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V Edgefield Advertiser Mr. James M inn ick, of Elmwood, was in Edgefield on Sunday. I: *t* Mr. A. G. Ouzts, of Elmwood adver ses a yoke of young oxen for sale.: *t* Miss Jeanie Carwile, of John ston, was in town this week. *t* Miss Emma Finney paid Edge field a short visit this week. *|* Mr. J. S. McCreight, of the Johnston Monitor, was in the city on Saturday. .v . *t* Mr. Scurry lately assistant marshal, is now our efficent night watchman. Miss Mamie Dobey, of Augusta, is spending some time with Mrs. J. B. Tompkins. *|* Miss Eloise Anderson, of Spartan- ? burg,.is visiting her sister, Mrs. W.-j L. Dunovant. Miss Mamie Boozer, a lovely young | . lady from Columbia, is visiting Miss Mamie. Norris. *f * Miss Emmie Richardson has re turned to Edgefield after several weeks vacation. V Our popular and fascinating young friend Miss Muriel Ti m m on s is visiting at Daniel's and Bed Bank. *t* The Edgefield Oil Mill has been cleaned and repaired preparatory to J doing a big fall business. ?.? Don't forget or neglect the ice cream festival on next Tuesday night in Mr. John L. Addison's yard. *t* Politics having been retired to the rear for a season : now is the time to sow barley and turnips. .f* . Mr. Edward Strother, of Batesburg, is visiting his uncles, Messrs W. H. and E. H. Folk in Buncombe, .i* Miss Effie Sheppard returned last week from a visit to her aunt, Mrs j Emma Mobley, at Bea Band. ?ti* Mr Arthur Youngblood, from the classic banks of Hard Labor, was in town last week. * j* Mr. Charlie S.Thomas, of the Frank lin section, is now in the employ of j the Arlington Hotel. See His card. - ?i* Sam Colgan says that the reason chickens are bigger than they use to be is that they are older. *j* Misses Mary and Anna Butler were christened in the village Episcopal Church on Sunday evening last. ?ri* Miss Mame Lake and Mrs. - Annie Holson spout Monday at Johnston. . *t* Mrs. A. S.Tompkins, who has been paying an extended visit to Bidge Spring and Newberry, has returned home. *|* Fifteen members were added to the Dry Creek Church last week under the ministrations of Bevs. Bradford and Booth. *f * Commencing last Sunday night, Mr. Booth is now preaching a series of sermons, five in all, on the "Prodigal Son." *t? Our village high school will probably open at the usual time, but as yet we have had no information about the matter. ftl* Mr. Walton Fuller and his sister, Miss Louise, of Liberty Hill, who have been visiting in town have returned home. *i* Miss Maggie Sue Tannabill, the charming daughter of Mr. Samuel Tannahill, of Augusta, is visiting friends in Edgefield. *t* In Edgefield County the public roads are tolerably good in dry weather and in wet weather you can't work them, so let us be content. Mr. Eugene Bates, one of Green ville's merchant princes, was in town on Saturday on a visit to his mother, Mrs. L. J. Bates. .4.? D. II. Tompkins, Esq., Gov. Tillman's private secretary is ill with typhoid fever and his brother, Mr. Jas. B, Tompkins, has been summoned to his bedside. *t* Mr. Jim Bichards, who has been visiting in Edgefield several days, .returned to his home in Augusta on Saturday, accompanied by our hand some young giant, Mr. Charlie Dobson, .i* Mrs. Annie Cotbran, of Borne, Ga. is visiting Mrs. \ Leila Tompkins Mrs. Colbran is a daughter of Mr. Jas B. Sullivan, who before the war, was one of the leading merchants at this place. .f * Mr. Wallace G. Townsend died al Ninety six last week, of typhoid fevei He left a widow, formely Miss Amelh Carter, of Edgefield, and one child Our sympathies are extended to thc stricken ones. .*t* Fodder pulling is on the wane. There'; a great deal of fodder, but somehow ii doesn't seem to be very good this year It is dry and harsh and stiff, and" th? saccharine juices seem to have beer bleached out of it. *t* 'i here's a young man in our towr who never does any work, but he gell up early every morning, puts on hil working clothes as if he was going t< work, and when he goes to bed at nighi claims to be very tired. .t* We regret to learn of the death o Miss Mary Lou Brunson, daughter o: John Brunson. Esq., of Parksville, a the home of her uncle, Mr. 4. L Brunson, on Saturday night last Miss Mary Lou lived in this comm ti ti it; a few years ago, made many friend and was much beloved. Our most pro found .sympathies are extended ti the bereaved ones. Edgefield Association. . The Edgefield Baptist Associa meets at Bethany on Thursday, ins of Wednesday, before the 2nd Sui in September. Terrible Pire. That was a. terrible fire they ha Augusta on last Saturday morn Bead the account of it which we ] lish in another column. Off For New York. Mr. Jas. M. Cobb, of our to leaves this week for N. Y. wi he goes to purchase his stock of and winter goods. Annual Inspection. The annual inspection of the E< field Rifles, Edgefield Hussars, and Light Dragoons will be held at place oi?.Thursday?,Sept. 1.5th. Attention, Edgefield Rifles. By order of Capt. W; W. Ade you are ordered to meet in y Armory, in full uniform, Monc night, at 8:30 o'clock. Import business to attend to. Good Times Ahead. An eminent Chotarian, who is t an allianceraan, says that the da] not far distant when a poor man . lick a mule, stick a postage stamp him and send bim from Choty Texas. Five Cotton Buyers. Edgefield will have five cotton b ers during the season just about open, to wit; Mr. O. O. Burnett, WiH Adams, Mr. E. J. Norris. : Sump Moore, and our old s tan dbl y, [Pig Smith. Home Again. Mr. Barnard Evans, the Jim-dandi life and fire insurance agent in two States, is back home again Oakly Park after a long absence. A Inow the water tastes better, to us a the liquor, too, (pot-liquor.) Edgefield Hussars. By order of Capt. S. B. Mays, th will be a mounted drill of the Ed field Hussars at the pavilion on Sat day, September 10th. Let every me ber be present, armed and equipped a mountod drill. Greenville Female College. The annual advertisement of I Greenville Female College appears this issue of the ADVKXTISXK. It needless for us to say that this is ( of the best institutions of learning the land, abd that it is made bet every year. Dr. Frank Butler. Having resigned his position int United States army, Dr. Frank But has concluded to take up his rest w his old friends and neighbors and v, locate" on his father's plantation on 1 Savannah river for the practice of I profession. Above all things, Ed? field delights to have her sons co back to her. Six Great Leaders. Ben Tillman is a great leader a John Sheppard is a great leader, I Jim Cobb bas six great leaders in < columns this week. Their names a bis $2, $2.50,. and $3 gents shoes, ,a his $1.50, $2.00, abd $2.50 ladies she and every pair warranted. Out of I pairs sold only two were returned : repairs. The moral or inference Wh?n you want a good shoe go a get it-at Jim Cobb's. If. If-and we use this if advisedly every minister in the Sta preached prohibition on last Sund with half the force, one tenth t ability, and one hundredth part t zeal with which Mr. Plowden preach it on that day in his church here, th the prohibition wave has swept o\ South Carolina and the places tl now know liquor will soon know it more. Alliance Notice. The sub-alliances adjacent to t village Alliance, are requested to sei a delegation to meet with the Hollin; worth Alliance on Saturday next, Se] 3rd. If this notice is not seen in til to convene the alliances, any of t officers or members can attend. T matter to be considered at this meeti is of great importance, and it is hop that every alliance contiguous Edgefield will send a delegation. Pla of meeting, ADVERTISER office. Tin 3 p. m. A Public Spirited Man. Mr. Pig Smith is considering t advisability of donating to the to\ council of Edgefield one hunde 1 barrels of lime to be sprinkled upon t 1 dirty places and the sinks and t holes that unadorn our town. The k j in rear o? some of our stores are sn ply breeders of pestilence. Typhc fever is a dreadful thing. New Yo physicians say they would rather ha an epidemic of cholera than of typhc . fever. How lt Is. The attack upon Auditor Davis the last week's Monitor, the last issi of that paper before the primary, thi , cutiing Mr. Davis off from any rep or defence before the election{ w stabbing a man in the back and m tl ' dark, who had his hands tied. Thea 1 tack on Judge Boath in the same issi i was as if a tomtit had alighted upc the dome of Saint Peters, at Rome, ai announced that he intended, with J little bill and all by himself, to te* : down that structure from steeple tx ? to foundation stone. 1 Citadel Appointment. I Edgefield is entitled to a beneficial ' cadet at the Citadel for the cornu scholastic year. The examination applicants will take place in the cou house on the 13th of September. Tl i examiners are Messrs. E. H. Folk, T. Parks, and Dr. Frank Butler. Sim . the establishment of the Citadel Ann ; erny in 1843 Edgefield county has h; fifteen graduates; their names ar< 1 (and we give the names in the order their graduation): H. Oliver, C. ] Oliver, J. A. Croker, E. J. Walker, : ? Croft, A. J. Norris, A. G. Howard,. j K. Bouknfght, O. Sheppard, P. ] Tim merman, J. W. Ouzts, J. H. Brook ' B. L. Clark, B. S. Cogburn, and A. < ) Etheredge. t Personal Mention. Miss Kate Strom, after a f extended visit to Limestone h( f former home, has returned to Edgi t field. .'* Miss Irene Mobley, of tho Di '* Creek section, was in town th: week. Mr. E. J. Norris returned lai o night from a few days ^ visit t Batesburg. AFFAIRS OUT IN TEM .-_-GL AN EDGEFIELDIAN, OUT IN TEXAS* WRITES A'LONG AND INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE LONE STAR STATE. THE UDW PRICE OF SMALL GRAIN. The Crops on the Boute and Politics in Texas-Bead lt and Profit Thereby. MR. EniTOR: On the 3rd day of August I tookthetrain in Augusta, Ga., Tor. Kosse, Texas.' The crops along the road to At lanta are sorry, and were badly cultivated. Cotton and corn will average about two-thirds of a crop. I arrived in Atlanta a,bout 2 p. m., and found the place a live one. The people are full of energy and enterprise. There are a great many fine buildings in the city, and others are going up. I went to the State-House and strolled over the grounds and through the building, which one beautiful, well furnished and pleasing to the eye. I went to the top of the building, which is two hundred and twelve feet high, and there I had a bird's-eye view of the city, which was very pretty. Men walking the streets looked about the size of half grown boys. The next morning I took the train by way of Memphis, and the crops to the Tennessee line are a little better than those I had passed through. This line of the road goes through a mountainous country. I travelled through three tunnels, where it was as dark as midnight. The crops through Tennessee are some better than those in Georgia, and in some portions of the State the land is fine, A great deal of clover, wheat, and oats are raised here, also corn, but the farmers plant the corn entirely toe thick, even in the poorest lands. ? saw corn in this State just as poor as any I ever saw in South Carolina. I consider the farmers here poor managers, that is most of them. At Memphis I crossed the Mis sissippi river over into Arkansas, on the grandest bridge I ever saw. One mile of it is iron. The abut ment is two miles long, and the railroad was forty milee through the swamp on the Arkansas side. There are a few settlements in the swamp, and the houses are set on blocks five and six feet high. This year the swamp was all over-flowed with water from -the Mississippi river and the crops all destroyed. I heard a man on the train say he commenced planting over his cot ton the 26th of June, but he did not expect to make much. I was awfully disappointed in the State. I travelled through 200 miles of it, and found the land generally poor. Most of the land is low and flat. Now and then I saw some land that was very fine, which produced well, but the crop in Arkansas is not as good as in South Carolifia, I saw a great deal of corn and cotton here just as sorry as any I ever saw any where else. When I got into Texas I saw some land that was also poor, and the crops were poor, biit there is no mistake about Texas being gen erally a good country. All around Kosse the lands are fine prairies arid produce fine corn, cotton, wheat, and oats, and there is plenty of land here that will make a bale of cotton to the acre, and twenty five bushels of com to the acre. Neither fertilizer nor any kind of manure is used on the land around this place, it is a little sandy and it is more level, and the area of level lands is much larger than the ridge lands between Johnston and the Ridge. There are no rocks, stumps, or roots to contend with, and the lands here don't wash away when hard rains fall. I have not yet seen a ditch or terrace in this country to keep the lands from washing away. The corn here is fine, but the cotton is injured by dry weather. Farmers here can make a crop with one working less than we can in South Carolina, as the crops grow off faster. Kosse is a nice little town with about 1,000 inhabitants, situated on the railroad. Dr. B.F. Ouzts, an Edgefield man, came to this place twenty-two years ago, and built the first store in this place and stocked it with goods. He also practiced medi cine several years here, and in the surrounding country, and was very successful as a physician and mer chant. A few years ago he retired from the practice of medicine, but is still in the mercantile business, and also runs several farms that he owns near this place, from which he gets a rental of three or four dollars per acre. I often heard it Baid that Texas was filled up with roughs and cut throats, but that is a mistake. I have visited several towns and cities since I have been here, Gal veston and Houston being t most important ones so far, ai all the people have treated r kindly and respectfully. The are a great many people here wi are as high-toned and as well ed cated as you will find in the old settled states. I visited the State Democrat Convention in Houston and sa representative men from all ov the State. They are as a fine boc of men as I evor saw anywher but they' are here as they are i some other states. Hogg is Go' ernor and represents the Farmer Movement. Clark and a minorii oppose him. The Clark factio bolted and held a convention < their own, and nominated Clai for Governor, just like the Hai kelli te party did in South Carolin and from what I hear the peopl say they will be beaten as badly ? Haskell was. A great many Ciar men will support Hogg, the regv lar uominee of the Democrati party. The Clark men accuse Gov. Hog of driving capital from the Stat and fighting the railroads, jut like the Haskellites do Gov. Till man. The town people here, moE of them, oppose Gov. Hogg, a they do Gov. Tillman in the town of South Carolina. Since I have visited Mississipp Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansai and Texas, I can live in Soutl Carolina better satisfied than could before I saw the lands ii these states. Taking everythinj into consideration, I don't thinl they are making much more moue; than we are in South Carolina Labor here is higher, droughts an more general, water at times ii very scarce in places, and has to bi hauled some distance, the price o corn aud oats is. very low, th< former selling for 30 cents pe: bushel, and the latter 25 cents pe: bushel. If we make in Soutl Carolina only half as much con and oats to the acre, it brings ui as much money as they get fo: theirs in Texas if they make twic< as much to the acre as we do. J. T. 0. Franklin Minus Colliers and Cold Spring. MR. EDITOR : When at the con elusion of a former article I saic "more anon" I meant it should b< at an earlier date than this but with the Centennial at Rec Hill, convention at Gilgal, barbe cue at Colliers and other hinder anees too numerous to mention, 1 forgot my promise, and conse quently no communication up tc date. As above stated we were at al the above named places, but af they have already been ably de scribed by others in these column, we will proceed to give you tht programme in part for the coming weeks. Mr. Booth is among us agair after his sojourn in the old Nortt State and was at his post last Sab bath looking well tho' no bettei than before he went away. Pro tracted service began at Antioch Sunday, the 21st, and will continue the following week, or as long af demonstrations warrant. Pro tracted meetiugs began at both Red Hill and Gilgal on the same day. We were very sorry to hear ol the illness of Miss Mary Lon Brunson a few days ago at the home of Mr. A. L. Branson, and trust she is better ere this. She came over from Parksville to at tend the convention and has not been able to return. We acknowledge a twilight call from a friend and school mate Thursday of last week. We en joyed very much our chat of old school days and their memories. Au revoir, my friend, we will ex pect you again in the future. Wednesday night of last week we witnessed a gathering of the young people of this community at the pleasant and hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Eu banks, for the purpose of enjoying the most pleasant of all entertain ments, a musicale. Among those present were Misses Agnes Mor gan, Annie Wash, Emmie Jones, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Johnson, and Messrs. Tommie and Johnnie Gardner. Miss Agnes Morgan, one of Gilgal's own, is down on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. J. W. Reynolds. Mr. Editor, a horseback club is on the tapis in this vicinity, and should you in the near future hear the tramping of many hoofs, you may come out to look, for behold the horseback club is upon you. Those interested are Misses Nannie and Emmie Jones, Lizzie and Sallie Kubanks, and Emmie Big ham. We hope the remainder of the young people will take an in terest in this, the most delightful of all exercises. Think of it, ye lads and lassies. We were out on the front veran dah a week ago, and handsome .john Long rode up with two open bolls of cotton on the lapel of his coat. We know not whether* he had but one stalk of that kind or not, but certain we aro that we had none, and it looked very suspicious. We shall proceed to investigate this matter. IGNOTA. Franklin, S. C. haifa's Fair Scribe Writes Th Advertiser a Letter Full of News Items from That Favored Locality. MR. EDITOR: AS "procrastina s the thief of time," I shall no Fait longer to give you the mis ellaneous items of this place n?smuch as I had promised my elf to do so before the "cloudi oiled by." A series of meetings conductec olely by our much loved pastor lev. G. W. Bussey, at the Rei )ak Grove, closed on the 1th inst .'he word of God was expounded o earnestly, so persistently, anc o plainly that the members wen ;reatly revived and several addi ions were made to the already arge membership of the church. Much sickness prevails in ou: oved locality. Mr. Willie Whatley, one of oui opular young men, has been seri usly.ill, but be at ease, Miss ie is better now. Mrs'. S. M. Dorn, who has beei: ery ill, is now convalescing. Mrs. P. B. Whatley who has beer fflicted by rheumatism for nearly ? year, suffering intensely, but pa iently, we are glad to note, it lowly improving. The sudden demise of Mr. Willie 'arkman on the 8th inst, was a aost severe shock to our commu lity.. Willie was always so kind enerous, true, and manly, that tc :now him v as to love him. One of our bachelors seems tc ie thinking seriously of his lonely ondition, judging from his fr? tent visits in a northern direc ion. ; Mr. Luther Timmerman, whe las been home during vacation, Las returned to school at Bold 'pring. Miss Fannie Clegg, a dashing 'ounglady of Callison, is spend ng awhile with her grandfather, Jr. M. Timmerman. It is not tc >e surmised that Miss Fannie will ?et away from here "heart whole md fancy free," as the boys oi his section have never allowed my girl to take back to her home 1er own heart. Since the Major has ceased tc ?orne, our flower girl is roaming the vorld wide, sad and lonely. RESURGAM. Faifa, S. C. S'CWH, News, News, My Gossip ing Friends. DEAR MR. EDITOR : Weeks have dapsed since our last. Absolutely ?othing has transpired during thal rin??-to break the awful monotony ?xcept, perhaps, one or two deeply interesting events. No murders, eery recently; no one has done anything apparently worthy ol notice in the P. G., though we are told two or three are working for ? column or two, with illustrations in that sprightly sheet. We are Bure things are perpetrated her? which might cause angels to tun aside to weep ; for this seemingly quiet town is only a slumbering volcano, ready at a snap to blaze forth death and destruction, oi like tho deadly rattlesnake coiled alert, stealthy, but beware! nol me tangere! If you glide alonj peacefully, however, and have you] wits about you, there is safety, fo] you will find tender hearts hen and brave, fair faces, and mucl witchery of manner. Here too you will find balmy air shady streets and byways, broker and picturesque vistas, on al sides, of hill and dale, and villai gleaming right and left. Through greenest shrubbery, i distinct semi-tropical feature ir this lovely Southern garden, is th< exquisite crepe myrtle tree, tall with long cream satin trunk, scant small, pointed, dark green leaves and wide spreading tops, coveree with pink or lilac crimped blooms One stately mansion crowninj an eminence meets my admirinj gaze; it is green and white wit! red mansard roof, a regular Frencl chateau; another with wid< grounds, cream colored turrets ane angles, a miniature castle; st il another olive green and so on Bravo, Edgefield ! you are ahead o the field. The ringing of hammers can b( daily heard just across the stree on the spacious grounds of Col -. What a pity Joe Smith anc Sewell could not have bossed th< building of the pyramids, indeec they would have gone up in a giffy Northern capitalists and in valids, etc., should look to theil interests and migrate here thii coming winter. Abandon Aiken do, and come here. We are tole that the air in that noted healtt resort has become mipregnated,anc on the streets you slip, so win' your flight farther on ye healtl seekers and tourists with heav^ purses, and bring along two oi three English lords with you, tha we may have excitement. Apropos, this week will prov? exciting enough, on account of th? election. One party will "whoo] up" his man, and the fallen hen will step down and out. At an] hazzard, after all is known, thei will rest their poor tired limbs ane brains and riddled characters. We pity the poor condidates. Another class we devoutly pity are the poor who are struggling against des perate odds, those whom the rich and mighty pass by icily and to whom they hint or give the cold advice, to "get to work !" never dreaming of throwing the work in the way of the poor wretch. In deed, some of these gilded sepul chres do not think those low objects could ever reach the heaven which they expect to grace with their presence. To be a woman and poor in this age! Even with energy, refine ment, exalted aspirations, and a desire to do right, without execu tive ability, on the lowest round of the ladder you stay, and there pre pare to be beaten with clubs and pelted with stones. God pity the the poor and needy, yes and the gilded Pharisees too, and pity all who need thy love and mercy, gen tle Savior-but begone dull 'care ! It is Sundav afternoon and our usual time for writing. This morn ing the services in our Baptist Church were well conducted by Mr. J. N. Booth and Mr- Joe Cau telou. The young ladies are in the parlor engrossed with their art friends, while this waif is pausing to watch the tricks of two shiny black Maltese kitteus with collars of scarlet ribbons. What faint perfume comes stealing up the street as ".ve crouch at the open window? Cau it be his satanic majesty surely coming to pay us a visit? Ah ! no, it "turns out" to be the fragrance of a cigar and we see a man entering, so we shall peep at the key hole. News, news, news, my gossiping friends! I have wonderful news to tell. A lady, by me, her compliments sends; And this is th<? news from Hell : The Devil is dead. He died resigned, Though somewhat opprest by cares; But his wife, my friends, is a woman of mind, And looks after her lord's affairs. I have just come back from that won derful place, And kist hands with the Queen down there; But I cannot describe her majesty's face, lt has lilied me so with despair. The place is not what you might sup pose : It is worse in some respects. But all that I heard there, I must not disclose, For the lady that told me objects. The laws pf the land are not Salique, But the King never dies, of course; The new Queen is young, and pretty, and chic, There arc women, I think, that are worse. But however that be, one thing 1 know, And this I am free to tell; The"Devil, my friends," is a woman, just now; 'Tis a woman that reigns in Hell. XANTHIPPE. Mine Creek Items. MR. EDITOR: We are having showers which are proving beneficial to the late crops of cotton. Cotton is opening very rapidly now. The peoplo are pulling fodder right ahead, some are done, some have not started. Corn is tolerably fair this time, The Dry Creek meeting is quiet a revival. Rev. Mr. Bradford and Rev. Mr. Booth have been preach ing as the apostles of old did. Mr J, H. Lewis has receive'd a two year's scholarship in the Normal Institute of Nashville, Tenn. Mr.Lewis is an extraordinary teacher now, but when he goes through another course he will be a Buper-teacher without a doubt. H is hard to give him up but he. say. he must needs go. They say there is a great panie in the money market, and so there is; they say the country if almost poverty stricken and that ir some respects, is true, but amidsi all the howling the overtures oj natural love still call sons to leave their fathers and daughters t( leave their mothers. Mr. Johr Trotter, of the vicinity of Clinton ward, and Miss Sue Snelgrove, o: Red Bank, were married yesterday We wish them a happy and lonj life. From the general signs then will be more examples of th< same nature soon. Well hurral boys.Jit willjbe "Jack's" time befon always. Mr. Charlie Temples paid a visi to Lexington last week. He sayi he enjoyed himself sumptuoui He came back carying a great loae of fascinations which he obtainee from one of Aiken's fairest bells Saw" Van Star" at the cam paign meeting last Friday. H< seemed to look more at the girh than the candidates., JOHN BLAKE S licked in hy a Whirl]H>ol. JACKSONVILLE, August 28.-A special from Jennings to thi Times-Union says : A. T. Fields the railroad station agent here, wai drowned in Alopaha River thi afternoon under peculiar circum stances. He was bathing with J party of friends and got into i whirlpool and was instan! ly drawl under and drowned. The river a this point is full of eddies an< rapids and the waters are dis charged through numerous subter ranean passages into springs am sinks some of them many mile distant. People confidently be lieve that the body will come t light in one of these sinks an watches are to be set at all of ther TEBfilBLEv DESTRUCTION, THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE AUGUSTA EVER HAD-OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS GO UP IN FLAMES BEFORE DAYLIGHT. Tl ie Loss Not Nearly Covered by Insurance-The Sufferers and Their Business. Augusta was visited by the larg est, most disastrous and destruc tive fire this morning in the annals of the city. A quarter of a mill?n dollars worth of property was destroyed. The heart of the best business block in Augusta has been swept away. The places destroyed are : Alexander Seed and Drug Co. Fleming & Bowles, furniture. Thomas & Barton, pianos and organs. Smythe's crockery store. The Chronicle office. Hall & Peddinghaus, art studio. Leroy Miller's residence. J. R. Laman's law office. J. H. Foster's law office. Dorr's and the Delmonico restaurant, while not completely destroyed, are badly demaged. The fire was discovered by Mr. Mike Walsh, night editor of the Chronicle, while at work a tew minutes before 3 o'clock this morning. He saw from his office smoke issuing from the roof that covered Alexander's, and Fleming & Bowles' stores, but he does not know in which of the two stores the fire started. The origin is unknown, aad will never be fouud out. Those who first' arrived on the scene are of the opinion that it started in the oil and paint de partment of Alexander's story, which is in the cellar and on the first floor, but there is considera ble doubt as to the exact location of the commencement of the Are. The fire had been burning a long while, however, before it was dis covered, for those who found it out say that when they reached the scene, the blaze was rapidly spread ing, and was bursting through the roof, and the stores of Alexandar and Fleming & Bowles were veiled in dense smoke. Mr. Harry Hall, whose sleeping apartment is on the third floor of the building occupied by Smythe's crockery store, says that about 3 o'clock he was awakened by the strong smell of smoke, and rushing to his window and looking out, he saw the fire belching forth from the roof and windows of Alexander's, and Fleming & Bow less store. He gave thc alarm, and sent a negro to Schneider's corner to ring in the alarm from box 34. The department answeed the call, but when they reached the fire the blaze had gained a strong headway and was far beyond control. Both Alexander's and Fleming & Bowles' stores were than envel oped in flames from top to bottom, and was rapidly spreading the full lengths of the stores from Broad to Ellis streets. The fire had easy travel, as it was in the midst of the most combustible and inflammable matter that is always kept in drug and furniture stores, such as oils? greasy fluids, furniture shavings and excelsior. Chief Roulette quickly saw that he had a fierce fire to fight, and promptly had sent in the general alarm and brought out the entire department, and nine streams of water were soon being played on the fire* It was pwu recognized that Alexander's, Fleming & Bowles's, and Thomas & Barton's stores could not be saved, so the fireman went strenuosly to work to check the spreading fire, but, dispite their every effort, Smythe's crockery store was soon wrapped inflames, and the flames passed to the rear of this building, and Boon took in Mr. Leroy Miller's residence, on Ellis street. The firmen were fighting the fire from both ends of the burning buildings on Ellis and Broad streets, but they could not get at the head centre of the fire, which was about midway of the stores. The fire soon ate its way through Smythe's store from top to bottom, and laid in waste Hall & Pednghaus' photograph gallery overhead, and then spreading west, took in Thomas & Barton's adjoiuing music store. The firman, seeing that it was useless to fight the flames in the store below, started to work to try and end the course of the fire at Thomas & Barton's and save the Chronicle office, but they were unsucessful, and shortly after Thomas & Barton's store caught on fire, the Chronicle building, in the rear, was all ablaze and was in short order destroyed from one end to the o,ther. The heat waf intense and cracked the brici walls, which fell in heaps with loud reports. The west wall of the Chronicl? building fell down and.knocked ir the two-story brick tailor shop which adjoins Mr. Dorr's firs! store and residence overhead When the Chronicle building waf on fire it was gravely appr?hend?e that the forked flames wonld tak( in Mr. Dorr's residence, which was saved from total ruin though badi} damaged, as it was gutted by th< water of tb.3 several streams tha' were played on the house. The fire on the east side o: Alexander's store did considerabh damage to Mr. P. W, Connelly'i Delmonico restaurant. The rear of the building, which was recently built and fitted up for gentlemen's sleeping rooms, was swept away, and the whole place was flooded with water. Very little stock was saved ; in fact, hardly anything. Everything in Alexander's store, Thomas & Barton's, Fleming & Bowles' aud the Chronicle office was consumed by the fire. When the fire took in Smythe's store, the stock in Dorr's store, was mo 3d out and scatte red about. Struck l?y Lightning. ORANGEBURG, August 25. Special : During the late severe thunder storm that visited this city the residence of Mr. John C. Heaner, one of the candidates for the office of coroner, was struck by lightning. The bolt descended inside of the chimney, demolish ing tho mantelpiece of the sitting room and setting fire to some shrubbery m a vase that stood in one corner of the apartment. Miss Louise Heaner, who was in tho room at the time playing the organ escaped injury, but her mother, who was outside of the house, was struck by a falling brick and slightly bruised. Women were emloyed in printing offices rs long ago, it is said as 1520. J. M. COBB, Edgefield, S. C. Six Great Leaders ! $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 CENTS SHOE. $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 LADIES SHOES. Every Pi Warafefl Sol Of 24 dozen pairs of these goods sold last season-only 2 pairs have been returned for repairs. This record cannot be beaten by any shoe dealer in the State. When you want a GOOD Shoe go to J. M. COBB. MOWERS, Cultivators, We have the lightest draft and mast complete Mover over sold in the South. Also the Buckeye Sw SW With it one hand and two hoi.sos plows seven acres of cot toi.. jr eight to ten acres of corn por day Can be used on hill sides. Does not stop for roots nor rocks. Will sell on time to approved purchasers. Stone & Cavanaugh, Machinery Dealers. Augusta, - - Ga. I. T. HOFFMAN, EDGEFIELD, S. C. I have finished my house and have started bnsiness again as before, and will be ready to please my customers with DryGoofls, Clfc Sloes AND HATS, - ALSO - FANCY FAMILY GEOCBE,rHB. Arni all ?of FRUIT. I would like to see all my friends. Give me a call and see my new line of goods. I have also one store to rent and two rooms for offices. W. T. HOFFMAN. F RM I IIMIS??, Greenville, S. C. The next session will begin on SEPTEMBER 28, 1892. with a full corps of professors and instructors. There are several courses leading to degrees. Instruction thor ough. Expenses moderate. For further information apply to DR. C. MANLY, or PROF. II. T. COOK. Wilston Female Golfee - WILL OPEN ITS - Forty-Third Session SEPT. 7, 1892.