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Edgefield Advertiser WEDNESDAY, APRIL ll, 1894. L0GAL2 BREVITIES. Wanted--100 Spring Chickens, apply to W. H. Turner. The time to have fought the dis pensary law was in its enactment aud not in its enforcement. We have been informed that this year is locust year, and locust years are always good crop years. Judge Ernest Gary will preside at the extra term of the Abbeville court begann'ng on the 16th inst. School Commissioner M. B. Da venport had to leave his office and return home early last week on ac c >unt of sickness. Conservatives in Edenfield coun ty admit that Tillman comes out of thelate unpleasantness stronger with the people than before. It is reported of the Newberry Rifles that after they were dis graced and their gnus taken from them with one accord they all began to cry and said they wished they had all been born gal babies. Wo are in receipt of an article on political economy from a stu dent of Newberry College. It is well written and worthy of all commendation, but at this particu lar juncture it will have to stand back. Col. Wm. Quarles and Miss Clarissa Rushton were happily married by Rev. Mr. Wilkes at the residence of R.A. Johnson, Feb. 6th, 1894. The young couple re ceived congratulations from many friends.* John Weir, our most excellent barber, went to Columbia as a member of the Edgefield Rifles. In recognition of this service Gov. Tillman has appointed him bar ber general of North America, South America, and a part of Oce?nica. At the Meeting of the citizens in the court house on Thursday the following persons were nominated for intendant and wardens; for intendantW. W.Adams; wardens, D. T. Grice, T. B. Lanham, M. A. Smith, Charles Cheatham, and B. J. Crooker. In certain parts of Africa a cow is worth more than a woman. A woman sells there for two glass beads and a cow for four. The Newberry Rifles are not quoted in that market, so we cuuldn't"say what they are worth, ,hey are hardly worth taking over. The Convention of reformers which met in the court houso rm the first Monday was surprised at the presence of the Hon. W. S. .._AIlen of Fruit Hill, surprised, because up to that time he had been considered a pronunced anti. We must in this convention confess that if the appearence of Mr. Allen in this convention has the significance which it seems to have we welcome him bp.ck to the house of his friends. The Edgefield Rifles was Ihe first company to reach Columbia under the recent call to arms. A newspaper man as soon as he could get to him interviewed Capt. R. S. Anderson. Capt Anderson didn't say much, but what he did say had as much meaning in it as a whole dictionary. "The Edgefield Rifles will not disband, and will obey orders." Hurrah for fighting Dick Anderson and his gallant company, one and all. Rectus In Curia. Thomas C. Whittle, one of the silver-tongued orators of Clouds Creek, desires to be placed right before the good people of Edgefield county. He says that there have been rumors to the effect that he had thrown off his allegiance to the reform party, but he declares these rumors to be untrue, and i'orthermore says that if he had wavered or flickered, the damnable outlawry at Darlington would have forced him, as all other law abiding citizens, back to Tillman's side. Some of the Pleasantries. The Columbia rabble hooted and jeered the militia that stood to the raok, almost beyond endurance. But the Edgefield boys took it all in good part. They did not go to the front to fight boys,and negroes, and weak-minded person, who had been put up to do these things by older heads. Here are some of the names they gave our gallant boys : P. B. Mayson Esq.. they called. Col. Coop?r, the Giraffe Tamer," Gus White, they called "The Man in the Moon," Jim Holland they dubbed the Elephant Driver, Paul Gib&ou was the "Mustard Seed Ranger, Jes3 Hobbs, gwas uni versally known as the "Whispering Gallery." Death of Mrs. Burnett. Mrs. Emma Burnett, wife of Mr. 0. 0. Burnett and daughter of Col. Gutheridge and Mrs. Caroline Cheatham, died at her residence near Edgefield on Sunday morning last. On Monday, after funeral services at Gilgal conducted hy J}r. Gwaltney, she was laid to rest'near the home of her girlhood, among departed kindred and friends. Mrs. Burnett possessed many noble and charming qualities of heart and mind that greatly endeared her to all who know her. In the prime of young womanhood the bright star has pal<?d long ere it reached the zenith only to shine with greater lustre in the firma ment of heaven. Early in life she gave her heart to God and united with the ohuroh and to her, death was but a glorious transition from mortality to immortality. To her bereaved husband and relatives we tender our sincere sympathies. a. His fame's gone abroad through the nation And folks came a flockin' to see, And cried out without hesitation "You're a fightin' man Benjamin T." "You're cleaned out thellaskellite fac tion, . , "And whipped all the antis afloat. "If in for a row or a raction, "We'd tread on the tail of your coat." The Old Guard. At the battle of Waterloo, when in his extremity, Napoleon's eyes turned to his "Old Guard." So with Tillman. When many of the State troops repreaut to their trust and forgetful of duty and honor, delib erately flunked, the Governor turn ed to Edgbfield-and Edgefield re sponded liwe are here1'' in the per sons of Capt. S. B. Mays. Capt. R. S. Anderson, and Capt. John R. Blocker and their respective com panies. . Edgefield will remember this and these gallant soldier boys for many lougyears toc?me and to their everlasting honor. Haec olim meminisse juvabit. Jess Hobbs's Song. While in Columbia last week, Jess Hobbs of the Edgefield Hus sars J s said to have 6ung the fol lowing song to a group of little negroes aud Haskellites. Come get a match and light a lamp, And show rae the way to the Tiliman camp, We'll have beef steak and spare rib stew And nice boiled onions dipped in dew. CHORUS. In the morning, morning by the bright light You'll hear Tillman blow his trumpet in the morning. And after he got through, the little niggers and the Haskellites ran home and told their mammiee and their daddies "that a soldier from Edgefield had busted the drums of their yurs." Union Meetings. The Union meeting of first divi sion of the Edgefield Association will meet with the Gilgal Church at 10 A. M. on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in April. Introductory Bermon by Rev. J. L, OuztB or P.* P. Blalock. Charity sermon by Rev. J. S. Jordan or J. P. Mealing. SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION. 1. The establishment of a high school in our Union. Speakers, Rev. P. P. Blalock and W. H. Yel dell. 2. Is singing given enough im portance in our church worship? Speakers, Rev. J. S. Jordan and R. T. Strom. The following were appointed to write essays on religious topics of their own selection : Mrs. Lula Thomas, Miss Kate Strom, E. E. McDowell, aud J. C. Dennan. M. B. BYRD, JR., Clerk. The Union meeting of the 2nd division of the Edgefield Associa tion will convene with the Reho both Baptist Church of Christ on Saturday before the fifth Sunday iu April, at 10 A. M. Mission sermon, by Rev. G. H. Burton ; alternate, Rev. G. W. Bussey. Sunday-school mass meetiug. Speakers, E. G. Morgan, Jimmie Gilchrist, W. P. Seigler, A. J. Mc Daniel, and P. H. Bussey. QUERIES. 1. Is it not calculated to do harm for a person who has led a wicked life to repeat his past wicked ac tions? Speakers, P. H. Buspey. J' M. Garnett, Chas. Quarlea. 2. Does not moderate drinking impair a Chiistian's influence for good? Speakers, W. H. Nixon, 0. J. Prince, Jessie Prince. 3. I9 not dishonesty among pro fessors of religion doing as much to hinder the progress of Chris tianity as any of the evils of our day? Speakers, J. F. Edmonds, A. J. McDaniel, T. P.?Robertson. 4. Is it advisable for this Union to appoint speakers for each meet ing to discuss claims of the Bap tist Orphanage and to take collec tions for Bame at the close of dis cussion? Speakers, W. R. Parks, T. P. Robertson, E. G. Morgan. 5. Have Baptist churches the right to require candidates for ad mission into church fellowship to claim regeneration before receiving them. Speakers, J. W. Johnson, Rev. G. H. Burton, Rev. G. W. Bussey. L. F. DORN, Mod'i. S. E. FREELAND, Sec'ty. 2OO New Companies. COLUMBIA, April 8.-Special : In speaking of the matter of con Btables to-day, Governor Tillman said that in his mail up to dale he had received since the end of the war over twenty-five applications for appointments as State con stables, the Governor stated further that to-morrow morning he would begin to distribute the force of constables now mobilized in this city among the several towns of the State, They will havo instruc tions which will bein accordance with the recentlp published state ment of the Governor. The Gover nor does not think that eonetables will have any more trouble. lu speaking of the new military companies which are being organiz ed all over che State the Governor toTday made this statement ; "I suppose that there have beep two hundred or roora new military companies organized in the State this past week, and I have ap plications from nearly all of them for enrolment in the State militia, Some of these companies have over one hundred men upon their rolls." In the course of his re. marks during the morning the Governor said : "I do hope and pray that this uprising willteud to allay this bitterness and hard ::eeliug which has BO long been stirring up the State.'J CORRESPONDENCE [For the ADVERTISER. "Xantippe" Wreathes a Garlanc of Immortelles for Edgefield's Military and Gives a Well Done to Governor Till man. MR. EDITOR : Dr. Gwaltney be ?Dg absent to fill sn appointmeul at Ridge Spring on last Sabbath after our interesting Sunday school services, we all walked ovei to the Methodist church to heal Mr. Brabham and listen to the sweet music. The house wa6 lit erally a jam with representatives from all the denominations. The Bun threw mellow shafts of lighl through the pink, violet, and gol den windowpanes, the rich, dreamy music uplifted one and occasion ally the eye would wander off tc the new spring toilettes and the flower garden hats and bonnets; from which peeped out the sweet est daisy and rosebud faces. Several weeks ago winter told UE goodbye, and vegetation came oui rapidly. The oaks hung out tas sels, the yellow jessamine was ? bank of bloom, but the cold wave crept up, and scorched and black ened and iced out all in one night and people with blue noses anc chattering teeth returned to heavy clothes again. During this rigorous spell the circus came along, with parapher nalia of camels, elephants, shetland pouits, lovely milk-white horses ballet girls, and grotesque clowns sweeping off what money was lef I in the country. Hundreds of ne groes and hundreds of whites were there and left with their pockett drained, sadder but no wiser. Edgefield is either in a dead calm or in a fever of excitement Now uprises this Darlington riot. Red-hot telegrams flash ovei tho wires, troops are ordered out and the Edgefield boys as they al ways do responded promptly, wenl to Columbia and Darlington and obeyed the orders of the comman der-in-chief to the end and to thc letter. It is right and just thal tho laws of the State be enforced, and refusing to obey orders, and this clashing of bayonets at the feet of justice was mere bravade and outlawry, and the Gover nor did quite right in disbanding those troops. The Edgefield boys did theil duty, received their meed of praise and dined at the executive man sion, reached home safely and re ceived a loud cheering as they pulled into the depot a few even ings since. The dispensary law if the mildest form of a great evil, and if blood has been shed it if unfortunate. A great deal of good has come to the State through Gov ernor Tillman during his public career and he seems to be fitted tc rule in these peculiar times. A battery of eyes is leveled at hine just now. May he steer his wa) safely over these dangerous shoah and quicksands. Little fire-eater Gonza'es hat material just at present to keep him busy a long time. The NewE and Courier is reaping a thick har vest to say nothing of lesser lights For the last two days we have sunk into a dead calm, and wil] remain there till another excite ment comes on the boards. XANTIPPE. [For the ADVERTISER. Trouble in the Parksville Neigh borhood. MR. EDITOR : No doubt but that some may think a little strange that such ie the case, especially when the names connected with it are two of Parksville's most quiel citizens, viz., H. W. Dobey and E G. Morgan, known as Deacon Mor gan in this statement, if you cac term it a statement. The writer if a poor scribe and not known ir print. Sunday, you know, was the 1st day of April and few if any tricks were played on that day But Monday morning if you had seen and heard what actually toot placo and continued all day, yoi would not have felt like cutting briars and bushes any more than J do, for I laughed until my side now, even while I write, has a kine of laughing movement. Well, ai I Baid, there is trouble in Parks ville. I will not take it back, bu say that Dobey and Morgan hac lots of company. The Harmons Blackwells, Parke, Stones, Busseys oh! well, I believe with very fev exceptions the whole communitj waa more or less connected with it At 2 o'clock Monday morning the "Deacon" awaked and callee out "Get up wife, children, anc everybody, for 'tis certainly day,' bu.t t^e olook knew better anc struck only two, and the "Deacon' concluded to sleep awhile longer but every tipie the dook strucl from % o'olook until 5 he woulc oall out <-Get up, 'tis day," but da) oame at last, Six, seven o'olook and from every direotion growi folks and children, some running but every one mak ing straight fo: the "Deacon's" house. Among the firBt to arrive wen Lieut. H. W. Dobey, Richard Black 1 well. E. G. Morgan, Jr., and Jo [ Branson, a son of "the Judg Well, fun commenced with Jo I Branson trying to blow the "Di con's'' dinner horn, but, no sir, ? horn would not toot worth a cc April was in it. After seeing t young man do his best the c . "DeLoon" says "Gimme that hon t Well, you have heard locombtiv , and 'ti3 no use to say, but suer . toot went out from that horn tr. . those who were tardy quicken : their pace, and by 8 o'clock t ? last straggler had been sent in ? hurry toward Stone's mill, a m: ? away. ! At Preacher Bussey's everythi: ; was supposed to be going smooth] ? He had inquired loud enough ' be heard at the "Deacon's" whe - his son Ahiah was, but that youl > man had taken his little sister ai ? was making tracks a mile fro , home. Now, Mr. Editor, the teac . ers of the Parksville school boa there with the preacher. Breakfs ? is announced and after havh t eaten they (che teachers) begin . don hats and are on the move, i about to be, to the school hom ; when a messenger comes hasti . and tells them their young hop , fuis had run away, and BO they ha I Well, no scholars, no school ; OJ ' says, "Let's go to Augusta," b the preacher steps up and hani ) them a letter, and lo, 'tis an in\ - tation to a picnic dinner at Stone I mill. Dobey and Morgan had giv< , the invitation, unknown to tl , runaways. . t So what did they do but join tl - Parksville Band, and M?SB Will i Hudson with the base and Mi 3 Birdie Respess with the ketti drum, march away to join tl I crowd on their fishing excursion. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. ' First was an offer by J. N. Ha mon to trade horses with the "De; 1 con," saying he would guaranti ' his horse to work nowhere but ui der the saddle, and I believe tl "Deacon" will vouch for the othi guarantee, which was that sai horse was tough, for if a bras broom will not make a horse tri I it must be tough. Said horse di not even switch his tail when i owner gave it a whack that turne the ''creetur" sideways across tl road. No trade. The crowd had all agreed on ho . io spend the day and that agrei j ment was that everybody spend to suit themselves, but hark ! thei is the sound of horse's feet on th f bridge and the rumbling of wheel and those who had not left tl . crowd begin to look scared, but wt should come but Jasper Pari ' bringing the news that the lian ^ and teachers were coming. Well, Mr. Editor, there was som ; scattering done, some going u] ) and some down the creek, and OD i part of the crowd thinking the i had gone far enough cast in the: t hooks and begin to court, (fish j should have said), but when th band did come all got a bite, ye 3 or no, at once, and broke for th ) woods. Thinking the band an 3 teachers were following they ker. . running until the "Deacon" wit . the help of his little cur dog ovei ; took them and persuaded them t [ return. The band in the mean . time waited at the mill wher they had on arriving met only fou persons, the others far away. Bu meet they must or the day wouL be spoiled. So with Dobey in th lead and forming on his left fou young ladies, Misses Bussey, Brun ; son, and Dobey, next set J. N i Harmon with the Misses Parke ' Whatley, and Huffman, next Jaspe ; Parks, with Misses Harman an< ; Lanham, next J. L. Bussey wit] . Miss Robertson, and last E. G . Morgan, Jr., and Miss Dobey, an< i for rear guard the "Deacon" an( 3 his little cur and with a red fla? i made from one-half of the "Dea j con's" handkerchief and carriee r by Lieut. Dobey marched to mee . what the runaways thought to bi I a foe. They met near the mill : Miss Willie H. making the basi i drum anil Miss Birdie the kettli r rattle to the sweet straius of musii [ that greeted the return of the run 3 aways, but what is that standinj I above Miss Willie's shoulder? I 3 buggy whip, as sure as you live - The writer cau't tell how it felt t( t Lieut. Dobey, but I guess he can 1 fnr that red handkerchief causee , the crowd that in some way un , known to the writer eollectec f around their teacher to charge witt j switches, batteau poles, and thai . buggy whip, but firmly stood the r Lieut's crowd and the sham fight I closed, nobody hurt, peaoe deolared \ and now for fun one and all is the ' go.. 1 Yet fearing some might straj ' away and be absent at dinner time , all agreed to assemble again at the : mill when the farm bell of Mr 1 Stone rang for dinner, at whict J fish were to be served, Mr. Jesse , Stone, Jr., having already caught i and saved for the occasion. ? It was thought best also to ap r point some one to taste the fish il being April. So Mr. T. R. What 3 ley moved he be made Subtaster, - as he termed it, and after some discussion and an amendment he wa6 appointed to fill that office, and Tom don't back down worth a cent, but Mr. Editor if you could have seen him when the fish was brought and tasted your fat sides would have hurt you. The "grim aces of a monkey" is as near as I could compare his face when he took some of that fish in his mouth. He said salt, pepper, or something else was lacking, but it might have been because he had no bread. I heard him tell The Old Mau Stone that it tasted like physic. J. R. Reece says there was too much soda in the Fish Tom ate apd that he "riz" that night. When dinner time arrived over half the boxes and baskets had taken their de parture, but just a look from some girl at a boy brought them forth, and there was laughter ard chat ter, and a biscuit filled with salt that looked like sugar now and then found its way into the mouth of some of the crowd, but sir I believe some of that crowd would have swallowed a little crawfish before they would have acknowl edged they were fooled, for I am sure several very salty biscuits were eaten. Dinner is over, fun commences in earnest, and let me say just here that when Miss Wil lie Hudson fails to keep it going, everybody else better keep still, for I never saw just such another person eo quick to detect the least sign of abatement. While the fun was at its best a horseman comes galloping across the bridge and hands Lieut. Dobey a dispatch purporting to be from the Gover nor, for the Capers Light Infantry to meet a special train at Parks ville to take them to Darlington. You should have seen Dobey's eyes flash, and he would soon have been on the move, but the bearer of the dispatch beckoned the wri ter and told him it was only an April fool sent by L. F. Dorn, but some opine that Fate heard the drum beating at the mill and thought it was cannonading and he got scared and sent the dispatch hoping, ah! knowing, Lieut. Do bey would respond and quckly too, and that the company would have to come to Parksville to embark. Fate won't own it, of course, but so the old song goes. Let me di gress here a little. When that dispatch came some of t he boys, of course all in fun had strange feel ings ; one of themjjtook heart dis ease, I think he had it before, if I am any judge from the way he looked at and chatted with a pret ty little Miss. One had a swim ming in the head, and I don't doubt it, for I did wonder how his head stayed on his neck he kept turning it so much to look at some body who waB seated very near thc writer's side. But, best last one fellow wanted to make his will, and after all the fun in that line was over a certain miss told him it was him she hated to part with, but would not have objected to his money if he had gono and got his head knocked off. Mr. Editor, are you contented or discontented? If the last, come ovornext April and if anything from a promenade by the Deacon and Miss Willie or Birdie or a jig danced by Joe Hamilton can con tent you, you shall be contented. Joe was complaining from a sprain ed knee, but if he ever puts his legs in any moro different shapes when not sprained I think he bet ter stay lame in the knee or his legs will certainly depart from his body. Now look at him po'hook the letters x, y, z, &c. Well, Sir, I can't help but laugh about that jig yet, but 3 o'clock the' time set for our return draws near. Look ! Mr. Jesse Stone Sr., has taken beth of the teachers in his batteau and away he glides up the creek and back again j the kettledrum sounds and we bid Uncle Tuck goodbye, thanking him for his kind hospi tality and help, and looking for ward to April again. OBSERVER. The Bumps on Your Face Are caused by impure blood, and will never be well unless you cleanse it and build it up in rich Jess and purity. Botanic Blood Balm, the great blood purifier and tonic, is what you need. One bot tle will clear your complexion and purify your blood. Try it. Price $1,00. For sale by druggists. cffFJ?JfEI, School Commissioner. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the oflice of School Commis sioner, and pledge myself to abide the ,| result of the primary election. ALBERT R. NICHOLSON. Teachers Examination SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, ) EDGEFIEI.O, S. C., March ll, 1S94. J NOTICE is hereby given that there will bean examination of appli cants to teach in the public schools on Friday,the 201 h of April, prox. White applicants will be examined in the School Commissioner's ofiice. Parker building. Colored applicants will be examined in the court-house. The standard for the different praties has been raised since the last examina tion, and applicants will do well to bear this in mind. M. B. DAVENPORT. S.C, E. C. I THE STANDARD. % i DURANG'S ^ Hus sustained its reputation for 18 years ^ ^ as libing thu standard remedy for thc ^ quick, nod permanent cure of Rheuma- " ^ tisia, Gout. Sciatica, etc.. lu all its forms. ? lt is endorsed by thousands of Physi O cinns. Publishers and Patients. It Is . 0 purelv vegetable and builds up from the ? <> iirst dose. It never fails to cure. $ ? Price is one dollar n bottle, or six ^ bottles for five dollars. Our 40-pagc Pam ? pblet sent Free by Mail. Address. + J Durands Rheumatic Remedy Co. 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THK County Commissioners of Edge iield county, pursuant to an net of] the General Assembly of South Caro lina made and approved the 20th day of December, 1893, have by resolution of said board imposed the following I License fees upon pedlers doing busi- I ness in the county of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, to wit : License for Sewing Machine Pedlers.$ 10 00 License for Foot Pedlers. 10 00 License for Pedlers with team, (one horse,). 20 00 License for Pedlers with team, (two horses,). 40 00 Pedlers of Stoves and Ranges.. 100 00 Pedlers of Lightning Rods.... 100 00 Pedlers of Clocks. 50 00 Pedlers of Organs and Pianos.. 50 00 License must be obtained from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Edgefield county. Said license good until the 31st day of December, 1S94. Done this the 0th day of March 1894. J. A. WHITE, D. W. PADGETT, J. W. BANKS, C. C. E. C. J. D. FBASER, Clerk of Board. PATEN TS, NOTICE TO INVENTORS. 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Valuable intersts have been lost and destroyed in in numerable instances by the employ ment of incompetent counsel, and especially is this advice applicable to those who adopt the "No patent, no pay" system. Inventors who entrust their business to this class of attorneys do so at imminent risk, as the breadth and strength of the patent is never considered in view of a quick endeavor to get an allowance and obtain the fee then due. THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY, John "Wedderburn, General Manager, G18 F street, N. W, Wash ington, D. C.. representing a large number of important daily and weekly papers, as well as general peoiodicals of the country, was instituted to pro tect its patrons from the unsafe methods heretofore employed in this line of business. 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THE Democratic Clubs of Edgefield connty are hereby notified to meet at their respective club precincts and re-organize by making new rolls and electing new officers during the month of April inst. The officers of each club, to be of like number as the present organizations. One executive commit teeman is to be recommended by each club to be elected by County Conven tion. And at the same time elect dele gates to County Convention to be held at Edgefield on the first Monday in May next in the ratio of one delegate to every twenty-five members or ma jority fraction thereof. New clubs may be formed of not less than fifty members, provided they do not reduce old ones below that number. W. H. f IMMERMAN, Chair. W. A. STROM, Sec'ty. TOBACCO! TOBACCO! We have a fine lot of excellent quality-Virginia and North Caro lina Chewing and Smoking. We invite you to examine our goods and see our prices, We will save you money. We have a fine lot putup'in CADDIES. OF 10 AND 12 POUNDS for the convenience of our farmers in supplying their hands. JAS. M. COBB. Wade Hampton. I HIS celebrated horse so favora ?*. bly known as a producer, will stand this spring season at my place, Curryton, ten miles north of Augusta, Ga. Terms, Insurance, $25 50 " Season, 20 00 H. A. SHAW. An UnexeelL m mm Including Cha PRICE This watch is made on i ments being the same as that i popular at present. The watc mennt all the advantages of has the best movements, with clean, fuli train, and is an Ai \ by the company for one year. This watch is just what t country have been aching to p as a working man has been i watch as the farmer has beei It is handy to hang by the be elsewhere when an inexpensn sent to subscribers to the ADV PRICE, [Postag Or with THE ADV Address EDGEFIE OPTICA Nickel Clocks, 75 Cents. Watches, Jewelr Pocket Kniv R. JU. FOX, - W. N. BURNETT Successor to GEO. B. LAKE, CYCLONE & FIRE INSURANCE Office over Bank of Edgefield. GEO. W. CROFT. JAS. H. TILLMAN. Croft & Tillman, ATTORNEYS ^'COUNSELLORS, EDGEFIELD, (Norris BEMng) S. G. ?S^Will practice in all Courts cf South Carolina and Georgia N. G. EVANS, JOHN GARY EVANS, EDGEFIELD. S. C. " AIKEN,S. C. Evans Brothers, Attorneys nxt I^aw, EDGEFIELD, S. C. JEflP* Will practice in State and Fed eral Courts. Also in Courts of Georgia EGGS FOB l?cii PURELY B I?D. BROWN LEGH? N, (Eureka strain), BARRE! PLYMOUTH ROCK, and LIGHT BRAHMA, very fine. $1.25 for 13 Eggs. Young stock for sale in Fall. Also, Eggs from a cross of Pure Indian Games and Pure P. Rocks, at 50 cents for 13. R. H. MIMS, Edgefield, S. C. Beautiful line of Straw Matting, Chinese or Japanse,at 35c per yard at Ramsey $ B?and's. Ladies are invited to call and examine. The Old Hickory Wagons, in compaiable forever, still take tho lead everywhere. Ramsey & Bland can supply ynu and send you home happy. Subscribe t? the Edgefield AD VERTISER. 3d Timepiece ? CHER'S in and Charm. ), $1.50. che lever principle the move n other American watches so :h combines in a small move a first-class chronometor. It spring in a barrel, steel pinion, :ime-keeper. It is guaranteed housands of boys all over the assess. It is just such a watch vishing for. It is'just such a 1 needing to take to the fields, dside, to have in the kitchen or ^.e timekeeper is needed. It is ERTISER for the price named. ;e Prepaid,] $1 .50. ERTISER one year, $3.00. LD ADVERTISER. L. GOODS Watches, $1.50. y, and Silverware, es and Scissors. "S. L. Wi Gr. L. 13. P. $2.00 Cash Gets 13 Eggs. D. OTJZTS, ELMWOOD, S. C.