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EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER Established 1835. I WEDNESDAY, S SPTEMBER 27 l9u Office, No. 61. Residence, No. 17. Mrs. Charlie Cheatham and .Mrs. R. E. Morgan spent Saturday vit,! their mother, Mrs. Belle Ouzts. For sporting goods of all kinds call on V. A. Hemstreet in Augusta. He also repairs guns of all kinds in f the most satisfactory manner. The Advertiser job office is turn ing out some first-class work. Let us have your orders. Satisfaction guaranteed on every order. The Beaver Dara ginnery ginned 107 bales of cotton one day last week. Mr. Zimmerman hopes yet to reach 125 bales whenjcotton becomes perfectly dry. Mr. Charlie M.. Wates is now with Messrs. Lyon &? Sample, whole sale grocers of Augusta.. Mr. Wates will be pleased to hare his friends call on him when in the city. Mr. J. F. Cheatham, of McCor mick, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Strom. Mr. Cheatham's Edgefield friends have greeted him very cordially. Miss Ruth Strom, the second daughter of Hon. and Mrs. W. A. Strom, also entered the Greenville Female college last week. Edge field county has sent her full quota to the G. F. C. this year. Rev. P. P. Blalock has been unanimously called to serve Gilgal as pastor for another year. Durinj the long term of years in which he has served this church the work has | steadily grown. Capt. N. G. Evans has returned after spending ten days in New York. Mrs. Evans and little George will remain several weeks longer with Messrs. J. Berrien and Legare Walker, Mrs. Evans' brothers. They tell us that steel and stone ["skyscrapers" are put up as If by J magic in New York, but we'll bet Idollars to doughnuts that none of ?them were built as quickly as Her >ert Smith's "skyscraper" was. The friends of Mr. George Swearingen deeply regret that he j vas pail fully injured last Wednes lajr by having his arm broken by a fin belt at the Rice place. We are leased to announce that he is now steadily improving. After all, there is some advan tage to the farmers in having cotton fopen early. The > land can 'be sown in oats several weeks earlier than .usual, thereby rendering them less liable to be killed by the winter I freezes. Notwithstanding the fact that cot Iton has declined two cents or more, the same price, 50 cents per hun dred, is being paid to pickers in this section. We have been informed that only 35 cents is being paid in Borne parts of the county. Mrs. Joseph Riling of Connells rille is a guest at the home of Dr. G. Tompkins. This v?ry estima te lady is a friend of Mrs. H. F. \>mpkins and she came down to ?turn with Mr. and Mrs. Tomp kins to .Connellsville Tuesday. Knowing how thoroughly The) Ldvertiser now covers practically j svery section of the county, the ?ountry merchants, as well as the town merchants, are using our col imns to advertise their merchan lise. From Monday October 2nd [brough Saturday October 7th W. )I.andJ. T. Ouzts Co., will pay li cents for eggs in trade. All'ye >ple in that section of the coun Iry, better keep your hens (and oosters too) laying. Around Edgefield is not the only ?ction where the cotton fields are ! rhite. Hon. W. A. Strom told The idvertiser man Saturday that he rent to Greenwood a few daj's ago ^nd practically every cotton field lat he passed was as white as a j beet. We understand that Hon. John . Swearingen recently purchased ie Horn's Creek farm of Capt. S. Rice, paying $7,500 for the 050 ;res. Mr.A.M.Tiramerraan has had ie place leased for several years id has been making fine crops (own there. The managers of the county fair planning to have some excellent Mresses during , the fair. Among lose who will be invited is the Hon. ios. E. Watson. There are hun ts of people throughout Edge Bid county who are eager to hear Ir. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Tompkins re traed yesterday to their home in >nnellsville after spending a month fr more with relatives here and in iluda county. Their friends were >ath to give them up. Mrs. Joseph tiling returned to Connellsville rith Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins. Cotton wagons were almost as no ierons on the public square Satur |ay as fertilizer wagons were in the jring. The good price that is being lid for the staple, as high as the general market warrants, is attract )K cotton to Edgefield in large luantities. Storm insurance, tomado, dwell ings 20 cents per 8100. E. J. Norris, Agt' Misses Elizabeth and June Rains ford will leave to-day for Columbia to enter the College for Women. Cotton is five cents per pound less than the ,>rice fixed by the farmers' convention, and yet they continue to sell. t Having recovered from her recent indisposition, Miss Jennie Pattison returned to Elloree Thursday to resume her school duties. " Miss Ruth . Williamson who re sides in southern Georgia is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Luther G. Quarles. Mr. J. T. Shnler of Aiken made a business trip to Edgefield yestet day, being the guest of Mr. J. U. Rives while here. The Stork has presented Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cogburn with another little son, causing them to receive the hearty congratulations of their friends. Those who are in the corn con test will please notify the judges when they are ready to harvest their corn. The committees of judges are published in this issue. Col. J. P. Hagood says his cotton fields are white and are gettin' whiter every day. He, like a great many others, has not picked them over the first time yet. Dr. W. S. Dorset will fill the Baptist pulpit next Sunday morn ing. A church conference will be held immediately after the service. A full attendance of the member ship is desired. Rev. P. H. Bussey was in town Saturday. He expects to return to the Seminary about the 10th of Oc tober. A few days ago he accepted a calLto the pastorate of a church arranged as not to interefere with his studies at the Seminary. The high price that is being paid for cotton seed at Edgefield is caus ing a considerable increase in the amount of cash that is in circula tion, which is manifesting itself by a correspondingly increased vol ume of business among f the mer chants. Rives Millinery Opening. A large number of ladies called at the store of Messrs. Rives Bros. yesterday to inspect their beautiful fall millinery. Mrs. Letitia Bailey received the visitors most graciouly and showed. them all of tho new creations. In the main the hats are smaller than in the past and the styles are decidedly more sensible than for several seasons. The pre dominating colors are green and pur ple, the white felt being also very stylish. Mrs. Bailey is to be con gratulated upon the large and very haudsome assortment of hats that she is now showing.lt is needless for ladies to go to city milliners when such faultlessly beautiful hats can be had at home for much less than, city milliners charge. If you need anything on wheels in the form of buggies, surries or farm wagons, call at the store of W. R. Munday & Co., 723 Broad way, when in Augusta. Mr. Mun day makes a specialty of the cele brated Moyer buggy. This large store makes its purchases of vehi cles in car lots and is in a position to make close prices. Call to see them when in Augusta. Mr. Mun day was formerly from Edgefield and has many personal friends throughout the county. Heard Minister From Tennessee. Sunday morning and evening last the Baptist pulpit was filled b}* Dr. D. M. Jeffries, of Jefferson City, Tenn. He has served prominent pas torates in North Carolina and Ten nessee and for a time was president of one of the leading co-educational institutions in the latter state. Dr. Jef fries' manner in the pulpit was pleas ing and his hearers were impressed with his earnestness,sweet spirit and deep spirituality. In both of his die courses Sunday, certain truths or lessons from his texts were very effectively illustrated by apt refer ences to personal experiences in former pastorates. Come to Joe Mays' Rescue. Our friend Joe Mays has Avorn out nine lead pencils, consumed three gallons of kerosene and knit ted hts brow countless times in his efforts to ascertain how many eggs this good woman had in her basket and, as he has failed to definitely determine the exact number, we persuaded him to let The Advertis er request some one to come to his assistance before his locks are made to grow as white as some of the bur-stained cotton that is now being marketed in Edgefield: A woman took a basket of eggs to the city for sale. Upon being asked how many she had, she re plied: "If I take the eggs out of the basket, two at a time, I have one egg left. If I take them out three at a time I have one egg left. If I take them out four at a time I have one left. If I take them out five at a timt I have one left. If I take them out six at a time I have one egg left, but if I take them out seven at a time I have none left in the bas* ket." How many eggs had she in the basket? This work will be so W. R. Munday & Co. Good Roads Train. The good roads train arrived on schedule time and the very instruc tive illustrated lecture, as well as the address by the other gentleman, was vf ry instructive. Owing vo the lateness of the hour we can not report at length in this issue. A local branch of the American Good RoadsLVssociation was form ed by the election of the following officers: Col. S. B. Mays, president; W. T. Ree!, vice-president; J. L. Miras, secretary. All of the edi tors in the county were elected as sociate secretaries. U. D. C. Meeting. The first meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy since the adjournment for .the summer months will be held at the residence of Mrs. W. P. Calhoun Tuesday, October 3rd, at 4:30 o'clock. A full attendance is desired. Each member will please notify the hostess wheth er she will be present or not. Pleasant and Profitable Day. The observance of state mission day by an all-day meeting at the Baptist church by the ladies of the mission society proved to be a pleasant and profitable occasion. Dr. W. S. Dorset addressed the meeting in the afternoon and Dr. P. J. McLean preached in the eve ning. Quite a number of mission societies in the association were represented. A delightful dinner was served under the trees near the church. Bought Large Engine. Mr. Henry W. McKie came up yesterday for a large new portable engine that he has just purchased. The "iron horse" is of the portable type and was drawn by eight large mules. Mr. McKie bought this new 25-horse-power engine to run his saw mill and planer. He will also operate a ginnery next season. Being a young man of fine judgment. Mr. McKie knows how to do things right. Contract Let. The board of county commission ers let the contract for erecting the M od oe bridge Monday to the Roa noke Bridge Co., the contract price being $2,858.00. Three other bids were filed, the-highest being $3,370. Supervisor Wells and Commission ers Broadwater and Herin are to be congratulated upon making such a satisfactory contract. The steel J bridge is to be completed by Feb ruary 1st, 1912. Seasonable Goods at New Store. The new dry goods store, Smiih Marsh Company, announces some very tempting prices on season able goods in their advertisement in this issue. The ladies who have not already done so should call at the new store and see the pretty fall goods that ar? now on display. Mr. Smith, the buyer, has had large ex perience which, with his good judg ment and exquisite taste, enables him to buy to the very best advan tage. The newest things in notions, as well as a large assortment ia all staple goods, can be found at the new store. The salesforce will be glad to show you through. 'Cotton Goin' Down de Hill." While the writer was crossing the public square Saturday, wending his way between the wagons, he heard a negro in full African dia lect and accentuation say: "I be dog if cotton ain't sho goih' down de bill." Yes, it has steadily gone down, down, down, and we see but little prospect of its regaining the loss until receipts are very much lighter. Eggs or peas or potatoes or silk or satin or shoes or clothing or bacon or sugar or any other article of commerce would go down, down, down, like cotton, if rushed and crowded upon the market. Farmers may meet and pass resolutions world without end fixing the price, but not until there is a slow, steady, gradual marketing of cotton will they in anywise ba able to very ma terially control the price. Come Up, Brother Waring. I j Some dayB ago the ?diter of the Charleston Post wrote a long editor ial on "Smells," it being inspired evidently by odors from the abat toir and fertilizer factories. If the same scribe will visit Edgefield Sat urday afternoons and let the breezes that pass over some of the fish bar rels reach his olfactory nerves, he will be inspired to write an entire column on "Smells." ? Session of 1911-12. The 21st session of the South Carolina Co-Educational Institute will formally open to-morrow morn ing with appropriate public exer cises in the chapel at 9:30 o'clock. A Bhort address will be delivered by Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond. The public is cordially invited. A great many improvements have been made in the interior of the building which will greatly facili tate the work of the session. The student body promises to be the largest in the history of the institu tion. ' The following teachers have been added to last year's faculty: Prof. Ravanel Boykin Curry, Miss Ma mie Gwaltney, Miss Fannie Shep pard, Miss Lula Tisdale and Miss Ellen Dunovant. We are not strangeis to the readers of The Advertiser, having been in business at omnipresent location-two miles south of Kirksey-tor upwards of fifteen years. Our business has steadily increased from year to Jyear along all lines, f In view of the splendid crop prospect our buyer made unusually heavy purchases for the fall and we are better equipped in every department to Supply the needs of our patrons than we have ever* been before. While ours is a country store, yet we carry a very large assortment in every department and our expenses are reduced to a minimum, enabling us to supply the needs of our patrons at very low prices. We have the largest stock ever offered in the country consisting of FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR Dry Goods Notions Millinery Hats Clothing Shoes Groceries Hardware Crockery Glassware Cutlery Drugs Furniture Stoves Rugs Matting Window Shades Trunks Buggies Surries Wagons Harness Saddles Laps Robes 60 sets single and double Harness jTt Received We buy direct from the factory in large quantities and are in a position to make as close prices and as liberal terms as any store anywhere. We have just received one car ot chairs, two cars of furniture and two cars of buggies among them being the celebrated Hackney, Ratterman & Luth, Anchor, Ames, Delka buggies. We sell Hackney wagons. We will have our fourth season's millinery opening Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2nd and 3rd and invite the ladies to call and inspect our stylish millinery which has just been received from the leading markets. Our milli ner, Miss Jane Harting, spent three weeks ih the market studying styles and making her fall purchases. We do not wish to appear a_s boasting, but have no hesitancy in saying that our millinery stock cannot be surpassed in this section. A visit to our store will prove what we say. Remember the date October 2nd and 3rd and be sure to come. M Tte Following Bargains w?l be on sale every Friday in 0 tober: 8 l ars of Octagon soap for 25c (limited) 2 ' pound packages of "Hero" coffee for 35c (limited) regular price 50c 2 pounds full cream oheese for 35c (ltd.) 'J spools of Coats cotton for 25c (ltd.) 16 yards Riverside plaids for $1. Ltd. 20 " staple prints for $1. Ltd. Dean's best split leather brogans at $1.25 Cane bottom, three-back, stool chairs for 50c each, regular price 60c, lim ited 6 to customer. Besides selling you goods cheap, we will pay you highest mark et prices for your <^^j> Cotton and Cotton Seed We will ghre a solid oak, cane bottom Dining chair, like cut, free with cash purchases aggre gating $10. If customer does not want chair, will give credit of $1 on any furniture purchase. We will not punch card during special sale on any line. CALL FOR A PUNCH CARD. Throughout the entire season we will pay Greenwood prices in cash for cotton seed and give Green wood prices for cotton when paid on account or a certain per cent traded with us, or we will pay within . one-eighth of the Greenwood market in cash. We also buy chickens, eggs and all other country produce. From Monday, the 2nd of October through Saturday, October 7th. we will pay 27^0 for eggs in trade and 35 to 40c for hens. W. M. & J. T. Ouzts Co. KIRKSEY, SOUTH CAJROUNJL