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Mccormick Notes and Comments.

The Indian who gave the exhibition here
two weeks ago, came In town again Tuesday
and left for COwpens on Air Line Road.
Mr.. Mack Harmon, Of Lincoln county, Go I,
spent /. lew days in town visiting his brother
Mr.: VIM. HARMON, last week.
Mr.. James Harmon, we hear, expects 10
soon to launch out on Il "Law Voyage" He
is uncertain yet where he will anchor:
Our town election came off on last Tuesday
which resulted at o'clock in a free fight and
no election. It is the first time in our lives
that we have ever heard OF managers OF an
election allowing two men, who they claimed
came to the polls just five minutes too laie to
vote, to cause the votes of said election not to
be counted because these two gentle9len pro-
tested the same on account of two watches
differing ten minutes.
a gentleman in town has q novel way of
carrying 4 jug home to keep the "old lady"
from finding out the contents He borroWs
small bag from merchant near the express
Office wraps it up and carries 1t as bag of
silver.
Mrs. ]. w. Peak Is rapidly improving her
lot at the cemetery. She has it now bcauti-
fully laid out and some evelgreens and flow
ers planted.
ed with freight that comes up every evening
for the Savannah Valley Railroad, not includ-
ing the other daily freights. The road is be-
ing rapidly pushed.
Mr.. p. 3. Calhoun spent several days at
Ninety-SiX. visiting relatives.
Mr. VIM. Cook, Of fLowndesvillc was in town
Wednesday.
Last Thursday morning, at very early
hour, several of our citizens In town and
few from the country Notwithstanding the
dreary morning, boarded the Savan. ah Val.
ley train to visit Mt. Carmel and have social
picnic. but the inclSment weather hlight,sed tst
Carmel, but got a btrd's.cye view of the city.
AS you approach the town the first thing the
eye behulds Is q quaint looking old house
which was built perhaps sixty years ago.
Then you see a few houses about half mile
distant upon sort of hill and before you can
thiull, the train rolls up near three or four
stores of Mt. Carmel There are several new
residences being put up ut present. Near 10
the railroad were shown the "old Mt Carmel
Lodge building" we 90 not recall the number
of Lodge just now. This new town doHbtless
will improve rapidly as they have u railrond
to aid in building it up From MI. Carmei we
continued our ride up as far as MIR. Wadley's
car, some two mile above Mt. Carmel. where
we halted for minute or SO. From here we
went about one and a half miles, nearly to
where the hands were laying the track, where
we remained about thre,-QuarterS OF an hour,
and then returned to Mccormick. The whole
trip was ~ most enjoyable one. The road
from Mccormick TO Mt. Carmel is In splendid
condition and they make good time.
The farming interests have been consldera-
bly, retarded by such excessive cold weather
in the past. We do not know Of any one who
has gone fairly to work for the year on O farm
up 10 this time.
Mr. Fouche and Or. Wenck, Of Ninety-Sx,
were in town on Friday, and accompanied
Capt. Il. j. Robinson home where they stopped
until Monday. DR.. WencS presented Mines
Lodge No. III, with handsome picture OF Mr..
Chlds.. one Of the old fuithfuls of the order.
We had the pleasure of meeting these gentle
men and found them very pleasant.
DR.. Johnson has accepted situation as
teacher in a school near Bordeaux.
The lien business has commenced and Is IN
full blast in town already.
The people in town have organized Read
ing Society, which we think will be both In
structive and pleasant.
| During the row ut the election on Tuesday
one of the managers In his extreme excite
ment threw the votes cast into the stove. Ar
ter while the question arose IN regard TO the
when 1t was discovered that there were no
votes in the box to count. Finally they were
| found in the stove. \ few days ago the eec-
tOn after all of its Illegal proceeding, was de-
l.clared as follows Intendunt-A. a. Traylor.
Wardens-W. o. Sturkey, &. NJ. lanter, j. w.
Peak. There swere two tickets In the field,
and there being q tie for the fourth Warden,
another election will be held.
| Three car loads Of material were unloaded
here this morning for the new depot. The
site is a very pretty one and Will be very con-
| venent for freight.
| Saturday night we were visited by another
cold wave, and sunday it got worse ana this
morning it is very cold.
Our merchants are getting in their spring
goods daily.
Mrs Hendrix is much better. We hope to
soon see her out again.
The Mccormick depot is crowded with
freight A good deal Of it belongs to the Sa-
vannah Valley Railroad.
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