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LOCAL Hem'S. »/• MATTERS IN AMO APOHNU TOWN Or DARLINGTON I ; ^ A Column of New*. T»rj»ly Told, Imerot to Our Many Readers. Mr n. II. Oriffia ic confined i a ® V rcbnn» to bia room by fcicfcness. now n n n.i Mr. E J. Wilson is in FI >r- > Connty, eneo tLis week on a \ i. :t. 5Ir. A.r. McFall,of Bennotts ville, i» in towj on a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. W. Parian bate gone to Richmond on a Mr. John M. McCown adver-j 'l:/es that he has 60,000 brick- for eaio at a bargain. I tleee ‘Irown. rrdored, Jfenteiicetl last week by I Justice Wan of |thc cha-n g icg for to thirty days on assault and Scciety Miil '’»nq*jt>hed. The game of fc vse ball played J jltetwecn the Society Hill and’ was Darlington teams last Friday Trial { refill U*<l in a complete Waterloo THE com SEWS. battery. Mr If. E* vesterdo FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. mberger, formerly of titiK place, but nt of C-lio, Marlboro i in town on a visit visit. Mr. W. E. Honour, now clerking for Mr. is O Jr., G Marts. Mr. R. A. Reverence, ot Tim- niousville, spent Monday in Darlington. Union services will be held at tho Proebyterian Church next Sunday night. Mr. A. G. KollocV. editor of the Cheraw Reporter, wai in town on Mouday. The frame of tho largo tobac ro warehouse of Messrs. Smoot * McGill was raised last Mon day. Mr. E. I.. C. Ward, represent iug the A. N. Kellogg Newspa per Co., of Atlanta, was in town this week. Mr. S. J. Honour, of Charles ton, was in town last week on a visit to his brother, Mr. W. E Honour, Jr. Jr.rrcs R. Coggeshall, Esq., of the law firm of Dargan & Cog- geshall, attended Court in Flor ence last week. Last Monday was salesday, though there was no extra crowd in town, and no official sales were made. Mr. J. E. Xormcnt has gone on the trip to Washington and other northern points with the Elate Press Association. The regular term of the Grad ed Schools ended on Monday las*, and the teachers have returneu to their respective homes. Mr. S. A. Woods and family have gone for a two weeks’visit to Mrs. Woods’ father, Chan cellor Johnson, of Marion. Mr. G. W. Douglas, who clerks for Messrs. Coggeshall & Co., spent part of last week at his former home in Bennettsville. The many friends of Mr. Jno. Z. Hearon, who has been so dangerously ill for several weeks past, will he pleased to learu that he >s much better. Mr. E. L. Rcche, of Charles ton, Stale Commissioner for South Carolina for the Atlanta Exposition, was in town last week in tho interest of the Ex position. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Boyd have returned from North Carolina, where they had gone for the benefit of Mr. Boyd’s health, which was very much improved by the trip. The ice cream festival given by the young ladies of the Bap tist Church on Tuesday evening last was a complete success, about $35 being realized. The young ladies are raiding a fund for the purchase of a pipe organ for the Church, and the amount now on hand is about $275. Reed’s process for curing to bacco is said by tobacco experts to be tho very best method they have ever seen tried. Farmers interested in the subject would do well to peruse caiefully Mr. Rord’s advertisement oir the snbject, which, together with some of the written testimonials lie has received, is published in another column. Letters addressed to the fol lowing parties remain uncalled for at the Darlingtou postoffiee Hiid are advertised as “dead” for the week ending Juue 1: James Perkins, Watkins Col lection Agent (2), Wade Goods, Mrs. Tcna Bostic, Mrs. Cinde lilla Hynes, Mrs. C. M. Jones, Miss Charlotte Patterson. Miss Anna Poston, Miss Joe Willes, Miss R. Jones. Mrs. F. E. Ferris has sold out her lease of the Arlington Hotel to Mr. J. M. Citizen, of Willis tou, N. C., who will conduct it in future. Mr. Citizen is an old hotel man, having been in the business for several years. His family arrived in Darlington on Tuesday. Mr. Citizen will have t he hotel thoroughly renovated this week, and will be ready for the reception of guests on Mon day next. Mr. J. D. Joye has moved to Lamar, and will go into the merchandise business at that place. Tho store just vacated by Mr. Joye is being fitted up end will be occupied by Messrs McCall & Burch. The front of the Joye store will be cut off about four feet, and a new iron and plate glass front will be put in. The interior will be changed aud painted up in tho latest style. Messrs. McCall & Burch expect to move in their new quarters about the first of Jily. The rce’il^r term of the Marl boro Graded Schools having en ded, Prof. J. D. Rust, Principal of the Schools, has returned to his home in Darlington to spend the summer. The dispensary has moved from tho store in the jit for the visitors, the score stand iog 1J to 6 in Darlington's favor. The field woik of both teams was very good, though the vis I iiois vere out played at every j point. Thu batting of the local! team was rxeepent, while it From seemed very difficult for the So- j w th he an eiets UilM oys to “reach” Mc-i*-bid year. SOCIETY M!l.L. 8t. David’s Academy closed ou the 3rd iust. Then I felt a little streaked, tried to—but I too, cause they was all blushin' j thin’. Bimeby niVERDALE. Mr. H. McITodge has the best <iir» wo have seen in this sec tiou. as hard as they could. “Uighty-tity!” ses the o].d The crops in this section arc monstrous ’fine- in good condition. Mr. C. C. Wilson, of Roanoke, Va., has been hereon a visit. Miss Lita Lucas has returned ifrom the Normal Institute at didn’t say a > they all couie runnln’ out on the porch. “My goodness! what is it»“ ses Miss Mary. “Oh, it’s alive!” ses Miss Kns- iab; ‘T seed if move. "Call Cato, and make him cut tie rope,” ses Miss Carlin/ all appearances there abundance of fruit Cu’lyugli's balls. Hill, of the xp ic early tobacco is rather local team, distinguished him-j small, hut the luto plants pro seif at tho bat by bitting tho miae to be very fine. Nushyiile. Our base ball team will two games of l>?.ll with Ilartsville boys this week. Mr. 1£. Coker’s litilc sou, Pres-1 presents merit, to be shore! I’d like to know what harm tber is in j stockins. Peoplo nowadays ist gittin so mealy-mouthed they the rope,” ses Miss Oarline can’t call nothin by its right •’and let’s see what it is. Come name, and I don’t sec as thoy’r here, Cato, and get this bar . ‘any better than the old time!down. people was. When I was a gall “Don t hurt it, for the world’” th0 1 like you. child, I use to ban g us ses Miss Mary. my stockins and git'em fullcf Cato untied the rope that was first hall thrown him every time he went to the bat, and bv inak- ng the greatest number of base, Corn and cotton are sir.a’1 for the time of year, but they are beenibits of nny individual. While! lookin K muoU botU;r ti , inco , lho was such an overwhelming extreme warm weat.ier has Marco building to the stand in {defeat for tho visitors, they ex the Early building recently oc pcct to come again, and they cupied by Mr. J. U. Sanders csj hope to reverse the score next a grocery store. At tho meeting of the State r«« Asswi.tio.. held in Sum 1Suim Mcond ^ Cntrigan, ,.r to* ,eeek .he Un i S; , Bryan,. B.. «m ba 7 n, I time. Tho “make up” of the i two teams was as follows: Soci- |cty Hill, Dandridge, catcher. Smoking Tobacco Co. distribut ed among the members ot tho press packages of tobacco manu factured by them. The clerks of tho town are complaining that the ladies come out to do their shopping at about seven o’clock in tho afternoon, just when it is time for the tores to close, and have request ed us to ask them to do their shopping earlier in the day. In addition to the cases to come up for trial at the June Term of tho Court mentioned last week, Ned Davis, charged with larceny, and Dozier Wil liams, charged with cow steal ing, have been locked in jail to await trial at the same Term. St. David's Lodge, A. F. M., will hold a public “Lodge of Sorrow” in honor of Frank E. Norment and James C. Willcox the latter part of this month Goorge W. Brown, Esq . will speak to the memory of Mr. Norment and J. M. Johnson, Esq., will pronounce tho eulogy on Dr., Willcox. IcCail, center field, Bryant. D., short stop, Rhodes, third base. White, right field.Turnage, left field: Darlington. Hutchinson,) center field, Nettles, short stop. Hewitt, first base, McCullough, j F.,pitcher, James citcber, Dur gan. thiid base, Hill, left field, cause, Gillespie, right field, and Mc Cullough. C , second base. The Scciety Hill learn is to go to Harts ville today to play a series of games with the Welsh Neck High School team at that place, and have engaged Hutch inson, McCullough, F., and Net ties of tho Darlington team to play with them, while Register, who did such phenomenal work come. The many friends of Dr. II. Williamson will he pained to know that he is seriously ill. Mrs. Adeline Moody is also very sick. We hope for their speedy recovery. Mr. D. M Smoot, one of our enterprising tobacco farmers, has about completed twenty- four new barns, and is now en- i gaged in the erection of a com modious packing house. Owing to some unknown Rev. Mr. Holloway, of ley’s fell from his horse a few duys ago and broke his arm. The Mayo School Commencement. lRt-j<orted for The Xnvrs.] On Monday night a concert was given at the Macedonia Baptist Church by the pupils of tho Mayo School, consisting of recitations, music and original essays. Many of the citizens of the {own were invited, und they, with one accord, speak in high terms of the evidences cf careful training iu both the study of books and general deportment The programme was a varied one, many taking part, aud, therefore, no general account can be given. Among other in teresting features was a drill in which a number of girls in uni The galls kept laughin’ and blushin’. “Never mind,” ses Miss Mary, “Majer’s got to give me a Cris- mus gift—won’t you, Mnjer'’'” “Oh, yes,” ses I, “you I promised you one ! round tho jice, and let the bag down easy on the floor, and I tumbled out all covered witk corn meal, from head to foot. ‘ Goodness gracious!” ses Miss Mary; “if it ain’t the Maier know himself!” Yes,” ec I, “and you know “But 1 didn’t mean that," ses you promised to keep my Cris- she. ,n u 8 present as long aj you liv. ‘Tvo got one for yon, what lied.” ♦he Black Creek Baptist Church j form costumes, armed with did not fulfill his appointment i wtK) 'l en 8 uas > went through at Mechanics ville last Suuday! ,nan y tbe movements afternoon as was expected he the manual of arms. There would do. The Sunday School organized a short time since at the resid once of Mr. Henderson, a few miles from this place, is iu a flourishing condition. They now have an organ which adds in the box for Darlington •a-'-t i greatly to the musical partvf year, has been engaged to pitch for the School team. The “Women’s Edition” of the 67afe appeared on Tuesday. It was edited entirely by a com mittee of ladies of Ooluftibia. and the proceeds derived from tho issue will bo given to the Columbia Hospital. On the po etry page was a piece from the pen of Miss Maggie Richards, one of Columbian most talented; young ladies. Ore of tho most wonderful machines of tho day is said to be the “Heme Ice Maker”, built something liko a refrigerator, in which one can manufacture all the ice he wants at home. They cost $35 each. Mr. W. F. Early has obtained the agency for them for sixteen counties in the State of Georgia, and will depart for his new field of la bor in a few days. The Daruxgtos News has received invitations to attend college commencements as fol lows: From Mr. P. Bishop Par rott, of Georgetown University, Washington, D. C., Juue 10; from Mr. W. B. Young, of Pat rick Military Institute, Ander son, S. C., June 10; and from Mr. John W. Williamson, of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Blacksburg, Va., June 17. Mr. L. I. Parrott has moved to Darlington, and will engage in tho mercantile business with his brother Mr. Walter J. Par rott. He was for several years official stenographer of the Third Circuit. During tho past few months Mr. Parrott has been travelling as an hypnotic lecturer, and has been meeting with great success. Air. Par rott is a clover gentlemen and a useful citizen just the kind of man we like to see settle in Dar lington. Bird seed, 10 cents a bottle, at Sims & Young’s. A Fir* Near Town. On Sunday morning last, at about 9 o’clock, the barn and stables of Mr. R. H. Rogers, who lives a few miles from town, were entirely destroyed by fire. How the fire originated is a mys tery. Theflames were discover ed in some forage on tho first floor of the barn, but, when dis covered, had made such head way and spread so rapidly that it was impossible to check them. The barn was filled with forage, which, too, was consumed. The buildings were insured in the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company of Darlington County for $150, though Mr. Rogers says his loss on them was fully $300. Tho forage was fully covered by insurance. Mr. Rogers requests us to express his to his friends, both white aud colored who rendered him such generous as sistance on the occasion of the fire, without which, he says, he could not haved his dwelling from destruction. Reed'i Proces* for Curing Tobccco. I was born and raised in North Carolina in a line tobacco sec tion. I have cultivated and cured tobacco from my boyhood, and I thought myself an expert. Five years ago 1 came to South Carolina to grow tobacco, and, when the curing time came to hand, I found that it wasneces sary to vary somewhat tho old North Carolina method of cur ing. I have given this subject much thought and careful con sideration, and feel safe in say-1 were a number of good re citations, and also a good many musical selections. Air. C. S. Ne’tles, a member of the School Board, delivered the prizes. The evidences of care ful training, both intellectual raomin and moral, is very gratifying to! Alias Carline winked at Mias those interested in the success Kesiah, and then whispered to of this school. The teachers are; her—then they both laughed, . . f* ' , without doubt doing their full; aud looked at mo as mischiev- Heintz s pickles, only 10cents duty, and Prof. Cottin comes in ! ous as they couM. They ’spic- want you to keep all your life, hut it would take a two-bushel bag to bold it,” ses I. “Oh, that’s the kind!” ses she, “But will you promise to keep it as long as you live?” ses I. “Certainly I will, Majer.” —“Monstrous fine'ueut now adays—old people don’t know The galls laughed themselves almost to death, and went to brushin’ off tho meal as fast as they could, sayin’ they was gwine to hung ihat bag uy every C'rismua till they got hus bands too. Alisa Mary—olest her bright eyes!—she blushed as beautiful as a morning glory, and sed she’d stick to her word’ nothin'about perliteness,” said j She was right out of bed, aud old Aliss Stallius. jest gwine to her hair wasn’t koroed, and her sleep with her nittin in her lap. “Now you hear ihat, Miss Carline,” ses I. “She ses she’ll keep it all her life.” “Yes, I will,” ses Miss Mary —“but what is it?” “Never mind,” ses I, “you hang up a bag big enough to l air wasn’t turned, and her diess wasn’t fix’d at all, but the way she looked pretty was real distractin’. I do believe ef I was froze stiff, one look at her sweet face, as she stood thar lookin’ down to the floor with her roguish eyes, and her bright hold it and you’ll find out what curls failin’ all over her snowy it is, when you see it in the the services. per bottle at Sims & Young s. CYPRESS. A son of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. J osey has been very iil at the Citadel. Andy Morris, one of our col ored farmers, has the finest piece of tobacco in this section. Dr. J. M. Josey has tho finest field of corn that we have seen: it will average five feet in height. Several of our farmers have iug that I have marked out byljost horses or mules recently, practical experiment a formula (They should bo careful about which, if followed intelligently. ;g‘ v ‘ng their stuck green oats. will cure bright. tobacco uniformally Darlington, S. C., Juno 1,’95. This is to certify that J. L. Reed’s entire crop of tobacco was sold on our warehouse floor. We take pleasure in say ing that Mr. Reed’s tobacco was all perfectly cured, os evi denced by the fact that it al- waj s brought the highest prices, his cutters and wrapper^ selling from $30 to $50. Mr. Reed is certainly master of tho art of tobacco curing. Sydxor & Tredway. Managers, Darlington Tobacco Warehouse. Afr. J. L. Reed has been with) me this makes the fifth year. Ho has been very successful in curing tobacco, and I can re commend his process to any one wishing to use it. and I think if they will carry it out carefully, they will make a success iu cur mg tobacco. Air. Reed has cur ed as nice cutters and wrappers as ever sold on our market and we always get the highest prices for our tobacco. C. S. AIcCullocgh, Aliss Sallio DuBose closed her school at this place last Friday, und gave her pupils a picnic the following day on Lynches River. Air. H. A. Howell, tho newly appointed overseer of roads de serves praises for tho excellent work he has caused to be done cn tho roads under his care. School Commissioner Perritt delivered a fine lecture to the Sunday school children of this community last week: his ad dress was along the line of how parents should train their child ren. David Burris, ono of our en terprising colored farmers, has the finest cotton in this section: he brought your correspondent a stalk recently that was ten inches high aud had two well developed forms. As a general thing, crops are far behind for this season of the year. We have bought all the "Swans Down” flour the mill had on hand before the recent rise in price, and aro selling it at an exceedingly low figure; Deans Bros. for a good share of the praise. Welling&Bonnoittare agents ioned something. “You’ll be shore to give it to me, now, if I hang up a bag!” for McCormick harvesters and I ees Miss Alary, binders, and Daisy reapers,) “And promise to keep it,” ses I mowers and hay-rakes these are the very best ma chines made, and as the firm keep repair parts always in stock, tho farmers of the Coun ty will see at a glance the im portance of patronizing them. Christmai In Pin«»Mle. [William Tappaa Thompson.] Asil. “Well, I will, cause I know that you wouldn’t give me no thin’ that wasn’t worth keep in’.” They all agreed they would hang up a bag for me to put Miss Mary’s Crismus present in, on the back porch, and about j ten o’clock I told ’emgoodeven- Crismus is over, and the thing j * n T anc | . . . is done did! You know I told' l Up 11 n , ! , ,dn, K ht ( ’ “ nd you in mv last letter I waa when they was all gone to bed i-wine to bring Miss Mary up to 1 ^ softly into the back gate •be chalk on Crimus. Well, i and went up to the porch, and done it, slick as a whistle, I , . iar > 8h « , ; 0 en 1 0U * ,, -T. as ? KrCHl though it come mightv nigh! “oaFbag haugm’ to the j ice. bein’a serious bisness. 'But I II' un , hand * t0 termired tell you all about the whole cir cumstance. The fact is, I’s made my mind up more’n twenty times to jest go aud come right out with the whole business; but whenever I got whar she was, and when over she looked at me with her witchiu’ eyes, and kind o’ blush ed at me, i always felt sort o’ skeefed and fainty, and all what git to it, but I was j not to back out. Ichairson top of got hold of the rope, and let my- j botheration to me; body didn’t wake up but Miss Stallinses old cur dog, and here ho como rippin’ and tearin, through tne yard like rath, and I made up to tell her was forgot,! ulrou «‘ l l ie - var « 11Ke so I couldn’t think of it to save r ou “ d “ nd r0Kad h « went trv,n I know Air. Reed well, and and have seen every crop of to bacco that he has grown in South Carolina save one. They have all been uniformly bright. r and all th" tobacco he has cured away the youngest child of Mr. PHILADELPHIA. The farmer who has no to bacco crop growing i? notin the “ring”. Tho tobacco question has superseded all other ques Hons, even that of politics; so let it be. The Angel of death visited [his section last week and took has uniformly prices. I think brought good him an exper' in tobacco curing, and as such can cheerfully recommend bis process. J. J. Ward. ' Having fully tested tho re ceipt of j. L. Reed for curing tobacco, and used my best care in carrying out his instruc tions. I unhesitatingly give my candid endorsement of bis pro cess. B. C. Stephens. Freih line of candy received weekly at Sims & Young’s. Binder twine for sale by Well ' ing & Bnnnoitt. HOPEWELL. Several Mormons have been distributing tracts here. Mr. and Mrs. Davis DuBose have been visiting friends here. Mrs. G. H. Huggins has tho finest garden and O. S. Hug- 1 gins the qest field oi corn. Ala: r ed. on last Sunday aftei • neon, by tho Rev. J. J. Rey nolds, Air. Samuel Scoff aud Mrs. Sallic Reynolds. Afr. E. C. Reynolds has mov j ed his steam grist mill to a site) near the Academy, and it is in! and Mrs. Quincy A. Jernigam The stricken parents have the sympathy of tne commuuity. A few days ago, Mrs. Marga ret Truett, while visiting her son. Air. 8. W. Truett accident ally fell frem the house, hurt ing herself very painfully, but not seriously, as was at first thought. Miss Leila Parrott’s school closing at the Garner school house will take place next Thursday evening, the exercises commencing at 8 30o’clock. All aro invited, and a lively time promised. so me. But you's a married man. Mr. Thompson, so I couldn’t teli you nothin’ about popin the question, as they call it. It’s a mighty grate favor to ax pretty gall, and to people wh^.t ain’t used to it, it goes mons trous hard, don’t it? They say widders don’t mind it nomore'n nothin’ Butl’mmakin’atraus gression, as the preacher ses. to find what was the matter. I scrooch’d down iu the bag, and didn’t breathe louder nor a kit ten, for fear fce’d find mo out, 0 f a and after a while he quit bark in’. Tho wind begun to blow ’borninable cold, and the old bag kep’ turin’ round and swingin’ so it made me seasick I as the mischief. I was afraid \ (Jrismus eve I put on my new J lo raovo for fear the rope would j suit, and shaved my faceas slick Urca k and let mo fall, and thar as a smoothin’ iron, and after I sot with my teeth rattlin' like tea went over to old Miss Stal 5 1 had a ager. It seemed like it linses. As soon as I went into) would never como daylight, and the parler, whar they was all 11 do believe if I didn’t love Miss j jste w took: oir MILLINER! in the latest styles from JSTEW -YOREC. tettin’ round the fire, Miss Car line and Miss Kesiah both laugh ed right out. “There! there!” ses they, “I told you so! I know’d it would be Joseph. “What’s 1 done, Aliss Car line?” ses I. “You come under little sister’s chicken bone, and I do believe she know’d you was cornin’ when she put it over the dore.” “No, 1 didn’t—I didn't no such thing, now!” ses Miss Mary; and her fy.ee blushed red all over. “Oh, you needn’t deny it,” ses Miss Kesiah; “you belong to Jose ph now, jest as sure as ther’s any uharm iu chicken hones.” Mary so powerful I would froze j 1 to death; for my heart was the ionly spot that felt warm, and it didn’t beat more’n two licks a minit, only when I thought how she would supprised in the mornin’, and then it went in a canter. Bimeby the cussed old dog come up ou the porch and begun to smell about the bag, and then he barked like he thought he’d treed something. “Bowl wow! wow!” ses he. Then he’d smMl agin, and try to git up to the bag. “Git out!” ses I, very low, for' fear the galls mought hear me. “Bow! wow!” ses he. “Be gone! you borninable fool,” ses I; and I felt all over in spots, for I ’spect- ed every minit he’d nip me; and I know'd that was a first rate chance to say something, but what made it worse, I didn't tho dear little crecter looked so know whar abouts he’d take sorry and kep’ blushin’ so, I hold. “Bow! wow! wow!” Then couldn’t say nothin’ zactly to 1 1 tried coaxin’. “Come here, the pint! so I tuck a chair and good feller,” ses I, and whistled reached up and tuck down the a little to him, but it wasn’t no bone and put it iu my pocket. use. Thar ho stood and kep up “What are you gwine to do,his everlastin’ whinin’ end with tliat old chicken bone now,! barkin’, all night. I couldn’t Major?” ses Miss Mary. (tell when daylight wnsbreakin’ “I’m gwine to keep it as long only by tho chickens crewin’, as I live,” ses I, “as a Crismus and I was monstrous glad to their)present from the handsomest hear ’em, for if I’d had to stay ’gall in Georgia.” i thar ono hour more, I don’t be- When 1 sed t h at, she blushed worse atd worse. “Ain’t you ’shamed, Majer?” ses she. lievo I’d ever got out of that bag alive. Old Miss Stallins come out fust, and as soon as she seed the Now you ought to give her a bag. ses she: liHiis-Mtit-Cmll]! C. Jowers charge of that prince of millers, I here ou a brief visit: ; W. S. Goodson. j he will come again. CLYDE. The heat of the past few days has been intense. Most of our boys have crops in good condition. Mrs. A. J. Alorrison has been quite sick, but is improving. The Sunday school at New Alarket is in a flourishing con- dition - I P i8m / 18 „ gift ,’ Y.' al1 ‘‘What upon yeath has Joseph | Miss Nina Outlaw, of Dar | ,,1', ,’, “d UpCarfine went and put in that bag for! lington, visited our community L Ah > 8CS ° ,d M' 88 bta y ,ns > Alary? I’ll lay its a yearlm’ or list week. J when I was a gall we used to some live animal, or Bruin » u hang up our stockins-” wouldn’t bark at it so.” > has been j Why, mother!” ses all of; She went in to call the rrills ! wo hope i ’em, “to say stockins right b< - and I sot thar, shiverin’ all over I ' toro so I couldn’t hardly speak if FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. J. neck, would have fetched mo too. I tell you what, it was worth bangin’ in a meal bag from one Crismus to another to feel as happy as I have ever sense. I went home after we had the laugh out, and sot by tho lire till I got thawed. In the fore noon all the Stallinses come over to our house, and we had one of the greatest Crismus din ners that ever was seed in Geor gia, and I don’t believe a hap pier company ever sot down to to the same table. Old Aliss Stallins and mother settled the match, and talked over every thing that ever happened in tlier families, and laughed at me and Mary, and cried about tber dead husbands, cause they wasn’t alive to see ther children mar ried. It’s all settled now, ’cept wo hain't sot the weddin’ day. I d like to have it all over at once, but young galls always like to be engaged a wh ! le, you know, so I s’pose I musi wait a month or so. Alary (she ses I mustn’t So I sot some | call her Miss Alary now) has a bench and) been a good deal uf trouble and but if yon self down into flie bag; but jest! could see her, you wouldn’t as I was gittin in, it swuug agin think I ought to grudge a little the chairs, and down they went! sufferin’ to git sich a sweet little with a terrible racket; but no-1 wife. You must come to the weddin’ if you possibly kin. I’ll let you know* hen. No m *re from Your friend, till death, Jos. Jones. N. B.—I like to forgot to tell you about cousin Peto. He got s.iapt on egnog when he heard of my engagement, and he’s been as m ler as boss apple ever sense. Prices To Soil AIL Aly friends from the country and the public gentrally are in vited to call before purchasing their new HATS &'BONNETS, and CHILDREN’S HATS and CAPS. Respectfully, “Lom SM Representing only the strong est and most reliable Compa nies, we offer special induce ments. Promptness and accuracy shall mark all the dealings of our office. i Lucy M, Norment. I Oiflct ovc? Welling & Bonnoiil'f *toro