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West Wateree Items. Dear Jounal : I will carry this letter in uiy own hands as I go to Camden to morrow to buy my grog for Christmas You do not know how delightfully se* raphicl feel at the prospect of driving dull care away by a good big tight, and 1 ? norm onr) mv hlnod uiy lira:t naaw nmUj ?j courses rapidly when I look for Thursday next, the 25th of December, the appointed day. % In this connection, permit nic to tender my sincere thanks to "Zeb," at Stateburir, for an exchange of sausages ? I would join him with pleasure, but I am unable to pny my way that far down. K and as my brother has not proffered to V do so, I am forced, though reluctantly, ? to decline. This is a cut at the contracted views of the Journal on temperance, and I trust that you will receive it. The freshet has only added to the grpat movement of our products to Columbia, and I am truly sorry that Camden is losing so heavily. It cannot be avoided when vour merchants show so much * * * - 1- J :i lethargy, you editors bo mucu uemment and your county managers so much slewness. I hope that next year we may be able to bring into more tangible form the great movement for the establishment of Gary county. If this is done, once more can we hope for the good old times. Well, dear Journal, 1 am living high?sausages, peas, potatoes and 'possum make me feel good, and tho little bright spot in my life now casts away off the gloom of last summer. May you have a merry Christmas, and may the new year be one of pros* perity to the Camden Journal i* the prayer of Black Jack. P. S.?Pleaso give my visit to Camden a personal notice. B. J. Rod Bluff Hems. Dear Journal : I have but little in the way of news this week. I think ever\body must have joined the church and concluded to live a quiet life thereafter and everything in this section ap? r-.MJirs tn have been finished, for neither the sound of the saw or the hammer is to be heard in the land. I am happy to say that we are better off at present in the way of living than at any other time this year We can go out nearly any time and knock a ' razor back" pig in the head, then send after a pint of old Kentucky Bourbon, go out and call up the neighbors, and in a short time you never saw such a getting up as we have. Our deputy tax collector reminds us of the meteoric showers we were told to be on the look out for?we are looking and looking for him, but be don't come. I hope our Legislature will do something in the way of curtailing the salaries of public officers before they adjourn Lessen our taxes. 60 that when a man works hard all the year, plow ing an old ox and only makes ODe bale of cotton, he can have a little left after paying taxes I have worked so lone already for tax money that my ox is ' getting old and feeble now, and his head is getting grey." Wo noticed a piece io last week's Journal from Buffalo, saying that officer Haile drew up before my gate and demanded a receipt or pay. Come, now, Buffalo, you know I had a receipt against that execution which you got from the man down in Camden. I am a poor judge, it is true, in regard to work animals, but I'm hard to take on their age. We also notice a piece from Greybuck, where he speaks of that tax collecting man, saying that he is coming to see Red Bluff, and will bring three pitchforks, and if he don't pay up or show a receipt, he is going to ' level" on his horned horses. Now, Greybuck, you tell that tax-collecting man that if he intends to arrest those horned horses, he had better bring along a hamper of shucks instead of pitchfoft-c nr La mnr La honked ud into the happy land of Canaan. Red Bluff Long Branch Items. Deah Journal : To be up with the other portions of the county, I have determined to fjive you a few itemB ftom our section to let the people kDow that we are still living, if we are far away from town. I met "Dick"' on last Sunday, and he told mo that he had just come from Beaver Dam Church, where he had - *' n %r t been to attend the wedding or iur. d R Thorn and Mrs. Sallie Turner, all of this county. He says that he was so well pleased with things that it put him in the notion of marrying, and that he intends to take that finp iron grey and start our on a tour to sec if he can't find souif girl who will say yes?just to take pity on him in his old age. Success to him ! Our whole Community is sadly bereaved over the loss of Mr Daniel McN'-ill, who died a few days ago, after several years of affliction. The disease was contracted while in the Confederate service. He was a good, honest and upright man. His funeral took place from ilcLanc's Presbyterian Church, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Bradley. Wo have had plenty of rain lately, j a?d all of our sand hill branches arej now full of water. If we could only haye had snme <>f that rain during the summer, I think our Dubbins of corn wt'uld have hem a few inches longer? full grown ears. 1 Our tar kiln section was startled a few days ago by the arrival of an exTrial Justice, and we thought we were gone up, sure; but matters wpre soon quieted when we foand out what was the matter. He only wanted to see whether we had paid our little mite into the county treasury. We told him we had. and he went off whistling. We notice that "Greybuck" advises "Fancy Dan" to try some of "Captain Jack's" "alteration" for the toothache. Come, now, "Greybuck," don't go it too strong, or it may be that pitchfork man will be after you soon to take you in for some of your shortcomings. Fancy. Subscribe for the Journal for 1880. Only S2 per year. THE SUN for 1880. The Sun will deal with the events of the year 1880 in its own fashion, now pretty well understood by everybody. From January 1 until December 31 it will be conducted as a newspaper, written in the English language, and printed for the people. As a newspaper, The Sun believes in getting all the news of the world promptly, and presenting it in the most intelligible shape?the shape that will enable its readers to keep well abreast of the age with the least unproductive expenditure of time. The greatest interest to the greatest number?that is, the law controlling its daily make up. 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The undersigned offers his stocK or GOLD AND SILYER WATCHED Gold and Silver Jewelry. 811rer and Plate< Ware, Guns and Pistols, a large assortment o Clocks and Fancy Articles, AT AND BELOW COST. FACT. NO HUMBUG. He wants to quit th( business, to Invest his time and money In otbei directions. Persons wanting anything In this line wllldi well to call on him before buying elsewhere, gTdiercks, Corner Richardson and Taylor streets, oct2-3m Columbia, S. C, J. M. MORRIS. J. B. LANNEAU J. M. MORRIS & CO., DEALERS IN Fine Family Groceries -w- AND Food Produce Generally, 122 MAIN STREET, Columbia, S. O. Family and Fancy Supplies a Specialty. LORICK & LOWRANtE, Columbia, S. O. 1,000 Boxes CIGARS, 500 Boxeti LAUNDRY SOAP 500 Bbls PLOUR, 500 Plcgs MACKAREL, 200 Boxes CANDY, 100 Cases CANNED GOODS, 100 Boxes CRACKERS, Krt u?... rrrkUAnnn UVf 1JUAC3 JL V/) 100,000 Pounds BACON, Lard, Hams, Sugar, Coffee PROPRIETORS / Columbia Canal Kills. PROPRIETORS Columbia Cigar Factory. oci2-3m Opposite John C. Seegers. T. A. McCllEERY & CO COLUMBIA, S. C., Have received th jlr first Installment of Fall and Winter Goods. Consisting In part as follows: DRESS GOODS CALICOES, 0,6 and 81-4 cents per yard, black ALPACCA, TABLE DAMASK, LINEN FACI TOWELS, CRASH, white and red all woo: FLANNEL, GRAY FLANNEL. PLAID LINSEY Bleached and Brown CANTON FLANNEL Plaid aud Striped HOMESPUN, Georgia make LONG CLOTH, from 5 cents per yard up, Bleach' ed and Brown SHEETING, from 4 to 12 quarters wide, JEANS, KERSEYS, TWEEDS and CAS SIMERES, from 10 cents per yard up, for Men's and Boy's wear. Job lot White Bed Blankets, Bed Ticking. Ladies' 8klrts, in white and colored. ^ Fall line Ladies an? Gents' Furnishing Goods, Full assortment Yankee Notions, Including a better line of Ave cents articles than ever shown this side of New York. BOOTS and SHOES, from the coarsest plow shoe or hunting ooot to the llnest pump sole boot or ladles' walking or parlor boot. All new, I and bought tor cash from the manufacturers direct, and will be sold at bottom prices. Special Inducements offered to jobbers, both in the city or country. Be sure and call before making your purchases as we are determined to do a pushing business, and guarantee bargains in every department. Remember the place, opposite Seegers. T. A. McCREERY & CO. T. A. McCrkorv. W. L. Gary. C. W. McOreery. n T"i rt-nrrnTw d. r . it.air ran, IMesale ai Retail Grocer AND COTTON BU^ ER Main street, below State Iloase, COLUMBIA S. C. Keeps on band a large stock and (nil line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, WINES AND LIQUORS. Pays the highest market price for COTTON, and makes liberal advances on consignments. The people of West Wateree particularly are Invited to bring their produce to me, and give my prices a trial. No dangerous bridge to cross In bringing your cotton to this market, oct 2-3m B. P. GRIFFIN. WAITED! 10,000 pounds Wool; also glides, RagB Beeswax, Brass, Copper, Lead, etc., foi which the highest eaoh prices will be paid I also keep on hand a good supply o Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats Sto., which will be sold at the very lowei prices. 8. WOLFH. * i sf ? I n I r The rapid a kinds of A Goods, more BOOTS an I mill require < advance their would annoU the next 15 do shall remain After that dai marked up fr per cent. Peri , template part winter's suppli so now. Otheru have to pay ty\a w. L. A Oar Shoe, Hat ar ft I I TO ?THE 5 I I _ i We beg leave to pi COMPL1 I AS Best wishes for a MERRY Ct Very Respectfully, 8. A. A Camden, S. C., December 25, 18 \ I r f i t *Z Z''3'.' -M .1 % . ^ A TAUT! i dvancein ail Tanufactor ed especially in, d SHOES. ull dealers to prices, but I nee that far tys my prices > the same. \e they will be om 10 to 11> sons who con Phasing their /, had best do 'rise, they urill ore. RTHUR, id Clothing Man! \ PUBLIC! resent our LMENTS rD JDICTM AC imv ivinw lBMTEIN ?& CO. 70. > A