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N LG tl ELD ?DVELTAS.-R Established 1835. WEDNESDAY. MAB. 9th, 19)0 Office, No. 61. Residence, No. 17. Miss May Roper came down from Plum Branch to spend Saturday and Sunday at home. Large fat mackerel-just what you want for breakfast. B. Tirnmons. Mr. J. R. King was received into i the Methodist church and Mr. E. G. Tillman united by letter Sunday morning last. ? Miss Linie Horde, a beautiful young lady from Trenton, has been spending several days with her aunt, . Mrs. W. S. Adams. . We make suits to order from - $25 00 up, F. G. MERTIN'S, Au gusta, .Ga. .. " - . The Advertisers, corn contest en-1 iollment grows day by day, but we will make rooms for at least a hun dred more names yet. We saw the first full bloom peach blooms of the season on Saturday last. Dr. J. G. Edwards had plucked them while making his professional rounds. . , RIVES BROS. new spring goods and millinery will arrive?tbis week' showing all the late novelty of the season.-Adv. Copy for .changos bf advertise* -merits must reach this office by noon Mondays. All advertisers will please heed this notice. Put out your onion sets as soon as the ground is in order. We can supply you with the best. . ; - B. Tirnmons. Mr. J. L. Hart is closing ofxt hit? stock of general merchandise and will devote his entire time to his farming interests. Every instrument Holland Bros. seH is insured against fire for two years, and should the instrument get burned you will get another just likS it in its place. Miss Bailey, the new Milliner this season at Rives Bros. will arrive to morrow. She comes from Arm strong Cater <fc Co., of Baltimore, .with highest recommendations. Mrs. W. S. Cogburn, accompa nied by her two bright little sons, speut the early part of this week in . Augusta with her sister, MTS. W. J. Miller. Another car load of Pittsburgh Perfect Fence just received-any height you want. Now is the time to rebuild^ your pasture feuces. Use Pittsburgh wire aud you will have j no more fence troubles. Stewart & Kernughan. The store that is now occupied by Mr. J. L Hart has been lea-ed by William Wates, a young man from Ninety-Six, who will open a candy kitchen. This "will be pleasing in formation for the little folks. On our. first page will be found a concise statement from Mr. B. R. Smith telling his fellow farmers how he made the prize winning yield of corn from an acre last year. Mr. J. W. Marsh, the wiuner of the second prize, has promised to write up his acre also for The Advertiser. Rent contracts, mortgages of per sonal property, titles to real eetate and mortgages of real estate for sale j , jfc. this oifice. The legal blanks that The Advertiser sells will stand the test of the courts. Misses Christine and Emmie Tompkins went to Charlotte, last Thursday to be the guest of Mr. D. A. Tompkins. While in Charlotte tliey will run up to Davidson col lege for a short stay where their cousins, Messrs. Dozier and Edward Lynch, are students. . v Nunnally's celebrated candy hy express. Penn<fc Holstein. . Dr. A. H. Corley and Mr. C. E. Johnson have returned from a trip to Florida and report having had a "corking" time. Possibly a whiff of the fragrant orange blossoms will be suggestive to these young bache lors and cause them to "get biisy." * ^Mr. H. E. Quartes, the , popular young Red Hill merchant, went down to Augusta Friday to consult a specialist concerning his eyes, which have been giving trouble for some time. "* ' ' Miss Earline Allen has closed her school three miles above Johnston and bas come home to remain per manently. Her friends have welcom ed her return most cordially. Have you seen Stuart's dipping machines. Call at our store and ex amine them-just what yoii nave been-wanting.' . ^ Stewart & Kern ag han. Mr. W. S. Cogburn was called to Memphis,-Tenn., Monday on busi ness conneetecl with his'comp'?ny,* the. Western Life- Insurance compa ny. The Advertiser was pleaded to learn from Mr. Cogburn that while he bas for some time contemplated making his headquarterr in Augus ta or Atlanta.- he will remain in Edgefield till next fall. Tl i*. Lovick Smith, of Augusta, ac companied by his beautiful,bride, came to Edgefield fdr a short time Saturday.- They spent last week with Mr. Smith's father, M"r. G. M. Smith. We have been informed that Mr. Philip Markeri is contemplating selling his large fann on the river. Edgefield would extend him and his good wife a very cordial welcoraej if he should decide to come and live among us. Come soon and select your new Easter Hat at RIVES BROS., made by a competent Milliner from Balti more.-Adv. Come, to ns for your valentines beautiful and comic, sublime arid ridiculous-from 1 cent to $2.50 B. Timmons. .. Mr. C. E. Quailes' friends are urg ing him to make the race for Coun ty ?Supervisor. Mr. Quarles is a mighty good man but we do not know whether he will yield to the solicitations of his friends. . We will tell you in our next issue when RIVES BROS., will show their pattern Hat and when they will have their regular Spring Mil linery opening. Rive* Bros. We have the best clothes made at reasonable price, ask for the Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit, M?RTIN'S the tailors, clothier & furnisher, An gusta, Ga. ' " . We have just received a shipment of Tailored Shirt Waist and Tailor ed .work Suits and a Tailored Skirt forvSl.00 worth 81.50. See them at once. Rives Bros. Hon. J. C. Sheppard went crt-er to Columbia Monday on legal busi ness. Let every yoting man carry Ibis best girl to the entertainment to be given Friday night at the college by the ladies of the (.-ivie .League. Notwithstanding the very hard winter, we have already had some real picnic weathe . Quite a number of little folks, those of the age of Margaret May and George Burgess, went out on a picnic and search for flowers Saturday last. Mr. Jasper Parks, of Augusta, spent Saturday and Sunday in Edge field with his aunt, Mrs. Emeline Cartlidge. Refreshments will be serv?d in the college dining room at the con clusion of the program Friday evening. Dr. J. A. Dopey, of Johnston, visited the county seat Mondaj\ Mrs. James D. MaJiis was among the Trenton visitors in Edgefield Monday. ^ _ Owing to the great number of announcements, attention can not be called to all of the candidates' cards this week. Special notice will be given them in our next issue. Messrs. Quarles <fc Mellichamp, of Red Hill, sold 300 bushels of corn last week to be delivered from the car at Edgefield. That speaks well for these hustling young coun try merchants. Mrs. A. A. Glover, who has been quite indisposed for some time, has gone down to spend some time at the home of Dr. J. E. Green in Au gusta. Her friends hope the change will prove beneficial. Mr. E. S. Rives bas returned from New York, where he has spent the pa^t ten days very pleasantly and profitably. His purchases of spring merchandise for Messrs. Rives Bros. are already arriving. The Red Hill Sunday school will have a special meeting Sunday morn ing next and the Baraca class will conduct special- exercises in the af ternoon. Col. F. N. K. Bailey, ac companied by the editor of The Advertiser or some one else from Edgefield, will attend and address these meetings. We understand that several resi dences are being improved in the Colliers section. Mr. J. L. Miller has just completed an "L" to his home. Mr. E. B. Mathis will soon make improvements ou his residence and Mr. H. W. McKie's handsome new residence will soon be com pleted. v . Th? "Wizard of the" Bargain Counter'1 is at Mr. J. Rubenstein's, where he will conduct a clearance sale for the next . two Sveeku, com mencing- Saturday morning next. Mr. Rubenstein. will close out every piece of winter merchandise and many new spring goods will be in cluded. Read Mr. Rubenstein's ad vertisement in this issue. Mr. J. E. Hart still, says "get "your laundry in on Tuesdays." i Mr. W. A!. Hart announces this week that his spring styles in ox fords, hats, suits, shirts, ties, etc., are now in ready for inspection. He also represen tia steam laundry that does high class work. Mr. James L. -Gilchrist was in town Monday,, and on being asked how he liked Georgia, replied: ' I'd like" it all right, if I had all of the Edgefield people living around me," which-is to- say he doesn't like it without his home, people. Pe asked if he could"''.. enter', the' corn contest along with a humber of his friends, whereupon Newton Broadwater, who was standing near, said no "Georgia Crackers" were allowed to enter. i Mr. R. B. Jones spent Sunday in Columbia, Miss Ellee Swearingen, one of Trenton's charming young ladies, was the guest of Miss Ruth Mays Saturday and Sunday. Mr. W. M. Carter, of Columbia, who is now employed by the New York Life Insurance Company as special agent was in Edgefield Mon day. I have cured thousands in worse condition than you? Why not let me cure you. Oxydonor. Mr. A.s R. Nicholson attended the meeting of the County Superin tendents of Education in Columbia on Tuesday that was called by State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen. I would not exchange my Oxydo nor, Victory, for any reasonable consideration. J. H. Swearingen, Chief police, Johnston, S. C. Talk up the entertainment that is to be given at the college Friday evening by the ladies of the Edge field Civic League. It is being held to aid a very worthy cause. Miss Leila Barnwell, of Charles ton, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julian R. Strother. Du ring former visits Miss Barnwell many friends in Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Johnstone, of Georgetown, returned yesterday af ter spending several days with Mrs. Johnstone's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Nicholson. The enrollment for The Adverti sers' corn contest promises to be much larger than last year. . More than a dozen representative farmers residing in all parts of the- county handed in their names Monday. Mr. M. DeLoach was iii town Saturday, accompanied by Manly, Jr., who is a fine little fellow-"a chip off the old block." Our only regret i's that Manly is not large enough to join the Boys' Corn Club -but the "oki block" can enter The Advertiser's corn contest. Bail was granted to Mr. W. F. Vance Tuesday afternoon. Applica tion was made by his attorneys, Messrs. Thurmond <fc Nicholson, before Judge Watts. Bond was fixed at ?2,500 and signed by Messrs. S. E. Morgan, J. W. R. DeLaugh ter, C. E. Quarles and B. L. Holeton. Holland Bros. guarantee all of their goods fora term of ten years. They have always been ready to satisfy their customers in all par ticulars,; and to make good any de fect that might arise in any instru ment. If a slight trouble should arise in any instrument they sell, they will remedy it and if the troub le is a serious one they will give a new/instrument in its place. % Hudnut's Toilet Articles. We have just added a complete line of Hudnut's celebrated toilet articles such as perfumery, violet water, cold cream talcum powder, nail enamel, etc. There is noth ing superior to these on the market. We invite the ladies to call. Penn & Holstein. Negro Killed With An Axe. James McKie, colored, was deliv ered to Sheriff Ouzts on Friday last bj- Magistrate Miller's constable, charged with killing another negro Thursday night on the plantation of Mr. John V. Cooper. From what we can learn, several negroes went to McKie's home in a body with the purpose of administering a flogging. The leader of the band went in the house to bring him out, whereupon McKie seized an axe and dealt a fatal blow. A 50-cent bottle of'" Scott's Emu given in half-teaspoon doses four times a clay, mixed in its bottle, will last a year-old baby near ly a month, and four bot tles over three months, and will make the baby strong and well and will lay the foundation for a healthy, robust boy or girl. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS Send 10c, name of paper and this ad. foi our beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch. Book. Each bank contains a Good Luck Penny. SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl Street, N. Y. All persons owing me are re quested to come and make settle ment, and save me the unpleasant task of placing these accounts in the hands of my attorneys for col lection. Respectfully, Jas. E. Hart. THE NOTED "PRICE SMASHEF J. i ] 50 pieces calicoes all colors yd 4?c 2 bales white homespun 6c value per yard N 3 7-8c 50 dozen ladies handkerchiefs worth 5c. 2 for 5c 2 bales solid blue and tan Chambray The very thing for ladies' skirts, men's shirts and children's dress es, worth 12?c, special yd 8c 10 dozen men's hats, black brown and steel. Jleal value $1.75 Choice 98c One lot ladies' 75c waists all colors, at 4i)c 10 dozen ladies' sailors, black, blue white 50c kind. Each 29c Ladies Si.75 "black underskirts 98c | j Big lot ladies waists black and j white. Good values at $1.50.1 j Special 98cS1 One lot ladies black waists worth $2.25. Choice ?1.4? Ladies ?4.50 silk taffetta under skirts ?2.75 Ladies ?3.50 taffetta underskirts at $1.08 j Ladies ?3.00 waists beautifully I trimmed ' 81.081 The Qxydonor. The followi-agTrare recent test! monials showing the popularity of the Oxydonor as a curative agent GRIP QUICKLY CURED. It gives me pleasure to state that Oxydonor cured me, after two ap plications, at night, of LaGrippe and chronic kidney trouble, I con sider it the most wonderful discov ery I ever heard of and believe it will do all that is claimed for it. D. A. Johnson. Johnston, S. C., Feb. 5, 1910. I CURED OF SPINAL NEURASTHENIA I know of no other discovery whose value approaches Oxydonor, "victor." I have a sure conviction, founded on actual, personal expe rience, that it is one of the greatest boons within human reach, and it seems to me the most important step toward healing human ills in three thousand years. George P. Goodale, Pres. Detroit Free Press. TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE. I have been using Oxydonor in I my family for ten yean?, and find it all that is claimed for it. L. S. ?rrington, of Arrington, Bros. x Augusta, Ga. *\ . SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE. I would not be without Oxydonor I for its weight in gold. E. M. Smith, Pres. Bank of Thomasville, Thomasville, Ga. SEVENTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE. I am complete master of all kinds of diseases, under reasonable con ditions. Oxydonor is the greatest earthlv blessing known to. man. j. Jv Threckeld, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. W Walton Fuller. Having had ten years experience asa teacher in the public schools of the county, and being fully cogni zant of the needs of the schools, Mr. W. Walton Fuller announces I is candidacy for the office of coun ty superintendent of education. Be sides having large family connec tions, Mr. Fuller has numbers of friends in all parts of the county who will give him loyal and enthu siastic support. He pledges him self to an earnest discharge of duty if elected. Rheumatism, LaGrippe and all ? other aggravating and dangerous ailments are things of the past when you use Oxydonor. For Rent : Six-room cottage with 1 Pi acres land in South Edgefield, half mile from court house. For further information apply at Dorn & Mims store. I" Is here, and if you are alive to lubenstein' ty, Mar ?OUP 8 NOT The first one hun the store will be han which will entitle you beautiful present. } buy anything-just I 100" Saturday mornh Entertainment at College. Friday evening nexi, beginning it 9 o'clock, the ladies of the Edge ield .Civic League will give an en :ertainment in the college auditori im. Tho program in detail will be found elsewhere in this issue. An ex ceedingly pleasant evening will be {pent by all who attend. An admis sion fee of 25 cents will be charged, ihe proceeds being used by the la lies in the prosecution of their work of civic improvement. Tell four friends about the entertain ment and urge them to go. To Dine the Veterans (Contributed.) The Edgefield Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy voted it its last meeting which was held it the residence of Mrs. Leo. D. Gillespie to entertain the Confed arate Veterans on Memorial Day with a nice dinner. Every veteran in the county is invited to attend and he is furthermore expected to attend. It is desired to send each one a special invitation, and in or der to do that, the ladies would be very much pleased to get the post oflice address of every veteran in the county. Mrs. Julian Mims, Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, Mrs. J. W. Peak, Mrs. Jas. H. Tillman and Mrs. Thomas H. Rainsford compose a committee of ladies to find out each name and addresses of Veterans. A card sent to either of the above names with veterans addresses will be appre ciated. Welcomed Visitors Mr. B. B. Wilson, of Lexington, Ky., the veteran dealer in high class Kentucky horses, is stopping a few days in Edgefield with Mr. B. Cantelou. Mr. Wilson is accompa nied on this trip by Mrs. Wilson, who is very active in religious and benevolent work in her home city. Miss Rosa Lake is very intimately associated with Mrs. Wilson in her duties as city missionary in Lexing ton. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are both the recipients of much attention. Stands for Re-election. Having served the people but lit tle more than a year in the capacity of Auditor, Mr. J. Ransom Tim mertnau announces his candidacy for re-election. Mr. Timraerman is a very capable young man who is not afraid of wor?; and has spared no pain? or efforts to make his ad ministration a credit to himself and to the county. Buis t's Garden Seed. Begin now for the early garden. We can supply you with seeds of all kinds that are fresh from the celebrated Buist seed farm. They hold ithe highest record for germi nation and satisfactory yields. Penn & Holstein. . your interest you will be on hand when the balli starts rolling s is The Place. eh 12th is the O'clock! ICE! dred people to enter ded a sealed envelop to a chance on a iou don't have to >e one of the first ig at 8 o'clock. Wonderful Dress Goods Bar-, gains. One lot 36-inch nevelty suiting, brown, cream, tan green, worth 35c yard 19c 50-inch mohairs black, brown, blue, green, 75c values, yard 44c One lot 40-inch wool novelties and staples worth 50c and 60c, all colors, yard 39c 25 pieces new spring dress goods brilliantines, mohairs, batistes, serges, panamas, etc., 75c values yard 44c One lot jap silks, white and cream, 50c value, yard 24c One lot jap silks, white and cream, 75c value yard 45c One lot 36-inch wash silks, fancy 75c value, yard 35c Yard-wide taffetta, black and colors worth 81.25 and 81.50, yard 89c 10 pieces of silk mull, all new goods worth 35c, yard 15c 50 youth's long suits, value $6.50 for 82.49 25 men's 2 piece blue serge suits value $11.00 at this sale $7.49 Men's 810 00 5.93 Men's 85 00 suits 2.98 Men's 820.00 " 11.98 Honor Roll Edgefield Graded School. 5th grade: Blondelle Hart, Gus Tompkins, Ida Folk, Helen Dorn, Dorothy Stokes, Ruth Lyon. Blon delle Hart made highest average. 4th grade: Annie O'Hara, Ouida Pattison, Mamie Ouzts, Carroll Rainford, Douglas Timmerman; Annie O'Hara made highest aver age. Stubborn as Mules are liver and bowels sometime; seem to balk without cause. Then there's trouble. Loss of appetite, indigestion, nervousness, despond ency, headache. But such troubles ny before Dr. King's Kew Life Pills the world's best stomach and liver remedy. So easy. 25c at W E Lynch & Co., Penn <& Holstein. MACHINERY FOR SALE. I offer for sale a nine-horse port able steam engine and shingle mill at my farm near Elmwood. Lum ber also for sale, bills cut to order. JOHN R. BEVAN, ' Edgefield, S. C. R. F. D. No. 3. Lumber For Sale. Your orders solicited for lumber of all kinds. Bills cut to order, or orders filled from the yard. Will deliver at mill or anywhere in town. See me in person or drop me a card. David Strother, Edgefield, S. C. R. F. D. No. 3. OR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY * Will Surely Stop That Cosofi. Program of Entertainment at the College Friday Evening Recitation-When the Minister comes to tea-Miss Ouida Pattison. Duet-Persian March-de Kontski. Misses Ruth Forrest and Weinona Strom. Solo-A May Morning-Lugi Denza, words by Frederick E. Weatherly. Miss Sophie Minis Recitation-Have Faith in the Boy. Master Harold Norris. Solo-Menuet al Antique-Paderewski. Miss Annie Laura Atta way. Trio--March-Papini. Misses Lily May Bailey, Rosaile Parker and Thelma Bailey Recitation-Widow Doodle. Miss George May Watcs. Trio-Galop Militaire-Mayor. Missea Hortense Peak, Marion Blalock and Royal Peak. Monologue-That Old Sweetheart. Miss Lillie May Bailey Quartet-Badience Waltz. Misses Frances Burgess, Sadie Mims, Annie Laura Attaway and Clara Frier. Chorus-Invitation to thc Dance-John Wiegand. Distributors of Lime Mantles Doors Paints Rubber Cement Grates Sash Varnish Gravel Tin Roofing Master Tile Blinds .Brushes Tai Paper For juices wri+c R. J. HORNE Sc COMPANY 643 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. "Building material from foundation to roof."