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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. I WEDNESDAY. February ?, r : i 1884. e? Advertisements. Notice?W. K. Garrison. " " ? - JNOtlce?J^ase Cu uwuei. To Lease?T. L- Balow. Good News?Connor & Chandler. Strayed or Stolen?W. M. Harden. At Reduced Prices?M, L. Knard. 4 Great Bankrupt Sale?A. "Williiord & Co. Bissolntion?Gooding & Elliott. i Local Brief*. - v I ?The depot ana tne warcnousu un; i - beginning to be well filled with guanos. ; ' ?The cotton buyers have little to do nowadays. The crop is about sold. ?A number of cases of pneumonia are leported from the northwestern portion of the county. ?No damage of auy consequence (" has been done the grain crop in the . Feasterville section the county. ? ?Penmanship taught, photographs j ctffno rvaintp/? ftrKfiffoslIv bv ^ MUiPtt QilUj ^ , Prof DeHerradora. * ( ?Hereafter the key to the reading room will be found at the store of Mr. ( ; &. L. Mimnartgh. ( ?Hie agreement of the bar has no reference to criminal cases. "Wit- ( nesses in criminal cases are expected ( - to be promptly on hand on Monday < the 11th inst. ?The grand jury lor tins year cou. sists of fifteen white men and three , ? colored. The panel of the petit jnrors , for the February term consists of ( thirty white men and sir colored. ?Mr. W" D. Bolick, of Feasterville, * has disposed of all his effects and will take his departure for Florida in a ' few days. He will go by private conveyance. The comity regrets his departure. Our best wishes attend him. ?Bine stamping for any kind of embroidery executed in artistic style i by Prof. DeHerradora. * ?The Charlotte Observer says: Hen- ' ry Lane and James Gillespie, two of ? * x ..1 X Hie negro burglars recenuy capiureu uv the police in this city, Saturday took a trip to South Carolina, Deputy Sheriff H. Y. Milling, of Winnsboro, . acting a<i their chaperon. ?The north-bound passenger train on list Sunday was fully three hours 1 .late. Portions of the engine broke and gave away at Ridgeway and another engine had to be brought from the ' shops at Columbia. No damage resulted from the accident, except the loss of time that it occasioned. ?When i'a town visit Prof. DeHer radora's Gallery and examine specimens of his work as penman, photographer and sign painter. * 1 1 i Personal.?Miss Laura Hanahan, ( of Edgefield, is in towu visiting the family of Dr. Ji. B. Hanahan. We wish her a pleasant stay in Winnsboro. : Death.?Miss Margaret Halsell of Feasterville, died ou the 24th, of gen- 1 era! debility and heart disease, aged 83 1 years and 5 mouths. She had long 1 beeu a consistent member of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Her remains 1 were interred in the family burying- i | ground. 1 Among toe Justices.?The case of the State against J. H. Nelson, on the j charsre of assault and battery, was ( tried before Justice Cathcart on Friday Messrs. Gail lard & Reynolds , appeared for the State and Messrs. j """V.. McDonald & Douglass for the defence. ( | The jury returned a verdict of "not ( guilty" and the defendant was discharged. Foe Bceglaet.?The preliminary ( ex&miuatiou in the case of the State j Horace Jackson, charged with burglary, vrss-^fiard before Justice ' Cathcart ou Thursday. Messrs. Rags- j dale & Bagsdale appeared for the ' prosecution and Messrs. McDonald & 1 Douglass for the defence. The de- ! .feadaat was "committed to jail in de- ; fault of hail, to await trial at the approaching term of the Court of Gen- ! ?nu oes^xous. . The New Railroad.?The corpora- ] tors of the projected railroad from Camden to Ridgewav, met recently 1 and perfected an organization. A preliminary survey will be made at 1 once, and it is expected that the enter- ' prise will be vigorously pushed. 1 mile we wish no evil to onr sister : town, yet it seems to us the new road ( ought to tap the Charlotte, Columbia 1 - & Augusta at Winnsboro. Can't the ' business men of "Winnsboro do something to this end? PABTEnjgES.?For the information < ***" ~ " Jwwu' vrhei arp in the hahit of catch- i 5ng partridges in nets and traps, we 1 publish the following Act of the Legis- ] latere passed at its last session, mak- < iag it an indictable offense to so entrap I them, except upon one's own land: < An Act to prevent the netting and 1 7 trapping of partridges except by per- ' sons upon their own lands. Section 1. That it shall not be law- ] fttl for any person, except upon his , own land, to net or trap a partridge. Sec. 2. That any person violating this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, shall i be punished by a fine of thirty dollars, ( - or by imprisonment in the County jail for the term of thirty days. Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into operation immediately after its ap- 1 rtroval. Subkendeked.?Deputy Sheriff H. jSSi Milling returned home on the afternoon train on Saturday last from 1 Baleigh, N. C., with Henry Lane and 1 James Gillespie, two colored men 1 charged with breaking into the store * of Messrs. P. Landecker & Bro. Mr. Milling carried the requisition of Governor -Thompson to Governor Jarvis at Raleigh, and the prisoners were npon ' the orders of the North Carolina Gov- ' eroor turned over to his custody by i the sheriff of Mecklenburg county. : The warrant issued against them is for : grand larceny, and they will probably be tried upon an indictment charging this ofience. Doomed to Death.?Still there is some hope left Brewer's Lang Restorer has saved thousands and why not you? Will yon, can you doubt its efficacy when there are so many who positively and unequivocally assert the feet that thev were cured - by it? " * Death.?Intelligence has reached us of the death of Mr. Thompson Chappell, at Jenkinsville, in : the southwestern portion of the coiiufy. Mr. Chappel several weeks ago was strict en with paralysis, and since that time has been confined to his bed. On last Saturday be was stricken again with the same fearful disease and on that night was relieved from his suffer ings by death. The decfease was about fifty years of age, and leaves ail interesting family to sorrow over his death. Mr. Chappell was a man of great energy, and lived a life of usefulness and activity. His death is a loss alike to the county, his relatives and friends. Our sympathies to the family >ra their bereavement. Death of mn. "Wsr. f Eglestgk.? Information hasr;b^n received of tha death of Miv'r William I. Egleston, which occurred at Mobile on last Thurs day night. He had been in excellent healtfe,jbafc was attacked with typhoid pneumonia, which proved fatal after only a week's illness. 3fr. Egleston was a native of Charleston, a f;on of of the late Wm. I. Egleston, and the only brother of Mr. DuBose Egleston of this place. He lived for some time in TTinnsboro, and was universally esteemed. In 1867 he removed to California, remaining there several years, and then going to MoDiie,"\vnere be married. He leaves a wife and three children. He was about thirtysix years of age. The news of his death is received with .general and sincere regret. The Court of Common* Pleas.?The members of the bar have all agreed that no jury cases in the Court of Common Pleas shall be tried before Hon day the 18th inst. It will not .be necessary, therefore, for any parties, either litigants or witnesses, in such civil cases to come to Winnsboro before that day. This arrangement will greatly promote the convenience of all parties, and at the same time expedite the business before the Court. It is expected that all parties will be promptly on hand on Monday morning, the 18th inst., at ten o'clock. The bar have also agreed to suggest to Judge Aldrich to have one continuous session each day commencing at ten and closing about four o'clock. It is found that more work can be done iu this way than by divid log tne aay into iwo sessions. The Lancaster Review.?The last comber of the Lancaster Review contains the valedictory of Paul Moore, Esq., who for the past two years has had editorial charge of the paper. Under Mr. Moore's intelligent and discriminating conduct, tne Review took a high place among the papers of the State, and his retirement from journalIsm will be generally regretted. Fortunately for the paper he will be succeeded by a gentleman who, we doubt not, will fully sustain the reputation of the Review and will do good work in the cause of the people. Charles T. Connors, Esq., the new editor, is a gentleman of talent and culture, and iiis salutatory shows that he appreciates he character of the work upon which he has engaged. The mechanical department of the paper will be in charge of Mr. J. M. Ittddle, a practical printer of long experience. We doubt not that under such excellent management, iu all departments, the Beview will ;ontinue to rank as one of the best county papers in the State. A Terrible Explosion.?At three j'clock on the afternoon of last Friday, i horrible and fatal explosion of a toiler occnrred at Dawkins's Station 5n the Spartanburg and Union Railroad in this connty. Mr. John S. Bwygert owns a steam gin and gristmill, and at the time of the accident a colored man by the name of Calvin r AmmA? woo ?n oKoA-P onrrnio UUUIU1UU TYtlCJLU \yuai5v VJ. k.uv vugiiiv* rhe water in the boiler was low. A few moments after Mr. Swygert had left the engine-room, the engineer let in a quantity of cold water, and the toiler exploded, tearing the roof off the building and throwing portions of the fragments on the roof of a storebuilding over a hundred yards distant. Lemmon's head was blown off bis shonlders, and his body, terribly moi-ic/lo/? tl)iviwn nn<- rvf mill and lodged in an adjoining tree. A colored woman who was at the time in the engiue-room was mortally injurid. She died the following night. Visitikg Divines.?Professor W. W. Duncan, of Wofford College, preached jn last Sunday morning in the Metho3ist church in this place. His theme w&s "Christianity Progressive", and bis sermon was one of the most eloquent and masterly vindications of the truths of the Bible and of the destiny Df the Christian religion it has ever teen our good fortune to listen to. rhe church was full and the audieuce ippreciative throughout. The good people of Winusboro, irrespective of sects, will always heartily welcome Professor Duncan to our town. The Rev. A. Coke Smith, of Charleston, preached in the Methodist church 5n the evening of the same day. He was, as usual, full of fire and earnestupcc. and at times ?rew verv eloaueut. The Charleston divine is quite a favorite with the church-going people of Winnsboro. The Rev. R. G. iiiller, the pastor of the New Hope Associate Reformed Church, uear Albion, in this couuty, preached in the Associate Reformed sharch in this place on last Sunday morning. Mr. Miller is always happy in the selection of his subjects aud IfttriMl nnd nninted in fho ni*pnflr#tinn ? ?- r- ~r of lus sermons. Mr. Miller, among others, are supplying Mr. Chalmers's pulpit in his absence from home in the interest of the Due West Theological Seminary. New Advertisements.?Mr. M. L. Kinard, of Columbia, comes ont in to-day's paper with .the important announcement that he will, for the next few weeks, close out, at very low prices, his stock of men's, youths' and children's suits and overcoats. These goods are all first-class, and Mr. \ * Kinard's only object iii reducing fig- \ ures is that be may dispose of some of . his large stock, preparatory to his j removal into another store. About the middle of February he will occupy < a portion of the "Shiver building"? ' commodious and handsome quarters. | Mr. Kinard has many customers from , Fairlield, and these know that when ' he sets out to please, whether by re- { ducing prices or otherwise, he is likely ' to succeed. And he means business \ this time. ] Messrs. A. "Williford & Co. adver- 1 tise an extensive bankrupt sale at ' their establishment in the Gerig build- ] ing. Having recently bought, at great- 1 ly reduced figures, a large and well ' assorted stock of goods, they mean to run them off at correspondingly low ] prices. These goods are in great j variety, ana iney must ue seen w order to be appreciated. Go and examine them. Messrs. Connor & Chandler have just moved into their new store next south of the Gerig building?an even} upon which they are congratulated by their numerous friends and customers. The new building is handsome and well arranged. This is as it should be. But to get people into a store, they must be attracted by pretty goods and tempting prices. In these partic- . ulars Messrs. Connor & Chandler mean to rank among the strongest competitor's for public favor, by keeping their stock up to the highest standards J and their prices down to the lowest ' figures. The combination lHsnres success. Professional Burglar Captured. 1 ?Oar efficient and wide-awake sheriff, J Mr. Jno. D. McCarley, has succeeded 1 in capturing auother bold and notori- s ous burglar, and Jack Brice, the pro fessional outlaw, sleeps within the walls of the county jail. A select ' delegation from the Lime Kiln Club, ' headed by the Sheriff's worthy lieu- ; tenant, Mr. H. Y. Milling, left town at midnight on last Saturday night to ( undertake the capture. The fearless * Jack was found secreted in a negro 1 house on the premises of Mr. Herron, 1 about eight miles from town, and, * coming upon him unawares, little or ( no difficulty was experienced in the ^ capture. Jack Brice has been quite ^ famous in this and the northern section. 1 of the county, for the crimes with which he has beeu conuected, and the J many attempts at his capture and his marvellous escapes make up a career ( at once exciting ana evenuuj. upon two different occasions he was arrested 5 and in the hands of deputies, and on * both occasions succeeded in wresting ^ from them their fire-arms and escaped. * The prisoner will doubtless be tried at ? the approaching term on the charge of burglary, a warrant for which is now j in the hands of the sheriff. Other crimes of a serious nature are alleged J to have been committed by him. The ' Sheriff's energy ana tacr, resuiuug so successfully as they have done, daring * his term in the arrest of a number of 5 such outlaws, merit the commendation 1 and .hearty well-done of all good, law- ^ abiding citizen 5 ? j Money Needed.?"We have it upon t authority that still other funds are ] n.^pflnd to meet the demands udoii ] Fairfield county for its contribution to j the South Carolina branch of the Mount Vernon Association. Already about fifty dollars have been raised and forwarded to. the vice-regent of the State, and for it all credit is due the enterprising young ladies and gentlemen who took part in the entertainment given in the Thespian Hall iu December last. Bearing in mind the large and appreciative audience in attendance upon the entertainment, * i ana tne nappy ana successiiu reutuuoii both of the tragedy and comedy, are we not warranted in making the suggestion that we have a repetition of sachliterary treats? It would not be out of place to render anew the performances of the last month, and we donbt not they would be highly enjoyed and appreciated. At least Jet us have a performance of some kind ?a tragedy again and a comedy thrown in to make things lively and jovial. Excelleut tragedies can be fonnd appropriate for sncli occasions, and comedies laughable and side-splitting can be obtained without trouble' or expense. Then, too, the Young Men's Debating Society of Mount Zion College are in need of funds for the purchase of books, furniture, etc., for their hall, and money could be no- ( where more properly bestowed, and certainly the bestowal of such a gift j would be highly appreciated. The ( organization of a dramatic club at ^ this time would be in order, both upon . LUC JSvUlC VI LUC fJUUJJUs CUIC1 MiUIiiguL g it would afford and the beneficent par- ( poses that would be thereby accom- ^ plished. "Who will move in the mat- t ter? i J THE GAN<8 OF BURGLARS. 1 AHistoryof Some of their Many Crimes, j Told by the Ringleader. The men engaged in the recent rob- ^ bery of the store of Messrs. P. Lan- j decker &Bro., in this place, belong to f an organized gang of thieves. Three ^ nAinonf I vi cuu paL 11^0 atv nv >T JLU wiiuu^AUWUU ?Jim Gillespie and Henry Lane at Charlotte, and Louis Broomfield at Yorkville. Broomfield had for some time been looked upon with suspicion, and he would, it seems, have been sooner arrested, but for his shrewdness in evading those who were after him. Shortly" after his committal to jail Broomfield was interviewed by a representative of the Yorkville Enquirer and requested to give some account 01 nis, career, ine reporter says: Broomfield readily presented himself at the sheriff's summons, and the = reporter was somewhat surprised at t seeing, not a vicious, savage looking i negro of middle age, but to the con- j trary, a rather intelligent young man of only twenty-three years? one young ( in age*, but old in crime. The reporter i fran&y told Broomfield that he had ( come to interview him, and that what- ( ever statement he misrht make would be published; and that he could exer- ( cise his own free will in regard to * giving- a statement for pnblication. "You mean a fall history of my life?" asked the prisoner; "that would take too long." On being assured that we wanted anly a few of the more interesting JJpiSUUCO ill UIO uv say that he is now twenty-three years Did. He was born in Ebenezer, in York jountv, and his mother was a slave of Thomas Thomasson. Bi'oomfield is of 3ark copper color and about five feet ten inches high, of intelligent mien ind can read and write. He narrates ais experience in this world very nearly in the same nonchalant manner that a traveler would relate his observitions on an extended journey, or an )ld soldier recount his adventures in the war. His statement had about it Hi* air of anv professional .sneaking" in his regular line. He first detailed the circumstances )f his capture, and then said that lie aad been sentenced from this county :o the peniteutiary for two terms of >ne year each?first in 1877, for grand larceny, ancl again in 1881 for housebreaking. He served out the full period of each sentence. It was after lis return from serving the last sen- j anna tliof Vtn ininerl flip bflflfl fhfill .\s UV/V UiUU 41V JV14.VV* VMV or.... jomposed of Babe Dixon, Jim Gillespie and Henry Lane. Jim Gillespie is ilso a native of York county, having ?een raised by the late Richard Gillespie, in the Clay Hill section, and Lane iails from Raleigh, N. C. Babe Dixon is a native of York, his father laving been the slave of Edward dverv, Sr., of Ebenezer. Broomffeld I'oined these men in Jane, 1882, but svas not, as has been published, the leader of the gang. They had no ccogiiized leader, but acted in unison md upon plans mutually agreed upon, md all shared the profits of a robbery ;quallv. Broomfield then detailed the circumstances of the robbery of the store of Messrs. J. R. Lindsay & Co., in Yorkrille, in November, 1882. The party stole a team and wagon on their way, md loaded it with goods from the store?about six hundred dollars' worth. Among other robberies committed sy his gang, he mentioned the store of Mr. McGinnis, in Mecklenburg, N. C.; Sir. Len "Wood's store at Clay Hill in STork county, taking from it $75 in :ash; Mr. Caldwell's house, near Charlotte, and the houses of two negro VaiI* />.\nnt\7 1 oof .Tnno Til his larrative, he remarked, en passant, ;hat one Sunday last summer, in open lay light, he went into a store at Low rysville, but didn't see anything lardlv worth taking except a pair of sants and a pair of shoes. He says that the robbery of Stahn's iewelry store in Chester, last month svas perpetrated by him and his three jonfederales, and the articles taken herefrom were all taken to Charlotte md sold. They tried another store in C^ i-A /iHknAAnAn^lrf V?nf a ie>V ilj^llLS ouusc^ucinn, uui before an entrance conld be effected hev had to desist on account of persons passing 011 the street. Their latest exploit of any note was :he robbery, week before last, of a 'large fine store," as he expressed it, n Winnsboro. "Here," he said, "we nade a good haul." Subsequently ;hey entered the store of L. M. Davis it Rock Hill, with which Broomfield >ays he was connected, and his partlers burglarized Baxter Caldwell's louse in Mecklenburg., It is for this Miro-Wv that Lane and Gillesnie are n jail in Charlotte. Broomfield denied all knowledge of Jie robbery of Latta's store and Dr. torment's residence in Charlotte, on STew Year's night. The Enquirer's tccount closes as follows: An instance of Broomfield's audacity s related by Trial Justice B. T. Gillespie. His store, near Clay Hill, ,vas entered one bright, moonlight light about a year ago, although within i cf-nnf'c fihrftw r>f liic ^TOATlinor Hp. iven heard the crash of the window, sut on account of the bright night, and ;he silence following the only crash ;hat was made, he suspected nothing vrong, but attributed the noise to the lorses in the stable, and gave the mat;er 110 farther attention until the next norning, when 011 entering the store le discovered that it had been broken nto and robbed of about seventy-five lollars' worth of shoes aud clothing, suspicion fell upon Broomfield, who ivas then larking in the neighborhood, Dut a search warrant failed to connect lim with the crime or disclose the :hieves. A few wteks after the robaery, Broomfield applied to Mr. Gil espie to perioral tne marriage cerenony between himself and a Charjotte colored damsel, which he did, ivithout paying1 strict attention to iither of the bridal party; but after hey had left, a person familiar with hegoods in the store, identified the lants worn by Broomfield on the occasion of his marriage as a pair stolen on ;he above night from the very mau vho performed the marriage ceremony tor him. The Small Grain Crops. _ Messrs. Editors: Ever since the ?ld snap early in this month I have heard farmers, and many who are not armers, tell bad tales about the injury lone to the oats crop by the hard i-eeze; and I have noticed many newspaper accounts corroborating what is aid about it. I saw in your paper >f a recent date an editorial notice of he injury to oats, which may be all oo true, but I have had a ride from tVinnsboro to the "Wateree river last yeek, and again up the road by the vay or liens bridge to near ljyiess ?ord, 011 Broad river, and I am glad o report a better state of things. On he roads above referred to I saw good ooking oats on almost every plantaion I passed, and in the whole disauce saw hnt two small fields that did lot show a good stand. Some say the icreage in small grain this season is wenty-five per cent, greater than isual; but my estimate from observaion of the most of this county and Chester is that there is not less than ifty per cent, more small grain sown han i-Vioro rot* irac fllirl T SPA io reason why the crop should not be he largest ever made in this county. j. THE PARDON OF ALF SMITH. Messrs. Editors: We are more than grieved to learn that our representaive men are concerned in haying an uceadiary pardoned, after having >een found guilty by twelve citizens )f the county, whom we believe to be ntelligent enough to perform jury luty. If this convict had been an >rdinary one the case might have been liferent, but he is not of that class, is an examination of ms history wiffj y - - \ show, and while I write I behold him as far back as 1874, grasping one of the old landmarks of Winnsboro by the throat, in order to uphold the black and rotten "Radicalism which was trampling ns into the dnst. We, the boys of 1875. who had these cases to contend with on the muscle, most bitterly censure the action of our leading men in this matter. We, as a Club, and as a community, are severely opposed to the pardoning of incendiaries upon any pretext whatever, for four reasons: first, because they are the meanest class of criminals; second, they arc the most dangerous to life and property; third, because they generally attack in "that small hour of of midnight, when hell and the graveyards breathe", etc.; fourth, because you can't convict more than one out of ten cases. "We most respectfully inform our Governor, the peerless Hugh S. Thompson, that the righteous indignation of the yeomanry of the country is aroused against him, and especially those who constitute the Greenbrier Democratic Club. NOTES FROM NEWBERRY. The Crops and the General Outlook- -A Word A boat the Divorce Law. Messrs, Editors: I write you from this pleasant and progressive town and county a few items for your readers. First, the burnt block on Mollahon row is buildiug up, and three large store buildings are nearly completed. They are commodious and tastefully constructed by our skilful mechanic, Mr. Osburn Wells. Two more buildings to complete the entire block will soon be constructed, I learn. Mr. Wells constructed two other commodious and tasteful buildings on Pratt street some three months since, aud Ktf Plnn/1 Xr aiu v J MU.WOIC* vivuu w Smith as clothing and Dr. Pelham as drug stores. The cotton factory is being erected near the depot. It is a large and substantial building, composed of the best granite and brick. The work has been of late impeded by our late inclement weather, but it is expectcd to be finished and in running order by the first of September next. Trade here is dull now, with the exception of the grocery houses. Already, the farmers are purchasing supplies on liens to carry them over till summer. Mauy are pnrchasing with cash, however. The late freeze lias injured ,the oats crop in this couutv, but not seriously. Oats are selling here at seventy cents per bushel, and at Prosperity at fiftySvejcents. Our opera house has not yet been patronized this winter, but it is thought will soon be. The basement stories, however, are occupied as stores and offices. The health of the town and county is so far good?a few cases of pneumonia are reported. The Rev. Mr. Clifton has succeeded the Rev. Mr. Smart here as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, the only change in pastorates. I borrow your journal here, and am posted thereby as to the current news in Fail-field. I read the articles, with mnr.h interest, bv the Rev. B. F. Cor ley. They are sensible. I notice of late a lively and interesting discussion, published in the Baptist Conner, between the Kev. Luther Broaddus, pastor of this town, and the Rev. J. C. Furman, of Greenville, on the subject of divorce. Which of them has the better of the topics I am not prepared to decide definitely. Bnt if I am allowed an opinion, I think the Rev. J. C. Furman has it. Our State is the only one in thirty-eight that has no divorce law, and I hope it never may. True, it would be better to have one in a few isolated cases, restricted to peculiar ones, but iu gen eral they are pregnant with evil. w. E. Newberry, January 25, 1884. I Mebcantile System.?Messrs Wittkowsky & Barach, who employ some forty odd clerks, have adopted "a series of new rales that are found to work excellently. Every clerk is required to step up to the cashier every Saturday evening- and get his or her week's .wages so that all may stand square on the books each week. No clerk is allowed to buy goods at cost, but must pay cash for what they want at regular retail prices. They are not required to buy in that store unless they want to, being at liberty to go to any other store in the city and do all their trading, if they so desire. This system saves an immense amount of work to the book-keeper. The clerks seem to like it and talk of establishing a bank in the house, into which they will turn their week's wages on receiving them.? Charlotte Observer. Sudden and Shocking Death.?A special to the Register from Angusta, on Monday, says: "At Hamburg, 8. C., about 1 P. M. to-day, John Butler, a sou of Colonel A. P. Butler, Commis sioncr 01 Agriculture, ien m iront 01 a .circular saw :i..d his body was cut in twain. It i.s supposed that his overcoat caught in the saw, which drew him down upon it. Death was almost instantaneous." An Important Question. How many times have you suffered from having eaten a little too much dinner or supper? Dyspeptics, please answer? One dose of Norman's Neutralizing Cordial 1 ?1 Ml k/%^ 4LW2I eauu ixieui win uicdc uau effects. In the treatment of indigestion and dyspejpsia arising from deficient gastric secretions, it is unsurpassed. * Several Years, Mr. M. Cook, Mt. Pleasant, N. C., says: "I have been troubled with stomach disorders several years and liave never gotten permanent relief until I used Norman's Neutralizing Cordial. It is cortainly the right medicine for such troubles, and I highly recommend it." * NOTICE. THE firm of Duke & Coopee is tliis day dissolved by mutual consent. All parties indebted to the firm -will please make payment at once to Mr. S. F. Cooper, who will continue the business at the old stand. J. B. DUKE, S. F. cooper: Ridgeway, S. C. Feb 5-jlxl TO LEASE. ~ TO LEASE, for a term of three or four years, at a bargain, one of the most desirable plantations in Fairfield County, citnatad twn milec ohnvp "Ridcrpwav fin t.fip C. C. A. * A. E. R. For terms, etc., address T. Lionel Bulow, Postoffiee, Ridgeway, S. C., who will be found in the place during the next ten days. Feb 5-f5x2* DISSOLUTION. NOTICE is hereby given that firm of Gooding & Elliott is this daydissolved by mutual consent Parties indebted to us will make payment to either oi xne unciersignea. T. K. ELLIOTT, R. C. GOODEN'G. Wimsboro, S. C-, February 1,1884. Feb 2-f3x2 ) ? WHAT STBUGg an OLD SOL35IEB. "It-will soon be twenty years since the war closed." j Under the hot snn of August, 1882, the village of Dorer, N. J., lay still as the sphinx in Egypt, while Elijah Sharp, of that place, slowly and softly spoke of the C C \7?n JJ iifn f ir? post. ICS, lie M1U, JL VIOO IU tu& and saw many of the sights of those fearful years. I was finally discharged from disability, resulting sunstroke. I came home, miserable in nealth and spirits; so enfeebled that I took cold on the slightest exposure. Life seemed worthless to me, I lived only in memory." ' That was sad enough," I said, dividing my last two cigars. "That's so," responded Mr. Sharp; "but I got over it. Outerew it? Not exactly. When in that condition I began taking ~ t_ _ _ TXl. Jt'arker'S ionic, ana my iieaiui winmenced to improve right away. I was astonished at it, and so was my wife. I piled on the flesh and could eat anything. My ambition blazed up. I could attend to business, and now?excepting that I have to take care about exposing 'myself to the hot sun?I am as well as I was the day I enlisted. What differences there are in things?guns and bayonets kill; Parker's Tonic saves." This preparation, which lias been known as Parker's Ginger Tonic, will hereafter be called simply Parker's Tonic. As unprincipled dealers are constantly deceiving thpir o.nstnmprs bv substituting inferior articles under the name of ginger, and as ginger is really an unimportant ingredient, we drop the misleading word. There is no change, however, in the preparation itself, and all bottles remaining in the hands of dealers, wrapped under the name of Parker's Ginger Tonic, contain the genuine medicine if the fac-eimUe signature of Hiscox & Co. is at the bottom of the outside wrapper. (adv.) STRAYED OB STOIEK, FROM my plantation, one horned cow, red neck and head, white body, with a large red spot on each side. One horn a little shorter than the other, legs red from knees to hoof and the switch of the tail bobbed square. A liberal reward will be paid for the delivery of the same, or for any information given to me or to J. H. Harden & Bro. Jan 31-fxtf W. H. HARDEN". GOOD NEWS! We have moved into our New Store at last. After fussing and fuming with masons, carpenters and painters for five months, on account of delays in their work, they have concluded to let us in, and here we are on the other side of the bakery, two doors north of the store we formerly occupied, and from whence we have sent out so many fine goods. If fortune continues to favor us we will send out more and finer goods from tttis nice new store. We want all our old customers, and many new ones, to come and see us in our new quarters, and admire our wares amid their beautiful surroundings. If you don't buy we won't get mad, but if you do we will be glad. We intend to keep trying until we succeed in showing up a complete stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Spectacles, Silverware, Fine Glass, Cliina and Lamp Goods in Winnsboro. We will carefully repair all Watches, Clocks and Jewelry left with us, and will warrant our work to be as good as any in the land. We can assure our customers that we will deal fairly with them in every transaction. CONNOR & CHANDLER. AT RE DUCED PRICES. IMJ1 For the next THIRTY DAYS will close out the balance of my winter stock, of MEN'S, BOYS' and CHILDREN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS, AT REDUCED PRICES, prior to moving to our large and commodious store in the SHIVER BUILDING, which we will occupy on or about the 15th of February. Now is the time to secure GOOD BARGAINS. These SUITS MUST GO, in order to make room for our large SPKlNG STOCK. Call and see us WITHOUT DELAY M. L. KINAKD, Columbia, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of fairfield. COURT OF COMMON . PLEAS William IL Kerr, as Administrator of the Goods and Chattels and Credits which were of Joseph W. Starnes, Deceased, Plaintiff, against Martha E. Starnes, Katie C. Starnes, Woodward T. Starnes, William N. Starnes, Alma M Starnes, Wesley J. Starnes, and J. R. Boyles, Probate Judge, as Guardian of Cynthia A Wooten and Others, Preston C. Lorick and Williamv B. Lowrance, Defendants. Copy Summons for Belief. Complaint not Served. To-thb Defendants in this Action: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is this day filed in the office of the fA.fvia wer&oi me vajutuul wuuuuu ?. wi said County, and to serve a copyof your answer on the subscriber at his office, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exolusive of day of service. If you fail to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for judgment against you for the relief demanded in the complaint Dated 3d January, 1884. JAS. H. RION, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the absent defendants, Martha E. Starnes, Katie C. Starnes, Woodward T. Starnes, William N. Starnes, Alma M. Starnes and Wesley J. Starnes: TAKE notice that the complaint in this action, together with the summons of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, at Winnsboro, in the County of Fairfield and State ofJ South Carolina, on fha d-iv rkf -Tft-rmarv Ifi&t. WUV/ V*v? VJ. J This 4th day of January, 18S4. JAS. H. RION, Jan 9-x6t Plaintiff's Attorney. WANTED. COTTON SEED! COTTON SEED!! I will pay (15c.) fifteen cents cash per Bushel for 10,000 Bushels SOUND DRY COTTONSEED, delivered to me at this place before the first of next November. Will exchange Cotton Seed Meal for Cotton Seed. v J. B. CROSBY, Sept l9x3m \ Sheltonj S. C. \ / ; I' . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. By J. R. BOTLES, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, W. H. Kerr, as Clerk of the Court, hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the estate and effects of Marv Martin, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite arid admonish all aricl singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mary Martin, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Fairfield Court House, S. C., on the 25th day of February next after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 15th day of Jannarr. Annn Domini 1884. J. R. BOYLES, Janl5-x6t Judge of Probate. GERMAN KAINIT AND OTHER PEBTILIZE3RS ! TONS GENUINE GERMAN KATNIT, direct Importation, and all other Fertilizers for sale by HERMANN BULWINKLE, Kerr's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. Dec25-x3m WANTED. COTTONSEED! COTTONSEED!! I will pay (15c.) fifteen cents cash per Bushel for 10,000 Bushels SOUND DRY COTTON SEED,- delivered to me at this place before the first of next November. Will exchange Cotton Seed Meal for Cotton Seed. J. B. FKAZIEB, Oct 17-x3m Strothers, S.O. i missmm A mmtm A iUSSTAUttAJNT! FRESH OYSTERS \ W EVERY DAY. W I BEG TO ANNOUNCE TO THE public that I have taken charge of the store one door north of that of Messrs. "W. R~ Doty & Co., where I shall conduct a FDRST-CLASS RESTAURANT. All the delicacies in season will be kept on hand, and will be served In the best style. I will also keep on a good stock of Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco, JPipes, Canned Goods, Etc. THE PUBLIC PATRONAGE IS EEQUESTED. FREDERICK BOLDT. Jan 24-fx3m WITTKOWSKY & | BARUCH, CHARLOTTE, N. C., OFFER EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THEIR TRADING BY MAIL. . OUR MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT IS SO ARRANGED THAT "SHOPPING" BY MAIL IS RENDERED EASIER AND IS OFTEN MORE SATISFACTORILY DONE THAN IN PERSON. . . : LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE PROMPTLY RESPONDED TO. SAMPLES SENT AND ESTIMATES GIVEN. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION?DELIVERING PACKAGES FOR OVER TEN DOLLARS rw Axirvrrxpr prpt np t?ypppsc OR MAIL CHARGES. WE KEEP EVERYTHING THAT IS NEEDED TO CLOTHE* MEN, YOUTHS AND BOYS, LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN, IN CLUDING A COMPLETE LINE LADIES' AND MISSES' UNDEu WEAR, AND HAVE THE BEST DRESSMAKING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE SOUTH. SEND US A TRIAL ORDER. WITTKOWSKY & BABLCH. WOOD'S ODONTINE IS NOT GOOD TO CLEAN THE teeth of a comb or a cross-cut saw, but it cleanses the TEETH OF HUMAN BEINGS As NO other preparation can. It is perfectly harmless and promptly efficient 23 cents a box. W.U. JUSUJfiK, Wholesale Agent, Columbia, S. C. Forsale ia Winnsboro by McHaster, Brice & Ketchtn". JJENRY BISCHOFF & CO., WHOLESjLE grocers AND DEALEBS IX CAROLINA BICE proprietors of the celebrated CAROLINA TOLU TONIC. 199 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C ' V -/.tvj MACHINERY, 9 OF ALT, BINDS FOR SALE BY ^ J. F. McMASTER & CO. WATERTOWN ENGINE. BALL HAND COTTON PRESS. LITTLE GIANT HYDRAULIC PRESS. CHAIN AND ROTARY HARROWS. OLD HICKORY WAGONS. WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE CORTLAND WAGON COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF PLATFORM SPRING WAGONS, BUGGIES v r*-?' " . ' " ' -- : *-y~: and PHAETONS. Give us a call, and we win sell you what you want CHEAP. J. F. McMASTER & CO. ti n. TTn tuttt TiT-if nn jUpMMlM | HAS REMOVED HIS BAK EOOM TO RIDGEWAY, S. C., Whp>r*> hft will alwftvs nn hfind a fine assortment oi' liquors, including XXXX G1BSON1BTE, OLD CBOW WHISKEY* SWEET MASH COB1T, - N. C. OdEN" WHISKEY, Together with ail grades of Wine, Gin, etc., etc. All goods sold at COLUMBIA AJSD CHARLOTTE PRICES. T A AWD T) CCD AT 61JW T\AMn Un.VXJJl<> jl> lil'iU hx ^l.w JL/va/vU ORDERS SOMCITED. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Jin 8iiifiFire NICE LOT OF HOLIDAY GOODS TO BE OPENED TO-DAV TO-DAM O-DA V I O-DA I | PRESENTS of all KINDS! These goods havejSbe^-.^ received and will be opened TO-DAY. Nice selection, large assortment, BOTTOM PRICES. CALL EARLY. McMASTER, BRICE & KETCHIN. J i\-?~'Sj.sioonaq nv /j| \ ^rwHisv ../ \ sixiHQNoaa / ll aiaoisia] .2 cja * 2 sSo u rt-Tis I ^|vmi ip H.J?? 7 -aaana \ j j NOIJ.dWOSNOO\ ONCE MORE. Now that the cotton is about all ginned and farmers are ndt as busy as they will Vu> in tho <mr?Ti<r iro cnmrost thai: tliPtf bring in their gins to be repaired in order to avoid hurry and disappointment when they do need them. : We throw this out as a suggestion, and you must blame yourselves it you don't " get your gin when you want it. XM.BLLIOTT. ' . |Y ADOPTED BY JV THE STATEBOARD OFEDUCfiniffl 5,10,15,25,30 CENTS, BES^Mn Speliees 12 CentS. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE