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She Sol rrlilij Union Sime?. ft. W7 STOKES, Editor. UNION, CKIDAY JULY '21, 1S77. TEKMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. i ('opr. one year, in auvanck, $3.00 "J f'niiIi'K one year," " 5.50 i " " " 11.00 10 " " 30.00 ADVERTISING. On* square or one inch, first insertion, - - - $1.00 Each subsequent insertion, ------- 75 l.ibcral diyouut made to merchants ami others adverli?iii? for six months or hv the year. Obituary Not ice* of ten lilies or less, Inscrhsl free. " " over tun lines, charged as Advertise moots. ?y- 20 peroeul additional for advertisements ordered not to appear in consecutive lasuos. SO&" The next meeting of the Itoard of County Cotnmisioncrs will be held next Tuesday, the 2d of August. * ? t*?U M rs. (1. It. Kooti has our thanks for a I fine treat, uf vegetables. Aiiihiil' them was a ~ " "O - c Itcel Unit measured 10 inches in circutufcrcucc. If wo were asko<l what kind of weather we are having, without any cquivocation, circumlocution or prevaricatiou, we should say? hoi. Wk. It is now expected that the next State convention of the I'epublicaii party will he liohl iu the Penitentiary, as all the leaders will he then* when It is called. flr# We neglected last week to pay our respects to Miss Kate Young and Miss Carrie Sartor for a basket of line Horse Apples. We forgot them in our editorial duties hut remembered them when we were enjoying the dumplings.? Wo Sorter like such Young Ladies as scut us those Apples. >ur energetic and straight toward as well as straightoul Treasurer, informs us that he is satisfied he will collect at least $lO,IMMl of the taxes before he closes his hooks. This, we think, is doing remarkably well, considering the extreme scarcity of money. Wben (lie crop comes in we arc satisfied Hie people will pay up as close if not closer than over. The | resent levy calls for $40,1230, in this County, for all pur poses. S. J. I.ce, Solicitor of tlie second Circuit and Speaker of ttic Mouse of Itcprcsentnlives in 187U, was arrested at Aiken on Tuesday, upon a charge, made by tlie Investigating committee, that lie issued fraudulent certificates to the atuouut of $S,0(H). Ex-Uovernor F. J. Moses was arrested on the same day, at Cliarlestou, 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,-loo 26. (icorge Smith, the colored Barber, was arrested last Monday, upon suspicion ofbeingtho onu who broke into Mr. Mosoh' store and stolen number of articles, some time ago. (Icorge at the 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, he was placed with tho Sheriff to board, until lie satisfied the Court that lie came by it honestly, lie undertook to implicate another colored man, hut his story is not hulievcd.? Ocorge 1b qutte a flashy youg man and tovos to splurge. - Jtay It may not he.generally known in this County that we have a veritable Urick Maehiue in full hlnst in this town ; hut such is. nevertheless, the truth. The machine cost, laid down horo, ?700, anil ean turn out '20,000 well niado and well pressed Brick per day. Messrs. Bishop & Brown, the owners, arc intelligent working men, and understand their business fully. They arc from the State of New York, and just the kind of men our people arc anxious te sec come down hero, and we sincerely hope they will he encouraged. From what we can learn the price of brick will be materially roduccd, when the Machine iAtriy iu woi'K. The Investigating committee is scaring the vultures from the State carcass, nn?l catching those who have the audacity to remain watching for the last mouthful. Chamberlain, ('orbin, Carpenter, NVhiltcmore, Owens, Dennis, .lones, and perhaps others ?f tlie plunders, have all left the Slate, and a few days ago the "only honest man," who the "leading paper in lite State" defended so defiantly, and saved him from impeachment, dccause he was the "right bower of Chamberlain," has been arrested, and upon the very charge preferred against hint at that time?that of misappropriating Slate funds ?and is now under $20,000 bail. Siucc writing the above we learn that ilie smiling?in Shakespcrian stylo--Treasurer lias left the State also. A second arrest was expected, and we suppose he has gone for a second Uuud. One eft Ito boldest robberies that was ever committed in this part <>f the country was perpetrated on Dr. II. S lleaty, at his residence, last Thursday night. The thief first placed a barrel near a front window, prized open the window blinds, then cut out a pano of glass and reached the spring liiriui; iii.ii iiiniciti iiv* m iiiuut) 'iu? n, auu rai^cil (lie window. He then passed tlirough two rooms into the one in which the '>r. was sleeping. The Hi*, had a son quite sick, to whom lie was giving medicine at intervals during tlie night. On getting up to give the Medicine the L)r. found the lamp had lieen put out. as ho supposed, by the wind or some other accident, and lie took hut little notice of it. In the morning, however, he found his pantaloons had been taken in the front room and the p.>< !; ets rifled of from S'JV? to S"0 and ?ome lohaeeo. The thief, after lie got into ik< Ur ? room, evidently first blew out the light then took thopan taloons into the front room, abstracted w rit he waited from Ihctaaiid left, them there. Persons sleeping in rooms above heard the noise made by cutting out the glass and aboilie thief walking through the house, but riipposing it was the l>r- atteiidin, to the ? .i.t- . i Id , ! '1 I ' u l,i not liiug of it. Tli is should be a warning lo mil rili/eu* lo sen Mn#t their lorn sand win low- ari <o'e y fali'iiol before on to sleep Sin i 'bet uej tIn i in i it -1 y fi'i ip. . ovi i ' L' J1 1 i-.l! The Road Under 8urvey. The proceedings of tlio meeting held at Cjm*mel Mill, wliieli we publish this week, will give a very correct idea of the spirit which ia now animating the citizens of Cheater and Union Counties at this time upon the paramount subject of building a Narrow Gauge or cheap railrtnd to connect the two towns; while the practical exposition of Dr. Davega, as to the cost of building such a road, with Judge Maekcy's explicit remarks upon the practicability of building^t, the usefulness and necessity to all classes, of oul citizens for such an outlet to the north and to Charleston or Wilmington, places the importance of the enterprise fully and plainly before the people of this County, and requires but little notice from us, fuither than to ask each one oi our readers to seriously consider the benefit!! such a road would confer upon every portion ol the 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 defraj the expeuees of an experimental survey bavt been subscribed by citizens of the towns ol Chester and Cnioii, and by the following extract from a letter from Judge Mackcy, who is taking a very active part in the matter, it will be seen that the Kngineers are engaged to go upon tlit iniv m unco ami report to me mass meeting Ic la; held at i.oekhart Shoals on the tiutli of next month. II such prompt action is continued. iv< n\tiy expect to Bcclhrron-I built and the little en giue steaming into our corporate limits in less time than it has ever taken to accomplish an} similar undertaking. ('nkm Kit, .Inly 20th 1877. I?. It". Shtinif, /*.' ?/. The haktneeof the fund necessary to defray tin expense of surveying and staking out the en lire route, has been subset ibed in Chester. ('apt. Itwight and his Knginccr Corps, now Ctigngeil on the Chester and l.cnoir Narrow tiauge Itailroad, will enter upon this survcj within the next twenty (2U) Jays, and his re port, with prolile map of road, will be laid be fore the ineetingat Lockharl Shoals, on the 2otl of August, proximo. 1 am satisfied that, bj utilizing the economic principle of the Narrow tinuge system?t hat of high gradients?the en tin road can he built and equipped at a cost noi exceeding 5vl,UUO. per mile, including bridgt across Itroad river. Yours Faithfully T. J. MACK BY. .?. Torriblo Scenes at the North. < hit* daily exchanges have been almost lillcii the past week, with accounts of a terrible up l'iriSlltr nf tllf* iilttlilAunAu iinon nlm.vui .*11 Railroads al the North, and extending to Haiti more The destruction of Railroad property at Pittsburg and other important points in Pennsylvania is cstimatod at front six to seven millioi dollars. At l'ittsbarg the mob burned aboul -IKI tirst class engines, hundreds of Cars loadeii with valuable freight, besides all the line build ings owned by Railroad com panics. The scenes as wc read them, were never equaled, exeepl onec, and that was when dl?,0(it) Federal soldiers burned Columbia. At one time in Pittsburg there was three miles of ihwnes on the railroad track. Tho strike is wide spread and assuming terrible proportions in New Vurk, Pennsylvania Maryland and Ohio. All trades seem to luivc caught the infection, and daily increases the molt. n:t:::is-ss i?r t.tri:. The military?State and National?have been called out to suppress the riot. In Pittsburg ti e mob drove the soldiers away, hut not until at least thirty lives 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 Impe l the fury of the uu>b has been spent, frtl),,. We arc credibly informed that a:i indus unnn umuuu mail, living III IXlgllllSVlIll1 I OWIl* ship, had (cti acres of fine corn cat up, out night last week, l>y a number of lica I of stock belonging to his neghbors; ami that man still says, "I'll be ?1?d if 1 vole for the stock law because it will ruin the poor man." That'? about as plain a statement of both shies of th< question as wo have seen matlc. It's the pool man's corn that is cat up at night, for the riel man can fence in his land ; but oucc get the "poor" man to think that a law is not for hi.' special benefit, or that it will benefit his more fortunate neighbor, and he will sutler any loss ot in" mveniencc rather than sustain it. As it is generally the poor man who cannol fttl'ord to keep up fences around his crop, or tlu richer man who won't do it. wc go for the law to protect the poor man's crop, and also to com pel 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 ? ?. f '-.V" We have re vivo I tVn i N". 15. and Yin cent I'arr, two brothers, and much respectc colored men of ihi? town, specimens of lV.aehe< grown their own ttrchards, which are equal tt any we have seen from any orchard in this County. One peach ? and we think tlie finest in size and quallity -from Vincent's orchard is a seedling, the seed having been planted am the trcccarefuly cultivated by him. These two colored men have, by their industry and economy, become the owners of very fin< property <>u Vain street. Vincent is a line gar ilenei and has devoted his be?t efforts to making his home comfortable and his property profit able. N. I?.t better known as llony," is a good Tailor, and devotes the hours lie nan spare frou his shop to the improvement ul his homestead and in gathering the comforts of life around it is family. No men in thi- town are more iv--peeted than they, ljuict. <mlc-r, intelligent. -.ve have no h diet citizens, among the white or colored population, Thrash s t onminptive cure am' I.ung !!e~lor er, is becoming a- staple for consumption and all liseascs of respiratory cus.ui;, nn <j11in:11c* in chills and fever. Ti ial ~>Oc. large I fill. Sold by nil In if", i-' Hi I i.- V I I' I I i. ] > 1 III! Wops ot . ii in till i v? i . ' Hon in ill io.| t ,i.. Proceedings of the Railroad Meeting at Carmel Hill. The Committees from Chester ami Union uict fcl Cartncl Kill on Wednesday, 18th inst. Dr. A. II. Darega was called to the chair and Mr. Buchannan, of Chester and James Munro, of Union, were requested to act us Secretaries. Dr. Davegu stated the objeet of the meeting, after which lie went on to show the cost of constructing and equipping the Road. His estimate was, as follows : RJ^ntdiug, per mile $1,~>0? 00 TWtJOlIes ? ' 'J 10 tK) ' Traok laying ' " 00 00 > 47J tons iron ' ? 1,900 (H) s Fish joints and spikes '200 00 $11,900 00 Distant from Chester to Union, L'8 i miles $109,'200 00 r Bridge orcr Broad Kivcr$'2-">,(H)0 00 2 Locomotives 9,000 00 10 Box Cars 11,000 OO ' I Flut ? 800 00 f Water Tanks 5(H) 00 < > 3 Depots 1.5(H) CH?-^3'.l,8tH) 00 , |. 15140,000 OO 1 The work of grading, track laying ami getting out cross-ties to he done l>y convicts. ' Judge T. J. Mackey, being called upon, addressed (lie meeting. lie said : The great problem of the age is cheap transportation : transportation of the products of the earth front the land to the Sea.? "Thifc will bo udmitfkul, lint tho oldection is ' urged of the poverty of the country; that the people are tco ?oor to build the road. Hut if it r be admitted tliat the products of a country are worth transportion, then the fountry is able to build t lie road. The products of t his country are 5 worth transportion. They arc and will continue to l?c transported, and the country isablcto build the road. We should build according to our ' f means. We should build a cheap road. It is the J r fashion of the times to build cheap roads. The * j Human Soldier was instructed to move a step for ward if liis sword was found to l?c too short, if I . wo cannot build a costly road let us build a cheap , one. 15y combined effort we can accomplish it. J It is true that the Counties of Chester and Union ^ [ have been.greatly esliaustc 1 by the results of ^ the war and by excessive taxation. They arc in the condition of the unfortunate mule that . had the misfortune to tumble into a well. After a fruitless effort to extricate him it was 1 thought to be a mercy to cover him with dirt and . Cuts end his sufferings, and accordingly earth ? was thrown upon aim; but to the surprise of | . all it was found that the sagacious animal had [ made use of the earth to extricate himself; he I . had r sen by the very means intended for his , destruction. Let us taken lesson from the mule, t and bv the calamities which beset us ri?e to ... i [ prosperity by increased exertion. The Presiding officer of tIre meeting, who is , an experienced and practical railroad man, has t told its of the low cost of the construction of i the road, and there can he 110 doubt that the road can he bnilt, to cro-'s 15road river at or ( near Lock hart .Shoals, for less than the estimate. It should not he attempted to reduce the grades : to lt>."? feet per mile, as in other roads, hut we _ I should surmount grades of "JOO l'cct per mile. . j laying the cross-ties, as near as may he, upon . j the surface of the earth. It is doubtless true ' that tlii'So roads which are nearest horizontal ' arc c!?e:t-ictit i.i the long ran, but those which , i follow more nearly the inequalities of the ground : i are cheapest to buiM. And mankind are like ( J greyhounds?they run by sight, lluihl your ' i I roa I upon the cheapest system, and when the ' revenues of the road warrant, and lands appre! ciatc, then improve your roa 1. Another objection urged is, that the cavs arc r so narrow they are apt to upset. Hut this is not true. There is a higher safety in the Narrow Ciaugc than in the broad gat go. The track of 1 the Narrow (lauge is '> feet and the cars are 35 ' feet long. In the broad gauge the track is 4 feet ' : S inches and the cars are from 45 to 52 feet in 1 I length, in the broad gauge the plat form or lev, el of the tloor is 'M inches in height, an 1 in the t Narrow Ciaugc 20 inches. The broad gauge i car- are 11 feet wide, the Narrow (iattge 7 to 8 f ' feet. The effect of the lowering of the centre ' i of gravity in the Narrow Ciaugc car is to make 1 ! it more difficult to overturn. Many accidents 1 ? arc causeu on uroau gauge roaUs by the breaking i of axles, by what is called tlie lortion strain ' f of ihe axle. The Narrow Gauge axio being 2 ' feet shorter, ami the diameter being equal, the 1 t shorter is less liable to break. The speed at- ' J taiucd is sufficient for all practical purposes? ' ' 2"> miles per hour can be easily attained. On the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Koad, as t occasion has demanded, TO inilos and over per has been made. The cost of construction is 00 1 per cent of the broad gauge, and the cost of ope- ( rating is much less. I The Narrow Gauge system is revolutionizing ' ' the whole theory of llailroad construction in ' * ihis Country. They have been in use about 18 ' years. The first of the kind was the l'ort Me- < 1 doc & I'estiniog II. II., in Wales. With a gauge ' 1 of 2 feet and with engines of tons, a speed 1 ' of 20 miles per hour was regularly tun. Since ( ' that time Narrow Gauge llailroads have multi- : plied greatly, and now, in Scotland, Hngland, India and the I nitcd States, there are thousands ' : of miles. A road is now being built from Lou- , isville to Maysvillc. Ky., a distance of 70 miles. Judge M. read a communication from a news- < ! paner relating to the Denver A llrio Grande ' 1 K. U.t (oloc't gauge,) showing I hat much sharper , ' | curves arc now made, and iliaL one gradient of ' 'JIT feet ami another of Mil feet to the mile, has hocn made over 1 >nnt(> Monnlniii. We are told that the people are too poor ; that I the farmers arc all poor. Hut scu the saving I that will he made. Tal.e the Comity of I'nion, { wjjirh is said to produce I'Jnoo hales of cotton, j To sinji thi.-- t'olton to N. Y. now costs !?'>.<"><) per ! hale I'rota ' hester to New n>ik. before the 1 j latil lino of the Narrow (Jaiifre It. II., the price wa jinco .lie hiiillin. of the Narrow ' i ..... . 'Jail " I" I' it [ is 'Mt l-ased that ' ' i it will >t?t aiiv from l ... . to \.- ' ork i ' hail t l oin t tiesl cr to .'? \ ., i it vi ' he p.. ' ion of :':r i -a I < I'Tfi'ma .'.11 mnkc a *fivinj? ! t ti ' <? i i'i' im*Mint i > IT ' ' "iio'v a' hi > ' | ipou litis item. The town of Cluster saved $30, >00 in freights last year by having the Chester & L.onoir Hailroad. 1 am not an advocate of thi tditge that figures do not He. In ray opinion ^ igurcs do lie. Nothing lies more thaa figures, tnless it be facts. Hut these arc truthful fig- ' ires and honest facts. And thcro will be a re 8l lex benefit from the building of the road, llc'oro the building of tlio Narrow Gauge Hailroad 0 Chester the freight upon bacon from Ciuciulatti was $l.i>7 per cwt., now it is 0(5 cents per :\vt. Thus will the necessnrics of lifo be cheap- I in ilTFnii annum. a people like this, who do lot feed themselves, how eminently wise to build 1 road which will enable them to sell iii the learcst market anil buy in the cheapest. This ^ ias been our experience in Chester, anil there s no reason why the same results should not 'ollow again. But the farmers sny they do not pay the cost of transportation; that the taxes ire too high ; that the increased tix from the :ost of the road will overcome any benefit to be leriveil. lint do they not realize that they do pay the cost of transportation. Do they suppose tliat the commission merchants of the large cities are a holy army of good Samaritans, who liavc an eye single to their good ? No, indeed ! I'lie farmer pays the cost of transportation in lhe lessened value of his products?in the unaccesssry difference in the value of his products it his door and at the point of their destination. Suppose, for example, 1 were to try to make a bargain with my philosophic friend here, r. Smith, to hire his wagon and team to haul a load to Chester; to start at early dawn md return late. What should 1 have to pay?? Say live dollars per day. Now, if his team and aagon is worth S3 00 to hire, is it not worth nore to him on his farm with his own labor superadded? The dilfetcncc between those two sums will serve to illustrate the aiiiouul paid by litn in the way of indirect taxation. The farinsrs of South Carolina have, all their lives been ousting their substance in indirect taxation.? L'licir long sutl'cring is more deserving of coin- c Herniation than the renowned patience of Job. 1 If 1 were called upon to define a South Carolina 11 "inner, I slioii. I say he was one who works iiis 1 and and boards himself for nolliiiig. It is practicable to build the load. The road 1 is a necessity for more reasons than one. The ordinary highway is almost impassable. Tlicro ^ is no such system of roads in the world as in * South Carolina. No doubt our friends from 1 Union have had their views greatly stengthencd ' hy the travel over the roads to-day. It was, ' therefore, sound judgment to select this as the place of meeting. They have doubtless observed ' that wo have not yet adopted a system of masadatnized roads. The civilization of a country ^ is measured hy its roads. From the naarow trail which could be followed only bv the keen eye of the Indian up to the broad and level turn- | pike, the successive stages of a country's civilization can be marked. Koads are the viens ' ind arteries of commerce ; and you may look ' for clouds and darkness until your country is traversed by good roads. Your magnificent 1 and neglected watercourses and watcrpowers tun never l>c utilized without a Hail road. The <ouml ol ttie rushing waters of your mighty river netr at hand, should bo hushed in the hum jf busy spindles. Hut this cannot be without i railroad to transport the material and products, file first inquiry of the manufacturer is contenting transportation. Kcsl assured that anal this Kuilroad is built you will be in the grip if l.nril lit. <w W e hour great complaint of the high rate of ' interest. If ou would reduce tlie rate of inter- ' est, increase the amount of capital for the bor- ' rower, liuild your railroads and attract the capital. Vou cannot attract immigration without railroads. What immigrant wjul 1 care to 1 20111c here when lie loams that he is fifteen miles 1 Crom a railroad, anil that the cost of transporta- 1 lion of those fifteen miles is perhaps greater than ' 1200 miles at the North. Some one will suggest that that the Railroad will benefit only the lands through which it pastas. If it is admitted that the lands traversed oy the road will be benefitted then it follows ' thai all other lands in the county will be bene- 1 [it ted. For instance, it requires about $10,000 per annum to carry on the t'licster County gov- ' eminent. Suppose the whole property of Chester county to be he valued at SI,000,000. To raise the sum of $10,000 a tax of one per cent, on all property will therefore be required. Hut it is admitted that the building of the railroad will increase the value of the lauds along its ' line; ilien, of course, there will be a greater i value with which to pay the tax. Suppose the value should ho increased to ?"2,000,000, then a lax of only one-halt'of ono per cent, will be re- 1 . i t ...l ii... r.ii.. ...v? ~ii I*I__ i|llliL'<i. /iiiu, us mu iu.\ i.ui.-n iijHui sin ;i 11 k r, therefore the benefits will reach I lie remotest sections. Our experience in Chester is that all the lands liavo advanced in value since the building of the Narrow flange railroad. Hut the way to build railroads is to commence. We should begin now. The corporators should exercise the:1, powers here and now. Vacancies should be filled and an organization perfected, and Surveyors put upon the route. Speeches were made by I)r. A. I'. Wiley and I'ol. E. T. Atkinson, of Chester, and Kobt W. Shand, Ksq. and 1?. D. Gulp, of Union, On motion ot Judge Mackey a meeting of the corporators of the Chester & Union Knil lload was called to till vacancies caused by death or resignation. I Dr. A. II. D.wcga was called to the chair ami Joseph Wiley requested to net as Secretary. The following were elected to fill vacancies.? Joseph Wiley and John J. Wilson, of Chester, and II. L. (Joss and J. ('. I'arrar, ot' L'nion. On motion, a Committee of live tor the County of Chester and six for the County of Union were appointel to solicit .subscriptions to the capital stock of the Company. The following were appointed. Cluster.?Joii.n W Wii.kks, Ju.si.rii Wilkv, W.\I?K OsiloRNK, Dtt. W 11. MAM McCol.t.tM, JOHN j wii.son." futon?It. W. Snvsn Ivoj.. Hun. T. It. JKTiat, Wm. Mrstto Kstj. It. D. Ct i.r, II. 1.. (Iuss, W. A. N tell 111.son , (in motion, the ('resident was authorized to employ engineers to make an experimental survey of the road from Chester to l'nion. tin motion. The Meeting adjourned to meet tit i' i' .1 ? Mi'l on f.qel hart J"li? I"- If'-, .it in da v. A ugiisl ' >i li A II. Ii.WliCA i>I rllAV IV, I ' ... ?.| ii , ' i For the Times. V Or. Wado FowlerMa. Kditoii :?1 notice tlie above name un? er an article or statement in a recent issuo of lie Timks. Doing somewhat acquainted with lie Doctor 1 have presumed to call attention to is article and am not afraid of li s uiisuudcrlandiug me. Tho Doctor is very well known in this County ml, I believe, lias the confidence of the people. Irdinarily thoy would believe him?ordinarily j say?but how can a man (or a Dr.) hopo such n assent to tfuth when lie oppose cotton grow>ig 1 When he attempts to dethrone n King? Despot?who has swayed almost universal caiire for 10 years ! or may he 50 ! Who could ope for success with loyal consistent citizens >hen treason is attempted ? Who but the Dr. rould dare do such a tiling? Dethrone King Motion! How are the mighty fallen!?the jigliiy fallen in the midst of the battle ! "Tell L not in Catli, publish it not in the street of iskelon." If the Dr. were in good health he rould hardly have done it. Why not let the ving reign ? Can lie reign any longer than his objects live? Tlie time is short. i Resides tho l>r. lias brought forth figures, also itc/s. Was this wise? Are not facts too blunt, oo square faced, to be used in argument? These ? sliuiutrs?away with them. Again' Mulching" 'absorbent in stalls and lots!" This won't do, jk4c reads an agricultural paper, he understands tin luuiarM. Thin www's <to, 'TK>olt-f?rtnmg" von'l do. CRITIQUE. For the Time*. f From 8kull ShoalsMit. Knrrott:?According to promise I send rou a brief statement of what is going on in his section of our County. Crops, for the most >art, are clean, and the earth is now being crcd with abundant showers of rain. Oui^^' ownship was thrown into considerable excite- ( nent on Thursday the 12th inst. by a mad dog, * vhicli, by 8 oclock in tho morning, bit the greatsr part of tho dogs from this place to llroad iver, between l'acolet and Thickety, and at lust iccount he had crossed Thickety and was going lorlli. It behooves the people to watch for tho ippearancc of this fatal malady, and strive to lip it Hie bud. ^ Times in this quarter have been harder this rear with the farmers thnu usual, by reason of ,l?c freshet of Inst year, but by the timely adrent of nn abundant wheat harvest, ltopo and prosperity begin again to dawn upon the people. Religious interest, like breads!ulis, has been rather scarce, but unfortunately the domand for spiritual things has not been urgent, like that i for temporal things. Many, however, arc now . looking forward to the 25th, inst., uiili anxious liopcs for a season of refreshing front the Lord, is the quarterly meeting at Mesopotamia Church ttcgins that <lay. It is to be hoped that so great in inllux of good men into our community, to remain with us four or five ?b ys, will have a talutary ellect upon the hearts and consciences )f the people. Respectfully, Yours \Y. M. F. For t!ie Times. Tho "limes" Ruiued---Bustod. Mn. Stokks :?1 have been taking the Times several years, hut dad blamed if 1 take it any longer, and 1 unlit you to pay my money hack and stop Lhc durncd old thing. I've got no use for no mnu that's in favor of that blamed "stock law" the aristocrats have started up here. There is no use for nosuuli law, if there wasn't so much I)l:inic<l laziness. Lot everybody go to work like I do and make fences; and if tliey won't do it make tliein give llieir (daces to somebody that will fence it. If ibis cussed law passes it will ruin me, and I will have to sell all my lino cattle. You see, Stokes, I keeps my place all fenced np and I don't allow nobody's stock to run in my fields ; but my neighbors arc too Ldatned lazy to fence and so I pasture all my cattle in their fields, summer and winter, and it don't cost me nothing, only a few shucks in the winter to my milk cows. Jest as soon as they eat up the shucks left in my field when I gather corn I turns them into neighbor A's bottoms and they get fat as hears by April. Now, Stokes, you have jest got to write nginsL this blamed Stock law: if you don't, I'll ruin you; yes, sir, I'll break you up. A FHEKMAN For the Times. I Horo Ends tho Chioken Dispute. j inn. r.i'iToit : ? l would advise you and your many correspondents to hush bragging on your wonderful Chickens and Pucks, fori have found i lieu that lays your liens in the cold, but never lays an egg. This lien has been watched l?y my inforiun for soine time. She goes to her nest regularly and ifter sitting there a few minutes she comes otT suckling. The nest has been closely watched, but they have never found a single egg in it. Now, tin* presumption naturally follows, that [his lien does not take the trouble of laying louble yolked eggs, or many of any sort, and hen go through the slow process of a tlirco weeks incubation, hut, with an eye to business , worthy the great competition now raging iinuiig liens, she steals some chickens from her neighbors' hens, while they arc cackling over Lheir double yelks, &c., and raises lliem in the way they should go?towards my informer* yard. VISITOR. ^For llic Timet. Spartanburg County Tonchor3 Convention. This Convention will lie held ut Limestone Springs the 16th ami 17ili August. To Union wo extend a cordial invitation. Come tip and unite with us and let us talk overall matterypertaining to education. Teachers, the Count^ howl Commissioner, and the lvlitor of the arc especially invited Soc Programme ^ in Spartanburg papers. ^ Teacher" writing to me will he entertained by I the Community. Motel accommodations hero J and at liatl'iiey City ample * " uly l*T7. CI! \s I'l'.TTV. l?: 1 V?n.iiii11 Tin* ln?\ - ill ' IM' OlllM* w . V* I IV i0S1 toon? \m tVi tin m illoi M* j?uf in tIt * //.'??