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Edenfield Advertiser THUS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14. There are six aspirants for the United States Senate next year. Who are they?_ Dewey has reached- Singapore on his way home, but Singapore, dear reader, is "a right smart way off" yet. The cotton mills of South Caro lina have declared some wonderful dividends for the year just ended, reaching, some of them, thirty seven percent, on the capital stock. G. Walt Whitman, of Jonesville, has challenged Gov. McSweeney to a discussion of the educational question, and says he will again be a candidate for governor unless the liquor men or the prohibitionists put out a candidate. The Summerville News says: "Aguinaldo is an Irishman. The authority for the statement is Peter Scanlan, of the "Ould Sod" and Jersey City. Scanlan says Aguin aldo's real name is O'Gormelev and that his father was a native of Tralee, County Kerry, and went to Japan, where he mairied a weal thy native woman. Thence he removed to Manilla and went into the gro cery business." Edgefield is blest in that she has no such storms as that which on Monday afternoon of this week wiped a Wisconsin town off the map, killing and wounding from two hundred to five hundred peo ple. One argument in favor of small counties and about as good a one as any is that, it is not so easy for tornadoes and cyclones to find 'em. Smallpox is in Hamburg, and persons afflicted, vagabond negroes for the most part, are roaming ali over the country. Gov. McSweeney has been appealed to by Magis trate Getzen, Dr. Mealing and others to come to the rescue-to come over in Hamburg and help ns. The State board of health has already been appealed to. The city of Augusta has taken a good many of the afflicted ones for treat ment in the pest house of that city. The administration at Wastu^g untsers to tase and keep the Philip pines. The trouble is to determine how many volunteers wiri be nec epsary for this work, and it is hot weather; .to be thinking over such problems. McKinley might with comfort to himself do as Grover used to do when he got iii'a- tight place- ~"^v Go a fishing And keep a wishing, "With all his might, x or lish to bite. The following from the News and Courier we commend to our readers : "The United States military post ae Brownsville, Texas, it is noted, is surrounded by the most typical malarial conditions, such as swamps and stagnant lagoons. Up to 1890 the hospital record of the post was "the worst in the coun try," in the matter of malarial dis eases. A year later distilled water was provided for drinking pur poses and the cases of such dis eases feli "to less than 1 per cent." of what they had been regularly before that time. There is a good deal of fever in parts of the State, as reported, because of the long drought. The people of the affect ed districts will dj well to note the experience of the Brownsville community. It is not easily prac ticable to "distill" water in the country, but it can be boiled every where, and boiling it answers the same purpose. We state furthermore? from our own knowledge and observation that, even in malarial districts, where artesian water is used fever is difappearing. Artesian water is distilled water, distilled in nature's laboratory by the hand of the Almighty himself, and therefore the work is well done.-En. ADVER TISER. Soap an Enemy to Diseas c. Cholera, once a pestilnce in presence of which medical science stood helpless, is no longer regarded with serious apprehension by the health authorities of any city. Typhus and smallpox, subtly contagious as they are, have been literally washed out of the list of diseases that aru allowed to become prevalent in any civilized com munity. A British scientific com mieion has officially declared that scarlet fever disptheria and measles could be forever eliminated from the list of maladies if only perfect cleanliness could ba en forced for a single generation of men.-New York World. Wedding Invitations, Visiting 'Cards, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Note Heads, Envelopes, etc., at Lowest Prices at this"office. AUGUSTA'S GR Half of One of the F a Mass of Smo fin STARTED IN DA Pot of Venus Turpentine Starts in Memory of Present Generj Down the Block. Consuni and ail Merchandise in i Suecnmhs and Even ture on the Corn Grand Total. MERCHi Dorr's Sons, Tailors and Furnisher Davenport & Phinizy, Drugs, Oils ? Kress & Co., 5 and 10-eent store-. Larakin & Co., Grocers . Thomas & Barton Co., pianos, orgai Alexander Drug Company. Stulb& Co., liquors. Smythe, China ware. Schweiffert ?fc Co.,. Offices of various kinds, law, etc - Total. One of the most serious fires in the histoiy of Augusta occurred Wednesday, June 8th. At 4.40 in the afternoon 6moko was seen issuing from the drug store occu pied by Davenport & Phinizy. Be ing situated in the heart of the city the cry of fire was quickly borne to the ears of thousands of people, and almost immediately Broad street was crowded in that vicinity. The fire alarm was hurriedly turned in from Schneider's corner and the department promptly re sponded to it. At first it appeared as though the taik of subduing the flames would not be such a diffi cult ene, but Chief Roulett with his trained eye, quickly decided to bring all of his men on the scene and a general alarm was sounded. About that time people began running madly toward Ellis, and word passed from mouth to mouth that at the rear jf the store the fire was doing its worst, and was even then blazing through the roof, shooting flames heavenward, causing, tremendous cinders to fall in showers on all streets nearby. ward. The flames, as though an gry at being cooped up for such a time inside, *' suddenly burst through the whole front of the building, with a greai crash. The greatest excitement prevailed, men and boys were hurrying hither ;"nd thither with arms full of law ^ooks, clocks, sewing machiner and any thing else that came handy. One man^?D...Ellis street was seen throwing ptft^pf a wagon to the sidewalk, invariably-smashing the articles, but he went serenely ou tossing things out of the window to sure destraction. At 5.20 o'clock it was apparent that the fire could not be confined to the Montgomery building, and that Thomas & Barton's must go aleo, for smoke was noticed creep ing through the roof preceding the flames but a short period. The fire had assumed such pro portions that it seemed probable tho whole block would be swept away. Owners of buildings in the neighborhood had given up hope and really the wn^le district seem ed ihreatened. Explosions were frequently heard, caused by the barrels of oil stored in Davenport & Phinizy's and Alexander's drug stores. FUSILADE . OF CARTRIDGES. A quantity of cartridges belong ing to the state militia was in the German Guards' room at the Armory, which, when coming in contact with the flames shuttered and cracked for fully a half hour, much to the discomfort of the fire fighters. The cry was raised that Stulb's plac?: was burning, and almost before it could be said that building was in the grasp of the fire demon. Streams were playing on all the buildings near and actually, garden hose had been brought into us9 at the Georgia Railioad bank, and the National Bank of Augusta to keep the fronts cool and safe from the blistering heat from across the street." Someone ran through the Chronicle alley and caused afpauicby yelling that the whole of cotton row was on Arc. Interest was immediately withdrawn from the Broad street fire and people poured through McIntosh and Jackson streets wildly excited, and terrified beyond measure. It developed that the report was greatly exaggerated, but still a very serious fire was in progress on Reynolds street. Chief Roulett sent a hose wagon and men to the 6ceue immediately, but it was too late to save the bornes of Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Robertson. Mayor Robbe decided to calj for - ....*!. -' . ... .. TV -, EATEST FIRE. inest Business Blocks Idering Euins VEKPOET & PHINIZrS. thc Most Destructive Blaze in ation-Fire Eats Its Way on LCS Montgomery Building t-King Building Next the Phinizy Struc ier is Damaged. .$204,000 .$231,000 ^.NDISE. Loss, Insurance, Estimated. Estimated. j. $10.000 $25,000 ind Paints.. 24,000 22,500 . 10,000 7.000 . 7,000 5,000 ls,etc. 25,000 22,000 . 17,000 17,000 . 5,000 3,000 . 10,000 7,000 . 2,000 Full . 5,000 - . $115,500 $108.500 assistance and so telegraphed to Savannah and Charleston. The request was later withdrawn when the Reynolds street fire was under conder cotrol. Both cities offered all help needed. lu tbemeautime the fire on Broad was burning fiercely and Stulb's building was a mass of ruins. The building occupied by Smy the's China House was the next one seized by the hungry flames. A MAN IN DANGER. lt was at this time that the on lookers were horrified to see through t he smoke, in a window on the secend floor, the figure of a man. He seemed dazed and undecided what to do, evidently on the verge of succubing to Ihe effects of tlie smoke. The firemen yelled to him to jump, after having secured a hammock to catch him in. He seemed not to understand the meaning of the frantic cries, which a thousand people were then giving vent to, but calmly climbed out of the window and sat on a large sign board stretched across the front of the building. Flames E. D. Smythe, and efforts were redoubled to get him safe]; down. Men turned their faces away and women wept as the flames crept closer and 'closer to the window in which Mr. Smythe was sitting and still he showed no signs of moving. Suddenly he arose and seemed to comprehend his situation for the first time. He quickly grasped the sign board and swung himself into the ham mock, held in the strong hands of j the firemen. He was carried acrccsjthe street to a plae cn the corner and his face bathed in cool water, which revived him some what. On close examination it was found that he was burned pretty badly on various paris of his body. YOUNG MEN TO RESCUE. The crowd bad increased toeuch an extent that all the policemen available were pressed i*"to service, in keeping the space in front of the burning buildings clear. The young men of Augusta worked hard to save articles of value from the stres and long will the people remember the sight of their best j boys, smoke begrimed and soaked through with water, from the indiscriminate nozzle of the fire hose, gallantly tugging away at counters, show cases or perchance a whiskey barrel. To add to the danger the atmosphere seemed fraught w.th the electric light and telegraph poles on the edge of the sidewalk commenced to blaze and show signs of falling. With the knowledge that hundreds of live wires might he precipitated down upon them any minute, the workers underneath felt anything but cjm fortable. The different companies using the poles were notified to buut down their plants which they did. The Smythe building had by this time been completely gutted, and the attention of the people been transferred to Schweigert's store, on the corner. This building was already on fire and it wes soon evident that it was impossible to save it, as the fire had gained headway the entire length of the wost side, .iud all the firemen could do was to keep it down as much as possible. The ground lloor facing Broad street, was occupied by the jewelry store of Wm. Schweigert & Co., aud the upper floors contained ofiices and the club rooms of the Southern Spurs. On the Seventh street sidi; were Mitchell's Electric Supply store* The Palace Meat Market and a shoe shop run by John Rae 1 This building ou the cast de of McIntosh seamed likely tcblaze lo 'th any minute, a?jd rope were stretched across tbe street abroad iud Ellis, so the occupais of stores might wort at savin ?their stuff unhampered The loss the proprietors of ?tores i. the Schweieert building is no'very great as Mr. Schweigert iifully insured, and the other liants Bayed almost everythiD Mr. Lawrence, proprietor of the'alace Meat Market, lost a v?i fine refrigerator that he had jat put ?, but his stock was all saed. The walls of the difieren'build ings would tumble from ime to time with a roar, :scatterin bricks and firemen in all direction The path of the fire having ben from west to east it was gnerally thought the lock between Mntosh and Washington would si?er the same fate its sister block up the street did, but again didthe fire men show to the people ofAugusta their worth, in acuouiplising the seemingly impossible, by keeping the flames confined to tb upper block.-Augusta Chronics. Slaughtered by Hat. New York, June 7.-4.1 though the temperature was seveal degrees lower during the latter ?art of the day and a still, cooling beeze from the northeast started uj tonight, the record of fatalities oday ex ceeded by far those of yesterday in this city and viciniy. Alto gether there were 28 de?hs from the heat in the vicinity . aud 10 of these victims were women. Aside from this there were 40 prostrations, the*vicf ims of which are still in the city hospitals in a more or less serious coupiliou. NOTICE. Please take notice that the books of subscription to the capital s^.o?k of Tho Edgefield Building and Loan Association, a proposed corporation, will be opened in toe room known as the Y. M. C. A. Hall, upstairs, back of the Bauk of Edgelield, in the Town of Edge iielc], Sout'.i Carolina, on Friday 16th day of June, 1S<)9, at- 10 ?'clock A. M., and rema/in open as long thereafter as may} be neces sary, for the purpose of /organizing the Edgefield Building) and Loan Associatation. This j notice . is iriven, by the undersigned by virtue of a commission issued to th<m on the 6th day of June, 1399 by the' Hon. M. ?. Cooner Secretary of State for t outh Carolina.. , ? v '.ors. 5 T 2. P: ?TE] WI Y GET TuL ua&fl AND MOS' FOR 50 OR PER DAY AND TAKE YOUR M GET TH. PAY FOR ONLY WHAT "X THE COMMEE Is the ouly European Plan Hoiel in solicited. S. C. & Ga. L. P. PETTYJOH? THIS Rlqh Rrm Swing JU Fully guaruBtacdlor ten years, all thc latest attaonenfas, bcaui mcuteti wood work. ) Prk. $28.00. Momiy refunded air 30 days us is not ns good 08 tho40.00 to $00.1 sold hy agents. ?ond fur circulars ad state wha Wc arc headquarters t Farniiiiri RlatllvQ i, Carped Sewing il ?Jafcy Carr'.aB?s,!tC. Address I HO & iii Broad .. SS I l?ateles Pocket Books, Diamonds, Toilet Articles. Clocks, Brass Tables, Cut Glass, Fine Umbrellas, SEND TOR OUR 1S93 CATALOGUE Wm, SteW Mo. A JEWELERS, 702 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, &A. G?QS Bi)ti Prsssas. GET OUR PRICES. B Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and Fertilizer jMill Outfits, Gin, Press, Cane Mili, and Shinglehut.its. Building,Bridge, Factory, Furnace and Railroad Castings, Railroad, Mill. Machinists'and Factory Supplies. Belting-, Packing, J Injectors, Pipe Fittings,Saws,Files, Oilers, etc. We east every day. Work 150 Haids. IwM Iron Works & Supply Co, AUGUSTA, GA. i! i dry, Machine, Boiler, Press and Gin Works Repairs Promptly Donf & fi, WM TBEITTO^ , S. C. Popular Papers, and Periodicals on S 21 lc* Publications not in stock ordered promptly. 'ja. VJ CAI Ciuiij-Dvnruw.u uvuju i? .-ujnim ing's Base Ball Goods, including Score Books, Balls, Mitts, Batts, etc. Spald ing's Base Ball Guide for 1899, 10c; postage 2c. Patronage solicited. HE USE OF 'J ACCOMMODATIONS "OU CAN r COMFORTABLE ROOMS 75 CENTS :EALS WHERE YOU PLEASE S BEST. OU GET AND NO MORE. ;CIAL HOTEL . i Augusta, Ga. Your patronage ie trains pass the door. f, PROPRIETOR ?oansssaoottB fitted with ?fully orna o if machine )0 machines t you want, ?, Stoves, Carbines, Street, Furniti )'/.^y.;.,v..>'-.v. , .:^7-?tvv:^-/i rs A P. 559 Broad St, UGUSTA, - GA. Keeps ONE of the best and tidiest. oardins? " Houses IN AUGUSTA. mntry friends .ind strangers' patron ,e respectfully solicited. rv 'jc.rsex^r.rrrrv. v. v -rs SC^ av sec? THE FARMERS BANK! OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. tote aili County Dpitarj. Paid-up Capital, $58,000 j Snrpids and unMeil ProfitCTO.OOO.Oo. *- * * A. E. PADGETT, President. W. H. TIMMERMAN, V-Pres. J. L. CAUGHMAN, Cashier. W. H. HARLING, Ass't Cash'r. * * * ?j Pays Eight per cent, annual divi- " dends. Does a General Banking Business. Acts as Guardian, Administrator and Trustee for Estates. Pays Interest on Deposits by spe- H cial contract. Money to Lend on Approved Se curity. X YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED 8 ON BUSINESS TERMS. jax sco&txrzjoxtaz wn gaga /x?J?\ -SHIP TO Crawford I Co? -Cash Buyers of Mis, Firs, [pm Wool, TALLOW, ETC. USO OLD METALS OF ALL KIN DS Write for Prices. ?10-512 REYNOLDS STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. ru~?i^ .xii .il Graduate of ? T I TORONTO, CANADA. UflGEOI) m DEDTJSF. Office and Infirmary at B. L. Jones' stables, rear ol Court House. DJDa-ZEZFIELJD, S. O. I respectfully solicit the patronage of the people. ?SF* Will answer telephone calls rornptly. THIS ELEGANT 8 COOKING STOVE nly $10.00. 17x17 inch oven, four 8 inch les; large flues and guaran go od baker. We flt this ip with forty pieces of ware ng the latest stove ware, idvertlso oar business we Il this No. 8 Cooking Stove, vith 40 pieces of ware for 10.00 CASH. ire Co. *> Lugosta, Ga* E very Dog ? * ? Has His Day . . AT THE . . N. Y. RACKET ST?RE. The reason why is that it will rain bargains for forty days and longer. Bargain Dog Days we call 'em, and it has already commenced to shower. Dr. Bill Jennings used to say that the reason every dog didn't have his day was that there were more dogs tb an there were days. This isn't the case at the New York Racket Store, for there Every Day is a Bargain Day j And we don't keep anything else but bargains, for instance in New Spring Goods sre shown, all over the stoie, the story of brilliant suc cess in the right collection of New Goods. Each department is brim ful of the bist and most beautiful ; aud the most pleasing feature of all is the prices, which open the pocket book with the magic key of economy. For an Illustration of This Truth Glance over the following brief but interesingt list of items, which is only a drop in the bucket: 1 lot 46-inch Silk Warp, all wool. $1 25 Henrietta, our price $1-00 Fine English and New England Percales, from 5c to 10c Fine Dimities, Ducks and Piques, from 71c to 25c Fine White and Tinted Lawns, from 5c to 25c Fine French and American Organdies, from 10c to 15c and 25c Best Calicoes at 5c, and Madras Goods at 6?c Finest Kid Gloves, all colors, from 75c to $1, sa$ily worth $1 60 Men's Ready-made Suits fi om $3 50 to $15 Boys' Ready-made Suits from 50c to $4 . * Underwear for men from 19c to 50c. Ladies' Undervests from 5c to 25c Hats for Men and Boys, many styles, Straw, Felt, Crash, a superb bpecialty, ranging fror 10c to $2 50 Caps for Men and Boys, many styles Ribbons-Sash Ribbons, Trimming RibbonB Laces in endless variety Jackonet and Hamburg Trimmings, another superb specialty ? [. Matting, Rugs and Window Shades White Good6-See our prices before buying Lace Curtains, Silkalines, Spangled Tissues, and other fashionable Draperies. Unbleached Goods. Umbrellas, Parasols, Fans And, last but not least, SHOES, SHOES, SHOES. Oxfords for Ladies and Children, black, tan and ox-blood. jr. w. r* K A. NEW YOEK KACKET STOEE. 8 1899 ANNOUNCEMENT. To Our Many Friends of This County: Our Lew and haudsome Spring stock of Men's, Youth's and Children's Clothing, Hats aud Furnishings is now ready for your inspection. We have also a large and novel line of Ladies' Shirt Waists, Collars, Neckwear and Bells. We need no introduction to you, but have this to say : We appreciate your kindness in the past and wrf assure you the same courteous treatment for the future' Kindly Remember Us. A C. LEVY'S S0H & CO., TAlLOR-FIT CLOTHIERS J\UGUSfA, GA W. J. RUTHERFORD. R. B. MORRIS. W J. RUTHERFORD & CO., -MANUFACTURERS OF -AND DEALERS IN Lime, Cement Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing ANT) OlIihR MATERIAL WRITE TO TTS POR PRICES. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, > AUGUSTA, GA I. WILLIE LEVY, 844 BROAD STREET, High Art Clothing. The Latest and Best in Hats. Shirts, Collars and Cuffs-.Celebrated Makers. Neckwear-the nobiestfereations. Underwear and Hosiery-the best. Handkerchiefs and Suspenders, GRAND OPENING, Intire New Spring Stock; NEW STORE AND CHOICE GOODS. 3UVENIRS) ALIJARE INVITED TOJCALI,