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The News and Herald WINNSBORO, S. C. 0. E. CROWSON, Editor TERMS IN ADVANCE One Year.........................$ -150 Six Months.......................75 Four Months................... Communications: --We are always glad to publish news letters or those oertaining to matters of publie imter ,st, when accompanied by Lhe jameS and addresses of the authors. ArLicles which are defamatory will not be noticed. We assume no responsibility f.r the opinion of correspondents. 'ntered at the postoffice in Winns boor as second class matter. There are several who would like to make the race for the leg lature but they are a little timid. All honor is due the men who lay down their private affairs and enlist for the Mexican war. Not only is this the case with the officers but more so with the pri vate who relinquishes in many instaces a fair salary and pleas ant surroundings to voiunteer and vo to the front on a small salary and with little hope of promotion. But the American boy can be depended upon to answer any call that duty com nands. Make Them All Obey. We are mighty glad to see Chief Youngblood and his men nabbing violaters of the auto mobile ordinance. There are more of them than those already caught. The trouble with these fellows who own cars is that the mere fact of ownerspip give them an exaggerated view of their own importance. The fact should sink deep in their minds that pedestrians always have the right of way. These car owners should be made to obey the law or their licenses forfeited -Rock Hill Record. The time has come when speed laws must be rigidly enforced, in the town and on the public highwaygUE'trs are driven at a speed without any regard to the ".safety of the occupants or the 014aestians. The man at the <el appears to be almost speed -:z andthegonly way, appa ~ -d-1ma is a sufficient fine every ~ime he violates a lawx to make him stop and think. BFITE YINsBORO CtBB NOTES. We are delighted to hear that * some new speed laws have been gassed, and we hope that all au tomnobile owners v:ill now be re quired to have their lamps light ed, both on the front arid rear, when driving at night. The best news yet is that our Mayor is having fly traps made to distribute over the town. Soon we'll have a "fly-less" town and cut our hospital bills in half. It is a hard matter to get a pretty lawn started in these dry times, and it is certainly most discouraging, after months of effort to have, somebody's live stock turned on it to graze. Isn't there a law to prevent stock from - roaming at large? We thought it was unlawful to .keep.pigs in town but we hear of several neighborhoods where they are allowed to flourish un molested. We note with deepest satisfac tion that the Board of Public - -- Works is having a very thorough inspection ifhade of our sewerage system and we hope that every body will co-operate with them and have the necessary changes made as soon as possible. It has been suggested that the differ~ent neighborhoods hold a contest and that a prize be awar ded to the one having the best kept streets and yards. This seems a good idea and would be a very forward step towards beautifying our old town. Hon. F. H. McMaster has kind ly consented to talk to us on the subject of Civic improvement next Friday night and we will expect everybody who has the good of the old town at heart to come out and hear him. He is a * good speaker and knows a great deal about his subject that you will want to hear. We notice that the walk across * the college campus is now being used as a thorough-fare for car riages and automobiles. This makes it unsafe and unfit for a wvalk and steps should be taken at once to keep the vehicles in their proper places. AMERICAN'S CLASH WIH CARRANZA TROOPS. First Battle of War Took Place Yesterday. El Paso, Texas, June 21. American and Carranza troops fought a sanguinary battle today only a few hours after President \Wilson's 6,000-word note warning General Carranza that the"grav est consequences" would follow an attack upon American forces in Mexico had gone forward. With which side victory rested was not known on the border tonight as no report from General Persh ing had come through. The casualties also were not known, but nearly a score of General Pershing's men are said to have been killed and the Mex icans were reported to have lost more-than 40. Seventeen Amer icans were declared by Mexican officials to have been captured and hurried to Chihuahua City under guard. A machine gun used by the Mexicans was said to have done heavy execution. The engagement occuned near the town of Carrizal, nine iniles southeast of Villa Ahumada, the Mexican field headquarters in northern Chihuahua. The Americans engaged were thought to have been members of a troop from the Tenth Cav alry, a negro regiment, return ing from a scouting trip to Guz man. The size. of the Mexicar forces, whose commander, Gen eral Felix Gomez was killed, was not known. NEWS REACHES JUAREZ. News of the battle was receiv ed in Juarez early this afternoor by General Francisco Gonzales. Carranza commander of the mili tary zone or the border. Foi some reason General Ganzale, kept the story secret until latE in the afternoon when an Amer ican, J. C. Hupple, returning t< the border from the interior brought to El Paso the news thal he had seen a number of Mexi can dead along the Mexican Cen tral Railroad tracks at Ville Ahumada, and he had been tolk there had been an encounter. General Gonzales' first ster I after confirming the news was t< issue a statement placing thE I blame on the American com mander. He charged that th< American troops fired first on th< Mexicans and that their shoti were fdirected at a courier wh< had .iust presented to them a re quest that they retire. American army officers declar ed absolute disbelief tonight ii General ~Ganzales' assertions The opinion ras expresseW tha. irmte Americans fired olh thE Mexicans they did so becahise i was necessary in order to insurf their own saftefy. General Trevino's recent warn mng to General Pershing not t< send his troops East, South oi SWest of their positions was re called. Ridgeway News. Mr. Charles Smith who hai been afflicted with typoid fevei for two weeks died on Tuesdaa at the residence of his brothei Mr. Clifton Smith. Mr. Smiti was a promising young man anc until a few weeks ago workec in the capacity of salesman in the store of F. P. Hinnant. His re mains were buried at Longtowr on Wednesday. Rev. Mr. Mont gomery the new Presbyteriar minister, and family have ar rived. Mr. Montgomery preach ed his first sermon on Sunday t< a large and appreciative audience. We have at last had an abund ance of rain to the delight of the farmers and merchants as well. Mrs. J1. WV. Team spent Wed. nesday in Columbia. Miss Ernestine Johnson in visiting in Orangeburg. Miss Leila Brown has returnec from Columbia. Dr. Robertson and family are ~visiting in Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Cozart have re turned to their home in Augusts after a vissit to Mrs. Cozarti parents Mr. C. P. Wray. Rev. J. S. Coopering in a few appropriated remarks welcomec the new minister of the Presby terian church at the regular ser vices on Sunday last. Mr. G. E. Moore a formei citizen of Ridgeway was in towr today on business. Mr. R. WV. Adams moto--~d t< Columbia Thursday. Mrs. W. A. Beaty of Winns. boro was in town Monday. Mr. J. C. Thomas who has been indisposed for some tim( is much improved. Mr. W.F.Stevenson of Cheraw~ paid us a flying visit a few days ago. The Misses Jones of Longtowr are visiting relatives in town. Mr. Reed Brown continues t< improve and his many friends hope soon to see him back to his tre againD. News Notes From Bethel. Our community has been visit ed by fine rains at last. The far mers are smiling again. We are glad to see Mjss Zeline Mann cut after a star- of two weeks in the hospital. Mr. Earle Jones had the mis fortune to mash his hand durirAg a recent storm, breaking two of his fingers. Miss Annie Robinson, who has been sick for some time is suffic iently recovered to be out again. Little Evelyn Russell is stpl confined to the house with ty phoid'fever. Mr. Leland Perry, of Great Falls, was in the neighb4rhood Sunday. Mrs. Marion Mason and chit dren have returned from Rpck Hill where they spent tenday$ with Mrs. Mason's father'ai' mother. Miss Margaret Gibson is ,i' ing at Montieellc. Cards have been received,bre from Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Peele of Pacolet, announcing the lirth of their little daughter, Marq'aret Estelle. Mrs. Pope Brooks and twine are with Mrs. Crosb.y Ruff this week. Mrs. S. L. Mann was quite sick last week, but we are *d to report that she is improvmg Miss Ethel Beckham has 'e turned from the League ConfeA ence at Laurens. Mrs. M. F. Irby is spending some time in Columbia. Miss Eloise Perry stopped ovi for a visit to relatives on her way to her home at Great Falls, from Columbia College. Mris. L. A. Bye and Miss 4 becca Robinson have returnec from Greenville where they at tended the annual Missionar meeting. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ruff and Miss Boozer of Prosperity speai the week-end with Mrs. Pop Brooks. Misses Fowler and Lowmat are visiting at Prof. Fowlers'. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Perry arf visiting relatives i n Carlisle. Greenwood and Prosperity. Miss Lorie Iry attended com mencement at Cedar Springs. Little Sara, Frances and -Jo4 Brooks are in Prosperity for 'few days. The younger set enjoyed a de lightful evening at the home o: Mrs. Rufus- Cassler, last Tuesday the occasion being the irthday of Alice Mae Ashford. The little inf;mt of Mr. anc SMrs.: Will teinmon was buried al Crooked Run church last Tues day. Mrs. George Hinnant of Rion; was busied at Bethel church last Branham--Branham. On the 18th inst., the silenec was broken by the rumbling noise of horses and wheels in the distance, conveying Mr. Reuber Branham, one of Ridgeway's brightest young men, and Miss Lizzie Branham, one of Lugoff's fairest young ladies, together with a large concourse of their relatives and friends. Upon their arrival at the office of R. JW. Sutton they were ushed into the parlor which was profusely aecorated with pictures and flowers where the marriage cere mony was performed in the pres ence of the following attendants: Miss Pearl Beulware with Mr. Frank Brabham, Miss Emily Ra bon with Mr. Linder Mattox, and Miss L. Rabon with Mr. Ezell Rabon. The bride was the re cipient of many handsome pres ents as well as a handful of sil ver. Postal Information. Pack parcel to be mailed care fully, wrap properly in good stout paper, tie securely with good cord or twine. A fragilE or perishable article should be properly packed in wooden or stout corrugated paper box, and marked accordingly. Name of sender should be it upper left hand corner of parce: and addressed in lower right hand corner. Post Office or Rural Carrier will supply circular with full in formation. A cony of The Posta: Guide can be secured for from 15 to 40 cts delivered in July. Or der from the Department states that mail receptacles must bE provided at every house wherE mail is delivered to have VillagE Delivery Continued. Geo. B. McMaster P. M. Rockton. Everybody was glad to see thE fine rains of last week, but muck damage was done to the land. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Bray, .Jr. from Beaufort S. C. and Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bray of Atlanta are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bray at Rockton. Richard Carson, from Chester, is a visitor at Rockton. Longtown News. Mr. W. L. Mellichamp has re turned home after a pleasant visit to relatives and friends in Winnsboro. Miss Nellie McEachern of Col umbia is spending a while here with her cousin, Miss Maomi Me Eachern. Miss Mattie Bush of Hopkins is visrYing her grandmother, Mrs. D, W. Tidwell. Miss Annie Reeves who bas been teaching school in Atlanta, Ga. has returned home to spend I the summer vacation with her sisters, Missis Lena and Freddie Reeves. Mr. Piysinger of Newberry fas here reeently on a visit toI Mr. R. B. Lewis and family. Miss Edna Dixon expects to! leave tomorrow for Rock Hill,1 where.she will attend the sum mer school at Winthrop college. Messrs.--Frank and - Ernest rReesge at ~heme from--Oole in'n collegato spend the summer ho .6days wifh theii father, Mr. R. .Reeves. Little Miss Carrie White who underwent on operation recently is now doing nicely much to the delight of her friends. Misses Hazel Haynes and Nan-i 'nie Seigter of "Winnsboro are guests of Mesdam'es Jno. C. and Jno. Thos. Stewart. Mr. W. D. Tidwell of Ridge way spent Snday here with his mother4 Mrs. D.., W. Tidwell. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Jones and daughters Misses Sallie and Marie Jones were among those who at tended the Ruff-Sally wedding in 'Ridge-way. Mr. W. L. Mellichamp has: gone to Rock Hill to attend the Summer school at Winthrop col lege. Miss Sallie Stewart has return ed from a visit to relatives in Winnsboro. Mrs. W. L. Bryson of Conway is spending sometime here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. B. I Lewis. Miss Annie Reeves who has been teaching school in Atlanta, Ga., has returned home to spend the summer vacation with her sisters Misses Lena and. Freddie Reeves. ~Miss Ebna Dixon has gone to Rook Hill to attend the summer .1school at Winthrop college. ~Miss Mattie Bush of Ikins and Miss Jennie Tidwell o ide ~way are .visiting their rnd other, Mrs. D.~ W. TidWk' -1dobl Sardinia ~~rng thM or is sperqdl~ ~ ia ~5Srnrtlpent a w'iif~ih relatrves i F -ikand Ernest Ideves are at h~ome from Clem soin college to spend the summer hoiaswith their father Mr. RC.Reves. Master Lamar Bryan of Con wa shere on a visit to his granmother, Mrs. R.-B. Lewis. Mr. Jas. Smith .of Columbia visited Mr. Jones Smith and oth er relatives in the community during the past week. idiss Sallie Stewart has return ed from a visit to relatives in Winnsboro. .. Edgar Lewis of Win ns bois visiting relatives in the community. Miss Marie Mayher who has been spending some time here with her aunt. Mrs. G. Moore has returned to her home in Ridgeway. Mr. Guss McMeekin of Monti cello has been on a visit to Mr. R. B. Lewis and family. ' AMissEstelle Rabon of Kershaw county is the guest of Dr. and; Mrs. Sanders. Mr. John Smith spent a short; while in Winnsboro recently. As to Job Printing. Now and then some customer hands us a piece of job printing ts do and when we present a bill for .islight advance in price of of . iat we formerly did the same job for there is a kick. We thought every man who had' wordof this class to do knew that the price of paper had ad vani to the point where it was imp6~ible to do work for at form4r prices without our hav ing td~ explain the situation. In all cases we do work for as little~ money, as it is possible to do and shall ".ntinue to do so but in near1all classes of work the blank paper now costs us about Ias much as we formerly charged for the completed work, there fore we are bound to make a smalr ad vance in prices. Please bear this in mind in giving us1 work of this class. SHERMAN'S RAID RECALLED How Beautifull "Malvern Hall" Was Ransacked by Federal Troops. To the Editor of The State: The article i n Thursday's State, "How Sherman Burned the City," bringe to mind that after burning Columbia-44 years ago-he marched northward into Fairfield county, (leaving waste. to all in his path), intending to cross the Wateree river at Peay's ferry into Kershaw connty, but a rise in the river, known until this day as "Sherman's freshet" prevented and kept the federals in the neighborhood of Flint Hill and Longtown for more than a week. One can imagine the des truction wrought! Among the homes burned was "Malvern Hall" in - Longtown, the palatial residence of the late CoL Nicholas A. Peay. Col. Peay -%was the most extensive land!and slave owner in that see tion of the State, or perhaps in the State. His lands extended, not acres, but miles, and not, knowing his own negroes, so many were they. It is sitid that no other home, except, perhaps, Manning's man sion in Clarendon county, could equal it. The jewelry, plate, cut glass and linen, with which it wag so abundantly supplied (the description of which sounds like a fairy tale to those of the present generation) were taken by the federal soldiers; what they did not want was given to I the neproes. The little the fami ly got afterwards in the way of, silver and furniture was given back by the negroes. Not long er than five years ago' an old! battered brooch containing a miniature of Col. Peay's wife. who was Martha 'Cary Lamar. sister of the late Col. Robert Lamar of Columbia, was given to a member of the family by an old negro.woman still living in. Fairfield county. - After ransacking the home of all its valuables it was then burn ed. It is said that some of the soldiers who had got drunk on the wines found in the cellar were riding their horses through the halls and were burned in the building-a just reward! Only the site of"Mhfvern Hall" remains to tell the story of its former grandeur and State-wide hospitality, and two huge granite posts that led from the "big gate"' to the house still stand as sentinels of the past. 'It is not the cause that the op posing side fought for so much tastill rankles in our. South ~eriearts, ~ut the villainous meat~ 'ich the end -was FGR AAILE,O five 'weelks &ld pigs. Price $2'eaeh. W. M. IQattlebauin. EOR SALE-One good 'amily herse, buggy and harness. Price sheap as I donf t care- tQ move him. Apply to H. G.- Gibson, Rion, 3S C. AN ORDINANCE. Regulating the speed and man agement of Automobile, Moto cycles o r other mechanically propelled vehicles or machines on the streets of Winnsboro. Be it ordained by the Town' Council of the Town of Winns boro: Section 1. That, from and after the passage of this ordin ance, it shall be unlawful for any person to run or cause to be run, any automobile, motocycle or other mechanically propelled ve hicle machine on the streets of Winnsboro at a greater rate of speed than (12) miles per hour,. except when turning a corner,! when such rate of speed shall not exceed (5) miles per hour; or to approach the intersection of streets; or to turn corners' without first giving ample warn-. ing or signal of their approach ; or to run such machines after dark without signal lights dis played; or to run such mabhines without the use of a muffler or when a cut out or any other, attachment is being used to de crease the effect of the muffler. Section 2. All drivers or mana gers of such named machine~ must bring their machines to a stop wherever a stop sign is dis played, at all times must keep to the right, especially so when stopping right of machine must be next to the curb. Section 3. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon coni viction or plea of guilt, shall be punished by a fine of not exceed ie one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment of not exceeding thirty days in the discretion of the -mayor or council. Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsist ent with this ordinance be and they are hereby repealed. Done in council this 12th, day of June A. D. 1916. and with the corporate seal of the town affixed. C. A. Robinson. Mayor. CA.tvenn, Clerk of Concil. "Summer? I D ""COOKING wil this summer o tiif" Oil Cook StoN will be cool!" Why cook over a h kitchen when you comfortable. The Cook Stove, the sto blue chimney, worl The long blue chim draft, assures a clean lasting. satisfaction. only two cents for a New' Perfecdon OilC in many styles and sold by mas goo< gladly show nem. Look for The Lon Use Aladdin Securit best results in Oi and Lamps STANLMARD S.l TE RN0 For the accor PUBLIC---our cus we want as cui handling Revenue be glad to serve yc Feel free to e may we can mail The -Winna UNIVERSITY OF S Scholarship and En The University of South Scholarship to one young m; scholarship is worth $100 in r fees, amounting to $158.. The examination will be hI July the '14th, 1916. General held at the same time for all si The University offers gres of study in science, history, la once for an application blank t< THE PRI University of 5 Columhi )n't Dread. 1 be areal pleas Imy NewPerf e-for the kitc at range in a can be cool New Perfection e with the.1 s like a gas sts ,my gives a pe odorless heat The fuelc meal for six.. Iod Stoves are sizes. 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