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Carriage Factory. Tho undersigned respectfully in forms the public that he is prepared to do all Kind of Work in the above Hue on the shortest no tice and at Living Prices. HORSESHOEING done in the best possible manner. I also have in full operation my PLANING AND MOULDING MACHINES, And GRIST MILL. All work in this line done without delay and on reasonable terms. A share of the public patronage is solicited. july 25 H. RIGGS. Pu a. ONE DOOR EA8T OF Dr. A. C. Duke's Drug .Store, Who will keep constantly oh hand n FULL and COM i PL KT K stock of _.11 :t r?I Wit ro. ^ Cutlery, (?11118, Pistol*. And Sporting CioodH of every description. FISHING TACKLE From the very liest manufactories just re ceived and for sah' low down. AIko all kinds of Repairing done on the shortest notice to Guns, Pistols, Locks, (JnibrcllaH, and SEWJ N Or M A CI 11X12 S X>one up and Adjusted. |tQy"All goods and work warranted to give entire satisfaction in quality work numship and price. Thanking ovy friends for past patronage I hope to merit a cunlinunce of the same in the future. I?. U. CANNON. Feyt'iS 1S7S ly Knowlton & Lathrop, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT Tj A W , ORANGEBURG, S. C nov 'm t f BLACKSMITHING AN 11 H O RS ES MO KI X G. The undersigned respectfully informs the putilic that he has opened at the shop op posite Mr. Joseph Marley where he is pre pared to do all kind of work in his line on the shortest notice and in the best work manlike manner. All work guaranteed to give satisfaction, and prices to suit the pre sent times. W. ARNOLD, apr'l 25 ly. " Call, at the mi STO? IM OF SORENTRUE &LOR.EA Before purchasing elsewhere, and examine their New and well selected stock of Spring Goods "Which they sell at prices to suit the hard times. Embroideries ! From 2 to 20 cer t per yard. Sheetings! Bleached and Unbleached, 6 4, .8-4 9-4 and 10-4 from 18 to 30 cents per yard. HOSIERY ! 1IOSI ERY !! HOSIERY !!! 5,000 pair to be sold regardless of COST. Gents Furnishing Goods ! A. complete line 10 per cent Cheaper than elsewhere. Besides our G-eneral Stock Of Dry Goods, Groceries, Canned Goods, Clothing, Shoes,* Hat?, Cigars And Tobacco. Remember our I; A M 3? S AND ILLUMINATORS Try one and yon will recommend them. SORENTRUE & LORYEA, wtpi 7 1878 Gm BY Z. J. K I N ( J 9 AT DOYLE'S CORNER Will keep constantly on hand Foreign and DomR- tic Lkinors. Cigars, Eine Oliewinjg an^ Smoking Tobacco J make a specialty in keeping the Purest Mountain Corn Whiskey. My Restaurant w ill be open day and night and sapplied with the best the Market ad'oi'ds. Give me a call and examine my prices and goods. aug 1 IST!) Z,. J. EiSXC* W. M. MIN. DEALER IN GROCERIES AND LIQUORS Always on hand a choice and well selected stock of both STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, Which, for tiuulityanp prices cannot be equalled. My stock of wines, Liquors, Uigars and Tobacco i i'i.- in a i. A ro nlwtvfl kent unto the full Pt?ind?ird ;" Oualifv and at n cannot be excelled. Making, as I always di, a speciality in Mountain Corn Whiskey, Which I receive direct from the Distillery in North Carolina. My LIVERY and SALES STABLES are fully Storked with HOI fcSES AN I ) MULES Which are ollcred for .sale to suit these hard times. My OIVCINTIIBXJS attends every train, conveying passengers tu any part of the I own. CONVEYANCES furnished to any part. ,f this or adjoin ing counties. HAULING done with quickness and dispatch. feb 2*?eF2 W. ML. RAIN" AT THE SAME OL]) ST. Is prepnled to serve his many customers during this year, as in the past, w illi FIRST-CLASS G30BS At the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Wc have on l and a'Large and well Assorted S T O C R O F G O 0 I) S With Polite and Experience.! B j ?0 fl? ft to show them. I am making preparation* to handle ail of the Best tirades ()f PHOSPHAETS AND ACIDS. 1 respectfully ask the continuance of the Libcinl Patrontigc'soJ'gene rously bestowed in the past. Bt?>" Highest Marks! Price paid for all (tintry Produce. J. C. P I K 11 DENTIST!* V. 1)?. I>. S. WOLFE; can he found at Iiis Old Stand next door to Or. Wannamakcr'fl Drug Store, where he is prepared to do all work in his line, <>u the most improved stjlr, and at prices to suit the times. All work warranted to give satisfaction. L. S. WOLFK, mar 7 Surgeon Demist. 5all call a r THE PEOPLE'S BAKERY Established in 1S71 by the Propri etor, who is still ready and willing to till orders in BREAD, ROI LS, PTES C A K E S Of all descriptions. GUN GRUS ltv the HARUML or BOX. A lso BREA O For Camp-Meetings or any other kind of Meeting-;. Just received rosi? C'oiifbclioiinri?St 1 aiu y (iioo<l.s Ami .\olioiiH Which will he sold as LOW as any that can he bought in Ornngcburg. Thankful for the past patronage of my friends and the public I still solicit a, con tinuance of their custom.* T. W. Alberjrol t i, Russell Strei t, next door to sept I t, 1878- ly Mr. J. 1\ Harter. rjjMII! undersigned having pin chased iho f exclusive right ii> s<'H the -'Now Virginia Kccd Cuttei" in the Counties of Orangchiirg and Harnwell, announce lhat they win keep them <>n hand :?i the store of Mr. J. ?'. Pike, Onmgebiirg, S. I.'. In this Cutter, thai which ha;' been so much sought after, is lound?cheapness of construction, minimum of power, ami rapidity of execu tion, having been full v attained. V. o present this ( niter to the public without fear of successful coinpctolinn, Iiclievinj; that it is what its friends claim, ??;h ? most complete t'utli'i* ever present ed to tiie puhlic." KliWARDS A THOMPSON. Orangchurg, S. .June 11 ill 1^7'J. june I!! lhi\ Robertson, Taylor & Co., SUCCI SSOItS T?) ?EO. W. WILLIAMS & CO. Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers and General Com mission Mer chants, I & 3 IIA IT NE ST., julv !! 1870 Ihn W. P. Robinson, WATCH MAKER Ami .leweler, MUSSEL ST., Oi'aiigebitrg, S, A trchh supply of Litndreth'sSeeds just received lor winter sowing, which 1 will tell to suit the times. Call and save money before buying else where. novO 1878 ly Editorial Wanderings. We enjoyed a little jaunt on Tue' - day and Wednesday of last week, through n portion of the County, not fur from our Burg, on the Belleville and a part of the Stute Boa 1. The fust agricultural item that attracted our attention was ihu lino cotton crop ol Mr. McQueen Salley, the branches of which in many places locked in the alley. Mr. W.T. Mtiller's cotton and corn also caught our eye very favorably, as well as that of Mr. Bryant. Dr. Sal ley's neat little farm pre sch d an air of eozincss and comfort which was particularly pleasing. We were also glad to see that our friend John Ogren is building up an 1 progressing. About live miles Iroin town we turned to the righu where oar eyes were soon regaled by the broad fields ami line prospects of Mr. David Fersner ami Messrs. S E., and Thomas Kickenbaker. Here we changed course in the direction of Dr. .J. W, Summers due place which wo reached about sun down, where we found the doctor superintending the un'oadiug of lum ber in preparation for another build ing. Jt is supcrflu ms to say that hi crop looked well. About dark wo put up with our friend T. W. Ultuer on the ?State road, where we refreshed for t!i 3 ni jht under his hospitable roof. Wo -aw on his place some sugarcane which we think rather hard to beat. In the rear of his pi ice, our former townsman W. K. C rook and his brother David Cr 00k arc running a tine business with their (arm an 1 -aw mill. The next morning we took observa tions >n the section ofo ma try in the Fork of*l?our Holes ah I Bull Swamp It i- a thickly tiled section, entirely remote from the public highways, with the houses mostly in sijjht of .'jr. *, ? ~ . 1 each other, The farms h mm lutiig small are well atteu lo tail il 1 tr'.sli ing. On Mr. William Shulor's plaen w; saw some of the linedt rice in the. County. About sun set we were wafted in a liejit. buggy up the State Boad to spacious residence of Cant. J. \V. Sellers where we spent a night ami day in the enjoyment of his bound less hospitality. We 1 earned hero that the people of this section had suffered more from the drought than any other part ol the County, unless probably Providence Township. We .-aw here, smiie of the oiks that were killed by the heat ami dry w?atbor. Hardly one-third of a corn crop will lie made frohl here up to Lewis\ille, although the recent rains are bringing out the colt ill. The heat of the weather prevented our wandering to any distance, so wo have noticed only what wo saw. Probably at another time wo will givo the result of our observations in another direction and so on until we get the whole County. The hour of return now arrived. The question was, w hether we should return home by the train, or by pri vate conveyance. Finally, concluding that the train Would.bo too slow, we evaded ourselves of a seat, kindly oliered by Mr. CJcorgo'Sellers in his buggy* We held our breath as much as possible as we cut the air, an 1 in an hour and a quarter reached home, a distance id' twelve miles, with an appetite keenly sharpened tor supper. ANOTHER RAMBLE. After a diversion of a day in Oiangcburg, wo .started in another direct on. This lime in the Fork and around town. About 4 miles from town we struck Pr. J. C. Molman's splendid cotton crop, ol' which wo had heard much before; and although it is com..ion, when one's standard is raised toi ? high, for disappointment to ensue at the reality, wo can say that there was no such mishap here. The reality surpassed the expectation. The broad field, as viewed fromtlio road, presented a most pleasing sight. What attracted the eye most was th e entire absence of rust, and the healthy vigorous appearance of the plant. Every stalk seemed to be as green as a look. From here we wont on up the road passing the site of the old "Poplar Springs Acndi my" of which, with its happy associations, we will speak in another place. That night (Friday) through the kindness of Mr. J. J.Salley, we weic comfortably housed.and refreshed for the next day. We regret that wo di I not have the time tosoo his crop at ha is one of the most promising young farmers in the County. Py daylight the next morning we returned to Orangeburg, and in the afternoon visited the fields of Mr .John M. Dukes. His cotton is liter ally superb, ranking with Dr. IIol mans ami Mr. McQueen Sal leys the best we have seen. IPs father's and sons crop?, J. W. IP Duke-Sr. an 1 Jr., nrc a'so oxcellent. These farmers who are bringing agriculture to perfection in our midst, deserve all the success they have ttt luined, and are the benefactors to th i community. It is our pleasure to re cord their progress, and will gn whore ever wo can for the purpose. Our next ramble will be on Pull Swamp, and utter that probably L ?wer St. Matthews. For the Orangeburg Timks. I'lountaiu Rambles, and Ploasing Sights. Gueenville, August 8th 1879. The rain s> mich nee lei by the parched and crusted soil ended at las', and we who were in search of diversion were out with the first cer tain sunshine. I use the word cer Iniiij because in the mountain country the clouds h;:ug so near the peak heads that lilio an old maid's temper (a celebrated doctor used the figure bet?re mo) >i is an uncertain venture to e< urt a certainly of sun, it may prove a damper. An unusual de mau I for conveyances detained us four hours before we .started. The preparation against a wetting was fcrmidablc in the way ofoilclodis and uinbrellaj. B/mg oquippad \vj were off. On starting we. enquired of our guide, "how far is ihe ridge prop' r?" 11 looked as if it might be ten miles away, so bold and clearly defined was every pile. "Sixty miles," was the reply. "Then wo will try the nearest." The nscent of a height of three iho isaud feet from the lcvol , c ccupicd two hours, and covered per haps six miles of beautiful, though wild and dangerous road. The tendency is to pen-paint a mountain view. This is as impossible as to limn ;t storm at sea. The boulder thai threatens to crush all opposition shade< a rill fount, which trickles softly from the rock base, and sings on its way to the sea. The water cut gulch that splits a lofty peas is tha hiding pl.i.v; of the partridge and squirrel The ravine that lies far below hedged with slanting walls of liehciied rock is the modest home of some toiler for the bread of to-day. The gnarled roots which jut from tha washed slope*, and tangle with the granite laid-soil, seem to point a moral of what it is to live and en lu re. This is our way up, and wo hold our fancy w hen, as R.dboa, wo stand on the top and scan a verge ofa hundred miles in any way. On the Sei ly rocks lives a family, whose company is th.c petrel and gull, and whoso school is nature on tho sea. Insight of England, they have never set foot there, and iu .-oundol the push of lifo, they know only how little m in want* in reality. On this mouulniu head, close under the sweeping clouds, far above the din of trudc, and secure us au eagle in its eyrio is a house. It has a chimney of rock, the size of which suggests a dozen summers against a December storm; It has a roof which ke psoul the sun, the rain and snow are nwe searching. Its sides arc open and saamed like a beg gars coat. "A glass of milk ma'am P A tidy, rosy, clean fern tie met us at a clean swept door, fronting a newly washed floor, and said, ' the oflior visitors have taken all." A well scrubbed bench, a small pine table, a smooth spread bed, and the inevit able hanging closet wa-5 the menage complete of her home. I doubt not y but that there are memories, affection and hopes that make, it t he dearest sp >t. Wo stood at the mouth of the o< lebrate?! tunnel shall, and thoughc how millions had been sunk in it. The Blue ridge grading was in sight, the tunnel cut three quarters of a mile into a mountain of gray granite was under us The ridge which was to b ? HpnuiK il that Charleston and Knox villc would exchange commerce* stands on the other side of an emer ald valley. One hundred and twelve towering heads in sight were catching the sunset hues. Below the town was a miniature toy show, and away, un' il the eye wearied, lay an expansaof earth, shaded in the evening glooming,, until it looked like a quiet sea. 1 Stool ey" is a burly Titan! Its broad shoulders look as if tired of tho work of plucking trees to storm Olympus. It :j higher than "White sides," but the latter h-xs an arsenal of white rock piled about it that tel Is oftestad strength. These two pushed their heads into a clou 1, and just where the cloud fringed, the sunlight g'anced upward. It was a girdle of gold on a mantle of bluo. Farther away the gray of distance deepened to a gloomy haze. The shadow* darkened rapidly as the sun sank, anil when the last glint of bright spears shot up like a fan, we were envelop ed in a cloud which poured hoavily. Umbrellas, overcoats, &c, ?fco! then a retreat! What wasour surprise when we reached the base two hours after to find that not a drop of rain had fallen there. But we were repaid. A drive the next day brought us to <SVnc. n (Jiti/ (a town three years old with its hotels and pretentious stores dec?a young Hercules in thocradlo strangling enemies, all owing to the Air Eine II. It.) At eleven we were at G recnville. I have seen Greenville when it was a charming mountain town, fresh as Hebe, and oiraple as a nymph, that was fifteen years ago. It is uow a bustling driving city of seven thousand people. Its business is huge, its thrift unsurpassed, its society eminently reliued and cultur ed, and its appearance that of a Iresh new place. A i nie on the street rail way (which is a succe.v-) .-hows the town on the Air Line It. Ii, to bo built in neat dwellings all on the lat est modern style. Along Mtin street, its blocks, Opera II mse.rauges of stores, all ol brick, and from two to four stories, arc handsome and large. Driving along the roads that cut the environs one encounters private resi dences, which for finish, taste and garden adornments are simply charm ing. The gardens are lovely;lawns as fresh as an emerald, trained and shaped dwarl trees, hedges faultlessly cut, statuary and rustic bowers, fount ains and arbors all abound The rolling country affords sites for build ing which naturally enhance the labor of ornamentation. A broken fence, or a dingy house among the private dwellings is a reproach. At night the charm of music is as gener al as the pure air. Handsome turnouts; are numerous. In fact Greenville has found the "Philosopher's stotii" judging by its appearance. Grcciivillo has its factories all ovo;* it, a* hist $3,000,000 are in factories. Every dol lar of its thrift brings h?re to its doors a Norlhorn market. Here its goo Is aro made and sold. Here tho wheels spin which utilize i s own cotton, and where fabrics are made for sale. Greenville sells m ?ro thin it buys, hence its wealth. You rein mib'r the rock ledge near the falls. The <J.t n pordown Mii<s aro there n >>v. Ninny bales of cotton were w >rko I into tliread and colored yarns for tho North and West every week. 13.0JO spin lles twirl there night au I day. Hpwever tho fate of each town rests with its people. Walhalla his its two col legos supported by the people Greenville has its three colleges em bracing 000 pupils, and its enterprise. Is it si range, that the effect is tuarked in the town and in its society ? QUEIXtUKFOtS.