The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, March 21, 1884, Image 4
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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.
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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
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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