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MCCORMICK AND THE RAILROADS.
New DcpOt---A Cotton Chopper---The
Fireman's ions, Ex-
cMrsiOnS and Other NIntterS.
MCCoRM1cK, S, c., May 10, lSS

MCCORMICE. ). e., May lU, lo>O
Last Wednesday was stockholders DAY IN
Augusta from the Augusta and knoXvill4
Railroad. The morning train was crowded
with persons going down to the meeting,
The BaptlstS have commenced work on
their church. They will plaster the sides and
cell overhead.
We nope the streets and side walks will be
we'll worked this year. They certainly need
it badly on all the streets.
Miss Lula Traylor, after spending quite
while in the country. returned last week. w
heard that Two or three boys were sorry she
left so quick. Look out for wedding bells be-
\ good many persons went up on the first
paying excursion on Friday, last week TO
Lowndcsvillc, on the Savannah Valley kali
W Sir. w. O. sturkey is having the streets put
in tocrable good condition. He makes good
OrCrSecr.
The work done on Main street in front of J..
W. Peaks store, has helped the looks OF that
part OF the town wonderfully. ~
Mr.. Joe Edmonds has planted near town e'O
hills Of watermelons. Hc says he wants one
good bait Of lneonsand thinks the number OF
hills planted will crafty this want. We too,
think SO.
The depot frame is up and the rafters are on
The size has been somewhat exaggerated. 1t
is only SO by sc feet. The first size was sup.
posed to be 90X+6 ieet. The work i* being sub.
our expectation. We were under the impress
sion that it would be us nice as Greenwood S
depot. Surely 1t ought to I've, rs there will be
more freight, we think. shipped over the Sn,
vannah Valley Railroad than is transferred
from the Columbia and Greenvilln Railroad
to the Augusta and Knoxville or Green wood.
LaurenS and Spartanburg Railroads. We
think the reason the depot was not built long
er or larger, was Because it would interfere
with the present platform, which was erected
last fail.
Mr.. Joe Britt, of sandover, and daughter,
Miss Mollie, were in on Saturday. Mr.. Britt
brUnphf n pSnnlSlta hOlODet roses.
This Quil-driver's mouth was running water
for it, but 1T passed on We suppose the fortu-
nate nanageTS &c % Of the Adyunes got them n town
some weeks ago claiming to be the general
travelling agent of the atlanta Constitution.
Several persons subscribed and paid cash for
their subscription, but the papers have never
come and Moore has never been heard from.
We wonder If the Constitution IS aware OF this
fact. Mr.. p B. Calhoun has written them
about it.
hibiting a cotton chopper, which, he says,
will reYolutiOniZe the labor question. The
Colonel has bought the county Of Abbeville to
sell this machine. He argued the cotton sub.
finally said "Wh by, gentlemen, you can with
this machine raise cotton at from three to five
cents per pound" Colonel, we will take the
agency at MccSrmicS, if our business quail
Mr.. Jas. Cothran, Jr, conducted the Sunday
School last Sunday, in the absence OF the Su-
perintendent, MI. Z. l.. Sturkcy, who was IN
attendance at the Lowndesville Sunday
Mr. and Mrs McIane took flying trip to
SaVaE nah last week.
Mr. +. L. Calhoun has bought Mr.. Jack Cox S
lot on Oak street This Is the third lot with
since he come to Mccormick. Mr. Calhoun is
a business man and doubtless ere long will
OWE great deal of property in town.
A young man, Mr. Jno. Langford, OF Hamp-
ton county, S. g.. who has been sick ut Mr..
Mike McGrath'S for some time with pneumo-
MIA is in destitute condition. Monday morn
Ing Mr.. Calhoun took u paper and raised So.ao
for him in Il few minutes BLESSED Is the man
that con>idereth the poor"
Mr.. Geo. d. Wadey was in town on Monday
from Augusta en- route up the Savannah VAL
ley Railroad.
Quite n crowd went down to the flreman;s
parade in Augusta to-day.
a large procession OF negroes passed through
town last Monday following the remains OF
"Old Aunt Dinah' 10 its last resting place.
She died Sunday evening.
Mccormick sent the following visitors to
the tireman'S parade to-day: Miss Lula Tray
lor, Miss Lizzie Wardaw, Miss Surrilla Smith,
Miss Bessie Cox, Mrs. S. B. s mith, Mrs. a. ID.
smith, Mrs: John IN COX: Mr.: % ana Mrs. M @ y; hen-
son, j. w. FerQueson, Joe Patterson, ID. j. Pal
mer, Marion Hendrix, W. o. Sturkey. Mike
McGr,lth, George Edmonds, G.. y. Mckinney,
Jas. Reynolds, Louis Ludwich, Joe LudwiclS,
John Edmonds, p. B. Calhoun. VIM. Bradley,
&. w. Bradley, John Palmer and G. W. An
drews. This Is pretty good fem one towE,
don't you think?
MIR. John Morrah took in the excursion to
the Savannah tournament laSt:Seek.
The railroad authorities on the Augusta and
Knoxville Railroad did not furn ish an excel
lent car for the stockholders to be carried to
Augusta on last Wednesday,. THY had only
one passenger coach for the entire road, con-
sequenty the stockholders had to ride in Il
box car with no seats from this place to Au-
gusta, forty-tfree miles. There we're several
ladies along and you can imagine the accom-.
mediation they had. This is shameful, and
the STOCK holders should inveStigat, the mat
ter. Each stock holders script may be ever
so small. Still they are entitled to free first
class ride over the road once q wear.