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HODGES, S. c., May 12, 1890
Say, old printer, sling your "quads,"
Well write paragraph or two 8
Although our items are not In squads,
We've culled you just few.
Our young people who picniced on May day
at Sulphur Springs report good time.
Miss Anna Major. Of Greenwood, was the
night. The young men OF the place, vino are
ever thoughtful Of the enjoyment OF any
guest among their set, colnplimented Miss
mons Hotel. Miss Mamie Hodges and Mr..
Willie Simmons furnished the music.-Miss
Hodges, piano, Mr.. Simmons, violin. The
s ghy esHSse sSS e6dren h
from weeks visit to Chappells last Friday
afternoon.
Mr. ]. W. Kelley. who was formerly the sec
+ ton master ut this place, died Oh April 30.
Mr.. Kelley suffered three months Of continu-
Gus pain from consumption. During his Ill :
ness I I'll, the good people Of this place catered TO
generosity. His henrt broken family accom-
panied his remains 10 Blythewood, s. c.,
where they were laid to rest
! We see In some pa per where a Mr.. Sour has
married Miss Sweet, the suggestion Is made
that they should open lemonade stand. We
Will further suggest. the lemonade business Is
a gigantic enterprise at the Due West com.
mencement.
All the hands working on the Hodges sec.
ton under "Mastcr" Jeans "struck" on last
Friday. In consequence Mr.. Jeans was his
only workman on Saturday. The striking
"nigs" went to Greenwood to the Sullivan
camp, where they Say they earn from sl.00 to
Sl.25 per day. Mr.. Jeans will doubtless have
new mon in a day or so.
Mr.. VIM. Hughes, living near this place, had
the sad misfortune 10 lose child about six
years old on Saturday night. The disease was
complicated.
We heard sympathetic farmer say recent
ly that he sympathzed with the editor OF the
raising. ~ He says he raised three rs and they
were In the barn lott, on top the crib. killing
; pigs, picking lambs and calves. land really"
Peck's Bad Boy on Wild west Fourth Of July
frolic."
' Mr.. J. w. Simmons has accepted position
as travelling salesman for Richmond, Va.
house and will tackle the road about first Of
June. Mr.. Simmons, although young man,
has an extensive experience In the CONNER
, cial business.
! Mr.. Jordan, the pastor OF the Baptist church
is In Texas In attendance upon the Baptist
Convention, and on Sabbath there was no SER
vice In that church.
Mr.. John Hagcrty, an honest son Of the Elm.
.erald Isle, is one OF the most candid and
square" foot pads that opens pack In this
county. He has travelled pretty generally
ton favorable.
We had the pleasure of placing our hand in
that OF our highly esteemed friend, Mr. James
band of Grape around his hat, more than that,
his honest, sympathetic face, with Its burrows
of age, wore u east OF mourning. The death
, Of his wife, the one above all Others who was
nearest his heart, and who he loved to serve,
is showing on him. And as We clasped his
hand 10 say goodbye, we had inexPressible
of the typographical fraternity. And We
know that no printer who ever worked In Due
West will fail to remember him, nor will they
fail TO regret his sad bereavement Many
consoling word has he spoken to the troubled
and many times has he gone to the rescue OF
O distressed brother.
Mobile, Ala, letter. We wonder II he remem.
NJ. 3: II, Maglll. a young lawyer whose
fled himself with the farmers movement,
since its organiz ization and appreciating bis
loyalty and good judgment he has been solic- =
hereabouts to present himself as a candidate,
II for legislative honors. Here's one fol" Dave"
Mr.. j. 7. Simmons and family, Of Green
wood spent Sabbath with Mr.. c. c. Simmons.
Miss Salie Medlock, one Of our most worthy
young ladies, visited her Laurens homo last
week.
, has brother by the tail and the down hill
pull, our conception fails to do the "clean
/, Thing" For, indeed, corpse is inanimate
and does not feel the grateful emotions that
shoot like electric currents through the mani
mate form of one Imprisoned In the 'cala-
heart more susceptible to tears and roses-or
biscuits and dlmcs-than an itincrant speci-
men Of the genus bum" We were sittlng
one evening recently on the railroad near
where we now immerse the Incident which
happened, in the fount OF lead pencil. We
were in imag ginntion. doing the world for
soft Job, and had about concluded that the
, freezes Of Time had petrfed the whole bust
ness aud had begun the contemplation OF the
setting sun, coveting the gold that fringed the
fcctcd the glory OF the wealthy side OF life,
, while nothing, nothing, was visible TO present
the darker side. The sun was hall gone ana 10
/, not an emblem of poverty yet-"here, hellor
Well. the sun sunk beneath the horizon as
bright as n gold dollar. But the aapparition
that calculated the aforesaid hello was
, ness, with all Its emphasis shone In embossed
eyes and ragged edged trousers. He was
tough toughy. lie made his respects: drew
tale OF woe that is sti ringing In our ears
like thousand funeral dirges. He had trav-
He was looking ana had been looking for 10
these many years" for 4 soft place ana as an
evidence OF his complete failure to tind such,
lie pres cnted the seat Of his pants hich were
pctriication which time has brought about
'Ah, me-" said this shpwreckcd voyager.
ave give 1t up-the pctrtication must be
broke and we young men must do It,. We
were left our dOwny beds and mohalr chairs,
but we've let times moth destroy them And
bc assured" said he, "the pic mic Is over. I've
looked during the last five years through the
double barrel, from reserved seats, balcony
and gallery upon the great drama OF life. I've
heard the strong voice of the tragedian and
the soft silver voice of the prima donna. But
the samo old drama IL Is, we are all up and
down. But here. must so. How far to the
next town." We kindly informed him and
he badc us good bye saying as he bowed him
self out the railroad cut, IN appreheDd
friendly way freight and ride into South Car.
olina'S capital" Now, this "bum" has found
the world cold and hard-he spoke from expe-
riencc, and we tell what he said with feeling
of melancholy, for he was 4 man to be pitied.
lie certainly deserved Il smile and rose or
a biscuit and Il dime. So the lesson he LETT us
is, we are to chSel through the walls our own
pnsSagc-it matters not how hard they are.
We notice in Saturdays AHdntd Constitution
the proceedings If meeting OF the directors
of the Piedmont Exposition. The gam bling
privilege will be sold this year. Last year the
Exposition ground was free from any kind OF
fake or game, and we were told by many old
sports that there was only one faro bank IN
= town and that it was lost In the mammoth
kimball.
The International Typosraphical Conven-
tiOn meets in Atlanta on June 9. George w.
. Childs. the great Philadelphia philanthrop1st,
= who is one OF the boys, will be there. EXcur.
sion rates will be offered ani many an old
n clcker of the "siick" will space out and take
r a rest " lh tho printers legitimate. +. ID. +.
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