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NelsonyiIla Locals.
NELsoSylLlE, Austin County, I
~ - -ass-- August 18Th, 1879. I

NElsosyrLLE, Austin County, Y
s--- - ~ Aneus, 18th, 1872
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Refreshing rains have fallen
since ny last writing, not enough
by any means, but still good.
what there was of ieIate cot
ton is benefited, and grass that
Hooked as if it was dead, is as.
Stunning greenish' color once
more. eSa sd sU;rss1g'
With no Intervening badluck
a full crop OF turnips may, be ex-
pected. as | personally know of
about twenty bushels OF seed
having been planted within the
past week.
Cotton picking is progressing
rapidly, and with no protracted
rains to prevent. the crop viii be
about all gathered by the mid
die orlast of next month.
Nearly every day 4 party of
hunters go from this place down
on Sandy to kill deer; some have
luck, and some have more
none less to let them tell it. !
tried it once myself, but the tick
brigade had DEMONSTRATING
in sight, and not only took a
lean on me, but dig, gougc,
bite and eternal grip, thatwould
have caused me to swear away
my immortal soul had not been
a double-distiled christian of
the deep-water persuasion.
On Friday. the I4th inst, our.
townsman FritzMoore wdsmar-
ried to Miss Matilda Freyer.
Esquire Max Miesner perform
ing the interesting CEREMONY
At night party of young folks
of a hilarious turn of mind hon
ored the newly welded pair with
a tin-can chivarari. Fritz "sct
EN- up" handsomely and the
boys departed happy.
Cotton worms have commen-
ced operations on some crops
in this vicinity, and it is feared
much damage will be done to
late crops. Efforts are being
made to poison them. with what
success | have not yet learned.
There is negro-exodus talk
among the negroes of this neigh
borhood. Nearly all the color
ed people hereabouts are at
work and attending to their own
business, and sec no necessity
for changing locations; and it is
my private opinion, publicly ex-
pressed, that nlne-tenths of the
negroes who do migrate have no
real cause for SO doing, but are
rather the victims of their own
laziness and the .dupes and tools
of unprincipled white men. who
are not half as good as they.
The school at this place is on
ly attended by half the number
of pupils that should be going.
Mr.. Tison. the teacher, is well
qualified in every respect and
should receive a liberal patron
age. 4
Justices court was in session
here last Wednesday, but few
cases were on docket, and those
were disposed of with neatuess
and dispatch. A son of Aries.
sunny cline was assessed dam
ages tothe tune. ofSI5 for knock
ing cows horn off. In the
language of departed states
man he says: "I'll never dot
agin."
The Baptist brethren have
been conducting protracted
meeting at Oak Hill, near here,
for the past two weeks. The
meetings were full of interest
and well attended throughout.
A number made professions of
religion, joined the church and
were baptized.
The greenbackcrs ofthis COM.
munity have a club which meets
weekly, at which time they
shoot off their lips in praise of
the aforesaid G. b. party, and |
consign all other parties and |
platforms to eternal demnition.
P. S. ] know scuds Of green
backs that Amt half as green as
some grecnbackers | wot of.
BRIy.