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LoWNDEsvILLE's RACKET.
Sound Sence OH the Agricultural
Fraud Commonly Called Far
mer's College.

LowNDEsvILLE, July 90th, lSSS.
Again has the most OF this township had
good rains. .
We, US township, are so far fortunate.
The crops are doing we'll.
Yet In the southwestern part Of the town
ship there has been but little rain in ciShl
weeks.
Judge ]. B. Leroy has some patches Of the
finest cotton that this scribe has seen.
Chickens, eggs, watermel0ns, &c; are now. now
that these luxuries are bringing prices salts
factory to the producer as well as consumer.
MIR. r. H. Mcconnell spent the most OF last
week at Anderson and Greenrille. wonder
II he is q candidate.
Last Wednesday during the rain in the An
trevllle section there was considerable hail,
not sufficient 10 do much damage.
Mr.; J. NJ Baker returned from his ,a, ysiI Tuds 70
day, leaving her much better.
Mr. w. G.. DuPre and family, Of Lattmer,
spent the day at our house on last Wednesday.
The little babe of Rev. W. 5. Martin has
been very low with congestion OF tne pralp
for the past week.
The meeting in the Baptist church closed
last Thursday night. The Rev: Carter Of
Greenwood assisted the pastor, Rev. b. r.
Miller.
Rev. E. r. Carswell, Of Elberton began
protracted meeting at Midway last Friday. l..
Miss May Brockinton, of kingstree, s. C., Is
We are sorry to learn through a private
source that Mrs. w. II. White, OF Greenville,
so well known and highly esteemed in this
County is now quite sick.
a meeting was begun in Providence church
on yesterday, which will continue for several
days Of this week.
Capt. ]. n. King, Messrs. w. L. Miller and j.
H. Harmon. all candidates for Legislature,
and two of them for matrimonial honors were
in town Friday night.
Messrs. T. Baker and Son are now rapidly
building a brick store between their present
stand and the store occupied by Messrs. Nc
COnnel and Baker.
Several of our citizens attended the picnic
at Starr on last Wednesday, and tits said that
double barrel shot gun, accidentally.
During the rain storm on last Thursday one
of Mr.. &. f. Burdetts Jennet standing near
tree that was struck by Lightning TIM giss was Kilea a.
lose fine steer last Thursday, by Its falling
into q gully and breaking its neck.
Last Friday Mr.. Fred Sadler, about seven
stantly killed on Mrs. Hardy's place u few
miles above here In Anderson County, by Mr..
w. Hodges about seventeen years OLD An
other young mans valuable life lost by TOO
careless handling OF pistol.
Rev. w. s. Martins little babe quietly pass
cd away yesterday. 1t had congestion of the
brain. He left this morning with its remains
tor Kingstree, s. Z. Our deepest sympathies
are with our afflicted friends.
Governor Richardson, Generals Bonham
and Hemphill, Colonel ]. {; Haskell, Captain
pected here on the big 4th. Anderson G. H;
and other points along our Rail Road Will
each send up a large representation, as the
Road gives cheap rates for that day. Every
| body IS invited and we intend TO do all that
we can to make it an enjoyable day to all who
attend. >,
The opportunity perhaps OF lifetime will
be afforded TO many in this section to see q
! live Governor of South Carolina. There will
| be about forty candidates, more or less, and
as it will he nearly their last opportunity Tor
showing their peculiar fltn ess for the Office to
which they are aspiring, each one willperhaps
twenty minutes 1t will take about thirteen
hours for them to got through. The big guns
| will also have to fire q good many rounds,
which will consume much more time, and the
| only chance that sec for all to be accommo.
dated is to protract the meeting, by at lenst
best that we can, and II we can POSSIBLY
squeeze two days into one We'll do 1t every
| time. As we have no very particular friends
! whom we wish placed In positions TO finger
goodly number Of us herepbouts are not tax
| Ing very much, If any stock in such costly
| luXuries. We have yet TO learn of single
one who has protlted himself or others by the
| scientific Agricultural knowledge gained at
any such institution OF learning. We think
| Iowndesville Advertiser hits the nail square.
! ~ on the head, when he says that personal
| Interests and aspirations Is ut the bottom Of
| the whole scheme" The past history OF all
| Industrial school teaches that they are perfect
frauds in SO far as being benefit to the far.
only to the money handlers. II concern
with millions upon millions as an endow'
ment fund could be gotten up, and every
mothers son Of us could come in for O liberal
share ing the "division Of spoils" then II
would be the best thing out TROUfE.