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been nominated for Tue office OF Associate
Justice, to DC made vacant by the reSiy-
nation Of Judge Wright. In ordinary
rimeS nomination swould he in orde.. but
with the present Legislature we see little
use of Denominations al all rs many nipcom-
,toOpS eau support NOBODY not endorsed
Nv toe Governor. If we are not mis'a-
ken IL Representative will be directed
as to who they shall vote for, and the peo-
ple will find thai it is a waste OF breath 10
express any opinion OF preference about
Inc matter.
Party LITTLE BLUE EYED STRAW
GER is the title of one of The p'et,ic't
songs we have ever heard. }. was COM
led minstrel professional. The melody is
bound to captivaie every love. Of a good
song and remain fresh in iheit me,noly ::
lifetime. Price, 81 GEMS per copy. For
sale bv anv music dealer in the United
States. or can be had from the publisher,
+. w. Helmick. 80 West Fourth Street,
Cincinnati, o.
WHEN YOU come TO tOwL go 10 the
store of Messrs. Barnwell II Co., and ask
Mr.. Parker 10 show you what You want.
These gentlemen deal in all The staple
groceries and dry goods needed by The
farmer, and are abundantlv sa i>6ed with
small profits. They are perfectly reliable,
and think nothing of paying Greedvl!ie
prices for colon, while Der sell their
goods low in promotion.
HOG STEALING.-Last Saturday night
party Of thieves entered the lot of Nj.
Lewis Rich, in Smithville township, and
cut the throat of his finest hog. After
wards the hog was dragged to the sprirg
branch, where a fire was built ana tho
hair singed of. The entrails were left OH
the ground. The thieves were tracked to
DR.. Presslv's bottoms. by Mr.. Rich.
SOMETHING TO ANrIcIrArE.-We are
requested to state that Bishop Wightman
will preach in the Methodist church OF
Sunday, October 18th, morning aud nigh.
This distinguished divine is so well
known to our readers that it is useless to
do more man to make tue simple
d announcement of his coming to insure a
fiattering reception for him.
The editor o: the Onion Times, it seems,
reads none OF his country exchanges eX-
except those from Spartanburg, and ii
appears TO US that the editors Of the
~SparGanburg papers read no rural papers
except the Union Times. They seem
jealous of the prosperity of their respect
i've towns.
LAST Saturday We wee glad TO wei.
come into our sanctum, Mr.. A. 5. TODD
of the anderson Journal, one of the very
best. printed papers in the State. MIR.
Todd's paper shows labor, and it is de-
servedly popular with the good people o.
Anderson.
WHEN we 90 to G 'eenvllle we stop at
the Greenville Hotel where the best OF
evc: y,hing is at The command Of guests.
Cot. A. NJ. Spei3bts keeps his hotel very
mucn on the same principle that he run
his newsoaperS-on tue live line plan.
J. is one or the very best hotels that VIC
have ever stopped at.
Gov. HAMPTON is expected to speak at
the Fair on the first day. Gen. Noise
is expected 10 speak on the second day,
and OH the third the Secretary is expect
cd to deliver the finest lot Of premiums
that ever greeted the eve Of q successful
competitor.
WE met on the train last week Mr.. n.
G. Osteen, our esteemed friend of the
Sumter True SOn:Rron. The Sonthron is a
first rate p and Mr.. Osteen is an en-
cellent printer, as his neat paper will
testify. We wish our friend great sue
cess.
We partook of a superb dinner OF
Hale's Hotel i'm Nineiv-SiX, last week,
It's strange to us that the editor of the
Qua, dion did not visit this famous place
in his pe~-egrinations last week.
DURING a recent Wit we had The pleas.
IRE OF meeting Editor Bouuama and Pub
fisher McSweeny of the Nincty-SiI Gmar-
dian, q we'll edited and handsomely
printed journal.
E,cAPEp CoNvtcrs.-About a dozen OF
the convicts on the Greenwood and Au'
gusta Railroad have escaped. One la.
been captured
We have had five seasons during thu
past week, and the man who hasn't I
good turnip patch deserves 10 go hungry
This winter.
ME-. E. F. PARKER is now the owner O
a curious looking bird, which may b
seen ut the Aston House.
REMEMBER that the Fair has bee,
postponed until October 3lst and No
Nelnber LIST and I'd.
THE man who does not SOW enough
wheat for his own use should not Claim
ito be a farmer.
Sow oats at once, even if you have t
give two dollars a bushel for the secd-
TUE harvest is past, the summer
ended, and we. are not married.
Miss RAMEy has been busy for sewers
days making wedding dresses.
The lien law expires this winter an
the prudent man will SOW OATS.
Sow barley for your horse anu you
COW