The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-22
.eBIue JeansN ola Rreeze.
Editor .Orangebury lsmocrat.

a time to work and ttime to play"
we started off on albreeze mp the
country with the pirpose of taking
in the meeting of ltlls State Grange
at Chester.
It,may inot.be unirsresting TO the
Patrons of -Orpngebng to know that
the State Grange established its sum,
mer meeting in Chster;; also, that
only two delegates Sere in attend.
ance representing tthc, Pomona, eigh-,
teen -Subordinate Gnnges, and the
five or six hundred ParonsSof Orange
burg County; also, hat The Grange
will be as dead as Heitor in less than:
twelve months, unlelss more Interest,"
is taken in the orders This last as
sertion is q stern fact and the sooner
the memhers of the iirange realize
the situation the bettTit will be for
the order.
The Grange was cordially well
coined by two young lawyers repre-
senting the Pomona Grange and citi-
zcns of Chester. 1t vas somewhat
amusing 10 us to hear these followers
Of BLACKSTONE welccRipg farmers.
Nevertheless, the goodpeople opened
their hearts, doors andpantries to the
visitors, and the uniform hospitality
that greeted us on every hand, made
us loath to leave, and forced us to
sigh regret that the lState Grange
did not .meot oil the year round and
that meeting in Chester
Several interesting subjects were
discussed. A resolution was intro.
duced by Maj. Woodward, Of Fair
field, looking 10 the utilizing of our
oatmeal in view of the late short
corn crop throughout tlie State. l,
was mentioned during the debate that
the eating of oat mekl made one
good-looking, ar ssolYed then
and there, since e from be
Ing g; Venus, TO st siren:
nous 81 forts to- meal
Who knows bnt e will
be
The crops 4 ii the
country are genel 3ortions
having never sufft d. The
cotton is really ma u, but we
fear there is too macl{ weed at the
expense Of tlpit. The com crop
promises large yield.
On Thursday, by invitation Of the
President, Hon. w. II. Hardin, we
enjoyed delightful excursion over
the Chester and Cheraw Narrow
Gauge Railroad. 1t was free offer,
and rs Grangers make it habit nev-
er to refuse free offers, we heartily
accepted the invitation. This Mar
row Gauge was novel thing to us,
but upon examination and informa.
ton gathered by inquiry We unhesi-
tatingly pronounce it complete suo-
cess. 1t costs only about 1900 to
the mile to be built and equipped, an
advantage of seren op eight thousand
over the broad gauge. One other ad-
vantage it has oyer the other is that
the large grades, SO common in the
up-coantry, form little or no instruc-
tion to the narrow gauge. Would it
not be a step in the right direction
tending to the up-building of the cas-
tern partian of our county to run a
Narrow Gauge from Sumter through
Middle St. Matthews to Qrangeburg
1t would certainly pass through q
portion Of the State abundantly able
to maiptain it. We merely throw
this ont as q suggestion to our people.
The time may come when this epter-
prise will be necessity.
We might continue on our dots OF
the trip, but the length Of this article
forbids. But we cannot forbear no.
ticing peculiar feature of the up.
country-we refer to the absence al
The fence. These fences worming
through the country forcibly remind
us of horizontal corkscrews, stretch.
ing out their length for the the detri.
ment of our impoverished people
We could say much in favor of its
abolition, but prefer to abide the time,
when our people will see the necessi.
ty of destroying every panel Of fence
only 30 much as is required to en-.
close the stock. Where the "Fence
Law" has been adoDted. Won neye,