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Office No. 61. Residence, No. 17. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. t912 LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Only 30 shopping days before Christmas. Mrs. D. D. McColl, of Bennetts villee, is visiting her parents, Ex Gov. and Mrs. J. C. Sheppard. Mn. F. N. K. Bailey has re turned from a visit to Mrs. C. C. Fuller, Jr., in McCormick. ' Farmers of practically every sec tion are praising Edgefield as a col ton market. . Rev. and Mrs. G. Ti. Burton, <>' Troy, have come to be at th a bed side of M rs. Camilla Bl al oe k win is extremely ill. 4 Mr. Charles R. Dobson, of A lanta. is here visiting his mother. Mrs. Emma Dobson. He always rc ceives a hearty hand clasp from ht? Edgetield friends. Edgefield always pays thc high est price for colton seed. There are about ten buyers in the market and each one is eager for a liberal share of seed. We can supply you with fresh fruits of ail kinds. Fresh supply al most every day. Timmons & Morgan. One of the very prettiest si<rht? at the fair last week weie the beau tiful pair cf bay colts (d' Mr. .1. W. Cbeatbam. Everybody admired them. Where is the man, woman or child who was not proud ol Edge field, both town and county, last Friday? Surely not one ran he found. The regular monthly union ser vice Mas conducted at the Presby terian church Sunday night last. The sermon was preached by Kev. J. R. Waiker. Improve your eyesight, by pnr porcbasing a pair cf glasses from ns. Wc have them for all ages. . Timmcos it Morgan. Better teenre seats early forthe lyceum enleriainnie-nt next Mon day evening. 1 he coming of four beautiful and very talented youny ladies will create a larger demand foi tickets than usual. Edgefield will probably send a large delegation to Charleston this week. The Advertiser man expects to go down and inspect the licet ol 40 battleships and enjoy the gala occasion genet aliy. It would be a fine thing if the Wall Steeet speculators could be brought south to see how bare and barren the cotton fields are. No lop crop, no more to open and practical ly all out. The price of the staple should steadily advance. See our beautiful assortment of jewelry, in both solid silver and gold. / Ramsey & Jones "We have heard of scores and acores of farmers who have sown a very large acreage in oats. We are glad to see them making an effort to become independent of the west ern corn growers even if they did fail in a corn crop this year. Messrs. Stewart & Kernaghan are satisfied with the results they obtain from the advertisements placed in our columns. As a result of an advertisement of disk plows this popular firm sold seven of these plows. Last season without the ad vertising they only sold two. Given away free with every $25 with cash purchase, one hornless phonograph. L. T. May. Mrs. C. A. Wells exhibited some of her golden Jersey butter at the fair and of course it was awarded the blue ribbon, lt deserved to be wrapped in yards. We know what we are talking about, asshe present ed, The Advertiser with a pound package. Mr. William Griffin Durisoe, of "Washington, D. C., ib spending his vacation here and at Trenton with relatives and friends. He is such a handsome, noble, manly fellow that all of the girls in town will fall heels-over-head in love with him il he will allow them half a chance. William, you should give some of our pretty girls an opportunity to exercise their leap year privileges. A cup of votan coffee or votan tea is just the thing for these cold jaornings. Try it. L. T. May. | Mn. A. H. DeVaughn of Augus ta was the guest of Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman last week. Let ns do your job printing. Sat isfaction guaranteed on every job St*nt out. Mrs. Manly Timmons and her son, Trezevant, soent several days here last week with Mr. and Mrs B. Timmons. President Taft has issued bis last Thanksgiving proclamation, setting apart November, 28, as national Thanksgiving Day. \YhiteJ)ove hams and breakfast strips. L. T. May. FOR SALE-One White Wy andotte cockeral and seven pullets, iii prize winners. $10 for the eight ;. II. P. Kop ir, Edgefield, S. C. Mr. W. T. Brown has moved fruin Bed Hill to Parksville, where >e will conduct a livery and live st", k business. The Advertiser ishe* him success in his new field. Try our roast coffees, in cans* and in bink. Timmons & Morgan. Dr. John F. McGrath, of New Y?.ik is tlie guest of Dr. A. Ii. Nicholson. They will go to George town this week on a duck shooting expedition. ?letter go at once and engage seats for the lyceum entertainment. The varied programme should attract ali lovers of high class entertain ment. Casings for sausage, cayenne pepper, sage, &c, for seasoning, meat choppers. L. T. .May. All persons holding accounts against tin? fair association are urged to present the saine ai once lo Dr. G. Tompkins, th" treasurer, for payment. All matters pertaining io the fair must bc eli std up at once. Mrs. Maggie Hill, Mrs. Mamie Tillman, Mrs. A. E. Padgett, and Mrs. Hugh Wales tire in Columbia this week attending tho Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary, to tho state Baptist convention. Prof. Scott, the principal of the Johnston High School, showed ci mmcndable, public spirit by com ing up to attend the fair Friday alter completing his work for 'he day. Mr?. Scott accompanied hin?, and they were both pleased with the lair. Prof. Scott state<i tu The All vertisrr's representative that next year he wants the Johnston school lo close for a day and be represent ed in lite school parade in a very creditable manner. Ti fe quartet of beautiful artists who arc to appear in the opera house next Monday evening as the second lyceum attraction will pre sent a miscellaneous program thnt is certain to meet with favor. Mr. Ernest Padgett made a wise selec tion in engaging the Beul li Huck Quartet. Edgefield audiences have been educated to appreciate enter tainments of this character. This is to be one of the most attractive en tertainments of the entire season. Rev. and Mrs. John Lake are in Columbia this week attending the anuual meeting of the Missionary Union. Both of them have been as signed prominent places on the pro gram. Next Sunday Mr. Lake will preach at Johnston, a- 1 on Monday he and Mrs. Lake will come to Edgefield again. Mr. Lake wili speak at Borea on the morning of the 1st Sunday in December and at Stevens Creek iu the afternoon. We are receiving new goods every day, call and see our beautiful line of dress goods, 6uch as serges, poplin, foulard, and silk brocades, Israel Mukashy Bargain House, Next door to Dunovaut Co. LOST-On the fair grounds or streets of Edgefield, on Friday No vember 15, a gold watch fob with initials 'M. D. J." Please return to M. D. Jeffries or The Advertiser office. Let us fill your orders for fruit cake ingredients; fresh citron, seed ed raisins, currents, figs, eic. Timmons <fc Morgan. Mrs. Charles Rhodes of Macon, Ga., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. G. Evans. Mrs. Rhodes has a number of warm personal friends in Edgefield who always greet her most cordially. We have also received a shipment of men'sand ladies' rain coats. All we ask of you, is to come and look over our stock of goods before you buy elsewhere. Israel Mukashy Bargain House, Next Door to Dunovant Co. Large assortment of cakes just received, both fruit and plain. Timmons & Morgan. i News From The Progressive Town of Plum Bramch. Editor Advertiser: Please give rae space to tell you and your read ers what we of the west side, or rather what Plum Branch is doing, We are just simply raifing cain, a* the boys express it. By the way the Georgia boys are helping us b? bringing cotton and cotten seed and wc are payiug good prices for what they bring. There is more than doubic the cotton and seed shipped from this place that came from Georgia than from our own state and the cry is why don't you build more stores. I say yes and we will have them when some good busi ness men come along and take in the situation. A* I said in my last week's article, we want a." up-to date drug store. The opening is here. Come see and be convinced. With the cry of close money mat ters and short crops our people are apparently happy and are preparing for next years provision by. sowing mure small grain than usual to make up Tor this years short crup. I'iie old war horse, as dome peo ple call bim, makes a break for the Savannah river three and a half miles away from town where lillias aierry across thu river which he calls his bank which is his main stay during the fail, winter and spring months also the mainstay lor the town of Plum Branch. Our mer chants, like the old war horse-, are doing a hanking business. Bracknell it ?Son and Miller & Co., have extra help. T. E. Miner and VV. R. freeland on thc west side uf the railroad are dividing t ie trade with the casi .si.ie. A new linn of Blackwell ?: Co., is preparing to i move into the Self building on ac-1 j count of having more room, as soon astin' bank moves out which will I be inside of ?two we ks. The new bank building i.-. of brick and well built. The vault is up-to-date structure. The new s.iie i-- guaran-j teed to bc burglar proof which is al guarantee to depositors to deposit ? j their savings without fear ut loss by thieves. lu my last communication I al I hided to the trolley line. 1 say it is i not entirely dead with your humble ; scribe ami several others. Our plan is tu get our Georgia friends to join , us ami have the line to take in Lni ! cointon and Washington Ga., which would make a line 5'j miles long, if we can gel some practical railroad ; men v. iib many interested und ' have them come and look over the route, i believe the line can be built. All ii.ai is required toace-m-j piish anything is tu gel men of cu j terprise and some money. Where is ; my friend, Wm. J'. Ca li un? '?VU ! him to come oui ano give u* a line, on the subject For fear 1 m iv m s-1 pass on ymir space I will close withi a word to the readers to remember the .-how un the 2.5 inst. 1 think you will admit after you have seen it that you have received your money's worth. Don Carlos. AID THE KIDNEYS. Do Not Endanger Life When an Edgefield Citizen Shows You the Way to Avoid lt. Why will people continue to suffer the agonies of kidney com plaint, backache, urinary disorders, lamene>s, headaches, languor, why allow themselves to buome chronic invalids, when a tested remedy is offered them? Doan's kidney pills have been used in kidney troublj over 50 years, have been tested in thousands of cases. If you have any, even one, of the symptoms of kidney diseases, act now. Dropsy or Bricht? disease may set in and make neglect dan gerous. Head this Edgefield testi mony: Mrs. K. L. Lowe, Cedar Row, Edgefield, S. C., says: "I received great benefit from one box of Doan'i kidney pills and I am therefore willing to recommend them. My back had bothered me for months and I became weak and run down. 1 knew that my kidneys were disordered and as Doan's kid ney pills bad helped another mem ber of my family, 1 did not hesitate to take them. They brought me prompt and positive relief." For ?ale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mil bu rn Co., Buffalo, Kew York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. Trespass Notice. Hunting, fishing, and trespassing in.any manner whatsoever on our lands is hereby forbidden. All trespassers will be punished as pro vided by law. i J, E. and P. G. Lanier. | CLASSIED COLUMN. FOR SALE-Prize-winning" Bronze uirkeys. Price, tums > 84.00 and hens $2.00. Mrs. W. E. Prescott, Modoc, S. C., R. F. D. FOR SALE-Pine lumber cut to anyv dimensions. Send in your bills. J. M. Mays. 11-G-lt. FOR SALE: A second hand Remington Tpyewriter in good condition. Apply to J. M. Cobb. WANTED-Good farm hands can secure employment by applying .to*" Mrs. M. G. Hammond, North Augusta, S. C. PHOTOGRAPHS.-See Miss Eliza -Minis' specimens ol' photo graph work in Mr. W. A. Hart's wipdows; children a specialty studio tal residence. FOR SALE-The Ropers Pres byterian church building and lot. bohl together or separate to high est . idder. Put bid in with W. C. Lynch. FOR SALE-Furnished h..tel in lo II of Edgeh'eld, cen irai ly locat ed, well established lousiness. Tenus reasonable. Apply to Mrs. D. S. DuBose, ! Box 75 Edgetield, S. C. j 1U--J-+1. No. 665 For Chilis and Fever. - This is a prescription prepared e. pecially for Chills and Fever. Five or six (loses will break any ease of L'hil.s and Fever, and ii' taken then as a ton ic the Fever will not return. It acts oti the liver Leiter than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. j_ ... r ? ti I ft Hp]! Sw y? ? Ar? 1 For worn in all leatl the comfoi those for e mannish la wear. If you ar< ?that please The Corner -I Tt Let us fiit you overcoat that you is the largest and shown. [Frcra a feries cf ekbqi Comparative digestibility different baking powders. An equp? quantity of br with eada of two kinds of cf tartar and alum-and s th2 action of the digestive ? length of time. Tho percentage cf the icc follows : Bread mada vrith Rojal Cream < Bread made with alum powder: 67 Per CcZT?i DES Royal Eaking Powder ra cf greatly superior digestit Summer Is wisen called the silly scc.?on-bul who rie?lthe winter ) and soring fashions?-f! .?.ilo Gicbe. j ?Tb KP t!Y,1'\ <p A/ *-s r "." M m ira fxf cou Ss ti aslrig rn -s bl U VL^/ ?.Lld vU en, misses an{ ?ers. Many s .table house E vening wear, 1 ,st for service 3 looking for s! s, we have the Respectfully, Store, W. H. 1 Vinter Suit in thc heavy winter suit or are needing. Our stock best that we have ever Try a Pair of Ou Crossett or Selz-Schwab Shoes. Style the latest and quality the best. Full stock of underwear hosiery, neckwear, etc. Let us fit you in a Stet son hat, other depend able brands also in stock. Drop in to see us. r.wv.'. c; . -?-.v .*? :>*. ix ?.;? ?: .' . Cv;;?*? .ats chemical ; : ?ts. i / cf ?coi n:adc wit?? esd (biscuit) Tv-as :~. abrr.ittsd sc-para?^iy 'Jj> luit?j each fot Lhe sc . ; >d directed :s chofera a3 ised feod :G shewn to o i jility and healthfulness. l.'riclc Pennywise ?rys: It makes a .vi:.- p?rty sore to wrTa for mcuey aad gel r:o:!iius back but a hard luck poker story. nama ss jf> o ?P>. ? " JW ? ii W O ? , Bsat? I little tots ?tyles from dipper and :o the more and street ? hoe service >m. Proprie il<C? y tor.