Richland beacon., 1877-09-22
Local ISrcViiicS.

This cool weather has given nearly every
body Gods.
There has been very li'tle swamp fever 80
far this year.
Cotton picking is getting on slowly. The
rains have retarded the work materially.
We will take five bushcl, Of swce, potatoes
for one years. subscription to the BEACON t
Abou, all the sick people have recovered,
and the health Of the town and nci.hborlooi
is splendid.
IL the weather will ge, Il little cooler and
remain 50. there need be bu, lilc fear o,
yellow fever.
We regret 70 learn that David L Moore. of
the Redmou'h neighLorLood, is ye1y i'll, or
was few days since.
al! Of our planters are not 1roke-ai least
a good many Of them nre buying engines and
presses aud building gin-hou>cs
Another 5ar-room was started in RayvilIc
last Monday, which makes three, aud is
rather bad sign for Il temperance town.
The attention OF all parties interested Is
directed 10 the notice of warning 10 tres
passcrs in this Issue. a hint to the wise Is
suiiicici,."
The number Of witnesses summoned be-
fore the Gran'l Jury wonld seem TO ndi tate
that that body is inqurins sier violations OF
the laws pretty closely.
The question that is worrying cne Of our j.
P.s jus, now j., what istobe done in the even:
tina, es,rays sold at public sales 10 no, bring
enough to pay the costs o: s'roying, aIvcr'!s-
ing and selling,
The judge, in his charge TO the grand jury,
las, Monday called particular attention to the
practice of cutting ner oil OF land. belong
ing TO the State "a, itespassers, take warning
and quit robbin- I've State.
We heard Our town very highly compli>
'men,ed the oil.cr day by 4 gentleman, who
remarked that il was the most peaceablr,
sober and quiet place it, the State. Let Us
'hore that we will continue to merit the COM
'pliment.
We call special attention To the advertise
'ment -Straycd Jr Stolen. !" and hope that all
our citizens will take an interest in assisting
Mr. Williams TO recover hi, mules. They ARE
valuable property, which no owner would
like to hose.
We neglected last week TO notice the re- :.
ceipi Of the frs, number Of the N.liager. pub ,
lshcd at Marksviilr, Avcyclics parish by L. =
J. Edwards. Il is very neatly printed four. 4
page, ive-column paper and aboui ably
edited most country papers. !,
A COOL corn crop has been made, aud the !
price is e,,nua,ed At four bits bu>hcl, bat We &
propose to take four bushels for each years Il
subscription due us On the BEACON. So, gem G
tlemen, here is AN opportunity To pay yoar y
easy and cheap. viii you d" d
iii II
Those who owe rs on their subscriptions
have no excuse for not paying ns now if they
:. ade any corn. cotton or other produce, aud
the names of those who FIJI to take advantage "
of our liberal offer will he dropped from the =,
mailing list in short time, and we will pro =,
coed 10 collect what Is owing us iy law.
Las, Wednesday afternoon, horse belong :,
;ns 10 Vi. J. Liddrll, tint was attached to a .,
,,nygv and hiiclied to ro>i in fron, of the
xhe,f's Office, became frightened al COW +,
md csl( that were being driven Icy, broke lo,'se
,,o,, The hiicns post, rsn oi and wrecked -,
,h. bu.ry. We dill not l"arn whether the -
,,,ss vas bur, or not. !, Is always safer aud
,hcaper to take horse loose i'om L"sSy "a
when you hitch him. We
r,on the Ouacliiia Telegraph we learn that
:. r,;,,ar night Of last week, three women
-, one nan (al culored) from across the
-, had been attending preaching IA Nom pls
and on their return. when They lad nearly ara
- the river, they discovered IlIa, llic l."
:, ar ras leaking badly, and IN their fright. r.
=. ,.o,uen Jumped overheard one a, time, wa
-, one that went cap>izins the skill ia Th
There was ano'her party in skill O''
100, hv bu, before they could reach them len
h,a all four sone down in water ten tie,
NY were dfuwu,d. lie