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'Wife fflad r $. R. A$O~~nrn ;t. IR kAGO i4L EDITOR. THE EDITOR has gonep*Al o weeks trip North, and our readers will have to excase our editorial and local columns during that time. However, we will do the best we can. REv. S. LANDER,D. D., has Coim menced the publication of a month ly paper as the special organ of the Williamston Female College. It is called the "Naid," and pub lished in a neat and creditable form by Messrs. Hoyt & Keys, of the 'Baptist Courier,' Greenville, S. C. EASLEY'S FUTURE. We venture to throw out a few hints and suggestions il regard to the future of our little town, which is noted for being one of the most )eautiful and lively towns on the great and beneficient Air Line Railway. All that is lacking to double our )resent population with in the next twelve months, is for our property owners to comniciiee right now. First to build suitable and convenient dwelling houses, set out their shale and fruit trees, flower yards, &-., when the prop er time arrives, and as the houses fill up, build l)re stores, shops, &e., on the beautifully situated va eauit lots that are now ]Aying idle, andLl advertise and call for nthers to come in, as competition is the life of trrde, an let otir merehants Srej)are tliemnelves to buy every hale of the 1esent cro) of cotton, vhich they call do by paying as mu1Ch for ib as they do in Green ville, which they can well afford to io, as their facilities for' shipping the cotton are better, having no drayag~e to pay as they do in Green vi lie, which is a considerable item ~--we believe 1 0 cents on the bale fromn their platf'orms upl to the Air Line or G & C Depots. With a late Faall our1 prospects for four-fifths of a crop is excel lent, as will be seen from the fol lowing, from a Pickens c'orrey()In dlent to the '"Charleston News and Courier," who seems to be wvell p)osted onl the conlditionl of the (rops: Fouir-fifths of a Full Crop in Pick ens-A Flourishing County. P~ICKE~NS, Augtt 25.-Tihe number o)tf acres planfted in cotton this year In Pickens Counity is 22,000,which i~s prob ably 8 per cent. more than) last year, TIhe present condiion of the crop as compljar'ed wi'th tihe same time last year is at least 30 per (cent..better all around. T1he indieattons now are t hat four-fifths of a full crop) will be m~ade this year. There are 33,413 acres cultivated in grain in this county this year. Wheat antd oats yielded probably 10 per cent. more per acre than last year and corn 0 te Th~ Iaboror~~ h,~gpitr landandsaf a poiA of.the o4 The farmers compain of- the s.iireit of money ,just now, but, on the whole thlei. condition js good. There is a growing dissatisfaction wih the lien law, as it works an injtry both to the lieior an tLhe ienee. The fairmers are begInning to see3 the great necessity of raising what they consume themselves. The !an1d in this conty are fresh and piodlCtive. Considerable attention is heing given to the development of the mineral anld timbered resources of the count.y. The agriicultural interests of thi Scounty,'are niproving ra pidly; both in inalityv ailA quantity of labor, and on the whole the haboring elasses are ad vancing anl imroving their-condition. CAItY. With the Count1y prosprous and happy, is it not encouragemient enough to rally our merchants and property owners, and put them to work with their hal(s, Minds and money, an( we Will gruaraitee that in twelve months they will be doub ly paid for all they liave done, be sides hav inDg the satisfaction ot sec ing our town filled upwhich will re main so for the remainder of time, thereby keeping( up a laroer trade. And it would no (1ou1)t be en as sistane. toward getting or hurir ing t up th C. ' G. C..R, which wuld be one of the gre. t est blessitgs that could be bestow ((d upO1o our town and country pko pie. In other words, it would be more ( an in(luIcemIent to those in terested inl the road, to bring: it )v a well poputiI:t en I prosperu1s town. Let every one who has the mans and property, roil u1p his sleeves and go to work at once, and no doubti the richest resu lts will fbl OUT PAPER. With our next, issue we will have completed the 11th month of' pub lication, and ouri success has been such that we cannot avoid 'blow ing our own horn" a little. We commenced with just haltf the pres ent size, and about 150 or 200) sub-. scrib~ers, and continued the 4 pag es 6 or 8 weeks, when our adver tising columns became so full that we add~edl two more pages- mak ing six--but were soon compelled t' add two more, which we have run up to the present time. Dur ing all of this time our advertising space has been well filled with ads* from our enterprising merchants and others at home, and a goodly number from some of' the enter prising business men of Greenville, to all of whom we return our heart felt thanks. Our subscription list has far exceeded our most san guine expectations, as we to-day have '82~5 names upon our book, and the cry is "still they come." Our Job department has gone far beyond our expeetations. also. In cjat t ill( r i e'I\ er points, wher&4 e yil1 pur'cha s~e a larger press, aiu I o)es by the 1st of .October to give his 'renders a full-ledged seven-column paper, printed entirely tt hoine. ind in the neatest manlner. Again, We ietturn thiaks to all who have encouraged us with their advertisements, job work and sub scriptions, and pronise to do all in our power for their advancement. GREENVILLE'S PRIMARY. The folloving name.l g-'ntlemen were the choice of Greenville County, by Primary election on Friday last: Senator-Dr. W. L. Maulin. House of Representatives-AW. A. Williaus.M. F. Ansel,T. R. League and141 J. T. rmetA.' County Com mDissioners-H1. N. Carr1-ier, R. W. , A -lerson an. D. F4". Batson. ('lerk of ('ourt--AlIred J. Moselv. Sher i1-P). Gilreat h. Pr-obatceJld dge, -S. J. Douthit. School Connuis .ine-WN. D). Mayfield. Regis.. tes "Mesne CoveyPace-Th1'l1omanIs L. Wo)did. .Auditor--A. R. Smith. Tireasmrer-A. R. McDa vid. Coroner-A lex McBee Sr. All of the abo tve are good men, as also tfh<.s who were defeated. There was the hugest vote polled of any previous Primary election hel(l in the County, being Ostimf-t ed at 4,000. It will be seen that there was an entire change of County Cotimissioners,and nearly all of the members of the Legisla tuire. The Sheriff, Clerk, Probate ,Judge, Auditor, Trearuerer, Reg ister Mesne Conveyance and Cor oner, were all retained, which speaks well for their faithful dis charge of duty. POST OFFICE LtOIBBERIES ANI) D)EFA LJCATIONS. It seems that Postoffice theives are on the roundls gen~erally3. The Postoffice at Emporia, Mo., had its safe blown openl on the 29th ult., and robbed of $1,000 worth of stamps, a small amount of cash, and a large number of registered letters-valuec unknown. No clue to the robbers. Tfhe William sport, Pa., postoffice was also robbed on the same (lay, losing $3,500 worth of stamps. Trhe clerk was called to the door to see a man and dur ing the short space of time, (3 mnin utes), 4 packages of stamps were extracted from the safe, and fonr packages, similar in appeoaranlce, left in their steady which contain. ed brown paper. No clue to the robbers. We would wabi all Postmnater logan k-oft L4~s there is .(uI n "ganlke Mind of, P. roiagho~tthe country. fy refrCe to 1al(ther colunm it will be seen that the Postmaster dt UniouC0. U. has dlefaulted in the Money Order department of his-oflice, to) the atmountof $500 to $700. So much for keeping a man in office so long 'that he iriagines the office belongs to him instead L)f the Goverameiut. Only three weeks ago, in the I. S. Court. at Greenville, W. A. l8olt, a forIer Lieputy P. M. at-Union, was sent to the Penitertiary for 12 months for irreguiarities in the office, and 1OW it seemsl that the P. 1M. will have to share the same fate. -Tjhe services at the Presbyte ian Church, Greenville, S. C., is still going oll, the Rev. Mr. Burk head preaching. Interest in these miectiiugs is increasing, alld the chur'eb is crowdedl on every occa sion. 'here were eighteen acees siols on Sundiy, a large propor tion of t he nw mIfembers being grOwl persons and several of them being among our most prominent citizens. Expressions of admira tion of Mr. Bur-1(kelead's preacl1hing are heard oi all sides, all there 1s every indicution of a genuine and far reach ing nreviva!.-)aily News. --0. Doyle, who is one of the lemocratic nominees for the legis lature in Oconee withdraws his tiame and asks for another election ,is there is a doubt as to. whether lbe had a clear majority of the votes cast. V. S. GREGoaY, ourl' Foreman and Publisher, is authorized to receive aMid 'eceipt for subscriptions, Job work aml udvertisements for TuE MEsSENERjIt. Land To Rent For 1885. T WILL~ Rent my Tract of Land lav l.Ling in 1} miles of Easley, for 1885* [t has H 10 acres in cultivation, and i's cme of the best cotton and grain farms inl this counltr'y. I will also sell my T WO MULES, 1'wo-horse Waon andi (11arness, one 'JSBORNE Sulky Plow, anid all other Farming Tools for Cash or good ae eeptable pape r on reasonable prices. W. H. NIX, Easley, S. C. aug 29, 4t Easley Academy. S3econd Session for 1884, will begin September 1 st, and continue Four School Months. Primary Dep'mnjt, per nmonth, $1.50 Intermediate " 2.00 Academic "" 8.00 Select Course " " 2.50 Incidental Fee, per Session, 50 Music Extra. Board in Private famuities, per Month,......e**......*........ 10.00 A&- For partentars, address C. W. MOORE, Principal, Aug 29, 1884, 3m.y