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ncsday. night which was "good
cnough.''
jas. R.iLygon, Of this place, has an
acre of'the finest corn, we venture to
say, i'll the county. az
Mcssfs. A. S. Dukes & Son will
soon move into their new and commo-
dious building OIL Main Street, one
door South Of their old stand. Mes
srs. Dukes &; Son are cntcrprising
men, md deserve success.
Brancl,villo is politically quiet,
morally sans peus ct;sdns 'cp,ochc, and
religiohsly par crceNencc.
The citizens of Branchvillc gcner.
ally, and tho town council especially,
have a perfect horror Of hydrophobia.
a fine pointer puppy was ordered to
be shot few days ago simply be-
cause he snapped at q fly on the
streets, the Council thinking him
mad. The Intendant justilies the
action Of the Town Councilsby saying
sdlus 1,opui sHprcma est lea.
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[codNuN1cATED.]
Prudence the Better Tart Of Valc

Edisn. 0,nnybmy Mtes anil Times:
StE-lt is evident TO all persons
wire !i ten TO the current conversation
Of many Of our citizens that grave
understanding possesses the minds
Of our white fellow citizens concern
ing certain remarks made by the
Hon. w. ). Whipper in his speech at
recent barbecue meeting held in our
town on the .ith inst. It is said that
Mr.. Whippcr, i'll his speech, melted
our coiorcd citizens to support him in
taking his scat MS Judge Of the 1st
Judicial Circuit. even at the cost of
bloo,lshed. This is not true; aud
even if it were true, thcrc is not one
in one huadred Of cur colorcd citizens
who would listen ia any such mad
ness. But to the contrary, AR.
Whippcr urged upon his friends to be
present; but said not one word calling
upon them to shed blood in his behalf.
lie said he would offer himscW MS a
sacrifice in the maintenance Of right
and a principle. Now it is unwise in
our white fellow citizens to be too
hasty i'll reaching any conclusion in
dicating conflict Of races.
Our boast is, that Oranpeburp
county, more so:than any other county
in the State, has always been in peace
and harmony among all its citizens,
and that the true foundation Of its
prosperity-a common feeling in in
terests-in common pervades our
county. Let us then be law abiding
i'll all things. and darken not in this
day Of our prosperity, the escutchcon
of our county's pride. Let us remcm.
ber that who is Judge Of the 1st
Judicial Circuit Of Our State, and who
is not is aquestion like NIL other legal
questions, to be decided by our courts
and not by ourselves.
l call upon NIL honest abiding
citizens to join me in urging upon all
black and white, to dcsist in taking
part with any who love strife, and
especially do I call upon my white
fellow citizens with whom wc have
lived in harm ony SO longa time not to
Indicate on their part any harm by
hostile attitudes, such ms rifle clubs,
&c. Be it remembered that there is
rot rs yet single organized military
club among tho colorcd citizens Of
this county, nor any exhibition Of
arms-thcn whence the necessity for
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.[coMMUNIcATED.1

Editor O,unycLu,y Nc'cs onl Times
A meeting favorable to the organiza
tion ola Cavalry Company was held
at the I. Y. A. +. T.. Go. Hall, July
10th. Mr.. T.. r. Beckwith was cbo-
son Chairman, aud Mr.. L. NJ, Pooscr
requested, to act as Secretary. Fifty
six names were enrolled, and the or
ganization perfected by the election
of the following officers: n.
Captain, A j Frederick.
1st Lieut., J. r Beckwitl.
+ End Lieut., J5W Cannon.
3rd, N N Hayden.
1st, Scrgt, w M Sain.
End, o NJ Dantzlcr.'
3rd, w {! Reeves.
4th, J j Wolfc..
5th, L G Salley.
LIT CORPORAL, 9 w Cutler.
+ 2nd, A Fischer. &. s
3rd, j G lunches.
4tll, i M Wolfe.
5th, M Robinson.
9Th, w II Joyner.
Surgeon. DR. A S Hydrick..
Sect and Treas, B B Lee.
Committees were appointe d, OIL
Constitution, Bylaws and Uniform.
The sncctihg then adjourned to
meet on tho oath inst, to receive re-
ports OF tic committees,
/; l.. R. BECKWITH,
Chairman.
B. B. LEE.
Sect and Treas.
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others to brandish-,their arms in our
faces. Let Orangoburg tarplish not
its ancient famc and pride, Rnd honof
rs handed down. to 5sin tl.s snpmos ef
the Glovcrs, DeTrcvillcs, Tabors,
Izlars and others by any unwarrcnted
net orncts. Iswi1Ipreach in the ears
Of my race, that violence, insurrcc-
ton, ass'siimtoa fof mob. inv are
relics Of bafb irisn, and arc not
found ip true ciyilizatiop. T cal,
upon the preachers to aid mo- 10 tI,is.
Rights cannot bc permanently cstab-
lislcd bys, yiolepee,a ncver las, meyer
can he's Lett iotir$ emiiiont s;lawSySefs
divest themselves of individual feel
ing, aul Tor the spke,pfs sfl,o;;eommon
good, bcS the cxpountlsrs Of iaWY Which
is G rule of action pres cribcd by a
suprumo' power in q State prescribing
what is right and prohibiting what is
wrong, and is.not the opinion OF law
ycrs nor laymcn, eminent though
they be. One thing is certain, colorcd
men will never be the agrcssors in
supporting their rights, but mean
while [ Iadjurc them be to firm, and
my whitcifcllow citizens be quiet, md
all things will be right.
u. A. STRAKER.
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N Notice..

N OG1CCs
The undersigned gives notice that lie is
thc Assignee Of MILTON ID. HOOK, Of
ST. Matthews, $. G., Merchant and that
Mcssrs. Izlar & Dibblc, Attorneys at Law,
Of OrangcburG, S. g., arc Agents for tho
Creditors Of the said Milton D. Hook.
JOSEPH II. LORYEA,
Assignee.
ST. Matthews, S. C.,Junc 10, 1876.
june II I'm.
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Disl,epsia.

Americans are particularly subject
to this disease and its effects: such as
Sour Stomach, Sick Headache Habi4
tua' costiveness, Heart burn. Water
brash, coming up Of the food coated
tongue, disagreeable stasto in the
mouth, palpitation Of the: Heart md
all diseases Of the Stomach and Liver.
Two doses Of Green's August Flower
will relieve you at ionce, and, there,
positively is not case in the United.
States it will not cure. Ifyou doubt
this 60 to yotiri Druggist eDr. ;C.J
Dukes, and GOT q sample Bottle for
10 cents and try it. Regular size rs
cents.
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TcoMMUN1cATtsD.1

Mr.. Etlior-As all Of the ncwspa-
pcrs arc filed with accounts of the
GLORIOUS Fsurth' perhaps it5.wouldf
not be amiss for your correspondent
to give through your valuable
columns, a short account of the way
it was celebrated at Ibis place: s.:
The good people Of Branchvillc
and vicinity feeling that it was duty
incumbent upon all true and "loil''
citizens to. join with the many and
swell the chorus Of rejoicing on this
the hundccdtir2 anniversary of .Ameri
can Independence, and not knowing
of any appropriate manner Of doing
so, wisely concluded to have good
old time fishing party.
Enrly on the morning Of the 4th
several families met on the banks Of
the Edisto for that purpose. a detail
was immediately made Cor rather L
should say draft) Of eight OF
ten men to catch fish, while the
rem andcr were assigned to the
more pleasant duty of entertaining
the far ladies, your correspondent
being a I'm. M ttaongi"not: "minute.
m9n' howcvcr) wds ambng the former: :: :
After holdinga &c, ihtcft Of var 4 >
and having decided or the n,oelus
ol'era"'a' best calculated to ensure the
capture ct the fnny tribe, distributed, /,
eat lines" at different places a'on g
the river, md after fishing for two
hours OK more with Indifferent sue
cess, VIC started to our place ofrcnclcz.
""s. On the way, the aforesaid Ca t
llncs' we've examined }, and strange to
say, upon one Of them vas sccurcl =
hooked an alligator II feet long; this
we venture to assert is the first aliga.
tor ever caught III the Edisto with n
common fish line. After having
secured our prize and placed him in
tow, we wended our Nay towards the
bank there to fad sumptuous dinner
awaiting US. Words fail us in u
description Of the many good things
with whicl, the table was laden.
Suffice it to say, twas feast fit for u
king, and TO which / can assure, you
hungry fisherman ot lc,s, l;,I o,,,I,
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Call at DR.. JIG. Wannan,akcr's
and get n pamphlet and read about
DR.. Clark Johns:on's great Indian
blood syrup, the best medicine in
use. Dr., Wannnmakcr also has the
medicine for sale ut wholesale and
retail. I II iuneF24 '-t
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ORANGEI}URG.
IN COMMON Pleas.
Oliycros vs.. Olivcro=, CT al,

- ''----
For Sale, tic Lot, and Residence on,
Russell Street recently erected, between
Mr.. Pixies and Mr.. Scovilps; with the
ornamental material for finishing the
piazzas, &C., in handsome style. Tie house
has French roof, three bay windows, and
kitchen extension, and has eleven Rooms in
all. The Lot extends back to Glover
Street in the rear, has ouibuildings and 4
fine Well Of water. For fusthcr particulars,
apply to Mrs. Rosa Oliyeros, Exccutrix,
or the undersigned, WHO will receive pro-
losals for the purchase Of the same.
The time for proof of claims againt The
Estate of the late Esidro +. Olivcros has
hccn eStendcdto August lst, 1876.
by Order ofthc Court
CD. GLOVER,
Referee.
junc3 an.
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LO GA Il.
THE CHILDREM.S CENTEN
NAL.
AN AUsPIc1oUs OpENING-A BUSY
Mass OF LIVING BEINGS -MARcII
TO THE FISH MAYOR Boil
YER AS MARSHAL.

TO THE FISH IRAp-MAYOE Boil
YER AS MARSHAL.
Ifany one had told lis n. month
ago that the Centennial Celebration
inaugurated by our indcfatigable
friend, Mr.. C.-F. G elirels, would have
been half the success it was, we
should have regarded him fit sub
jcot for the Lunatic Asylum. Here
after we shall believe that i'll things
are possible, even in unprctending
Orangeburg. ,
Early onsthc morning o the Fourth
the silcnceSof our quiet habitatipns
was rudely broken by the thunder
which belchcd forth from NYilkinson's
Centennial cannon. The Silly echoes
of the mir were not only aroused, but
were made to vcrbra:o and revcr-
bratc until one hundred guns had been
fired aud their echoes had been waf-
ted out of hearing on the distant
winds.
The bells, too, rang out gaily from
6 to s a. M. And thus amidst the
roar of cannon and the ringing Of
bells, was the Centennial Celebration
Of the children of OrangebuTg Coun-
ty ushcrcd into life. Thousands of
old men, thousands of women, some
fair to view and some as ugly as: the
bottom Of n brass kettle kicked in
side out, and thousands upon thou
sands Of little children, made a moving
panorama Of our streets; .allcywnys
and by streets. Out of these many
hundred peoples a procession was
formed early in the morning which
marched to the Fislltrap under the
.narshalship Of his Honor Mayor
Boliver, ia the following order:
Orangeburg Brass Band.
Young America Fire Engine Com
pany.
isangerbund with flag (German )
knights Of Malta. If
Georgia Muller prince Bisinark)
cart md dog.
Goddess of Liberty s1a Xeiglcr.
Sailors.
Goddess Of Justice, Kate Ezekiel.
S otman and L;lssie, Eddie SEQ
Vile and Miss S. Gehrels.
Men Of all mtiossa,
Centennial cannon on wagon un-
der Capt. G. NJ. Wilkinson.
Elliott Hoek and ladder Compa-
ny. NJ,
These fine looking Set Of men form
ed beautiful rear guard to the
Anighty column. When the people,
big and little, arrived at the Fishtrap
tile programme heretofore publish cd
was carried QUITO perfection.
TO say ;thW the day wss:well spent,
profitably, Interestingly spcnt, would be
but truthful Characterization Of the
glorious affair. 1'he Music by the
Band wasa charming. The enter
tainment given at night at Engine
Hall by Nests. 'Gchreis and Wilkin-
son was also good. So was the cos
tune Ball ut slatcr's Hotel in the
evening. So was everything conncc-
ted with the Centennial Celebration.
Mrs. Livingst on, Mrs. Meroncy,
Mrs. Ezekiel, Mrs. Gchrcls, Mrs.
Meyers, AIRS. Mellicliamp and other
ladies' i'll charge of the dinner, de
serve special mention for their indus
try and zeal contribu ted in behalf Of
the enjoyme mt Of the day. The same
can be said Of Messrs S Dibble, w A
Edwards, Walker and others.
We are unanimous for another
Centennial Celebration.
But five days more remain for the
Taxpayers to make their returns Of
personal property to The County
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NOT. 1.I(EI

e =
, .OR-ANGEBUIsG, S. c. June Isl 1876.
| VIII be Mt the following named
places to receive Returns of Personal
property for the year 1876, as follows:
At Luwisville Monday and Tuesday
June / 9th 18th. .
At Fort Motto, Wednesday, June
,1-4th,-
!: A. Rowcsyillc, Friday, JUNE 10Th,
! ##Ae Brancliya'c, Sata r.lay June. .17th
: At ". FL Ecwig. Store. .*(Poplar)
Tuesday, June 9th.
AT ]. F.i,.Waya Store (Goodhys)
Thursday, June Goth.
at Knots Mill, Monday, Juiy1eth.
At Col. d. Livingston Mill, Tues
day, July 1lth.,
At w. 7. W. Rilcy's, Wednesday,
July 18th.
Tho Office st sQsangeburg will be
;opcn far thc snnIpfpurposes until the
goth day Of july 1876, after which
time the 80 per cent penalty will be
charged against all dclinqucnts.
-'. JAS. VAN TA.SSEI.,
~ h,-rY,or
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HOW rs IT
It seems to us that the two papers
published:in Charleston have agreed
to disagree, but to live on the friend
liest terms possible" The Journal Of
Commerce is as savage rs meat axe
towards everything radical, except the
Nc'cs and Courier, and the Ncms and
Courier would send to hell everything
"straightout," c.rcept the journal Of
Commerce. Why Is this thus?
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BR4NClIYILLE ITEMS

BRANCIIYILLE ITEMS
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by some ficnd to throw the night train
off the track at this place on the
night Of the 18th inst.
Branchville is in need of the impor-
tance Of reform, if we are to Judge
from the number of "grecdy hogs"
seen on the streets. f',rr.
The colored men Of this town have
organized q Debating Club. Rev.
j.. Green delivered an address OH
education, before that body, Oh We'd
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But five days more remain for the
Taxpayers to make their returns Of
personal property to the County
Auditor without penalty A word to
The wise, DC.
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On Sundays, from o.l5 A. NJ. to 1915 An.
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$40 p. NJ.
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BAth and Rockland, 3.45 snd $50 p. NJ.
Rockard stage, vis Washington, P. NJ.
WalGoboro stage, via Jefferson 8 T. Nj.
Belgrade, West Waterville, Norridgewock and
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Winthrop and Monmouth, 6PM.
Pennington stage via Read6eld, l.So P. M.
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Grand Trunk X. r. and Canada, 345 and S.2O
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NAILS CLosE.'
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Bath and Rockland, $40, and IL 20 A. M.
R,ckaHd stage, via Washington, 200 A. NJ.
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Belgrade. West Watervile, Norridgewock, and
N ,dson, 80 p. NJ.
winthrop ana monmouth, ooV A. M.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, l.30 z. III.
Belfast, 3.35 P. NJ. and 1000 p. M.
Belfast stage, 3.35 T. NJ.
Skowhegsn, 3.35 p. NJ.
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SANFORD'S
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRh.

at has cured me after twelve years of uninter
rupted suffering"
GEO. W. HOUGHTON, wALTHAM.
WEEKS POTTER, BosroS. General Agents.
Sold by all druggists.
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SANFORD'S
RADICAL CURE
FOR CATARRH.

inrdiud6ie.'
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SANFORD'S
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRH.

"l now recommend 1t exclusively, and consider
1t superior to every other remedy before the pub
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SANFORD'S
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRH.

81 would willingly have given one hundred dol.
lars for the relief obtained from the first Dose"
r. NJ. YALE, BosroN.
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VOL.l VII.
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brother, he had been literally taken from on
board ship, and, in spite of the utmost re-
luctance on his part, compelled to 60 into
the church. "DOn't you think it's hard
case ?" reiterated he, as | still found it
or of his case both appearing TO me
equally deplorable. AT length | suggested
that. since he had adopted the sacred calling,
perhaps it would be better if he contormed
to it at least by outward decency OF language
and decorum Of demeanor. To this he as
81 ted, adding, with sigh. but. you see,
81 ne people have a natural turn fo- religion !;
you have, for instance, I'm sure but you
see | have not" This appeared to me
incOntrovertiblc. Presently, after pause,
ho asked me if would write sermon for
him, which tribute to my talent for preach
ing, of which he had Just undergone sam
pie, sen; me into fits of laughter, though |
replied with some Indignation, Certainly
not | am not proper person to write
sermons, and you ought to write your
own :" ''Yes," said he, with rather touch
ins humility, "but you see | can't-not
good ones. at least. I'm sure you could,
end | wish you would write one for me
Mrs N has" This statement termina-
ted the singular conversation, which had
been the accompaniment to gu irille. The
vicar of Maple Durham is dead had he
lived, he would doubtless have become a
bishop; his family had already furnished
its contingent to the army and nagy in Lord
f. and Lord 4. +. c., ami tie living
of Maple Durham had to be filed and be
proviyed for; and, whenever the virtues of
the established church system are under
discussion, | try to forget this, and one or
two similar instances have known of its
vices a. it existed in those days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-18

The descendants Of the late Lament Peek
bad a reunion at the old homestead, at Bris-
tol Conn. near the BAPTIST church. better
known a. the Gorhan Peck place on
the 2i inst. The branch of the Peek fam
jly descended from Lament Peck and Rachel
Tracy. numbered I52. OF which number los
are still living. OF the los. fliv were
present at the reunion, which was. to those
in attendance. a most ENJOYABLE and pleas
ant affair in every way Inc only one Of
the second generation present was Mrs
Rachel Russell, OF Bloomington, H.. the
other survivor OF that generation. Mr. New
man Peek. of Excelsior. Wisconsin. being
nn,hle 10 be rrescnt. The tbjrd. fourth
and fifth generations we're present in force
s,ne coming from Vermont. Others from
Illinois and New York State in order TO be
m Attendance. Tne morning was passed in
A sueial WAY. ami tour o'clock a dinner
WAS served ON the lawn. to which 1t is per
hap- unnecessary To say full Justice was
d,ne. After the spread. Josiah 4. Peek
read A sketch of the family which he had
prepared. and followed this By reading
yery detailed account Of the history OF the
Peck family from it, originator, Deacon
Paul PECK. TO the last generation. With
ms family sketch WAS given very inter-
e.ting and entertaining account of the early
settlement of Bristol, and the character.
cu.toms and habits OF the inhabitants OF
the town. when the writer was boy and a
Young man. As the author l. over eighty
wears of aye and is possessed Of a really
Wonderful memory. the sketch was of a
x,rv interesting nature. and gave MANY
,.urions incidents of the lives Of the pseGS
of a hundred wears ago. Among them il
tne ,ather rom.ntie incident of the mar
ri,.,c Of Lament Peck an! Rachel Tracy
,vhieh ne describe. a. follows.
..Pachsl Tracv Vas teaebin. school n the
..,.'I d;s,r;ct ~ ,sbirb rbe oii pei, h',nse
-. s;t,,st-J Vb,la rho .ebonl was
s,''a-, - -, wa. a,,vs, one evpnin, a
~ b,u -, ,hs 81 pe,ess ~ iIdrnan
p@'nS @ % No Tncls Jo.isn w,s nrs .enr and
aouso a ~ s,an;,,, ,.b,ls ~. I'm, nen-
.in L. ~ s,;oving ,bemseIxes he .n9ke 10
u,ss Tracv and s,id e. Rachel Tracy. will
us -. NJ, y, na,ae ina. i,tber
you ns'e ..,'.,.a;-',a,. :. " ;,
went py ani9ns M ,s a'q Saa ug,'s Ia,no,+ i bs
SAID sne. o p,.h,i r., uaaa1S :. yss ,,
would nave i'''noi i aiay "e ','tu ,p- -
Asouion rech' IT, Istu aillS saT ,,non
being present Wa IN al" ;' uPon
to perform 'ne niaIii"so oe'otnon,' "n''n
he then anu there Gu. mn eniyn ,,'
source oil great Joy anu comfort 70 i-alnen' Sis