The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, February 06, 1884, Image 3
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*.
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?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
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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. *
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
\
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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.
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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