Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 03, 1897, Image 3

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Edgefield Advertiser WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 1897. BILL JOHNSON'S OPINION. I've allus notissed, fellers, Hit's a risky thing to do To kalkalate accordin' To how things look to yon. The man 'at talks the nicest Don't he'p you up the hill; The one 'at prays the loudest Don't allus pay his bill. Sometimes the biggest fishes Bites the smallest kinds of baits; An' mightf ugly wimmin Can make the best o' mates. . The smartest look! o' feller May be a regier fool. You're allus kicked the highest By the meekest lookin' mule. LOCAb BREVITIES. Dr. F. B. Timmons is sick. "The rain, it rai net h every day." Dr. Manly Timmons ts out again. Gen.Dunovant now has the grip. Mrs. S. McG. Simpkins is visiting in Columbia. Mr. William Hart, of the Meeting Street section, is quite sick with the grip. Venus is now the evening star and shines with great brilliancy long after sunset. Mrs. T. W. Carwile has returned from Augusta much improved in health. Dr. Qwaltney is not yet able to re sume charge of his school and pas toral duties. * Sam Taylor, to be in the latest style, has added an "e" to Ms name, thus: Same Taylore. HE'.. There will be a big cotton crop planted in Edgefield county this year, from a?l the signs. Heavy snows are reported north of us, which will serve to chill our atmos phere for some days to come. Wanted-Fifty bushels of corn in the ear ( viii buy a less quantity). Ap pl v at the ADVKETI8KE office. Chattel mortgages for sale at this flice, guaranteed to hold a mule if put on him right, or your money refunded. Have the recent freezes killed the small grain? We hope they haven't entirely wiped it out from the face of the earth The thermometer registered two de grees below zero at Pickens and six above at Greenville on the coldest day last week. Dr. Gwaltney will not be able to be at' Rocky Creek on next Sa'bbath Though out of bed, he has as yet little strength. 5rris~wTfi~fcell a thousand tons of that Cbicora "Acid and Potash Mix ture" with a relative commercial value Of $12.43. Rev. G. W. Bussey passed through town last week on his way home from thefuner*Pof Mr. W. H. Cothran, at which he officiated. The cold was not sufficiently severe in Florida to injure the oranges and other sub-tropical fru'ts. Vegetables were hurt ss far south as Sanford. The newly revised statutes of Wis consin give the legal definition of the newspaper advertising "square" as one inch in depth and a column widea I now have a first-class Meat Market and always have what you want. Call and see me. G. W. CAMPBELL. A bill has been introduced into the legislature carving a new township oat of portions of Pickens and Pine grove, to be known as Elmwood town ship. County Supervisor Talbert's office will be open on the first Monday and Tuesday and the third Monday and Tuesday of each month, four days in all per month. Ab Clark, colored, says: "Tell the Edgefield people in old ABERTIZE that I'se weller an' ? has been since Mr. Penn cured ree of looking cross-ayed at a ham er meat." The only states charging tuition j fees in their agricultural and mechan ical col'eges are Iowa, Michigan, Xcrth Carolina, South Carolina, South Dako ta and Virginia. The school board of St. Louis has been petitioned to discharge a teacher, solely on the ground that she is too old and good natured to properly con trol the larger scholars. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Norris, of Tren ton, have moved to Columbia, and will live there while educating their son. j Edgefield hopes ir; a few years to have them again within her borders. Sugar is about as low as it ever has been in the history of sugardom, but it will go lower. The time will come a week or two before the millenium when sugar wili be as cheap as salt. Mr. G. W. Campbell, at his shop, keeps all kinds of fresh meats, includ ing the succulent sausage, in their sea son. None but. thebes'. Give him a trial; he will treat you exactly right. Pugh Jones suggests that instead of having sessions of the legislature, a fund should be appropriated with wbich to buy a bag of pinders for each member to be sent to him at bi > home. Married, at the home of the bride, by Rev. Thos. G. Herbert, Dec. 20th, 1896, Mr. Frank Watson, son of Rev. A. B. Watson, and Miss Angip, daughter of Mr. John B. Watson, both of Saluda county. A good way to take nauseous medi cire is to first take a bit of alum in the mouth. The medicine can then be taken with as much ease as though it were so much sugar. This is for the benefit of the grippers, ?? T. C. Strom, Thad, of Cleora, came in and paid up his subscriptior last week', saying that it made his eyes sore to read a paper that wasn't paid for. We would like to meet up with about five hundred of the same sort of men. Rev. Mr. Gordan, Dr. Evans and Rev. Mr. Mitchell are conducting a series of mission services in the opera house, having begun last Sunday night. Dr. Evans is said to be a man of brilliant intellect and a magnetic speaker. Miss L. E. Addison, our fashionable modiste, is now in Augusta studying the spring styles and getMngin her stock of new patterns for the selection and delectation of her. patrons. Mrs. Agatha Wood.-on is in charge of her 8ewin<? rooms during Miss Addison's absence. There was a rumor afloat that at the meeting of the stockholders of our railroad at Aiken last week an issue of bonds was agreed upon with which to build the road on to Greenwood. We say this rumor 'was afloat; the cold weather froze it, and it floats no longer. There is a man in Edgefleld who re fuses to love his i eighbor as himself, because he has a garden and his neigh bor bas chickens, and he built a high fence around his premises that cost bim a hundred dollars, to keep out chickens that did only a dollar and a quarter's worth of damage. Some Northern man, writing in the Columbra State, proposes to build a railroad in the South for anybody that wants one, provided that they furnish half the capital. We can And a thous and men in Edgefleld county, who will do the same thing, provided only the other fellow will furnish his half first. Edgefleld's three representatives in the lower House occupy prominent positions, and have all introduced bills of more or less importance. Mr. Gaines in the Senate has not as yet fleshed his maiden sword. "The boys" used to run their linguistic weapons into the vitals of John C. Haskell, as a matter of course, but all that is over now. Spurgeon was wont to say : "I nev*^ had any faith in luck at all, except that I believe good luck will carry . man over a ditch, if he jumps well and put a bit of bacon into bis pot, if he looks after his garden and keeps a pig. Luck generally comes to those who look after it, and my nct'on is it taps once in a lifetime at everybody's door, and if industry does not open it away it goes." Mr. Jesse Hart, Sr., au old and ven erable citizen of the Meeting Street sectiou, died at his home on Thursday of last week, and was buried the fol lowing day. He was Ihe father of Messrs Jesse Hart, William Hirt, James Hart and Alvin Hart. Deceased was a useful citizen and well discharg ed the duties of such a long series of years. Mr. Earl had been twice mar ried. Huo.^. C. Klugb, of Abbeville, has been elected judge by thje^jjrgisjjfcire... to^awodiJnage Earle, who had ten dered his resignation as a consequence of his election to the United States senatorship. Judge Klugb Is only thirty-nine years old, is a graduate of Wofford College, and has held the office of Master in Abbeville, his na tive county, since 188b. Judge Klugh will preside at the August term of our Edgefleld court. Our correspondent, T. S. Henderson, in another column, makes a very sen sible appeal to.the legirlature not to monkey with the hours of labor in fac tories. This appeal is made in view of the fact that a bill has been intro duced shoiteniog the day's work in mills. We certainly would Dot say that all the fools go to the legislature, nor would we say tnat all are fools who do go, but some are. Sam Jones says: "In the political world men range from a Gladstone to a member of a state legislature. There may be ?nmething below that, if so. he is out of sight." More Sugar. Judge Roath has lived in Edge field a good long t?me. and he has but one single and solitary objec tion to the people of Edgefleld county, but that is a very serious one : "They do not put enough su gar in their pies. Guano, Acid Phosphate, Kalnit and Cotton Seed Meal. I am now ready for orders, can fill promptly. My goods are the best, so says the State chemist and thousands of others. W. W. ADAMS. Presbyterian Services. Dr. Pell will arrive at Edgefield on Saturday\of this week and will preach in ourPreslyterian church on Sunday morning. He will also administer commusj^n. He will preach at Trenton at 4 p. m. and at Johnston at night of the same day. Our Cotton Mt!l. The brick and wood work on the Edgefield cotton mill will be com pleted in a shoit while. There i;i only about 5,000 feet of ceiling to put up and 400 feet of flooring to put down. The shafti 13 is all up and some of the looms and other machinery have arrived. It is proposed we understand to test several different ki.ids of looms be \ve putting in the whole number oi looms so as to gei the very best for effective aod eco nomical service. An Edgefield Blocker. Capt. Haley T. Blocker, aged 79 years, died at his residence in Tal lahassee, at 1 D, m., Wednesday, after a short llluess. Capt. Blocker was born in Edgefield district, April 2nd, 1818, and moved to Florida about the year 1839, and was at his death perhaps one of the oldest residents of Leou coun ty, hading resid? d in this county nearly sixty years. Capt. Blocker was a captain iu tho Seminole war. was a major general in the old state militia, was a captain in the Confederate army aud served throughout fhe late war under ?en. Dickieon. t Edgefield in Spartanburg. Rev. J. L. Ouzts, of this county, has made many friends in Spar enburg since hi? removal there, and is doing a good work. We clip the following from the Baptist Courier: "Pastor J. L. Ouzts is much exercised about how he is to do the work of a bishop in his large field, with the degree of complete ness he would like. Among the experiments that he has dreamed about is an assistant pastor. I suggest that Bro. Ouzts marry him a wife, and ':e will hav? a good rea eon for staying at home more, and do better visiting when he does visit. Though not a matrimonial agaut, I am prepared to speak a good work for this young brother to any bright young s ster who has enough religion to marry a preach er. At Iumas, Bro. Ouzts is lead ing his flock in erecting a new house of worsLip. which is needed. To secure a balance necessary to, pay for construction, the biethien have arranged to cut about 600 cords of wood for shipment. That is plucky. The new building will be of brick, forty-four by seventy fet-t in dimensions. 2.19 Per Cent Potash ! I now have ordered a lot of Chicora Fertilizer Co's "Acid and Potash Mix ture," guaranteed OD bag 10 per cent Phosphoric Acid and 2 per cent Potash. State Chemists report gives these goods 12.17 per cent available Phos phate Acid, 2.19 per cent Potash and a commercial value of $12.13. Please compare this with analysis of all other Acid Phosphates. E. J. NORRIS. Organized Benevolence. A meeting of the members of the Sub-ordinate Lodge of the National BENOVELENT Legion was held ou Friday, the 20th day of January, 1897, in the office of Dr. F. W. P. Butler, and the fol lowing officers elected to serve for the current year: Col. W. H. Folk, President. E. J. Norris, vice-President. N. L. Brumon, Secretary. S. B. Mays, Treasurer. Bob Lundy, Counsellor. T. B. Lanham, Collector. J. N. Schenk, Guide. ' J. E. Hart, Protector. Dr. F. W. P. Butler, Med. Exam. . J. A. Bennett, Disburser. The permanent organization of said Subordinate Lodge will be effected on Friday, the 12th day of February instant, by the installa tion of officers and initiation of members. This order begins ope rations under most favorable aus pices and we predict for it a bright future, judging from the gentle men in ch?ige. SAGE ADVICE From a^X?olcer On-Work for tb? ?Slght t Coming. MR. EDITOR: Very little work has been done since the first, day of January, people have not set tled down to work yet, in fact, not many have earned enough since the past year went out to pay for the rations they have consumed and they are still on the trot, not ready yet to go to work. If they could make crops frolicking around the best crops that ever growed out of the ground would be seen all over this community. They glory in frolic and fun, but that can't make com and cotton grow, audyet these people complain of hard times, and they are the birds that make them hard. They will never be any better with them, uuless they settle down and work steady and stick down to it all the time. Some of the country people are brought up so narrow minded that they boast of being the'mud sills of the world, and claim credit for everything as to the prosperity of the country, that they work harder than any other class of people, and really they do lesB work, and a portion of them have very little reason about any thing. There is great need of education in this part of the country, and I am sorry to say I know some white men that canno*. as much as read and write. Last, but not least, the "old War horse" said it was not good for man to live alone, and so the old veteran, Bill Timmermau, as he is generally called, took upon him self to win a bride, and succeeded in gaining the heart and hand of Miss Sarah Corley, the Log Creek belle, and on last Thursday even ing Rev. W. H. Bussey made the two one, to journey aloug the rug ged paths of lite together, to be a comfort to each other. May a long life of peace, happiness and prosperity be theirs. The old war rior says that he is sixty-nine years old and that he was lonely aud wanted a companion for com pany and to comfort and console him. LOOKER ON. Sheriff J. YV. Nelms, of Atlanta, has offered a reward of $500 for the capture of Will Myers, and in the announcement states that Myers may be found in the attire of a womau. A bill before the i^egiplatur? of Missouri provides for the utilizuig of idle convicts in reclaiming swamp land inthe southeastern part of the state. iL is said that by digging ditches and building levees they can reclaim fully 3,000,000 acres some say more. .LET THEM ALONE." An Intelligent Operative at Pel zer Urges the General Assem bly to Hold Their Hands in tbe Matter of Reduc ing Labor Hours in Cotton Factories. MR. EDITOR: I understand that a member of the legislature has presented to that body a bill to reduce the working hours in cot ton mills lo eight hours per day. Now, I wish to say to the people -and I hope some of our legisla tors also may see this-that the mill operatives ar=? bitterly op posed to any such bill. As things are now we can make a good living and by close work i?nd strict economy save a little money. Here, in the Pelzer cotton mills, there are nearly three thousand hands, and I will venture to say that there is not one in the mill (that is worth his place in it) who isn't opposed to the eight-hour law. The work is not hard, and if the time should be reduced the mill operatives all over South Carolina would suffer, for wages would be reduced and it would be impossible for us to make a living Besides, thy three hours taken off would be lost time to us, for we could not do anything in that short while that would benefit us financially. Now, Mr. Editor, you people of Edgefield have a cotton mill, and if you were to run it only eight hours a day, the merchants of your town and the operatives of the mill would suffer, for the reason that the hands would be compell ed to have supplies and their earn ings would be insufficient to pay for them. Edgefield has always stood up for the poor-those who must earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, whether in field or factory and I trust that her representatives will show their love for the people by opposing the eight-hour law. I am not in Edgefield now, but I expect to be some time ajain, if J* should be spared to live. Good weavers here make from 75 cents to $1 per day by working eleven hours. The passage of the eight-hour bill would for.;e cotton mill opera tives to seek work in other states and le? vp Smith Carolina spindles A Nev. M -jt ior Corn Foddir. A most important bulletin upon the value of a new corn product i? ready for distribution. Prof Pat terson, the author, says : "Promi nent among the recent discoveries which will be beneficial to agricul tural interests, as well as those more directly concerned, is the use of the pith of the cornstalk in the arts and in the construction of war vessels. Corn pith has properties which for many purposes makes it superior to any other substance known One of the prominent uses to which it is put depends upon its ability to absomb great quanti ties of water very quickly. In war vessels its chief use is for packing between the inner and outer shell. This packing is put in under pressure and if pierced by a pro jectile it has the property of absorbing water and swelling wi^h such rapidity as to doss the hole before water can enter the vessel. Tho naval department of the U S government has conducted exten sive experiments with corn pith for use in vessels, and the results have been so satisfactory that it has been adopted and specified for use in the construction of all now vessels. A number of European nations, also, have adopted it and others have commissions for the investigation of the material look iug to its adoption. This exten sive uso of corn pith means a market for a farm product which has been almost entirely wasted heretofore." The process for the extraction of the pith, as well as the new corn product, is protected by patent. Tho company controlling these>pat ent8 has operated one large' plant in Kentucky duriug the past year, using the com fodder from 120,000 acres, and still has been unable to supply the demand for tho pith. The company is now constructing three n<iw plants; one in Indiana, and two in Illinois. At this stage of the develomeut of this new in dustry it is hard to predict what effect it is going to have upon the agricultural classes of any com munity in the vicinity of those '.pith extracting" plants. The corn fodder of hundreds of thou ands of acres, which has been heretofore regarded almost as c waste product, can now b6 sold ai prices that will induce the farmer to increase his acreage of corn Not only ran the farmer find t ready market for his fodder, but after the pith is extracted, thc residue is ground into a mosl exoellent and profitable feed. Il ia upon the value of thia product ae a feed that Prof Patterson has beeu experimenting. He says. ''Field cured corn fodder, after having the ear removed, contains about one pound of pith to every 14 or 15 lbs of blades, husk and stalk. In the process of the ex traction of the pith, the blades husk are first removed and the stalks are cut up into small piecs. After the extraction of the pith from the stalk what remains is ground up into meal, which, in general apperance resembles coarse bran, dried mnlt sprouts, or brewers'grain. This ground ma terial is termed the new corn pro duct'and is the material which has formed the basis for the iu ! vesti?ation, the results of which are given in Bqletin 43. Con sidering the fact that these pro ducts form so large a proportion of the fodder it is important to know the value of them in order fhat farmers may get as, great a eturn as possible for their crop." - Referring to the kind cf ex periments he s-tys : '"Tho experi ments conducted in connection with the investigation of the value of the new corn pro'duoi, were of two genera! kinds: Digestion ex periment and the determination of tha quantity and quality of the product ns resulting from different kinds of feeling. These experi ments consisted in a compariso of fhn new corn product with fod der prepared and fed in the most approved manner, and alco com panion of the results with com pounding different rations from these feeds." Steers of good breed ing were used in tho experiments. Samples of dung and urine were drawn daily and analyzed. Tho general results a\?d conclusions are given by Prof Patterson as follows : "The results of all tests made Ehow the nev; corn product, to be a valuable stock show the new com product to be a valuable stock foot!. They show it to be richer in composition than the whole fodder and th'* food com pounds more digestible. The new com product contained more pounds of digestible food per hundred pounds of the original feed than does whole fodder, corn blades or timothy hay.. Rations compounded with the new 'jorn product, as base are eaten weil : by cattle. These rations are more digestible than the same grains fed with fodder blades and will produce more gain in live weight per hundred pounds of food fed than the fodder blades ration. Such rations are mure easily fed and th ere H ler.s_wastp than in \\. " ? " in one bulk and which can be ieu at one feeding, so obviating the nect.sssty of grain and hay se parately. This is a thing that has not been possible heretofore with any class of food products on our markets in the shape in which they existed. Rations mixed in th s manner are as staple and I sess as great keeping qualities as ooitonsced meal or wheat bran. Auimalsfed upon such rations ate them with relish and kept in normal condition at all times. Cows and steers would lie down and chew their cud as natural Iv as wheu fed hay or in pas lure.-W G. Johnson, Maryland Exp Station. v^^VT.*.* Shortens labor, lessens pain. : *"*?..?? diminishes danger to life, of both mother and child and leaves her in condi tion more favorable to speedy recovery. "Stronger after than before confinement" says a prominent midwife. Ia thc best remedy FOR RISING BREAST Known and worth the price for that alone. Endorsed and recommended by midwives and all ladies who have used it. Beware of substitutes and imitations. Makes Oh?ld-B?rtli Easy, Sent by Erprees or mail on receipt of price, $1.00 por bottle. Book "TO MOTHERS" mailed free, containing voluntary testimonials. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, CA. SOLD CT AT.ti DltUOCISTS. "Notice to Creditors. A.TJTJ persons having claims against the estate of K. J. Price, deceased, are requested to present then, properly attested, either to the undersigned, or to Sheppard Bros., my Attorneys; and all persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment either to Sheppard Bros., or io the undersigned. J. M. PRICK, Dec. 23-4t Administrator. VALUABLE LANDS FOE SALE. 164acres of land 7miles from Edge field C. H., on -the Blocker road. On the plae.e are three truant houses, an excellent well of water, a good harn with sheds on both sides. There U also a young orchard of three acre' containing unple, pear, and cherries, About 40 acres ni .. ds. For terms apply to R. L. DbXOVAXT, ?dgefleld C. H., S. C. Oct. 6-tf. For Sale at all County Dn-;pem saries. A new upright piano, oak case, ly. octaves, with stool cover and instruo tion book, for sale. Price $150. Ap ply at this office. SUlv?lMIOrtSTS. , STA?E OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIKLI' Lr jtfTY. Court of Commou Pleas. Summons for Relief. Complaint not Served. Gr. -M. Tiinmerman, Plaintiff, against M. B. Byrd, Defendant. To the Defendant above named : ' You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on tho subscriber at his office Edgefield Court Hou-e, South Carolina, within twenty days after tho service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer the complaint with in the time'aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply co the court for the relief demanded iu the complaint. Dated at Edgefiel3, S. C., Jan. 5th, A. D. 1897. J. WM. THURMOND, Test- Plaintiffs' Attorney. JOHN B. HILL, (L. s.) C. C. C. P, To M. B.Byrd, Defendant: You will take notice that the summons and complaint in the above slated action are on file ?.n the office of tho Clerk of Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Edgefield aud State of South Carolina. J. WM. THURMOND, Plaintiffs' Attorney. BUSINESS EDUCATION is Offered one boy and one girl in every Coun ty of South Caroli na by the largest, most elegantly equipped and pre eminently practical institution ia the South which gives laily drill in actual business, banking md oilice work. Positions are guaranteed graduates brough the Employment Bureau. Ad Iress promptly Tili: GA., BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga. Dee. 15-1S96. The following law books, apply, nt ADVERTISER Office. Bishop on Criminal Procedure, Vol. 1 and 2. Wharton on Criminal Law, 3 vols. Willcock on Corporations. Williams on Expcutors. Hill's S. Carolina Reports, Vol. 2. Chitty's BInr>l-^~ Chitty on Bills. Rice's Digested Index. Harrison's Chancery, Vol. 1. Bay's Reports, Vol. 1. Phillipp's Evidence. History of a Suit at Law, by James Conner. Mitford on Pleadings. Chitty on Pleading, Vol. 1. Auditor's Notice. I will be at the following places on the days below mentioned to receive tax returns : Red Hill, Monday, Jan. ll. Collier's, Tuesday, Jan. 12. Cheatham's Store, Wednesday., January ko. Clark's Hill, Thursday, January, 15. Parksviile, Saturday, January 16. Plum Branch, Monday, Jauuary 18. Quarles', Tuesday, January 19. Longmires, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Callison's, Thursday, Janury 21. Kirksey's, Friday, January 22. Williams' Mill, Saturday, Jan. 23. Halt twangers, Monday, Jauuary 25. s Moe* ii.g Street, Tuesday, January 26. Pleasant Lane, Wednesday, Janu ry 27. Trenton, Thursday, January 28. Johnston, Ftidav, January 29, 'Edgefield C. H., from Jan. 30th to Feb. 20th, 1897, after which time 50 per eent penalty will bi added to thc rall 3 of all property of parties who fail to make tax re turn rs. J. B. FAJ/TTWANGER, Auditor. Thirty-Ninth Year - - - ? 250 acres in Nurseries. One acre Under Glass. X^imit Trees iii iel X3??i?it:s. Specially adapted to the Southern States. Peaches, Pears, Plums, Apples, Walnuts, Pecans, Ac Rare Con fenn and Broad I.eaveu Evergreens; S,00( Azaliiis; 50,000 Palms,Greer house and Bedding Plants and everything suited to th? needs of Southern Horticul turists. 25 Acres iii Roses. ???S^ Xo Agpnts. Send or Uers direct to us. Catalogue Free. Address P. J. BEECKMAN8 FUUITLAND NURSERIES. AUGUSTA, GA. 8 The Langley M'fg. Com pany, until further notice, will purchase cotton ? cent under Augusta market quotations on day of de livery, at Langley, S. C. THOMAS BARRETT, JR., Nov. 10- If. Notice cf Dissolution. BY mutual agreement the firm of Ramsey & Bland have this day dis solved. Mr. A/ory BiantkwiU here after own and conduct the Johnston store, he having purchased Mr. W. Vf. Kamsey's interest in same. The busi ness at Edgefield will hereafter be owned and conducted by Messrs. W. W. Ramsey and B. B. Jones, under the firm name of Kamsey & Jones, They having bought Mr. Avory Bland's in tent in same. W. \V. RAMSEY, AVOKY BLAND. HAVING sold my interest in the business of Ramsey & Bland at Johnston to Mr. Avory Bland, I take this means of thanking our friends for the the liberal patronage bestowed on the old firm a'ld solicit a continuance to him. AV. W. RAMSEY. HAVING sold my interest in the business of Ramsey & Bland at Edgefield to Messrs. W. W. Ramsey and B. B. Jones, I take this method of thanking our friends for their past liberal patronage of the oid firm and speak for the new firm a continuance of the same. AVOUY BLAND. Jan. 19,1S97-3fc There is an IABSOLUTE NECESSITY for the high grade goods which wc I a? now making and putt.ng upon Remarket. All buyers recogn.zethe f act that buildings are P"???t?r vestments and they must look to the durability of the IDOOES, SASH, BLINDS & GENERAL WOODWORK which they put into their buildings, j Our goods are high grade, well made, warranted-and just the kind von] want. Send for Price List-/"' AUGUSTA LUMBER CO., AUGUSTA, OA. ..Buy of the Maker" - Buy StTr'L Brand." <"?>i Auditors Appoint ments. SALUDA COUNTY. I will be at the following places on tb'* days and dates named for the purpose of receiving tax re turns for ';he year 1897 : Saluda C. H., Saturday. Jan. 2, 1897. A P Coleman's, Tuesday, Jan 5. W W Owdom's Wednesday, Jan 6. 3 M Pi tts^ Thursday, Jan 7. A S Weits, Friday, j H U O. Celestia, Saturday, Jan. 9. FruitHill, Monday, Jan. ll. P B Watson's. Tuesday, Jan 12. Ward's, Wednesday, Jan. 13. Ridge Spring, Thursday, Jan 14. I?olston's X Roads, Friday, Jan 15. Mt. Willing, S aturda}'. Jan 16. Denny's X Roads MAI-*-- T-- '? J. u. Vv xi uu, Auditor Saluda CDunty. Two for One BY SPECIAL AI RANGEMENT WE OFFER Home and Farm In combination with our paper for . ONE DOLLAR and 50cte Being the price of our paper alon^ 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 is a 16 page agri cultural journal made by farmers Its home department conducted by Aunt Jane, is unequalled. It! Children's Department, conductec by Faith Latimer, is entertaining and instructive. N ] UNDER J. E E FUNERAL AN EMB/ 547Broad St. CHEAPEST TO Tl EVER PUT ON All I ask is to give me a call bs( the internst of the people. I give i and DAY NOT. 24, 1896. Jxio. H. -DEA Diamonds, Wc 849 Broadway, Opposite AUG Sterling Novelties From $11 Dec. 15-tf - Milling and Grinning Machinery. The undersigned, dealer in all kinds of dinning and Milling Ma chinery, Wai.?r Wheels, Steam Engines, Flouring and Corn Mills, 'will furnish estimates for whole plants and put them in operation. ?0* Represents the largest Ma chinery Works. ?kW Repairs furnished and put in. ?W Especial attention io over hauling and changing from old to new systems. All correspondence promptly an swered. Address, G. D. M IMS, i Apr. 21-96. Edgefield, S. C. Having rented the Edge-, field Hotel, the Old Saluda House, I am now prepared to entertain travellers, boarders, transi ent or permanent, at rea sonable rates. Soliciting a share of the patronage of the public, I am yours to please. R. 1" SCURRY. Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 5, '95. , Grinds lenses for all de'ects j of sight. If your eyes trouble you, consult him and he will tell vou 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. 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