Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-06-12
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Interesting Aiken News.
AIKEN, s. G, June 6. 1884

EDITORS ADVERTISER: fiken. HI g
settled to her usual summer dulln.af.
Every one seems to be, taking q r.sts
except the candidates and the farm
ers.. But, in town, trade is at stag
nation. The monied visitor has de-
parted, and now the little business
done is to be squared up "when the
crop is made" The exceptionally
cool weather of the last few weeks
has benefited US in keeping back the
Northerners; but it has also kept
back the cotton crop to our detri-
ment. A poor rule that does not
work both waysl Cotton looks bad=
Iy, and many complain of bad stands
Abundant rains are giving US good
gardene, making the corn grow, and
supplying us with grass. Oats and,
wheat are being harvested. The yield
in both is ehort of full crops. Fruit
so lar promises well for good sup
ply, aid our shippers are already re-
alizing profits. Choice fruit is ship
ped directly North, while the inferior
stock is sent to Charleston. The lat
ter is the best market for average or
miscellaneous shipments. The pio.
duce dealers there assort the fruit,
ship the best North and sell out the
balance to retailers and hucksteis.
One of our farmers makes a coed
thing Of his asparagus, every seaae n
shipping North. He has gone into a
new venture, the Niagara grape. A
company furnishes the vines, he cul-
tivates them, not being allowed to
propagate from them, be sells tie
fruit and divides the profits. This
holds good for FIVE years when tie
vines become his property. The
grape originated in western New
York, is white variety similar to
the malaga and is to come in compe'
tition with the latter. Some tour
hundred odd vines are planted to the
acre, and in full bearing will furnish
from fifty to sixty pounds of fruit
Last season in it's native region it
brought twenty-five cents a pouLd,
while other grapes sold from ten to
fifteen cents. There's money, but also
a monopoly, in it, as one grower has
a certain amount of territory around
him into which no rival producer can
plant vineyard. The melon CROP
bids fair to be. bountiful one. l!
will be blessing to the aforet aid
candidates, as they will "set EN- up
for the crowd at the barbecues after
"laying By" time. One of the fra
terpity told me recently that his arm
was getting 10 be Of sulliTanic deveel
opmsnt and his palms corny from th'
constant diurpal shaking" with th'
dear people. This reminds me Of tn
hsnd-shaking last Court here OF fou
ex sherifFs of your County, Meears
Jones, Spires, Boles and Castor, VIII
met on our streets.
Mrs. Chapin. the temperance advo
cate for South Carolina of the W. c
T. u, was here last week and formed
a Union, after an interesting ant
earnest address to full audience a
the Baptist Church. The Union WI
find this tough town 10 deal with
3 yet the whiskey sellers are uneasy
, One affected to laugh away all feal
when another who had moved in fror
. a dry town said, "Oh, my friend, jq2e
E get those women started here, an
, we'll have to move again. The col
ored people have large tenperal c
society here and few weeks ago lSi
the corner stone Of new hail SOC
, to be built. Among other building
t going up in the town are three lsrg
> brick stores, tie property of the Eor
G. w. Croft. These will add great
to the storage and looks of our busi
ness street.
A building and loan association
!! inaugurated shcrt time since is j
successful operation. and much benz Fl
. to individuals and The town will &C
t crue from its working.
Aiken boasts OF colored bal Be-
VIM. Cormic, who remembers as
8 boy tobave seen Gen. Lafayette whe
he visited America the last time. H
has had the honor Of shaving man
8 illustrious men, among them, Wei
ster, Clay, Calhoun, McDufie, Brock'
Butler, Wigfall and others. The o.
man is in good walton, uses tt
bacco, but belongs to tie temperaDc
: society.
Fishing frolics and The Schueize
balls are our only excitements no.
in social way. DOTS
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