The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, April 23, 1884, Image 3
| LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
\VED>TESI>-VY. AprU 23, . : ; 1SS4.
-w Advertisements.
2scw Spring Goods-McMaster, Bricc
& Kctchin.
X -U7- T71 C^nnv
insurance juiutznst?? >v uivi?v? y
Comptroller General.
Insurance License?W. E. Stoney,
Comptroller General.
Dissolution?It. S. Desportes & Co.
Insnrance License?W. E. Stoney,
Comptroller General.
L>ral Briers.
?The plum crop is reported killed.
What will the boys and girls of town
do now?
?The lawyers and merchants of
Winnsboro arc gloriously bnsy?doing
* nothing.
?Saml. D. Fant's is the place to bur
Cooking and Heating Stoves, Tinware,
etc. Call on on him, as he will not be
M undersold. *
?The thermometer on Wedncsday
- stood eighty in the shade. The warmest
day of this year to date.
y ?"Wednesday was warm and spring
like, and snrely the cold weatner is
, over now for this season.
; ?Mr. Boag's skating rink hall is
rapidly progressing and it will donbt
- less be completed in the early summer,
k ?The sonth-hormri p-issfinser train
is falling from grace again, and about
every other afternoon it is behind from
thirty minutes to an hour.
?The Rock Hill Herald says: "The
* tendancy. of the matrimonial market
? is upward and next week it is expected
to take an excited advance."
' ?Call at the office of R. J. McCraley
& Co. and leave your order for the
"Waynesboro "Eclipse" Grain Separa*
tor, the best grain, saver in the mar-.
^ ket. Mar 20*
?The next meeting of the Sixth
Regiment Survivors' Association will
\ be held on the 14th of Jane, instead of
the 14th May as heretofore stated.
?The frosts of last week have not
yet accomplished any injary either to
fc the 'vegetables or fruits. For this
much everybody should.be thankful.
?Business, except on Saturdays, is
reported by the mei'chants to be unusually
dull in "Winnsboro during this
^ season. The farmers. are busy and
haven't time to come to town.
?A great deal of sickness in the
form of cold and pneumonia is reported
in the northern section of this
. county. The physicians of that neighborhood
arc kept in the saddle day
* and night.
?Do your own printing with the
Rubber Printing Stamps, manufactured
by Saml. D. Fant. Call and see
samples of wort.
\ ?A little old cotton was sold in
? town on "Wednesday. The cotton market
is on a boom just now and it's a
pity the farmers didn't hold their cotton.
Eight bales were sold and middling
cotton brought eleven cents.
?Now is the time to give us your
^ orders for the Osborne Reaper or the
r " Osborne Twine Binding Hamster.
These are the besfc harvesting machines
made. Soldb^
^ E. J'. McCaeley & Co.
?The majority of the public schools
V throughout the county "will close dur8^^
ing this and the next month. The
i State should make provision for run- j
ning the schools for nine months or
leave it to the parents the responsibilities
of educating the children.
?The intendant deserves the thauks
not only of the bar - aud of the "courthonse
ring," but of the town and
county for the improvements in and
around the court-house yard. The
work adds much to the general attractiveness
of the range, and the lawyers
claim that it will draw clients.
^ . - ?If you wan tv any Stove Pipe Saml.
D. Fant will sell it for the next thirty
days at iwency cents per jumt ox iwu
feet. Sizes from three to sis inches. *
?Willis Johnson, in the Republican
County Convention on last Saturday,
said that he would meet the delegates
in Columbia and contest their rights to
l seats in the State Convention. The
boast seems to have amounted to noth- j
ing. The contest fell through of its1
own weight and those elccted were'
duly enrolled as delegates. ?The
Gordons are drilling diligcntL.
^ ly almost every afternoon and evening
W* in the week and a creditable parade
and satisfactory inspection may be j
connaenuy expected on inspection
day. A considerable number of recruits
have been recently enrolled and
? the company is one of the largest and
best equipped in the State.
?Messrs. R. J. McCarley & Co. are
^ soiling the celebrated Eclipse and Atlas
Engines. All parties will save
money by giving them a call before
buying elsewhere. Mar 20*
^ ?The Chester Jteporter of. this week
Wr~s reports the marriage of the Rev. Mr.
? _ Trenholm. It says: "At the resii
deuce of Mrs: H. R. Brawley, on the
\} loth 5nst., the Rev. G. A. Trenholm
and Miss Marv A. Brawlev 'were nni
-tedji^maniage, the ceremony being
?^^^oraeo^y^ac'Key. J.Lowrie Wilson,
assisted by the Kev. E. A. "Webb.
T Mr. and Mrs. Trenholm left for Nashville*
Tenn., attended' by the best
wishes of their many friends.
?It would be gratifying to Senator
Bntler to know that a great many inLtelligent
and .thoughtful -men throughout
the State who once favored Federal
aid. to education have changed their
views and now endorse and uphold
WW him in Ms manly opposition to ttic
measure. "We venture the assertion
fefa that the more thought that is bestowed
upon the subject, the greater and more
serious^jll he,.the doubts upon both
its expediency and constitutionality.,
i: ?-We have just received fifty tons of
h Monarch Guano.. All parties wishing
fe to n?e-tMs. Jrigh brand of fei*tilizers
r will please call at the office of R. J.
McCarley & Co. at once and leave
their orders. Feb. 21*
Personal.?Mrs. Kate Gooding, of
Hflbk Florida, is now in town on a visit to
If v ?55f"father's family.
Successful. ?The Rev. J. T. Chalmers,
the agent of the Theological
Seminary, has already secured $19,700
f *V.
I towards the $30,000 to be raised. "WitI
the Virginia Presbytery to visit and i
number of Western Presbyteries l<
hear from, there car. be 110 reasonabh
donbt abont the successful completior
of the work this year.
Early Maturity.?Mr. D. R. Flen
niken has placed in our hands severa
stalks of oats and wheat fully headed
which were taken from his twenty-sb
acre field in rear of the Presbyteriai
church. Of course the entire field o:
grain has not yet reached this stage o
maturity, but it is evidence of wha
can be accomplished in the early spring
by sowing small grain in the early fal
months. Mr. Flenniken's oat-Celd if
promising, and from present appear
ances it would be safe to predict ar
unusually large harvest during th<
coming summer.
A County Normal Institute.?Sev
eral of our progressive and indefa
tigable teachers are agitating the qucs
tion of a County Normal Institute fo]
Fairfield county some time during th<
1 fvv"c vnov til*
(Ullimci UIVUUU VJ. IU1U ^ VU4 - u.
General Assembly has liberally made
provision for institutes of this cliarac
ter aud allows therefor in every count}
the snm of two hundred dollars to defray
the expenses incident to it. Wc
hope the tireless efforts of our wide
awake teachers will be exerted in thi;
direction, aiul that tho labors for ?
Normal. Institute at home will b(
eventually crowned with success.
Competitive Examination.?Congressman
Hemphill has given notice
that on the first day of May next s
' " 1-. 1.1?
competitive examination win ue nen
at Chester for a cacletship at Annapolis.
The hoy will be "dabbed" the
"fortunate one" who will be able tc
run this gauntlet, to wit: "Stand the
best examination in reading, writing,
spelling, arithmetic, geography, English
grammar, history and algebra, is
physically sound, well formed, o;
robust constitution, five feet in height71
and pass through the crow lug o.rdea'
at Annapolis. The young man whe
accomplishes all this will earn the
privileges of the cadetship, surely.
I Cotton Statement.?The following
is the comparative cotton statement foi
chc week ending April IS, 1SS4:
Net receipts at all United States port?
dn-riug the week 30,135; to same time
last year 66,379; total receipts to this
date 4,66S,129; to same date last year
5,512,250. Exports for the week 31.SS4;
same week last year 91,3S1; total
exports to this date 3,406,043; to same
date last year 3,914,242. Stock at all
United States ports 610,539; same
time last year 749,250; stock at all
interior towns 52,485; same time last
year 90,417; stock at Liverpool 1,054,
j 000; same time last year i,uju,uuu;
stock of American afloat for Great
Britain 110,000; same time last year
122,000.
Blind Tom.?The musical entertainment
in ths Thespian Hall on last
Monday night, the 14th inst., camc
fully up to the anticipations of the
audience, and the rendition of the
various selections was admirable indeed.
According to the published announcement,
the performance began
promptly at eight o'clock by a few
anoronriate introductory remarks by
the efficient manager, and it continued
without abatement until nearly ten
o'clock. To those who saw this psychological
wouder for the first time Blind
Tom was indeed a mystery and a
show. Apparently idiotic, certainly
with little or no intelligence, he was
at home in the domain of music, and
no- specimen of the musician's handiwork
seemed too difficult for his mastery.
Upon the piano he imitated sucthe
mnsir.-hox. the hand
organ, the bag-pipe, the banjo and the
guitar. Perhaps the culmination of
the magnificent musical - feats of the
evening was the descriptive rendition
of the battle of Manassas, in which
the various incidents of the conflict
were so vividly and accurately represented
that the most listless hearer
rv . - v .
could hear and understand. Much
more might be told of the entertainment,
but it is sufficient to. say that
the audience was large and apprecia
tive, and the performances of .Blind
Tom were not only excellent, but wonderfal.
^Deaths.?Mr. John "W. Aiken died
at the residence of his father, Dr.
TV. E. Aiken, in this place, on Monday
evening1, the 14th inst., about
eight o'clock. Mr. Aiken died of general
congestion, from which 'he suffered
much for a week or more previous
to his decease. He was a young
* A J i J* _ - 1?
man, aDOUt twenty-nve years 01 age.
genial, sociable and kind-heartecl. Cui
down in the.pride and bloom.of.eaiij
manhood, his death "was a sad one,
Young men, friends oFthe deceased,
acted as pall-bearers, the Be v. D. E.
Jordan performed the funeral ceremonies
and the remains were interred ir
the cemetery of the Presbyterian churcl
at six o'clock on Tuesday afternoon
Our sympathies to the family in thcij
OVJLJLU >Y auu uucawmcub*
We are in possession of informatior
from "White Oak to the effect that Mrs
Maria McClnre died very suddenly ii
that vicinity on Friday morning, the
11th inst. The cause of her death ii
not positively, known, but it is sup
posed to have resulted from heart dis
ease. Mrs. McClnre was an old lady
probably between fifty and fifty-five
years of age. She resided in Winns
boro during the greater portion of hei
life, and her friends here and else
1 hA rvf
U 1U OVJLXJ IV UOU1 V/i
sudden death.
ThbWixn'Sboeo Registes.?"We an
in possession of a tri-weekly news
paper published ac "Wirmsboro in 186:
and called the'"YTinnsboro Register
Issued.'in the early days of the Iat<
war, it is interesting and iustructiv<
as showing the^emper and passions o
the times. At the time the copy o
the Register in our possession wa;
issued from the press, Mr. A. Desporte:
was publisher and proprietor, Mr
: D. I>. McCreiglit editor and Jas. "W
I 0
Davidsou contributing editor.. The
sheet is full of the war, of communi
, I maI!A?^ A /I 41->A r\AAr\ln
1 L'iUIUIi^ ciUUiUSi'JU IV (.Alt* jyv/v|/iv/ ""Vfc
x noticcs to the soldiers and militia. Col.
) Jas. II. Kion (then Captain) appears
i in a notice to the Lyles Guards, in
1 which he says: "The Lyles Gnards is
a Fairfield company, composed exclusively
of Fairfield men, and will be
j fully armed and equipped by the Confederacy.
Any one who desires to
' serve his State in this her hour of
L need in an efficiently armed company
1 can join us on Saturday. I am pledged
^ to continue as Captain, reports to the
1 contrary notwithstanding.7' JEx-Govcrnor
Means has a communication
5 under the caption, UA Call," and ad*
dressed to "South Carolinians." In
5 conclusion, he says: "Onr beloved
State, our kind old mother, upon
1 whose bosom we have been nursed,
* and by whose laws we have been protected,
cries in accents, almost of anguish,
to her sons to drive the base
invader and robber from her soil. "Will
you heed her voice? I know you will,
and form a "rampart of brave hearts
and strong arms around her, and
either avenge her foul wrongs and insults
or find an honored grave upon
her bosom." In the same issue a
writer complains of the condition of
the public well in front of Town Hall,
> the marriage of Dr. T. G. Douglass
. appears, and negroes are advertised for
5 hire and sale. This copy of the Regk
istcr would be interesting to the relicj
hunters.
The Gordons' Gala D at.?Friday,
. the 2nd of May next,, is the day set
. apart for the annual picnic and shoott
ing inateh of the Gordon Light Infan[
try. The plac6 selected is the "For.
tune Spring "Woods," or to be more
; intelligible, the grove of woods bc>
longing to Dr. Madden, several hun5
dred yards west of Evans street.
! Thoughtful preparations in detail have
1 been and are now being made to make
5 the occasion successful and enjoyable,
f and the Gordons and their guests can
' afford to. indulge in anticipations of a
I pleasant day. There will be no visit,
ing companies this year, but the Gor>
dons will feast with invited friends
from Winnsboro and elsewhere. The
shooting-match will be more exciting
> than ever before in" view of the fact
that valuable prizes will be given and
: that young ladies will enter the arena.
: The following is the list of prizes to
1 be awarded to the best marksmen of
! the. Gordon Light Infantry, to wit:
First prize, a card receiver and the
' company medal; second, prize, a silver
' cup (geld lining) ; third prize,.a pickle
1 stand; fourth prize (poorest marksman),
a tin cup. The ladies will meet
1 each other, not the Gordons, in the
contest, and parlor rifles will take the
: places of the Remingtons.. The fol"
lowing valuable prizes have -been supplied
by the company for this match,
; to wit: First prize, a gold bracelet;
second prize, a scrap aiDnm; tmra
prize, an ornamental fan. Given the
smiles of spring and of sunshine on
the 2nd day of May .next, the anni,
versary celebration of the Gordon
, Light Infantry is already an assured
, success.
THE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
An Interesting Address by the State Superinfflndpnt
of "Education.
Col. Asbury Coward, State Super-'
intendent of Education, was inWinnsboro
on Friday and Saturday last, on
an official visit. Hearing of his coming,
the 'teachers' Association of this
county extended to him an invitation
to address them upon educational matters.
Accordingly, a meeting was appointed
in the Court House on Saturday
morning. Owing to the very
unfavorable weather the attendance
of teachers was small, but there was
quite a good audience in all.
in the absence ot tne president 01
, the Association, Dr. Jno. Bovd was
called to the chair, and tie at once
introduced Superintendent Coward.
"We regret that our space will not
permit us to give more than a bare
synopsis of this timely and interesting
address. Col. Coward is a happy
speaker, ~and his words show that he
speaks not without due consideration
of the topic he handles.
Expressing his embarrassment at
having to address a general audience
upon a topic alike important and
expansive?mo:-e especially as the
chairman's introduction seemed to
foreshadow an "address"?he said that
he had hoped that his part in the pro.
ceedings would be confined to an informal
interchange of views and experiences'
with his fellow-teachers.
Professor Joynes, of the South Carolina
College, had expected to come,
but was prevented at the last moment.
The subject of education, it is admitted
on all hands, is a very great
p importance. The single point upon
' which there is any difference of opin>
ion is the method of accomplishing its
c ends?more especially tee question
r. how far popular education should be
a matter of public shpport and State
control. The necessity of popular
education is perhaps best shown by the
. extent to which governments take it in
. charge?almost every country aspiring
to something better than barbarism
now has its system of common schools.
1 The necessity for general enli^hten.
ment is especially felt in republican
: governments?hence the spread of the
system in the American States, and
most especially in South Carolina. In
1 the first year of their existence the
common schools of this State contained
i but 3o,000 pupils, of whom about six>
sevenths were colored. Last year the
enrollment reached 173,000?of whom
5 about 80,000 are white and the rest
- colored. Whatever may. have been
. the original feeling of our people as to
the system, its present popularity
' shows that it is both approved and
J appreciated?in fact, regarded as a
- blessing.
' But the means of the State?as of
other States?are not adequate to cope
with the evils of illiteracy. Hence,
L> Congress has taken action in the Blair
bill. This measure in its present shape
?in providing for cex*tain Federal
J supervision to be brought about
I i 1a -v ? wvvArtln A?aw* 4-r\
1/LU~UIU?U upjycuis ii UJLL1 luuivxuuaio (AS
I Congress?is open to objection which
could not be taken to the measure as
* it was originally introduced by Mr.
5 Fugh, of Alabama. But the simple
j matter of Federal aid to State schools
f is one that has heretofore caused neither
f alarm nor objection. Public lands of
the United States have been repeated?
H- donated to schools in several States,
3 including our own, the State University
being now supported from the
income of money derived from "land
* scrip". The Blair bill simply appro
' priat-es money, to meet present emer
gencies, instead of donating land. It
is to be hoped that it may pass in an
unobjectionable shape, and do great
good, notwithstanding the fears of its
opponents?among whom, The News
and Herald for example, are some of
the staunchest friends popular education.
Col. Coward then addressed a few
words of counsel and encouragement
to the teachers present, bidding them
God-speed in all their work.
This report does little justice to the
Superintendent or his admirable address.
Certain it is that he showed a
thoughtful consideration of his theme
in all its bearings, and presented his
views in a manner at once pleasing
and forcible. We trust he may soon
visit "Winnsboro again.
A f thf> close of the address, the As
sociation transacted some routine business
and adjourned. The old officers
were re-elected.
ITEMS FROM FEASTEE YILLE.
[From the Chester Bulletin.]
?The Rev. Mr. McAlpine has declined
the Salem-Lcbanou call.
?Messrs. S. P. and "W. B. "Wright
have erected a mill for grinding corn
on Saturday.
?A colored girl, six or eight years
old, on the Pratt place, accidentally
caught fire on the 12th inst. and was
pretty badly burned before the flames
CAUUg UA^UVU*
?The cold, dry, windy weather of
the previons week changed on the 12th
into a chilling northeastern rain. Consequently,
our prospects for a satisfactory
crop of fruits, oats and wheat are
now discouraging, much of the fruit
being already "nipped in the bud,"
and the grain visibly injured.
?A dangerous wind with much hail
and electricity, followed by the characteristic
torrents of water, passed
through the Corner frojn the S. S. TV.
at 1.15 on the morning of the loth.
So far as we have been 'able to learn
up to the present time, 11 a. m., on
the loth, no damage has been done to
buildings. The centre of the stormtrack
evidently lay to the northwest
of the Crosby Institute two miles
southwest of Halsellville.
rrtAni?n C? lnec f^ATYl
"~AXiC VV1 1XOI UiVUiUO LUV Ak VAi*
paralysis and apoplexy i-espectively, of
two of its oldest inhabitants, Mr.
Nicholas Colvin, Sr.-, and Mrs. Mary
Simpson, both aged eighty-one, the
former dying on the 13th and the latter
on the 11th. Both were highly esteemed,
by all the surrounding country
on account of their lifelong industry,
efficiency as citizens, and kindness as
friends. For many years consistent
members of the Beaver Creek Baptist
church, they fell asleep peacefully,
surouuded by many of their children
and grand-children whom their iudustrv
hnrl snftr.essfnllv reared and estab
lished; and with tender hands were
laid to rest with funeral services by
their pastor, the Rev. J. D. Mahon, in
the family burying ground of each,
respectively.
ITEMS FROM CEDAR CREEK.
?Owing to the result of the past
scanty crop sweet potatoes are in unusual
demand nowadays for planting
purposes.
?Messrs. S. Eufus McDowell and
Richard Davis, of the Penitentiary
Corps, paid this neighborhood a flying
visit on the 12th inst.
?Miss Wesley Ruff, of the Rock
City vieinage, has paid her Cedar
Creek relatives and friends an eight
weeks visit. We hope this welcomed
sojourner, living for her home in a
day or two, will wear the expression
of gratification and '1'oretcliiug return.
?"We predict that the removal of
^bell's saw mill from the old yard to
a point near Mr. John Fenly's will be
a noticeable step toward the building
up of that and adjoining settlements.
Mr. Abell is utilizing on that finely
timbered pine belt a new twenty-horse
power boiler, preserved specially for
that locality.
?a large area nas oeen assigned to
grain in this vicinage. This crop will
prove of untold worth to our general
welfare. Notwithstanding the besetmcnts
sustained up to date we expect
at least a sufficiency for home consumption.
As much oats has been
destroyed let me refer you to our
wheat. "We have' never seen a more
encouraging prospect for several years
past.
?Our esteemed friend and neigh
bor, Col. Daniel Fenly, was thought
to be irrecoverably ill on the 13th inst.
His son, Mr. "VVm. Fenly, an orange
culturist of Florida, is with him. The
Colonel is a well versed, moral and
social gentleman and has an extended
acquaintance, he being one of the few
surviving octogenarians of Cedar
Creek. Drs. Lever and LaBorde are
-ii?J: ?i
JJIS mwiuuiug pu/siuxaxis, uuu >YC uy
hope their skill and talent will speedily
effect an unexpected change and
cure.
Elmtwood Farm Observer.
NOTES FROM NEWBEBJtY.
Messrs. Editors-. I visited this progressive
town again recently, and
found matters going on smoothly.
Farmers, although backward, on account
of too much rain, are planting
cottonseed. The wheat and oats crop
does not present so favorable an aspect
as some time since, owing to the late
cold shap and blighting winds. I
asked a practical farmer yesterday as
to the fruit prospect. He replied that
he had examined his orchard .and
found much of the fruit injured. Yet
we hope to have enough left for a crop.
The Newberry cotton factory is progressing
rapidly. It will soou be covered.
There are many buildings yet
to be erected for the operatives. It is
a noble structure, built of the very
best materials bv the most skillful
architects. The superintendent said
some time since that he thought they
would be able by the first of September
next to start the machinery, but of
late it is thought it will be two or three
months later.
Newberry was visited by Mrs.
Chapin, the celebrated temperance lecturer,
last week, and gave us a specimen
of feminine eloquence and narrative
on Friday night last in the opera
house. I heard her, and came to the
j conciasion mat mere certainly nowea
8M?^ JO???W??
some Pnritanic blood throngh her
veins, although a Charlestouiau by
birth. She certainly knows her business,
and that well, too. Fame and
self-emolument is the order of the
present fast age. I don't try to keep
*1.1^ T J - ? ?i- A A~
puuu wiiii it, us i uuu & warn iu. one
is, nevertheless, laboring in a good
cause, and none but woman can succeed
in such a cause, as they are most
interested iu its success.
The sufferers from the late cyclones,
I see, are recuperating. The late
phenomena have given alarm to many
persons. Our seasons have certainly
changed since my first recollectionsay
seventy years ago. Some of your
readers may stare at this, but I can
remember seventy-five years ago. I
was then six years of age. The African
slave trade was put a stop to in
1808, and I remember my father's
oringing two Aincan negroes nome
from Charleston. I repeat, our seasons
have evidently changed since I
was a plow boy, the world has changed,
and the people have changed, and that
no little. I might be asked if for the
better. I am sorry to say, perceptibly
for the worse. In speaking of cyclones,
they are easily accounted for. Two
opposite currents of air, the one cold
the other heated or ratified, form a
rotary or spiral motion,, accompanied
with electricity, which gives velocity
to the speed, the violence of which is
increased as it traverses vast districts
of land and lays waste every obstacle
in its course. This is in accordance
with the laws of nature. Cyclones,
hurricanes and storms purify"the air,
J i ^^ . J _ n - J
anu nave men- uses, uoa is a wu oi
love, and never punishes His creatures,
only for their good. He is no respecter:
ol persons, so says Holy Writ.
Then let us be content and say, "Thy
. will be done." w. e.
Newberry, April 16,1884.
THE LATE 3TRS, TARN.
Messs. Editors: Please allow space
in your paper for a few lines with
reference to that excellent Christrian
woman, Mrs. Charlotte W. Yann, who
died March 29, near Blythewood, in
(.his county.
For nearly two years previous to
her death Mrs. Yann has been in ill
health, and a greater part of the time
she was a great snfierer. She had
been a professor of religion for many
years, and while in good health was
actively engaged in all efforts to do
good. Generous to the poor, sympathetic
with the afflicted and distressed,
exemplary in her life, she was a woman
of great worth. Among the many
graces which adorned her character,
her unselfishness deserves particular
mention. She lived for others, and
Christ-like, she found delight in "going
about doing good". When forbidden
active labor she bore testimony to the
Dower of divine srrace bv natience.
submission and obedience under affliction.
Many will sympathize with her
bereaved husband, the Rev. R. R.
Yann, and with the family in their sad
loss, but the hope of her eternal gainis
their comfort. Having, attained her
sixty-seventh year, Mrs. Vann ended
a long and useful life, "resting from
her labors and her works do follow
her." Her Pastoe.
"Winusboro, April 15,1884.
THE BAND OF HOPE.
Messrs. Editors: I am pleased to
inform you that there is a scene of
surpassing beauty and interest presented
in .the weekly meetings of the
Band of Hope at the Thespian Hali in
this place. This organization is desighed
to promote, especially among
the boys, abstinence from the use of
intoxicating drink, and also from the
use of tobacco and profane language.
Each member is pledged against these
things. The Band is under the supervision
of Mrs. A. H. Lester, institnted
last Saturday evening-, and meets
on Saturday afternoons at the Thespian
Hall at o'clock. The first
meeting was'last week,-and the Baud
was organized with twentyTtwo pledged
members, all of whom are boys
between the ages of seven and fourteen.
The weekly exercises will be
very entertaining?both to themselves
and to their superintendent. They arc
taught concerning the evils against
which they are pledged, mainly out 01
a catechism on alcohol, etc. Th'ey
also have pretty speeches and singing.
With the pretty star badges of membership
on each of them, they form
about their teacher a semicircle of
mother's jewels which may well suggest
the imagery of a rainbow oi
promise spanning the sky of life.
All boys from ths age of seven and
upwards and girls from the age oi
eight and upwards are cordially invited
to join. Hoping that we will
have quite a large number of new
members, both boys and girls., I remain,
One of the Members.
Do^'t Spill the Milk.
"There is no use crying over spilled
milk," says the old saw. If you are not
only bald, but have no life in the roots oi
your hair, there is no use crying over that,
either. Take both time and yourself by
the forelock while there is a forelock left
Apply Parker's Hair Balsam to your hail
before matters get worse. It will arrest
the falling off of your hair and restore its
original color, gloss and softness. It is a
perfect dressing withal, clean, richly perfumed,
cools and heals the scalp. *
DIsIOtlJTIOJfT
THE copartnership heretofore existing
tinder the firm name of R. S. De&
fortes & Company, at Ridgeway, S. C.,
is this day dissolved by the withdrawal oi
R. S. Desportes. All parties indebted
will make payment to either member ol
the firm.
RICHARD S. DESPORTES.
Ridgeway, S. C., January 1,1S84.
I will continue the business in all its
branches, and respectfully ask the patrons
of the old firm to give me a share of theb
transactions.
JOHN A. DESPOKTES.
Ap 17-flxl
DSIBMCE LICM8E.
Office of Comptroller General,
Columbia, S. C., April 1,1884.
1 CERTIFY THAT J. C. CALDWELL
of Winnsboro, S. C., Agent the
Georgia Home Insurance C \ny,
Hamburg, Bremen, Insurant Company,
North British & Mercantile Insurance
Company,
Rochester German Insurance Company,'
Continental Insurance Company,
* ? _ * il- i.-u ^
jias complied wiin iae requisiuuus ui tut
Act of the General Assembly entitled "Ar
Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in the State ol
South Carolina," ana I hereby license the
said J. C. Caldwell, Agent aforesaid, tc
take risks and transact all business of Insurance
in this State, in the County oi
Fairfield, for and in behalf of said Companies.
(Signed) W. E. STONEY,
Comptroller General.
April l7-|2xl ^
j
1 ' - - '
I nrstJRANOE LICENSE.
Office of Comptroller General,
Columbia, S. C., April 1.1884.
T CERTIFY THAT J. F. McMASTEK,
1 of Winnsboro, S. C., Agent of the
Liverpool & London & Globe,
(kSi Germania, of New York,
Niagara, of New York,
Crescent, of Louisiana,
Hanover, of New York,
Citizen, of New York.
' has complied with the requisitions of the
Act of the General Assembly entitled "An
Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in the State of
South Carolina," ana I hereby license the
said J. F. McMaster, Agent aforesaid, to
take risks and transact all business of Insurance
in this State, in the County of
Fairfield, for and in behalf of said Companies.
(Signed) YV. E. STONET,
P.nmnt-rY^llor fi^-noral I
Ap22-f2xl
INSURANCE IICE3TSE.
Office of Comftboller General,
Columbia, s. C., April 1,18s4.
I CERTIFY THAT L N. WITHERS, of
Winnsboro, S. C., Agent of the
Home Insurance Compaq, of New
York,
commercial insurance company, of
London,
Irting Insurance Company,
has complied with the requisitions of the
Act of the General Assembly entitled "An
Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in the State of
South Carolina," ana I hereby license the
said L N. Withers, Agent aforesaid, to
take risks and transact all business of Insurance
in this State, in the County of
Fairfield, for and in behalf of said Companies.
(Signed) W. E. STONEY,
Comptroller General.
Ap 19-f2xl
FOB COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
The friends of Mr. JAMES G. HERON,
respectfully nominate him for County
Commissioner at the ensuing election, subject
to the Democratic primary. . *
FOB STATE SENATOR.
Understanding that our present Senator
n the Legislature, the Hon. Henry A.
Gaillard, has declined being a candidate
for re-election at the ensuing election this
fall, we therefore respectfully nominate
Mr. GEORGE H. HcMASTER as a-candidate
for the office of Senator at the next
election, subject, of course, to the decision
to be made through a primary selection.
* . Countryman.
UIjJU dAJLiUs*
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA*
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD.
V7. H. Kerr, as Administrator of J. W.
Starnes, Deceased, vs. Martha E. Starnes
and Others.
IN pursuance of an order of the Court of
Common Pleas, made in the abovestated
case, I will offer for sale before the
Court House door in Winnsboro, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY
next, within the legal hours of sale, at public
outcry, to the highest bidder, the following-described
property, to wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land,
lying, being and situate in the County of
Fairfield, in the State of South Carolina,
containing
rvxn? TTTTVr>TTPn A "NT> SFTOVTY.VT V"E
acres, more or less, and now or lately
bounded by lands of J. D. Ilogan, Alexander
McClelland, Elias Hood" and Judith
McCIenaghan. . TERMS
OF BALE:
One-half of the purchase-money to be
paid in cash; for the balance a credit of
one year from the day of sale, with interest
from said day of sale, payable annually
until the whole debt and interest be paid;
the purchaser to give his bond, secured by
a mortgage of the premises, and to pay for
all necwwary papers.
W. H. KERR,
Clerk's Office, C. C. C P. F. C.
Winnsboro, S. C.,
April llth, 1SS4.
Ap 12-fxtd
SHERIFF'S SALE.
BY virtue of an * Execution to me
directed, 1 will otTer fur sale before
the Court House door in V/innsboro, South
Carolina, en the
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY
next, within the legal hours ofsr.it1, to the
highest bidder, for" CASH, the followingdescribed
property, to wit:
All the right, title and interest of James
Walling and Elizabeth McLean, in all that
piece, parcel or tract of land, lyings being
and situateron tlie neaa waters 01 ?atue
Cedar Creek, in the County of Fairfield,
in the State of South Carolina, containing
ONE HUNDRED .AND SIX ACRES,
more or less, and hounded on the north by
lands formerly belonging to John T. Hall,
on the west by lands formerly belonging to
John H. Cathcart, on the south by lands
belonging to the estate of James Laws,
and on t'ae east by lands formerly belonging
to the estate of 0. S, Jones,
Levied upon as the property of James
Walling aria Elizabeth McLean, under an
execution upon a judgment recovered
against James Walling and Elizabeth McLean,
by Henry JV. Desportes for officers'
costs and disbursements.
JNO. D. McCARLEY,
Sheriff's Office, S. F. C.
Winnsboro, S. C.,
April 11th, 1884.
Ap 12-fxtd
' CHEAP GROCERIES! !
' QUICK SALES ? SMALL
PROFITS.
For the next THLKTl uaxsi win oner
FIRST-CLASS GROCERIES cheaper
than any HOUSE in TOWN.
Such as Best Magnolia Hams at-15 cents.
GOOD FAMILY FLOUR $3.00 per
hundred weight
' No. l Good Coffee founds to the Dollar.
! Maccaroni lS^eents. Choice Cream
Cheese at 20 Resits, or 3 pounds for 50 cents.
Just received, one thousand CIGARS, j
HENDBU'S CHOICE,
| THE BEST FIVE-CENTER IN TOWN.!
D. A. HENDRIX.
^"The above prices are NET CASH.
or l^Ow.
JJLL^U J JLOUA
: TEE"
1 ffIISBfll fAGfll
?MADE BY?
! R.T.MATTHEWS,
Which for strength, durability and finish
notiri/lf Vu> QllTTl!?OQf>H Planter*; and farm
era will find it to their interest to -call and
examine my work before buying else where.
Repairing of all kinds promptly attended
, to.
Special attention given to Coach Painting
andHORSE-SHOEING-.
I am also prepared to furnish the
DUNNING STEEL HORSE-SHOE-the
best made.
R. T. MATTHEWS.
Jan 22-fxlaw3m
> THE VERY BEST! i
t
[ WE WILL SELL TO THE FARMERS
I ONE HUNDRED TONS OF FER;
TULZERS for THREE HUNDRED and
; FORTY POUNDS OF COTTON PER
TON. Apply early for what you want
ff. B. DOTY <fe CO.
; Feb 21-fxtS
^|
' NEW
SPfiTWJ
MJ. JLuXJLi U
AND
SUMMEE, GOODS
I
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WE INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
the public to our largo stock ot
SPRING AND SUMMER
GOODS,
just received and now ready for inspection.
We call the special attention of the ladies
to our large stock of
DRESS GOODS,
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WUOiOVl.U? 1U Jif VI
WHITE AND FIGURED LAWNS,
NUN'S VEILING, In all colors,
and some beautifnl
SUMMER SILKS.'
The gentlemen are invited, before purchasing
elsewhere, to an inspection of our
large stock of
STRAW 1 FELT HATS,
Hand and Machine made Shoes, Clothing
and Gents' Furnishing Goods.
Our buyer has recently returned from
New York, and all of our goods have been
selected with carc, and we feel sure were
bought at
BOTTOM PRICES.
SATISFACTION Guaranteed as to
Pr.ICESnndQUAT.iT7.
XcX.l.ST?it? Bli i!-E & XKTCK1N.
Ap 22TAX
SiiOTSJBSS.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
Fatue'iklt) Counts.
Wixa^iioro, S. (J., March 31,18&L
TlUS OFFICE WILL DE OPEN FROM
the PI.'iST DAY OF MAY ur.tif the
TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE, 1884,
both inc'u.-ivp, for the purpose of receiving
Tov IVtnmc fnv thrt flfii-flt VC1T 1SSS. All
i ?A A?\;i.'lU4K7 J.V1 l*4v j v??* . ???
persons are required to make returns, under
oath, of all Personal Property owned
or eontro'.Icd by them on the first day of
May, 18S4. Ail changes in Kcal Estate,
either by sale or purchase, must be noted.
All able bodied male persons between the
ages of 21 and 50 yen re are liable to PollTax
(except these exempt by law) and
must make returns accordingly.
For the convenience of taxpayers, I will
attend in person or by deputy, at the following
places, on the days named, for the
rmrrw'tf of v?v*i vi7-.fr rfttUTOS. Viz:
~ ?-o /
Kidgeway, Monday and Tuesday, May
5 and 6.
John E. Robinson's Store, ^ Wednesday,
May 7.
Bear Creek, Thursday, May 8.
Blythewood, Friday, May 9.
D. G. Ruff's Store, Monday, May 12.
Jenkinsville, Tuesday, May 13.
Monticello, Wednesday, May 14.
Buckhead, Thursday, May 15. t
Feasterville, Friday, May 16, and Saturday,
May 17, until 12 o'clock.
Woodward's. Monday, May 19.
White Oak, Tuesday, May 20.
Boulware's Store, Wednesday, May 21.
Gladden's Grove, Thursday, May 22.
Balance of time at Winnsboro.
L N. WITHERS,
* Auditor Fairfield County.
Ap 3-fxtf
| . WANTED.
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COTTONSEED! COTTONSEED!!
T ??' * * ?- ?? * ^ A/l y\Ar
1 Will pay UJLlfCVU UCXJIO s^OkX yrf^i.
Bushel tor 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. CROSBY,
Sept 19x3a Shelton, S. a
MOUSE BUILDING.
THE UNDERSIGNED ARE PREPARed
to furnish estimates and to do all kinds
of
House Building and Carpenter
Work.
All work entrusted to us will have
PROMPT ATTENTION. Satisfaction
GUARANTEED.
W. A ROMEDY,
W. H. SMITH.
Wlmsboro, South Carolina.
Oct 25-fxtf
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OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE BY
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WATERTOWN ENGINE.
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BALL HAND COTTON PRESS.
LITTLE GIANT HYDRAULIC PRES
CHAIN AND ROTARY HARROWS.
OLD HICKORY WAGONS.
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WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE
CORTLAND -WAGON COMPANY,
MANUFACTURERS OF ?>
PLATFORM SPRING WAGONS,
BUGGIES
and
PHAETONS.
Give us a call, n.nd^wc will"sell you what
you want CHEAP.
J. F. McMASTERJ& CO.
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COTTONSEED! COTTONSEED!!
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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. FRAZEEB,
Oct 17-x3m SfrothereTiSX!. ?
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tM r*i * fafanph rtf prfrapftt, ?|Pt f* * tgyTflgrat
OaooghtlJefaisttnetof toamtntoredeaTag^saadla
complete antidote to Bllldiiids of Blood raisoa
SWn TTrrmnr, ,
Swifts Spedflc haswmed me of Scrofnla, vflaSth to
hereditary In my femHyT I have suffered with, it for
taxajjeaa,and have tried a greet many phyniotraa
end fiQ sorts of treatment. tut to noporpoea; and
Zam sid.<S'titodlse^.^Ttaw?Isno*<?oubttl!atfe
Is the greatest medicine In erfttrnrri, and I hope
any who dcube will write to ma
C JL CL HAWES, Jb^ Claitevffie, Gv . >
After fingering twenty-fire years with a painful
Dry Tetter, and twiiim many Dtanidao^ X was at
b3S reHevod by the nM^S^sBpedflc, and I
cheetfUlIycCBPmend It to all ataflarir afflicted.
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CATARRH.
Agmatat la tmnecaMcy tp-ahow that this to a
Blood Disease. S.S.S. cares it.
8.8.8. has coed me of a tronhksome Cstarrh,
which had baffled the treatment of all the hast pfcy*
details North and SooUx.
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