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THE TOWN OF BRADLEY.
All About that Thriving Business
Centre. md Something About its
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BRADLEY, S. c., September %, 1899.
Editor cSs and Bonner: ,
The excitement of the campaign having
subsided, and affairs generally having re-
sumed their normal condition, thouShl u
would not be amlsS TO give you lew Items
from our town. .
Bradley is situated on the Port Royal 4
Western Carolina Railroad, ffty.three miles
from Augusta and about twelve from Green
wood. 1t is named for Genera! r. r.: brauieS,
deceased, who was Instrumental In u great
measure in having the road built, ana IN
compliment 10 his untiring energy IN oehaIi
of the road, this place received his name.
We have been extremely fortunate III re-
gard to fire, as no fire Of importance has eV-
er occurred here. We suffered severely, how
ever from cyclone in February, 1881; when
destroyed the carriage manniactGry' rae the bap-
tist church, the residence OF Dr. j. w. biSoh'
and several other buildings. ,,,,
At present cur town is doing an excellent
business. and we mention among the prom,
& Burnett, d. W. Jay, and j. T., Young blood,
who carry on the general merchandlse pusl-
ness and cotton buying. We also have a dr4s
store. belonging to DR.. j.. w. henneay: dn
excellent wagon and repairing shop under
charge Of w. F. Irwin & Bro, who are hrst'
rate workmen. They build and repair was-
There are two ginning establishments, with
a capacity OF 30 or 3 bales of cotton per day.
The one owned by f. w. Watson operates
condensers, and Cardwell Hydraulic press.
Mr.. James Steitie owns the other, and uses
two Pratt gins. feeders and condenScrS'
and steam power press: Botn h oItIS tsei Ss. uo
posed to patronZe them, will get courteous al
tention and perfect satisfaction, up TO da!c,
MIR. Steitle has ginned one hundred ana MY
bales and Mr.. Watson about one hundred ana
forty bales: On Saturday last counted sew
enteen wagons around the two gins, about
thirty bales being ginned on that day. AS
lars Is the amount of business transacted per
annum. ,,,,o - o,r
town, viz: Drs. ID. W. 1oungblood ana D. W.
Kennedy; they both enjoy lucrative prac-
tlce.
r. =. Pounds and j. r. Carwile. The 1orner
buys for the Savannah Mill and the latter Tor
the Augusta.
Our town enjoys excellent church advan'
tages, having two churches-the baptist u1,
der the pastorate of Rev. ]. +. Jordan, ana
the Associate Reformed presbyterian unucr
Rev. II. Il. Sloan, ID. d.
During the year we have had an excellent
school under the charge of Mr.. I. j. grimm,
but the scholastic year has expired. ana at
this writing our school is not i'll operation.
Bradley also has an Alliance and although
not strong in numbers. has excellent mater
ial. We have an excellent country Surround'
Ing our town, and we trust soon to report Il
boom as to all Increase in numbers. for We
can offer many advantages: good churchPS,
good schools and courteous anu oollSlhS DuS'-
ness men, who sell goods as low rs they can
be sold anywhere under the same circum-
stances.
IN addition to our merchant cotton buyers
We have Mr.. Jos. T. Llgon, veteran III the
the business and tlrst-class gentleman, ana
also Mr.. Young, who represents Messrs.
Brown Bros, OF Anderson, who is located at
Troy, but gives us a pop call two or three
by Messrs. w. Il, Coihran and T. p. C0lhran
Mr.. jay by Messrs. 7. II. Chiies and Jos. w.
Ligon, Mr.. J. 7. Y0ungblooG by Mr.. Vincent
Griffin, Messrs Youngblood & Burnett being
their own statesmen. Middlius cotton to-day
81, and cotton seed IA cents. .,>,,,,,
More anon. lNaNHoE.