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She jasteg 5 esenger. LOcAL Al') coO 'ry M A TT ERS --.Mr. P. A. Ownbey is a happy man once .hiore. Another fair form to grac Otp society. --Go to OWNqBEY BiRto for a glam of ice4 Soda Water, -Lemonade or Ci dere- may 9 ti -mrs, McElreati has been quit( 14k at her home In this town, and it t41i under me(ical treatment. Mrs W. F. Gary is also Quite sick,. We hop( ioon to reord their recovery --His Honor, Judga Frazer passe through our town on Saturday last ot his iay to, Pickenns, where he is noi% holdidg C6ut t. ---Dr. 1. E. Smith and wife, an Mr. John O'Conner,of Savannah, Ga. are visiting the family of Mr. M. J Smith of our tow). -Mr. Jacob King left a sample o: yellow oats. taken from a three acr )atch, which measured 4A feet i height, and iis well headed. lie say the whole is alike good. -AGus Clark, 4iolored, a tenant o Mr. Elias Day's has sent us a samph of his wheat, which cailot he beaten The heads are 4 inches in length, an plui full of grain. -Read the new schedule of the Al Line road, and the announcement o: Calpt. John 11. Bowen for the Legisla tur1e. -We commence publicatioi of th< recent speech of Prof. Moore t his week nd will be conclude( in our next is "Ae. -Capt. A. W. Hudgens was very iuddenly called to Laurens last wede by the illnessof his mother. ie reach ed her home on Satuiryday, and speltl with her the last hours of her lifte, and tihe died on Sinday. M~rs. J. R. Gossett returnd hom<c recently.from A blevilk,,where she ha< b.)eenI to see slok slit1er. 'he hands o: <deatli h' re'ovd er toanothelr shipeite May thw d @t6ifdrt be with then in their houtii of distress. -Mr. Warren Jones, who lives neai .lowe''s Mill, brougit to our ofierc s4ome ver) fnue samples of wheat lasi week. One head had six grains tc tMe mesh. That is the way to farm. It was made on hand. that Capt. Joh ti. Bowen thought was sterile :nmd was going to let it lay idle. -Dr. J. R. Riley will preach al MA'ount Pleasant 01) Satur'diay and Sun day next, and on Suiday iight in thc Methodist church at this place. T1he Sacr'ament of the Lord's Supper wil be administered on Sunday. -Farmers, call otl:OWNB3EY .BROS B-4 buying your grain Cradles. 9 L --Mr. R. A. Greer has on his lot bunch os wheat. from one grain, con talning 79 stalks aa'd heads. Who cam beat it? And by-the-way, his goo< and industrious lady has Que of thei best gardens in Easley. lHek cab~bag<. are beginning to "head" up. -We regret that Mrs. N. A. Greet has removed to Greeniville from ou midst, to open a b~oardIing house there We hate to give up our1 industriiot: and go-a-head citizens. We miay lo0l for her return, if we ever' get our nev Railroad built. -Hampton B.. of our to)wn, ha;i something in his head, which seemi t< us to be eross, as he so ofteni visit: Cross roads. What'does he mean? Well old boy, bring her In Et ..i-ly, we havi plenty of room tor' both you and her and may your lives be happy and long -Married on Thursday evening t~in 5th (lay og June, by Rev A. Cioki Smith, Mr'. Sumter (iogswell andl Mis: Minnie Frances, dlaughter of Chans. C Righter, all of Charleston. The friend: of the charming bride, foster' tende miemnoies of her visit to Pickens am Easley a few Summers ago, and mu dioubt all would join us, in wishing fo her and the fortunate groom long live of supreme happiness. -Mr. C. P. Runion hats laid upon onr table the first ripe peaobeas this season, a4nd growin by him. Th Iy are fully ripe, good sIze' and o( deielops davor. :r s trees are from the Baltimore Nur t sery, and have only been transplanted ) three years. Who will be the next? We are waiting. .---Col. James L. Orr, the very able Solicitor of the 8th Circit, passed throigh ou Sunday last. Cols Orr Wits eidosed by thite Greenville Cosuty Cbnvention for the Sollcitor1iI AiAn and it was a wise act on the part oxu neighboring city. ---Most of the members of the law I fraternity at Picketsa, will only have one weuk at Cotjrt, While our friend. J. P. C., and who Is making for him self quite a nam11e, ald il producing quite anl impression on1 the ininds o our. people~tid the hearts of his clients; has been fortunate enough to have two busy 'court weeks' this Summter. -The European agent of the C. C. G & C. IR. R.. is on his wavy back to the United States, and someip place, probably at Aiketi, S. C., he will mqeet the Executive Commtiittee of the Itoad. Perih ps somle very impo tant steps will be taken t t his meettiig, inl the inl terests of the road, Iid we shtall look 0 ith Some anxiety to its resilts. --Send voilr or-ders to OwxNiv BHos. for fresh Lemons, &e.---any 9 tf --Old Granny llettle Massey, of An dersoni conlllty, died onl Wedisday, 2,th lit, aged 93 years. She was buriied at her ol home-place in the faimily grave yard. She was kind mtitatuch likedl by 'Ill wh-ito kiiew hei, tild will be miss-1 ed. She was he (r41anuldmother' 4f our towlsman,, R. A. Greer. Maiv shel I rest in) peace. -Isaabh M. Sweet, 4 imiles West of Easley, so.mnmvnenie.d harvtintig his tilie tIid of wheat. on tile IIst daty of Nlay. This field Ilad not been leined for! several ytars; andl(] the ma11in1re It had was chips. brumsh, etc., wihel was4 left onl the groti after etling pine wood: fron it. It is said to 4b f the fill est fieldS of n heat ill the county. -We are glad to notice in '-'Th 1erald," published at Rolla. Mo., the nmtie of our' frienld. and foriet cit I zen. Mr. J. S. \Villiams, :I--it a lemer of I he Deilnocratle Central. Comiittet of Phelps Co., whie shows I ht-it he Is still true to his Colors. lit is at brot h. er of our t'ownman, Isaae Williame. "'he Ierald" is onte of m1ur Ilost vatiu eI Deocratie exchanlges., and it is lht( to the core. 14NT BOOK FOR E V[ER YBo)1Y.--Thle niew iltustrated ed(iting of Websi)ter's Dictioniary, conitainiing three tih4usam: (engrav'inigs, is t he best book */'or every body that t he press5 hias prodhited ill t' e present cenitury, anid shotuldl hbe egard1 ed( as indispenisable to the w elil-regula ted home. reaidinag-roon). Ilbrarv, anhd piaice of butsiness.-Golden E-ru. -WeT offer the flo iinduce m ~enits to the waterl'iozi growers of Pickens Conty, for this season: For the largest melon futrnishied ius, wewll give one c opy of ou* paiper for a1 year. For' the next larest, onei copy for 6 mnonths, andl for thet third largest, onie cOp)y for 3 mont11 hs. Theis meldons will he weighed, ando welght' en1tered( and compared at the end of the season, andl( the names Of the suc(cessinl ones enteredl on our books free loathe time ) -W~e ar'e sorry to learni that tuhe famn a i3y of Mr. .J. P'. Ward of onr tcd-n, has been down rsick for the past 3 weeks, a owing to which fact he has not beeni ,able to attend~ to his work during that -time, being unable t~o hire nnuy one to stay with his family. 80ieh is the case im Easiey', t hat if you succeed ini lhiring a negro, you then have to hire somec one to wait oni thema. We symnpathize with Mr. Ward. -Mr. R. G. Gaius and lady, Iwhose recent union it was our pleas .ure to record, paid our town~ a vi. it this week, which was much en joyed by all narties. -Misses Lynda Lotett tnc Mattie Robertson, two of Geor gia's fair forms, boarded the tral at Easley on last Satut day morning for their homes. Don't let you absenoe ge long young ladies. -Mr. J. T. Nix of the Bar o Greenville, passed through ou town this week on his return homi from the Pickens Court. -Mr. W., H. Ashmore hande< us while in Pickens on Monaa' samples of some of the fieest oat Wd have 4peen. In ad4ition to I prod u4er (fth five aud a half fee oats, he is a, fst-class blacksmith -Miss T. Elwell will please ac cept our thanks for an invitatioi to attend the Commencement o the Columbia Female College which takes place Sunday week Ml is* T., who Is so well known am equally as much thought of in Pick ens, comus out a full fledged grad uate, and has our best wishes foi her future success and happiness -Jilge WY. (O. Field fuiIshes a re cruit . every Presidentia I Campaigi year. For 1876 awd 188.1 ie firinishe< each a girl, an1d for 1884 h h1S furniish ed a sture-enough voter. 1t.'s a boy and was boin hast Suitar. le sav. his grls14are trUe enough 'DemOCra's and he knew the boy was a red-lio Democrat as soon as he ptit eyes o him. We move that he naite him af ter ih It DeLmiocrat ic lnomineef for Presi denit, un1le-as it shol be Tilden. W1 wveleoie the little strangiier amonug us ald say three Cht'ers for Fiel1. -W(" return many thank to Upsi loll of Chi Psi, of Firmitian University Greenville. S. C.. for anl inlvitationI t be pres,%eit at their Anniversary Ilanil (11uet oil the evenlingr ot the 10th. I will no doilbt. be a graild -aftiir, atil will be given i) the parlor of the Ex ehanige lotel. 11. is ()Ir good fortun1 to be a memnber (of this grat atal myeV tie Uwioi, aid hope that we may 1) iible to be with oir brethren on 'il occai4on . The Comittee conasists o J. t. Nlody. 11. C. Dargan ami J. F Davis, ai ie iong tWe 1linest, re.pre -'-atations inl FurmIlanl Univers)ity. -We regret to leatrni that i Son) agtdl 15 year's, of Mr. Slaot Williuin faccidentally shot himtiself to leath oil Tenlsday -las.t. whilei squiirrel huntin Ile wat ero-sing oil a lon g w.hen tii gueL slijpped. strikitg the hamnne againset the log, cauing it to explode the 16:41 enttering in the groin ana rang4mg up)ward. some of the shot havk ing lodgel in his breast:, ntear th tharoat. Hie lived aibot th dree-quartet of ant hour. T1hie family have our dee symIflpaties. T1hiis is aniothe~r wiarninag to parent against allowing their (chIldreni the to free use of tire-rams. --Maj. E. B. Murray, editor c 'the Anderson I[ntelligencer, favor ed our office with a visit on Moni day last. He is an aspirant for th position of Congressman from thi district, and alike others who hav been menitionedin connection wit this honor, is well worthy of ii This is readily observed in ch mnanner in which he conducts th columns of his excellent paper. -Listen farmers and1( Everyb~ody. M J.' M..Philips, a first class 'hhack-smilt andl wood worknantu, ha~s p~ermanentl lottate l1 in Ealey. .is shbop) is on i b I northeria side of thp raliroadl nea the depot. Give hhit 'a call and ge your work don1e well, and for chea prices. may 30 tf. 1Te rmany friends of Capt. JOHI] 'H.'WEN reptfP~tuly anniounc him as a canadidate for the Leglslatnr at t he ne.'Nt csueing election, suabjec to ai noinationi by the Demiocatic pi ty at the alpproachin~g primnary election .June~ f. CoUIr.---The foillowving cases tmve - been dispo(l of ip to Vednesday night, anid #,enten~e p*assed: State v4. F M Aker.s. carryTlig con - cetled weapons; not gulity. r state s. Lee Sllivan, larceny, guIll ty; one year in peniteatiary. State v4. Primus Moore, adultery; rno prossed. Wtte vs. Alex Blowen, bigamuy; n1of prossed. State vs John Allen, adultery; guilty --tx mn1101th8 in peniltentlary. State vs Simon Martin, adultery; ro bill. SStatte vs James Turner, seling wihi Ske'; no bill. tate Vs Henry H ellams, lareen y of Mule. guilty; 3 years in penitentiary. 8*ante vs W R Price, sollitg whiskey, - plead guilty; $200 tine. State vs ijowreI1nceC Moore, assault & f battery; not guilty. State vs Joseph irgess aid Milliv I 'Tlurnaer, fornieation; no bill. . State Vs Prius Moore, carrying con - I ecaled weapons; no bill. Stat.c. vs Wiim Bat emiamn anld 'Mose _ hiutler, burglary and larceny; guilty of lareeny; t vtears in peniteitiary each. State vs James Peekselling whiskey: guilty; secaled sentence. State v, .J Thomas Anderson, selliig i spiritouus Ihynors, plead guilty to sell ing inger iTonii. -200 fine. State vs. George W Glstral) and Lm cina Ladd, adultery; continued. State vs W N thughes; not guilty. State vs G W EarW , selling spiritul ons liqiuors; continucd [For the Mtessengpfrer. NEWS FROM PICKENS C. H. DEAR MFNi~sENG1K: Feelin~g that your vaiable cobuams are ever readv to recelve Something in the way of nws. I beg your indlgence for ashort lett er. The School at. this place closed on the 23d inst., on actoilit of Meas les and Whoopino- cough. At the openilng of t.he SessmOi j ust close"d there were between on hundred and onle hunldred - id t wenty-livc regul.r stl d-its. h'lle school elois(d about two w(ks before the end of the Session. for relasonls a o)()Ve Stated, Vhich rediued the nimber of stuieits to about tweni ty or twenty-live. There were very few scholars who lived thaere when the school closed, t he greater smnber being from a distance, I adjoinking Coutiaei land States. Since the school close 1 they have been leaving soe by one. uIn > til low they are nlearly all gone. It Smaikes us Weel sad to give them ihe &parting hand. Although we w .Ier -no one of their anumstber ais school mate!s, V et the social ties that had boun sd us for the last six ando twelve moniths seieed e very hardJ to sever. Misses Lovett; andl a Rober'tson, two o)f Georgia's fairest lP daughteors, left us last Saturday for their homes0". GeorgiL a enn boast of s these, for they3 are' two of the few of 1) God's "Anigels In dlisguilse." hr neCver wasL more)' perfect Jaadies than f these. Ina Pickens~ they know nSot the naeof ''enemy,"' asad naone ever knew themi but to lovwe themr. e "What were life if love were gonec Y Love if life should sever ? Life and( love will still be >mne, e In that vast forever'." Mr. B. A. Morgan,. one of the stsi i- dents of the Piedmonat Instituate, will e leave us ila a few days. lie ls onec of e P~Ickens' own, and onse of whsom she wvill be justly proud somse dlay I hope. Hie will msake his home ins Gr'eenvi lle r' for the purpose of studying law, He hI is a talented young mans, anid we pre Y dliet for him a bright future. Success e to you, Arthur. r Onse of Pleckents' charmuing daughter. t Miss Marie McCaslan,contemuplates go P hag to Washaington some time ina thse future, to complete her education. SPickens claims an interest ins no one c who pos5ssses ier initelieetual powers e thana thiw young lady. We will miss t her0 pr'esenace very umch. May pecett -and prosperity attend her foto e yeasrs. . With mxuch respect, I[ am, A PmKKi'NS1Tn~.