Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-05-22
GLEANIlJGs.

A wooden Wedding marrying a block
head
A clean shirt is one of woman's best
gifts to man.
All our Democratic State exchanges
endorse Greeley and frown
Work OH the Airline Railrond is
progressing rapidly,
Mr.. Nathaniel Barksdalc, an old and
highly respected citizen of Laurens died
OH the iith inst.
An absent-mindcd fellow shut down n
window and forgot to draw his head in.
He was calling for Helen Blazes when dis
covered.
Governor Scott appointed Andrew
Todd, of Anderson, Trial Justice. MIR
Todd had boen dead moro than two
months.
Wish VIC could report the same of
nine-tcnths of his appointments here.
r. Beaumont Hewitt, of Charleston,
is strongly spoken of by the Radicals rs
the best man to fill the Gubernatoral
chair.
A temperance editor, in drawing atten-
ton to an article against ardent spirits in
one Of his papers, says: "For the Effects
of lntcmperancc see our Inside
"Now, take your medicine like good
girl, and when you get we'll I'll buy
nice dolly" Sick child. please ma,
have it a Dolly Warden"
Thomas Alexander, an old resident Of
Barnwell, died suddenly, last week, leay-
ing wife and several small children, in
very destitute circumstances.
Mrs. Horace Greeley is n native of
North Carolina. She was Miss Cheney.
They were married in 1886. His better
half, therefore, belongs to the South.
Colol,al T. G. Rhett, formerly of the
Confederate Army, and for some years
connected with the Egyptian army, has
resigned OH account of loss of health.
"Indeed, you are very handsome" said
n gentleman to his lady love- "Pooh
pooh! !" said she, $50 you'd say you did
not think So" "And so you'd think" he
answered, "if did not say So"
Fanny Fern, who married Parton the
biographer, said, "for the most part, the
more sensible man is the bigger fool he
marrics. This is especially true of bio.
graphcrs."
An invetcrate bachelor being asked by
sentimental young miss why he did not
secure some fond ones company in his
voyage OH the ocean of life, repliel:
81 would if / were sure such an ocean
would be pacific"
A movement is now on foot in Cam
den, S. c., the object of which is to erect
monuments to the late Rt. Rev. t. f.
Davis, D. d., and his son, the late Rev.
Z. +. Davis, Rector of Grace Church.
DIR. f. Geddings has resigned the chair
so long occupied by him in the faculty
of the South Carolina Medical College,
and the vacancy has been filled by the
election of DIR. i. P. Porcher.
in these hard times everybody is on
the lookout for bargains. We will say
to our friends from the country that they
by only from those advertising their
goods in our columns.
An English writer advises young ladies
to look favorably upon those engaged in
agricultural pursuits, giving as reason
that their mother Eve married gar
dener. He forgot to add, however, that
the gardener lost his situation in conse-
quence of the match.
SAp.-"Our Jim," on being told that
nearly one-third of the oysters in Mary
lands beds have been destroyed by the
severity of the past winter, innocently ask
ed why they didn't put more clothes on
their beds. He'd been destroyed, too, he
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