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 mountains
are returning home.
Tho weather was oil that could be
desired yesterday.
The ball season will shortly open,
and tight boots will again be in de-
mand.
Mr.. n. E Bruce is now with the
firm of ". 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-d day, yester.
day, by cooking q dinner and making
q cake.
The Nashites and the Minort sup.
porters had set-to at Gadsden on
Tuesday night; but no serious damage
WIS done. beyond a few bloody noses
aud bunged eyes.
at the Republican barbecue in Lex.
ington. on the 10Th ult., Oflico. Seeker
r. Fl. Kirk and Alderman Pugh, Of
this city, had tilt, in which rough fx.
pressions were used by both partiea.
Pngh promised the ex-Trial Justice q
mauling. Z
The summers end is appropriately
attended this year by delightfully."- cool
weather. The present cool snap may
cause IN 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 nd.
vertising columns, the Misses LaBorde
will open school for girls on the first
of October. These ladies' will bring
to the tusk which they undertake quail.
ications aud accomplish of the
highest order. Parents could not do
better than to con6ds their children
into their careful hands.
The Spartauburg aud Union Rail.
road will connect with the up train of
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
on Wednesday next, September 9, to
accom- modate visitors from Columbia
and the lower part of the State, to thu
railroad meeting in Spartanburg on
the 10th. On Thursday, q special
train will leave Aston at 6 A. NJ, ar
irving in Spartanburg in time for the
barbecue. Oae fare for the round trip.
Tho new feuce being erected around
the Capitol grounds is q very neat 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 &C.
cupy its new pedestal, which will be
surrounded By handsome iron rail-
Ing.
The Governor has appointed the
following Notaries Public: Donald
Matheson, Of Chesterfield; Thomas A.
Sullivan, Of Abbeville; Henry Z. Laba-
tut. OF Beaufort; L. G. Neal, Of.
Pickcus. l.. ". Dayall. Auditor Oh
Fairtield, rice B. f. Davidson, de.
ceased; J. NJ. Smith, Trial Justice for
Bamberg, Barnwell, vics J. w. Brown.
ing. deceased; and has removed D. J.
Chaplain, Trial Justice for Colleton,
aud G. p. Jacoby, Trial Justice for
Newberry.
PHGN1XIANA.-It is better to have
wise and good clergy man than q tall
steeple.
Daughters are sometimes son struck,
but never die Of it.
Whoever wishes the welfare OF
others has all eady advanced toward Sc
curing his own.
! Did you ever see q really beautiful
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