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Letter from Hard Labor

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4cultural Meetiay at 1Wagd5t-Sprec'
Colonel Atkcn-Shcep raising a'ac
kover CuNure-Adcantagcs Of th'
Frange-One Organiscd---Cfoes = o
otton and Grain.
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PEAR S1a:-Thesday set apart 5fol |t
Agricultural messing at Milllway
como and gone. Colonel Aiken
b his usual. promptness was on
Pd. Agoodly. mum ber Of our neigh:
. were oft to cheer. !,e: the Go Colonel j
b their presence, and. encourage
b in his mission. - '
bn motion of5:Capt.r J. Wardlaw
frin, DR.. J. W. Hearst was called
the chair. The chairman stated
object of the meeting and intro
led Colonel Aiken to the audience
E Colonel entertained the.assembly
some time upoa oar agri&altnra
erests; pointing out. the errors Of
present system. -
He dwelt at some length upon sheep
bing, and insisted that there was
RE net money in raising sheep tha"
re was i'll anything We could go at.
} good, improved sheep and give
I'M our attention-have them to
with QUE COWS, fasa preventive
Iinst dogs, I{and see them penned
Try night.
fhe Colonel advocated the raising
Hover. An acre in clover, he said,
! perly prepared and we'll manured,
] pay better than any thing we
! Id put it in. His remarks we're
! Y instructive and were we'll re-
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BE gave a full description Of tho
gin and Progress of the Grange:
originated withsa wealthy suetch-
b, acw living In Washington City,
its progress had been marvellous.
this time there-wefe., Lodges in
! rly every States in. the Union, and
kome as many Us 900. Hc told OF
good rssa1tss saad cited various dn-
bees wherein those connected with
order had been, materially bcne-
I'D. From two causes he was fear.
some would be dis appointedd.-,onie
b, that they expected too much
ected to1get grlch ~impediately-
another .wass that all our people
|-e not in a situation to be ad3ah
ed by the Grange, as they might
beet; from the fact that agood many
ls did not always have tho cash to
\ with and the Grange materially
|eftted only the cash buyer. But
J should debar none from entering
pale, as there are Seas sons afaf us
o m orenr less cash and thea can use
IN advantage; and seeing tho benefit
ived from the cash system, 1t viii
hulate US to use all our efforts to
|pt .hatsysteH5aad turn our back
pa that hydra-heaIed monster,
dit, that has been, the sEgreattstd
'se our country ever was troubled
Ii. The Colonel said that some OBJ
lions had been urged against this
.anization, but they were generally
billy as they wefesfntile.. One was
It It's Headquarters being in Wash
ton, theges was great danger OF
ltralizing Its power. That was i'm
'sible for the Nationa! Grange was
nposed9l lof, >one master from each
te Grange, and the State Of South
rolina had the same vote as the
tie of New+.Ya.4ls-- her was,
It it was %, Yankee tfieil.---1fettg:zsztt
8 not so, aud even if it was. what Of
AS for his part he knew no sec,
D, when it came to getting good
being benefited, and he was will,
TO receive anything that had good
It, it matters not where 1t came
m and who originated it; and the
ner our people got rid of this
icutnls and absurdddeai the better
themselves and the country.
At the conclusion Of his remarks
, Colonel said be@as. there for the
rposc etforming. such an organiza-
n and would be glad to form one II
sired. The chairman gave an op-
rtunity to all who wished to loln,
d twelve gentlemen and six ladies'
nsented. They then organized 6yI
citing DR.. J. W. Hears, Master, and
E. Cothran, Secretary aerre.
wing some instructions, the Lodge
led Of to be called on again, the
Saturday afternoonsin June at 3
lock, hen they hope! TO see some
their neighbors applying for mem
rship.
, Friday wssAsspbspasss qflFai /,
ne. ;caaae. I, Saturday, evening we we
ID one or two showers, and'Satur:-
" night 4 Very good shower, but
.yydb y 5oushf 4, Bling dp, otton,T;
hejwihd blew, all. aeysundag, and
lnday nig4ElNasgapiteesYhiily: II Thher;s ere
ands.9sAN!lElas,SSssa assJS !,
heat. Now, Mr.. Editor. can't you
arc time to 90 to the Dorn's Mine
citing nsrE Ftfd day:S Come down
nd stay mia aac hagsdaX night
nd 90 on down Friday. Come if you
Yourstad8, III
HARD LABOR. )
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