The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, September 05, 1884, Image 3
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;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