The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, July 27, 1877, Image 2
She Sfdlefltli) Union Simes.
R. M. STOKES. Editor.
UNION, FRIDAY JULY 27, 1877.
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.jtaT The next ntceting of the Botirtl of County
Commisioncrs will be held next Tuesday, the
Udof August.
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Mrs. (1. It. Koon has our thanks for a I
Gne treat of vegetables. Among them was a
Itect that measured lti inches in circumfcrcucc.
If we were asked what kind of weather
wo are having, without any equivocation, circumlocution
or prevarication, we should say?
hot.
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It is now expected that the next State
convention of the Republican party will be held
iu the Penitentiary, ns all the leaders will be
there when Tt is called.
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Stir Wo neglected last week to pay our respects
lo Miss Kate Young and Miss Carrie Sartor
for a basket of tine llorsc Apples. We forgot
them in our editorial duties hut remembered
them when wc were enjoying the dumplings.?
Wo Sorter like such Young Ladies as scut us
(hose Apples.
uur energetic uira siruigiiuuwuru ua wen
as straightout Treasurer, informs us that lie is
satisfied lie will collect at least $10,000 of the
taxes before he closes his books. This, we think,
is doing remarkably well, considering the extreme
scarcity of money. When the crop comes
in we arc satisfied the people will pay up as
close if not closer than over. The i resent levycalls
for $45,230, in this County, for all purposes.
Xtf-*),.. S. J. Lee, Solicitor of the second Circuit
and Speaker of the House of Representatives in
1873, was arrested at Aiken on Tuesday, upon
a charge, made by the Investigating committee,
that he issued fraudulent certificates to the
amouut of $8,000.
Ex-Governor F. J. Moses was arrested on the
snmc day, at Charleslou, and taken to Columbia,
under the same charge, while he was Speaker of
the House, in 1872. The fraudulent warrants
issued by Moses and Jones in that year alone
amount to $11,455 26.
George Smith, the colored Harbor, was
arrested last Monday, upon suspiciou of being tho
one who broke into Mr. Mosus' store nnd stole a
number of articles, some time ago. George at
tho time of his arrest was sporting a watch that
was stolen at that time, and his account of
where and how lie got it being very unsatisfactory,
lie was placed with tho Sheriff to board,
until he satisfied the Court that lie came by it
honestly. He undertook to implicate another
colored man, but Ids story is not believed.?
George Is quite a ttashy youg man uud Iovos to
splurge.
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gso)? It may not hc.gonerally known in this
County that we have a veritable llrick Machine
in full blast in this town ; but such is, nevertheless,
the truth. The machine cost, laid down
hero, $700, and ean turn out 20,000 well niado
aud well pressed brick per day.
Messrs. Bishop & Brown, the owners, are intelligent
working men, and understand their
business fully. They arc from the State of New
York, and just the kind of men our people are
anxious te sec cume down hero, and we sincerely
hope they will he encouraged.
From what we can learn the price of brick
will he materially reduced, when the Machine
gets fairly at work.
tor The Investigating committee is scaring
the vultures from the State carcass, and catching
those who have the audacity to remain
watching for the last mouthful. Chamberlain,
Corbin, Carpenter, Whittemorc, Owens, Dennis,
Jones, and perhaps others ef the plunders, have
all left the Stnte, and a few days ago the "only
honest man," who the "leading paper in the
State" defended so defiantly, and saved him
from impeachment, dccausc he wns the "right
bower of Chamberlain," has been arrested, and
upon the very charge preferred against hint at
that time?that of misappropriating State funds
?and is now under ?20,000 hail.
Since writing the above wc learn that the
smiling?in Shakcsperian style?Treasurer has
left the State also. A second arrest, was expected,
and we suppose he has gone for a second Bond.
One ef the boldest robberies that was ever
commuted in (Ins part of the country was perpetrated
on I)r. II. S. Deaty, at his residence,
lust Thursdny night.
The thief first placed a barrel near a front
window, prized open I lie window blinds, t hen
cut out a pane of glass and reached the spring
inside thnt fastened the wiudow down, and
raised the window. lie then passed through
two rooms into the one in which the ">r. whs
sleeping. The Dr. had a son quite sick, to
whom he was giving medicine at intervals during
(lie night. On getting up to give the Medicine
the Dr. found the lamp had been put out,
as he supposed, by the wind or some other accident,
and he took hut little notice of it. In
the morning, however, lie found his pantaloons
had been taken in the front room and the pockets
rifled of from $22 to !?S0 and some tobacco.
Tho thief, after he got into tUe Dr's. room, evidently
first blew out the light then took thopan
taloens into the front room, abstracted w'j.at lie
wanted from theia and left thcin Ihoro. Persons
sleeping in rooms above heard the noise made
by cutting out the glass and also the thief walking
through the house, but supposing it was the
Dr- attending to the wants of his child, thought
nothing of it.
This should he a wnrmnir (<> our oil izens to sou
that their doors and windows are securely fitalenul
hcforo t^oin-j lo sleep. Such robberies ure
ulurniingly frequent all over the State
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The Road Under Survey.
The proceedings of (ho meeting held at Cjumel
Hill, which \vc publish (hie week, will give
a very correct idea of the spirit whiqh is now
auimating the citizens of Chester and Union
Counties at this time upon the paramount subject
of building a Narrow Gauge or cheap railroad
to connect the two towns; while the practical
exposition of Ur. Dnvega, as to tlio cost of building
such a road, with Judge Mnckey's cxplapit
remarks upon the practicability of building^t^
me usefulness ana necessity to all classes opondl
citizens for such nil outlet to the uorth and to
Charleston or Wilmington, places the importance
of the enterprise fully and plainly before the
people of this County, ami requires but little
notice from us, t'ui tlicr than to ask each one of
our renders to seriously consider the benefits
such a road would confer upon every portion of
tlio county.
As an evidence of the determination of the
people of both counties to build the road at once,
we will state that the funds necessary to defray
the cxpenccs of an ox peri mental survey have
been subscribed by citizens of the towns of
Chester and Uuion, and by the following cxtruct
from a letter l'roiu Judge Mnckcy, who is taking
a very active part in the matter, it will be seen
that the Kngincers are engaged to go upon the
line at once and report to the mass meeting to
be held at Lockhart Shoals on the 26th of next
month. If such prompt action is continued, ntef
may expect to see tile road liuilt and t ho lit tlo engine
steaming into our corporate limits in less
time thau it has ever taken to accomplish any
similar undertaking.
CiiKSTKn, July 20th 1877.
/{. IF. Sliaiui, Esq.
The balance of the fund necessary to defray the
expense of surveying and staking out the entire
route, has been snbsciibcd in Chester.
Capt. Dwight and his Engineer Corps, now
engaged on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow
Gauge Kail road, will enter upon this survey
within tho next twenty (20) days, and his re- j
port, with profile map of road, will be laid before
the mcctingnt Lockhart Shoals, on the 26th
of August proximo. 1 am satisfied that, by
utilizing tho economic principle of the Narrow
Gnugesystem?that of high gradieuts?the entire
rond can lie built and equipped at a cost not
exceeding $4,000. per mile, including bridge
across llroad river. Yours Faithfully
T. J. MACK FY.
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Terriblo Soeues at the North.
Our daily exchanges havo been almost filled
the past week, with accounts of a terrible uprising
of the employees upon almost all the
Railroads at the North, and extending to Baltimorc
The destruction of Railroad property at
Pittsburg and other important points in Pennsylvania
is cstiinatod at from six to seven million
dollars. At Pittslmrg the' mob burned about
-<K> first class engines, hundreds of Cars loaded
with valuable freight, besides all the fine buildings
owned by Railroad companies. The scenes
as we read them, were never equaled, except
once, and that was when JJO.OOO Federal soldiers
burned Columbia.
At one time in Pittsburg there was three miles
of flames on the railroad track.
The strike is wide-spread and assuming terrible
proportions in New York, Pcnusylvauial.
Maryland and Ohio. All trades seem to have
caught the infection, and daily increases the
mob.
Ti:it!tn:t.K i.oss or i.ifk.
The military?State and National?have been
called out to suppress tlio riot. In Pittsburg the
mob droTC the soldiers away, but not until at
least thirty li\es were lost, on both sides. In
Baltimore about twelve were killed. The accounts
arc so lengthy, that we must defer publishing
thorn to the next issue.
It is hoped the fury of the mob lias been spcnlv
8*0,,. We arc credibly informed that an industrious
colored man, living in llogansvillc Township,
had ten acres of fine corn eat up, one
night Inst week, l>y n number of bond of stock
belonging to his ncghbors; nntl that man still
says, "I'll be il?d if I vote for the stocl> law,
because it will ruin the poor man." That's
about ns plain a statement of both sides of the
question as wc have seen made. It's the poor
man's corn that is eat up at night, for the rich
man can fence in his land ; but onco get the
"poor" man to think that a law is not for his
special benefit, or that it will benefit his more
fortunate neighbor, and he will sutler any loss or
inconvenience rather than sustain it.
As it is generally the poor man who cannot
afford to keep up fences around his crop, or the
richer man who won't do il, wo go for the law
to protect the poor man's crop, and also to compel
the richer farmer to make pastures for his
own and the stock of his laborers and tenants.
Will such a law ruin the poor man ?
tf-ry" We have receive 1 from N. B. and Vincent
Farr, two brothers, and much respected
colored men of this town, specimens of Peaches
grown their own Orchards, which arc equal to
any we have seen from any orchard in this
County. One peach?and wc think the finest
in size and quallity?from Vincent's orchard,
is a seedling, the seed having been planted and
the tree carefuly cultivated by him.
These two colored men have, by their industry
and economy, bccomo the owners of very fine
property on Main street. Vincent is a fine gardener
and lias devoted his hest efforts to making
his home comfortable and his property profitable.
N. B., better known as "Bony," is a good
Tailor, and devotes the hours he can spare from
his shop to the improvement of his homestead,
and in gathering the comforts of lifcaronnd his
family.
No men in this town are more respected than
they. Quiet, sober, intelligent, we have no better
citizens, among the white or colored population.
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Thrush's Consumptive cure and Lung Ttcstor
cr, in becoming us staple for consumption uml
all diseases of respiratory organs ns (piinine in
chills and fever. Trinl f>t)c. large I fid. Sold
by all Druggists, and by A. IllWIft <\ ,
Union.
The crops of corn in this County look
very tine Cotton sin.ill and late.
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Proceedings of tho Railroad Hooting at Carmel
Hill.
The Committors from Chester and Union uiet
kV Carmcl Hill on Wedi. -.day, 18th inst. l)r.
A. II. Davega was called to the chair and Mr.
Bucliannan, of Chester and James Munro, of
union, wero requested to act as Secretaries.
( Dr. Darega stated tho ohjeet of tho meeting,
after whioh lie wont on to show tho cost of constructing
and equipping the ltoad. His estimate
ivns, as follows:
tttdiug, per mile $1, .-?od (X)
Twootles ? 21(f 00
Track laying*' 00 00
47$lonsiron" '? 1,900 00
Fish joint# nnil spikes 200 00
$3,900 00
Distant from Chester to Union, 28
iriles $109,200 00
Bridge over Broad ltivcr$25,000 00
2 Locomotives 9,000 (K)
10 Box Cars 3,000 00
4 Flat ' 800 00
Water Tanks GtXI 00
3 Depots 1,000 00-$39,800 00
$149,000 00
The work of grading, track laying and getting
out cross-tics to he done l>y convicts.
Judge T. J. Mackcy, being called upon, addressed
the meeting. He said :
The great problem of the age is cheap transportation
: transportation of the products of
the cartli from the land to the 8ca.?
'Thifc will bo ndmltlbd, but tlio olgoctiou is
urged of the poverty of the country; that the
people arc too poor to build the road. But if it
be admitted that the products of a country nre
worth transporlioii, then the Country is able to
build the road. The products of this country are
worth transportiou. Tlicy arc and will continue
to be transported, and the country isablcto build
the road. We should build according to our
means. We should build a cheap road. It is the
fashion of the times to build cheap ronds. The
Uoniau Soldier was instructed to inovo a step forward
if his sword was found to be toe short. If
we cannot build a costly road let us build achcap
one. By combined effort we can accomplish it.
It is true that the Counties of Chester and Union
have bccn_greatly exhausted by the results of
the war and by excessive taxation. They arc
in inv; I'uiiuiuuit ui iiiu unionuuna* muic mui
had tlic misfortune to tumble into a well. After
a fruitless effort to extricate liiin it was
thought to be a incrcy to cover him with dirt :i:?d
thus end his sufferings, and accordingly earth
was thrown upon him; but to the surprise of
all it was found that the sagacious animal had
made use of the earth to extricate himself; he
had risen by the very means intended for his
destruction. Let us take a lesson from the mule,
and by the calamities which beset us rise to
prosperity by increased exertion.
The Presiding officer of the meeting, who is
an experienced and practical railrond man, has
told us of the low eost of the construction ol
the road, and there can be no doubt that the
road can be built, to cro--s llrond river at or
near Lockhart .Shoals, for less than the estimate.
It should not be attempted to reduce the grades
to 105 feet per mile, as in other roads, but we
t?hould surmount grades of '200 feet per mile,
laying the cross-tics, as near as may he, upon
the surface of the earth. It is doubtless true
that those roads which are nearest horizontal
arc cheapest in the long run, but those which
follow more nearly the inequalities of the ground
arc cheapest to build. And mankind are like
greyhounds?they run by sight. Huihl your
road upon the cheapest system, and when the
revenues of the road warrant, and lands appreciate,
then improve your road.
Another objection urged is, that the cars are
so narrow they are apt to upset. But this is not
true. There is a higher safety in the Narrow
(iauge than in the broad garge. The track of
the Narrow (laugc is 3 feet and the cars arc 35
feet long. In the broad gauge the track is -I feet
8 inches and tlie cars are from -15 to 5*2 feet in
length, in the broad gauge the platform or lev
c} ol'. the floor is 37 inches in height, an 1 in tho
Narrow Gauge 20 inches. The broad gauge
cars arc 11 feet wide, the Narrow Gauge 7 to 8
feel. The effect of the lowering of tho centre
of gravity in the Narrow Gauge car is to make
it more difficult to overturn. Many accidents
are caused on broad gauge roads by the breaking
of axles, by what is called the tortion strain
of the axle. Tho Narrow Gauge axlo being 'J
feet shorter, and the diameter being equal, the
shorter is less liable to break. The speed at
taincd is sufficient for all practical purposes?
25 miles per hour can be easily attained. Or
the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Road, ai
occasion has demanded, 30 milos and over pei
has been made. The cost of construction is 0(
per cent of the broad gauge, and the cost of ope
rating is much less.
The Narrow Gauge system is revolutionism)
the whole theory of Railroad construction ii
"iliis Country. They have been in use about 11
years. The first of tho kind was the l'ort Ma
doc k Festiniog R. R., in Wales. With a gang
of 2 feet and with engines of tons, a spce<
of 20 miles per hour was regularly run. Sine
that time Narrow Gauge Railroads have inulti
plied greatly, and now, in Scotland, Kngland
India and the United States, there are thousand
of miles. A road is now being built from Lou
isvillc to Maysvillc. Ky., a distance of 70 miles
Judge M. read a communication from a news
paper relating to the Denver & Rrio Grand
R. It., ("feet gauge,) showing that much sharpei
curves are now niado, and that ono gradient o
-17 feet and another of 311 feet to the mile, hn
been made over Dump Mountain.
Wo are told that the people are too poor ; Ilia
the farmers arc all poor. Hut see the saviuj
that will l?e made. Take the County of Union
t^bdSl*-'8 said to prodnee 12000 bales of cotton
to ship this Cotton to N. Y. now costs $5.50 pe
bale. From Chester to New Yoik, heforo Hi
building of the Narrow Gauge R. R., the pric
wa.; $1.7>; sinco the building of the Narroi
Gauge R R. it is $3,50. It is not supposed tin
I it will cost any more from Union to New Ynr
than from Chester to N. Y., after thecomplelio
' of the road. The difference will make a savin
I of tfM,0O0, per annum to Union County alone
upou tliia item. The town <of Cliestor saved $80,000
in freights last year by having the Chester &
Lenoir Railroad. I am not an advocate of the
adage that figures do not lie. In ray opinion
figures do lie. Nothing lies moro thaa figures,
unless it be facts: Rut these are truthful figures
and liouest l'ncts. And thero will bo a reflex
benefit from the building of the road. Dcfore
the building of the Narrow Gauge Railroad
to Chester the freight upou bacon from Cincinnati!
was $1.67 per cwt., now it is 6G cents per
cwt. Thus will the necessaries of lifo be cheapened.'
"frH amniifl a people like this, who de
not feed themselves, how eminently wise to build
a road which will enablo them to sell in the
dearest market and buy in the cheapest. This
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hub uccii our experience m v/iicsier, auu mere
is no reason why (lie same results should not
follow again, But the farmers say they do not
pay the cost of transportation; that the taxes
arc too high ; that the increased t ix from the
cost of the road will overcome any benefit to be
derived. But do they not realize that they do
pay the cost of transportation. Do they suppose
that the commission merchants of the large cities
are a holy army ef good Samaritans, who
have an eye single to their good ? No, indeed !
The farmer pays the cost of transportation in
the lessened value of his products?in the unnecessary
difference in the value of his products
at his door and at the point of their destination.
Suppose, for example, I were to try to
make a bargain with my philosophic friend
there, Mr. Smith, to hire his wagon and tenm to
haul a load to Chester; to start at early dawn
and return late. What should I have to pay??
Say five dollars per day. Now, if his team and
wagon is worth $5 00 to hire, is it not worth
more to him on his farm with his owu labor superadded?
The difference between those two
sums will serve to illustrate the amouul paid by
him in the way of indirect taxation. Tho farmers
of Soutli Carolina have, all their lives been
wasting their substance in indirect taxation.?
Their long suffering is more deserving of commendation
than the renowned patience of Job.
If 1 were ealled upon to define a South Carolina
farmer, I should say lie was one who works his
laud and boards himself for nothing.
It is practicable to build the toad. Tho road
is a necessity for more reasons than one. The
ordinary highway is almost impassable. Tlioro
is no such system of roads iu the world as in
South Carolina. No doubt our friends from
Union have had their views greatly stengthebed
by the travel over the roads to-day. It was,
mcrciorr, souuu juugmcnt to select this as the
place of meeting. They have doubtless observed
that wo have not yet adopted a system of macadamized
roads. The civilization of a country
is measured by its roads. From the ?apow
trail which could be followed only by the keen
eye of the Indian up to the broad and level turnpike,
the successive stages of a country's civilization
can be marked, ltoads are the viens
and arteries of commerce ; and you may look
for clouds and darkness until your country is
trsversed by good roads. Your magnificent
and neglected watercourses nnd waterpowers
can never bo utilized without a ltuilrond. The
sound ot the rushing waters of your luighty
river ucar at hand, should bo hushed in the hum
of busy spindles, llut this cannot be without
a railroad to transport the material nnd products.
The first inquiry of the manufacturer is concerning
transportation, llest assured that until
this Ituilroad is built you will be in tlio grip
of hard times.
We hear great complaint of the high rate, of
interest. If you would reduce the rate of interest,
increase the ainouut of capital for the borrower.
liuild your railronds nnd attract the
capital. You cnimot attract immigration without
railroads. What immigrant would care to
come here when he loams that he is fifteen miles
from a railroad, and that the cost of transportation
of those fifteen miles is perhaps greater tliau
10(1(1 n,il?c> o( ?!.? V/t-lk
Some one will suggest that that the Railroad
will benefit only the land* through which it pusses.
If it is admitted that the lands traversed
by the road will be benefitted then it follows
that all other lands in the county will be benefitted.
For instance, it requires about $10,000
. per annum to carry on the Chester County gov,
eminent. Suppose the whole property of Chesi
tcr county to bo be valued at $1,000,000. To
, raise the sum of $10,000 a tax of one per cent.
. on all property will therefore be required. But
it is admitted that the building of the railroad
will increase the .value of the Jauds along its
1 line; then, of course, there will bo a greater
> valuo with which to pay the tax. Suppose the
r value should bo incroascd to $2,000,000, then a
) tax of only ono-half of one por cont. will bo required.
And, as the tax falls upon all alike,
therefore the benefits will reach the remotest sections.
Our experience iu Chester is that all the
{ lands liavo advanced in value since the building
of the Nnrrow Gauge railroad.
But the way to build railronds is to commence.
' Wo should begin now. The corporators should
- exercise their powers here and now. Vacancies
e should be filled and an organization perfected,
j and Surveyors put upon the rouie.
Speeches were made by Dr. A. P. Wiley and
0 Col. E. T. Atkinson, of Chester, and Robt W.
- Shand, Esq. and D. D. Culp, of Union.
, On motion of Judge Mackoy a meeting of the
8 corporators of the Chester & Union Hail Road
was called to fill vacancies caused by death or
resignation.
i. Dr. A. II. Davega was called to the chair and
> Joseph Wiley requested to act as Secretary.
0 The following were elected to fill vacancies.?
Joseph Wiley and John J. Wilson, of Chester,
ana ii. l>. uoi; ana j. u. rarrar, or union,
f On motion, a Committeo of five tor the Coun8
ty of Chester and six for the County of Union
were appointed to solicit sul>seriptious to the
capital sto< k of the Compicny.
' The following were appointed,
g Chctler.?John W. Wilkes, Josten WltKT,
, Wadk Osdobnk, I)r. William McCollum, John
J. Wi look.'
* Union?K W. Siiano Esq., Hon. T. B. Jhui,
* W*. Munro Esq. D. D. Cn.r, II. L. Goss, W. A.
o Nicholson.
0 On moiion, the {'resident was Autliorizud to
v employ engineers to inako an experimental surrey
of the road from Chester to Union.
On motion. The Mooting adjourned to meet at
k Farrar's Mil) on f.?cklniri Shoals, Dread llivcr,
n Saturday, August '2/itli.
A. II. DAVEGA, Prest.
o llrCIIANAK, 1
' I \"ii/? Muniio, j secretaries.
Kor the Times. ?
Dr. Wade Fowler- * t|
Mr. Editor :?1 notice the above nnnio un- *
der an article or statement in ti recent issuo of )
the Tinks. lleitig sonic what acquainted with
the Doctor 1 have presumed to cull attention to
his article and am not afraid of li s misunderstanding
mo.
The Doctor is very well known in this County 4
and, 1 believe, hns the confidence of the people.
Ordinarily they would believe him?ordinarily
Lsuy?l?ut how ran a man (or a Dr.) hope such
an a**ci?t tp Ifulli when he oppose cotton grow*
ing ? When lie attempts to dethrone a King?
a Despot?who has swayed almost universal cm*
pirc for 40 years ! or may he 60! Who could
hopo for success with loyal consistent oitizens
when treason is attempted ? Who but the Dr.
would dare do such a thing T Dethrone King
Cotton! How are tlie mighty fallen!?tho
mighty fallen in tho midst of the battle ! "Tell
it not in Gatli, publish it not iu the street of
Askelon." If the Dr. were in good hoalth he
would hardly have done it. Why not let tho
King reign ? Can he reign any longer than his KX
subjects live? The time is short.
Besides the Dr. has brought forth figures, also
fuels. Was this wise? Are not facts too blunt,
too square faced, to bo used ill argumcul? These
estimates?awny with them. Again "Mulching'*
"absorbent iu stalls and lots!" This won't do> A
He reads an agricultural paper, he understands
bin buaidrot. Tliin wou' 4 do. "Dvnk'fln ming"
won't do. CRITIQUE.
For the Times. j
From 8kull Shoal*.
Mh. Editor:?According to promiso I send
you a brief statement of what is going on in
this section of our County. Crops, for the most
part, are clean, and tho earth is now being
tered with abundant showers of rain. Ou^^B
township was thrown into considerable excitement
on Tbursday the 12th inst. by a mad dog,
which, by 8 oclook in tho morning, bit tho greater
part of tho dogs from this place to Broad
river, between l'acolet and Thicketv. and at last
account lie had crossed Thickcly and was going
north. It behooves the people to watch for tho
appearance of this fatal ntalady, and strive to
nip it Hie bud.
Timet in this quarter linvo been harder this
year with the farmers than usual, by reason of
the freshet of last year, but by the timely ad vent
of an abundant wheat harvest, hope and
prosperity i>cgin again to dawn upon tho people.
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Religious interest, like breadstufl's, has boon
rather scarce, but unfortunately the demand for
spiritual things tins not been urgent, like that 'A,
for temporal tilings. Many, however, arc now
looking forward to the 25th, inst., with anxious
hopes forn season of refreshing from tho Lord,
as the quarterly meeting at Mesopotamia Church
begins that day. It is to be hoped that so great
an influx of good men into our community, to
remain with us four or five days, will have a
salutary efl'ecl upon the huurts and consciences
of tho people. Respectfully, Yours
\Y. M. F.
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For the Times.
The "Times" Ruined--Baatod.
Mr. Storks :?1 have been taking t lie Timet several
years, but dad blamed if 1 take it any longer,
and 1 want you to pay my money bock and stop
the durncd old thing. I've got no use for no
man that's iu favor of that blamed "stock law"
the aristocrats have started up here. There is
no use for no such law, if there wasn't so much
blamed laziness. Lot everybody go to work
like I do aud make fences ; and if they won't
do it make tlieui give their places to somebody
that will fence it. If this cussed law passes it
will ruin me, nnd I will have to sell all my fine
cattle. You sec, Stokes, I keeps tny place all
fcllCtlll 1111 mill T llllll'l iitliiiv li.ihmlv'u aliw'll 111
run in my fields ; but my neighbors are (no
blamed laxy to fence and so I pasture all ray cattle
in their fields, summer and winter, und it
doa'i eeeC-me nothing, only * few (luicks in the
winter to my milk cows. Jest as soon as they
eat up the shucks leftiu my field when I gather
corn I turns them into neighbor A's bottoms and
they get fat as bears by April. Now. Stokes,
you have jost got to write aginst this blamed
Stock law; if you don't, I'll ruin you; yes, sir,
I'll break you up.
A FREEMAN
For tho Times.
Here Rnds the Ohioken Dispute'
Mn. Editor :?I would advise you and your
many correspondents to hush bragging on your
wonderful Chickens and Ducks, for I have found
a hen that lays your liens in the cold, but
never lays uii egg.
This lion lias liven watched by my informn^Nf
for some time. She goes to her nest regularly and
after sitting there u few minutes sho comes off ,
cackling. Tho nest has been closely watched,
but they have ucvor found a single egg in it.
Now, the presumption naturally follows, that
this hen docs not take the trouble of layiug
doable yelked eggs, or many of any sort, and
then go through the slow proems of a three
weeks incubation, but, witli an eye to business ,
worthy the great competition now raging
among liens, she steals some chickens front her
neighbors' hens, while they are eaokling over
?i. .i...t.i? ...ib. f.. .-.1 i i_ <i
way they should go?towards my Informer^^
yard. VISITOR.
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For the Times.
Spartanburg County Toaehora Convention.
This Convention will l>o held at Limaatoae
Springs the lftth and 17th August. To Union
we extend a cordial invitation. Coma up and
unite with us and let us talk over all mattcrt^^a
pertaining to education. Teachers, the Countj^^B
School Commissioner, and tho Killer of the
Time*, arc especially ipvltod. See Programme
in Spartanburg papers.
Teachers writing to me will be entertained by
tlio Community. Hotel accommodations here^.-"-?
on.l nft nAirnA., Plin
imvt in uuiiuojr v/ianij'iv ?
?.) .1 uly 1 #77. CI! AS PETTY.
For Committee.
ttaef" The boys in the othco say tho less room
we have the more matter wo i>ut in tho Timet. 4^