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pe %ansleg 5esenger. LOCAL AND. COUNI Y MATTERS. g 'Mr. J. T. Arnold, after Feb. the 1st, will become the traYeling agent for TAE MSSENGER. Legal Advertising. -Parties having Legal advertli4ements to publish, are reminded tht there is no law govern ing the matter, and guardians, admin i-trators. execuitors and ot ris, can have their printing donle att any offlCe they may designati. 1i As Ti ME9SSENOI offers a much lower rate for such work thai has been the rule heretofore in this section, those having the interest of their charge in mind, will make a note of this fact. --The farmers are buying supplies (1uite freely now and trade rece'ntly hias brightened up considerably. -Capt. Thornley, wvith his estima ble l.dy, passed through town last week. -McB. has a slight idea of studying medicine, and has already begm prac ticing a little. -Mis Lula Clyde has returned home. and will of course liven ip the drooping spirits of the. young men. with her gentle smiles. -W. S. Puees, the clever traveling manl of the live house of M. C. & J. S Keises & Co., of Atlanta, was in town last week. -Wonder if the climate of Charles t1on effects ou1r editor like this climate does? gives him a chilly sensation whuile out promenading at night. -The High School of Easley con tines to flourish uider the manage ment of Prof. Moore. It numbers now considerably over 100 students. -The guano houses in Easley are )eing well illed with munerois brands of fertilizers for the farmers.and the air is much perfumied with t he odor. -Attention is called to the new ad vertisement of Grady & King, Guano dealers. They carry good brands at reasonable rates. -W. M. Iagood & Co have ju-4 re cived at new and beaatiful line of dress good1s. The ladies would (10 well to call and inspect them --Kquestrhiismn is becoming quite a fashionable amusement in~ our lit tle town. T1he young ladies seem to en joy it hugely, notwithstanding they "'it's nice and muddy,"' -We see a good many peop~le, Pickens County (lancing attendance to t he extra term of U. S. GCourt ini G reen ville. Wonder if owr peop~le will nev er learn to let "blockade" alone? -Isaac Williams' advertisement for the sale of guano will appeair next week. His supply will arr'ive in a day or so. H~e desires his friends to see him before purchasing elsewhere.' It --Messrs. Dobbins and Baker, of Baltimore,Semmes, Bradshmaw, Browvn, Peck and Ware, of Atlanta, and L. R. White, of Liberty. Va., were among the commercial tourists who visited Easley this week. --T'1he Paidorean Society, of Pied mont Institute, Pickens C. 1H., are to have an Oyster Supper next Fridlay evening, the 15th., tihe proceeds to be used in the purchase of a Library. The young men will do all in thejir power to make it an enjoyable occasion to vis itora nscalnly -Our Editor seems to be highly ap. preciated in our midst. Onq. young andy rekmarked, ho vas the smartest and the sweetest young man In town. We can't %ay much for Jier taste. -Dr. S. W. Clayton and W. N Payne, of Central, passed. throtigh towii on Monday en route to Green ville, drivhig a pair of splendid "bays." with the "ealico" pair of ponies fol lowing behind. -We notiled Mesqrs. Robinson & Wyatt are preparing to build a Ware house in rear of their Store-room. Their business continues to grow and increase and of course more room i re (lired. Success to you boys. -A severe storm of wind, raini, hnIl anI vivid light idng and.h -avy thunder visited us on 'Ihirsday morning, about 3 oelock, and lasted for about two hours. It was the heaviest storm th-it has been witnessed here for some tiie past. -Th_ Editor Is absent on a visit to his parents and friends in Charleston where it. is sure he will be taken c-ire (if. Our readers will please overlook the short-coning of the paper this week in consequence of his absence. Ie will be at his post. again next week. -Our reader s need not fear whenl Lhev behold our coliumns tilling ill) w t'I adver'tisemenits, that they will get no reading mItter, for if p'ronage warrans it, we will add 4 pages inore "%P1sh1" is our m1ol to, and we are on1 the high road to success. -We unitentionally omitted last week, to imention the serlo'is illness of Mrs. A. S. Akins. - who his been con. filed to her bed for several weeks. She, we iliderstand, is in a critical con (ition, but we hope soon to be able to record leri recovery. -\We have been having Spring-like weAther for the pAst few dalys, and we notice Sole of thi trees are "bud ding," and if it continues through the week, we may expect to see plenty of peach blooms, but i h -y had better heed Velinor's predictions, and hold in for awhile longer. -W. 0. Singleton, who resides on the "'Old G r'anny Couch'' lant at ion' off'ers. free of charge, 500 loads of good wood, alr'eady cut, to any person who will hasul the same away pre'viouIs to March 20th. T1his is a fine oppotunity 'or those having woodl to buy to ecure Sfree of cost. -Our town seems lonely, espeially to the y'oung ladIies, since our " 01(d hachelor "' friend his goneto the coun try. We veritably believe lie left town for fear' of being "proposed to," this being Leap Year. Never back ont Waish; she wvouldI no dou,t build your tires, and take good care of you. i~e comes in town once a week, and gives us a call but looks pretty shy. -3Mr. Ben. Simpson, Special Agent of the Postoffice Department, came to this place on Saturday night last to in.. vesti gate the robbery oif the Postoflice, committed last week. Wht h the nid of our very clever and efficient Postmas ter, they soon secured evidence sufil cienit to cause the arrest of a young colored boy, Quiller Owens. A prle liminary hearing was held before Trial .Justice Gossett on r1Tesda y, who bound the witnesses over to appear at the April TIerm of the U. S.-Court, to be held In Charleston. The n~rison~er was committed to jail at Greenville In de faNult of h60Id. which was placed at two thousand dollars2 The'-circiumstautlal evidence against the accused wais very strong. The Special Agent, lowcvqr, kept back some of Is strongest and best proof until the case comes uI) for' trial. -Miss Emma Geregory, who resides with her nucle, 1in this town, returne from a brief visit to her paretia in Union, on last Friday. From haste i her re urn, it would seem that she has the Etisley fever, and had left her heart here and hurried back to see after it, although she was gladly welcomed back by -all. At any rate, we shall see what we (o- see, and will publish the notice free grat i-. -This is the Secold month of Leap Year, and we have yet to heatr of one propos-il frot our fair damsel)s.S. We have waited patiently to record the tirst mar-iage brought about by Leap Year privileges. Recollect the eh'nce only occtirs every 4 years, anld then consider that 4 more years will be ad ded to your age. The boys are waiting! Better to "make hay while the son. etc." -Th- first Quarterly Conferece, of Pickens Circuit, was held at the Meth dist Church in this place on last Sat rday and Sunday. A goodly itiuber of Imeilbers wvere preseit, and the P. E. congratulated them %it their large ittenldanet, and good Financial show hh,;. ')The Elder preachedt flie andl~ in structive sertmois both days. ills sub ject on Sunday was the origiu and his tory of Methodisin, this being the one h11111dredth year of its fo'undation. -Great complaint is made about the stopping tip of the country road leading from the. Pumpkintown road beyond Dukes Mill, in the direction of E. 11. Bates'. People are forced to travel much fartler and over mighty bad roads to reach this place. We need a public road into this section of the country, and we call upon our live and enterprijing bo.ard of County Commis 4ioners to see to it that this road is laid out and built; it woutl add greatly to the convenience of the public, and wouldl be of inestimable benefit to our townt. We hope the citizens will aid the Comm iission ers in thi s important matter. Horse Stolen and Recovered. On the night of the 7th inistant .some one, wit h'Mut the fear of t he~ law btefore his eyes, entered Mr'. Elias Day's sta bles, just above town, and bridled one of his h >rses aInd cameW directly through Easley, tking tIhe roadl to Libert y. A r riving ini about thrce-quarters of a mile of Liberty ha abandoned the horse, as is supposedl, on account of his slow speed (althnngh a goodl hiorse). and go ing to the station, was seen by a smrall boy to secrete huimse~lf bet w( eni t hu tender of the engine andl a box car and "steal his way out'" miuoolsted. Ow ing to t he early houir, and the dlistance the boy could not tell whether he was white or colored1. Mr. D~ay and HI. A. Richey started in p~ursuit as5 soon as5 convenient after missing the antimal, and tracked him directly to t he above-named p~lace, where they found him taken care of. Mi. Richey retuned to Easley with the horse, wille Mr. nnuy went on to Central with the hope of Interceptiig the thief at thit.polnt. On his arrival there he was informed that a man had landed there that morning, answering the deScription given of the free-rider front Liberty, and that he was the cele brated " Banjo picker and Clog dai eer* "' of Greenville, and his tname wa< "Babe" Douald4ou, and that he ha.t gone to IIdy, Sprhigs, near old Pei ileton. Mr. Day, havingloaeth thief, as h,- thought, returned to Easley on the 3.07' p. 1i. train, procured a waranit for "Babe," and in company with Mr. Richey, returned to Central on the 5.52 p. in. traiti, and arriving safely, proci ured a conveyance, and was; soon in the vicinity of their game. Af ter a little skirmishing and surveying, they approached the house, inquired after the "Babe," and was Informed by his wife (for what reason they know not.) that he was not at. home. They insisted on seeing him, whereupon h. stepped out with, "Here I am. gentle men, wh'it will you have ?" 'Ihey hi formed him, and he very quietly sub mitted, but of course declaring his in nocence. Tiey arrived here the next, morning, aid placed the "Babe"-- not in the cradle--but in the guard-house. watched it close, pumped 1m, and felt sure they had enough proof to convict him. But be it said for Mr. Day, he gave him every chance to establish his innocenlce before seiding him to jail, and after naming parties lie was with iii Greenville on the night before, until a late hour, Mr. Day proceeded to that place and found his statement-s true; but (uhring his absence Elias El lison appeared and testified that the "Babe" came over on the morning train, he hiimqelf coming over oi the satmie train, whereupon he was released by Justice Gossett. Not damited in the least, and h1 ving an eye to busi ness. he procured a banjo, "picked it, clog-danced," &c.. passing arounl the iat, until he had sectired enough of the needful to carry the "Babe" back to his little cradle at home. He had a narrow escape from theu clutches of the law tnrough circumstantial evidenice. The actual thief is still at large, but it. is hoped he may yet be captured. TRIE MA~iEEI'. Our Cotton Market has been quiet and~ lowetr. Sales for the week - bales. We quote: Bacon..............................10@ Floutr per barrel ...............@$ I Shirt|0%.....................5G 4- " ................................... o Prints ...................................... @ 84 Yarnis.........................85 COU;NTRY PRIODUCE. Cotton.......................8@0 Eggs................................15 420) Butter............................15 r?.0 Shicke a ..................... ...1 O2 Corn......................................80@85 The many friendIs of EMIAS E. MA ULDIN r'espectfuiliy announce his niame as a candidate for Sheriff of Pickenis county, at the etnsiug ee-. tion, subject to action of thle D~emo cratic CJonvenitioni. feb 1-td g..The numierouis friends of 0. L. DURtANT recspectfully aInnounce his tinme as a canid~ate for rec-election . to the office of School Commissioner of Pickenis county, subject to Primary election. feb 8-td gg The many friends of J. B. CLi'uE respectfully present his name to the voters of Pickens county at Pri mary elect ion, for the r'e-appoia nmentL of County AudItor. feb 8-..td