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^ LOCAL INTELLIGENCE"! WEDNESDAY, FKUKTMIIV 34, : : l.SSfi. Term# ok Tirr-: News and IIekai.d.? Tri-weekly edition, four dollars per annum. in advance. Weekly edition, two dollar^ per uhi-am is: advance; two dollars ami ^ fifty cents per annum, if no", paid in ad ^ " vance. Kates kor Advertising.?One dolia per inch (solid minion) for the first i;i>errtion, and fifty cents per inch for each subsequent insertion. These rates apply to advertisements of every diameter, ami are payable strictly in advance. Obituaries and tributes of respect are charged for a^ advertisements. .Marriage notices, and L simple annoui.cements ul <ieam>, an: puu* iished free, ami are solicited. Liberal terms lor contract advertisements. ^ * e \*? v *** * True Bill Found?Davy Jones, Foreman. Kal>otnis;e?W. Aiken. l Xew Spring Goods?D. A Hendrix. To the Public?J. L. Mimuaugli <Sr fCu?" Teachers' Meeting ? John Boyd, School Commissi'- it*r. Fresh Garden Seed-McMaster, Brice r<Vr Ketchiu. Tux Notice?I. X. Withers, Auditor Fairfield Comity. Locfl! ISrlets. ?Fairfield *.vi11 >end a strong: contingent to SvVL'li the lorces of the penitentiary after Court adjourns. ?Some ot tlie trial justices have failed to make returns in several cases which will be 0:1 trial at ill's term. ?The Muith-bouml train as 1 linos? two hours mul u half lute on sand, v evening. ?The bcs; Family Sewing Machine on the market. A guarantee with e*cry machine. For sale only by J. O. k B.J;. jp| ?Messrs. D. L. Henderson, of the Aiken Bar, and L. G. Graham, of the Lexington Bar, have been in attendance upon tiie sessions of the Court this week. ?Shoes, Clothing, Dress "Goods, ^ Calicoes, Jerseys, Ladies' Felt and Straw Hats, and other goods at and b ;Jow cost for the cash. I mean what ? say. J. O. Boag.* ?Xow is time to get a g.>od Cincin nati Open or Top Baggy, Three-Spring Wn^on, Turnout Seat Bnjrgy, Platform Spring or Farmer's Wagon, with shafts <>r unit*. Single or Double Harness, c!i<*ap for cash or bankable paper, from J. O. Boag. ?Among the jurors of t he pivsent c t term there are a numoer caw.ch musicians, a: cl \vhci1 relieved from their dutiesintheConrt House they assemble; around the hospitable fireside fJn' , . , , _ , .... , HoiCi) stomal host ot the Hums'; & , , _.iit ns and the k- and the ndiues are br'. . p . . .istemng to tne intime is pu^eft >onic uj* {jJe ijoud old ! spiun^uu0? S!Ucj1 us ? Arkansas Sniveler,v ' Leather Breeches,ami j ?-p>' others. Occasionally t lie music gets | fe into the feet of some of the listeners,! and a circle is cleared and some mem- I hm- ?nts *1 few fanei) steDs for the en tenainment of tin; crowd. New Adveutiseiiext.?Me??rs. J. L. Mimtuuijih & Co. tell the people thi> j week through another column whaj they have in stock, and what they expect to have in a few week?. Durt I forgot to read it and see what mam moth bargains they are offering in their line, andif y??u aie not convinced j that they mean business, whygive them a call and be cjnvmced mat Kiev mean what they say. FaIRF!EM>*S RKPIiESENTATlVKS. We notice in a report of the re?:eutexaminations of llic S?>ut!? Caroliua College, "Which are said to have been very rigid and thorough, that the names of our - voung friends, Messrs. MeMahan and Withers, are placed atnoiiir the distinguished students of the College. The i<w\L-c f<\ rliom to kren nt) their I past record. Death ok Mi:. L. Poteet. ? Mr. LaFavette Poteet died on Saturda\ last, ajred about fixty-onc years. He was weil known in the ccmmunit}, Laving served for many years as one. of the town police. His health had been failing tor sometime. The burial services were held in the Presbyterian churchyard on Sunday, oonduc.ert by the Rev J. S. Connor, and the remains were there" interred. The deceased was a widower, and had no children. The Kidkew.vy IIigh School.? o{ the pupils of tiie Uidgeway High School, the following1 received the highest average in marks, for the V month ending 12 February, 1880?the ^ maximum being 100: TioliiKinn I iPJrinrfiN ............ !)8 V|'-- - - Annie Bailey 9S Laura Iiuti" 9* Allic Moore 97*3 Susie Morris 975 Katb Simpson 97-i Fannie Desporus 97} Masquerade and Dance at the Rink.?Thursday night quite a crowd of gailv attired tna-kers assembled at the Rink to indulge in the ever popular amusement of skating. There were several excellent costumes and j the antic? of the masker caused ! many hearty laughs from the crowd ot spectators who had assembled to witness the fu). Atter ten o'clock the skating ceased and the floor was soon ! cleared for a dance. Many couples of j waltzers soon replaced the skaters, j The dancing was kept up until a late hour. Every one seemed to enjoy theingUap?^ selves, and it was with regret that the hour lor dispersing was noted. A Vexekabli: Visitor. ?The Colum- j T> inct flip ! OC W HiV A.V.4.4A ...V. ..^.v V..W | following' to say of one of Fairfield's j Lie of the rao?t prominent representa- j - * fhto I IIUUL' HI UiIV Mini; Uj/lwcuivu mu nty in the Legislature, and was a j roinent figure in ante be!him po!i- I i He spHiu a portion of yesterday I bitiusr the graveyard of the Wash- ! Ln Stiver Church, where must of j Imily and the fiiends of hi< youth i gianhood lie buried. He finds but I |gr thtve of ilie citizens of Colum- | Bho were his contemporaries of i ears airo. and is co nparatively | j lotto, Columbia & Augusta Railroad ! on Tnc-dav morning. The through i freight going south did not arrive on iitn? and the material train was heard j to go north at about 3 o'clock on Tues day morning. Upon investigation we j learn that the delay was caused by the j breaking of a journal on one of the j c.ir?, which car was thrown from the j track and was followed by three or ! four others. The cars and track were ! bullv damaged and it was necessary to j send a working force to repair the | mischief. The work , was promptly j and efllctnallv done, and the ?outh| bound passenger train passed R?>ck j Hill, the ?cene of the accident on time. Sale of Fixe Cattle.?The fine | herd of Guernseys which were exj hibited at the last State Fair by Air. j D. K. Flenniken, and attracted so much | attention from stockmen have been I sold to Mr. .John u. MoDiey, 01 mis j county. Mr. Mobley is one of our ! young- progressive farmers and has given considerable attention to the raising of fine stock, and expects to give it even more attention iu the future. The fine herd of Jerseys belonging to Mr. W. II. Fienniken have been sold l?y him to Dr. Motte, of Statesville, X. C. Mr. Fienniken contemplates a change in his business and for that reason found that it would be iinpos1r\ nrim OtfOlltifm f/% 2 ;?iu:u imm iv iut*w uhvimw. Irs stock larin which it shonld have a.ill di?po?ed of bis heid. Peutonal.?Miss Jennie Lee McMustcr, ofCoiumb'a, is visiting friends and relatives in town. Messrs. L. P. and J. P. Kennedy, who for the past six months have been pursuing their medical studies in !New York city, arc spending a few days j wiih their sitter Mrs. J. A. Brice, 011 j their way to their home in Abbeville county. The many Mends of the Rev. J. M. Todd, who was for many years pastor of the A. R. P. Church at this piace, will be sorry to learn of his illness in Due West. His health has been so bad lately that he was compelled to give np some of his classes in Erskine College. We hope it will be only temporary and that he will soon be ah'* fo Mttond to his duties in that " The Kit. II. B. Prat' "DO lor a ?ai?ber Of vcars 'he people of ,, . . ...church at this place, the Presoyte*". , .. .. .?uie tune has been preaching but fo?- . 1 Lancaster, has given up his pastoral duties at that piace to accept a proposition from the American Bible Society to devote his whole attention to translating a new version of the Bible into Spanish. Mr. Pratt is well veiled in the Spanish language and will doubtless ably serve in the position to which ho has bi?en called. THE COURT OF SESSION'S. Tuesday morning the first business taken ii|.? was the hearing of the report read by the Clerk of the Court, of the special committee of 1885, appointed u> examine the books, fixtures and office of the County Commissioners. The report revealed the fact that the bu-iuess of the county had been faithfully transacted and the committee found no grounds for complaint. The first case taken up was the State vs. Jordan Steven?on, charged with larceny of grain from the field. The prisoner was represented by Messrs. Donglass & McDonald. The jury r'tuml him guilty of the crime charged ayainst him. The next case called for trial was the State vs Preston Dickson, Joseph Sawyer and Xick Lawson, charged with larceny of live stock. Messrs. " ' oy% j i ^ il- a. uagsn?ie ?k ntigsuaie 101- uiu iwu m slimmed defendants, Messsrs. Douglass & McDonald for Nick Lawson. This was a right interesting case as it was a triangular o?e, 'n which the two firstitauu'd defendants attempted to unload the crime upon the other defendant, while in return he attempted to show the gnilt of the other two par-1 lies. The jury fonud Preston Dickson and Joseph Sawyer guilty, and ?sick Lin'son not gniltv. The first ea?e taken up on "Wednesday was that of the State vs. Sam Sawyer, charged with selling crop under lieu. Messrs. Ragsdale & liagsdale appeared for defendant. Verdict ?"viuilty." The next case called was the State vs. John L. Cameron, charged with an assault with intent to kill. Messrs. Douglass & McDonald appeared for the defense. Verdict?uXot Guilty." In the case of the State vs. David Hill ami Ella Thompson, which was undt.-r consideration by the jury when we went to press on Wednesday night, the jury rendered a verdict of *'Xol Guilty". Messrs. Doturlass & McDonald and J. K. Alston, E?q., represented the defendants. On Thursday the court-room was packed, it being the day set for the trial of Ben DuBosc and Ruff Douglas?, charged with arson; and also for the trials of Messrs. J. L. Richmond and J. It. Heron, charged with habitual drunkenness while in office. Messrs. Ragsdale & Ragsdale and Douglass & McDonald represented the prisoners Den DuBose and Ruff Douglftss. A motion was made for a continuance on account of the absence of material witnesses for the defense, who are now residing in York county. His Honor granted a coutiuuance until Monday, when the case will again come up for trial. The next case called was that of the State vs. James L. Richmond, charged as above mentioned. Messrs. Douglass & McDonald for the defense This ca^e, together with the following one, attracted much attention, as the defendants were presented by the grand jury at the last term of the Court, and being officers ot tne county 11 was perfectly natural that it should. After hearing the testimony and arguments from counsel his Honor, in a clear, impartial way, charged the jury, impressing upon them the fact that no sympathetic feeling should have any weight in bringing them to a conclusion cf guilt if they so thou2h% After remaining out a short while they brought in a verdict of "i?ot Guilty". On the announcement of the verdict there was slight applanse in the audience, which was promptly checked by his Honor. The jurv having been empanelled in the case of the State vs. J. G. Eleroti, in which the indictment contained two nKaiime tmhirnal ^riUlkPTllieSS aild official misconduct. Messrs. Gaillard & Reynolds, Ragsdale & Ragsdale and J. K. Alston. E?;q., represented the defend* it. It was dark when the evidence had all bfdi hi ought out and the argument of counsel had been concluded, so the jury was discharged until r riday morning, when his Honor j charged them upon the law and they ? i >s<u;i. i-ai-rliM TTht' inrv. i iCIUUU U/lluu 1111,11 iviuivt> ?UV after remaining out a few mi units, ! returned a verdict of "Not OJuiitv". The next ca>c taken up was the i State uts. Eliza Hall, charged with | arson. Messr-. Kagsdale & liagsdale for the defense. Alter concluding the ' j testimony the Solicitor thought that i the Staie had failed to prove its case | and consented to a verdict of "Not | Gailtv". The next taken up was the case of i [ the State vs Tillman Sims aud Scilla | . Cok-mau, charged with uurgliiry. j j Messrs. liagsdale & Ragsdale for the j i defense. Verdict "Guilty, with rcj commendation to the mercy of the ! Court". The next case called for trial was that of the State vs. Jacob King, rtril h huniA-hl'P!! k ll tr. Messrs. I Douglass & McDonald volunteered lo I I represent ibe defendant as he had em-1 ployed no counsel. Verdict--"Guilt), with recommendation to mercy". i The next case was that of the State vs. Mary Davis and Martha Davis, charged with house-breaking and lar-j ceny. Messrs. Ragsdale & Ilagsdale and H. X. Obear, Esq, for thede-j tense. Verdict?"Guilty, with recom- j mendation to mercy". Tbe last case taken np in the Court j of Sessions on F riday evening was me . | Sraie vs. Eii Free, charged with y'\ sault and battery with inien* l? kill*: It had not been couclud*"* ,v'icn the hour tor aujonrnmeu' been reached, and couId "ot be reported ^turda.v?s issue. Messrs Doughs & McDonald and J. K. Alston, E?q , represented the defendant. The jury after hearing the testimony on Friday evening were discharged uniil Saturday morning when argument by ; counsel was continued. After the charge of his Honor, they retired U j tind their verdict, and remained out for something over an hour, when the j foreman came out and stated that no agreement could be reached. His I Honor informed them that he could j not discharge them in so short a time, j autf asked then' o come out and he would give them any other information as to ihe law which they desired. After some further instructions they retired and in a few minutes returned with a verdict of not guilty. The next case taken up was that of1 tiie State vs. Ben O/lesby, charged | with adultery. Messrs. Douglass & ! McDonald and 11. X. Obear. E<q.,! appeared for the defense. Alter hear- j ing the testimony of the prosecuting | witness, the Solicitor found that it j would be impossible to convict and consented to a verdict of not guilty. As it was Saturday, and Monday heino- a leyal holidav. tlie iuries were discharged until Tuesday morning, | when the case of the State vs. Ben Dubosc and Ruff Douglass will be taken up. The remainder of Saturday and ail of Monday were spent in heaping appeals from trial justice^, sounding the civil dockets and such other work as could be done without tne services or a jury. 1 Presentment of the Grand Jury, The following is the presentment of the grand jury: To (he Honorable. J. 11. Hudson, Presiding Judge: The grand jury, in making their final presentment for the February Term, 1886, of the Court of General Sessions in and for the County of Fairfield, respectfully report: That they have duly considered the several bills ot indictment submitted on behalf of the *tate, and have pre .sented their findings thereon, according to law. Our examination of the several public offices, with the books and papers appertaining to the same, has been of a very limited extent, owing to the short time in which that examination has been made. We have inspected the offices of the Clerk of the (;ourt of Common Pleas, the Judge of Probate, the Sheriff, the School Commissioner, the Treasurer, the Auditor and the County Commissioners;, and we find them all in a satisfactory condition. The County jail is m {food condition, j and the prisoners seem to have had all the attention which is required by a humane and judicious administration of the laws against crime. The committee of our body who in spected the Poor House make a satis-! factory report of its condition. The average number of inmates for the past year was twenty-six. The crop made" on the farm last year was, tnree bales of cotton nnd 200 bushels of corn ?besides 800 pounds of lint cotton received as rent. Some repairs are needed on the fireplaces of some of the buildings. Trial Ju-tices Jno. J. Xeil, Thos. M. Cathcart, \V. B. Douglass, J. M. Hig gins and Chas. E. Tnomas have submitted their books for the inspection of the grand jury, and we find the same properly kept. All fines collected by these Justices have been duly paid into the hands of the County Treasurer. None other of the Trial Justices have submitted their books. The public roads, so far as we are now able to say* seem to be in fair condition, except in certain places which we now proceed to bring to the atfention of the Court. The road leading from Douglass's Bridge, across Little River, to the plantation of William Brice, is reported as being in very bad condition. The portion ot the Winnsboro and Chester read, between the second and the fourth mile-post, counting from Winnsboro. is likewise reported to be in very bad condition. The nortionof the same ro;td. extending from* Patrick's store to the residence of S. R. Siraontor, is reported as being in like bad condition. We commend these sover.il complaints to the prompt attention of the County Commissioners. Complaints are made against the Oman & Stewart Stone Cornpanv for <?r?n<5trnr.nncr a tramwav on the road known us the Bell's Miil road, leading from the Company's quarries to a point at which the s&nji* connects with the Rock City Railroad. We would suggest that the Oman & Stewart Company be required to provide safe and satisfactory crossings at the poiiit9 at which their tramwav crosses the said Bell's Mill r<-;:d. We present T. L. Gladden for nn- \ lawrtilly earning off and retaining in ' his possession certain tools belonging ; to the County, to wit, live or six picks j and five or six shovels. The witnesses i given lis, as the parties to prove this j charge, are?John M. Gayden, "Wil- j ? - * ^ i ~I ham Yates, Joe Kains ana iNeison ; Bo u! ware. Since making our general statement! ; concerning the Poor House, our atten- j tion has been called to the manner in ' which the outside poor are, in some J cases at least, provided lor. The County Commissioners, or one of that I Board, give an order for so much j provisions, on a merchant. The orders j thus given are, we are informed, met with goods at prices very far above the ch ^ value of such goods. This is an inju lice to the County, and a hardship utjon the unfortunate persons who \ a thp ohieots of its charity. We J suggest that the County Commissioneis muke some arrangement by which i these orders fur provisions?if they must be issued?shall be filled at prices { as near as possible to the actual cash market value of the articles purchased. We extend to the presiding Judge and to the Solicitor our acknowledgments for the assistance rendered us in the discharge of our duties. All of which is respectfully subJ T? tSkmkvey. j Ill 11 It'll* V . ? , Foreman. The report was received and the grand jury was discharged from farther attendance upon the Court at the present term. ITEMS FROM BLYTBKWOOD. Times are dull, and the people are grumbling about the scarcity of money the merchants especially. We notice that there are a large lot j tilar.pd 011 the railroad^! X'A v,vv I ? ? . this placc. Messrs. Bonev & Bro- are i having thern delivered. T^ey are j working between forty fifty hands. ; We forgot (o say -:|1 ow last items j that Mrs. Hcv-S of Lexington, had ; bepn spt??-aine a Jays with rela- ! tj,^o in this section. Duko is improving. We observed a ; few days since that Mr. Hoffman has j had some repairing done on his prem- j i>es. t*. 3.. ~U? moe o i i_/n w euuesuay iucic "ao ?j panorama at the school-house in this j place. Mr. John Taylor, Proprietor. Capt. Wardlaw anil Mr. C. G Hoffman have returned from Greenville. The latter, not satisfied with a stay of j two weeks, brought home with him a j good ea*e of measles as a memento. On the night of the 16th, at the res-1 idence of the bride's brother, Mr. J Samuel Simms, Mr. A. S. Brown was married to Miss Lizzie Simms, both of j Fairfield. The ceremony was per-1 formed by Mr. John Hawlev, J. P., of Itichland county. On the day tallowing there was a reception at the home of the groom. More anon. x. ITEMS FROM WHITE OAK. Capf. S. R. John.-t n has been appoin - J PnKl?/? fni* thic CAi'fintl. uu nv/iai t i uv?iv ?\'i w.w ' ww.v... Mr. R. A. Patrick served on the | grand jury of the United States Court i at Greenville last week. At a recent shooting: match with parlor rifles, Messrs, J, B. Patrick, John Milling and W, M. Patrick proved themselves to be the best marks- J men in the party. Oitr Agricultural Club celebrated its", 3 I fust anniversary on the evening of the i 11th inst. Mr. J. M. Galloway read ! the history* of the club, and Mr. S. Ii. i j Johnston made a brief address, after; wtncn a must exceiieui supper >vaa served by the ladies present. All of the old officers were re-elected, viz : S. R Johnson, President; T. G. Patrick, Vice-President; J. AJ. Galloway, i Secretary. The Club now has twenty- J five members. We recently heard the opinion expressed that, if a trial justice must explain why it does not rain in Peru, then, on the same principle, a lawyer i should be able to explain why it does J not rain in the driest and hottest place in the universe. We do not know what the connection is between natural law and civil law, but hope that the latter is not fundamentally associated with hot regions. The young people of this coin in u nity had a Valentine party at Mr. Vinson's residence on last Friday evening. During the reading of the Valentines "the mirth and fun grew fast and furious.*' But when this was over and the conversation began to lag, and, "the music arose with its voluptuous j ; the young men invoked Terpsichore to I comc and enliven them. She declined j . but sent her raai??Partner Stealing, i The last "item" of onr recent com- i munication was, euphemistically and ; ; technically speaking a hiendaciumjoco- j \ sum. Piiilo. ; ITEMS FROM BLAIR'S. in consequence of the bitter cold ! weather daring the month of January . last, the small grain in most places has ; been killed outright. The farmers, 1 however, arc busily engaged in sow- , ing it in the second time. Such a spell : of weather was never before felt in - mi j /? i tms section, xne groan a was irozen | five or six inches deep, and the ther-1 j mometer stood at five degrees below j j zero. Our roads could be materially improved by a little work. There is a little girl in this scction j whose intellect is so keen and her eyes ! are so penetrating that she has been j compared to Janus, the two-faced; .Roman deity, who looked at the past and the future at one glance. Oar highly esteemed friend, Mr. C. G. B. (Jonnts, who for some time has been quite sick with bronchitis, is, we are glad to say, improving rapidly, j Mr. Jn>. D. Blair, our mutual friend and an enterprising farmer, has bid the red hills of Fairfield a kind adieu, and has gone to Newberry to j engage in farming. Our venerable friend, Mr. "Win. j , Ldcnngton, is engaged in writing a j pamphlet, to be entited "Reminiscences i of Fairfieldv, which he contemplates j publishing at an early day. The work < does great honor to the writer. 1 The average attendance of pupils in i the free common schools of this School i district (Xo. 13) has been unusaally { large since the opening of the present 1 MB?gBaaBgaEsmiMtes?caBBBwni jaiuwrjin.' jii scholastic year. The farmers hare taken advantage of the pleasant weather we have had recently ai.d have begun work with considerable zest. Maj. Thos. H. Crooks'* "cultivator'", of which we made mention some time ago, and on which he has obtained a patent, has proved a perfect success. Major Crooks is negotiating with the Yankees, with reference to establishing agencies, for the sale of county rights. He will next endeavor to have it pantented in Canada. Mr. C. G. B. Counts lost a fine mule a few davs ago in rather a singular way. It died in a few minutes, from the effects of being kicked by another inule?a blood-vessel having been broken. Alexander H. Stephens's United i _ J !aL AL _ states History, is useu wuu iuu uiuat satisfactory results in some of the schools in this secjion. Mr. J. B. Frazier is on the petit jury for this term of Conrt. The merchants are crying "bard times". The quiet and peaceful slumbers of the opossum have not been disturbed by the Nitnrods of this section recently in consequence of the brilliancy of Luna. D. E. J. Fashionable Dress in Java. A lady who has been visiting in Java writes to the Missouri Republican: As soon as we got to the house our hostess provided us with "sarvengkabayav to put on. This is the native dress of the country, and is worn by ladies all through the heat of the' day, being light and cool. It consists of two parts: the "sarveng'1 or skirt is about four vards wide, in one piece, with one seam. It is drawn tightly around the waist without a wrinkle,* and folded over in j! ^ irons in one or two gieui iuius, uuu utu on by a sash. There are many kinds of "sarvengs,'' almost every district having some special way of making and ornamenting them and waere a stranger would see no difference, a connoisseur at a glance distinguishes between a Batavian. Samarang, or Solo pattern. In some placcs they are woven, sometimes with gold or silver thread, in others a rich pattern traced in wax on fine cotton or silk. The process is called i i i xi__ I "oauiCK , ana inesc aru ixiu jmesu ; Sarvcng-making is a great industry among native women, and they are of all prices, from one or two guilders to fifty and sixty. The wives of chief and high born natives make them as a pastime to use themselves or give away, and often trace a story or legend on"them/ One such I saw represented in a most intricate pattern, the tree of life and its branches. The "kabaya" or jacket is made on the native pattern, and would not, I fancy, find much favor in Paris and New York, but it is loose and comfortable and in Vnoninff witli tliA f>nct/>rrt Innlrino* drr>s?. rtVV|/i?0 ,,4V" V"V V"wvw?? Finally the feet are bare, but to keep them off the ground slippers are used just for the toes. The slippers are exquisite in beauty and finish, and must excel even those far-famed crystal slippers of Cinderella'.<=, which we dreamed about and envied in our childhood.'' They are made of velvet or satin of any color, richly embroidered with beads and silver or gold thread in close patr'/\n rtri/1 rtff 1/ClJLld U1 ICilY W U1 KJILKIO V.1+ U. UUi^a^Vl v/u with high gilt heels, which tap, tap, cheerfully as one walks about these silent Indian houses. The embroidery of these slippers is done chiefly by Chi*' nese women. We could not at all man? \ age this dress at first, and my sister and I insisted on putting on the sarvengs on pushing all the fullness to the back, and in this way making them look like illmade under-petticoats, and quite spoiling the picturesqueness of the dress. An Old Rabbit. Here is a story which beats the old dog stories hollow. According to M. Laborde, a writer in the Revue Scien lijique, a rahbit, one or tne ordinary tame species, was bought for purposes of experiment at the Physiological Liboratory in Paris, and after a portion of the facial nerve had been removed it was left to run about the laboratory. It very soon recovered from the effect of the operation, and was for four years M. Laborde's affectionate companion. It would await at the top of the stairs his arrival in the morning and would sometimes run to meet him. Whenever it had the opportunity the rabbit would jump upon his knee, and it was as fond of caressing as a cat. During the progress of an experiment it would sit on the operating table watching the proceedings with every appearance of interest Bunny's chief delight, however, was in a microscopical examination. As soon as M. Laborue put his eye to the ? ? -? ? An nuurusuupv iuc IUUUH his shoulders and endeavor to take a peep. This wonderful animal lived on terms of the most intimate friendship with two dogs belonging to the laboratory but when a strange dog arrived he invariably turned him out, and sometimes phased it along the street. Nor did he show himself very friendly to unfamiliar biped visitors.?Pall Mall Gazette. How Mr. Hendricks Wishrd to Die, Mr. Hendricks died as he wished. recollect," said Major Stealey, a person? si friorif? nf tllO VipO-VrVsidpTlf. "wllOn Senator Morton wn? li ving in Indianapolis. For thro~ d;;\s and throe nights he lay in ir.d nbable agony. Standing under the window ot his house we could hear him from time to time shriek out. It was almost more than one could bear to listen. About that time I was talking of this ease with Mr. Hendricks j and he dwelt for some time upon the | different kind of deaths. Ho thought j this long suffering was greatly to be de- j plored ami said ho did not believe he | would die in that way: he thought that when the time came ho would go quick. 'If I have one wish above all others in this world,' said ho. 'it is that I may be spared lingering agony and that I may go suddenlv.1 Ho had iii< u-ish."' In his recent talk to the Yale Kent Club Prof. Sumner said that no State should be compelled to educate the children of its citizens. "And no man should marry,v he continued, "unless he can afford lo support and educate his possible children. People talk about the rights of the parent and the duty of the child, but I tell you that a man who is the cause of his child's existence owes the child everything instead of being owed everything by the child. Birth is ! a dire misfortune for many children, i onrl tVi^ir lvirerifs c:innot do enough for ! them in return for the inherited diseases | and misfortunes which they bestow up- j on them. One of these duties is oduca- | tion. and no man should marry who j cannot curry this out! A traveler in Mexico writes that he j was recently in a city of 12,000 population where not a single copy of a daily newspaper was taken. ?'Til attend to it soon." Dou?t * - ir :neac yourseu m max >y??. ivm i bair is growing thinner, drver and i ? 7 more lifeless every day. Save it and ; restore its original color, softness and ! jlass by using Parker's Hair Balsam | svhile you may. * 1 ??UMBMM??B?Mj?B?BBM A JURAL BELLE. ! ; Did yon over sec a <rennine, nu ' i belle? As a study, a rnsth animai< study of the bonhommie unrestraint . nature 5n its variable mood, the rn j belle occupies a pedestal <>i her o\vn.:u j what is more to the credit of this bir>: | changeable plumage, >he rn-ateu : I self-same plumage herself. Xowi : | arc in the habit of calling this sort < : ! j creature Hebe. Why they <lo I eann- ! i say. Hebes of the latter day order of i- j mance is something I cannot surroum I with any degree of satisfaction. I :n.v. ! | mention right hero, viz: I did try i [ surround a rural belle once, but the :?. | I suit was far beyond my utmost antieip:. J j tions. Other fellows hare tried to <:< j I in nni... ?a. < U.-? .f.,.. . . , UKCWIM*. JLI1U IUIUI.1I> lilLO X?ii 1UV?U? ; prove conclusively that it requires sou.i- j thing more than cheek and check pant.- , to attain the proper modicum a la circn { ; lar about this coy though willing belli j ! of the rural parts. j The romance-grinder delights lo cjtl< ! j the festive belle of the meadow unsophi.- i tieated. Xo man was ever more m:> J J taken in all his life than the putativ. i j chap of the fashionable walks of life wl:? ; endeavored to woo the belle from ti j chrysalis of reluctaney by the alhir? I ments of the divine passion. pure at. j simple. The rural belle isn't that sort -ol : bird. She is of different material. Sl< j Knows more uuuut mu irtnjuiaiiu urni-u: of rod pepper properly added to s; J mush for hens than slie does of tai. ; Still, tliere is no gainsaying it when s. does drop to tafly. she is quite capaU of roasting the supposed-to-be-ensnarci upon the gridiron of her unmitigated scorn. A man who falls in love with the rural belle must have the patience of Jo!grip of Tantalus and stoicism of Promt j theus. The belle of the rural parts : j variable in her temper. One minui- j she will smother you with her wm u ; caresses, and the next she will wan;:. j brain you with a three legged lac to:. j tripod." One day she will want to rom; j on the green-sward, and the next d.v j she-will tie you down to a dose of Lj.i;: ! fellow's "Evangeline." In the mom in. ' she will feed you on milk and honey and in the evening she will leave voi. 1 m i -1... ii.. n.j .A an aione uiiuer uic* u im^uipi1 ;uuoi j while she goes riding with tin' russet- [ checked son of brawn who owns tin ad-. I joining farm by right of legacy. High: here I might just a* well say a few ! words about this scion of a hay-making j race who owns the adjoining farm b\ ! right of legacy. He is the acme of mail- j ly perfection m the estimation of llu , rural belle. When he lays down bi> j hand no others need apply. The qui en j of the dairy is not sordid, but she is ^ j woman: next to reigning sui?ieme over i i , m 4.~ ! iier iniiiur kuui, uum uuumuiijk nut* i<j i boundary line, she looks forward with J blissful anticipation to the time when j she can reign with undisputed glory i over a farm of her own. This is the j reason win- the russet-cheeked son of brawn, who owns a farm by right of legacy, is so often a stumbling block in the path of the city youth who would a wooing go with more check than ducats Still there is a charm about having your wings singed a la proverbial moth that' is utterly irresistible. That is the reason | why so many city youngsters come b.\ck | from rural parts with chalky complexion ! and sad eyes. They have been singed. The greater portion of them commit matrimonial suicide and fasten themselves down to a caramel-devouring raa chine in silks and satin, with a pug- J dog attachment?simply through pique, j Oli, yes: there is no mistaking it. i The rural belle carrio superabundaiicy ! of female loveliness about her. She also has a great amount of ihe handy knowledge known :! : tact. She e \ win a man's heart, and send his pea of mind to the four winds quicker tl- ! the most cultured darling of fnshi But, lore a rural belle, and be loved return, and?well, no matter. //. Keller in Boston (Uo'jc. ' ; TEACHERS' MEETING. THE Teachers of Fitirfield are requested I to niert at Mount Zion .School on Fri- J day, the 2Gth inst. JOHN BOYD, S. C. F. C. Fel)20fl\l NOTICE. T^ROM this date I will be at Buckhead j JD every Saturday until further notico, ! At all o;her times 1 will be at Monticello. I HaYNE McMEEKlX, Trial Justice. I Monticello, S. C. Feb. 13, 1836. Febl7x3* FOR SALE. ONE Fifteen-IIor.se Steam Engine and One Saw Mill and Saw. For sale by G. H. MoMASTER. j Janioflxtf NOTICE FOR FINAL DISCHARGE. |. I WILL apply to the .Judge of Trobate i of Fairfield County on the 17th day of 1 March, 1880, for a final discharge as Ad- i ministrator of the Estate of E. E. Ford, ( deceased. C. E. THOMAS, j FeblGflx3 Qualified Executor, j APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. N'OTICE is hereby given that the under- j signed citizens of Chester and Fair field Counties will, on or bo fore the loin ! day of March next, make application to the Clerk of the Court for Fairfield Coun- j ty for a charter of a certain t durational association in said County, of which the undersisned are the Trustees. ' J. K. CRAIG, J. M. BLAIX, \V. F. C OLFtfAX. W. B, THOMPSON. | Black-stock, i>. a, Feb. 12. l>?0. Febl7x4t ! ; TAX NOTICE. ;, auditor's office, / i Wixxsboro, February 13,1S8<? <i j IX accordance with instructions froui the Comptroll r-General, I hereby publish ; the list of delinquent lands for Fairfield j County for the fiscal year commencing I' November 1,1884; * L School District, No. i. :. Esther Jennings, 200 acres, 3 buildings.! Bounded by lands of Chesley Crosby, i Moses Stone, Henry Trnylor, W. J. Keller." i School District, No. 8. j Nancy McQuatters, 100 acres, l building. Bounded by lands of Estate of .Jno. T. '' jonnson, uoyies cros., .viary Jifu.-iue et w. Amelia Richbourg, 175 acres, 2 buildings. \ Bounded by lands of Andrew McClelland. W. J. Piice, Estate of Elislia Jones and others. | School District, No. 13. j Elizabeth Means, 025 acres, 0 buildings, i Bounded by lands of Estate of T. C. i Means, Lucy Holmes, Isaac II. Means and j others. School District. Xo. 14. j Maiy Battiste, 1 lot, 1 building, corner , of College and Garden streets. Winnsboro,: S. C. S. K. McDonald, 1 lot. l building, town of Winnsboro, Zion street, between lots of ] Mrs. Lizzie ttcvcnwrn and Mrs. Elisabeth Gathcart. . School District. Xo. it. Weston C. Bookman, 152 acres. 1 building. Bounded by lands of R. li. t'amak, Elizabeth H'yrick and II. A. Glenn. Notice is hereby given that the whole of 4-1-w-k lAOr/i/ilc Info Af ' tuc ogvuai JVIO tiiivi [mi w u; wva | of real estate described in the preceding list, or so much thereof as will be necessary to pay the taxes, penalties and assessments charged thereon, will be sold by the Treasurer of Fairfield County on the"first Monday in March, A. D. 1886, unless such taxes, assessments and penalties be paid before that time: and such sale will be continued from day to day until all of said parcels, lots and part-, of lots of reales- ' tate shall be sold or offered for sale. L >T WITHERS, Auditor Fairfield Countv. j FeblSflxl i ONE BAKEEL rure uia iuountain Apple ?>ran- j dy, jnst in. F. W. Habenicht. j mfiTTT? T1TTT PHTTFli lnuii dill ruuuu. THE GRAND JURY OF FAIRFIELD County, State of South Carolina, for the year 1886, in examining the NEW HOUSE recently opened by GKOESCHEL & CO., next tloore to Dr. W. E. Aiken's Drug Store, as a IESTAI R.4 XT. BAR ?AXD? BILLIARD SALOON. found that it is neatly ami properly kept, and that the proprietors do .all in their power to please their customers by serving them with the best WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO, and give the LARGEST MEAL and the TVTMfi'FXT DTtTVIv fr>v lnnnov tlinn any House in tli e County. Therefore, we recommend the pi>b!ic to patronize them. DAVY JOES, Foreman. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Alexander B. Douglass, Plaintiff, ofjainst Alexander Erwin, Defendant.? mons. For Relief. To the Defendant in this Action, Above-named: YOU AKE HEREBY summor.ed and required to answer the complaint in this action, which will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on "the subscribers at their office, No. G, Law Range, Winnsboro, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such serv ice: and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, tli3 plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated 23rd December, 18X5. DOUGLASS & McCANTS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the Defendant Alexander Erwix: Take notice that tiie Summons in this action (of which the foregoing is a copy) and the Complaint were filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Picas . for Fairfield County, in the State of South 1 Carolina, on the 24th dav of December, A D. 18-sr,. DOUGLASS & ilcCANTS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Dec3lx6 C. BART & C0l CHARLESTON, S. C., J The Largest Importers of sfs *r w ! In the South, offer for sale a well selected j stock of Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Cocoanuts, Lemons, Nuts, Dried Fi;is, Rai- j sins, Potat< es, Cabbages, Onions, Peanuts, ) and everything else that a first-class Whole- j sale Fruit House should have. ST* Couutrv orders filled with dispatch I NovllPARKER'S I ^|^g^HA!R BALSAM | \ the popular favorite for dressI v-Ja|S iag the hair, Restoring the color j j vS^*9(IHI when crrr.v.ar.d preventing Dan- ! I t^?1 ''-Kdraff. It cleansesthe scalp, \ | /> stops the hair failing, and is i j sure :o r-'-^-g. 50-'- and ?1. sizes at Druggists. I fe FJ J .FL'fl S| H &J&A The Best Cough Cure you can use and the best known preventive of Consumption, j Pa:.:; fin's Toxic kept in a home is a sentinel to j keep sickness out. Lsed discreetly it keeps the j blood pure a::d the Stomach, Liver and Kidr-ys j in working order. Coughs and Colds vanish ! -e- I 3 fore it. It builds up the health. If you sufier from Debility, Skin Eruptions, Cough, Asthma, Dyspepsia, Kidney. Urinary or j Fer.iaie Complaints, or any'disorder of the Lungs, j Stomach, Bowels, B!oo4 or Nerves, don't wait j till y-''u are sick ia Led, but use Parker's Tom* j to-cav; it will give you new life and vigor. ?'??/-/ ?v f. r~r\ xt v CIGARETTES! Kinnv Bros' Straight-Cut, Kin- j nv Bros' Full Dress, Kirmy Bros' [ Sweet Caporal, Duke of Durham : Cigarettes, Sitting Bull?Durham; Cigarettes, at F. W. Habenicht's.! RALSOMINK I I ; ONE THOUSAND POUNDS TINTED j ! COLORS OF KALSOMINE, ALSO, A full and new supply of Gold and | Bronze Paint and Diamond Dyes, just re-: received at the Drug Store of W. E. AIKEN", j OUSTERS! Fresh three times a week, from j Norfolk. The Celebrated Lyn-1 haven and James River Oysters, at Winnsboro Ice House. F. W. Habemcht, Proprietor. i FRESH GARDEN SEEDS! 0XIOX SETS AND GARDEN SEEDS j just received. Also, best Gunpowder i Tea, Potash and Concentrated Lye, Gela- j tine and Baking Powders, Ginger, Spiees , ind SaltDetre. Also. Brown's Iron Bitters, Porous Plasters, Capsine Plasters, Tooth-1 iche Drops, Corn Killer, Soothing Syrup, I Lactopeptine, Vasaline, various kinds of : L'ills, Toilet Soaps, &c., &c. McMASTEK. BRICK & KETCH IN". Kebis r onn ~ W. J 9 \J v_/ V Just received 5,000 of tlie Celebrated Kangaroo Cigars. 'War-; canted all Havana Filler, at F. W.; Habeniclit's Saloon. Metal Polish, j This Polish is a Pomade and an excellent thing. With it you can. in a few minutes, brighten up any kind of metal; ?from a tin pot to a fine gold; V* C4.LV lit i Try a small Ten Cents Box j and be convinced. For sale by W. E. AIKEN. ! 4 g HSWBHgg ?.J.- Bg m : i I liV il i\U ?OF? !thp prnpiF S ?? a bvi E?2a8 | I Buy the Best! i its. J. O. Boag?Dear Sir: I bought tha ' 8rst Davis Machine sold by yon over five I rears a^o for my 'wife, who has given it a loag and fair trial. I am well pleased with , it. It never gives any trouble, and is as jjooa as wnen urst ocragnu J. "ft Bcrjcx* Wimsboro, S, C., April, 1883. __ Mb. Boag : You wish to know what I haT& I to say in regard to the Davis Machine bought ! 3f yon three years ago. I feal I can t say too 1 oiucb in its favor. I made about $80 : within live months, at time- refining it so ! fast that the needle wou'd get perfectly hot | f -om friction. I feel confident I coald no* have done the same work with as mnch ease ; -in 3 so well with any other machine. No ; nrne was :o?t in adjuring attachments. The ; tightest running michiae I have ever | '-eadied. JBrottter Jame3 and Wiiaam'f families are as much pleased with their i Davis Machines bought of you. I want no better machine. As I said before, I don't think too much can be "laid for the Davis Machine. Eespeotfnl'f, Ullss Srz7us02u ; Fairfield connty, April, 18S3. Mb. Boag : My machine gives me perfect. : viti< faction. Ifiad no fault with it. Th< niachment; are so simple. I wish for nc I better than the Davis Vf'ical Feed. RespectfnllyMbs. e. mxlt.iko. | fairfw'^ cou?sy, April, 1883. Mb. Boag : I bought a Davi3 Vertiak i feed Sewing Machine from yon four year j :gn. I am delighted with it. It never .V i jiven me any tro iblo, and has never bet | the least oat of order. It is as ^ood as whea ; [ tirst bought it. I can cheerfully recoio tend it. Respectfully, Mas. M. J. KiuxLiHt.Monticello, April 30,1SS3. This is to csr ify that I have been using a Pa vis Vertical Feod Sewing Machine fat irer two years, purchased of Mr. J. O. Boag i hrven't found it possessed of any fwult? ill toe attachments are so simple. It never rcfa-es to work, and is certainly the lightest nnninjj in the market I consider it a firai Jass machine. Very respectfully, ilnraaM WrrxisQauL Oakland, Fairfield county,. S. 0. Mb. Boao : I am well pleased in ov?ry par. tiaalar ?i'th the Davis Michine bough'" of \oc. I think it a firit-clas" ^chine ii jverj respect. Yon kc.ow yon add severs machines of the santi make to diff??eni members of oar families?, ali of whom, as fax ts I knew, are well pleased with them. Respectfully, Mr. M. ?L Moblkt. Fairfield county, April, 1883. This is to certify we have had in constant use the Davis Machine bought of yoi about three years ago. As we take in work, and have made the p-ice of it several time? over ind don't wart any better machine. lyaMOMm always ready to do any kind of work we flsve^^Bj to do. No puckering or skipping stitches. We can only say we are well pleased, and ^ irish no better machine. Cathesike Wyjix and Sister ipm zo, low. I have 110 fa* It to ?*> * with my mat*..--;, and don't want aiiy ?<ter. I have made the price of it saveral ^mes by taking in sewing. M is alwa> i > <ady to Jo its work, think it <i Srst-oiaivi machine. I ?*el I in'tsay Vx> much ft* the Davis Vertica} '?ee. Macijano. tans. Th03US Smith. Fairfield county, April, 1SS3. Ala. <J. VJ. U3AG?i?sar air: n gives a. ranch pleasure to testify to the merits of th Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine. The oiachine I got of you about five years ago has been almost in constant use ever since that time. I camot seo that it is worn any, and has aot cost 1 ae one cent for repairs since wt have had it. Am well pleased and don't vish or any better. Yoara truly, KOBEBT CBAWTOEIX Granite Qaarry, near Winnsboro, S. C. We have used the Davis Vertical Feed SewT ?^ Marino frv* f>?A Tocf. fipfl rflftrft. W< roald not have any other make at any price The machine >ias given as unbounded rati" faction. Yerj respectfully, Mas. W. K. Turnes and Daughter Fairfield county, S. C., Jan. 27,18$? Having bought a Davis Vertical Feed be* ing Machino from Mr. J. 0. Boag some thr^; years ago, and it havirg given me perfect sat'.sfaec.oa in every respeot as a family ma chine, bo:h for heavy and light sewing, and never needed the le:ist repair in any way, I can cheerfc !y recommend it 10 any one as < first-class machine in every particular, ana think it second to none. It is one -if vb? simplest machines made; my children use it wi;h all ease. The attachments are more e:isily adjas.ed and it does a greater ran^eol nrorli by means of its Vertical Feed than any other machine I have ever seen or used. M<*s. Teoiias Owzsgs, Winasfcoro, Fairiield county, S. C. We have had one tho Davis Machine aijoat 10'Jr years anu oav? aiways xuuuu 11 ready to do all kinds of work we hare hvi occasion to do. Can't see that the machrat is worn any, and workr. as well as when new MES. W. J. CaAWTOSD. Jaokscn Creek, Fairfield county, S. C. My wife ia highly jrroa^el with the Dan. Machine bought of you. She wonld not taki double what she gave fct it. The machin. h:>.s not been out if order since she had ii jrifi she can do auy kind of work on it. Vo?y respectfully, Jas. F. Fbk*. Monlicello. Fail field county, S. C. !'he Davis Sfwing ilachine is ?lmpiy fixsure. Mss J. A. Gco-v?\s ' i'Myflway . V C-., j'an. 10,1883b O. Kcaw, Esq., A gen'.?; Dear Sir: Sij ri.'e has? been using a La vis Sovring Mad/in*, sonstantly for the past four years, and it las ne.-er needed any repairs and works just is well as w hen first bought. She says it will do 3 greater range of practical work a:iu uo it easier better than any machine ih 6 has ever used. We cheerftilly recoat .lend it as a No. 1 family machine. Yours truly. Ja& Q. Davis. /Yinnaboro, S. G., Jan. 3,1883. jIb. Boulg?I have always foond my Dan' machine ready to do all kinds of work 1 have had occasion to do. I cannot see that the machine is worn a particle, and it works is w*U as when new Respectfully, Mas. So best C. Goonort. Wdosboec, S. C., April, 1833. Me. Boao?Mt wife has been ccnsttntly ising the Davis machine bought of yon ibout nve years ago. I have never regretted buying it, as it is always ready lor any kind ?f family sewinj?, either heavy or light. It > never opt of fix or needing repairs. Very icepectfullj", A. TV. Lima 8. 0. Hardi 3883.