Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-04-17
[rRoM OUR CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENT. ]
Charleston Letter.
CHARLESTON. April 9. 1879

Aho hise VI april mere, opened With
-four legged chicken curiosity, or per-
haps it would be- more correct to say,
that, chicken with four slim, but we'll
formed legs opened on that day! This
monstrosity of a foul, has been seen by
comparatively few persons, for the rea-
son, that for some years back April. fools
"ay has been celebrated by some hoax
ofjust such q fowl character, and people
are exceedingly suspicious of any an
nouncemcnt of this kind, the really Gu
rious part of the matter is, that, the par
ties interested were meditating joke of
precisely this sort, when the real chicken
unexpected turned up.
To those who are interested in our
municipal affairs, it will be refreshing to
learn that the city fathers have at last
woke up-it is very doubtful ifthey ever
will be completely aroused, but it is GER
tain they have at least one eye open to
the necessity of doing something in the
way of paving the strcets-it has been
found from direful experience, that
n succession of mud puddles, varied by
now and then Il huge rock or brick, is
not exactly the kind of pavement suita-
bic for the main thoroughtare of large
city. The wooden material used SO sue
cessfnlly at the North, and known as the
ballard Pavement" is being introduced
here, and our entcrprising young towns
man 1. Lucas is now engaged in laying
Il block Of the same in Kng-slrcet. The
pavement, IS nothing more than blocks
Of our common pine, the grain turned
up, closely fitting at the bottom, and
open at the top In wcagcd shaped crew..
ccs, which are TO be filled with compo-
tition of pitch and gravel. The blocks
are laid on n bed of sand carefully pre-
pared. The 1ghole forms an arch of slight
elevation in the centre, it is asserted tLa.
this composition is the most durable, and
secure, yet invented.
The Republication of the "Ante Bel
lum" Medical Journal, by Drs. Kinloch
and Porci.er, under the more expansive
title Of The Charleston Medical Journal
and Review" will be hailed with salts
action by the fraternity all over the
State. The first number, cantans six
teen original articles, besides departments
devoted to surgery and other branches
OF the profession, and an editorial and
miscellaneous division. The salutatory
article is carefully, and we'll written. and
calculated to make an impression ON the
Southern people, and to call forth their
most strenuous efforts to make the work
standard pamphlet, and an honor to that
profession, which more than all others,
deserves the gratitude and sympathy of
the human race, TO use the words of
"Sawbones" one of our young medical
aspiran,s "It is good thing"
The annual Floral Exhibition of the
agricultural Society of South Carolina"
will come >tf'on Thursday the Goth of
April and continues for three days. The
fair will be held in the spacious grounds
nttached to the Charleston College. large
tents arc to be erected, rs well for the
flowers and plants, rs for refreshments,
&c, the grounds arc open to the public
inthc evening from Z to II o'clock, and
in order to furnish eight on the subject"
one thousand Chinese lanterns of various
devices, and shapes, have been ordered
These fairs arc becoming ycnr1y more
interesting, and attractive premiums
are offered for greenhouse plants, cut
flowers, early vegetables, berries, fruits,
SC" The articles on exhibition last
season, could successfully compete with
the samples shown by any city of equal
size with our own in the United States.
The finest band in the city Will discourse
music to the visitors, and the gentlemen
in charge Of the afiair, will spare no
pains to make the entertainment unusual
ly inviting.
Since the days Of Cooper, Kean and
Booth, it is doubtful whether Charles
ton audience has been so thrilled, MS the
one whicn attended the Academy of
| Music a few nipbts since. to witness tbo