Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ile askeg Jjessegetr. LOCAL AND COUNTY MATTE ts. -Rev. D. W. Hlott is quite sick at his home in the village. -Read the announcement of Rev. B. S. Gaines, for Treasurer. -The school boys are gone and base ball has come to a "stand still."' --Our town has been alive with Com mercial tourists recently. --Mr. Irvin Miller was about the first man to get done "laying by." His crops looks well too -Little Johnnie Ward left at our office this week one of the finest cu cumbers we have scer this season. -Croquet parties are all "the go'' now. The young ladies seem to de light in the interesting game. -The crops for the last few day have comie out wonderfully. The farmers don't want rain before next week. ---The coui nication of "Subscri ber" is cro wded out this week. It will appear in our next issue - -Mr. Kennedy, a brother-in-law of A. W. 1ludgens, is paying our town a visit. Ile is oin his retur11 hioimie from Texas, where lie has been living for somIIe time. -Will "Peggy S.," favor the MES SENGEM soon with another oie( of her rieh letters? We laven't heaild froi he' in a lon time. ---Tlhe Quarterly Conference of the Methodist cliirch meets Saturday and Sunday iext, with the conlgiegationi of --As soon as the p(Ople get through "layinig by.'" let our (ouuoty Coummiti sionie's order 1l.e ra3ads worked at, once. They staild in need of it. --'he veather' has lturled varmi, which is favorable to the farumers. Th'lev will he late "laying by" this Suninrei. lowever, on accoimit of the rains. -Albert B3 rd, colored, one of Ihe most eerretic mneni of his race. kinll reieIblihe red us.;; wit h ome friuit last week. Accept tlanks. -Capt. E S 1 If-e, of Ninety-Six was in town this week. Ile is a delegate to the Coing rssiomdl Convention fr*0omn Abbeville County. -Miles doJhnlsoll. colored. sent us ast week a cotton hollI which he fouid in his patch on the 3rd or 4th inst.. Who beat. it? -The large dwelling of Mr. J:nnes . Ilester is reari i t head to the skies. Material iiproveme lit st ill goes on. -Mriis. (igniiilliat ret urned home on Saturd1ay night last, bringing with her M'4iss Rosr from Georgia, who wvill spendi~ awvhile ini 0o1r t()own. -Ohur friend(, Willie R., inI no wise needis an auitograpli albonii. Ie luIls somiethin g more solid1, which serves t he samte good purpose. -Mrs. RI. A. (reer was quite sick for' a dlay or two last week, buht is uip and1( at her piost againl, we are glad to state. --The wvhoop)ing cough has been oun a tour ini our town, and is of a severe type. Parents should be oni t heir guarid, as it still lingers around~t.4 ~-Thiere wvill be a r'e-uniion of the ''Gist RIifles,"' Company "'D,"' Hamp) tonl Ligion, at Williamston, oin 'PTuesday August 5th. -TPhe iPresbyterianI chiurich at ibA er ty wats deicliated on Sunday last, by [Rev. W. E. Boggs, of Columbia, in the priesence of a large congregation. 4 -R. M. McDonald, of Greenville, has moved into his niew and~ spacious shops, and1 is pr'epar'ed to fuirnish you anything ini Foundry and M achine line. Look out for adver'tiremnent n'ext week. ---Th editor hopes to go ar'ound wheni the canididates stumpll the county. Let all those who have not as yet subl scribedI for the ME~SSENGER, he r'eady t.o hand in their names. Ask your' neigh bor, where one takes the paper, and see if lie is not well nilaserl with it. - -The intense hot weather, and the tbsenoe of the pupils and sound of the Acadeniy bell throughotit the day, tend ;o make our town rather dull just low. -Miss Nora Holcombe visited the ,amily of Maj. D. Grice, at Liberty, ast week for a few days, bringing back vith her the charming Miss Mary ;rice, who now graces our society. WKay her visit be prolonged. -We are requested to state that Rev F. M. Stewart will preach at Rock spring (Stegall's Church) next Satur lay and Sunday, July 19th and 20th, tt 3 p. mn. Also, in the Baptist Church n Easley on Sunday evening, 20th, at :30. -We are glad to report Miss Min lie Howard, of whom we spoke last veek as being seriously ill, better, and n a fair way of recovery, but regret to tate that her mother is very ill at this line. We hope for her a speedy re -overy. -Our fiend Mr. J. M. Philips, who recently opened a blackstnith shop inl Easley is doiig a fine business. He is i man well calculated to do work at nC(e, and vell. Give lim yourII vork unl see Ihow well he can do it for voi. [1is shop is Iear tle depot. july i8 tf --It was ruinnoIed that otir friend, Me. B., had gone to Picke)s last Sun lay to pay viisit to Hvinien 's alt:r, tn(1 it; was thioighit that tile e(ditor wenit log as a spet,ator So far it is all t mistake, bit we canl't vouch for the future, as Me. goes rig'ht often ald stays long. --Misses DLbi (lyde, i'orrie Stacv anld ILizzi(. I11uch1inls, wom ha've beenl on a week's visit to Piekeis. have re tirned to Easlev, and will again cheer IIp omr younlg nien, wN>-14 h evee looking so woe-hgomie, since t Iheir de pnt'ti-e. Chver up now, )oc. No douht the siun Will shine brigluter to voU. -If he towl StidlIy Schoo)l waM as en1ticin" tO all Of (1l' yoiunig folks as "country Sindlay Sch ool'' we know of. is to two of ou1. young me, we would have the l1rst schools in the State, but ve! cohl not vouch for prompt an wers to the qiestions. We hope, however. they will get over it. --While in Greeainville a few days ago, weO Saw the "lishuing Ilu-ty of tie seLson,' whib (onisist.eI of a wiNver, a votun hly, a ina-rried lady atil two .411a:11 childrienl. The14Y carr1ild onle hiiidreI :111(i flity celts worthi of ra ions, staid all (fay, :i am] caughrit, well. rme auln a half cents worth of fisi-and(l t severe dlrencehiing from rai --Capt . John II. Ilowen, whio was an dI ira t e to thea N ation al l)emocrati [.onvention at 4.b'icago, attend~ed the iig ht last . lie expresses the conivie ion that (Clevehua wi ~ ilI be elected and hintks it is a ehiance of at life t imie. Laet is stick t~o C.leveland :and Ileundricks or Presidenut anwl Vie--PresidIent, anid 'oh. R. E. Hmoveni for !oigress. -We have iuponI our table a Cata ogue of thle S. C. College for the Ses ,ion of '8AS L. ickens C'ounty is ably aand t Willa rd. T1hie College has on ts r'oll 202. With ti he prsent atbie and 'fhleient Faculty, the S. 4.. College will ioon occupy the phice it did( in "ante )ellum"' (lays, viz: SecondI to nione ii the South. -Faine crops of Wheat were made ii our Cotunty thiis year, but a great ieal of the grainl is (damuaged hv the 'outinu(ouls rainis during ai'l afte r the muttin1g, wvhich also delayed1 the t hreshi rs ini getting' it out, bu1t for t he p'ast Cw dlays they have been tr'avelingo da~y utIl night, amil will sooni get through. We hiope that, with ecoomy, enough vili be~ savedl to runi our! farnmrs iintiI iext Spring. -Suchl is the demand for horses fo )iow, sinc~e t hie weatheir has cleared upi. hat ani ouit-sidler can scarcely get one m11er1 anyI~ (cuinstance from our Liv r'y stables. Ciorni is "'making itself' md(. wvill tturni our a goodl yiel if the seasons continue favorable, but cottot Is needing immediate work, which it I rcceiving from our farmers now, Thei never worked better or more system atically than at present --1. S. Lark has sent us a perfect cu riosity in the shape of a cabbage, of thi Flat Dutch variety. We do not know whether to call It a cabbage or cabbag es, as it has but one stalk, and fron that stalk there are four full good size( heads-already headed-and four mor still coming, and if let alone, no douib would have been as large as the others The stalk is not larger than a man' thumb. They should be called hard times cabbage. A Word of Advice.--Now that th Democrats have nominated Clevelam and Hendricks for our National Stan dard Bearers. and the old State ticke is re-noninated. let its prepare our selves for the great change in atfairs that will surely result from their elec tion. The first thing is to get you systems inl order, that you may be it a good lumor with all the world vhieh surely follows goodl hea.hl am a prosperous anl honest gover:nment Well, we know of no better plan to ac colmplislh this r esul t' than the free 1s of CALISAVA TONIC, prepared1 b Westmnoreab.Ul Bros,, Greenville, S. C Ask your Druggist for it; it vill onl: cost you $1 a bottle. jtily 18 It -Mr. W. 11. Ashmore, of Pickens Who is known to inlaiiy of our ra(lers sent us a report of his wheat er1o: made on the lot where his hleksmiuitl shop is sitiateud. On: an acret of grolinu 1u1pon1 which stand< three hlulilintr, h had 22 bushels of wheat tihrashed out th.l !ee were lost oin accolint of chlickeis together with m-viig it, dl-ring Wt weathr. flis patch attracted a goo (leal of at teitionl before Hirvest t iMe. It h-s been otur1 pleasire to acklmNl edge 1ime :unlagain, many gifts itn tl .vay of fruit, flowers. &'C. Ald (ow% i is our desire, to express to Mrs. A Laili oiu sincerest alpreeiatiol fo a basset of tle mliost 1tlusciouis lache it. jlus been our good fortun le to receive If all o(f (Ill- people were of the sami disposit ion of mur frieml Mrs. M., on little towi woldh soon become one o the southernt homes of beauty aut(l o wealth. The same good huldy h1s re ilembered is before. -1c. B., left his ma-:tern:l roof a 1. '0clock on Saturday. thI, and lainl to Easley. As thte " sha(les of night begLtm to fall, he w1 moveI by anl ir resi.-t ible i1)1 pIISe to joiII his brot her--inI haw on his retrillN to Pickenits, where hi (Me.) might he enabled to see his m11 miothers mlerits praise from ouri pe anid ineites5 ms t o act likewise, as we rec alize that ourm mtother has comie upJ tha counitry wvhere shte is now Inl read1 teachi of uS. 1y this mheans1 Me. reaclh eS often an~l other' mol4ther's fai rest form -Col. R. E. Bowen,. Vice-P.resideni of thie Carolina, C umberland Gap am (Chicago Rail road, returinied from Col10 timblia last week. whiere lie had beeni t< meiet withi thle executive comm iiittee o: the road. lII statedl to uts,thiat Mr.Schio fieldl, the Europeani Agent of thue roadl is saniniie of sucecess. T1hiat lie wvil have ino "'ifs'' about it, and1( feels ftha: it will be built . Troshow Chie peo(ple what an1 interest and( confid ece lie ha21 in it, hie has spenlt about $15000 of hi, ownk monley, in payme~t of his expen1 seS. He~ illtends1 rturn[t1ing to Europe where lie e'xpect~s to mleet with favo, fromt somie of the capita lists. --Mr. Rial Barniet t, b rough t to oun oflihce otn Satuirday last, a bunch of cral grass L tttmeasuredl 4 feet in diamewter ie says thbat it grew oin landl adjoinuing the farm of which the ME~SSENOEJ spoke so favorably somte I ime sitne. Th'lere is aniotherU thing that his lami prloducees iln abundatnce, and( Chat i. peatrs. Hie will a1cceptf tihe thanks ol the whole ofle for some of this fine( fruit. Although Mri, Barniett broughi its a samiple of cr'ab grass, lhe will (loubtless showV lp as g'ood a crop. niext fall as any of his ne(ighb~ors w~ho is cultivating the same kind of lamd. -We have had orders for several thousand tickets. Candidates send In your orders and don't wait until elect ion time. We print them on goo( pa per, and cheap. The gentlemen who kave given us their orders, will please accept our kind acknowledgements. These are the kind of men to have in the race. Two candidates have not given their names to the MESS~ENOER. Unlike the other gentlemen that are out, they surely can't be very sanguine of success. Perhaps one or both of them have stinted pocket books. Ours is the same way and we want your five dollats. If yon want an office of your people, be philanttropiC enough to aid a home enterprise. -A VEiRY SAD DEATH-I.-Mrs. Sal . lie Matthews, wife or Mr. Charles Mat thews, and daughter of Mr. W. T. - Br ant, died at lier husban('s residence , near Slabtown, Anderson County, onl the 4th inst. She was taken with Bil r lions Colic on Monday night.) tile 30th, i and oil Friday evening' following, si ,breathed hier life sweetly away. She leaves a luisband, and an infant child .1 few weeks old, and tmumterous rela . tives and friends to imioi rn her loss. kShe was in her. eiglteelth year of age. and0 had bee n a cobnsistent membr of MNIt. Pisgahl Unpti-st Churlch1 for. nearly two years, at wvhich place ier' funeral took plice on Simday, Gth, which was attended by a very large oicotinrse of relatives ald friends, to witness the sad occ'asiol. The se'vices were conlducted )y, R1ev. J. W. iiutchils, Pas.tor.. Ilis S011rm1on IIIS ai appropriate a1 ind rv markaly intertesting one, fiom IRevel ations, 7th Cha'. and( 9th verse. ' May sle he long remumbered, and may God bless Ihe hereaved oies who miourn'i her los(. A CAR1). MR. EMIToRt : We areC infornme(l that R Rev. G. W. Sino'letoni is cir'ctil.it ing the report that we used our intlutienee too r brilg him out as a Canditidate for Schiool Comm isttionler% I'. We dentotnee the report as being false, as we did, L' or saisi nothi ng intenided to iidlice r him to 1eonle a v'ami(lidatte, :11d b.lieve f the 'eport is beinir (cut'eilated to inji-e f oAlthe parlties. MN. P,.Raa, A. M. IIAMorx. Piekens Sentinel please copy. t Musical and Sabbath School Coivien tiona. S'Ihe Execitive C ontiiittee of 1.hi Pickens County M. uisical and Sabbath School Coniventionu, desir&es to call at tenltiont to the following PRO~)O AM ME: - T'imie-4riday, A~ugust 8th~ to 1011:i; Selusiv'e. - mill. .IFirst liay, 10 a. mn., Lntrodnctoryv Ser t mou, Rev. WV. II. kirtotn. 11 t~o 12, :a. mn., Election of Officers auth appoinltilnelt of Coaninittees. IECESS ONE' HOUlt. A fter.noon-2 to 4 p). mI., Mic~(, ar -~ ran~tgedIby Conunittee. 41 p. mn., ,Gnrl buinelss . Adjournimnt. I S'atiurd(ay-9) to 94 a. mn., Music and ap prtopriate exercises. 9.1 a. mn., Es say on Music, Capt. R. S. Morg'an, Music following the Essay. 11 a. mn., Discussion of the methods of teacing Music, without, any spe cial reference to the comprative merits of the two systemus-round niotes and1( shiaped notes. frntroduic tory speaker, Rev. G W Singleton. R ECESS ONE~ HOUR. Afternuoonm-2 to 4 p. im., Music. 4 p. mn., Memorial of Rev. TP. W. T1olli sont, by Revs. Stewart anid Lewis. GenewratIl business to adljoulrnment. Sundtoay--9 to .11 a. mn., Mass Meeting" ini the initerest of Sunday Schools, with appropriate add1resses and Miusic, Suplt. R. S. Morgan presid.. ing. 11 a. mn., Convention Sermon on Music as a part of divinie wor ship, Rev. D). W. lliott. Recess. Afternoon-Music. J. C'. IIUDSON, Chur'mna.