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-f/ PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 1904 . AT JENKINSVILLE, An Interesting Letter from Our Je nkins vile Correspondent "Gift bearing, heart-touching, joy bringing Christmas. Day of grand memories, king of the year. For weeks the air has been breath ug of Christmas, for its coming al ways cats long shadows before. There ha; been much baking, stewing, boiling and the preparing of gcod things otherwise. A magic tool of her needle, "a one-eyed slave of steel" that never yet refused to do her bidding has many a fair one made in the prep aration of gifts for loved ones. Gifts and good~wisnes have filled the air like enowfiakes, and it is indeed a beautiful 4wcustom for which we have a heavenly example. Some one in writing of the philos ophy of Christmas, says, that to fully enjoy it one must be young-very yourig,-that when we grow too old to peep up the chimney ter old "Saint Nick,' Christmab loses half of its fasci nation. That may be so, but children of larger growth manage to extract a deal of enjoyment from the occasion even without the aid of egg-nog. Our little village was tnronged for many days with happy-heartedpeople, making their purchases for the coming holidays, and the merchants have no cause to complain of a lack of trade. Mrs. Agnes Walker, Mrs. Mary chambers and Miss Bessie Boekman, all of Columbia, are being entertained during the holidays by Mrs. T. P. outginer. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Chappell, of Littleton, are spending Christmas at Mr. Joseph McMeekin's. Miss Lula McMeekin, who has been employed: in a store in Newberry, l1 at Mr. Mc~Jeekin's enjoying the good cheer of hoga. Mr. Olin Bell, now of Columbia, is visitibg relatives in this vicinity. Misses Madie Chappell and Vivian Glenn, who have schools in Kershaw county, have a week's sojourn at home. v Miss Lois Chappell, who has charge a school near Littleton, is spending Xmas wiih her home people. Misses Stella and Emily Ruff, Miss Eloise McMeekin and Mrs. Stafford Curry are the guests of Mrs. Henry Parr, of Newberry county. Mr. Thomas Flonk of North Caro Jtna,, is again here in search of students orbi busipess 'ollege. Ho was en at the home of M. J. -. . Mr. L. A. Bye, -Davis Quarry, has work in the n they'a now his familv with We heartily wel livirg at Long Run e in our midst, come them to a h e from life in avid hope that the ch they came, Pbiladelphia from when to life in a southern co un hood may not prove so t a one as to cause home-sickness nd a longing for return. There was a small social gathering at the h& ..~ndrew Wallace on We4eF ay evening last. Some of our young people were in vited p a reception tendered Mr. J. C. Swyoert, Jr.. and his bride at Peaks, S. (f., on Thursday evening. Gifts were dispensed from a Christ -mas tree at Monticello on Tuesday night. I hear that there have been many merry-makings in that vicinity. kA new year and a new century will soon dawn upon us. So few of the many generations have seen one cen tury turn into another, that we should appreciate living at such a time. Along with the privilege comes the responsi bility, which so few of us realize. T. Jenkinsville, Dec. 28, 1900. th Ih8KIRd YOU hu81! IW3 t Signature of HOME AGAIN The Young People of Aiblon Eeturn Home to Spend Their Xmas Holidays The seribe of this section of out county has to report a very quiel Christmas. GOr holidays have beer spent for the most part in the quiet en joymnent of the home fireside and ii reunited families. Perhaps this is noi the worst kind of Xm~as after all, fot while we have have had few Christ mas gambols to record, we are fortu nate inu having no Xmas accidents 01 criwes to report. The appropriatE sentiment of "Peace on earth and rood will toward men" seems to havE beeni abroad in our community. The seca.en has been signalized for tbi lit'Ae folks, by twa school Christmna trees. Miss Mamie Weir's school hat a tree Monday afternoon and Misi Eunice Rtosboroulgh's Tuesday night. The little folks seemed to have enjoye4 ihemselves greatly and all went homw happy with armfuls of gifts. The oc casion was also taken advantage of b: some of our grown up boys and girl for the exchange of gifts that wer perhaps sent as shafts from cupid bow. Several of .our wanderers retnrne< to spend their Christmas holiday under the p~renital roor. I~ev. J WV. Douglass is down tror his field of lator in Baltimnore, spent ius& a couple of n eeks with his parenti M%-. and1( Nirs. Jiio. S. Donglass. Mr. .Ju. Mean~s Simonton, one< Atatta's risir~g young lawyers, ra ovecr to spend a few days at his o! home. We hear that when he cohlt again, he wili iiot be alone.. Th friends of Mr. Walter Bi1< were glad to shako his hand aga-. After spending a few days at home he returned to his place of business, Shelby, N. C. Miss Bessie Simonton, teacher of music in All Healing, spent the Xmas b holidays at home. A Miss Marie Simonton, who is teach- v ing in the county, enjoyed Christmas by the home fireside. . The social life of Now Hope has re- n ceived a very serious blow in the de- a: parture of Misses Ludie and Emmie 3 Simonton for college. Miss Ludie goes to the Dae West Female College and Miss Emmie to All Heaing, N. 0. Some of our young men are very much b down in mouth over it. e We regret very much to report that Mr. and Mrs. Jno. S. Douglass and lamily contemplate moving soon to v Columbia to make that city their future a home. Our community regrets very , much to lose them but hopes that their old home may have safcient attrac- , tions to draw them back again ere 1 long. The young people had a watch b party Monday night to watch the old 1 century out and the new one in. What a tremendous century It has been com- j pared with the preceeding I But the tj general opinion seems to be that its A glory cannot be compared to the glory b that shall be revealed in the new. Well at the close of the next century ( may Winnsbore be the metropolis of South Carolina and TaE Nzws amA HERALD its chief daily. X. I Albion, S. 0., Jan. 1, 1911. t VOlcaniC Euptens( Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob t life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve I cares them; also Old, Running and r Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, t Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, 8 Best File cure on earth. Drives out I Pains and Aches. Only 25 cts. a box. 1 Cure guaranteed. Sold by McMaster j Co., druggists. RIDGEWAY ITEMS. t t a large crowa M. E. Church on the evening of De- t cember 27th to witness the marriage of Miss Alice McEachern to Mr. Henry Isbell of LKershaw. The church was in holiday attire, the pearly white of I the mistletoe and the gleaming red of t the holly made it a tower of beauty. The bridal party entered to the sweet music of weddir- march, and c while t apLlghted their trothth ni of " Lan- I e w i a white satin a rain sauce, et train, I her stately head erowned with the soft ' bridal veil and wreath of orange blos- t som 'ed a bouquet of mareschal a o d ferns. The brides r maids, Misses Sara ,Margar't i Isbell, Margaret Lee, of S ,allie Lee Harrison, were dainty and a in white organdle over white ill c carrying bouquets of helly and mistle toe. The ushers were Dr. Burdell, of Camden, Messrs. Walter Isbell, of Kershaw, Jack Crumpton and Ed. McEachern- The brido entered on the arm of her maid of honor, Miss Ethel Rabb. The groom with his best uan, Mr. Mills, of Camden. After the ceremony a reception was given at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Isbell left on the midnight train for Camden. The bride was a general favorite and I will be greatly missed. A century of happineas attend them! On December 26 Miss Ella Campbell was quietly married at home to Mr. Bltely, of Lanrens. Mrs. Sloan, of Davidson, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Campbell ran rs. . .Lemaster are visiting friends in Union. Dr. and Mrs. Hoover spent Christ mas in Hampton. Misses Isabel, Harriet and Floy Ruff are spending the holidays in Sumter r. and Mrs. John DesPortes are Svsiting Mrs. Blakely Boyd. Misses Ella Moore, Sara Coleman and Eeaanor DeaPortes are ei ,ying Itheir vacation Miss Jean Coleman, of Florida, is speding Christmas with her mother Mr. George Moore came to attend Sthe I~bellMcEachern weddinnig. Misses Jennie Bolick and Ste'la Walker are at home. D. Dec. 27, 1900. A Powder Mil Explosion Rmoes everythiag in sight; so do . drastic mineral pills, but both are ;,mighty dangerous. Don't dynamite the delicate machinery of your body f with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills, a when Dr. King's New Life P'ills, d which are gentle as a summer breeze, a do the work perfectly. C-.res Head ache, Constipation. Only 250 at Mc .e Master Co.'s drug store. MOBBY DALE IT'M I Efijoyable Xmas and Other Interesting Items I will try and wind up tie old your F sending greetings to TnHE Nuws qD HERaW. The holidays have been ,ry dull in this section; consequently .ws is very scarce. We have not as tany accidents to report as formerly, 2d this is very gratifying to your ribe. We; have had a beautiful inter so far, fine for slaughtering Dgs. There have not been many tchered, only enough to give a limit I supply of sausage, backbones and be and the other extra trimmings hich we all enjoy so much. I have tended several dining rerties this eek with relatives and friends. bese I have erjoyed very much. I ill not attempt to give the menu for might make my selt and others hungry rhen tl.,i is -,.en Next week we drop ack on our -Id reliable bread and eat. Mrs. Alva Kinard and children, of [yatts Park, have been on a visit to ieir father, Mr. J. L. Cauthen, also Ir. and Mrs. F. P. Mann, of Colum is. Mr. H. L. Cauthen, of Roanoke, 'eorgia, spent several days with his arents. Herbrt Is looking well. Ve were all glad to see him and sorry is stay was so short. He is in the legraph. business. Mr. James Wylie and wife, of kklawaba, Florida, spent Xmas with eir parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Iroom. They report evirything ather dull in Florida with the excep onof railroading. I learn that there was a cutting crape at the convict camp on Tuesday st between two young .men who rere visiting there that day, a Mr. 'rye and Mr. Tidwell. It seems that r. Frye gave Mr. Tidwell two severe uts with a knife, one on the shoulder, be other on left side-cuts supposed be severe. They were both friends. wounds are not as severe as bought.. Mr. Albert I have just learned t . . Albert L. Binnant, brother of Cap . ant f your town, is in a very critical con. Rition at his home in Richland county row injuries received from being brown from his horse on Monday at. His collar bone was fractured .ad his leg was broken in-three places. Ve wish him a safe and speedy re overo,. S W. Brooks and wife are W_]ristmas in Columbia. 1 ar Tripp's store warbroker . There is no clue to.Ak Dtfar. There was a murder consMitted o e plantation of Mr. H. B. Trap everal weeks ago which has not bpen eported. Henry Franklin spot and :i led Jim Gooding'at a negro froi ad as far as~I knewuhas ne rrested. Fromt 'w'it a eof old-blooded murder. We had a very enjoyable time at a hristmas tree at Bethel church on ristmas day. The following pro :ramme was carried out: March. Song-Hark the Herald Angels Sing P ayer-by Rev. R. W. Spigner. "Christmas is here"-Recitation by tine girls. Angels Song- (quartette). Rectaton-"What is the Xmas imes"-by four children. Song-"Arountd the Tbrone of God" - by the children. Recitation-by Elizabeth Spigner, ollowed by song by children. Recitation-by Mamie Robinson. Sog. Recitation-by Mamie Burley. Song-Glory In the Highest-duet sud chorus. Recittio-by Jennie Lee Gibson. Song-Holy Nigtt-duet. This programme was very success ully executed and showed much pains md care by Misses. Lallie Ruff and Willie Jones. The music w as admira ,ly rendered by Miss Jones on the rgan. She was ably assisted by Mist [4allie uff and Miss Blanch Camnal md Mr. Ed Noely and Mr. Englisi amak. There were quite a large nmber of presents given both by the Sunday School and friends. Mr.~ W. A. Neil and his sister, Mrs igon, have moved to Fiint Hill. Jan. 1, 1901. T. B. M'K. F LINT HILL DOTS A Diamnond In the Rough I wish it was in in' power to writt a long and newsy letter, but we, o this Flint Hill section, are a quie people. There are cut'few of us, ani we are not given to much hilarity eve' at Xmas times. Though if you were to consult the traditions of this neigh borhood (old B. ne Yard) you would find that tb'e fiowis-g bowl, the dancE horse race, shooting match, and thb gander pulling, reigned supreme a this season of the year. My old friend Capt. Richard Machett, who livps nes bore, is full of those old traditions sa I often while away an hour with hig I had the pleasure of spending Xmu day at his home. Like all very oli persons, he lives almost entirely in tbn past, and his memors is stored wit many amusing reminiscenses. II will soon be 87 years old, and accord ing to nature, cannot be with ns mud longer. .I have classed him as a dit mond in the rough, and I am certall that i all of our people were like hIts ..e would not naed a court house a jail, and the lawyers would have to seek some other profession Oar community was enlivoned Xmas Eve yl a gathering at the home of Profl Wn. Durham. Tbe occasion was that of a beautiful Xmas tree got* up by the Professor's coomp lisbe daughter, Miss Berta, for the benelt of her school children, though a number of we older ones bad our hearts ma glad. Eten your humble servftt was the recipient of a splendid pocket knife given him by his best girl, se I baA to gve her a crooked pin to ward off any age. Several of our young men will leave ts after the holidays. More anon. B. Jan. 1, 1901. 4OA.O6 W L .A. GEORN E O0GS DRAD Mr. George E. Boggs died ;&t his home at Livingston. N. C., on last Thursday. He belonged to the, well known Fairfield family .of that came, being a son of Rev. G. W. Boggs. ils mother was an aunt of Sheriff . E. Ellison. He was born in Winns boro about 58 years ago, and joined the Fairfield Fencibles on the break ing out of the war, and became a member of the famous 6th BReitunt. AF Seven Pines he was desperately wounded. He engaged in planting on James Island for awhile and sibse quently went into tho insurance .bnsi nese. He moved to North Carolina a naiber of years age, land engaged in the nursery business. He was a good business man, and it is said that his business was a success. His remains were interred in the cemetery of the Presbyterian Church Saturday morning at eleven o'clock. The pall bearers were Messrs. W..B. Gilbert, W. W. Ketchin, D. H. Robert son, Jas. A. Brice, C. S. Dwight, R. N. McMaster. Y. William Boggs, formerly chan or of the University of Georgia, but, c w of Jacksonville, Florida, and Rev. nel Boggs, now prstor of the b yterian Church at Cattettsburg, stucky, were the only membera-of family who were , ent at hbl ttigti Cd eip brc.gbt vines here, their m 4yawere glad hoSM once more. AISASUINa ? negro came r on dty bringing thoenews that Mr. Star P Martin bad been shot, but beyond tis mere fact he could give nothing. Subsequently another negro came to town for some drugs, and he condfiraed the report and gave a more intelligent account of it. Mr. Gayden arrived bout 6 o'clock and brought the news f Mr. Mardui's de'ath. It appears that: Mr. Martin owned a very intelligent: ittle dog, and being himself very deaf1 he depended frequently upon this little *imal to warn him when some one ianted to get in the store. About even o'clock Monday night the littlei og began to bark and indicated that1 oe one was without. Mr. Martin pent to the door, and upon opening it, sceived a gunshot wound in the itomach. The assassin was apparently uly about Eve feet from him. Mr. Martin then got his pistol and firedi hveral times to attract the attention of1 the negroes on the place. Some of his laborers came to him and the neigh hors were summoned. Medical assist-. nce was procured, but his wound was iserious that no hope was entertained or his n$povery, and he died about i o'clock o&4nesday. He was conscious practically tI~the end, and told how it happened, but he could not identify his cowardly assassin. No arrests bave een made. but the Mitford communit y swill do its best to ferret out the mur erer. It is hoped that some c'ue ~leading to the murderer will be found. . Mr. Martiu was about .56 years of age, and leaves a wife and thbree chil ren. The funeral services were head jat Bethesda Church on Wednesday. H lugh Mc. Gaither and Harry Net ies, two negroes, suspected of hiving ad something to do with the murder of Mr. Stark P. Martin, were arrested and brought to town on Thursday night and were lodged in jail. It is lown that these negrees bore ill feel ng against Mr. Martin, one of the men having been indicted by Mr. Martin for s*.ealing cotton from him. Teir behavior aroused the suspicion Jof people in the neighborhood and they were at once arrested. One of tese negroes was in Winnsboro on the morning after Mr. Martin was affai aid that be knew nothing what ever about it, although he stated that he had left there the night before. If it is proved that these negroes ate guilty they will probably receive the pannihbment that they deserve for committing such a dastardly deed. No Bight to Ugunes. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attrac tive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all ran down, she will be nervous and irritable. If she had constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretch ed complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine In the world to regulate stomach, liver and . kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin rich complexion. It will make a good-looking, charming woman of a run-down Invalid. Only 50 cents at McMater Co.'s drug store. A FOUL MUEDES. Winam egmbor.ug, an Esteomed Col ored man, round Dead. William Rosborough, the colored merchant, attended a business meeting of the deacons of his church (St. Paul's Baptist Church) on Monday night, Christmas Eve. While he was jIn the church, William Smith, the sexton, In formed him that some one on the out side wanted to see him. Bosborough went out and neser returned. Becom Ing alarmed, his brother-Inlaw, Arthur Golding, and others, went in search of him after the meeting adjourned and found him dead about 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was lying about -100 yards from the church, with a gun shot wound In his chest. They then notiled the policemen. William Smith, Wm. Witite, John Rowe and Sam Craig have all been arrested. The oroner's jury was Impanelled by Mag istrate Cathcart on Christmas day, and it is still investigating the case. Smitlk has been released. It Is supposed that osborough, who was a very success ful business man, had a hundred dol lars or so about him, and all of this as well as his watch had been taken from bis pockets when his body was found. His pockets were turned Inside out In dicating that rabbery was the motive. Bosborough was an unusually pros peons and ente rising Colo man, by the A FATAL ACCIDENT Little Hattie Stevenson, the 2-year old daughter of Mr. Jno. B. Steven ion, met with a terrible accident on 'riday morning. The little girl was playing In the yard near a granite post, axpon which another child was sitting, when the post fell over on the little rrl, striking her on the head and In licting a terrible wound. Dr. Lind say was immediately called, but found upon his arrival that nothing could be lone for the child, the injury bein'g so serious that there was no chance for er recovery, and she died about 4 'clock Friday afternoon. This Is one of the saddest things hat has ever happened here, and the arents have the sincere spmpathy of he whole community. The little girl was a bright and attractive child and was the Idol of her family. indigestion bliousness and the hundred andon n la lseue yh blood or inactive liver, quiky yild It cures permanently by acting naturally on all organs of the body. Asa blood-'claser, fesh-. builder, and health-restorer. it has no equal. Put us in Qul John H. McMaster & Co, Winnsboro, S. C.; T. W. Woodward & Co., Boekton, S. C.; W. M. Patrick Woodward. S. C ; T. G P-atrc C. drwie nak, s. C. Over-Work WeaKens Your Kidneys. gUhealthy Kidneys Nak Impure MLoe. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once everl mthrmit. nwkidneys arm your blood puriflerstheyil ter out the waeor impurities In theb oed. If they arslck.or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains achesadrhe. matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, becausethe heart is over-working in pumig thick. kidnty poisoned blood throughein and arteries. It used to be that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional ae have their begin ning in kidney trouble. If you are sck you can Snake no mistake by first doctoriig your kidneys. Te tiild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kolmer's Swamp-Root, the great lodney remedy is soo4 realized. It stands th hie for its wonderful cures of the most cases and is sold on :ts merits by all druggists in-fify cent and ohl.-dollar siz es. You may have a sample bottle by mall NOW free, also pamphlet telling you how tw nd out if- you have kidney or trouble. Mention this paper .hen Q .I* nrKUMU jr Co., Binghsmton, N. Y. - 1REPOBTr~ ViF Couty Siariur. CTrAIM APPUOEYZDA r AS Mw ING OF TE BoaRD 01 COUNTY CoxmSmsOas' HEw Dp.. 14, 1900 The following claims were minea and approved on State Case na40 1900: 8 RE EElison . 814 Hugh 8Wyhe. Ito 815 8 D Dunn, I 816 W E DeHines, 817 D L Glenn, 950 818 W G Bankbead, 819 D A Broom, W 820 Jae GHOW, 1250 821 Jno H Cooper, 1250 82S2 John Rollse, 823 D L Stevenson, 1824 Samuel Lindsay, 825 Jas G MeCauts. 826 A P Irb ,U RW ps, and Head - asHAiken, 260 J A Scott. (60 - following claims wee xandn1 roved-n RoNd ad Brldge o 1900: Am6at A Broom, $;0 John B Patrick, 250 R C Stevenson, 200 W W Turner, 510 08 Jame& Macle, . 480 339 C W Broom *1950 , Reuben Besborough 240 John C Weldon, M2 Charles Russell, 6W 33 B GTennant, d 34 W MPatrick, 43 I5 B HYarborough, .- 4675 46 Jno C Buchanan, 400 347 a W Phillips, .16 00 38 W J Johnson, 6240 M9 MS8Herron, - 140 15 OT GPatrik &Co, 610 361 A J Hinnant, 2 162 J C Willingham, 150 53CB Babb, 6 00 3s W J Haynes, 1650 355 W JBurley, . 358 156 D Lauderdale, 6 12 357 John R Morgan. 200 38 Jas T Lemmon, 4 90 35 H E Powell, 863 360 D YTimms, 4462 161 WREBabb& C0, 5750 l62 JasB Carlee, 360 163 C H Douglaste, 9'13 364 W J LWeir, 185 l65 T HRicardson &Bro, 770 366 W ME-tes, - 8:35 187 C D Cbappell, 80 368 R W Herron, 1700 369 Thomas W Brice, 10 00 I7 H B Refo, 40 35 The following claims were ezamined id approved on Poor House Fund of go. Amiount. 371 Tmas W Brice, $56 00 l72 CW Wrao, 35600 373 A D Hood, '6500 374 Tom 8:ngleton, 4 00 375 W Mi Patrick, 2800 376 Jlhn H McIater & C", 130 377 John D McCarley & Co, 19 45 378 B GTennant. 10 00 l79 TG Patrick &Cc', 36 26 380 W Johnsmn, 37 00 381 R SSpence, 500 382 Samuel Lindsay, 700 383 W RRabb &CO, 60 384 E Roberts,60 The following claims woermiune ad approved on Publi. Bullfag ftad f 1900:Amu. 885 John D McCarley O@, - $2 5 888 D L Steveton, - 1068 887 B Grfenztant, 1S65 888 B Johnston, . 186 8~89 Walker, E & Cogewell Co, 16650 I do cerdify that, the above statement is a correct copy of claims a a the last meeting of the Wuty Board of Commiiones held on the 14'.h day of December, 1900.~Q 1.4 (ounty SunerTisOr E.