Richland beacon., 1878-04-13
LEGAL Breyitics.


Plant plenty of peas.
Corn is about all up.
Pretty farming weather.
The weeds are growing
Cool nights and mornings.
Cotton planting has begun.
Garden sass in abundance.
Beautify your heterogeneous
Don't kill the little birds, boys
Chess is the favorte game now.
Beautiful weather siIce the rain.
Corn is up and growng-slowly.
Keep yonr gardens clear of grass
Reautiful moonlight nights for lovers.
The festive mosquito puts in his bill
Strawberries and cream are in season.
The gnats are troublesome TO the stick.
What about that May Day picnic, ladies,
The Era No. 10 still makes regular trips.
They say fish are biting finely at the cutoff
Ii a coxco,nb is a Bachelor of Arts is not
a belle Maid of Arts,
Mrs. NJ. H. Hardy has our thanks for that
bouquet Of fragrant flowers.
1Riclland Red Stockings is the name of
the new Rayvile base ball club
Remember that tomorrow is Rev +. t.
McClemions day 10 preach at RayviIie.
Fred. Endom has received the democratic
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Monroe.
These are fine evenings for swinging on the
front gate and talking abou, poetry, flowers,
ct ceters.
Sickness in our family is our apology. il
our readers should discover any lack of inter-
est in this issue.
The rain of Sunday night and Mendsy
was q regular ground soaker, and made many
farmer happy
Mrs. Thos. J. Mangham, who was very i'll
the first of this week, We are glad to state,
sppears to he improving in health.
From and after this date we will receive
SuOoCtiPtouS tos no popc'S '"O De"No";
Free Press and Peterson's Magazine. If
QUsRY:-@Why will men smoke common to-
bacco, when they cal buy Marburg Bros. Seal
Of North Carolina, at the same price?"-ly.
Capt. H. p. Wells is sojourning at the Hot
Springs, Arkansas, with the hope Of receiv-
ing physical benefit, his health having began
70 fail again.
We regret to learn that our estimable lady
friend, Miss Lis Graham, is in very bad
health, suffering from hemorrhage OF the
lungs, we believe.
We were really ashamed of the appearance
Of the BEACON last week, it was 30 badly
printed, bot there is no use of apologies Tor
the negligence OF the p'essman.
Some alarm OF smallpox is felt in our par
ish. and we hope that there will be no more
serious result than alarm; but it is well
enough b use precaution. Get vaccina'ed.
Some of our readers may think we ought
to apologize for giving them so much religious
reading matter, but we will no, do II, Tor we
have noebiue better 10 write aLout these dull
times.
The Wilson Sewing Machine is one oil the
best, IL not the very best machine manniac
turcd. See advertisement in this issue. Mess's.
Beheu, Of Monroe, are agents Tor this
machine.
1t is q matter OF much regret that Kew. l..
c. KelIis. Pastor of the Rayville Baptist
Church, was taken sick on last Saturday
night. 50 tinst be could no, preach on Sunday
and Sunday night.
We ha We received from the publishers, f.
W. Helmick, No. 1876 Yves. Fourth street.
Cincinnati, Ohio, copy of the late popular
piece Of music and song entitled; go to
Sleep, my Baby" Price, 40 cents per copy
The attention of every householder III
R,chland parish is directed to the adver''Se
ment of the s.Fa.hion" Calendar clock. III
its machinery is made of the matensi the
company say it is, it cant be beat. Every
family should have one. The sentieman'y
agent, Mr.. White. will call on most Vi '''
citizens and give them chance TO 0uy one'