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Edgefield Advertiser WEDNESDAY, JAN. G, 18?I7. LQGAb BREVITIES. "Ob, de s JU des shine an' shine, But de wliite man keep me irwine; Fur I'm c u de way At de break ur day. En de white man keep me gwine." Miss Hettie Sheppard has returned from a visit to Belton. Goods were never so cheap, but money was never so high. Mrs. Camilla Blalock has been quite sick with grip for several days* The ADVERTISER and Atlanta Con stitution both one year for $2.00. No more marriages in Edgefield until early spring-about robin time. Land deeds and mortgages and liens for rent and advances for sale at the ADVEBTISKR offloe. In til our cities, towns, and in all our country homes we hear and read of grip-grip-grip! The Graniteville Manufacturing Company has declared its usual semi annual dividend ot 5 per cent. panted-Fifty bushels of corn in the ear {will buy a less quantity). Ap ply at Che ADVERTISER offloe. ;-Ex-Secretary Whitney, accompan ied by a large party of friend?, will ?pend the midwinter months in Aiken. Capt. E. H. Folk gave a magnificent dining on Friday last to Dr. J. W. ?ill and wife and bis brother Col. W. TL A new drugstore is one of the prom ises of the new year, but who or where or when we do not know, cannot im agine. Little Miss Dot Wardlaw, bright and winsome, has returned to her home in Columbia where she will attend school this winter. Mr*. Bushnell, mother of Mrs. Ca mill a Blalock :s very ill at her home near Liberty Hill, lt is feared that she is dying. m Ihe island of Juan Fernandez, the scene of Robinson Crusoe's adven tures, has been destroyed by a vol canic eruption. Our climate is certainly variable after arctic* weather for several weeks we have late?y been treated to a warm wave that breathed of the tropics. Sheppard Bros. have been retained by Hon. W. J. Talbert as general coun jf-f- --??ffii'nftVg ?T* Mtytaat^A my* * ? ?y. XT: . ? y ' ..' ... ia ? rt IP ':'-X a*. Siunn-imrg.- - we wont holler yet. A delightful reception was given at the residence of Hon. J. C. Sheppard during the holidays in honor of his niece, Miss Marie Sheppard, and his daughter, Miss Helen Sheppard. The Abbeville Medium says that E. L. Addison Lilied a bog the other day from which he extracted 38 gallons of lard-304 pounds. Of course there was nothing left of the hog but the tip of his nose and the tip of his tail. In these latter days the middle "?siam?s of the brides and bridegrooms and waiters and ushers give more fore*, character and prestige to the in dividuar vir than all the balance of j tbe"trimmin'8" put together. Weare glad EdgeCcld has an oil mill and we enjoy hearing its enter prising steam whistle, yet we truly be lieve that the farmers of our county and State would reap more benefit] from their cotton seed applied to their worn out land? than they derive from the few cents per oushel they get for it from the oil mei.. The ADVERTISER has just received a supply of note heads, letter heads, bill heads, envelopes, cards, book paper, etc. Prices furnished on application and guaranteed to be rock-bottom. Brief work a specialty. Remember that the dollars you send off for job work never come back. The dollars you ?pend at home stay at home. And they an? not all married yet! Every exchange brings the news of other couples plunging headlong into matrimony, with the cual accom paniments of silk gownf and bridal bridesmaids and flower girls lificent presents and sump sts! Dowe need any other \he revival of trade and im it in the business outlook? lie Ou;:ts, who has been dep for hin father several years, e to Saluda, C. H" where he ter the olflce < f Sheriff Whittle, he will teach when to "scratch" not tc "scratch.'* in Edgefleld siftin' san', aiitin'; dgefield siftin' sand', got mad with the bog ld farmers this year in p they were last year? lieve they are, although 'of year for editors to say They have not as much -,(visions as they bad last perhaps they do not owe as all in all. it is a sort of between prosperity and star Yet even this is something Pbich to be thankful, for the Bible us to pray to be placed in just Ji predicament : "Give me neither Terty or riches; feed me with food >n venient for me : Lest I be full and der. yttoe, and say, who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take |he name of my God in vain." TWOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.' EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1896._VOL. LXI. NO. 48 Weather for December. Weather Observer C. 'A. Long, of Trenton, sends us the following data of the weather for the month I just ended : Max. temp. 66, date 8th. Min. temp. 26, date 25th. Mean temp. 46.3. 2i-d depth of snow 2.5 inches and a heavy freeze did great dim age to fruit and shade trees. Precipitation for Dec.'93,2.98 in " " '94,3.37 " " " '95,3.96 " " '96,3.31 [Total precipitation for'94,54.81 in " '95, 57.33 " " '96,44.49 Advertised Letters. List of letters remaining in the Post Office at Edgefleld C. H., 3. C., Dec 31th,3896: Wesley Ashley, W H Brooke, Spencer P>aui, James Butler, J S Coleman, Keury Diloow, Goorge Dubar, Edgar J Edwards, M Full er, Ju) Gregory, Benj Ashfoun, Edward Harrison, Davis Stf.dman, R C Seyette 2, Walter Lynch, Jehu Thuston, Miss Mary Bouda, Misi terfill Bartley, Liner Biaun, Ezble Bordel, Mrs Margarette Butler, Miss George Ann Dobby, Miss Emma Durant, Anner Johnson, Mrs Bella Jones, Mrs Anner John son, Mrs L A Jennings, Miss Fan niebill Mason, Miss Ella Perrin, Mrs Hester Roberson, Miss Mary Alrace McCall, James Miller, T T Herries. When asking for letters on this list say advertised. Very respectfully, W. H. BRUNSOK, P. M. Personal Moution. Luke Jones is il ! with grip. Little Joe Carwile has been, quite sick for several days. Co.. Sam Mays, John Mays and Joe Mays are all ill with tho grip. Three members of Mr. W. F. Dobey's.family are in bed with grip. Handsome Johnnie Davis spent the holidays with his father's family. Mrs. Lee Holson, who hus been quite sick for several weeks, is much better. Miss Helen Sheppard spent a few days of her holidays in Aiken with friends. Mr. Lin Tompkins, of Columbia, (is visiting his friend Mr. D. B. Hollingsworth. Miss Effie Sheppard returned to the Greenville Female College on ^S^iiir^iLS^onast week. Mr. Walter^Srje^rpard is ill with grip at the residence oTiive-moth er, Mrs. Ida Sheppard. """-J . gefj td % to< Itih .. at -vi ii .' a? . .... li many friendB nere. 1 Mr. Robert Covarand wife have removed from Charleston to Edge field and are domiciled in the McCullough house, near the Acad emy. DAG. Ouzts, Esq., shipping clerk of the State dispensary at Columbia, spent the holidays with his brother, Sheriff Ouzts. His wife and child accompanied him. Mr. George Wise, who has been clerking for Mr. W. W. Adams for the last year or two, has returned to Trenton. Mr. Wiee is a young man of sterling qualities and has many friends in Edgefield who will always be g ad to hoar of his welfare and prosperity. "Old Tumblin'" No More. The following letter will explain itself: Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway, Office of the vice President, Aiken, S.O., Dec. 31, 1896. The Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway, as owner, will on Dec. 31, 1896, at midnignt, take possession of, aud thereafter ope rate the railroad in South Caro lina heretofore known as the Caro lina, Cumberland Gap and Chica go Railway. All sums arising from the opera tions . of the above named prop ertv after this date, will be remit ted to I. W. Fowler, treasurer of this company at Aiken, S. C. Al sums accruing prior to this date will be remitted, as heretofore, to I. W. Fowler, agent of purchasing committee, Aiken, S. C. The officers o? this company are as follows : L. V. F. Randolph, President, 39 William Street, New York. I. W. Fowler, Vice-President and Treasurer, Aiken, S. C. John J. Cahill, Secretary, 39 William Street, New York. . I. W. FOWLER, vice-President. A MUTUAL FRIEND Slakes a Statement in the Matter of the White-Williams Trajredy. Editor Edgefield Advertiser: Much to ra}' regret I find it nec essary for rae to say i-.omething to the public through your paper in behalf of W. H. Yeldell, so far as he is supposed to be concerned, or in any way interested in the late L. D. and J. V. White tragedy. Now, Mr. Editor, I want to say that L. D. White was ono of the v^ry best frionds I had, and I loved him as a brother. I was raised near him and have always known him to be one among the best men of our county, .and besides our personal friendship, he married a first cousin of mine, tildie Cheat ham, daughter, of John T. Cheat ham, a cousiu whom I always loved as a sister and one of the best women in our county. As everybody knows Luke, as I always called him, ran for the Legislature in 1896. As soon as I saw hie-name in the papers asa candidate I wrote him and begged him uo^ to run, saying that his chances for election were slim, and I thought too mujh of him to have him run and be defeated, and used every means possible to have him withdraw from tho race, but all to no purpose. 1 saw Luke at Edgefield C. H., after wri-ing him and he thanked me very kindly for the interest I had taken in him regarding his election, and said he thought of acting upon my advice. But that his conservative and reform friends had advised him not to withdraw from the race, that they were satisfied of his election and they did not think his running would interfere with the election of Yeldell ; and also said that he did not believe he would get any of Yeldell's votes, even if he was not in the race. Then it was that I foresaw the sad, sad thing that has happened and begged him not to run on that account. I knew Williams and I knew Luke and I dreaded the end. But he did not seem to think there would bo any ) rouble alone that line and per sisted in running, and the world knows the end. Now, in behalf of Leon Wil liams, I have known him (> r a long limo. While I have never been intimately associated with him, yet I have always kno vu him to be a perfect g ntleinan. Have had some business dealings with him and found him such. I come now to my old friend and neighbor, aud one of our best rep resentatives, Mr. Yeldell. Being a close friend to all parties, andu relative of L. D. White by mar riage, naturally I was interested in the election, and a.t Mountain Creek church at fl political meeting I bad a talk with Mr. Yeldell about the race and he expressed himself this way: That while he believed.L. D. White'would get some of bis votes in the county,yet he did not believe that he (White) thought it w mid interfere with his (Yeldell's) election at all, and that he and White had talked the matter over and the very best of feeling existed between them. Mr, Yeldell did some surveying for rae .ekhqut two months ago and hejxnc}. allowing cir. Yeldell as I do, and having talked with him as I have already stated, and having talked with some of Mr. White's most intima'e friends and relatives, I feel honor bound to say in behalf of Mr. Yeldell and in behalf of my cousin, Mrs. L. D. White, that Mr Yeldell is as clear of 'taking any action in this affair, other than what he thought was for the best for al1 parties, as an angel in heaven, and further, I am satisfied that he entertained tho very best of feeling f.?r Mr. White. R. G. CHEATHAM. To RENT-A six roomed house ina desirable locality, Por terms and oth er particulors apply at this office. Pos session given after December I?th. Terms $8 or; ?10 with a portion of land for garden. E B HART, and CO., F OR Clothing, Men's Furnishing Goods and SHOES. $1,000 worth Bay State SHOES just received. We are agents for the Fa mous Clothing House, Wanamaker and Brown, Philadelphia. Will take your order for both Ready made and made-to-order Clothing. Their goods are absolutely all wool guaranteed to lit. Suits from $6.50 up. ?ST" See this spare next week. E. B. HART & CO. Edgefield, C. H., Oct. 6,1896. A Certain, 8afo, ?nd ?fr?ct?ve Bcroe?y fr* SORE, WEAK, & iNHMO Eft* Producing Lvn'j-Sfgfite'fnKs. Z Rester? fag th$ Sight cf tte Vid. Cures Tear Drcra, ?rannlatlcn? Stya Tumor?, Red tyre, Stetted Ejfi UVn89; HD PRODfCISG Ql'ICK BEULF1T3 ?Tl.^sDrcrr.H. Also, equally ofBcactsos rnaa ?:..?.} .:. cilifr maladies, RIHM M V'-' P*. t ere? VT*. Tumore. Salt KV -"- r1"":."' VPherKVPrlailtrTitn?:'?.' >i i ...</ * .' 1 ??XFBmay i?t u.'-' i ,-. .1 * Bui?bt ali Hz: - ... : .-. Wanted-An IdeTisi Protect your Idea*: they may bring you wealth. "Write JOHN WEDDERBURN * CO., Patent Attor aera. Washington, D. C., for their (1,800 prise offer Md list ot two honored Inventions wanted, TWOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.' EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1896._VOL. LXI. NO. 48 Auditor's Appoint ments. SALUDA COUNTY. I will be at the following places ou the days and dates named for the purpose of receiving tax re turns for th? year 1897: Sajuda C. H., Saturday, Jau. 2, 1897. . A P Coleman's, Tuesday, Jan 5. \V W Ow dom's Wednesday, Jan 6. 3 M Pitts, Thursday, Jan 7. A S Welts, Friday, Jan 8. Celestia, Saturday, Jan. 9. Fruit Hill, Monday, Jan. ll. P B Watson's. Tuesday, Jan 12. Ward's, Weduesday, Jan. 137 Ridge Spring, Thursday, Jan 14. Holston'sX Roads, Friday, Jan 15. Mt. Willing, Saturday, Jan 16. Denny's X Roads, Monday, Jan 18. Perry's X Roads, Tuesday. Jan 19. Kinard's Store, Weduesday, Jan 20. Dan-Holly's, Thursday Jan 21. Caughman's, Friday, Jau. 22. Forrest's Store, Saturday, Jan 23. From the 25th of January to the 20th of February in the Auditor's office at Saluda C, H. Afty.r . that time the law requires a penalty of fifty per cent, on all who refuse or neglect to make their returns. J. D. WILLS, Auditor Saluda Couuty. Two for One BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WE OFFER Home and Farm In combination with our paper for ONE DOLLAR und 50cts Being the price of our paper alono. That is for all new subscribers, or old subscribers renewing and pay ing 18 months in advance, we send HOME AND FARM ONE YEAR FREE Home and Farm isa 16 page agri cultural journal made by farmers, its home depnrtment conducted by Aunt Jane, is unequalled. Its Children's Department, conducted by Faith Latimer, is entertaining and instructive. LOOKHBREl LOOK HERE ! ! -:[oooj: Read this bc i ore spending Another dollar. A big cut in prices on Dress Goods, Shoes, and Pants [Goods. k I I Jp'Z.UU laaieu -Isa suoes reduced to .$150. Our $150 ladies and men's shoes cut down to $125. Our $125 men's cut down to $1.00. PANTS GOODS-Our regular 22Ac jeans now 18Ac. Our 27c all wool jeans now 22?c. Our 33?c all-wool jeans now 25c. Our 45c 10 oz. all-wool jeans now 37ic. We positively have cut prices on these goods just as stated above. DRESS GOODS-You uever saw such bargains as we are offering in Dress" Goods. We have cut our 22Ac and 25c all-wool serges and cashmores down to 18?e. 35c Dress ?oods cut to 30c. Our 50c Dress goods cut to 33?c. Large quantity of fine Boukleys and Serges at prices astonishingly low. Don't fail to see our Dress Goods. SILKS-Velvets, Ribbons, Braids, &c, in all shades and styles at attractive prices. DOMESTICS-We lead in this line of staples. Everybody must have these goods and we want to sell you. Fruit of Loom bleaching, at 6?c. 3 Gran. C. Shirtings, at 4c yd. $ Gran. R. R. Shirtings, at 5c. 4? Sea Island Sheeting, at4ic. BLANKETS and FLANNELS, &c"-Blankets worth $6.50 going at $5.00. Blankets worth $3.00 go ing at $2.45. Blankets worth $1.50 going at $1.00. Our 25c flannel is a3 good as can be bought elsewhere for 30 and 35c. We sell a white Table Linen 7C inches wide for 50c yd. fhis goode is worth 75c. anywhere. Our goods have been bought cheap, and our motto is "Under sell" all Competitors.% Limited space forbids our quo ting prices on all goods. Call on us and wo will save you from 15 to 25 per cent on your winter goods. Very Respectfully, HART & MAY, Successors to Hart May & Co. Nov. 10-tf ?- I Stonor business ^*J?l ..^? of manufacture, I aQAlN^oincreas,? faeces for nandun* our goods. I fiAlNSinVhe volume and mein ods of conducting boring ?d alUhcsc gains tneao ?TTER GOODS -OWER H^;LlstofDoor,,| C. A. GRIFFIN, A. E. PADGETT. GRIFFIN AND PADGETT, -(oooo) Fire, Life, and Accident Insu rance. Office in The Farmers Bank of Edge field, S. 0. We represent the following First- Class Companies : FIRK INSURE NCE. Northern Assurance Company of London, Capital, $15,000,000.00 Assets American Branch, $2,012,118.71 Continental Fire, Capital, .?1,000,000.00 Assets, - $7,216,828.00 American Fire, Philadelphia, Capital, $500,000.00 Assets, $2,409,585.00 Will write first-class rkks in town and country. LIFE INSURANCE. Mutual Benefit Life Insurauce Com pany of Newark, New Jersey. Organized 1845. All policies participate in dividends annually, and are incontestible and non-Forfeitable after two years. Before applying forinsurance write us or see us personally. July 14-6m. PHOTOGRAPHIC! FIRST CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS LATEST STYLES AND FASHIONS. At Prices to suit the rime j. R. H. MIMS, Nov. 18-Mt. CUT ~ RATE --SALE. MAY BE THOUGHT BY Some That I Am Out Of Bu siness, So I take this opportunity of letting ray friends know that I am still in the procession, though I do not claim to lead everybody in ev erything; but as a matter of fact I am selling goods cheaper than they were ever offered at this place be fore. 250 Rolls Ribbon at New York cost. 250 prs. English Lisle and Balbriggan Hose-*0?^-1'' Sou "fi Vi!"': . f?S Flannel, Red and White Flanuels reduced 10 to 15 per cent. Outing, Cashmeres, Serges, Table Linen, Towels &c, cut 18 to 20 per cent. Hosiery, Gloves. Handkerchiefs and Under Vests marked down 10 to 20 per cent. Blankets, Comforts an J Coun terpanes 10 to 20 per cent. off. Hamburg Edgings, Silks, aud all Notions all reduced, and some at New York cost. We are keeping our stock of sta ple goods filled in as they sell out, but they are all sold at a cbse margin, in order to move the bal ance if the stock. 0mW* Give us a call when you need dry goods and SHOES. ^jmW Very respectfully, JAMES E. HART, EXECUTOR, Estate of ALVIN HART, dec'd, Nov. 17-4t._ N E UNDER J. E. El FUNERAL AN: EMBA 547Broad St., CHEAPEST TO TH EVER PUT ON All I ask is to give me a call befot the interest of the people. I givo po and DAY Nov. 24. 1896. Jno. Ii. ? Diamonds, Wat 849 Broadway, Opposite ] A UG I Sterling Novelties ? From $15 Dec. 15-tf Milling and Ginning Machinery. The undersigned, dealer inj all kinds of Ginning and Milling Ma chinery, Watar Wheels, Steam Engines, Flouring and Corn Mills, will furnish estimates for whole plants and put them in operation. Represents the largest Ma chinery Works. Repairs furnished and put in. " fjtt* Especial attention to over hauling and changing from old to aew systems. All correspondence promptly an swered. Address, G. D. M IMS, Apr. 21-96. Edgefield, S. C. Having rented the Edge field Hotel, thc Old Saluda House, I am now prepared to entertain travellers, boarders, transient dr permanent, at rea sonable rates. Soliciting a share of the patronage of the public, ? am yours to please. R. f SCURRY. Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 5, '95. ORDERS FILLED Grinds lenses for all defects of. sight. If your eyes trouble you, consult him and he will tell you WITHOUT CHARGE, If you need glasses, medicine or rest. Fits glasses into old frames while you wait. All work guaranteed. Prof/P. M. WHITMAN, 739 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. LONG AND SHORT DIS. TANCE TELEPHONES, AND ELECTRIC;* APPARATUS OF ALL KINDS, TEN PER CENT LESS THAN,:; MANUFACTUR ER'S'PRICE. ??"~Scnd for "BLUE*'CATA LOGUE. GEO. F. MIMS, EOGEFIELD, C. H., S. C Dec. 15, 1896-tf. Wanted-An Idea ggg Protect your Ideas: they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN' WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attor neys, Washington, D. C., for their 11,800 prize offer aaa list of two hundred Inventions wanted. : w TAKER. DIRECTOR B LMER, Augusta, G-a. :E FINEST LOT OF . tl THE MARKET. e buying, aud I will make it t? lite and prompt attenlion NIGHT Fearey9 CR IN :ches, Jewelry. Daly's Dry Goods Store, ? S TA, G A., ind Gold Watches, to $150.