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the faslg 5essenger. LOCAL AND COUNTY iATTERS. n111 ! Rain ~ Beautiful Rait I -rhes* 6t moonlight nights are the kind for plo nics. ---n6.kttion season 18 coming. Tie fair forths are putting in their appear ance. -Are there any boys to catch In Easley, or have all been caught ? -Next Monday Wa Saleeday at Pick -Mayor Gignilliat and wife left us for Atlanta on Thursday morning. --Our ftlend, Jaines Hester, is back at Welford, where lie is telegraph ope rator. railroad agent and Postna.ster. -Read the eall of W. C. Bennet re garding the Cotigressional Con vent ion. -Hon. J. E. Boggs and Maj. D. F. Bradley were in town upon attendance of the' School exercises last week. -M(sses Lalla' and Mary Quillian, and Mr. J. B. George, are Ylsiting In Walhatlla. -Easle3 has been truly alive with visitors and the school exi abition la tely". -Mr. W. H. Green and wife, former residents of our towit, but late of An. derson, i. siting relatives in Easley. -Maj. ItiR. Rermndmtand wife, visited Greetville on Monday last, re trning to Easley on Tuesday, where he still rentains. He is inproving. -Our. friend, Engene R.. has been addressed as "Prof." The greatest profession that he has. is ii' loving the hter'oine of "the little book." --Remember . that next Monday is afe ist'cay for Registering Mee't t he Wjdervisor at the Court House and get pf"r names registered. --Miss Lillie D. Green, the accon plished Music teacher of the Easley Academy, left for Vhiginia on Monday last. May her bright ftce be with u again next session. -Miss Jennie Rosemond, a teacher in our Academy has tbne to her home in Anderson County to spend vacation. May she enjoy herself an( return next session, where she will be welcomed by her many, nhany friend. -Mr. A. R. Hamilton has left for 'us somne of the finest sampliles of On ion buittons we have ever seen. They grew on the stalk six and eight inches above the ground, and form a vegeta le just as good as the root, ---The match game of base ball, played by the .Easley Base Ball Club and the College Nine, played last Fri day afternoon, was very interesting and was attended by a large crowd. The Easley Nine won by a score of 37 to 34. -Mr. J. H. C. D~urham, the Post master at 18 Mile, seriously ent his leg with an axe last week while hewing a post. T1he axe took effect just~ below. the knee,. indlicting a deep wound. We hope lhe may soon recover. -Thue foreman of the MESSEN4ER was called to Union~ last week, on ac counit of the illness of his mother. H~e returned on Tuesday, leaving her bet ter. While in Union he receivedl 30 subscribers to the MESsENGER. He Will please accept our thanks. ie ia the kind of a man to have with you in the printing office; one int~eeted in) -Messrs. B. A. Hiagood and Willie I Gilliland, fresh from the South Caro.- t lina University, are in town this week. I Both are good students and clever 1 young men, and one, pardeularly, It t fond of femtale society. So much for I boys goi)g abroad. -Mr. J. H. Newton, of Pickens, e reqUests uswto state that be did iot put c in nomination the ticket that wAS at- a tributed .to him in last week's M1sssxN-. t GER, concerning the delegates nomin- e ated fo' Congressional Convention In, I otr County Convention of the 21st of r June. ---Master Clarente Holcombe,., Q1 this town, presented us with some of < the thaest, Wild -Goose Plums, taken t fron his-father's trees, that .e ea ve I seen this season- Thanks to you, Clar- t ance. : I -Mr. J. Munroe Kig infons us that I there will be preaching h the Baptist 4 Cimrch at this place on Satulrday next t 3:30 p. n., and Suday at 11 o'clock, x. l., by the Rev. S. Y. Jameson, of Westolalnister, S. C.j the pastor, Rev. D. W. Hiott, having been given vaca- J tion during July. -Mr. W. W. Robinsot, of our'town. ' met with a very serious accident last c week. In attempting to.hold.jhis cow,' I which wIs trying to 1na away, he had his inger caught between the rope and t a tree. causing it to be luistantly cutt off at the first Joint. He is Imj)rOving ail we hope to see hin ont soon. . -We are infOrmed that Mr.A. 0. It. G unthrop, of Black's Station, forme-ly i of Central. was found deal in her bed o0n Monday noringX of last.week. I She Was in- seeming good healt h the evening before. It Is suppo-e( that she died of heart disease. ''h(! bereaved 1 family have our sym paithies. -T,he hunting, of raspberries by the ? editor ad others was a little excuirsiol "a Ia carmp:agne" that was rather en joyable, although the delicacy wa< scarce. It Was it good time for reflect, ion however. brotier editor, in, as mnch as the tine for dreamy days was 1pon u1s. But come down this Sum mer and eat water-melons with us. --We regret to learun of the death of. Mr. Thotnas Jackson, of A bbyville County, which occurred on Thaursdlay morning, Hie was 86 y ears old, and the fatthier of Mrs. J. R. Gossett, of this place, who was with him ar the time of his death. We. extend our sympathies to the family and relatives. -Mr. B. Hi.. Williams called on us this week and gave us anl atcount of his grainl crop. lHe says that he made 18 b~ushels of wheat to the sowing on land mnanured only by chips, and~ that h~e muad~e abtoutt 73 bushels of oatM oni a p~iece of land which he himself sowed and ploulghed inl, ill one day, and was h~arvestedl in one day~ by hima.selif and onie hand. -Thle C )ngressionlal C'onaventionI to r~nominatte BowenI or somlebody else, for 1Iongress from tis district, will be held inu Seneca, aut tihe Keowee Hotel on the 6th August. f~et the~ nlointee be Bowen, andl with one~ grand chorus, let his namec be sting froma the top 6t :hc rugged Bitue Ridge, to wheme thue surging billow., of tihe great Atlantic kiss the shining strands of Stullvana's -Mr. Eliaus Dai', one' of our1 very ef., ficienlt Count y (Cumisio ner.,: i d . a candidate for re-election, tells us hat he . made 900 bushels of wheat. V[to can beat it ? le says also that he as 200 acres of good cotton. A good armer and one who has served well us Comnty officially for four years. -Our readers will please excuse any rrors in make-up, or typographlcal, in ur first and fourth pages, as the editor nd foreman .were both alsent when hey were printed, and it was the first fort of our apprentice, Mr. Willie iolger, with an experience of only 6 nonths. He did well under such cir umnstances. ,,%-Our ;: nd, 'Hamp U., was un onbtediy the happleht lookig Man at he Acadeay on last'Thursday night. e looked As though he owned all of he X R's section. This week he loolis onely, bit wears the smile of hope. 40y his fosidest hopes sootn be realized, bId may Mey always bask in sunshine. - List of. Letters. remaining in Eas ey Postofflee, on 1et of July, 1834. Katy Butler, Bettie Blasaingamie, r. Grham ; Miss Allee Hawthorne; lessie Jones, W. M., Jones; Benson Cennemore, Miss Sallie Kennenore; dra. Addie Miller', M. K. Moore, Flor lce Mayes; lenry O'Keefe; John tosemuond; Smillie Wheeler. Persons hi asking for the above let ere will please ay they are-advertised. ALONzo M. FoLmI, P M. -We were glad to meet in our oftlee SThirsday 'of last week, Mr. Ned. Willians, local editor of the "'Green il1 Daily News." ie was ot his way o Maj. A'bler'w, Ahere he ivill remain or a few weeks to take that much sedfled 'es4 i.oPsential to a fhiithfuilreA )orter to a daily newspaper. We re rretted to see him stfftering from a so 'ere throat affection, and hope he may 1on get well and return to his post., ii his absenice, Mr. J. R. W. JohinoI. LII old mtn(I )opular ne.wspaper iani. Is ocalizing the "News." -Listen farmers and everybody: Mr. F. M. Philips, a first class black-smaaitlh Lnd wood workman, has pernanently ocated in Easley. Ilk shop is on the tortheri side of the rail road near t he ilepot. Give himu a call and get~ your Y()ork donie well, and for cheap prices. may 30 tf.. -TIhe miutes of the Convention did( tot state when the primary elect ion) was to be held. 'The time app~iointedl s the 19th August. Ctandates have bthorn six weeks to go on and( some tave not4 yet been announced through he MMSSENG1ER. He nmanly, show upy fours~elves to the 1800 readers of the ~FESSENGER. aIIul feel that the loss or rain of $5 more ought'6 tohe your for m'ie or misfortune if your are trute to roiur counity ar.d its new enterpise. Let those who have been ouit:-for siome inte, say t wo weeks or more, t a ke I hi' >articularly t o t heinselvyes. -Miiss lieskine lahir, of W'Imtalia, is beta sister. of Mr s. Mooh-e, is on L visit to Prof. Mooret's famuily. Miss b1eolinae Mellugihi, of Greenavil le. at ten. ledl the~ exhibitioni, andl was t hie goi si. >f Mrs. ;. P.Iuin h hri lauighters (of :a pt. .J. .1. Le wis, huon >red one tob itwit fi a visit hist week, LItIningI) t he' ' Charades ut, the Ae-ulee nyv. Capt. l. .Xja I ewis, emlid atIe for schl.Col 'ammis.ionaer, paUidi our ofilee a] 'ii as .eead em InoiC of iuccess. Miss Mamie Rtobinson and ,ister, from Cross Roads, and Missem 3rice's, Boggs,Pickens and Rosenond, were also visitors last week. Several )ther.I, whose names we could not get, were present, and we feel assured that svery one present 'enjoyed themselves, md will ever remember the kind hos pitality of our citizens, for which they %re noted. Testimonial rom A. X. Folger. E AsLIt, 8, C., June 25, 1884. I can add my testimony.to the many Dthers alreadj otred, .as to tfi invaL-. !gble ylrtue of "Weastmoreland's Call saya Tonic." During the opening of Spring I was very weak, scarcely able to walk half a mile. wlthout resting, and after using one bottle of the Tonie my strength increased. and my;appe tite linproved, until now I can walk four imiles an hour and eat as maiv beatis, etc., as any ordinary man. A, M. Formtia, Congressional Convention-Third. Congresslonal District. The Democratic Congressional Con - vention of the Third ConresinaI District of South Carolina will convene in the Keowee Hotel, Seneca, S, C., an the first Wednesday in An not, (he Ing the 6th August.) at 10 o0 cock, A. K., for the purpose of nomnitiig a Denocratic candidate to represent this Congressional District in the next Congress. [he five counties composing tic Congressional District are entitled to the following representatlon in sald, Convention, viz: Abbeville. 12 dtele gates; Anderson, 10; Newberty, 8- Oco mice, 6; Pickiens. 6. fly order of the Congressional Com. mittee of the Third District. W. C. BE NE T, Chairman of Committee. A Trip to WaInesville, Ga. MR. EDITOR: On the morning of the 20th tilt. I boarded the tuain in Easley for Gainesville, Ga. The day being pleasant I had a pleas ant ride to the beautiful city of the mountains. Gainesville is truly a beautiful city, and is on quits a building boonx at present. The new Court H use that is being constructed there will be q'uite an ornament to the city, and it is now under good headway, and wilt cost when cIompjleted $30,000. I left Gaineville on the morning of thbe 21st, returning home b~y private conveyance. I camne first to the little town of Gillsville, which is quite a pretty town on the North eastern Railroad, but at present is almost depopulated-the causee I do not know. ,L next came to llo mner, the County'site of' Banks Co., which is a pretty towni, butt has no Railroad1. I reached Carnesville on the 23d, which is quite a hively town. There was during the past year a new Court H~ouse erected there, and is quite an Qrnlamentr. I crossedi Tugalo River onl Kno(x bridge, passing throughi the beaueti tnb little villages of Fair Play, TJownville and1 Pendleton. I reaci1 ed Easley on the 241th ult. , through one of the heaviest ram<4 I ever saw fall. Trhe (erop prospect along my line of travel seems to be good. Wheat is unusually good, buIt is being dama~ged by wet weat her.. I notice the the best cornI ott the Georgia side, butt the b)est cottoni Ion the Car'olineM sida. EV [I s*