds. am on the West by lands of M. E. Seiglei TERMS OF SALK : Onp-half cash, an? the balance on a credit of one yeai with interest from day of sale. Credi portion to be secured by the bond o the purchaser and a mortgage of th premises, or all cash at purchasers op tion. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. F. BOATH, Master E. C. Splendid Farm For Sale. QAQl ACHES of fine land, abou ?A) L\i two miles from Trenton, 10 acres just cleared, and made ready foi the plow, balance in woods. Border the railroad % mile. On it are 2 dwell ings, 1 barn, 1 crib, 4 stables, buggj house, wagon shelter, horse lot plan k et in, and a good well, all complete am brand new. The land lies well and ii beautifully elevated. A fine oppor tunity for watermelon-raising, a.< there is a railroadjswitch on the place Now is the time to get the cream of t newly settled place. Will sell cheal and on easy terms. If desired will sell also oh the place 3 tine young mules ages 4, 5 and 6, and wagon. Foi particulars apply to D. B. DUBISOE, Beal Estate Agt> Edgefield, S C. ipair ? Shops, ELD, S. C. MY, PR PR. r Shops at Edgffield, S. C., where I ronage cf tho public in the line of such as : [ages, Buggies, s, of all Kinds. wers, Reapers, Gins, TURER OF - Hollie Mil Material. s in the way of Machinery that may careful and conscientious attention id and done at short notice. Give i Strictly Cash. JRTNEY, Depot, . - s. c., [TREK AND DEALER IN tys, Mi Taft Cutlery, Sporting Goods. omptly Done. and. Express orders solicited. AUGUSTA, Gr A. o o H !> 4 H GD ..41 CHDDIDBTES ! We are prepared to give you a nice ticket for $1.50 per thousand. Cash on delivery, fi t we We will eave you money if you will give us your Note Heads, B?l Heads, Envelopes, Letter Heads, Cards, all kinds. ESMUPES. Estimates on all kinds of work furnished on application. o 0 ti 0 'H . cj cc <