The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-09-17
son, VIM. Clyburn, w. F. Perry, and


McDowal found the stores we'll filled, tho
the merchants informed me that they had not
commenced receiving their goods; in fact,
the stock Of goods in either establishment
would "astonsh the natives" of our back
woods-tbc clerks are affable, polite and
attentive, and all seemed striving to see
which could give the best satisfaction to
customers Our citizens might find it
greatly to their advantage to visit Camden,
when they get ready to lay in their supplies;
! and ! would adyise them to take the Ledger
along as guide, and be sure to call on
those who advertise in it; for it is truo
saying, "that he who ndvertiscs the most
literally will give the best bargains" And
when you visit Camden. if you have any
business you wish attended to by lawyer,
be sure to take it along and drop in at the
office of w. Thurlow CASTOR, Esq where
you may rest assured it will be attended to
at once, and rs well, if not "leetle' better,
than at any other establishment in the
town.
Last night attended a meeting of Wa
| terec Division of the Sons of Temperance,
and can assure you that it is sonl-cheering
TO friend Of the cause, to attend meeting
of this Division. | found the left of the
Hall occupied by choir with piano, and
about forty or fifty of the first ladies' of the
place, and the right by fifty or sixty of the
Brethren" and | was informed that this
was small meeting. | feel confident, If
the members Of our Division were TO attend
meeting Of Wateice Division, it would
spur them up 10 renewed energy, and that
they would continue in their glorious cf-
forts, though, for want Of members, they
were compelled to make officers Of the
ladies'
left Camden about o'clock this mqsn>
ming, on the "iron.horse," who snorted away
at terrible rate, in comparison TO "Unrlu
Sans two horse stage coach." tell you
what, il was truly astonishing 10 watch the
trees and fields of corn and cotton, how
they would whir around, as though they
were dancing n reel. Nothing happened all
the way to kngyill, to MARI our happiness,
or disturb the cogita,ions of our minds ]
saw one man on the cars, who had made
himself intimately acquainted with " Black
Bet" or, III other words, had taken a HHie
too much Of the "over joy full" out of black
bottle. There WAS one Of the Military Ca
diets ION board" and il was truly amusing
4 hut L..
placed IN himself Hc seemed to think
that he MAS the only Mr." in the cars
but soon discovered that he was as rertani
rs myself, if he does belong TO the Military
Academy. lie had walking stick which.
to grea, many Of your readers would be,
m Mrs. Partingion says, one Of the "curi.
nioSiiies' OF the world, and he took particu.
lar pains TO exhibit its advantages 10 ALL IL
had gold head, and about folr or five
inches from the head was two rings Of gold
BJ unscrewing these rings, and taking Off
the he"d, the upper end became n spy. glass,
which, you know, is very useful thing
Tie showed the spy-glass about dozen
times in one hour
There isn't much news about this place.
] suppose you have already learned that the
President and The Constitution loving por-
ton of Congress have at last triunphcd,
and secured the passage of the Army Ap>
preparation Bill without the Black Rrpub
lican proyiso.
/, as every printer will do, called in al all
OF the Printing Offices in tho City, and found
them all in good spirits. ! hey have Just
issued a pamphlet at the Times Office, on
the Electoral Question" that might prove
oil considerable interest TO our citizens.
have not had the pleasure of reading IL, bu,
heard 1t highly spoken Of by several men
Of high standing. found Mr.. Johston is
suing this weeks Examiner / would here
take occasion to say TO all who wish TO take
good, high.toned literary paper, that they
cannot gel better one-onc better adapt
ed to our section, and our in,eresis--than
The Erdn'ner, anywhere, either North South
1t is large, well printed aud ably edited
weekly the editor Is n high-toned gentle.
man, who is identified with the beloved in
.t'lulions ofihe South, and unlike any at the
North supports and defends them from
choice, and not from mercenary motives.
! called on that gen,lcmanly Book Bind.
er, hlr. T.. h. Stokes, who short time since
advertised in the Ledger, and found him
busily employed. Hc showed me book
which be had bound, which is equal to any
thing l have ever seeu; l. is fancy giIt
binding, the backs being gilt in fancy style
nearly all over. He wss just finishing one
bound IN full calf which is indeed beautiful.
suppose yen know that full calf +" is con.
sldered the best, most beautiful and most
durable way that a book can he bound. IL
any Of your readers have old books, or any
thing else they wish bound, they will do
we'll to give MIR, Stokes trial; l feel conf.