The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-09

CRY MATTERS. 70. the
PHGNIx.
Peaches are coming do own-ten cents
q dozen.
Some people try to keep their food
down nowadays by boiling it.
candidates is treatin'" already.
How nice to be voter!
Tie delightful weather continues.
It was quite cool Wednesday night.
Problem for base ballists- can
large baee ball be caught on fly?
A friend says it would Utuhlize the
female sex if man were allowed to
have two or three wives.
The old fashioned women's crusade
"A boys head and Rne-toothed
comb.
Goliah was killed with .'sling,"
and many smaller man has been
similarly dealt with since his time.
The music at the garrison grounds
afternoon. 1t is splendid.
Advertising is to business what steam
is to muchinery-the grand propclling
power.
No decision in the m0ndamuS case
yet. The Supreme Court Judges, we
believe, are out Of town.
The comet now visible in lhe North
ern heavens increases gradually in
brilliancy.
There is but one way to obtain bust
ness-publicity; but one way of gain
ing Notwithstanding.
The political cuuldron is bubblirg
throughout the State, and candidates,
like bubbles. arn rapidly rising to the
surface.
Ihe vitest siuner nuy returu-onr
umbrella. if he has gotten through
with it. We would like to get back
even the handle ~ H memento.
The windows of Mr.. Browns res.
taurunt are flied with evorgreens and
howors. They present very attractive
appearance.
We are Indebted to Mr.. J. n. Huff
man, OF Lexington, for basket-fuIl Of
his choice red apples. the principle
ones being the Huffman" They are
finely favored aud of good sizs. He
has six varieties of Juno apples.
Mr.. George NIncuu.ber had the mis-
fortune to lose tho upper par: OF two
of his left-hand fingers, yesterday. by
getting them caught in pulley at the
Post Office building. They were nm.
putated by DR.. Talley in short time.
Hampton Lodge. I. o. G.. T., was
organized Tuesday night. und the fol.
lowing officers elected for The present
term:
w. C. T., J. +. Troy; W. s., D.
Mcqueen. Jr.; W. T., l.. e. Hen
bricks; +. S.. r. Jones; W. c., Rev.
a. Coke Smith; w. NJ, D. l.. Bryan;
I. G., G. A. BolIin; O. g., Il. L. Gill
liland; P. W. @. r.. w. Fl. Manning;
w. w., Miss Alice Mckenzie.
IL our notice Of the destructive hail
storm in the Lexington Fork, on Sun
day lust, We neglected to sta.s that
shortly afterwards, there was such q
heavy fog that objects ten feet off were
invisible. The destruction of crops in
the section through which it passed
was complete. The principal losers
were Messrs. NJ. Shealy. Isaiah Low
man, G. Wessinger and 3. Hyler. A
number of others suffered severely, as
some Of the stones were as large rs n
mans fist.
COLUMBIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
This association has, within O few days,
changed its quarters from No. 5, on
the first floor, to No. 10. on the Sc
conl floor of the Central National
Bank. At the Inst meeting OF the
directors, the organization Of the asso-
citation was completed by the election
Of Rev. J. II. Eryson, President; Hugh
$. Thompson, Esq, Vice. President;
John S. Green, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary, apd l.. L. LsConte, Esq.
Secretary and Treasurer. There is n
r0ol Holoctiou pf honks nbont I mn