Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, April 01, 1880, Image 4
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TERMS: $2.50 per Annum,
Rates of Advertising :
Advertisements will be inserted nt the
rate of $1.50 per square (ten minion lines,
or lase) for the ?rat insertion, and one
dollar per square for eaoh subsequent in
sertion.
A liberal discount will be made to those
wishing to advertise by the year.
OUR AGENTS :
W. W. OWDOM, Cbappells, S, C. ?
' W.H. YELDEIX, Longmires.
JOHK H. HUIET, Batesville.
W. A. ODOM, Meeting Street.
. ..?..K. DURST, Kirkseys X Roads.
'. . . a E. B. FORREST, Mine Creek.
TTRX STHKBEDOE, Leesville, S. C.
.Jt BJ- COOBY Granite vi lie, S. C.
S " V ? B* ABNEY, Langley, S. C.
^jj-^pt^.* W. TirxoN, Woodlawn, S. C
^_?_^T W. BROOKER. Ridge. S. C.
~~ Jeffie Ca UGH .u AN, Caughman's Store.
\ s.e.
Index io New Advertisements
James A. Grav-Spring and Summer
Dry Goods of all kinds.
A. W. Blanchard-Cooke's Clothing
Store-Ready-made Clothing for men
and boy?.
: . McKnight & Whittendale- Hats, Boots ,
Shoes, wholesale and retad.
H. 8. Jordan-" The Clothier,"-Cloth
ing, Shirts, Hats, Ac.
,% j, R.E. Nicholson-Treasurer's Appoint
?? VmsntS'for collecting taxes,
v , * Bonham & De Yore-Attor eys at Law.
Many Citizens-Call for Municipal Pri
mary Election.
TOCAL ITEMS.
_ . . .On Sunday morning next, the Episco
^ p4, Methodist and Baptist Churches will
all bs open for divine service.
Orange Blossoms Again
There is again a shimmer of orange
blossoms in the air. Guess !
from Batesbrirg.
\r. Mrs. Dr? Fqx, of Bitesburg, \ttth her
.."twolittle-children, ison a visit to our
town the gnest ol her sister-in-law, MK
A. J.. Norris.
a i y&r^tne I?huetaehfest j *. ? '
t ^ T?sVeiar* the EJgrfield Hussars will
not attend the adken Schuetzenfest. The
?ruth is, our old friend, Von Moltke
Markert, and his invincible troopers
?PO satiated with victory and tired of
glory.y But the-Edgefijeld Rifles will go;
ind sofwill the ?lgefield R ulgera. Th?
Ri?es will leave our town on Wednes
day morning ; and as soon as they ar
rive in Aiken will proceed to out-march
v- ?nd out-shoot ail' contestants. And as
fijr the Rangers, who shall say that they
' .'t.Wfli n?toutride the very Kalmucks ami
Bashi-Bazouks?
The Frost and its Effects
Oa-Tuesday morning, certain bridges
and low place*, about our town wer.j
White with frost an hour alter sunrise
Irish potatoes and young corn are al
ready cut down. Indeed the weather
,: Uss- bar unseasonably cold for three
: or four days past. Farmers and garden
?rs are now about to enter upon a season
of trial and tribulation.
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A Pleasant Sojourn.
. Our friends abd neighbors, Mr?. Ulr.nd
'.'and"Mis* Lela Bland, spent Palm Sun
day, Ho?y Week and Easter Sunday in
August*,' : where they enjoyed in all
respects a delightful sojourn.
Sack and Booming.
Kew York, and his ba?ntxtaTmewgo?ff?
are already booming alongafter bim
Caiualtiea
Within the past few days, near Edge- j
field, two negro babies have come io sud- (
:' den'aod'/nntimely graves One w as bum j
ed, and one was droamed
Dedication of Providence
The new church-Methodist-at Provi- .'
dence, in the Cloud's Creek country. |
pear the Lexington line, was dedicated
on Sunday last. Oui frierkU, Mr. Arte
mus Watson and Capt Oliuton Ward
urged us most hospitably tobe present
on this occasion, but, an account of it \
Jailing on Easter Sunday, we could not \
well do so. We hope they will send us j
an sccx^unto^tha dedication'services.
* ss H. '. ' ?
A Good Neighbor.
Mr. Dick Anderson has boiurht the '
premises immediately below the Episco
pal CbsrcJ^gnd^reuioved j thither \ with
bia fan?ly.'' By this move, the solitary
and neglected people who live on the
*Back street, secute a most excellent
neighbor. And they are glad.
'j^b-a?d Crimson, Violet and Gold.
?-Ori:tooday, Wednesday, Miss Nellie
Purcell, of the New York Millinery Store
in Augusta, is holding her formal open
lng. But we haie peeped at her bonnets
and hals in advance, to say nothing of
her flowers, ribbons and laces. And such
'battnets :?nd hats! So utterly and as
toundingly new! So inexpressibly love
fy.ih their ^gorgeous trimmings and ef
fects' Such wonderful blending*of.drab
and blue and crimson^ of violet and green
and g/dd,. and pf orange and lilac and
ptjihrosf. .Miss Purcell's charming es
ti?'i'isirment Hs immediately under the
Central Hotel.
Stevens Creek Bridge. .
Attention is called to the advertisement
of tb^CgURtyvCommissioners lor build
ing?a brt?ge dtvor Big Stevens Creek
Tbe'Boafd ot'.-Com tn issi oners have suc
cee4ed admirably so for in getting bridges
contracted for* at very reasonable rates
Owing to their improvement of the 'et edit
of the County.
The Sclwizenfe?ts
T^AiiienjSchuoV.-uilest, which is al
ways recorded as a gala adair takes place
this year on the 7th and'8th of April.
Savannah's Schuetzenfest will occupy
threeways,-Stoib; 21.st- and 22d of April,
Charlest0R,.S'26m; 27th and 2"<th of April
and Augusta's on the 3d 4th and 5th of
May. As each* f^tgvsl: occurs,-delega
tions froni;\4fe tfmr societies named wit!
attend Dyinvltations which have already
been extended.
Davidson's School History
Weare requested by Mr W. J. Duffie,
the prominent bookseller of Columbia,
to state-thatdie is*: printing another edi
tion ofV'jD^^d^??'S -School- History ol
South Carolina, which will bo ready in
two W^Ua,:?fterV #h?ch time he will bc
able to lill all orders that hive aeon mu
lated an4 been standing unfilled. Thi.
book rs'Wie^Ofn^n'Dljfne's publications
.nd is irdC^f&Jbe pjifrjlio scho >ls of our
Most lamentable !
Before another month the guano mer
will own about one-fourth of the crop o
1880, 81, or about 1,500,000 bales. How
do the jo^fij ,jarmere like.the picture?
?.i A? ?. ' ?
Another Horida Party
Several ladies and gentlemen of ou
town and vicinity are going to Florid;
next week "filth", the Eutaw boys of Au
gusta-Mrs. W. II. Brunson, Mr am
Mrs. Hollingsworth. Miss Emma l'etti
Mr. John'Bettis; add, we dare say, oth
ere. We predict .for^thenaui rqosteharm
ing trip, ana ?sigh^jr. the .20rfeet allig?
or which so carefully eluded the V?B?O
of our scientific friend, Dr. Hill. An
would it uot be well for thom to
along our other and younger friend
that be might b e nae hardened to
embarrassments nf the sleeping: car!
, Oar Municipal' Election
Om* annual municipal election i
i tike placo on Monday tho 12th inst
and our citizens aro requested ga
in preliminary meeting, in the C<
! House, ? iii Thursday afternoon of
week, at 4 o'cl. ck; ?So far us we
? learn, the only question io luis elec
-or rather the < n y difference ? f opii
-will be in n gard to liquor licei
1 Someofour cilizeifii wish a reductio
the license wbiie others desire tit?
shall remain wlu re it is-$200. We ?
wish there was an overwhelming p?
in favor of no license at all.
Maj. W. T. Gary.
Our esteem* d ;n?nd,and former tow
man, Maj. W. T. Gary, is, for tho
first time in two or three years, mak
a leisurely sojourn among hs-the gi
of his brother, the General, at (Ja
Park. And it ?s pleasant tosee him o
again with the old friends who love 1
a j well, and ami 1 tue' haunts so deai
his heart. For u year past, his he?
has not been of the strongest; but j
let bim remain quietly where he nov
f ira couple of m . uk-*, and we prom
that tiie "..1.1 land" .shall send him foi
again as bright and brave as in his b
days.
Easter at Oid Trinity
On Sunday lasr. foir Episcopal Chm
was beautifully.decorated ; tho music v
fine, and the congregation large. Ou tl
auspiciousocuasi .n, the Kev. Mr. Wal
er received into uis fold, and into t
communion of t-io holy Catholic Chun
Mr?. A A. UH .liv and Mrs. C. L.
I Marsh, besides baptizing-the infant t
of Mr. and Mr... A. A. Ciisby.
New Pastor at Ridge Spring.
The Baptists ??f K.dge Spring, wea
glad to say, have remained true to tin
enlightenment and to their anteceden
They have secar .d as ?heir pastor, tl
RevrDr. William??, an earnest and di
ting ti ?shed prea.'h-?r nf Richmond', V
He has not jet come to bis new hom
j bot will da so i t ry Minn, wri understan
i Bashelor Harts Wisteria.
The mos? lovi v og!?t about our tow
just now is tin-exulting and abound ir
Wisteria which adorns tba long froi
pia:. (.:' our young friend and neigh bo
Mr. . .in Hart, lt is in fullest llowei
aud i's lUac blooQi is tender and wooinj
like the young h-it nf its m KIT. J
we were a pretty y.>ung girl, we shoal
immediately mark this Wisteria and th
heart for our own. However, we give i
advice; we merely utter our thoughts!
Fruit Hi'l Steam Mill
We learn fron: the Mimili,- tim' Cap
W. S. Allen's new steam mill at Fru?
HIM is doing a ?ino business. It, is sat
that it makes the 'nest meal of any stc;:t
lilil? in the conn ty. Mr. James Neal, a
old and experienced mill wright, saj
that the mill-stones are superior toan
bellas ever seen. S ?. kurrah fur Mc
lynn t's ('lou is Creek Mill-Stories.
An Eleven-Inch Ear.
Of cr.ni. And i: .. >'me$ to us frl?tn tin
plantation of Capt. -I. J. Dunch, nea
Poverty Hill, on rho Savannah River
And its circuni fi i < BC6 ?s considerable
greater than its length. And who shal
call it Pom;,/ UM alter this?
Fruit Hill Vchools.
There are three ll ?urishing achoo*!
near Fruit Bill, taught respectively by
Mis* Faunie Johriv.n. Miss Julia Buzzaui
arid Rev. \\\ A. M - Yackan, ail of which
r "rei ve the praise : ..-y so j-tstly deserve,
f.oui both patr ?ns and scholars
Dt^?eorge A 3 nch
flBHt very handsome and i u toi ??gen;
youngnMehd, uh >x . mined, has return
ed fri m New York, where he ??as been
during the winter, attending medical
lectures, an 1 will again setile in the Col
lier section. If we in ist-? kennt, his head'
quarters will again tie at Mrs. Dr. Pat.
tersou's. We ir ?II grat?late the West side
upon the possession of a young citizen,
who, apart from JIM attractive social
character, promises to bc so abie and KO
useful in fifo wa'ks ..f trence.
The An ?nota Evto'ng New3
The friends ami p itrons in F. lg ifield of
the Augusta Korn??g AJew*-and their
name is ?egion--'.i n legions !-may now
prepare themselves for even better read
ing than t iey have injoyed heretofore,
inasmuch as thOMAVir? lins recently so
cured thc servie -s ol' Mr. Henry Jones,
late of thc North Georgia Argos, one ol
the ablest and most accomplished iiews
paper men* in Georgia
Schools in North Hobiey
A good report e >:n -s to us concerning
the schools in North Mobley Township.
A new school hons? has binn built at
Emory Chapel an 1 io increased interest
in the cause of ?-i.i<\ili m seem* to be
manifest through-) it this school district
Tuero aro live schools in the district
three white a'id two colored-with an
average attendaac* of al> .ut ">.> scholars
I eicb. Th? teachers Of the white sch K?1S
j are: Em >rv* Cha;. . . Miss L ?u Vye >ck ;
I Pine Gr.ive; Mi-> Joe. L. DoL-iach ?
; Good Hope, Mr. K. S. lilack. The ci!
jored school-at I?o-.-k Hill bas 51 scholars,
: with George K. Jone-, teacher. We di i
j not learn "(lie loeati >n of th^ oth-r color
ed school, lt is s ii i these schools have
j all boen exceedingly fortunate in tho se
j lection of teachers- i matter ?f the first
i importune--1, which speaks woll for the
j wisdom of the trustees. We arc always
j glad to note the efforts of individual's
? and communities in the cause ot" educa
tion.-Monitor,
Who Owns the Manure
The recent decisi .n rendered by Judge
H.eison as to thu rightful ownership ol
m inure accumulated on a rented farin
I does not give satisfa ti*>n. The opinion
; prevails that it will have thc effect 0|
Li:npoverisbiug rente Hands in our State.
I.f.>r no tenant will go to the trout.ie ol
j s iving and collecting manure, if be i
n ?I to oe eoinpensated for his trouble,
j The decision that it. b long-; to the owner
of the land will be carried t> l lie Sil
p renie Court of the State for reversal.
Where is James Lanier ?
The Anderson fntelligeneet quotes -lox
j hounds in demand in that county at fir
"five WtH;en'y-dol lars a head . ?ce ?J
j are a drug a-, two dollars.
Now, Jame-?, fortune Opens bafor?i
you !
Ia Sunshine aad in Storm
There is one public gathering that in
element weather never affects: Wc have
found this out beyond all doubt by at
tending church on two c >iis<>c nive Sun
days in Augusta. We allude tithe va
1 emt eyed young boobies who gather if)
' 1 irge herds in front of the church d >or
alter both morning and evening service
to stare at ladies as they o un ? nut*
A First-Sate Liar.
1 He said he had Wrought ? jit the 1 .". -
f 15-lt puzzle, when a quiet looking in
' dividual remarked : "Stranger, I sus
peet you did it, if you say so; but if i
Were in your place I.should feel kind o
proud of my little abilities -?sa first-rati
r liar."
a -
- The Grand Prize Tilt.
i A.t tbe coming Aiken Sch netzenfe?t, ot
f, the fust" day, at -bin, p. ni . a gran?
prizo tilt between the Richiri?i?
-.Hussars and -E. Ige fi old Rangers, wu I
i- tike plate. The firsf day's oxer
n cises will close w ith a grand concert bj
d die Fusilier Rand. On tho somnd dr
i j the Sehuetzens and invited guests wil
j assemble at tho Park at 10, a m. Slv-ot
I ing, dancing and amusements its on tlx
lii-t d\y. At 1, p. m., tho shooting wil!
cease and tho prizes will be awarded tr
i!io best marksmen. At night there will
j hr a grand ball ami illumination.
j Fur.errl of Mrs. M A Tlmmerman.
Tli.' funeral ol' rhi< estimable lady iras
j largely ntionded yesterday afternoon
j from ihe residence ol'Mr. 13. T. Murph? y
on Telfair Street. Rov. W.H. La Prude
and Rev W. W. Landrum officiating
She was the mother ol' the Rev. J. li.
Ti in merman. Ib-r death waa caused Cy
pneumonia.-Keen lng Sen s,
Thia amiable and beloved lady was of
EJgelield, th? sister of our honored
friends and townsmen, John L. Addison
Esq., and Col. Henry W. Addison. And*
in Edgelield she leaves hundreds of
wann frionds. who mourn her depar
ture, and sympathize warmly with her
bereaved children.
Our Railroad.
Messrs Wahr n and Courtney have
completed their survey of the new or
eastern route for the Edger!old, Tr#?ni: u
and Aiken Railroad. This route, accord
ing to th*? survey, is abo.it one thousand
feet longer than the west r ute, and will
therefore r:ostconsiderably more in build
ing, and also in consequence ol' (he tres
tle work which will be nrces?ary ai
Shaw's Creek Though Un; east route
will be the more expensive of the two,
it is "general ly thonght, for divers good
reasons, that it will lui the one decided
upon hy Lhe directors. Ca.n. Lewis
Jones. President, will call a meeting of
the Directors at an earlj* day to decide
this mutter.
Other Illustrious Performers.
Reside* tho Edgefield Rides and tlie
Edgelield Ringers, the two Suydam
br>'th?-rs, Frank arni Kugene, famous
double liar ar: isis ami gymnastic clown?
wiil perform al thc Aiken Schmilznifcst!
Jos Stevens.
This negro mn. who killed another
m-gr > m i l, in t'la e lunlry ali .ve Rich
ardsonville, s>:ne lured years ?gi, wiil
now bo li tuged, unless executive cle
mency shall interfere. As will be re
membered, he ii.is already beet tried
i wie-*, and Was sent vicad to be hanged
list summer. Tue Ut! appeal, in his
eise, io tho Supreme Court, was dismiss
ed som j ten ?1 iys ag >, an I s ion ho wil!
bo brought back from Columbia and
ttgdil lodged i:i our jail And at tl o
Juncterm ?ie will again l?u sentenced tu
be hanged. We have no doubt, howev
er, thiia largely signed petition will ??.?
Bent to th J Governor lor a om mini M
of his sentence. Stevens is quite a vom.g
man.
Florida Cai.e.
Mi-. A. C. Mibley, of J??hustm, has
p'ant'.'d lately s une I"?,000 sudas of Flo."
ida or Louisiana Sugar (.'ano. it was m
lino .condition when planted, many
sprouts or buds already appearing on
the stalks
Revival at Ridge Spring".
A very interesting protracted meeting
was carried on in the Baptist Church at
Ridge Spring lim ing all of last week.
closing, wo believe, on Sunday evening.
.Som?: twenty live or thir.y members
were received into the Church. Nine
W:;re baptized best Sunday and tho ol hers !
will be bap.'c/dd uextjSunday. The'inect- <
lng was curled on by Rev. A. .1. C. I
Thomas, assistod by Kev. X. N. Burton :
and others.-Monitor o? the i?th. i
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'I Mc Motto Which Lies at the Rase.
At thc base of i?ie eminent mercantile ?
success of James A. (?ray, of Augusta
It is: Th? JJr.si Good* ni Hu- Lowest iv;
c-'i. This motto faithfully and practical'
ly carried ont, with honor ?nd dignity
and generosity underlying the whole;
In this is?ue (tf tue Advertiser Mr. Gray
makes an elaborate announcement, of
^l.rinti au.I >uoim?-r Wehavoscen '
his new stork with our own eyes, and it. |
is eut'rely beyond ompare. Read his j
new advertisement very carefully; ami j
rem .in lier that yon not only lind at G rays ?
tiie most splendid g lodsat the lowest pri. !
ees, and the honor, and the dignity, and
the generosity, hot you also lind your
young friend ami v un patriot. Mr John
lt Bee, who will, on all oeea ?ons, strain ?
every nerve to please you.
Mil ps ,
Of Edgelield County, by Maj. Isaac
Roles, Surveyor, for salo at this oHlce al
Si each.
.?Sewi st Designs. Best Make. Most!
Perlerl i-'it, ami Largest Stock." |
This i< what A. W. Blanchard s?ty>, io !
another col um i, concerning the new
goods al Cooke's old Clothing Store in
Augusta. And ibis is what everybody
else says of (bioko's clothing. And in
fret this is what two generations have
said, for ibero is no mau living who re
members when Cooke's Clothing Store
was not there. Rut lins is hy no means
ail that Blanchard says Read for your- |
selves, all ye men mid boys who wear
clothes; and, with even only live dollars |
in your pocket, go to Blanchard at Cooke's j
Clothing Stor?, and he will send you
i"..ril> array**! in a manner befitting the ?
highest gem eman in the land.?:
King's Mountain Celebration.
Vor.KViLi.K, March 25 -The Executive
Com unties of the Ki hg's Mon a I ai n 0 en i eu
mal Association mei m Charlotte ywrtc
? i iv evening, an.! was in session unlil af
ter midnight lt was a full meeting and
th . proceedings barmonions Mironghotti.
Tho sub-committees reported satisfactory
i progres? with their respective duties. By
a u nani mon* vole ii was decide! lo re
<|.i<"?r I'm! H. Kayne ;., deliver an ode on
: the occasion of the Centennial celebration.
i Steps were also taken lo secure au orator
! for the dav. Special corn missioners were
?appointed to visil Southwest Virginia,
Kat Tennessee, Charleston; Columbia,
' W?mirg'on. Raleigh ?md olin r points to
: e.\.-i<e interest ill thc enterprise
T?ic next meeting of the cr re-nit tee will
; be at Spartanburg on tlie first Y'eJucslay
?ti .May.
tu urg?a mormons.
The following slip from the New Or
leans I'ieaginic is only a sample ol many
which we lind in our exchanges: "It ?aro;
ported that hundreds ol' young women
wei join the M ?rm UM fron Gaor^in, S mili
Carolina and Alabama."
\V*e know very little about Ihe efforts
' M irmr.n preachers in Sont!? Carolina or
Alabama, bu! hundreds will not join the
Mormon church in Ge ?rgia. nor a hundred,
and probably not fifty A slight, very
siighl foothold has teni gained in non h wm I
( ! -orgia, bot only among a cia s ol' peop'e
si vie I '.hogbacks" during the war, who
I flr-d to ilia mountains at every nil i->
I ann3. These proselytes me. not lo la:
I'ouqJ throu^lijut the cu'.ii'' s-eLion, hut
ar" cohBnSd to on-.- or two c. unities only.
Toe lyinci reports ab ?ol this section
constantly appearing in nd ed newspi
pera are annoying enough, ail irving io
the tetnji'-r, bul the feeling provoked by
charg?s of this character i? vastly differ
ent. We wou ld ail vise all Mormon elders
who propos? coining lo (1 ?orgia on a mis
sion to stay away, for their and our good.
Th-y are, unfortunately, worse than ihr
heat hen C bi nee -- A ttgusta News.
TJIESTATK PBKSS ASSOCIATION -Tbi
' Sooth Carolina Press Association, com
11 is?-.] of most of the newspaper editors o
the Slate, will hold ils annual meeting il
H this city th's year-soiue lime ?II .lune
doubtless. We make lins nolie- lo ou
people in lime to warn them t f iheir ?ni
pending d inger. Forty or liny editors it
i convention assembled are a power i'i th1
I land, and our people can do no bette
I j thing than lo behave very becomingl;
j wh^n they arrive. A word to ihe wise i
sufficient -Greenville Chronicle.
f SeJf-Closing Mortgages ol' land for sa
/ al tho AnvKimsKit (.Miro.
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Let .1 Man Consider W'dl Iii? Ends!
That is, his hoad and his leet, And
with tide view, let him study closely the
j new card of .McKnight & Whitteii
' dale, to I?? found elsewhere in this, papen
j McKnight ?in 1 WI littondale, tho j?rom?
: nen' and pi ?pu lar Shoe ami Hat niendiants
j of Augusta. Willi their usual li?r???ighr,
j their establishment is now newly stock
ed with everything in their line I hat ii
I man e niki p wsibly desiri-. An t Mc
I Knight ao l Whillledale arc mei chants
I who never lose a custom r.
TltY a bottle of Dr. W. D Jennings's
Hepatic or Liver Medicine, and be con
vinced that it is the lust remedy for all
diseases of thy Liver. For sale by W K
Lynch, Druggist lt
Thc Proclamation !
Jordan's proclamation in another coi-j
umn. ll. S. Jordan, of Augusta, tiio>
Clothier. A proclamation in which Jor-\
dan oilers a magnificent reward to all
who visit his establishment and buy of.
bis splendid stock ; which reward is
cheapness, and beauty, and style, and'"
durability, ?c, lie, Ac. Mr. John D'.
Land ru in, of Edgefiohl, i* still, as fur
years past, willi Jordan, and stands ever
ready to J'iiiliiuily serve thc people of
bis native hills. Than Jordan's, these is
n i pleasanter place to trade at ni ?til A li
c?ala!
Hie Firth Dis;i itt.
To the hf ?fur <>j' 'J he ?Tetes and (hu
rter: As I he Convention to nominate can
didates for Congress and solicitors will be
held within the Congre sional lJ.sir.e s,
we respect fully rall the attention of ihe
chairman of ihe executive com mitt co ol
Aiken. Barnwell, Beaufort, Collei on, K ige
field ?ind Hampton Counties lo ?h<- follow
m.- fart?: A Metidillo is ? ll ti iv i I road
which runs through Bwinfirl, llminluii,
Barnwell and Anten Counties, cou noding
, al Augusta with other railtVrti's running
I ti rough Klgeiiejd, Aiken timi lia mtv ci I
Counties, ami aiso c >titn cling al Ven: ts
s "t with railroad rtvinin* th irng'i Co l?
t n County.
Allendale has ample accommodation for
j delegates, convcnlion ar ?! visitors, and is
not iii?: home of any nf ihe cuidi.t.-tii-s So
I that lite convention would be I'IO-.T from
outside pressure than any other town with
in this Congressional I); tricl Ileitis have
th? convent ; ..; al Allendale.
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A toting Bride's Stiiciile.
At about nooni on T?esdiy Mrs Agnes
Sueaihen, wife of Waller Sneallnm, shoi
hers? lt at lu r boanling house, 1SS Second
avenue, Pittsburgh. Mrs Sneathen had
been married about four ?nonIiis. In the
morning she seemed to bein a very bapnv
frame of mind, and was busily engaged m
arranging souiv <>f her wedding presents
arid clothing which she luid brought in
fran Ru?sl Kn<i, where she anti i,er hus
lund had been living until within a week
or two Siie called in some >.t thc ladies
boarding aline house and spoke of ?r
rangements she waa making togo lo house
keeping. After fixing her rona, which
was immediately n; the rear of the purim
on the foot thor, she began to dre? for
tlinntr, and seemed lotte, unusahy par
(?cul ir in her toilet.
Ju>' as dinner was announced a lady in
the c!inina-room heard a report ?ike ?
pistol, and, dunking it might r.'? a piree
of slate in the parlor fire, started to see
w]\ ther any coals had shot out on the
carpel. She had taken a few steps only
toward the parlor when Mr. Walter
Sneathen opened the door ami asked -.ihn
had b- en shot. The la ly said she .-up
jiose ! it w;is ii piece o?' slate. .Mr. Snea
then l ben opened the door ol bis iv-.-m
and, seeing lii> wife lying across the b o. j
exclaimed, '..iii, my G ?xl, it's my wife !" I
The lady whom he had add reste J mn to j
the lioi-r, tuii Mrs Sn? al hen was lying so?
quietly thal .-ii*- thought she w?s sleeping,
\Vh< ii the curtain was raised she saw ld?n*l
on the bed anda pistol liing by ti estd* ol
the prostrate woman. Sneathen wuss,
ci az? I by the rh it hv s-?z -1 tho ; - 1
volver, ar. i, pressing it ngiit?** bia f'ul ,1
attempted io ?hoot himself. Ms., ii-:, j
o UHi. hmrU tea I i - . . j
the room by the scream*, caught ur* li i?o,
and wresting the weapon from hun ran
up stairs and hid il in her i*ooni. Mrs
Sneaihen was an unusaliy pretty gill, i
abont eighteen veros old, and belongil ?
tn a vi-ty wealthy familv in ti!'* Ki-' K ii
Uer husband also I dongs to a weat hy j
family, and is only twenty year.- of ag?.
Thevr- is no possible cause ki own f.-r li:'- ;
si?icd -. There had been family Ironbhsj
at the time ofber marriage, bul trev were ;
all over, and everything looknl bright io
the vonn? couple.-Richmond DiipateU, j
Manh 20.
Cult?vale Kloses.
Nothing adds so much lo the com- ;
fut ami beauty ol' home as ihe cul
ti vat ion of fliwera. Nor do-s any
thing add more to the beaury aid
com lort ot minor woman, than the
rones on ihe. cheeks of those in good
health. Dr. Gilder's Liver Pills wid
always impart this roseate hue if used
in time. 2m 1
Iluiits, >hocs am! Hats.
WM .Mt i.iinitiN, ni:', Broad St., An- '
trusta, Ga, has received a iarge stock of j
goods, which bo is sellinir at bargain prl- j
ces. Read his double column advertise- ?
ment, and give bim a call w hen you vis
it Augusta. 3m8 i
? CO "vi M ? ? IC I A \ J. f
YESTERDAY'S MARKET. 1
Corrected Weekly from the Augusta
Eve tiing News.
AUGUSTA, GA., March sn, I8W.
COTTON.
T?w? nf til? Market :-Firm Mild :
sn adj'.
Ordinary. <?i |
Good Ordinary. H?
IJOW Middling. It'd
Middling. I'-is ?
Food Middling . 18 :
j^anbibtttcs,
FOR MI EUI PP.
Tr thc Voters of Edgefield County.
I hereby announce myself as a candi- :
date for Sherill' ?it the next election, and
pledge myself to support the regular j
nominee of thc Democratic party.
HENRY G. AUTHUR.
Match 24, 1880.
Many Citizens of tho Seven Ul and Tenth j
Regiments, and also of the Dark Comer? |
! respectfully present the name nf A. A.
GLOVER,-Esq . ?isa candidate for the
j Mibee of Sherill*.
MANY 1'RIKNDS. .
March Iflih, 18311.
The friend*?if JACKSON COVAtt re
spectrally announce liim as a candidate
for Sheriff of Edgefield Comity, at thc
next election.
Mar. 10, issn.
Editor* of the Edyejield Advertiser :-r
Please announce my name asaemdidate
fur Sheriff nf this County ?it the next
election, and oblige,
Your?, -'?<..,
LE WIS JON I'S.
Mardi '11, ISSO.
Tho many friends ol'D. A. J. BELL
respectfully present bis name lo the vot
er-: of ridgefield County as a candidate
for the office '.!' Sherill".
March 1. I sst).
ron i ni:\i v ( (;:?i>ns>H)M-:it.
Wc aro authorized by io my fi lend*,
to ioilKitir.ee A. J. Coleman, Ks'?., ol
Coleman's Cross Roads, as a CandidaU
f.?r County Commissioner nt t ?<. i ext
election.
Mar. SO, IS80,
mM FOB 1830.
Pacifl
ry
TU.9/J
PER TO" S.OJO.Ibs., Ctn!,,
LL _ ? .? " ?"?eu?> 10lh 0U?bt'' 50.00
?n: _ -? '"MW
A'tte, Cotton Option, 15c, 70 ?0
4S0,b' Widdling Cottc...
or
ton;
LANDA RI > GUARANTEED. The liest evidence of wjbkh w, this
JTLY CELEBRATED GUANO hus hu 11 sold now about; 20 yea'fj und increas
ej popularity each succeeding reason, while other i rands, so meet.ihe
sh. rompe: i lion ol trade, have lowered their analyses to sell cheap."
attiave; as th fy should to, been consigned ro oblivion by a disuriratnati:ig
pic.
kr me ia, boy something standard, as yon:- moriey is largely investid and
tljiic?ess pi your whole year's wot ii is involved.
ir Tatties are authorized, in every neighborhood, to form Clubs."??
JOHN H. HUIET,
GENERAL AGT. PACIFIC GUANO CO., FOE C. C.& A. RAILROAD.
?4tesbnrg. i<. C., Mar. 2. 1880. BmM
3ilFireIos?!i'aii(4o Ag
QK r $100.000,000 Assets Represented in Old
est and Most Reliable American Companies.
/f|L classes of assurable risks will li? placed o i the tao.-: Favoralde ti rms
1$ WELKIN GS, on- the FIVE YEAR TERM PLAN, a ppeciaity-ratos
frs than half the annual rates.
Fur particular*, address,
E. E. JEFFERSON & CO.
jfrn. 14,1830. ifC] ^_ ^ "l?^^-?' ?
Jive You Going to Paint !
THEN USE NEW YO HE ?
fi?adv for n?e in White nu.i over One Hundred Di ile re nt Col ?rs, mad? ol
?! icily pure White Lem!, Zinc", and Linseed Oil chemically combined. War
ntet ed much Handsomer and Cheaper and to last TWICE ASS LONG tu
iiy other Paint; ir. has taken the FMWT t:REMlU.Vt *r twenty of the
frite Fairs nf :he Union, and is vu MANY THOUSANDS of the iinesl
h ?uses in the country,
I . ST. PETERSBURG, PA., Jan. 10th, 1S77.
NEW YQHK kNAMF.L PAINi CO.
G?ntl?.n?iii Wc have sold large quaniitiefr-of your Enamel Pai.nt.i.v th?
eel iou of the country, and .<?.;! part?tes h tving used ti>: s;..?;e '? teak hignly
il iia dural-ilily and fintrh; and ? hey find :he colors and mi.vr.uri? just ?s
ro?ircpr*' ent. There cm be n ? bi >u r paiht for expf* ure 10 heat and cotd,
irif any one using it once will aurel) do -1 >-g*in. YOU h ive pr. vi lege lc
Ts? on: name-' roi reference, Respectl div,
i HALFA.NT & GUA.AF.
* ITOfiTTORfc: HZ KS J a**.-. ?.'?'T l'-'?"..
Ks PRJX'?E STIOET, V. Y.
Bsgr* SAMPLE C'A KI? SENT FRI:K. [Fe'?. LO, 'ill
-"..-,,,.-r~~'
THE BIG THING IN EDGEF1ELD COUNTY,
W. G. KERNAGHAN,
AS JOHISTOS, S. ?.
HA-S the finest Stock cd DRY GOODS ?nd Grocer:,?! ar Lower prto
'nari can be 1ml elsewhere. Every 1 hing in the DRY GOODS an
NOTION LINK, Hats, Cap?. Bads and Shoes,
Books mid Stationery. Bridles Saddles Trunks, Valises, Satchels, ?'i.
Choice Wines, Liquors-and Confectionery. In fac? thy I bing you may ward
va ask is that you call on 11* un 1 see yourselves.
G@r Highes* Prate \*;\U\ Sor COTTON.
Om Mr. Benj. Coghurn run.- th . Dry Moods Deniitmen! aad Mr. W. 1
Fi?ster the Grocery.
Johnston, S. C., Oct. '.?, 1879-ly -J 1
T. Mark walter's
Marble Works
Broad SlM Sear Lower Slarkel, Augusta, Un,
fflOX?MENTS, TOMBSTONES, ?ind MARBLE WORK geierally ni
w?y|i on hand-or made-to order, \ large section ready for lettering an
delivery at shortest, notice. Several hundreds of new designs of the mo*
modern styles ol Monuments, furnished nt a lower price than ever behn
tu this market, aud of t Li e Lest workmanship, similar 10 thal of I lie ru-"
Cori federate Monument, recently eivctc-d 1?^ me in this city.
TU1SO. IIIAKKIVAE^TSK.
AUGUSTA, GA., Nov. ?fi, 187'.?. lvfil
WE WILL PAY FOR
CAST IRON, Mim AND COPPER,
The Highest (-a^t Prlfp, or Take in KxchaB^s far
Cirt'LT.Ai^S'.wv MILLS, STEAJI ENGINES. RIIAFPINOS. GRIST MILLS. !IAN<
KR*, PULLEYS, GEARING, WATLU WJIEELS, GOLD MINE MACHINERY,
IRON smi BRASS CASTINGS, ?nd GIN RIDS.
REPAIRING DONK ? MILL MACM?NERY C? SUPPLIES of all 3?i ds Fi RNISHF.I
mi R. LOMBARD & 0OM Prapnetois,
i;nr?>i (itv Fou?ii?ry nn? ?lachiac Korks,
Above Passenger !)e:u;t, >? ar Hie Elevator, Aiigtisln, <>:<?
Jan. 21, Ls-c-lv 22
im\).mm&mumi imijfotleelbr Final mum?
jvcrLx,ix>TE^-5r. i amj Discharge.
Miss L..I. LB< KI Blakes this metl,. 1"! " *'^I^IflI'St?n! ilf t''^
, .. . , ,. rn ,. .?i ... ,i A i. n . \ ; 11 annexed on lue r.maiv
odorintormiiiitbe Udiosol IvIgeUeld xv ,". , vvj" |inkfl
and vicinity lhijt she luis received and is M H,)llU.mm{ he tore Ida i!-'
rec^viufuw^ekly, a hsndiomio s.k ol H., , (ff Vroiyt?P ^ w\,i ?
IrffLLIXKUV n?:t l'A NC Y GOODS. ,,ly lor fl i?|s.-!??ri?e from ristiirn 1
Tho Hat department has all the latest bihiy mi bi^ l???iid, on the IT : i ; day
shapes in French and American ? 'iii;'-, April. A. I). !s-i'
Milan?, Canton??, Leghorn. &e. Alan a li. S. ITOLTiAND. Ad'or.,
large va rioty of Trimmed llattand Hon- With tin Will ?mit xi-d,
nels, r,,r Ladies, Mi>scs?nd Children. Man- '. 12 I8S??. KV
blowers in nil- the labt styles, Fancy
Feathers, Ornaments, ,let,Cttialand Plat
ed Jewelry. Prices reasonable. Alian'
invited to ca: I. Ordern prmiipllv li I let I
I.. J. J.CCKII2,
i;2"? liromlSt., 2d ?Mar above /.:.-,-<;.. ss
Office, A L'OITSTA. 1 : \ ]Q
March io, I ?so._::m!; jj LANKS M ev ry description I
\?iice of Final ScUlcmenl ,u!,wt-Hiw'ov xviil ,,t? i,riul
BLAHS:
and Discharge.
rn ll H undersigned will applv t .
i lion, h Charlton, Ju Igo I" I'roi
ibo
'robato
fdr ridgefield County, tiri Um l'<;li il ,\ nf
April. A. I>. 18*?. tor :i Kimi] Seltleuiont
and Distilla rife as AdiniiiUlralni' on Um
Batate ol' Thomas Melvin. ile<;M.
Tl 11 is. J. McK I K, Ad'<?r.
March ll, issn. ;it;;,
to ort I er.
Nov. IO -if ?O
Old Type
y ?leatls Milt Psj ea, &? . foi -
al this Ollice.
Nov. LS-M' fit)
0?erThe AOVKIITISUH ami inc A M KU -
CAN Ao Rf ct; i.rt'it i sr one ycai for r::.; i.
The AaniCDiiTtruisT is l?ie besl ajrrienl
' tn ral journal in Amorbra. Ap| ?yal Ibis Xi?'? is Un Lim . io piv
o?BL 'O. See adverlisemeut with the bigO. j AUVKUTISKG. ?
TM min
s ft, may
-.O DE1
Al A P* SI 1 ft l *i
r44*-?M?T?1
to meet the wantjs of the trade iii this
City and the surrounding country) and are
bftc??ed for C:'A'S?I AT BA il?rAii\ PRI
CES;
WI. MULHEHIN. .
Augusta, v?a., J iu. ?23 1SS0.
9iS Broad St., i?ugusta, G$.
3m8
EDWW BATES & CO.
DRY GQ0?)| AND CLOTlIINCr,
Xo*. I3? & ?0.1 Sleeting* S?reetj
K;>HIN S?V.* TH?MA-N ci; A HAN, CHARLES K. BATES,
ISAAC tlO?>!?S, JOHN i?. S i'EEJLE*
March -I, Iffcil. ' 3mI3
~ CJBPETN hf mwmi) mm \
"5 N ordi r ? ?> rmi.- . eic r> tl Kunnin r e?mcs, I will offer my stock of Carpets
X ?ci hand at reduced prices fros? ibis dato, consisting bf
BnvssKr^s, TUREE ?'-.v ? IN H?AI?? CAK'P?'?S? R'cbsi MATS & CRUMB CLOTHS.
All persons wanting t'ar.pets aro r^qur-sted lo ?-?ll an?! examino for themselves.
pS? 32 Maite-up Carpers thal win be .*?.?!?! ns H?rgales.
WINDOW .-'!:...;.:::. WALL PAW: RS, LACE CURTAINS, WINDOW CORNICES.
F?.ooi? OIL CLOTHS, Sl?Tffx?s CiritoMos, CORT>S an?! NAILS.
A eomp*a.c:i1 Upholsterer mi il toe it, lil and lay Carpets and Oil riotha) and
j i?:;?:ir Shades.
Choice Easily Groceries,
I.Mwler ".5.?.:;iu-? o : t ol'Mr. JOHN !>. BAKER.
J-v.-::i?ind other il -?i Sugar Cnrejl ;?.::ti<. SiHoked Tongues,
Smoked Beef, and lireakliist B-ieotji. Apples, Oranges, H.mannas, Lemons.
Potatoes and Celery, fresh ?riick'jrs ami Biscuits, Cheese, limier and
J'imst Cigars and i ?san ttas. !.'< < -.li ?'ancUies abd Nuts of nil kinds,
And everything .: -'il tn ?lil hi tl e?Groirery li IP. All goods sold v>n a cash basis,
and :?r lim lowest rna'i-kOt ? .-i.-'--. .:? l?ie Great C?ntral Combination Carpet and Gro
t?VfV I loo.-.-; Of
i CMiO; \. BAILIE,
MA SOX ft! //!/.///.'/'/'' W.V?7;iT4? llUOUlt?ST., AUGUSTA, GA.
Don*I fmgni thn |daee; hui call c?*rjl. ai il '.>.. made happy. feb ll-lmlO
???li?i~"'& BUKNETT,- "
HBTJIl?r, S. C..
nAVE in Store (ami wiij keen a ?u? Stock at nil tith*?*) a very complete
hue ot FAMILY GROCERIES ami PL INT \TiOX SUPPLIES; such as
FLOUR, MEAL. LA RH. S'A*COX, MOUA-SEs. RICE, CORN,
SUGAR. COFFEE; SOAP, L?E ..:..! POTASH'. CANNED GOODS,
TOBACCO, CIGARS, &e . &o j-in :.?-.t. everything usually lound in a
Grocery Establishment.
Ajeo. WHISKIES, BRANDI ??.--, V. LN ?, &c.
"We are Agenta for several br? i A No. 1 Gip.no, which we iriteu 1 io
sell at BOTTOM PRICES :md pu b\vi rabie terms. We have
SOLUBLE P?C?EI? drjANiil an 1 ACID PHOSPHATE,
BALDWIN GU vNO. ?:?! - v4rai o her kiwis.
8^*A safe; comraoilious and co?veii?erit Wagon Yard, and Boar I and
Lodging furnished when desired.
Hamburg, S. C., Jail. 21,.. tf 7
JOS. H. DAY SAM'L TAN NA II ILL SAM'L li. SIBLEY
DAY, T?EN? H?LL & CO.,
C sa rr i ages, W??*? ?, EBaru???, :m? Saddler y,
W8? ?ess!<* DralrrxiD-Carrf?^rcand Wagon iflaterial,
?Lea Sh cr. ?hoc ?Psea^is^s, BSvKSiigr, racks ss^, &c. .
Tlia ??ttenti ?n nf cnnsitmers is c,slled to our full assortment of (?oods in all the
! above branches, which \\<' havenow in sb < fcjjof tiie !?:st Manufacture and Quality,
I and al prices lower iban b?rewif?rn sl?taineil 'br inferior g?tvjs. Our kim is tn
! im pro ; .. the si mdiird of c.xecllencif In ei i ? y dcfiartinent and to sei! nothing which
j we cann .: inHy guarantee; ?*:d n? lower 5 rico?. Wo are nnw offering-One llorso
Plantation Wago?is best ii?. b.-r--M-?an-Two Horan Thimbio skein light he??t
! Umber ..;(;< Ot) 'J ivn l?ors? Wobd <.. iron Axle, ?iH).i*0. Two, Four and Six Horse
j Wagon ' riv known > save y.i-.r >i....!;. your temper ann your money Axles
! never lin k necci >ti ung, nevi 1 ? : set, always run light and carry as niuch
ns ymir twim can pull. Tt?H and N 1 TOP BUGGIES. Extension Top four seat
l-tockuwnyi vcr.i <.!.. . ,. I'bcjbrin *prln? wagons, two and three spring Democrat
i Wagon:, Childror.s' Carriages in grc.i variety Ac, Ac
HAY, TA^MIIILL & CO.,
: Murd? 15. 1S79-I\y Ifi AL'CUST A.?: ?
JOHN G. DIAL,
OptlJMBIA, S. C,
nSPOHTEK Mi AT*H i>EA?.E!t. SX OEN?31tAL
3E& J?L IES. IO *W 3F5. ES.
Alway.- has the Largest \'.tue?y of Building Hardware, House Fut nighing
Goods. Mechanics' To I:, Etc., in this Slate.
Also, Ins Carri ?ge and Waaroti Ijiiildin ?nd Trimming Material, Circular Saws,
Oummers. Belting, I'aekingand Li-ing, Babbit Metal, Machine Oil,
Lime, Cement, Plas! r, iiairj fiiihs, Grindstones. Painia, Oils, Window (?Ins^,
J'niiv. Varnish, Gliie ami Brushes.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
Sugar Cane Mills aivd Evaporators and Sugar Pahs, Tfir?sher and Separators,
Fan Nit ?is, Fan Mill Gearing, Fan Screen Wire, Harrows, Smut
Machinery, G?OII G. i ns, Corn ^hellers; Straw and Stalk and Shuck ('niters,
Hoes, Haines, E kes, Forks, Spade.- and Shovels.
PI? .. ?; i', p; ... Steel, Plow Chains, Tire. Band ami Horse. Shoe Iron,
Hoi.-c timi H n!i , Steel Turning und Hull Tongue Plows, dutton Sweep?,
H irk hands-, lied Holts, Grass Rods, ( leviers. Plow Lines,
Wagon, Coil. Weil ami I!idler Chains, Grain Cradles, Grain and Grass Scythes.
ii i> ilie Agency fir the Celebrated mid Superior
WATT'S PLOWS,
Which ?n .. ?1 greatly reduced prices.; also, ("aslings fi r same of all kinds.
...?1 Ord< .. cci mpimied v ith the Money or satisfactory City References, will bave
prompt and tareful attention. [Jan 7, 1880 lvi>
L8AP mm 0PEI?I?!
AT THE
BONANZA.
iff?
Vir R Ibivclwd f?eap Year Balis, Loan Year Parties ami L">ip Ye,ir Races.
N int us DICK ANDERSON means by LEAP YEAR OPEN
INQ AT THE BONANZA !
Ju nd Friend* end 7VV.:.-While we have done our best in the punt
lo i pas* all our customers, I ..nd their hame is legion,) still, in the futura,
. re del? rmined toshov; oui . ; pi?< iatiou ol' past favors by doine* better
m vet before. We will continue to Irrep th? FINEST LIQ LORS that
mormy 1 tn buy in the besi m.irkftts of ihe w ald, and here you can get any
lui d ol' ;i Drink von wish - straight or crooked, hot or cold, mild or strong,
;": ' lo sui! nil tastes; So give us a dil.
A happy New Vcr! Long life and prosperity to all!
R.S. ANDEE SON, G. S.
Iv. B -Finest Whiskies, Vc. p r Drink; 2 Drinks for 25c. Ch .ia Light
ning. 10c. j er Drina-. R. S. A., G. S.
Kdge?eld, S. C., Feb. 17,1330. tf25