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5asIei 5e$$eslger. LOCAL AND COUNtY MATTERS. Legal Advertising. -PartieA havig Legal advertisements to publish, are reminded that there Is no law govern ing the iatter, and guiardians, admin itrators. execltors and others. ean have their printing done at any office they may designate. OW As THE MESSENGERi offers a much lower rate for such work than has been the rule heretofore i this sectioti, those having the interest of heir' Charge in mind, will make a note of this fact. --List of appointments for the An dersonl Circuit of M. E. Church : Fairview, 4th Sabbath in each month. Harmony, 1st " " Smith's C:happel. 24 Sah. " Savannah chureh. 3d Sab. % M. E. MCKISSICIC, P. C. W. S. GREGORY, our Foreman and Publisher, is authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions, Job work and advertisements for TiE MESHNoER. -We have had rian to fn)low some beautiful days. -W. M. Hagood has been very sick, but is much better. -Attention is called to theiadver Lisement of the Percheron Horse Comi pany, to be found in another column. -Our it was increased by 24 sub Fcribers last week. Let everybody sub scribe for the popular journal. ---MIss*Verner, from Walhalla, paid (he family of Dr. Gilliland a visit last week. - H. K. Hill has moved with his fam ily Into their newly repaired residence lately completed. -Mrs. W. ). Glenn, and Miss Liz zie Boggs from Liberty spent last Sat urday iI Easley with Dr. Gilliland's family. -Rev. W. 11. Kirton Is gradually improving. With careful nursing we may expact him to be sitting up In a week or so. -Miss Fanie C. Hoke one of Sene- I ca's most charming young ladies pass ed through Easley on Saturday after noon last. -Is A. M. Runion going to build on his lot near the school building? If he is delayed much longer he might get out of the notion. -Col. J. McD. Ashmore andl Miss Jianie Austin were married in GJantt Township, Greenville county,oni rTues day last. -The South Carolina Presbyte ry will meet at Bachelor's Retreat, Oconee county, on Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in April. -A cutting aff'ray am~ong the ne groes, caused from playing cards, and whiskey, occurred on Wednesday last in Greenville. No one seriously hurt. Th le "Daily News" is our authority. --Friend Eugene R., paid Waihalia another visit recently. lHe claims that he went on "official business," while the "Devil" claimed that it was onl "fishing business." We agree with the: latter. --The greatest freshet that has been known in ten years along Golden's Creek,.happened on the k8th. The wa ter's of the creek were very much swol len and the mill dam of Mr. Philips was waseday. -Mrs. Nancy Bolt, widow of the lat [tobert Bolt, of Anderson S. C.. siste >f Rev. Robert P. Franks of Columbia tnd mother-in-law of Elias Day, o Pickens county, died at the residenec f her son, J. R. Bolt, whom she wa visiting in Ho8chton, Ga., on the 1401 nst.. after a brief Illness. She ha( -eached the mature age of 68 years md (ed muchly beloved by he elatives and friends, and leaves man mtch to mourn her death. Anderson and Laurens papers pleas py. -We must call the attention of th Plostiaster either at Greenville or Wil lamston to his duty. Our Brushy Cree md Equality malls should reach th post-offices on Saturday. and the Pos Masters should see that they are pu *n the pouch. -Eggs has been selling from store !or the past few days at 10 cents pe lozen, and seem plentiful. Butter i ;elling at 15 cents, with a fair supply Bring them along, as you will inn -eady sale for them. -A glove light between williar 3mith.proprietor of a Blacksnith sho n Gireenville, and Patrick Hagerty. o he same city, is to come off soon ivhich is a new feature for Greenville 'hey are in daily training. anid th lay is looked to with interest. -We learn that Mr. A. S. Akiis, o >ur town, will soon leave us for Nort "arolina, where he goes to take charg )f his father"s farm, and to take car >f him for the remainder of his days Ae being very old and decrepidi. -Mrs.. W. II. Green, formerly of O(l :own, but now of Anderson city. pai er relatives and friends a visit onl SaI irday night last, remaining until 'Tiies lay, when she returned. Miss Flor mee E. Green returc d home with he ,o spend a few (lays -We will take eggs, butter, chick Ms, corn, &c., in payment for subscri: on lto the MESSENGER, when so desit -d. at market prices. No excuse fc lot subscribing at once. We want t ncrease our list to 1,000 by next Christ nas; we are now receivig from ft ftee o twenty per week. Let her roll! -It gives us pleasure to state ti di of the sick of last week, reported b is, are~ improving, but we are sorry t say that there are a number of othaei ~akenm sick since that time, but none i ~hemi seriously, we believe. Sickne. ieems to prevail ini every part of tLi State. -Mr. J. HI Lanning h-is dliscontit med business here for the present, an as removed his stock of goods to Brn yard, N. C. Mr. Lanning is a goo man, and the loss of hisson Willie from aur midst is one that will be much fe by his friends. They expect to re-ope In 'the Fall. -Our citizens who own building lot rf which there are -many, should pm aur carpenters to work building dwel ng houses, in order to have them read l'or Fall, or another year. They shoul remember the demnand for houises ft this year, and not allow any one to tur rway from here for want of a house Lumbcr is plentiful and cheap, and or aarpenters work at reasonable rates. --T~rIal Justice Gossett has bee kcept busy for the past few ays In h e office, trying cases of varlous kinds. r Among them were some colored peo. , ple for living in adultery, and for which I f crime there are several more yet to be m tried, if they can be captured. He Is s determined, since they have been re i ported, to handle the last one of Ihem, I and It is Just right, too. ' ,.-Mrs. H1. J. Giggilliar, wife of our r very efficient depot Agett, at the re quest of ier friends, is contempiatiiig the establishment of a Millinery store. I [n the event that it will be established, she will occupy the Lanning store E room. This, as yet, is not a certainty. - but should it be made such, our people k will be very fortunate. Mrs. G. is a e3 lady of ilost excellent taste and spieln t did style, and heir contributions to the t Millinery department will be a most decided addition to our town. s -The following cases were disposed r of by Justice Gossett during the week * The State vs. Pink Blassingame; carrying concealed weapons. Accused : discharged on preliminary trial. The State vs. A lberry Collins; re i leasing a prisoner from guard-house. [) He was sent up to court of Sessions f and committed to jail. The State vs. Prinus Moore; adil tery. Sent up to couirt of Sessions for e trial. and committed to jail. -The %Keowee Courier" says f The way to build lip a town is to be j lieve inl it-becote inspired with a faith L that th"re is a future for it; and for L every citizen to lend a helping hand in mau king it w hat it ought to be. This, in brief. is local pride -it is a local public spirit Lhat does not hesitate to 1 umake a present s:crlficc in the faith that it will make the town in which we live in some way better in the future. Yes, and don't forget that the thrift. aid appearance of the newspaper pub lished in the town has its weight in enticing ciApitalists and others to come among us and push things ahead. Let every one who has not subscribed for or advertimed in the MESSENGER, do so at once, and our every effort will be to ptish our town to the front, and make it one of the best on the great Air-Line Railway, as its locai an~d numerous other advantages claim for t it and its clever inhabitants. CIIROMO CARDS for 1 0 cents. Addtress. 'VT. K. & V. E. H UDQENs, Easley, s. c SSavannah Valley Railroad. e An election) was held in the sever'al township along the line of the Savan nah Valley Railroad in Abbeville Coun d ty last Saturdlay on the question of making another subscripui m, aggrega d ting $20,000, for the purpose of comi pletlig the said Road. T1he following n is the result ini the various townships: it Lowndesville-199 yeas, 4 nays; Cal n hotm-191 yeas. 45 nays; Magnolia 114 yeas, 23 nays; Blordeaux-100 yeas, 32 nays. This result insures the 3, completion of the Road from Lowndes it ville to McCormack's. It now dlevolves upon the townships interestedl In An derson county to decide what we will Y do. The friends of the enterprise are d now more hopeful than ever before, r. and If the townships in Anderson coun ty bill only do their duty it will not be many months before the tr'ains will be *running through their sections. Every r body should go to work in earnest now, and not stop ntil the last rail has been laid and the last spike driven on this I) iuportant commercial highway.-An s deraon [ntelligrnner. Laws of Newspapers. 1. Subseribers who do not give ex. wess notice to the contrary, are con idered as. wishing to ontinue their mabscriptions. 2. It sulbscribers wish their papers liscontined. publiahers may continie 'o senld them until all charges are paid. 3. If Ranthcribers neglect or refuse to :ake their papers firom the office or tee to which they are sent, they are 'ed responsible to settle their bills and give due notice to discontinue. 4. If subscribers move to other pla Ses without Informing the pul:Iisher, they are held responsible. Notice 4ould always be given of the removal. TURE YKARK(EVES. ......................................................... Our Cotton Market has been dull aind lower. Sales for the week - bales. We quote : Bacon..................... ...0...0 Flour per barrel ......... ......$6@e I Shirting......................Wt COUNTRY PRODUCE. Cotton...................... ... Eggs ....... ...................10 Butter............................... 15( (hickens ............................10@20 Cor...........................0 8 Look To Your Interest. ] IIE PERCHERON HORSE, 11 1"ORNE" will make the Spring Season of IS?4, As follows: On Thursday of each week at E'asiley Station. Terns--To Insure a Colt, $25 00. For the Season, 20 00 Parties not prepared to make prompt payments when (ue can give thel r Notes for same at 7 per cent. per an rium, S. C. lerclerou Morse Co, Marcih 2 1-s2ns ..................................................... 41 3/0 U.YIV .EA'0S. For School Commissioner. It The many friends of LABAN MAULDIN think him t.he man for the fllce, and announce his name as a candi(late for School Commissioner of Pickenis county, subject to the Primary election. FRom EASLEY. feb 14-td* 0g6.Tlhe numerous friends of 0. L. DURANT respeetfully announce hiB name as a candidate for re-election to the office of School Commissioner of Pickens county, subject to Primary election. . feb 8-td For Sheriff. ,' The~ manay friends of H. A. RICH EY feeling~ that he would fill the ofilce satisfactortly, announce him as a candidate for Shieriff' of Pickens coun.. ty, subject to the primary election. feb 14-td Th'le mnyv friends of ELIAS E. MAULIN resp ctfully announce his name as a candidate for SherIff' "f Pickenms County, at the ensuing elec tion, subject to action of the Demo crat ic Convention. feb 1--td For County Treasurer. se..The friends of J. TYLER HILl1 respectfully announce himt as a candi date for recommendation by the Dem ocratic party at the next primary elec tion, for the appointment as Treasurer of Pickens County. feb22-td* seaThe friends of JAS K. KIRK SEY respectfully announce him as a candidate for recommaendatlon, by the Democratic party at the next primary election, for app~ointmnent as TLreasurer of Pickens county. -feb 22-td* For County Auditor, g.. The many friends of J. B. CLYDE respectfully present his name to the voters of Pickens county at Pri mary election, for the re-appointment r~f County Auditor. feb 8-.tdl