The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-29
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Fishing frolics aud pic mics aresof
daily occurrence now. ,
The annual fever dealing plum is on
the market, at 10 cents quart!
Tho smallpox cases in Augusta are
reported as at stand-still.
The ablest and most successful mcr.
chants are invariably liberal adver-
tiscrs.
Plants and growing vines on rock
walls will decompose and destroy the
same.
Wednesday, Friday aud Saturday.
of this week, are Embsr days in the
church calendar.
Several companies Of militia welt
Oh picnic, yesterday. 1t is umo,t
useless to say. oil colored.
The healthy. useful and bountiiul
blackberry is flooding the market, and
the black vendors are ''berry" proud.
To-duy being what is known as hang
mans d"y, is no evidence that Moses
will he convicted, or tried, either.
Strawberries arc selling in Charles
ton ut eight cents PER quart, and in
Columbia Mt twonty and twenty five
The real estate business seems to be
dull everywhere, and nnoccupied stores
are plentiful i'll nearly all the lars,
cities.
4 stove-pipc hat is considered M
insurnonntabls obstacle to the SUCCESS
OF nuy candidate in the coming cam
paign.
Look out ior sneak thieves. Some
one entered tho store of Mr. George
Konsmsn Oh Wednesday. aud stole IL
sum OF lnoucy.
There was al error in the date Of
the Leesv!ile pic nic advertisement us
published yesterday. 1t appears cor
rect|y this morning. June is The day.
Wa understand that there is case
Of smallpox at Lexington village,
which is supposed to have been waited
from Charleston. There is great ex,
citement in the estate" over the m
welcome visitant.
What has become OF the lamps for
the streets? The posts may not rot
before the lamps are put up, but they
will not be as sound year hence as
they are now. The City Council might
engage the moon short time out Of
each month.
"Mnny people ask for plpers OF this
Office who would scorn to beg for five
cents; YET that is the price charged for
copy. we hope many will SEQ the
point" We huye copied this because
it is applicable to this Office.
The young men of the First Baptist
Church are continuing the enthusiasm
III the spiritual cause infused into the
community by Rev. Mr.. Graves. They
are helding weekly prayer meetings.
and will assemble tonight at the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. J. Dodamead.
J It will be remembered that Horny
Ward Bcccher was credited with
preaching, few summers back. a ser
mon prefaced with the remark, "It's
id hot!" II We were Fl. w. B., we
won!d pen The same sentence in refer
ence to tho past few days.
An attempt was made to enter the
store OF MIR. II. Muller, o few nights
ago. Somebody will get hnrt at this
business yet. Besides, the compcti.
ton is becoming so extensive, that
there will be a falling OF il exposed
points before lorg.
The boys nre enjoying Themselves
with tops, but they should not nuke
their rings on the pavements, u, d
gather there in crowds, thus impc,lll g
the progress Of ladies nnl gentlemen.
Lock ont. boys; tho police will be
after you, as you arc violating the city
law.
| Did You see those golden huet]
| bnnches displayed ut the front of the
store of Measrs. Hoffman & Albrcc.it,
yesterday? They are South American