The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-02-19
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- MI. Al j ltOWe has e ar len
peas ready for the sticks.
There was \ another heavy
wind storm last Thursday. .
Hurry up your gardens now
old winter will soon be gone.
- All who make returns to the
Auditor after tomorrow will pay
the penalty.
Mr.. S. @. Turner is making
some addition to his residence on
Hudson street.
Mr.. L. Strauss has fine lot
Of choice family horses for. sale.
Call and see them. Ii
Spanish peanuts for seed can
be obtained Of p. @. Emanuel.
Don't wait too long.
- Our Methodist friends have
made some needed improvements
at and around the parsonage.
Mrs. S. j. Adams has had the
large oak, which was injured BY
the fire near the hotel, taken up,
If you want a good PIANO
buy the Mathushel1, for sale by
Simon Strauss, for cash or time.
That blizzard Sunday night
was the biggest surprise of the
season, and we hope will be the
last.
- One Of Mr.. w. p. Breeden's
teams run away one day last week
and tore q buggy up for Mr.. j. r.
Breeden.
Hon. @. P. Townsend has
mado some improvements in the
way of fencing around his resi-
dence in town.
Relnemhar the Auditor is in
his Office daily now to receive your
returns and that after the Goth a
penalty attaches.
nm We are glad to learn that
there.is another move on foot for
q cotton factory for Bennettsyille.
Good. Better late than never.
A big crop of cotton carries
with it q large crop Of fore
closures and executions in
crease Of business for the sheriff,
NV Mr.. Milton Moore is foreman
Of the grand jury for 1896, to
whom complaints can be made Of
matters going wrong in the coun-
ty.
If you want good organ,
tho best made are the Mason s.
Iamlin and the Sterling Organ,
Simon Strauss sells them on the
best terms.
We will send THE DEMOCRAT
ono year to any farmer in Marl-
boro who will testify that the
"yaller" dog has kept him from
raising sheep.
mn The farmers who plant O.
heavy crop Of cotton this year
will be scratching their heads and
swearing about the scarcity of
money next fall.
- One OF two couples from
town, we learn, attended a valen-
tinH party given al the elegant
homc Of Mr. j. q Hamilton in
tthe. lGbeneAer scction'laS& t'ridaY
night
1t is rnmored that our young
friend B. D. Townsend will soon
go on the road as a commercial
traveller, Ron will make a good
s'roadster" and we wish him much
success.
We are glad to announce
that Mrs. L. Legg, who untortu-
nately lost everything by the re-
cent fire, will be ready for bust
ness on March 9th in Capt. p. T..
Breeden's new brick building next
to the postoffice.
The social event Of last week
was the masquerade ball given at
the elegant and hospitable home
Of Col. Knox Livingston last Fri
day night. It was an event of
moro than usual enjoyment and
will leave all evergreen spot in
many q young man and maiden's
memory.
- When the Waterbury Watch
Company stopped manufacturing
their old style watch, the flood
gates Of cheap Swiss factories
were opened, and poorly made,
very unreliable watches were
forced on the market in place Of
tho very accurate Waterbury
which had but the one fault-its
long wind. The Waterbury Com
pany were appealed to for some
thing good and cheap in the quick
wind series. The result is the
new Trump" watch, which sells
at $3.50. Call on H. w. Carroll
and see this new watch
~ The trial of about eight or
ten colorcd boys and mon last
Thursday in the Mayors court for
culs,ng and Shooting al@ festival,
or social entertainment ,, as one
.Of thGGil0cSSrs StYled IL, III west
13ennotta@flG GT5gfi 1u6sdny nioht
was arcguiar q mock trial a,ld the
most ridiculous one we ever at
tnO1nd rNho HO1,r JMo,,1 Cf Ga