The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-06
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PHOENIX. 1rb
Tho Greenville agricultural fair is now
Al important meeting Il the Slnde-
pendent Fire Ehg gine COMPANY sill be
held this evening v Y !
The dirt has been eff.otualIy laid-a
rain of several hours, yesterday morn
ing. did the job thoroughly.
Fine Norfolk and Charleston oysters
at all times and in all styles ut VIM. M.
Fines State Capitol Saloon.
Mr.. O. r. Franklin announces the
opening of his house, corner of Gates
and Gervais streets. He keeps good
things on hand. decentralization.
Persons in need Of job printing of
any kind for the approaching fair. are
requested to leave their orders during
the present week, to avoid delay.
A Mir. Cottie and his wife, who re-
sided in Columbia during portion of
last sum mer, have fallen victims to the
lcScE piaBuo lu NIoupuIb.
A freight train over the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad ran off
tho truck, near Wards, on Tuesday, and
nine cars were wrecked. No lives lost.
How few house. keepers know that the
expressed juioo of garlic is an everlaat-
lug cement for broken china, glassware
and the like, leuving no mark OF frac.
ture, if neatly done.
Rev. T.. 4. BolIes, of Columbia is in
Charleston on nn invitation from the
Charleston Bible Society, to present to
the citizens the cause of Bible distribu-
ton, and to solicit their aid in promot-
ing that object.
The booths at the Fair Grounds we're
rented out, yesterday, to the following
parties: Messrs. John Mckenzie, F.
Schmidt, Wm. Fine, Dennis McGuin-
mis-, J. G. Seegers. Isaac Sulzbacher aud
Perry C Slawsou.
At the organic meeting of tha Rich
mond Fire Engine Company. held at
Richmond Hall, last evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve one
year: President, W. B. Nash; Vice Pro-
sident. s. W. Thompson; Secretary.
Geo. A. Richmond; Corresponding Sec
rotary, VIM. Simons; Treasurer. A. W.
Curtis.
The Secretary Of tho State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society gives
notice through our columns this morn
ing that entries from Columbia and
vicinity will close on Saturday evening,
and those from distance on Monday
evening. This is matter of much i'm
portnnce to those who intend to exhibit
articles, and they must net promptly
and in accordance with the established
! rule
PoRrnArr OF REV. Gro. HOWE, d. ..
The students OF the Theological Semi
nary, at meeting held on the 4th inst
resolved to employ Mr. Albert Query
to paint a portrait Of Rev. DR.. George
Howe. The resolutions in which this
| order Is conveyed are conceived in q
spirit of high admiration and tender
affection for the venerable divine and
able professor, who has so long been a
prop Of the institution and blessing
to The church. Nothing could be more
appropriate or touching than this action
of the Seminary class. The selection OF
Mr.. Query as the artist is highly ap.
propriate one. We trnst that orders
will soon multiply on his hands.
NOvEMBER.-Thism mouth is called No.
vembcr, from it's place in tho old Lien.
dar, although it is not now the ninth,
but the eleventh mouth in the year.
The Saxons called it Wint. monath, or
the wind-month, in reference, of course,
to the gales Of wind so prevalent at this
season. 1t nlso bore the name of Blot.
monath, or tho bloody-m onth, in allu.
sion to tho great slaughter of cattle at
this period for winter use. The popular
idea Of November is Of dark, gloomy,
rainy period, so happily described by
| Bryant, but. according to Frank Forest