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Progress Of Improvement in the District
IN s=Inpsvsement at Hodges

sketch of the progress Of improve
ment in the flourishing village Of
: Due West, and now we propose to
perform briefly q similar Office for
{ Hodges, i whilst We advert to the
exhibition of the same enterprise
md public spirit. ...... T.
Hodges Depot, as is known to
our readers, is one of our most
thriving railroad Villages-located
at the. Junction Of. the Ahbeyille
Branch with the 6. 4 G. R. r.
and taking its name from Gen. G..
W. Hodges, the head of a alarge and
influential family, and himself one
Of the best representatives of the
man and the citizen. A new i'm.
petus has been given, to the bust
ness prosperity Of the place since
the war, as is evident from the an
nexed RECORD Of the progress of i'm
provement. 49,
Messrs. -VaRce, Mosely & Co.,
have recently built neat and we'll
arranged store, and filled it with a
large and varied assortment of Dry
goods and groceries. With them
may be- found Mr.. Geo. Dantzler,
Yho will be pleased to wait upon
his friends. "
Ar. Thomas Eakin has erected a
large and eommodious building, the
lower story of which is dividedinto
two store rooms, one of which with
the upper story is occupied by Mr..
b. B. Glymph, and his excellent
lady as Hotel. Asadinner house
it has long had an enviable reputa-
ton: :' Long may it flourish. The
other room of the lower story is oc-
cupied by Mr.. Mark, as a store, and
here the proprietor and his polite
assistant, Mr.. Martin display temp
ting array of the best goods of the
season.
Mr.. r, J. Ellis is located at the
store, occupied before the. war BY
Capt. J. N. Cochran, where the best
of dry goods and groceries may be
bought cheap for cash. With him
is Mr.. Thos:. Turner, who will be
happy to see'his friends, MIR. Ellis
has also been recently making va
rious additions and Improvements
to his dwelling. e. .--s sso,
Mr.. j. A.. Ellis is now occupyingl
tho new building erected by Geo.
T. katclitfe, since the war, and offers
Q varied assortment to bis friends
and customers. With him is Mr..
Miller Who Will be pleased to do the
hoaos softhe establishment.
Mr.. c. B, Parks, q good citizen
and ali excelient workman, has erec-
ted q new shop, where he has been
doing q large business. He is al
thorough artist, and can make any
part yoffa gun. or pistol.
Mr.. Templeton has opened al
jewellers and watch repairing es-
fablishment IN a neat shop which
has been newly erected. He is a
goodand reliable workman, and de-
serves general patronage.
Mr.. John NJ. Mckay, whorecent-
ly bought the well-known mills of
Capt. J. N. Cochran, has very much
improved tie brick mansion by ad-
ding to the width of the house and
surriounting the entire building
witha French roof 1tisnow one Of
the most elegant and snowy build
ings in the District. -
Mr. Mckay is now erecting cot
ton gin in connection with his mill,
and ,eontemplates further additions
and Improvements to his valuable
}nill. He is an aetiveand energetic
farmer, and is a worthy representa-
tive of that foreign element which
adds strength to any country, and
which We are happy to welcome to
our homesteads. Success to all
such. We bid them all a hearty
welcome.
Capt. j. N. Cochran has erected
sinceathe war ut Hodges, hand
some two-story dwelling, and sur
rounded with flowers and ever
greens, tastefully arranged and pre-.
Sentirg a beautifufappearance.
A large and eommpdious church
has been erected BY the citizens of
the place, and is occupied by the
Methodist as a place Of worship.
Adjoining Capt. Cochraa's Mr..
Wm. ''MeEary has erected 2 very
pretty cottage.
Snch are some of the evidences