Orangeburg times. (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, March 05, 1880, Image 1
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-ONE DOLL Alt PER ANNUM. }?
YQ?ITME VIT
GOD 'iASfD OUR COUNTRY
FRIDAY S?r^l^j^Mlii^^S^fF^^
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
nuWiTerI'
1
e
J-'^i^lutfderaigBed rapectfull^ m vk t
formt the public I tat he is pvopared
te de ?II
*~^fc*d of Work
its' 'the alb?v? line on the ehorteet no
^#?Vin# Priced* *"
H?it?ESHOEING done in the
heal possible manner,
I ?Im have in full operation ray
PLANING AND MOULDING;
MACHINES,
And
GRIST MILL.?4 a a
All work in this line ddity wiih&ut'
delay and on reasonable t^nins.j >?
A share of the public* patronage is
solicited,
july '-,:5 II. BIGGS.
call ) r- cat
PEOPLE'S BAKERY
Established in 1^71 by ihe Propri
etor, who instill rendv ;unl willin? In
till ordern in L i:
mead, WT.I&, pies
O A K E s
Of .ill descriptions.
IN tHe'TfXnftM'L or POX.
'AISo
B Ti ? r: a t ) i
For Camp*Meetings or any other kind 01
Mcoyin?;*.
.'?jfit ree? '
l^rt-y it <?o?jW*iimmric>s,
Li. v>J
Which will lie > hp btjtt 1* auv ihr?'
he hou?lu in e)ran?!*? V * f
___T. \V* A lbeiy/rttU_
Kus-i li Suffi/m jci.iloor 10
-opt MfclS7S? ly fj?U?V'?*$-*?
I OLD AuB RELIABLE, f
?Da. S.vNrono'n Livnn IxviaouA.Tor.5
Jjs a ?tiwdard Family Ramedy for
Jdiaeascaof tho Liver, Stomach *j
BotrcU.?It is Purely
jjT?getable.? It never ,
'Debilitates? It is .vj
JfcfeOhartio and ?*?*/?r5
?w?Ve o?
S >V* 31 i i?? &*-*ta?< Ken uacaS
<-ri"tIteJ fj^'^? 111
So;
if a?
my practice|
P"ml -v t,!M P"hli?-S
i? for moro th:m 35 yenrs,S
with uuorecedentcd re
SEND FOR CIRCULAR .*J
gS. T. W. SANFORDi M.D., tfl^ottSoA'vJ
? AXYiiitrni:isT\vuxTU.i.vm:iisi:i:i>i iatih\. jg
sept l'j . ? , ly
FJiOM FACTOR'/ TO P?RCHAM.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN AGENT
1. mi 11 ( 11 <C ltu 1 <??.' Urn nil 11111 niluel Ion
liuli- ...i.tsiu.- ?i until Niiv 1, irSSo. OmI y Fitle of
the Kir..i ev>ir sue:ci pfully ruifieil out in Ann rirn.
5,000 Fiit<.-rli Inctrnmefits ..t tin lory r.i i?--i I >r
IiilroiluutIwoi anil \tlvitl?< nn'iit. New
jpMti nr?alHni/i V*o A.j-rt: 1 i'o Corani'tloa: I I-s'rs
r? Is strcp^d dt-stt freu Itetoty topattca orj. U.dih)
bk'i pT-.?iU livoi. Amt'.'! nut to all. CDlyhccif
OOCltEOOUlspVia. l-l ANOs, 7 ml. *u;, ,jj Oft.
gijj; Square O'tntliln, f.'J7. I)litl.\ SHt O^top-?,
Lyi i% stofifc, $71; i.i ?.t^l|>^. Mirror Top Case, t ! ?.
New, bauasnni^i ilu<al*lo. 0 y.-su EUAraiitee. l >
^ln v? t??l trial. I'nn h.<?i:i? cfinli?! f 0111 tu hud
tup ffUdM't and 'J:U> dijt'ri rid tliiii-f. Join l-il*
afj:?t?InI? of ...tec p'imIiimh and secure
in lo?lritn??nt at ?vlM?le?t?4?i rale*. Riwrtal
Ivrnin In Mutie TtHti'her?, Cfiiirchc$,auti /'attori
Adilress fur 111 ? e?tl uvt Ion KitJti t.iiculars,
liUDDl'i.N k II.VTKS, Hiivann.ili, (2a.
tleo l'J '-'I
FOJ.. SALE.
.\ house and lot opposite Win. Willoock'" <m
the Re'lcville Hoiid. Tho house i< in com?
plete order with every convenience, l'or
paxlioularo apply to
A M SALLK\
PT OPENED
AT THE CORNER OP
R?ssel Street and Railroad A venue
OB
BY
J. W. MOSELEY,
A full Stock of
A GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Which will he sold CEC K.A.X3 '* CASTI.
All my Old Friends and us many Now Ones as will favor me with a
call is respectfully invited.to uxnmipe my Goods and Prices.
j'nn 2-1?ly ,1. W. MOSELEY.
iiit
fra sic*?
usgiuatiig blyti
!o wondenfat In Kr: coheo^tfich? i:n
precodontcd for c:.inrr o f^rr&o rango ct
sewing i" tcxtilo fabrics and leather. Its
motions are continuous, admitting of an
oxtraoroinrwy rcio' or r pse-!v , ults';cr by
stoarh or foe- power. Every i notion cf tho
treadi-j ma kos sir. stltchet? rhus prociue-,
mg about oijo-thlfd u , :. r o v^ii< i.ia d-y
than other Sewing Rflfecnf 'iflfrsi li h'e3 no
stop motions, end tlghfcrjtts the stive h with
tho nc;oc".o cut of tho fabric. It ttcoa Cia
well-known Wilson Compound Food ori both siclou o: tho needle. It
.Jhas two-thirds loss parts;than any other ,1?r3trctfciss S >vving Machine.
Its arm is fully eight and one-half inches long and five and one-half
Inches high, and tho wholo Machine is very ccmnuctly and seien*
tlflcally constructed in propcrticn^, elegance, dcslrrh c;-.d appear*
ancc. Its simple, powerful and perfect mechytf:}! ni places it as far
In advance of all other Sowing Machines ao tho tote pheno iz oupcricr
to the tin speaking tube. The AAflLSOM Wi^rfDSfSG A TCIICCCT,
Tor repairing ail kinds of textile fabrics WITHOUT FVCTCHIfJC, f?r"
I nished FREE with all WILSON SEWING M AOKGNEG, together with
a Tucker, Rufflor, Cordor, Set of Hemmers, EH oder, etc/"
r -~<V-M?~1
THEODORE KOHN
AGl.YXT FOR OftA NC.HHII.RG BOUNTY,
F. DeMAES, Agt
l*Nl>KR >
MASONIC1 HALL.
FrlenfiS? Mtid Countrymen
nMend!
f)o not wait until JCM ?pand
^wrj' c?0( in rdaern dea?-,
yinVt DnMAKH rour?rtw her? !
V*k him for Iii? if AMR *o iure,
Ifunnin* nt the J.owkst trice ?
stop and \ ry Iiis l^J?ur so fine,
J 'l'.cr**, und A M, thinp* in Iii? line 1
{taru wmf BTTTfcH ?*u\ ?round?
?.vor" f.?an idioold hart n pouiel!
And if you'd f*?J v.-ci and ?ble,
^ut Ina MACKKPK1. o t mur Table !
I?*' r.d nrv a'.l :hirn> >?? hi- Store,
I* noon cini.oi n#M (t mofo !
try li!?i'L}i^r?RS rtir??
?\ an't In rqim?ed nii> wlu*re I
l^virv ii nn v le> know* 1A US,
|{nsh?'h for iii- uonil ." t'^.ir?;!
|u Id- T?inpl? linnin tfiey i\y,
i very tirilfjthat llwy ur ? dry !
'.onio * Ii inj? ic Irl ilieiu IllC'S iIi?? man !
,4ltd lie alw iys lu-uU ihr van !
,\evcr yei did lie retreat,?
f ltm't roll know lie c.m't he 1 >?':i* ?
J nok wiUiin ni? tMnfexii tfriind,
I n Iiis i?ir- .<>??>>??ne.ir ;r Ii and;
Question hi in und von will nee ?
IMHdMii l?- Hl. t: INS?vr p.ii!
! Wait nol tili yoii are wi?er,
l^i.ison point- in M?. ltISi'<U,
Scions .;ouy Urii k? t?' all?
I \\e him ihen i i cm 1 r.'H,
|i?-t iiiwui'fii, f)i:M A |(S ivlist heap,
' ,\nd rhu linv.-l };?>?.ils wi;! keep.
' j\i'V'ev niiri* tu IjIcks yotu i iv?
|>ow ii w iili tili m xccpl
* I K'\l A S.
tj 11:
clock, watch M .*. Ii IC Ii
AND
j itr.i'Aiit*:::.
' Tinie am) lick,*' hot Ii wanted ;irc,
Fol Z uteil and Clock*iiiid people hero,
I Miel, yo? m cd. or tin <? t" sei,
?lust haunter rOinul t.> Chiviettc'.
i Kur twenty year- and two, he's spent
[ In I canon;; ho'.v hi- art-i !?> kn nv.
] |Jv *ptri;i! ?r?videi'i c h<*'s.-c?il
To Oruhuehiiiy that aill ioshow.
i -
I!' n \V;it<?ll w ill Ki ep ii" ll
\ixl il :i (Moeli will jiv. ii< :.
I 'Tisjiisi I>????.111-I- yiiii'v. iai--f.l (hi-line,
j Which ull-i'i^.I \v.i?rk, true an J ijniek.
If \our Watch will kei ?<> ii ne,
Ho t- T. I? t 'liivietie;
If yoi r ('luck will give n . tick
fin t..'l Del hiviettc.
?'Tick and line-" are mvded lu?r ?
i i?V IV.i r.o'i?, |>?(!tpr<. I.;;??y?iv. rill,
II 'hi'- 'milne, then lake yood eare
! t )n f. I). ( hiviettc io call.
I Uf.r S\>1 it:JC? All Watcher n-tajdnlni
i wiili nie for repaiinon the i>t Nov-, !t-78.
I will he Mil l at auction if not called for he
: foic die lirft Monday in Decendier next.
t. PkCHIVIL"JTK.
I July 4 If
Dknti^thY i
OPERATIVE AM? MECHANICAL
?:oi ?
B> Dr. L. 8. WOT.FK. Office over
D. Ixi)in' Stoic, Satisfaction guaranteed
in all operation*.
3?JT* Teeth extracted without pain, hy
the u*e of Nitrate Oxide Gaa.
J/W H. Diikes, *Ji\,
MA.ltKBT ST?KET.
Respectlullv inform* the public
generally i that hi* Stahle? are comp e
tiil and Tilled with FINK
UOKSLS AM) MULES
Wnirh he t" oflTeritifr, nt vt-ry
LOW IPTITCT?"^
Tho>e in want of pond Stock are re
?pn-tfully invited to give me a call.
J. W. Hi ?UK1-A Jit.
POXJTZ'S
HOr?C 1? AND CATT! LE POWDERS
\" M oi;rc i.r ; i. -. ,<nt f/isfl.???.
"<l will till <?! UlLli:, IliVI'M or I.1TNO Fa
v I .'iirr's Howilor?nri' iinoil In tlir.*:.
i I\>*.r'tlen will I cure tii.t t i>re\ --tit UotiCnoi.it ma
! !i:/.'8 lV.?-(!i'r.l Will (irrn tl! tiAl'KM in Im, ls
1 ii:'.r.'? l'owtors * II Iik'ii-i;..? t?i.> i|it.>iit|t\- ..i mi'.i;
? ? i ? i'aiti twenty pur cent. uinl isi iia i...- i itt. r nrtu
???!.|. W ? I.
' i. '- iv>u rt.-r? will riiro or |iri?vvnt nlittoftl rvkiit
Di -::\-k to* .. i Hi i> 4 mi t i nrr r.t!-*ift.
ror *Pu ? f>;r..i wii.i. i.ivk Sviimkaction.
t.-;-- crcryr.
I..', . ill j*.. Vnt "? It, Vrnr rl'iit.
] . i ii.lv l ,? .Mi. u a:- n vmak I \\
ai'id IV. \. ? I)' K KS' liiiyl'J ly
I i :t vnt j n et'iil! v in >ved into in y
New Store, I would h ^ leave in id
ftirm my ohl friend* and the n , htio
generally il.m I have ii i will eon
tunic. I" Itcep <>n !i w.d tho
I' itH Druirf,
Beiu Faints mid ( >:!-.
Lit in, .- und Fi n i ui'i
I'iiu as ( ijja i - and I to n- '-i's
i inin ami Fane I u in*,
And n act, every!Iiin<^ tonally !;-?;
oi n Iii*.' i class
DHUu store!
I also occupy, with piy fumiiy, th
rooms i vir ilit- .-itii?, sind thorn for
will he ahle to put up prescription
at any and ? I hums during the ui^hi
See Ik'11 on I rout door.
A. C. DUK?S, M. O.
oil ?l IS70 ly
r? WjitrlM>af8tot7. Hrvolvrr?,
ai?..10. OvrrlflOlatest Korclttra."
tl.ai a4u MtM. MaafsAyCMltalfaiti T*??
A Blftcliclor'? fi*oun??lnjr.
t.'ditut OHiHt/rLury' 7YwW:
Am Leap y*af Has cou<dd*;rably
advanced with tio ateps yet being
take.ti oy the dftilcJ Iii :Orabg.?bu<'g to
exercise the privilege* mvt afforded,
a certain ?'liand-fome tobrig biohalor
generously determined to give them
one more opportunity. To accomp
lish this end, he appointed himself a
committee, of on?, ; but securing the
advice und assistance of aiioth-ir Uli
fortunate?most f ?rtuniite! I inean t?
whom n hlhg ami varied experience
has admirably fitted to o -cupy the
petition of couiiscl'^r in ullcuch oases
Now this individual having run the
rounds of ph us\i re; and Hoai. from
llowi r to t'l lUi j", lias al Ilm ill! rblireill
Inuii Iii? Im nu r tatVtfl at>;ou to pursue
one where nunc tin e and less tall; i<
replied to be -u<< :eV?fu' ? inlaet,
"I'.anipi.ti cotir.tin'' ami g mo id farm
mil'' ;t.s a fr.h nd heartl hi-no m i i
nips' po.-it vel ?
JJeiu^ ilioi<ni_l.iy acquainted with I
hu.lac ics iequ riilQ on such oceafcipii?,
even il the t harm of novelty iim hn.r t
at im;>, such an adept in tho-art'is
invaiuab'e _ to . -he nuviiM to wh >;n i
f? w h iii-it. d tiXphVriaiiiiu? nie most
acta p table. ]h~o k?- tin inlidt of |
.? i ii ii'! in<; avid- a ! i diceotiuglt he.vM u ?
lor :>m>l 11 i is im ne in e in i;.ii'l.
i .vc.s. iJ''v|o:i i ii .. v j w Ii > siid.
"ail i.uii -s ar oc I >vti u Hiirb iv
^oMii, w i. i .. cy uv >id, ' Ii t o p.
was. iu H'Ujd bid in - ilii iff$ ??.>>?
? i?j}>_-pd ?! ?? 'in I K*f?d -? to ! : ?
ill III; tail .i- ill Kl'l l*!llll ? i ? ? i ; i c
Oll/.ed) lit 'ti, tin I no in .vrutir! a v
I he Sails ? ts ? e .' I ? ii, ai >:i-V tin I
lei. u.'c b ing . i u.illy piveioa-i, vve-bl
the pie.-- n. limes. l< o llew lo be gptVif,
have to* take our .plea?.ii.ru as fate
doic^t'oli'l toils? 1 owever. iye would
i'Mllfc^i'1 \'"" have it by the pound
than n ii at nil. s'o thought tili?
young man probably, ami the result
of his cogitations was a pound party
As pounding* nre ?tili very much the
rage, not even the miuijtcrs esc*piu.r,
ire trust uo objections are entertained
against other people's) being pounded
I likewise. Ti.e eveuiug appoiulcd
?heu?
With nnlioun heart*, we reated atiil
(?ur e?jrtv g*?e beyond the hill
On winch (for far the day was ii^ent)
The western hUiibcani* now Were Jtait,
A Minndwe heard, its meaning knew.
? 'ouhl plain our uiMtanl coiuradm view
As alowly from eue? cualouied way
They now urrived?prepared to may?
LMighltuI prospect now in aifflll?
Tiie hopool joyous hour* l*'-night.
Ai the iiia'igniion of a veteran in
tin fleul, it wu- moved ami curried by
a unanimous vole ?.f the gentlemen,
ihat the aOair b-.> converted into a
Leap-Year patty. I*h n ihere was
uii-awlul-pause.
Intimidation at some past time
must have been practiced on some oi
the youths present, or else they ex
peeted to he intimidated. Perhap?
they liave been reading lhi).-e little
ItciUH so popular wi-h ISe pivs? thi
year. AuyiioW, they woiy boll, j
Irighten.'d r extrem ly ins . ul.
.'?ooe- prohab'y w.-.. not eligible i.i
7(i. and t..o>- ^vho h 11.survived its
.eii oi s, u'v r ?..:>?? i Jo: they won d notes
csipe the .-cc aid tiiDe. A lew however,
among the u?tbu- bach dor, the voter
an, the ii vincible farmer,and another
Ii io ol by-jone days, ? lid mil scare
?ihey had b'orne thc hriiul ol' toi
many esigageuieui..s ii speak !i^ -
ratively); io du a l tli? I all '-, and
and hali com - i !l', if hoi with flying
colors, a: least \vi:h tvViun I coa'ce il
ed, pcrh ip< jti a ssagie *c.ir to
tell oi i ii ? past ? .? ? . ?? I n ? h . I h ? ii
on many "his sexjilcs iroine bud go.'":
liic >piciiv viciinii criAvded
pi^ether in dii ? coolusioii on ilic
?'.I//, i 'I he . held uiisper.-d eon
?uilalioiiH iu ipiiet corners in evident
expectation ol toe. premeditated at
tack. Indeed it would not h ive been
surprising bad there heeuagcicr.il
stampede. As the mure mention of
the topic prod ic il mim coii trioa
i.on, the ladi .? kintlly look pity mi
theni, an I did liol as.% theill to ilaiice
?in Inct, tin y quiet y ignored the
deci-ioti of tiie judges, and deemed
uueoliseious that anything w.u ex
petted of them. Whether they cared
little for a pleasure that ha<l to be
solicited, or whether they lacked that
?pli it and gnyety necessary, For con
duct! ig euch a proceeding, we leave
it to you to eurmia*.
Nothing being accomplished by
the vntiug, a parley was held, two
or three acting a* mediator.-, and a
compromise was etiected, so that the
party had a beginning?we will iue
further on if it had an eud. Two
violius put if an appearance, but tho
musician having an injured hand,
could not play ail the evening, so
when he rested, tho music was ftir.a
i.shcd by an instrument which ro
minds me offttpay certificate, it has
10 lie drawn before any noted ire
struck, and i he'll the'tnt'isio is SO long
i.i c'.uiin'g, one's unim-dinn dep-i fts
lifefor1 the figures commence. What/
rot-alls the figure a eerttin yo-itig
gentleman n.a 1 > ear'y in the evening
by hi4show of gu'lantry. SoineyoUtjg
ladies haviiig arrived it", he p o npi
ly went on'. 11 escort thru 10 Li
.1 iron n.-d that ii rival ? drove them
t 1 ihe party and this escort as.-er ed
bri rights by attending then* Into the
houSc i tri tig t!i ? it' 1 ?f to take
oluirgu d Irs horse siiid hug^y, doubt
less leeliug ver y (grateful for the kind
a'tenl on id' the 'fiYs I Which left Iii 111
til lib* vw tu lo so. lie csenpTd with
h <s leasing1 thoii.?h than the'vietim
.>! a li'tiif' practical joke perpetrated
Ky :i Idiire widowAr. Probably not
1 ii'vin'j o y ? he to prepare his pound,
t ???? wi'.'kellV cnufrivod to luini.-h
so (?>:. s. Ihireu ug! mitsido. but
? .? I dt'ci'li and ir->'t 1011, as the second
1 i1 1 '!o t a ?. ? t, for he is tlie onjv
..iic who partook t?f the d.untiel, and
w :ih c\Jiileiit relish too.
Tliniigu fair Lina SiUllo I pr>
pittuii-y upon the initiat'on of our
iVstiviiiu-, the rain came in such lor
rciifs thnt we could not.go home till
mntuihg, nil daylight did appe 11?;
but it scarcely can be said that the
party ended then, lor the gentleman
at whose house it was hold, testified
that the next eveuing at twilight be
passed the residence orauother youth
ful Irachelor, au.S aatr him oft the
piazza still dancing.
VlDttr)*.
heb. 26th 1880. -
Till) PATUIAttCif OF TJpB
FORK.
FIVE IIUXDRED ASD SEVESTY
LI VISG DESCEND AXIS.
Mr. William Smoak and his Wonderful
Family in the Ferk of the F.diate, in
Uraugebar? County?Not a Drunkard
in the Tribe?Father and Mother Live
to See their Youngest, that is their
Thirteenth. Child a Graudmether.
The writer of the l2tter below is an
old aud highly respected citizen of
Orang burg County, and the accura
cy ot his statements may be depended
on with absolute certainly. The name*)
and addresses <d the present heads I
i?f the families of this connect.on are :
11. I. Smoak, Ihiniel Smoak;, Sr.,]
d.i.-..1? Smoak, Cl It. Siuouk,W.
Sni.iak, J. I). "monk, S. 1*. Smoak,
A. Ma. k, O. I'.. liiutiicker, W. II.
lintizigui*, all at Oraugeburg I*. ().,
no.1 T. li; Snn nie, Bfanchvillc:
T > ii" l\dii\U'''tj' Oiit\vji'!?Hfij Tiiixes :
In ihn edhi'se Uf threescore years
..ml ten, 1 have many times ri .id oi
lumilii'S remarkable for size, weight,
number, itc, an I hui'c as often
thought it lioiulr attached in a local i IV
pr> dticiug a n ??? laiiiily Orangeburg
J ? 1 intlly, South Cai'tiliiia would wear
1 the laurel's.
Od Sw. William Smoak,the patri
nri'h ol tie laniily ol'thal name, is a
iiiitivc, i f Gentian (xtinctiosij Imrn
fury in hVliruiiry; I7S-1, cniiscijucut
\\ has jiiSl entered hi- U7lh year, and
since 1 <s 1 1 has been a residen t of that
I seel inn of ihe county between the
i North and South Kdi.sto riversTutn'i
I liarly known as the For'*
'Hie old mail, und iVis'wife who
? died 11 lew yeai'S ago; raised t hirteen
! chiidton, tcii now living Ihey h'iid
first six Polls', 1! en t v\ n da lighters,
then three Hing, m i ihe la'sl I Wo
daughter*. Tin- eldest is seventy live
yrar.s of age, the youngest fifty.
The lollowing statement of iho
number of deeceudauu of the thirteen
children is made from information
obtained from living heads of fami
lies, and from adults in families
whose heads have died;
Graba!
No
1
Children.
Lv'g f l)c\\
4
1
U
11
12
h
1!
rj
I
8
15
12
1
iVgjlwd
20 I 9
10
M
U
IS
iy
22
i 01
60
00
40
40 i 0 I 6 11
3? I 3
19 i 3
Kt 1 ...
29 I -I
\{ I 4
i 4 i I4j 2
; 85 ; 391 ; ?? I "70" | 'j
Thus it will besten the,old man
lias ten living children, one hundred
and ('.tsr giiindclWI hen, three hund
red ninety one great grandchildren,
and se'vebty great-great grandchild
reii, making in all live hundred and
seventy live living descendant-, and
itie him li'i 'I and sixteen dead.
The inqst remark able feature of
his lam, y (blie which I think would
require a search of both hemispheres
to find a parallel) i~ t'..: fuel that both
the bid pc pie lived to see their
yobngest and thirteenth child q.
grandmother, Who cahbeaj that?
No twit list Hiding tho bid man's;
sight and hearing are much impaired,
his general health is good, and ho
would he quite smart lor nne.uf his
age had it not been for a fall he got
some years ago, which /injured on?
thigh and llip, from which he lu;s
revet- entirely recovered, fie is a
?j. it at talker, and has a most vivid
i ccollee'io.i of events which trans
pired in his boyhood and early man
hood.
lie was much of a Nim rod ill time,
and relates with the. greatest minute
ness incidents of his nleer and wolf
hunts. .Many a stately buck, aud
ravenous wolf succumbed to his dead*
ly aim with that old flint aud steel
musket that he would not lay dowuin
exchange for ao amateur sportsman's
hundred dollar double barrel. The
percussion principle was at that tima
latent in the brain of the inventor,
but tha old man did not feebtbe need
of improved firearms, for wheu he
drew the trigger of that old musket ou
game there was sure to be'''meat in
the pot." He . killed the laa't wolvee
that were known to be in this part of
the county.
We enter tain a fervent hope that,
the old man may live to be a ecn
tenarinu, when (if the writer is ahve)
there will be a proposition tor a
grand picnic aud reunion. A circle
with a diaroeterof fifteen miles would
iuolose four fifths of the family.
The writer has known this family
sixty years us a hard working, indus
trious people, aud mit a drunkard
among them. Who can beat that?
J. J. S.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, thinks that his
memorial will be ready for .publica
tion in the fall of tbis year. A largo
portion of the first volume will bo
devoted to his view.- a.- to the C.IUSCS
that I id to the late war. The re
mainder of the volume and the whoio
uf' the second volume wtil relate to
the c mim t of the war. Both
volumes will be illustrated with por
trait.- id' Confederate soldiers. .Mrs.
Davis and Clen. Joseph Davis, u
nephew, assist in the preparation of
the work In fact, the old m.iu baa
hi- hands full ju t no.v, expecting to
raise as many as one thousand bales
oi cotton bb Iiis Mississippi plantation
din ing the crmibgscas hi.
"Mr. .Stephens' popularity in the
Republican party ha- been full) re
newed, aud the Stajwarts are again
I bringing him out as a go.nl man for
the second place ou their Presidential
ticke t. H is speech oil the subject of
i nlet s won their admiration;..but the
nid commoner doubtless accepts ih-iir
commendation at what it is really
Won li."'?Atlau'a Co't dilution,
I Hon. D. Wyatl Aikoii.our imtned
I iale representative ill Congress, has
been nominated for Governor by a
, correspondent of thoClrceuvilln Knter
prise und Muu/Uuinecr, twr the reason
J thai ha is a farattr.