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INKLINGS FROM DUE WEST.
THOUGHT, ACT, AND SENTIMENT IN AND
ABOUT THE CLASSIC GROVES.
pic-NicS--Paired S-.-NeSfroyed
BirtS---PersOnaI Mcnti0n-..Litera-
ry Notes Prospective Congress.
man,
nv. N{rEc.r & r. Nav II 1856

Due WEST, S. c., May II, 1856.
The little boys about here are destroying
! the birds nests. sometimes breaking the eggs,
and sometimes taking the young birds. Is
there not u law against this kind OF depreda.
ton and the continuing OF birds in c;lSes? If
so, let it be enforced.
Quite large and interesting Sunday School
| has been organ lied about two miles from here
near Mr.. BaS. Robinson's. 1t meets every
THE sweet girl graduate will soon be ripe"
SO Will blackberrics.
| y few more fishermen spent night on the
, river last week. and from reports we Imagine
! they had the usual 'tiShcrnln'S luck"
Mr.. John O'Neil canvasSed the town in the
interest Of the Rag>tialc (N. c. nurseries.
Prof Kennedy is having his handsome resi-
dcnce painted and otherwise improved, pre-
paratory. we understand, to occupying 1t after
the commencement
! Mrs. L. T. Kennedy is also having hel resi-
dence brushed up.
1t is about time to use the whitewash brash:
The use of lime is beneficial to health and
will improve your promises.
On Saturday night Mr.. II. C. Poore awoltc
to find his house in flames 1t is supposed to
have caught from the stove room. The dwell
ing, which was II large one, was entirely con-
Sumed and all its contents, the family saving
only one suit of clothes each. The less is fully
y 800. No insurance. Rev. j. n. Young has
kindly rendered house here in town, which
Mr.. PoOre will occupy till fail, and commit.
tees will solicit contributions for the afflicted
family, in order to relieve their present neces-
! sites.
Picnic at Little River church last Saturday.
Rev. o. \. Bonner of the seminary preach
ed for Rev. W. Pressly last Sabbath MORN
ing.
Mr.: H.. p. McGcc is fast pushing the work on
the Baptist church to completion. The out
side work of the carpenter is finished. The
building will he very much improved.
We hear Judge COthran spoken of for Con-
gress. We hope he will consent for his name
10 go before the convention. DO.t believe
there will be any trouble To nominate him.
Col. r. W. Haddon, Rev. J. y. Young, DIR. J..
W. Wideman and Mir. II. i. Bonner attended
he railroad meeting at Greenwood last Thurs
day.
< new edition of the "Pilgrim's Progress" Is
being issued weekly from the new railroad
town Of Woodruff, Spartanhurg county, by e.
H.P.-Grand High Priests, or Gregory, Harris
& Pilgrim. We wonder if its ''prosress' up
the hill of life will be attended with as many
trials and virissitudes as was that of the ''pil-
grim" in the wonderful "Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress" We are not "polling fun
Mrs. ". r. Pearson, accompanied by two OF
her sons, spent a night with her brother, Mr.
John Thompson in Anderson, last week.
The congregation of the Little River baptist
church had q picnic last Friday, and the best
and most appropriate act of the day was TO
eS have been put on the church building and
it is now ready for dedication.
Prof Kennedy went up to Piedmont factory
last week to Il stockholders meeting. Several
persons in town have stock in that flourish
ing factory.
". y. Lee, Esq, and family were up on n
visit 10 his brother. Prot. Joseph Lee last Sat-
urday
Mr.. Charles f. Mckay, one Of our princely
young merchants. who has Il musical turn Of
mind, especially when "turncd" in the direc-
tion Of the Female College, has just received
Il very fine flute
Mrs. Jane Cox goes to Indian Hill to spend
few UuVS with her QulluiIter. Mrs. Cora
Chealhan this week.
Mr.. John II. Kay, who has been over in
Union county several weeks, returned home
last Friday. His health is not SO good at pres
The "strikc'' has reached Due West. Sever
al farm hands have quit work. 1t would be
poy, as these parties arc Under contract 1t
is an unf;lrorable time Of the year to be with
out help on e,tarm now.
Another free colorcd fight last week.
The Literary Club held its regular monthly
meeting at the residence Of Mr.. Il. =. Gallo
Way, last Friday evening, Miss Easter reading
the essay. Subject. CervantcS. Mr.. Charles
E; Mckay will read the next essay;
This morning as we write (Alonday) VIC arc
having regular lail weather.
AS inlimalcd in our last picnic was held
at Erwin'S Mills on the banks of the murky
Sauda last Friday. 1t was our good fortune
ion and with q nice turnout the Lwel, C miles
intervening were soon behind us. y very
large crowd was in attendance, parties from
Greenvillc, LaurcnS, Anderson and Abbeville
were there. The ladies all wore their sweetest
smiles while the chivalrous sons Of four coun:
ties acted their larts well. Temperance
speeches were made by Col. J. J.. Mccullough
and the Rev. Mr.. Stepp, Of Greenvile county,
and by MesSrs l.. Il. Smith and Charles Ward
law, of Anderson. After dinner the audience
had the pleasure Of hearing the great W. &. II.
y. lecturer, Mrs. Chaplin Hon. Il. B Murray
also entertained the audience for a short time
with a nice little speech. At dinner time MIR.
+. II. Booker of DOnaldS, took us in charge,
and We speak not cXtravagantly when we saF
we f,red sumptuOuSly at his hands. 1T 1t to
the temperance society Of HOnea Path, and to
the genial and whOle-sOuled gentleman, Mr.
NJ Erwin, that the pic-nickerS are indebted
for the pleasures of the day. After the tenn
pcrancc speeches were all made the old folks
left for their homes, while the young people
passed the short hours away in making teIr
speeches while prOmcnading along the banks
of the Saluda ana In driving imaginary
horses. 1t was late in the evening before we
could induce our companion 10 leave the side
of his beautiful girl, and ever and anon on
our way home he was reminding MS of the
very pleasant hours spent and of his inten-
tion never to let another picnic at Erwin'S
Mills PASS by without his presence. In the
language of another ''thcm's my sentiments,
too"
Jim Pearson says that on his recent trip to
Anderson, it '.Hailcd" hard enough tO kill
"Dcur."