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^ " LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ~I ik I WEDNESDAY. March --:5. : Term.? or Tin: News and IIehai-d.? R Tri-weekly edition, four dollars per aim nia, ; n advance. Weekly edition, two dollars | per annum in advance: two dollars and . jj^to^ifty cents per anmim, if noi paid in ad-{ HjjLvrEs for Advertising.?One inch (solid minion) for the first inser Ton, and fifty c-nis j?-r each subsequent insertion. These rates apply to advertisements of every character, and are payable strictly in advance. Obituaries KwT and tributes of respect are charged for as advertisements. .Marriage notices, a::?l simple announcements of deaths, are pub-i -IK-1 Liberal terms i f for contract advertisements. Columbia Boy?James Man;. The "Winlinboro Hotel Bar?Ilafncr j & Hendrix. hi S. C. Medical Association?John j . Forrest, M. I>.; Recording Secretary. | ' SDeciakies?A. Williford & Co. ? Corn and live Whiskies?T. T. i r Lumpkin. Summons? Iiagsuale & liagstlalc, i "Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Local Bricts?Our fanners are making prepare- j tion for a-large crop of cotto:i. ?The Minstrel troupe met on Thurs- j day night for practice. ?The improvement in agricultural j (machinery is one or the marveis 01 inc i age. ?Agricultural lien? are still being i recorded i:i the office of the Clerk of ! Court. ?It is urged that too much loafing-1 is carried on in these parts for the j goocl of the country. ?Xbe free public schools in this; countpare open on an average of about j five months in the year. ?It is said that large quantities of guano is being shipped to various j Br points in this county. B ?There is talk of a French colony j Ip settling in Greenville county to engage in silk and grape culture. ?The Lancaster Ledger says that ^ the report that cholera is raging in that > county is without foundation. " ?The colored Presbyterians of town j have a new church in course of erec- J fion in rear of Mr. W. C. Kioirs rcsi- j dence. . ?Farmers who arc short of laborers j t may doubtless be accommodated here j B by going on a boiul for the appearance ; & of the defendants at court. ?The Town Council continues the 1 good work of repairing the streets. ' them be assured that their efforts j 1U LUIS Ull Cbliv'il C41U null m/|jivv?in.v.. j ?It is said that farmers have made i much greater progress in the prepara- j tion of land for cultivation, up to date, . than was made at this time a year ago. j ?If }*ou want, to enjoy a smoke try , one of Hafncr & Ilendrix's "Little , Fritz" or "Tilly" cigars. Having tried them, we know whereof we j speak. ?The more ignorant of the negroes j who were so much frightened awhile j since at the Democratic ascendency, ; are perhaps satisfied now* that the in- I stitution of slavery is not to be re." ?'- j. ed. i ?The posts for the telephone iine | nflk between the freight and passenger i SB' Wdcpotshave been erected, and the i officials'a'f^e two points will perhaps \ strike up a cnat now in a iew uuys. i p ?As the new building in the rear of! Law Range is to be occupied by two ! members of the "Court House Ring,'-" i we suppose it must be regarded as; coming properly within this delectable i circle. ^ ?The new cistern at the corner of; N. Liberty ar.d Vanderhorst streets will be finished. The Council has de-; cidcd, asuwe are informed, to dig ?ev-; eral others now that the work has been started. ^ ?It is insisted by some that a war [ between England and Russia will have j the effect of increasing the value of j cotton, fo^Tie reason that the cultiva-! tion of this staple in India would be ; suspended. ?Judging the future by the past number of wise-acres are predicting a i "good crop year," ba^ug this prothecv : upon the fact that we have had a very severe winter. It is only the wise j who can perceive the occult causal connections of phenomena. ?Many were surprised 0:1 getting up on Wednesday morning, to find the ground covered with snow. They; S should not have been however, as un- i \ expectedness has ccrtairly been fori ^nths the leading character- j istic of the weather in these parts. ? A goodly r.umber of farmers are 1 adopting the plan of terracing lands, in ordeKto prevent them from washing, a very simple and effectual set of icst'*uments are used. This seems to be a move in the right direction. We need some change in the system ofj farming to preserve the soil. ?The county commissioners have ! for the past few days been making' some improvements around town. I They have the thanks of the "Court House Ring" sor the tasteful manner :i i in which thev have improved the beds around the Court House. We are in- ; structed by them to say that any per-; . sou caught breaking the wire around j ? these beds will be dealt with according j |f lv Office-Seekers.?Judge Mackcy is reported as saying that there arc fifteen r applicants for one South Carolina postofSce, the emoluments of which j amount to twelve dollars per annum | and the bond of the incumbent to four : hundred dollars. ? Tobacco.?a few of our farmers around town arc thinking- of engaging in tobacco culture on a scale. Anything that tends to diversify is coinmeudable. There is no good reason why tobacco growing should net pay here. Our soil, our climate and our seasons are all adopted to the cultiva i tion of this plant. Steel Nails.?Wc arc informed by a merchant of town (hat there is a steel nail made now which is likely to take the place of the ordinary iron nail. Thfn- Kiro <1 smoother finish and nre trnjcii stiffer than the iron, consequently are easier to drive?they cost only about iwehiy-fivo coin? per..keg more ' i in large lot.?. j ] ('III.OKOFORM1XO a ilULK. ? Dr. K. \V. Aiken, was called in by Messrs. j' V,". II. Dotv & Co., on Wednesday to i1 perform a surgical operation on one of | their mules. It was' apparent at a j glance that the operation would be an i exceedingly painful one. The Doctor ! decided to give the animal chloroform, j which he did very successfully, con- j fcrring no donbt. great favor on his ( ' rnulcship. ] G::.\s5 vs. Cotton*.?We are grati- ' lied to observe that increased attention }, is being given, in this county of late to ; . the cultivation of grasses?such as j j clover and orchard grass. It is cheap-1 er to raise hay than to buy it, and it j i maybe pertinent to inquire just here j if hay culture may not be made to pay I about as well as cotton growing, while ; the latter staple remains under twelve ! cents per pound. ! f i r The Time to Plant.?A citizen of| town who plants very largely and > makes as a general thing more than ; s his neighbor, is our authority for the " > - ?. i statement mat 11 win ue nine enouyu ; < to plant cotton this year after the 25th j * of April. Of course there are plenty j, of gentlemen in the country who will i) feel under no sort of obli<ration"to us I ' _ m | ( fur this piece of information, but we : have decided to give it anyhow. j ? Still tiiey Come ?The docket fox- j i the next term of the Court of Sessions j1 promises to be heavy. In addition to j '< live or six parties charged with various \ 1 offences and already in jail, the con-j< stable from Albion came in on Tliurs-1 day with a batch of four, two of whom j J are cnargca wun uggiuviuuu msm-uul j ? and battery, the other two arc bound ! * over for trial about "something' con-11 corning of a hog."' j1 Information Wanted.?A young j man from the country, wants to know | how it is that in spite of the B. P. U., j * so many of the young men of town get if married. It might ? .sufficient to say j1 lo mm, mat as "proruoiuon uoes not; prohibit," so likewise neither does jc "protection protect." But perhaps he i J had better hang: around here a little ! * la?e of evenings, and see for himself ji just what the feilows have to- contend Is with. " ; t ?. j t A Piiukxologist Wanted. ? "We ! j hear that a good many darkies are in- i t quiring for the "Threenoiogeiy' who ' c vnnnntir Tf \ui11 I A 'VI... . WWl... . ..... r J? , t oct.ur to some cne of their number to i j denominate himself such before long", | c ami lie would no doubt fall at ouce j c into a large and lucrative practicc. j a The colored man who sees his while j neighbor having his head examined j v. il be hard to convince that there is j * not an immense advantage somewhere ; I ir. it. | J Sxow Ballixg.?Snow-balling re* j { ceived considerable attention in town j ^ on Wednesday. The solitary pedes- j ^ trifin crossi-mr the street without the : , = """ ; i slightest suspicion that a combination { was forming around him, found him- i self all at once face to face with the i" inevitable necessity of choosing between a good run and a bad stand. c Sonic clccted the former course, others j the latter. But so far as we could L observe the fellow who gave "bail" 11 promptly suffered least. Feutilizeus.?It is said that in some j * portions of the county fanners have * "sworn oil" from using guano. This * is doubtless owing in some degree to c the fact that frauds have been pcrpe- 1 trated heretofore in the sale of this 1 commodity. Standard companies that J expect to continue the manufacture of fertilizers cannot do better than keep a j . sharp lookout upon these bogus enter- j j prises, whose operations tend inani-1 festly to undermine this important in- j dustry. i In' tiie Trial Justice Court.?On c Monday the case of the State vs. "YVes. ^ Thompson charged with assault and j j battery, was heard. It seems that the j j defendant had been ur.gallant enough 11 as to slap his wife's jaws. To his | J credit however, it may be said that the J J provocation was very great. She < having shoveled a hat full of hot ashes i into his shoes. It was submitted bv ' < counsel, on beha'f of the defendant, ] that a majority of the sons of Adam j, would have "warmed up" under tne i1 circumstances. The defendant was j * acquitted. In the Trial Justice Court.?The 1 State vs. Allen Jackson was heard on i Thursday. lie was charged with < choking his sister-in-law and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. On the i former charge lie was found guilty < and he was bound over to answer the latter in the Court of General Sessions. There was no intimation from the 1 court that the decision would have ' been in anywise different had the attentions been bestowed upon the wife's mother instead of her sister. But had such been the case counsel for j the prisoner would no doubt have dc-! manded a trial by jury. One Candid Max.?It comes to us on tolerable <roor! anthoritv that there is a fellow over in Jownship Xo. 11, who admits that he is in some measure anxious to get married. Tv'e believe him to be the first Anglo-Saxon who ; has made this admission since lmllifi-j cation times. And if the young ladies | have anv desire to cnconragc the habit I of this honest and straightforward j | statement of fact in the opposite sex j they will see to it that this man is provided for. This requires that some one be sacrificed it is true but the victim will have the proud consciousness of knowing that she is a niartvr ! - * ! , in a glorious cause. i r{*t>T v t Tt*ov Tlin mon. 1 & Itl.AJL* JL>i VLJvi. JL li\j IV1IV4V,?JVsJI lUill* ' j ifested by juries of late to acquit par- i | tics charged with murder is rem ark a- \ *..1~ Tt T- .? <V -(V- ? i Uiu- -Lt ilUL MtU lUi tfc UllCIlUUlil, { who is charged with petty larceny, or j with some other ins&uiScant offense j i to ?(o to trial; very little testimony! i will warrant a conviction. Bat if he; ; has slain his wife, or his father, or has j I assassinated his friend, a triumphant j acquittal, under, the present state of public morality, may be predicted of ills case will! sosno dejrree certainty, [t is need'cs? to #.av,-1. ;.. .-!:;ie :>f affairs there is something redieally wrong. wiio commits me mgne>i ;rime against nr?n, should lisi* ? iuiinistered to him, through ihe coustitutcil authorities, a punishment comnensuratc with his unspeakable guilt. ? <? ? Personal.?Mr. and Mis. G. C. B^cot and Mr. and Mrs. I). .J. Macauay relumed on Wednesday from Darlington C. II., at which place both )f these gentlemen have been engaged or several months past in buying and shipping co'ton. We welcome them iome again. Messrs. Henry C. Elliottaud Q. D Williford, left on Thursday for Lexngton, Kentucky, where they will inter a business college. Mr. "\V. II. Doty, also left 011 Thurslay for Lexington. Kentucky, lie: joes on business. Mr. II. X. Enriyn, of the Colutnhia llegister. was present at the Bachelors' supper. In tiik Tjjial Jtstice Coukt.?On Saturday,' the case of the State vs. I Wash Calvert, charged with assault tnd battery, (wife beating) was heard. | die defendant tried to justify his con- j luct upon the grourd of necessity, j protesting with some feeling "that if j somebody were not allowed to whip j :he lujrgcr wimmcjt, tlu; country j rnnld mi 11> (lie doirs.v Tlie defend Hit \v;is fottcd guilty and sen ten cod to >ay a fine of five dollars and the costs,! >r <> o to jail fur fifteen days. On the s:iiiic day tne case or me ; State vs. Banyan Ilaraison, charged ilso with wife beating, was called fur ! rial but the dctVndanl'i, counsel sub-! nitted an affidavit ol'the absence of a j naterial witness and moved for a con-1 inuance which \va> ^rr:iutc-?l. Summary Kemcdy ix Trial jc stick i Courts.?The last Legislature passed | in Act giving trial justice courts juris- j liction in agricultural lien mattersj vhere the amount claimed docs not I ixceed one hundred dollars. The trial j tisticc proceeds just as the clerk did j mder the law as it was, that is ' he j ssues a warrant upon an affidavit, j eizes and sells the crop and applies lie proceeds thereof to the payment of! lie debt secured bv the lien, unless the ! innor shall claim that the amount i :lairacd is not justly clue, in which | :ase an issue shall be made up and a j [ rial had between the parties. The j urisdiclion ol' the trial justice is nut j ixclusive," but concurrent, and the; :lerk can stiil i'suc hi? warrant for ; my amount. rr-i?\-T m Death.?Information - has ! cached us of a serious accident on the i )lantation of our known citizen Mr.! rames I) Turner in Township 12 of; his county. A colored fiimilv of the j lame of Steward, before iroing to i vork on the 17th inst., shut up their louse, leaving two small children j herein?the younger about two years | >!d, in bed, and the other, four or five ( r\f tViA vAtinrrni* i 'CillS UIllj 111 vi mv, Hid a lire burning in the house. By ;ome means the younger managed to j jet out of bed, and, reaching the fire, lad its clothes caught by the flame5, ind although the other child bused a iry to its parents for assistance, aiid rietl its utmost to extinguish the lames, yet assistance did not reach hem until the child was so badly >nrr.cd that it died about twelve o'clock >:i Tuesday night. This ought to be a i varning to field hands, to extinguish | heir fires before going to work and j caving children in their cabius. A New Railroad for Fairfield.? We clip the following from the Colum>ia Hey inter: A meeting of the citizens of Broad River and Bullock's Creek townships, n York county, was held at Hickory Srove on the 14th instant, in the inter;sts of "The Shelby and Broad River [{ailroad." The object of the meeting ,vas to rai?o money to build a projected j ine of railroad from the Craeberry [roil Works, which is the terminus of 1 1 _ r* iL . tt* . -i. rp T>A:i i D'.'uncn 01 me xciuiu&sct: xtuu oad, via Morgan ton and Shelby, N. C., md Black's, S. C., and thence down he Brand River section to Alston, 5. C. A resolution was adopted heartily endorsing the scheme and pledging ihc above-named townships to raise 500,00 to ait: the enterprise. A committee was appointed to take the necessary steps to carry into effect the provisions of the resolntion. It is said .hat Clcvelond county, N. C., will subscribe $75,000. This enterprise lias been talked of for some time and its projectors arc in ill probability in earnest. The object seems to be to secure a competing line with the Charlotte, uoiumoia ?.v itani*oad. AVc wish the enterprise abundant success. School Hygiexe.?We have before us an essay on "School Hygiene'," read by Dr. JR. B. Hanahan before the U'Uirlielcl Teacners' iissociauon ana published by order of the board of school trustees of Fairfield count}*. The essay is too long for an extended notice here. We may say, however, that many much needed reforms in school sanitation are pointed out and their adoption urged upon the school authorities with much force and vigor. Alter commenting upon ill-ventilated school rooms and the consequences to the child from breathing impure air, the Doctor says: UA bucket of water is brought and deposited at some point in the room and left uncovered to absorb the noxious gasses, the emanations of the lungs and various organs, the tact being utterly ignored that water is a natural absorbent of gasses and that through its medium arc many diseases conveyed and disseminated.'"' The essentials of sanitation are summarized as "pure air, pure water, dry and clean soil and wholesome food." The essay was printed for the benefit of school teachers and school trustees of this county, any of whom may procure a copy by writing to the school commissioner or either member of the board of examiners. Lectures.?The Rev. Arthur Millard is now in Winnshoro, for the purpose of delivering a series of public lectures on topics of popular interest. i Dr. ^iiliarci comos very .highly en ' dorsed by those who have heard him. ; AVc have before us some strong letters ! from clergymen, editors and educators j in Virginia and North Carolina, where 1 he has recently lectured, and the commendations are of a very high character. Dr. Millard lectured last week in Chester, and his audiences were all 1 very highly pleased. The lectures here began on Monday 1 night in the Baptist church, the subject XT/w^licf; fttirl I UV/'ll'jj C'll T T \s ? vnwv ?*?v* | Poet". Others will be delivered as follows: Wednesday night, in the Presbyterian church, on "Sir "Walter Raleigh, hi id What he has Done for America", j Thursday night, in the Associate Reformed church, on "John Bunyan, j iMe immortal ureamei". A portion of the proceeds of each j Iccture will be devoted to the religious: and educational body under whose! auspices it is delivered*. Price of admittance to each lecture, i twenty-five cents. Lectures commence j at eight o'clock. We trust there will be a large attend- i ;iiirn nnon .ill. . Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for April will certainly please many i different classes of readers. The lovers j of the water will turn at once to the : opening article, "Yachts and Yachting i in America," by AY". P. Stephens, with i its illustrations of famous yachts. The i MUUL'IIL UI IIISLUI J >Vlli [/ivoovu I Mr. Guernsey's "Friedrich-Wilhclm ! Second King of Prussia," and the j articlc on, "Emma, Lady Hamilton," | both of which are finely illustrated.;! Then we have a naval officer's story j entitled "Behind the Dahlgren Howit-1 z.ers in Corea," with ten illustrations, j especially interesting and timely just now. M. F. Vallettes article on "Tombs and Catacombs," witli its curious pictures, is exceedingly entertaining; and all who remember and admired Billy Burlen will read with great interest Lisle Lester's article entitled "William E. Burton, the Comedian." This hits three portraits of Burton in famous characters, and a view of his Olympic Theatre. Farail- j iar scieuce is provided in "The Candleflame and Some of its Lessons/-" by R. Gerstl, F.S.C.; all of these articles are profusely illustrated. The story element is well sustained. Garrett Walker's thrilling serial, "The DeathMark," reaches its twenty-ninth chapter; and there are several short stories of merit, besides some beautiful poems. The miscellany is, as usual, well up to thft mark, and the frontispiece illustra tion in colors, "Carmen," a thing of bcaotv. Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, 53, 55 and 57 Park Place, New York. TEE BACHELORS. The Bachelors' Protective Union held their eighth anniversary meeting on Tuesday night last at the Ladd building. Of all occasions during the year this is the dearest to the bachelor's heart; it is the JSTew Year's day of his life; there he gathers strength for the struggles of the coming year, and obtains his reward for past success. On such occasions it is customary for them to have present invited representatives of the several vocations and conditions in Mfe^ On this one the Press was represented by-Mr. H. Ernlyn, of the Columbia Register, that the happiness of their state might be heralded to the world and thereby arrest the steps of deluded mortals 011 their downward journey to the marriage Hades. The Married Fraternity, by Mr. T. K. Elliott, to serve as a sample can of that pitiable order, and a warning to the unwary bachelor. The Corpse, by Mr. W. C. Rion, to illustrate the direful results of unfaithfulness to their tenets. Mr. W. M. j Propst was also to have been present 'in this rvmnnitv. lint to their resxet i > v. ? [ was absent, owing to-slckness. * After the transaction of a few mysterious matters of business, the Union proceeded to fill up their ranks, which during the last year had suffered some from the attacks of the enemy. Four sturdy candidates had made application for enlistment iu the serviceMessrs. J. K. Alston, "W. L. McDon-l-i o T on^ T-T n T?Uir><f aill, VT. JU. 11UC) awu- u# v. j Accordingly, they were now initiated I into the mysteries of a system of strategeuis, devices, etc., by which they could escape the enemy; they were taught the miseries of captivity at the enemy's hand and pointed out the bliss of single blessedness. After these j preparatory instructions came the couj ferring of the Bachelor Degree. This j was the most solemn event of the i evening, and members and guests alike j were impressed with its gravity; even i the novices themselves, when ushered j from darkness into light, stood stiff | and rigid, as if frozen to the spot. A ! hearty welcome, however, brought : thpin tr> themselves asMiu. and mi&th j oncc more had sway. Mr. Alston was i given the title of Grand Tyler; Mr. I McDonald that of Perpetual Reporter; I Mr. Huey, Lord Chief Justice, and ; Mr. Elliott, Grand Giascntits. Next iu order was the election of : officers to fill the positions of President j and Vice-President for the ensuing ' year. The present incumbents, Messrs. I Lauderdale and McCants were unanij mously re-elected, after many glowing i eulogies from several members on their past services. One of the most ! exciting and interesting features of the j evening now took place, namely, the ' ? ? ** ^ T">i ,v Rn/1/rA llirt ! Liwuruil)?? UX UlU JJUUil/ UIIU uiv^ | Masher's Button. The Grand Mogul i and the Surgeon-General were the j contestants for the former?the Suri geon-General putting himself in nomi ination and presenting his claims very AO/M* o nlncft Trrvfn flin n.i?onrl xv i ^ill/1 > axi iwl 1% v V/ wv- luv v & ujjv. Mogul was awarded the honor. The Grand Tyler received the button with blushing cheek, that is to say, with cheek which made all present blush, i With this the meeting adiourned to reassemble at the Winnsboro Hotel, tlieve to enjoy a feast whose elcgance could not have been equaled by a ' Lncullus, and whose mum could not have been prepared even by a DelI moiiico. After (lie sixteenth course oi 1 f/teem jo a ?ni'v^'n-i "-*ri",",r*<t2gNwBMBfc<aBg ? I this elegant repast, the President pro- j posed the following toasts, which were j drank to with an Extra Dry drink, ill t V ALU LULil (.CUJ^VIUUVV luvug j "The Anniversary of the Union"? The Grand Mogul responded to this in his usual sprightly style, and his droll wit, truly bacheloric, had the feasters shaking from crown to sole. "The Bachelor7?The Perpetual Reporter, iu response, eulogized this noble creature until he disappeared among the skies, and even then he j blew up at him for fear he would returu to earth. "The Married Fraternity"?This ! toast was responded to by Mr. T. K. Elliott, the representative of that i ! order, in a tasteful speech, replete < | with happy and amusing anecdotes. < lie went for the Bachelors with gloves " | off and showed up the fallacies of their < j tenets by reductio o.d absurdum, to < their utter chagrin and to the delight s of l-he press representative, a benedict, ; and. the corpse. ! "Our Absent Members"?The Pres- i ident responded to this in a poetic < effusion, which was a masterly effort, '< both in composition and delivery: Another year has ran around, I '< Another March at length arrived; We.have escaped without a wound, Through all its hardships have survived. We are a hand of bachelors, free - From every matrimonialcare: Although not much on a spree, We are partial to good fare. j In number we are twenty-five, i Officers the number is just the samp, Everyman is fully alive, All stand high on the roll of fame. Eight years have we stood'the test, Some have fallen by the way, i A survival of the -fittest and best j Makes lis merry, happy and p;ay. Alas! what changes time doth make ' Upon everything that dwells on earth, J And in .this scene we ill must take _. ( Time for weeping 'midst this mirth. I ] We must spare a thought to-night, * To those, whose names are on our book, j | Whose records are as pure and bright As the day tbey their departure took. j | Poor Reynolds is still away, ( Oh! would we not like to catch, ] A glympse of our absent brother, ! Old Furnius Bandersnatch. j | ; ) A beautiful poem is a bachelor's life, But of poetry we are quite bereft, The reason is quite plain to see, ! 1 Our Poet Laureate has left. j I Wilson, we'll not soon forget, - You remember how like i ghost TTe Innterl the nirrht he was elected ! * Grand Captain?of the Ilo^t. I < : M And Harden, the friend of our childhood, j Now in the Land of Flowers, ! , No doubt still actively seeking j = For the ladies and their bowers. I While all of us an office hold, j j And diligent all should be, Few of us are yet so bold ! , That would aspire to three. Yet all of this the masher did, j J And right well he did them fill, | < As Akoond of Swat and Secretary, j j He still found time to mash and kill. ; j If he a wife has gone to find, When he picks one from the drove,^ j * yve nope sue wm prove true aiiu aiuu, ! j With a great big orange-grove. ; ] if Another one I still must name, , And then my task is done, . !, If not the father of this society, He is its most noble son. 1 ! ] Although his duty from us drives him , To the bleak regions of the North, < We never shall forget him, , For we well know his worth. * ] As fate has taken him away, ] We deplore his loss to-night, j Let us hope that he always may Stick to the constitution and the right. j That lie may keep before his eyes. } I The rules he did help to frame, ! I Then-he need not fear matrimonial ties, { i And forever honored will be his name, j T know it useless to call his name, I j For ,ye love our dear old pard, His title stauds high on the roll of fame, Our first secretary, D. D. Gaillard. I |o we will-find time to drop a tear ' For those'-'a'osent from us now, And-hope by this time next year . They'll be here to renew their vow. < Afl<f I will speak of those For whom this meeting is the last, I IJerafter they sliali have to live On the memories of the past. There is the Grand Prosecuting Attorney, He to all of you sends greeting, T>?.4- ?/? ?? Artrin/vf wifh nC JL>Ut savo IJG VsttliUVf ut fUU! U.7 At the next anniversary meeting. Now I might go farther And speak of our sheeted dead, But I know that you would rather Not any tear for them shed. For requiem this is not the time. 6r place, their loss vre do deplore, But already too long is this rhyme; So X shall say no more. "The Old Maid"?If there are any | such in .this community we would j ? -? ---- ' ?j u! advise mem to iur uuu lemuur mo Nabob of Arcot. Poor creatures, what a rasping he gave you! He ground, you to sawdust, made you as flimsy as cotton, and as useless as an old newspaper. "The Press"?Mr. Emlyn responded to this, and his speech was the best of the evening. He said that although he could not put in a plea of surprise as to responding to the toast, yet he must confess that when he, a silvery-haired j benedict, received an invitation to pai'tioipate m tne ccieorauon 01 me Bachelors' Protective Union he was surprised. But when he reflected that he was a married man witli five children? three querns and a pair of kings ?he felt that lie held a strong hand, and as they had called him, he would show np. After many happy strokes j at the Bachelors, which were certainly j bene-dicta, he responded to the toist; ,as follows: . "The Press is a theme which de- j serves far abler treatment than I can j j give it. 'Tis true, I am one of the gang, but it falls to my lot merely to I aid in making up the daily history of j current events, and not to discuss momentous matters of State. But one thing I do know, and that is that some of the ablest pens in the State are wielded by dyed-in-the-wool bachelors ?among them Hngli Wilspn, of the Abbeville Press and Banner, and Brother Holmes, ofthe Barnwell People. It has been hinted that an estimable member of the Bachelors' Protective Union recently resigned the editorial -tripod of the Winnsboro News ivT\UrnimW<iiico liic /^ntiocin X/ v?l?v*vv ?..w editorial harness required so much of his time he found it difficult to pay attention in another direction as often as he wished, and as he now does. But it is not with individuals who operate powerful machiney of the press that we are called upon to deal, but the press as an institution. The ideas which some people have of the press are very like those of the boy who wanted to be an editor because he could go to the circus without paying for a ticket. There is no greater mistake in the public mind than the belief that the life of an editor is a round of pleasure. The press does more work 101* Jess pay man any projessiuu in uic world, except those of a purely charitable character. And yet no community can thrive without its newspaper. The newspaper is your never failing source of information. It is a history of the past, a record of the present, a mvinhpr. flip f:ifnre_ Tt aids in making your Presidents, your Congressmen, your Governors, your municipal governments. ItHiields untold power for good or for evil iu every land, iu every language. It i** the promoter of every public enterprise; it is the unpaid advocate of the inter--r !*.. . Tl escs 01 every cuujlliuiiu\ . ju ucyciu^w water powers, builds factories, cons structs public edifices, builds scboolhocses, educates the rich and the poor, nnKlio conlimont anfl ic (llwa vs an index to the character af the people in whose midst it wields its influence. And it builds railroads. "What news^ paper in South Carolina has not built part if not a whoie line of railroad in the past two or three months?on paper? The newspaper commends the 2fOod and condemns the wrong. It detects and exposes villainy. It is the lamp of Sir David Humphrey to those 1 who would learn of other nations than our own. It is the lever of Archimedes J in moving the world of ignorance out af the path ot civilization ana enug-Rtsnment. It makes the commercial world akin. With the aid of electri- i :itv it removes all barriers to an acquaintance with all parts of the world, and introduces the intelligent reader to all nations on each day it makes its appearance. If the latest news be the robbery of a train by Mexican banditti, if the Qneen of Spain has had another baby, if the Chinese have defeated the French, if Bismarck refused beer at his dinner, if France has made >? ? if PolifArniq ill 1 apuiu^ V LU VJIC& IU(iUvf , 1& vutiAVtKAM liad another earthquake, if another bank cashier lias escaped into Canada, it" the English have made a successful move in the Soudan, if a firc-crackcr bas been found within .a mile of the Dzar's palace, if a dynamite cartridge lias been exploded in London, if Illinois has clected a Uuited States Senator to succeed Jack Logan, if. a bachelor President nas been inaugurated, 5r if a bachelor in Wiunsboro commits matrimonial hari-kari, the newspaper tells it all. And yet, with all this rrand field of journalistic enterprise 3aily iuvaaed by the representatives of :he press and the fruits of the victories served up their readers, there are those tvlio think the editors "are well* paid for their trouble when they get a complimentary to a fifty-cent show, a ivatermelon, a peck *of. peaches, or a oox of cheroots. "And the ladies, God bless them, llOv Intro flm ni-occ WTiflf irfmTfl ftlPV 3o without it? How would the lovely Miss A. know that her rivals were made to feel that she was the belle of ;he ball if the papers had not men:ioned the fact? How else would they snow that the gallant Captain B. had jeen caught by that horrid Miss C. if :liey did "not read the marriage notic? n the uaDer? How would Miss D. nanage to get the news to Miss E. that she was not of her 'set' if the.brilliant entertainment given by Miss F. had not been fully reported in the paper? Yes, Mr. Chairman, the press is a rreat institution, with the married and :.he single, the old and the young1, the jelles and the beaux, the bachelors md the old maids. "Well, there is another thing about some newspapers, which some of you aave probably noticed, and that is they launch out and after a brief jxperimerit?suspend. I will follow In their wake, and, agaiu thanking you fXi. tlio mntimonf vnn havn iirnH mp lWi t4,V' WiitpmuvuK jv/vi im.v ?v, [, too, wil suspend;" ^ "V/oman" ? The blushing Boss Masher, above referred to, again appeared upon the scene with an equal store of bashfulness. His response kvas a course of mortification to the Bachelors, who styled it "bunkum" in their soreness; but considered from a rational and disinterested standpoint ivas a brave and earnest effort, giving this most honored of all mortals her tvell won and just deserts." I think he laced her one inch higher in the airy fairy regions of the ethereal than the | Perpetual Reporter did his Bachelor. After many special toasts and voluntary attacks on the backsliding members. which were amusing in the extreme, the President gave out mum as the word, which caused silence, presto, pulled an unexpected concealed weapon ind at its mouth required all to receive its contents in honor of the bachelor President Grover Cleveland. His remarks on his condescending to iuter View inc aciA/uu ai? Auiuivu were very laughable and humorous. Then a toast to "The Dead" was rl'-ank in silence, which closed one of the most enjoyable entertainments it has ever been our pleasure to attend. Long live the Bachelors! AS OTHEJtS SEE VS. What a Close Observer has to Say of Oar Progress. We clip the following from the Columbia liegister of Ibe 19th inst: During a recent visit to Winnsboro, a representative of the liegister noticed that the town had been greatly improved in many respects. The Town Council have suddenly grown rich and they are giving the citizens the benefit of the money they have received. There are eight saloons in the Boro, which pay into the town treasury $400. each for license to retail the ardent, and the money is being used to improve the street. Four additional cisterns have been contracted for and^they arejnow.being dug. The Northern extension of Congress street, the urincfo&l thoroughfare iu Wiunsboro, was formerly a'clay bog, but an excellent piece of civii engineering has resulted in the construction of a splendid road where wagons formerly mired up to the hubs. The left fork of the street to the North of the town has been greatly improved bv the erection of four or five hand some and large two-slory residences, while the right fork is being improved in the same manner. Old Mf. Zion School is still the pride of Winnsboro. From its precincts have gone forth young men who have made bright records on the pages of the State's history, and some of our most prominent citizens, in all parts of the State, can credit their beginning in life to Professor Hudson and Mt. Zion. In front of the building stands a monument to the memory of the Professor, erected by grateful pupils and friends. The monument has been defaced somewhat by the hands of relic hunters, and to prevent further damage the citizens of Winnsboro have -raised a fund with which to surround the monument by an iron fence. There are five churches in the town ?Fnicfonal. RanHsh MefhodisL- Pres ^r*wvr-., . X 7 J byteri&H ana Associated Ketorraed, beside several colored churches. The latter have a new chnrch in course of erection. Another indication of the prosperity of the community is the fact that the colored people prefer to purchase lots in the town to going outside. The merchants seem to be doing good business. Winnsboro has many handsome residences. Winnsboro has an excellent fire department steam fire engine, a hand engine and a hook and ladder company. And last but not least a town clock, which a Columbia painter will be call /\n fAAn f/-> i An n r\ CV4 via ouvii IV IVU\/U V*y The hotels are well kept, and the Duvall House has been greatly enlarged, to accommodate its increasing business. The passenger depot, which is located iu the centre of the town, will soon be connected with the freight depot, in the Southern end, by telephone. NEWS AGENCY. Subscriptions received for all News papers, Periodicals and Magazines at Publishers' prices. Information on application, DecOfxtf dubose EGLESTON". ATrnXTT TnTTH in Fj v-v-- jmj-j ?a: HOUSEHOLD AT PRICES TO S 1 I SILK VELVET AND PLUSH PICTU most stylish.. , A new supply of Oil Window Shades, cb A new supply of Jfatent step j_.aGcers?i SEWTS"G.MACHIXES at reduced prices Our'Platform is low tariff on all goods u trade and result in the greatest good to hoi prices. Deal only in good and reliable, goc A poor article is aear at any price. Use no its merits, and at its true value. Have one uniform low price and give eve PLAIN K xie'.Jii' '.-.V : !>- } j: l.i . HURRAH! FOR THE ! ' TCfl ?c THE 3IOST GOODS FOJ c My stock of Ladies Dress Goods is cc Cashmere?all Wool. The Cheapest this market Dress Ginghams in all line of Dress Flannels, Sack Flannels goods will sell-themselves if you will Brown, Garnet and Black. TOWELS AND DOYLIEi A splendid stock of Blankets and Be' "White and Brown Bleachings and White and Gray, Siowe's Balmorals, OUR GffilSTTS' These Goods are bound to sell. The; I latest styles. My stock of CLOT HIM ?1TY STOCK OF GENTS' FUKNIS HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, ! Call and be convinced of these fa< | LOUJ I S. C. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE Thirtv-fifth Annual Meeting of the SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL I ASSOCIATION will be held in Charles' ton on Tuesday, April 21,1885. Railway tickets at excursion rates. JOHN FORREST, 5L D., { Mar24flx5, Recording Secretary. t. t. i ! 0?h\ A\n rye WHISKIES are as pure and nutritious as bread made of the grain from which they were .originally distilled, with mellow taste and exhilarating quality unsurpassed by any ever brought to Winnsboro. JIchl9f x3m COLUMBIA BOY. THE very fast trotting stallion COLUMBIA BOY will stand, the.season of 1885 at Rock City. Columbia "Boy is a "very handsome'bay sixteen hands high, six years old", and is of exceedingly kind dis? ? infArmofinn 0/?_ J'OSltlUtl. XVI licxiua ttuu luwiwuiivu ??vtdress JAMES 3IARR, At Granite Quarries. Post-office?Winnsboro, S. C. Mar24+x2m the' WinnQhnrn TTntel hv rrmnuuuiu iiuiui um IS TIIE PLACE To Always Get the Best, the Purest and Oldest CORN AND R1E WHtSKIES, GINS, WINES, BRANDIES, ETC., ETC. HAFXER & HENDRXX, Proprietors. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of fairfield. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Martha Hemngton and Patsy Thompson. Plaintiffs, aqainzt William Holmes, Lucj Baylor, Richard Baylor, as Administrator of the Estate of Jerry Baylor, Deceased, and the Unknown Children ol Elizabeth Crunier, Deceased, Defendants. Summons for Refaf.?Complain* not Serced. To the Defendants Above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED anc required to answer the complaint ir this action, which is filed in the office 91 t tie UierK 01 uommon r^eas ior mh County, and to serve a copy of youranswei to the said complaint on tne subscribers, a1 their office, No. 2,-Law Range, Winnsboro South Carolina, within twenty days aftei the sen ice hereof, exclusive of the day o: such service; and if you fail.to answer th< complaint within the time aforesaid, th< plaintiffs in this action will apply to th< Court for the relief demanded in the com plaint* Dated 6th day of January, A. D. 1885. RAGSDALE & RAGSDALE, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. To the Unknown Defendants, the Chil dren of Elizabeth Crunier: TAKE notice that the summons m thi: action, of which the foregoing is a copy and the complaint was. filed in the office o: the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas at Winnsboro, in the County of Fairfield in the State of South Carofiiia, on the Gtl day of January, A. D. 1885. KAlxbL?AL-?. <35 Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Mch25-xG. . , , JUST ARRIVED A FRESH STOCK OF GROCERIES consisting of SUGARS, COFFEES, TEAS, &C. A FINE LOT EARLY ROSE POTATOE CANNED GOODS. Salmon, Sardines, Tomatoes, Peaehe: Corn, Fears, ttneappie, etc. We havs just received a nice line < Cigars and Tobacco?Chewing and Smol ing. Call and tiy them. In these, as we as aH other goods, -we guarantee to gh satisfaction, both in quality and price. 1 * PROrST BROS. hiJN 11 U HE N'DDECORATIONS (JIT THE TIMES. D ? BE FKAMES?the cheapest, newest and eaper than the cheapest. ;he best made and the cheapest sed by the people, as low prices increase :h buyer and seller. Values must govern kIs?making the prices as low as possible. > misrepresentation. Sell every article on ry purchaser the benefit. R. W PHILLIPS. ti A imum CHEAPEST STORE IN VN! * # ' ' 'j >5r ? THE LMST MOXEY! : * ! mplete, consisting of Ladies' Black lot of Dress Worsted ever brought to the latest colors. Also a splendid Ladies' Waterproof?cheap. These look at them. Velveteens?Blue, 3, AND TOWEL LINEN. d Spreads, Lindseys, Canton Flannel, Unbleached Homespun, Drillings, Hoop-skirts, &c., &c. JDttPJLJ&rPlXJEZETT. y were picked out from among the (1. -frvr AnvoltiHf-17 r?5>rmnf: hp PTAAllpd. ;H'ISO GOODS'IS COMPLETESHOES AND TRUNKS. ;ts. Polite attention given to all. IS SAMUELS. IBOI'T BEAD THIS. l ^ . i j Never lias my unusually select stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing and ! Furnishing Goods been so extensive, never j so low in price (quality and workmanship ' considered) as now. My beautifully fitting | and custom-like clothing is worn by the | best dressed men and boys in the city, and ; visitors to Columbia who may contemplate. ! purchasing clothing will find at this store :the most correct styles and the latest j novelties, all garments fitted to your form I before delivery, and every article sold is 1! warranted to be just exactly as represented. i The well-dressed young man who deI man^s something in accordance with his | own ideas of raiment, can always be sure 1 j of finding the latest and most correct I styles of garments at this estaousnment. ; I make a special feature of suits for young | men in four-button Cutaways, in Worsted ' and Whipcord; also in Prince Alberts. J*o oth- r house has so complete a stock I of Gents' Underwear as I am offering to ; my trade. Perhaps I should not know I chis ii those useful people, the shoppers, i (who go around comparing goods ana Duyi ing where they find 'the Dest) were not | continually telling me so. One' very im,) portant feature is that my stock is lArge j and new, another is that my prices are the ; lowest anywhere. The proper way to find this out is" to call and see for yourselves. , NOTICE.?I have just added to my ' stock of Shoes a line of Dancing Pumps and Gents' Slippers. I am also prepared to wholesale goods to merchants in the i State. I guarantee prices, and you can save in your freights by purchasing from { the Emporium. I can sell cheaper than any jobbing house, as I purchase from Manufacturers. M. L. KL\AKU. Hbbbcebiesatoost ;| TO CLOSE OUT. , i I [ I HAVE determined to close out all my Groceries, and will, till all are sold, | put them at cost for CASH 0>XI. 5 j ' ' {sugars, ' } Coffees, > I Teas, ?' . Canned Peaches, J: Apples, Peats, , Pineapples. ! Grated Pineapple, Preserves, - j Tomatoes, i; Com, ; I Okra and Tomatoes, Peas, .! Gelatines, | Roast Beef, I Corned Beef, English Brawn (niee), Gilt Edge Cheese. I ' ' s j JUST OPENED. j 1 1 A tub of Gilt Edge Butter, 30c.?cost I Lard, Molasses, Rice, Salt Spices, Exi tracts, etc. Stoves, Tin and Woodenware, 5, i and House Furnishing Goods?a nice line ' at reasonable prices. ,j J. H. CUiDUN'GS. >f KUPTCEE CUBES. BU I Mie ?JZ1 JLiSUOO, of which we have a supplv. We have also just received a new lot of Trusses | from P- niield & Co. i McMASTER, BRICE & KETCHIX.