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MCCORMICK, S. c., June II, 1889.

| MCCORMICK, - u, June IL, 1907
| All quiet about town to-day.
We had big meeting of the farmers on
Saturday last. they all belong to the Alliance
The election for officers OF the club was held
pointed when tie club was formed, only q
month or so ago. We are glad TO see them
take so much interest in their meetings
which are every Saturday, from which we ex.
| pect some good results to the farming inter.
! est which is the handspring TO all other bus
! mess.
The farmers complain of bad stands In the
cotton, but the good showers OF late, Will soon
blot ont all missing hills.
The Oat crop is fine in this section.
| No more heavily lOaded wagons with corn
and hay from the West, TO 20 from our little
town, into the country. Instead thereof Wag-
thing to sell, such as oats, fruits, pigs, chick
ems, eggs. etc, and even those that walk bring
along blackberries, etc. May such times con-
tinue for many long days and months 10
come.
The merchants all seems to be doing we'll,
and very much pleased TO know, that the far
mers-or the most of them-can finish up
without much more help; only little sugar,
Yesterday, Saturday was very warm, no
rain in SaeM Mebodst church in the
evening by the Rev. r. G. Harmon. No
preaching in the Baptist church,
Our little town Is very quiet here Of late.
|
munity is that the Trial Justice and Consta-
BILE have turned their attention to farming,
and another thing is we have the biggest Tenn,
perance order of any town in the State, and
tells wherever you see the members.
On big excursion last Friday from Troy,
several Joined in from McMocmick, and the
boys returned home in the evening as sober
as Judges, which could not be said of other
neighboring towns. This temperance cause
in our town is all due to our highly esteemed
citizen DIR. ]. P. Robinson. The Doctor Is our
worthy Grand Patriarch OF the Mccormick
Division of thei Sons Of Temperance, and
Deputy Patriarch Of the State. He Is thorough
ly in earnest in his endeavors to drive the
| ''arch fiend" intcmperance away from our
homes and for this benevolent purpose, he
ought to be. and it is needless to say, Is re
him. He is our Intendant of the town o.
Mccormick, which position he fills, not only
acceptably, but with the most consumate
ability and success. He is the President o.
would say the democracy of this party Of the
county need have no fears under his leader
ship. 1t can be readily seen, If q person
makes one or two rounds on the ladder OF life
morally, socially and politically. what sueces! sa
the responsible position of physician ane
surgeon TO the Port Royal & Western Caro-
lima Railroad, which position he will fill with
graduated in Medical College OF Baltimore
( In physics and surgery. His standing IN sur
gerry being such as TO warrant the bestowal O
q special Diploma. Wewish the Doctor mucf
! success.
MI j. P. Smith has position rendered him
in New York.
Mr. 4. g. Fretwell. one OF our leading mer
chants left yesterday for the mountain city
| for little recreation.
We are very sorry to hear that the VILE
our esteemed depot agent, j. S. McLane Is 81
very i'll. They sent for her father A. A. Tray
lor who now lives in Georgia. TOM.