Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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404 c)(AL[(NrEL M ~CE Friday, February 8, - - 1901 -Mr. A. F. Ruff speat Th'vsdAy in town. -Mrs. T. K. Elliott spent Tnesday in Columbir. -Miss May Ke;chin is now with the Caldwell Dry Goods Co -ThE NEWS AND HERALD'S iist Of new subscribers grows daily. -Miss Tiny Ellio'tt !eft yesterday far a visit to Rock Hill and Pinev.i!!e. -John H. McMaiter & Co. ask a pertinent qu stion in their ad. today. -Mrs. U. G, DeaPortes returned Wednesday evening from Columbia. - 0. M. Chandler has just received 1 gross bottles good sewing machini oil. -Senator G. W. Ragsdale took a flyiog trip last week to Florida to see his brother. -Txa NEWS AND HERALD'S office it now better equipped than ever before for job work. -Mrs. Q. D. Williford returned Tuesday from Edgmoor where she hid been on a visit. -Miss Laura Gerig has returned A from Georgia, where she has been on an extended visit. -The insurance adjusters were in town yesterday, relative to the loss o the Ruff building. -For throe cents you can read one of the latest books of fictiou, provided yeu read it in one day. -A store key has been handed in a t~i ~ The owper can get same Jg bis notice. f- r. Merritt Quattlebaum has gok to Columbia ;:isw he will probalty enter a business college. * t derdale og Bryson call yoax attkentlou jA their ad. today to an 1m pbtt item just now-garden seed. -Mases. Geo. B. McCants and Tom Elison are at home from their duties atthis South Carolina College for a few days. -Wheu you have any job work, TxENzws AND HERALD office is pre 1red to do the same for you on short .tice. -C. . handler cal.s your atte tedtdhis issue to a large lot of new ffi*r-plated ware that h3 has jast re 4 cet ed. -Mr. Nelson Hanaban, who been sick at his mother's for some time, will leave soon for Merc for his health. -The reading room is bsing wel] patronised. A iarge number of visi lors come each day. Many masgszines are take. out each day, and are being promptly returned. -Misses Susie an#1 May DuBose, of Sewaneo, Tenn., who have been visit i~kr*IiIE..P. Dwight'e, left Tues ay for Columbia, where they are to remain a month or so.. . 0 Ie, S. C., is visiting her brother, rift Ellison, with whom sbe will main several weeks. Her son also, opped over a day on his way to New . ork.A f .A"- 'o at the Fairleld Cotton Ml . ~ened tbis week. Mis Mat~ ~ fves is teaching the same. The J 'opening was due to the irantate ouse. A cottage is now being n S -'jQ f is not to be drawn till toda] '- 4 ye are therefore unable to %4 publi a u in tbis issue of the paper. 4The o aents of drawing it 10 ~e~~ days I.. oort will be carried out by dr it today. -J-- assell is building an ice house'~ a capacity of a carload. 'It i raser cold now to be talking about the comforts of ice, but it will be a matter of the greatest pleature for the competition 5etween the ice houses to produce a bet time. -Lsst Saturday afternoon a large number called at the reading room s'nd got out reading mat ter for the Sabbath. Tomorrow afternoon the room wili be open for a still larger number to do likewise. Any magazine can be taken out Saturday and returned Monday withoat a cent of cost. --Toe auction sale of Mr. Eder's came off yesterday. The things sold all brought good prices-even the dump cart harness. Mayor C2oan did some lively bidding for these and ran the price way up on the purchacer. The purchaser certainly did not live in Winnsboro, or else he would not have made a single bid afer the mayor entered the race. Now, that Mayor Coan is really looking for dumnpcart har ness, can not some one help him out? -That was a ptretuy tribute Mr. F. H. McMaster ',est-eda paid Capt. J. H. Broks, author of the hi]l to in crease the pen~ion fund. The s:.ry of that incident as related to Mr. Mc Maste: by his father is tha- Capt. * Brooks was thrice wounded, once in the band a-id t wice more seri ualy. Comrades came op to carry him t .'the rear. but Capt. Brooks, declairing that 2 he was mnortally woundet, begged them to put his body on th -t amp:-rts to shield the living c >mnra 'er. -Thbe State, Feb. 4'. ' -Mis. .Jane H-,1:ingiwor:h Inft last Thsd.a. for Walls tvillo. Fairfield .Bulr COUGH SYRUP cures Hacking Coughs, Sore Lungs, Grippe,Pnen monia and Bronchitis in a few days. Why then risk Consumption, a slow, sure death? Get Dr. Bull's ( ~ Syrup. Price, 25c. o be imposed upon. Refuse the dealer's substitnte; it is not as good as Dr. Bull's. Salvation Oil cures Rheumatism, Aches and Pains. i5 & 25 cts. Cotty, where the, will teacb. As a musician Mi's IUollingsworth has few equars and no superihrs in this com munity. Her ability and her accom plishments will be an acquisition to the people among whom she lives, even as her depamre bas been a loss to us. In tbe church the absence of the sweet singer will be a distinct loss to the choir in whi h she.sang. Many friends and admirers extend to her their best wishes in her new home.-Abbevil!e Press and Banner. -Wednesday morning Miss Mamie Brice began her work as a grade teachr in the Fioreces graded school, which ha- about ten teachers and ser eral hundred pupils. The po.itio:, which is a very fine one, was offered her without any application for it at all. Before accepting it, Miss Mamie had to be released from her school at Conway, where she was giving fle satisfaction. The trustees only gave her up that she might accept the better positn. It is quite a pleasure. for us to note Miss Mamie's fine record in the school room, and she has the best wishes of her home paper for much .success in her newfield. -Miss-Bertha Robinson, who went on from bere several weeks ago, has now gone to Manning where she is employed in the millinery department of s. I. Till's large store. Miss Bertba gave very bigh satisfaction in the mil linery department of the Caldwell Dry GoodseCo., wh> regretted to give her up. She posseses in a large measure that fine taste to pecessary to a milliner. In addition to her natural endowments for tbis work, she enjoyed ine train ingsJi Baltimore. B-fore the spring 6 n she will go to New York for faiher training, Mr. Till is to be congratulated in having Miss'Bertha in hbis service, and the people of Manning no donbi will soon learn to value her for tbe floe qualifications she possetses for her work. -COMMUNION AT BLACKSTOCK. -"On next Sabbath, Feb. 10th, there will be communion service at B~ack stock. Preaching will be held also on Saturday, the 9th, at 11 't. m , followed by a meeting of the session. NOTICE TO PENSIONERS. ion board will be held Monday, Fel rary the 18th~ All applications for pesions must be handed in on or be fore that day. The roles regulasting pensiners are printed in this issue for the benefit of all applicants. Small Pox Governor McSweeney his been ad vised of the spread of smallpox from Union to Chester county. .It is rumored here that it has also spread t the western section of this county. No definite infotmation in regard to the same can be had. But it would be an exceedingly wise thing for the peo ple throughout the county to use every preaut ion against the dreaded malady, even though it is appearing in so mild a form. CAPT S B CLOWNEY News has reached her e of the death of Capt. S. B. Clowney .at his home in Dallas, Texas. This news came through Mrs. C. E Cathcart, a' niece of his, who was informed of his death by her sister who also lives in Dallas A heart affection was the cause of bhis dath. Capt. Clowney was the firet eashier of tbe Winnaboro National Bank, and afterwards clerk of the court for Fairfield county. Hie was a na'ive of this county, he masrried in the county, and be has a large family connection in Fairfield who will be saddened to know of his death. KILLED IBY A FALLING TREE. Thur. day morning about 8 o'clcck, while some parties were engaged in clear; rg a new grournd on Mr. W. G. Hinnant's place, Palmer Bulow, an ged negro, was caught under a falling tre anld crushed to the ground dead. His la was so mashcd that his brair' were spilled on thle ground. A cor~oner's irnquest was immediately summned and a verdict exoneratinlg all pat ties was brought in. Thbe un for tunat~o!d negro was held in ;he higbest emeemn by all. He was about 75 years old erin nas a trusted old ser vant of D Patimer's. MRS. KILS0 DEAD Mtf'rd, S. C., Feb. 5.--Mrs R. F. Kig, of R >cky Mont, died last night of pneumnonia. Her remlins will be ,lrred at ML. 7ion today. RIDGEWAY NOTES. R;dgoway, S. C., Feb. 5.-Mrs. Eliz E. K-nnedv, relict of the late W. B. Keanedy, died o.1 Sunday after noon at har home near Ridgeway. Mrs. Kennedy was seventy years of 9g-, and possessed all tbe virtues of a Cnristian woman. She leaves o e son. W. B Kennedy, Jr. A small cabin near the depot, occa pied by negroes, was entirely c-in sumed by 6ire last night. The entire contents were lost. BETHEL SCHOOL DOT;. Under the tfficie:nt management of our mnch-lovea teacher, Mids Sallie H ayne MMeekin, our ichool is rapidly progressine. There are about twenty pupils. We are doing some very pretty as well as instructive work in the literary line-book-making. "Long. tellow" is the present subject, and we are trying to do credit to that worthy poet's nama. On last Saturday afternoon the "Seniors" gave the children a party at Mr. J. L Cauthen's. It was quite an en.jayable occasion, and the "cake walkng"' was especially fine. We h,-ve three or four mninth; yet in whieh to work, and we mean to do some har- study, and have a real "commencrm-nt" at the close of school. Wten that time comes, Mr. Editor, comc down. 1. s. I. C .!L Tk O S. I A.. WALLIS-TRAY WICK The wedding of Miss Cor K. Wallis and Mr. David D. TraywIck, two well known and popular young people of Charlotte, N. C., took place here on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence of Capt. T. J. Cureton. The wedding was a quiet affair and only a few relatives and friends were present. Handsome potled plants and cut flowers were used in the decara tion of the parlor, where the eeremony was performed, and shaded lamps cast a soft light throughout the room from which the bright sunlight had been excluded. The bride wearing a handsome travelling suit of dark red broadcloth wi-h a bat to match, and carrying a bouquet of exquisite bride roset, en; tered the room upon the arm of the groom. The ceremony was performed in a most impressive manner by Rev, J. B. Traywick, the father of the groom. Shortly after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Tray wick left for Lamar, S. C., to visit the parents o't the groom. The bride is a sister of Mrs. T. J. Careton, whom she has been visiting for several weeks. -EDEEINGTON'S.UIST@RY. Many people in piield doubt know that Mr.-#&' pgs~ a. ow 1. cMaster,*1 o recover it. connected one, a t contains many &fal~ old preve of the grealest he people of Fairfield. The manuscript should by alI. e placed in a permanent form. Weut ime to time we shall print sketha from it, and we trust they wl:l be en joyed by c~nr readers. In this issue is me on sherman in Fain field County. The title page is herewith given as aggestive of tbe con touts of the book: (For the title page.) R~eminiscences of Fairfield County, South C;arolina, including Sketches Biographical atrd Historical, from Its First Settlement, to 1886. -By W illiam Ederington. Sweet clime of my kindred, blest land of my birth ! The fairest, the dearest, the brightest on earth! Where e'er I may roam, how e'er blest I may be, My spirit inutinctively, turns unto thee!" FLINT HILL NEWS The rains bave kept the farmers rrom consioning Iheir preparation of he land. When everything is dry Igain they will continue work. We onice that several of the farmners, (white an~d colored) will plant a good al of truck this y ear; and some of hem are sending off for seed through asologu s It is right to plant as unch vegetable-s as y or' can take care f, but it is advisable that s on should uy seed at h: me. It is little more :hani expe imnut to send off for all inds of ceed aind rhero is little time or exp itimet now. Mr. Tonm P. Bray. youngest son of Mr. anrd Mrs. RI. V. Bray, has gone to Drhrmn, N. (2.. to live with hi. uncle, M r. Torn [Peay. We all regret to see the y unig man leave. Mr. R. V. Bray, drummer for the U'aroliua Tobacc~o C.., is taking a day - two of rest fr om his trip'. He re ports success in his new business. Mr. J. W. [Durhaus, :lso of the Caro-ina Tobacco Co., is our on the oa ., p-e.', nie reports fair sue PR*YIroN RION, AfUnT FOE Pacifi Fire Insurance Company of New YorL' Glen Faj Insarance Company or New York6e Rocheste!German Insurance Com pany of Rdobester, N. Y. Sdlicits shire of public patronage. caes, all of his orders being large orders. WhWi last heard from he was passing tbrough Columbia. The Oakland school was stoped one day on aceWunt ot tha heavy rain. This school,-with only about 15 pupils, is, we believe, to be one of the best ordered schos in the country. This is due tothestrictness and correct ideas of the teace. We notice a piece in THE News AmHalD by s -me one of their scho It is excellent. Let us bear fromeli tbose who have a nice school. B.J.B. PreimtSe.a Tragedy. Timely interM 6ngiven Mrs. Geo. Long, of Ne*' raitile, Ohlo,pre vented a drand saved two lives. cough bad long kept her-awah 0' night She had tried many ~ aw doctors, but steadily grew -unt urged to try Dr. King's N avery. One bot tle wholly d and she writes this marvel also cured Mr. Lon oft I attsok of Pnen o npositive proof of the mat of thisgrand reinedy for abest and lung troub 0 ad $1.00. Every bo . Trial bot tles free at 's drug store. Dysp ure Digs Uat Itarti Nature. gecone antand tantll nil - of digsteon Jekon A p4 ~ITTDIHE$ RBTTER DISHES, I WAITERS, REAM PITCHERS, - SPOONS, KNIVES, * Etc., I'tc., Etc., C. M.CHANDLER'S. HAVE YOU SENT THAT VALENTINE? IF YOU HAVENOT, WHY NOTP Call and see us about it. VALENTINES, all prices, at our same old stand. Your Valentine, Druggists. Administrator's Notice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN hat all persons bolding claims aghinst the estate ot William Mi. Rosborough, deceased, are required to present them, duly attested; and all perseas indebted to said estate will make pay ment forth with to tbe undersigned. J. E McDONALD, Administrator Estate William M. Ros borough, decoased. 17th Jan. 1901. . 1-18-1m 201h CENTURYBR WE WISH TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING GOODS and offer many goods at BARGAIN PRICES. t these goods are offered at less than cost. This dios not n* clude all the goods in our store. The bargain ida are p1 on the counters and marked in plain figures. . These iteus re for CASH ONLY and WILL NOT BE CHARGED at these price. -A vanid lot of Dress Goods, Plaids and Silks, Lot of Percals, at 7,-8 and 1o cents. Flannelets and Outings. All Winter Underwear at a discount. Lot of Gents' Heavy Gloves. Cotton and Wool Blankets. SHOES. Lot of Ladies' Fine Shoes, at $1.50 to $2.oe. These are less than cost, worth $2.00 to $.00. Lot of Children's Shoes, all sizes and prices. Lot of Gents' Shoes, at $1-50 tO $2.50, worth $2.00 to $j. Many of the goods we offer are fresh, new stoek, bought this fall. We do not wish to carry them over the summer, and offer at these prices for CASH. To the many who have patronized us we wish a happy New Year with the hope that the new century may bring them much of prosperity. We ask a continuance of your patronage, promising at all times to use our best efforts to supply your wants to your entire satisfaction both as to quality and prices. lThe Caldwell Dry Goods Companys MOLA4533 OP ALL KIND5. TIE VERY BEBT Few Orleans %trup anb Molases. Georgia 1IEbbon Cane STrup. fresb Porto lTcas. -at J. D. McCarley & CcYse M U ntd hal~ -ULL1%A ~a. MLJLE. My Livery Outfit 11 soon be complete, and I can fix you up a NICE RIG, }UICK. 1e-,A 1n--" M 0. A. Crawford, IWINN8BOR&OV &a Spci BuginsThi Wi i,ooo yards of Heavy Shirting to be close: out at 4 1-2 CENTS A YARD. 500 yards Ginghams, reduced from 7 to 5 CENTS. 6o pairs of Brogan Shoes, well worth the former price of I.50 per pair, to be closed out at $r.oo A PAIR. Large line of Hats and Men's Dress Shirts at greatly r uced prices. Big values for all money left with us. Winnsboro Racket Co. C. B. Gladden, Mgr. TH NEWS AND HEBALD, For Fairfield County. -TWICE A WEEK. I.5O - A YER - $tSO5A