The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-03
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PHOENIX.
Roasting-ears are scarce and hard.
Water.melons should be numbered
with the things that wore.
Health-seekers from the mountai1s
are returning home.
The weather was all that could be
desired yesterday.
The ball season will shortly open,
and tight boots will csain he in de-
mand.
Mr.. n. e Bruce is now with the
firm of W. D. Love G. Co., Grand
Central Dry Goods Establishment.
The Indian Girl has been retouched,
but her color is Understandable. Per
haps it is genuine Ingun. Who can
tell?
Thieves raided Mr.. Roane's mill, on
Fishers pond, below this city, en-
Tuesday night, and carried of about
twelve bushels OF corn and meal.
Mrs. E J. Hunt, of this city, celea
brated her eightieth birth day, yeater.
day, by cooking q dinner aud making
cake.
The Nashites and the Minort sup.
portcrs had set-to at Gadsden on
Tuesday night; but no serious damage
was done. beyond few bloody noses
and bunged eyes.
at the Republican barbecue in Lex
ington. On the 18th ult., Office Seeker
r. Fl. Kirk and Alderman Pugh, of
this city, had tilt, in which rough ex.
pressions were used by both PARTED.
Pngh promised the ex-Trinl Justice a .
mauling. I
The summers end is appropriately
attended this year by delightfully."- cool
weather. The present cool snap may
cause On exodus from the mountain re-
treats. While pleasure-seekers can
stand blankets at night, they cannot
stand shivering in the morning.
AS will be seen by notice in our I'D.
vertising columns, the Misses LaBorde
will opon school for girls on the first
Of October. These ladies will bring
to the task which they undertake quail.
tications and accomplishm of the
highest order. Parents could not do
better than to conHde their children
into their careful hands.
The Spartanburg and Uuion Rail-
road will connect with the up train of
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
on Wednesday next, September 8, to
accommodate visitors from Columbia
and the lower part of the State, to tliS
railroad meeting in Spartanburg on
the lOE.. On Thursday, special
train will leave Alston at 6 A. NJ, ar
irving in Spartunburg in time for the
barbecue. Oue fare for the round trip.
Tho new fence being erected around
tine Capitol grounds is very neut one.
On the Assembly street side, brick
foundation is being constructed The
granite steps on the North front Of the
building are nearly completed The
palmetto monumental tree has been
stripped OF its leaves and vii! soon oc.
cupy it's new pedestal. which will be
surrounded By handsome iron rail-
ing.
The Governor has appointed the
following Notaries Public: Donald
Matheson, Of Chesterfield; Thomas 4.
Sullivan. of Abbeville; Henry Il. Laba-
tut, Of Beaufort; l.. G. Neal, Of.
Pickcus. l.. ". Duvnli. Auditor Oh
Fairfield, rice 3. +. Davidson, de.
ceased; J. N. Smith, Trial Justice for
Bamberg, Barnwell. vics J. w. Brown.
ing, deceased; and has removed D. J.
Chaplain, Trial Justice for Colleton,
and G. p. Jacoby, Trial Justice for
Newberry.
PuGNIXIASA.-It is better to have
wise and good clergy man than tall
steerle.
Daughters are sometimes son struck,
but never die Of it.
Whoever wishes the welfare of
others has already advanced toward Sc
curing his own.
Did you ever see a really beautiful