Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-05-08
MIR. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL.

AN assertion ms been made ny u.s.
and we are assured that we mnde mn
erroneous onc-a mistake OF egrcgious
proportions. Such thing MS We had
asserted could not be so! That our
Town has bo, made funncllcd shap.
ed by the mcanderings Of new street
lines, might be susceptible Of positive
proof; md that company had been
organized, and were under full head.
way, erecting n mamot!. hotel, to be
kept by that prince of hotel keepers,
Meroney, might be so; that the char
tered members of the Orangcburg
Manufacturing Company had formed
themselves into body, and intended
digging canal i'll continuation Of
Andrews Fish Trap" that their stock
had all been sold, and i'll u few years
yea, n few weeks, would be heard
the Rhirring music of the spindle aud
looms on the banks Of the majestic
Edisto, might be so; that John Fl.
had bought out NJ. and intended to
move both Of bis water mills down the
river and anchor at the landing on Il
never ending raft, until he completed n
palatial mansion out Of cedar and
gopher wood, the first to be imported
from Lebanon, and the latter from
Lexington, near the residence ofSena-
tor Hope all this might be said, an.l
might be believed, but what We
have taken pains to publish from
our lips has been hooted ut MS a vile
and fallacious assertion-somelhnp
that would subject US to the dread
alternative Of being brocmed out, nay,
brushed ont, soul and body, were we
to syllable it at home. The female
department Of our household inclu-
ding the cook would never forgive us,
sirs, for causing dclusive hopes of
having nice fresh steaks, every morr-
ing, with tender loin, and liver and
other nice things to rise before their
imagination, only to be dashed to
earth again. No, sirs. it wont do
to tell. Tell it in Dan or Bcc,shcba,
k:AAas44aasst :ell it at hemc.
But this is our question of privi-
lege, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the
Town Counci: We wish to be pro
tected by your honorable and power
full body. We only stated that we
would some day have market in our
Town, erected by the present Town
council, who are energetic and pro
grcssive mcn-a place where we could
get every morning nice beef steak,
or pork steak, choice roast Of veal
or mutton, and such other things as
are generally k pt in well regulated
market, and be we'll fed like city
folks. You know how it is yourself,
Mr.. Mayor. You go to Charleston
sometimes, and we know you have
heard your landlord remark "Why
don't they have market in Grange
burg; those Orangebu. gcrs 10 eat SO
when they come down hcro?" And
we know, Mr.. Mayor and gentlemen
Of the Town Council, that you have
all observed the walk of F-r ard
C-n, S-n, and ] It, D-n and
others OF our merchants on their re-
turn from Charleston. Watch them
how they stand and protrudc out in
front; per confra, are the lean and
languid looks Of those poor fellows
who cannot get good things fresh from
market, such us Boz, Dct-e, J-r,
Pie, My 3. Ge-u, Gl l-r, DeM-s
and n host of others who only cling to
life for fear that their condition won't
he bcttcred in another world. We knew
gentlemen, that you we're appriscd Of
all these things, and We knew further,
that rs christian fathers, you would
not stand the suficrings, the lcnn and
lnnguid looks Of your children much
longer; VIC believed that you wonld
give lis a market house, where some
cntcrprising, first class butcher would
deal out to them every morning,
something to satisfy their hunger.
Hence VIC vcnturcd the assertion TINT
We would soon have fine market