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Interesting Letter From Mccormick.

Mccormick Dec. I 1855.
Mr.. james Harmon has the Augusta ana
KnOXvill Railroad and the Savannah Valley
for selling guano this season.
MIR, w. o. Sturkcy, says, that trade is dullcr
i'm Mccormick now. than it has been for some
time. Don't imagine it has beer because cot
ton has fallen off, Mr.. Editor. Our farmers
are holding their cotton in Dark Corner ana
Mr.. Pitts is in town taking pictures. lie
came from Troy.
changes we ever felt or heard OF. The Hrst
part Of the night was very calm and pleasant.
Soon after, the WING began TO rise and IL was
soon blowing a REGULAR Storm aiu HOW ,%iis
change in the weather has baflled the Oldest
citizens.
Mt the residence of Mrs. I. NJ. Scott to arrange
for the drama which will be for the Baptist
church. Mrs. Minis, Mrs. Peak, Misses llssi-
tiers, Miss Holloway and a few gentlemen.
Wedding bells are ringing all around; we
had four marrigcs near town on last Thurs
day. Among the number that was married,
was our esteemed young friend DIR. j.: 7.
Robinson to Miss Lcnnic JOY OF troy: Inc
happy couple left O the evening train for
Charleston, where they cxspect to spend sew.
eral weeks. The DIR. and wife have our best
wishes for Il long and happy life. AS soon as
the DR.. returncS he will, we ure told. occnpy
The Jordan house on Augusta Street. We wei
| come the new family.
Dr. NJ. !. Johnson, who have been spending
several weeks in lidgctield Co. returned on
Saturday. The DR.. will soon open IL drug
The Rev. MIR. Murray preechcd his farewell
sermon on Sunday last. His text WAS an ap-
propriutc one, found thus, Heb MI chapter
ist and Ind verses. Mr.. Murray Will leave for
to do his work faithfully and no doubt sue
rpplr0.
A debating society will soon be organized
in town. We are told, that several have eN-
pressed u desire of connecting themselves
with such n club. ,
Mr.. james Cothran Jr., is having the Acad'
envy Hall painted on the inside. Tile outside
is oiled and varhisned.
Mr.. Editor, did you ever hear OF a town
council trying to make a private boarding
| house, who takes transient boardeiS occasion
ally, pay Il license? We never did In oul
Mr.. g.. NJ. Lanicr, OF Edgcheld has been
spending several days in town. We hear
that he anticipates entering the fertilizer
businesses ~ this place, this scason.
Nellie Davenport, the Medium exhibited IN
Mccormick on last Tuesday night. IT was the
best we have ever seen OF the KIM. lne
house was crOwdGl. .
\ new Social Club has been org lniZed In
town. Mr.. j. +. Smith is President. The OLD
club Is burStCd up. -, -.
The Manganese mill Is at q stand still for
the present. We don't know the reason, bu'
think that they are waiting tn hear from sew
eral cur loads recently shipped.
hail last Friday hight. We hear they are
practicing for the Calico Ball soon to come or
A good barber can do well here, provided lie
can shave you in lest than 81 minutes.
entertainment soon for the benefit OF that
church, We are sure, 1t will be something
nice, as Mrs. J. W. Peak and Mrs. Minis arc
both energetic ladies and they mean success
whatsoever they undertake.. These laules
will be the managers.
ON the 18th OF last September q crowd OF
negroes on the trcstlc gam came INTO Lpwh
and got into Il drunken row. one Alex. TUCK
He was arrested and put in the guard mouse
and escaped the same night. To-day tM"n.
day. he passed through town on me man
train, whooping and dcfylng the MS."rniick.
its with his stick i'll his hands. II youll"
man forgot that the train stopped sometimes
lust above the town, at the tank. About a
dozen of our tOwnslner, including inc mar,
sllal, fastened down to the tank and hauled
the young1nun in, and again placed him III
the same house he got out of last september.
The council at once proceeded to try his case,
which camc Off ut nine o'clock. The council
fined him the insignificant sum of Sl3.0! anu
cost. This awful big sum of money Will Ger
taiuly stop such riots we presume. The ,pris'
oner failed to pay the fifteen dollars, and we
hear up to date that the council have decided
to let him work it out OH the streets. n wise
uGtlS!Oll. SlitPN WIN wa t> ivy
be taken out of our streets now. The negro
looks as if he could remove any or most OF
them. Good luck sometimes comes to McCor-
! mick. We wur.ucr if Pine street will he
cleared of Stumps: Since writing the above
we have heard that MIR. w. o. Sturlcy stood
fuckers bond until Saturday next. Tucker
! is gone.
The characters for the charMlcS have hccn
appointed and will at ONCE go to rellearSing.
The night for the drama has not been deSlS-
mated, but it will he, we are informed, u few
nioh before Christmas.
Mr.. Louis Chamberlain, who has been suf-
fcring dreadrully will, II throat affection, went
to Augusta on Tuesday to have an operation
pertormcd. We hope he will soon be better.
Mr.. james Cothrln spent Tuesdey In Au-
gust1. -,
Turkey g0bblrrs are being shut up all
around to he fattcncd for Christmas dinners.
Can't. r. J. Robinson left for Charleston on
Monday evening to spend Il few days.
Eggs have advanced from 10 cents TO "a
cents. Christmas is near.