The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, September 29, 1886, Image 3
r LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEDXESD A V, SEPTEMBER 29, : : 1SXG.
Tekmsok The News and JIeicalix?
TrI-weeKIy edition, loaruonarsper annuT/i,
in advance. Weekly edition, two dollars
per ann um in advance; two dollars and
fifty cents per annum, if not paid in advance.
Uatk> for Advertising.?One dollar
per inch (solid minion) for the first inser^
ficn, and rifty cents per inch for eacli subMtetit
insertion. These rates applv to
advertisements of every character, and are
)-;. va!-'.e strictly i*i advance. Obituaries
. i. iribut : > of n-.-Njii'i-t are charged for as
.Marriage notices, and
t amioui.eements of deaths, are pub
five, a:i<l are solicited. Liberal terms
i ; i-.>:?t:?ict advertisements.
r?- VdverZisiMueixf**.
Earthquake?Uroeschel & Co.
Fanners, Take Notice?Jas. Pagan.
Stolen?J. D. Jacobs, Peak's, S. C.
Fall Ope'ning?J. L. Mimnaugh &
Hr Sale and Feed Stables?A Wiliiford
r& Son.
Tax Notice?James Q. Davis, County
Treasurer,
w. Announcement?Wm. C. Bee & Co.,
Charleston, S. C.
gi?' . ?.cai lirk'lii.
fflT ?Messrs. Connor & Chandler are
repairing their store inside.
?A hundred and one bale-? of cotton
" - - i
were rcccivcu ncrc 011 oiuuruuy.
?Prof. 11. Means Davis, of the
r South Carolina College, is visiting
friends and relatives in town.
?The crowd in attendance upon
court continues to he large, as the
proceedings arc quite inteiestiug.
?Wm. II. Lylcs, Esq., and J. M.
McMastcr, Esq., of the Columbia bar,
r> ; were in attendance upon court TuesWt
?The first oysters of the season arrived
on Tuesday, and as the weather
* was somewhat cool, they found a
ready sale.
* ? The "Regulators" after a brief
period of rest were out again 011 Frifetaw,
day and Saturday nights and did some
mm xiu^iu wuia.
~ ?Messrs. R. J. McCarley & Co.,
cotton buyers, have removed from
< their old stand to the store next to
Groeschel & Co.
?Messrs. A. Williford Son have
a new advertisement in this issue
r which ail who arc interested would
do well to notice.
?Next Thursday, the 30th September,
being the Day of Atonement, the
stores of our Jewish friends will be
closcd on that day.
?Many of the rabble who keep dogs
expect them to eke out their existence
by nosing around people's houses con P?
sural ng eggs and every other eatable
within reach.
?The liabilities of the firm of P.
Landccker & Bro., who made an assignment
on Monday, are about six
thousand dollars. Nominal assets
rhit-c thousand.
? The new guns for the Gordon
V .Lug tit Infantry have arrived, and will
be distributed to the company at once.
They are of the latest pattern United j
States army gun.
?Cotton sold here on "Wednesday
at from Si to cents. These figures
| . go to prove what we have often said,
that Winnsboro is one of the best cotrton
markets in the State.
?The north-bound train was crowded
on Monday with excursionists returning
home, who had taken advantage
of the cheap rates to visit Charleston
and see the earthquake sights.
?"We call especial attention to the
advertisement found in another column
^ in regard to a stolen horse. All good
citizens should make an endeavor to
bring the guilty party to justice.
r?AYe call attention to the new advertisement
of Messrs. J. L. Mim<!c
Co. They are prepared to j
do the best for their customers, and
j* persons will do well to give them a
* .call.
?The work of digging the new cisincf
in tVrmf rvf t!ir? Ailrpn
hotel has been completed and it is now
ready to be walled up. When comt
pletcd it will be one of the largest in
town.
?Mr. W. B. Creight will please acWtt
cept our thanks for a basket of very
By line turnips. They are decidedly the
finest we have seen this season, and
show that he thoroughly understands
their cultivation.
?Samuel Barber, the counterfeiter
who was taken from this county to
Greenville for trial last week, was
found guilty and sentenced to lmprisHfr
onmcnt in the Albany penitentiary for
a term of two years.
?Fall goods arc coming in rapidly,
I and our merchants are tastefully arranging
them in their stores. We
S hope they will find a ready sale for
them, and the best way to accomplish
this is to freely advertise through the
jfflF columns of Tiie Xewsaxd Herald.
W ?Mr. T. K. Elliott is looming up as
one of the successful farmers around
town. Out of a field of six acres he
has already gathered .two bales of cotton,
and expects, with favorable
? weather, to get four more. A bale to
rj uie acre is a goou crop ior mis or any
other year.
?Cotton has been coming in rather
f slowly this week. The weather has
been so favorable for picking that most
of the farmers arc trying to get all out
the field that is possible in order that
the sample may be better. The crop,
we learn, promises to be betterin most
%w^L,n[,, sections of the county than was ex^"pected.
?We hear on all sides talk of hard
times. "Why is it thus? The crops
this year are very near an aver age.
.Reports from Northern points indiI
catc unusual activity iu trade, Southern
merchants constitute the majority
of the traders, and from the low price
of the necessaries of life, we believe
the county to be in as prosperous condition
as formerly.
10 to some misunderstanding
among those interested, the jnrors in
this Court were present on Monday
f prepared for duty. Their services
' were not needed, however, on that
day. As each day of Court costs the
county about $60, there should be
some understanding as to the time the
jurors are needed. They are put. to
some expense in attending Court, aud
it is only right that they should aftend
^ only when wanted.
sa, nrraaram?mr. ji.? ra mnw
? Af*> TTr'frvihM
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BuechcJj a native of Germany, was
given the right of citizenship on Saturday
by the Court now in session.
Ilis application was made throngh
Messrs. Gaillard <fc Reynolds.
Tax Notice.?We call special attention
to the advertisement of onr county
treasurer found in another column.
He informs the people of the county
the date that lie will visit different
places when lie will be glad to receive
their dues to the government. Be prepared
for him and don't let the penalty
attach.
0
Hymeneal.?On Wednesday afternoon,
at 3 o'clock, Mr. Jas. M. Smith
and Miss Katie L. McCreight, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
at Scion Presbyterian Church, by the
Rev. D. E. Jordan, D. D., in the presence
of a number of friends and relalives,
ix fter the usual congratulations
the happy pair took the south-bound
train for Honea Path, S. C'., where
fhftv will snenri a r>nrf of thfiir honev
moon with relatives. "We wish tbem
much joy.
Tiik Earthquake.?Our citizens in
common with others thought that the
earthquake was over, but several distinct
shocks have been felt in town
this week, as well as in other places.
One of them was pretty heavy, but no
damage was done. "We learned that
it was heavier in the city by the sen,
but the citizens of that city are goingahead
with their improvements, and
with the determination to make the
city even more beautiful than before..
Read the advertisements of some of
its merchants in another column.
Personal.?Miss Emma McCrorey,
ofGladden's Grove, is visiting relatives
and friends in town.
Miss Martin, of Monticello, is visiting
friends in town.
Mr. G. W. Crawford returned on
Sunday from an extensive trip to the
Northern summer resorts.
The Rev. B. II. Grier, brother of
Dr. W. M. Grier, of Erskine College,
who has for sometime been supplying
the pulpit of the A. R. P. church at
New Hope, this county, is visiting
friends in town.
Capt. J. H. Clarke, of Camden, was
in town on Monday attending Court.
Death.?"We are pained to announce
the death of Mr. Mitchell L. Owiugs, a
highly esteemed citizen of our county,
which occurred at his home near Salem
church 011 Thursday morning at *
o'clock. He had been suffering from
heart disease and asthma for some
time, which caused his friends consid
erabie uneasiness. * or several weeKs
they had thought his case quite serious,
and as a consequence his death was
not wholly unexpected. lie was about
sixty-two years of age. His remains
were interred in Salem church yard on
Thursday evening in the presence of a
host of friends. He leaves a family
and a host of relatives to mourn his
death. In his death the county has
lost an able and faithful citizen.
Makkied.?Mr. J. Byers Douglass, j
formerly of "VVinnsboro, but now of
"Whitesvllle, Florida, and Miss Becky
Belle Hicklin, of Blackstock, were
united in marriage on Thursday at the
residence of the bride's mother at
Blackstock. The Rev. "W. G. Nevill,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Blackstock, performed the ceremony
in beautiful and well-chosen language.
The happy couple then received the
heartfelt congratulations of their assembled
friends. The ceremony took
place at 2 o'clock, and immediately af
terwaras the bride and groom took
the train for their future home in
Florida. We extend to them our best
wishes tor their future happiness and
prosperity in the "Land of Flowers,"
and regret that Fairfield loses a beautiful
daughter and a useful citizen.
TTJITIOy A T 310 T7XT ZIOX.
Messrs. Editors: In order to cor- i
rect a misapprehension as to the!
charges for tuition in the Mount Zion |
uraciea ocnooi mis --session, i wish iu ,
make the following explanations?
There are,two separate schools in operation
tinder the same corps of teachers,
viz: The Public Graded School
and the Mount Zion High School?one
under the control of the board of trustees
of school district No. 14, the other
nnrlpr fhp control of the trnstees of the
Mount Zion Collegiate Institute?the
whole managed, however, by the two
boards acting together.
In the Graded School are taught only
those branches prescribed by the State
law, viz: spelling, reading, writing,
arithmetic, grammar, geography and
United States history. These studies
are free to all in school district Xo. 14
between the ages six and eighteen
years, that being the limits fixed by
law, and there is not now nor ever
has been any charge for tuition in
these studies within these limits. All
studies of a grade higher than those
above mentioned belong to the High
CAVI/-VA1 AT* pAllorpIota /lonorf^onf mul
tJVUVVi V/4 VVAIVQIUIV uuvuvj V*A*V?.
tuition fees are properly charged therefor.
These fees have been fixed very
low, much lower, I think, than in any
similar institution in the State, so as to
bring them in reach of any one desiring
to obtain a higher education than
is furnished by the State in the free
school. The charge of fifty cents as a
contingent fee applies all pupils In
both schools alike, and is in no sense
a tuition fee, but is intended to meet
expenses for which the State does not
provide, and for which the trustees an;
not allowed to pay out ofschool fuuds.
In all the arrangements made anct
plans adopted, the trustees have aimec'
solely at securing the highest degree o:~
efficiency and greatest practical bene
fit at the*lowest possible cost, a result,
which could only be attained by the;
union of the two schools as above
stated.
J. C. Caldwell,
Ch'inn. Board Trustees Xo. 14.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
"Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
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JM'upuuus, &uu JJV&aiavcij vuiwxii^
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by McMaster, Brice & Ketcbin
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! t'OVRf bP G&ZEBAL ktiSHjSS:
I The Coiift of Geb^i'al SeSsidil; was
; Convened on iMondaV momihg-} with
! Judge A. P. Aldrich pi'fcsiding: After
| a brief charge by his Honor; to the
j grand jnrv, who were now serving
: their third term, Solicitor McDonald
; handed tnem a number of i.idictments
! to consider. After an absence of u
j short while they returned with the fol!
lowing true bills:
The State against Vincent Jordan,
assault and bat I cry with intent to kill;
Lizzie Xeil and Mariam Posey, larceny;
Stephen Myers, larceny of ^rain
j from the field; Sandy Robertson, rape:
! Charles Coleman, larceny of live stock;
! William Bonlware, petit larceny;
Wesley and Matt Dawkins, larceny
from from the field: Primus Hopkins,
larceny of live stock: James Johnston,
murder; Xelson Walker, carrying conI
TTonnnn T?pnhpn "RtVhinKrtn_ JLS
j sault and battery with intent to kill.
The first case taken up was that
I regainst Vincent Jordan, Messrs. Rags!
dale & Ragsdale for the defense. Verdict?"Not
Guilty."
The second case taken up was the
i one against Lizzc 2\eil and Marlatn
j Posey, same counsel. Verdict? l\Sot
j Guilty:
The last case disposed of on Monday
was against Stephen Myers, >ame
counsel. Verdict?"Guilty."
On Tuesday morning the case against
Sandy Robertson, as above charged,
was taken up, Me.srs. Ragsdale <fc
Ragsdale for the defence. Thi* ca3c
attracted considerable attention, being
one for rape of a colored woman. After
a thorough discussion of the case,
the jury rctumciha verdict of 'Guilty,
with a recommendation to mercy."
Upon the advice of counsel, Charles
Coleman pleaded guilty.
Thf> rflsfi nu-ainst William Boulware
was next taken up, Messrs. Douglass
<fc McDonald for the defence. Verdict
?"Not Guilty/'
This closed the business of Tnesdav.
On Wednesday the first ease taken
up was against Wesley and Matt l)aw!
kins, as above charged, Messrs. Douglass
& McDonald for the defence.
! Verdict?"Not Guilty."
The next case taken up was against
Primus Hopkins, same counsel. Verdict?"Guilty."
The grand jury, after their final prej
sentuient on Wednesday, were discharged
by his Honor.
un r riuuv iiiurimig uiu ul two
Staie rs. James Johnston, charged
with murder, was taken up. Our
readers are familiar with Die circumstances
of the crime. From the eviI
dence it appears that there was ilifeeling
between the nrisoner and Mr.
J
i Free, on account of the alleged intimacy
between Mr. Free and the mother
of the prisoner. Some time Jast
HoosmKop .Tflmtc .TrtVincfmi w.ifi shot
and severely wounded by Mr. Fre<?, of
which he was found "not guilty" by a
jury at the February term, of the
Court. Threats of taking life had
been made 011 both sides, and on
the 20th of May the threats
of James Johnston were carried out,
and resulted in the death of Mr. Free.
After the homicide James Johnston
left the county, and a reward of $150
was offered by the Governor. He was
captured some months ago and lodged
In the county jail to await his trial at
the present term of the Court. Messrs.
Ragsdale & Eagsdale represented the
defendant and made a noble fight for
his liberty. After an absence of about
, twenty-five minutes the jnry returned
a verdict of "Guilty, with a recommendation
to the mercy of the Court."
The prisoner showed considerable
feeling during the progress of the trial.
This concluded the business ofFriday.
The following have been convicted
Aft/5
iiuu dciiL^ii^u.
Reuben Robinson, assault with intent.
to kill, eighteen months in the
penitentiary or a fine of $100.
Primus Hopkins, larceny of live
stock, two years in the penitentiary.
I .James Johnston, murder, sentenced
to be hung on the 29th October, 1886.
Xelson Walker, carrying concealed
deadly weapon, six months in the pen
itcutiary and a fine of $50.
Sandy Robertson, ^rape, imprisonment
in the penitentiary during his
natural life.
Charles Coleman, larceny of live
stock, plead guilty, one year in the
penitentiary.
Steve Meyers, stealing from the
field, one year in the penitentiary.
The Court of General Sessions then
adjourned sine did, and the Court of
pamman PIaoc? ytto c r*r\ nttfinorl
VVlUUlVli JL iUUO ?TUO WUT^UVU*
[ADVERTISEMENT.]
A CARD FROM COL. JXO. B. DAVIS.
Messrs. Editors: Not long since
Senator Woodward published a card
in yonr paper, wherein he charged
that S. JR. Rutland, member-elect of
the present, and Democratic nominee
of the ensuing Legislature, once belonged
to the Union League, and
rrVnl/i cr\ pftnnoMod thp Kprtflinr AS
Chairman of the County Democratic
CI nb, engaged him as a spy to report
the secret actions and schemes of Ms
confederates, and paid him therefor;
and further charged that while there a
spy in the interest of the Democrac]',
he -was also a beneficiary of the bounty
of his Republican confreres.
Per contra, Mr. S. R. Rutland, it is
alleged, stated during his recent canvass,
and particularly in his address at
Feasterville, referred to in Senator
! Woodward's card, that, in the canvass
| preceding the Democratic primary of
JLOOIj OClitttUl UUUUT>illU >Y?13 111CUU1J
i to his personal aspirations, and wrote
! to .gentlemen in different parts of the
county, soliciting thei:* support of his
protege's candidature. It is further
alleged that Mr. Rutland in his Feasterville
spcech declared he was not a
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ujcinucL ui IUU JUCO^UU
his engagement with Senator Woodward
to so connect himself for a
specific object.
It is believed the foregoing is a
proximately correct, if not full, presentation
of the status of this controversy.
There is clearly an issue oi
veracity between the parties to it,
although, as is well known to the public,
there is a written agreement by them
II I' IIWMBmiWMiflW iMjiiil'iH
to let tap matter rest until me canvaso
is ended. The canva3C is ended, and
: j 7
j it is respectfully suggested to them that
' a portion, at least, of the voters of the
old county are not satisfied >Vith this <
disposition of the affair. These ofii- j
ccrs occupy positions of the highest
consideration and honor in the gift of \
j the county. Their characters should i
! be unsmirched by falsehood, or the
I suspicion of falsehood, or other tinbe- j
: coming or inconsistent acts. Jlore
! light is needed. A plain, dispassion- J
| ate statement of the facts and the evi- '
i dence, their constituents have a right (
J to, and do, demand. As Senator ;
[ Woodward's card in the county paper
j stands without a response through the j
: same channel, it is clearly in order for
TTrm R 1? Rutland to renlv. (
Jxo. B. Davis. j
| Monticellu, S. C., Sept. 16, 1886.
ITEMS FROM JiUCKUEAD.
. Messrs. Editors: Cacoethes scriben!
di has taken possession of me to-night,
| hence this intrusion into your sane- (
j turn. The earthquake has been the !
j absorbing topic for the last fortnight, j
' and words cannot express our sympathy
for Charleston and Suminerville,
and our thankfulness to God for de- <
liverance from a like fate?for we 1
y y v.* 4 ua
f were rociceu, very percepuuiv u? mv
| same mysterious visitor. "What a ,
j peculiarly aicesome sensation it pro- ]
i duced! That this earth, our emblem j
f of solidity and firmness, should be so j
{ shaken by uuseen power, surely ought
to make us feel our own impotency, in i
contrast t? the awful power of God,
and show the wisdom of planting our
tfeet upon the "Solid Ttock", against I
which the winds and waves of time
heat in vain. 1
uotton, or which ine iarincrs iui;g i
ago ceased to expect more than half a
crop, is opening, and the laborers pick
in a mechanical way?the boisterous
song and laugh being conspicuously
absent. The negroes thought the earth- i
quake the beginning of judgment.
The protracted meeting at Rock
Creek, in which the pastor was assisted
by the Rev. Mr. Mahon and the Rev.
."Mr. Waite, resulted in four accessions
J-thc church. Much regret was ex- :
pressed that the Rev. Mr. Carpenter, '
of your town, could not attend.
There is a good deal of sickness of :
a .malarial type prevailing and our
physicians are kept busy.
Well, the election is over and some J
are disappointed at the result. It i
seetus to me th at the winning words
of the more youthful candidates put.
It.. 1 1 3 ~ J ~ I
into ine uacKgruunu uit; ueec?f m ui?
brave scout, who, after the lapse of
twenty years, so modestly asked the
suffrages of his countrymen. Perhaps
a few glances of retrospection will
bring1 him "to the front" with better
results next time. Also the gallant
color-bearer, who caught up the flag
as the sixth man was shot down, and
bore it aloft through the battle's din.
I echo "Farmer John's" sentiments?
the South Carolina University should
be sustained. It was the Alma Ma(er
of our fathers, and is ready to perform
tne same good omce ior meir sons.
Hare yon seen the pamphlet issued
by the notorious J. Hendrix McLane,
and palmed off on the public as a
Grange document from the Feasterville
Grange? Suffice to say, he is at
his old trade of abuse of the people of
South Carolina. i
The "wee sma' hours" are drawing
nigh, so I lay aside my pen to seek
"tired nature's sweet restorer?balmy
sleep". noyick.
[The above communication was unavoidably
omitted from our last issue.
?Eds.] I
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TIIE CROPS.
Jfessrs. Editors: In my last I ex
pressed an opinion that Fairfield would
not produce the present year more
than a half crop of cotton, taking a :
full crop as a basis, and 10 per cent,
of com. I noticed, traveling by rail ,
from Blairs on Broad River to ."\Vallacevilie,
no perceptible improvement
in cither. I discovered upon arriving
at and near Dr. J. M. Glenn's, a* :
marked difference in the maturity of
the cotton plant, as compared with
that higher up Broad River, the former ,
being much forwarder?more than <
half open, and the yield much greater. 1
Dr. Glenn rode me over a portion of
his cotton crop, and I thought it an
average one. We counted on a lot i
near his house, 150 bolls of cotton on :
one stalk, thinking 125 might mature, .
of the Peterkin variety, and the lot
might yield 2,000 pounds per acreWe
thought the nrcsent season from
three to four weeks later than u?ual. >
As an evidence of the fact, Dr. Glenn 1
produced an old register in which he
had recorded the result of many crops,
and we "noticed in it the sale of twentythree
bales of cotton made September
13th, 1SG0. This was not an usual early
fall. He avers that he does not j
believe that amount of cotton was
prepared for market in his entire
township the presant year at that date,
and furthermore that he believes j
there is not corn sufficient of the 1
prescDt crop to ieeu jus uuise, (
between his residence and Long Run i
church, a distance of four or five ;
miles on the public road, for one year. ]
Besides, I fear the quality of corn the
present year is deficient. I examined \
partially a crop, lately gathered from i
unland. near Lvles Ford, and found it
very poorly grained. I thought it
was covered with double the amount ^
of shuck of usual years. I fear plant- 1
ers will be disappointed in the yield 1
of late cotton. It requires double the
time to mature cotton in September and
October as in July and August, '
so also with corn. 1
I hope the patrons of my history of ]
Fairfield will not dispair of its com
pletion. I have been awaiting further
material, and besides my feebleness <
lmf narmif mrt *rv a c r? f Vi A *
>Y JL11 UV/U jJ^llllll l/W v aoo tut
county as I would desire. Yet I hope 1
with the aid of correspondents and J
others, to complete it for the press ,
before the j year transpires. Hoping ;
you better times, I am as heretofore, '
yours resfectfully, w. e.
" P. S. The crop between Wallace1
ville and Winusboro, I thought nearly
1 an average of cotton, an improvement
' since the 1st July. The corn crop has
i improved also. "vv. e.
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GltA&b JVliT FRESESTltEXT.
Tr, rTie ti'nWnrnhlp J P. A hi rich. Pi'""
siding Judge:
The grand jury in and for the Couny
aforesaid beg leave to submit their
Inal presentment for the September
rerm, 1SS6, of said Court, as follows:
We have duly considered and passed
ipon the several bills of indictment
submitted bv the Solieitor.
We have e'xatnined the several pubic
buildings, and find them generally
:n good condition.
The ceiling of the main room in the
2ourt House is in bad condition, and
it should receive immediate attention.
The county jail we find to be a wellordered
establishment. The prisoners
wp nrrtvirlprl for as the law reouires.
A committee of the grand fury visited
the County Poor House, and from
their report we find that the inmates
ire properly provided for. The prcs2nt
Keeper seems to have discharged
[lis duties faithfully and efficiently.
Of the public roads in general we
:an make no satisfactory report, owing
to lack of specific information. The
road leading from the residence of
Reuben Motley to the Columbia road
we present as "being in bad condition.
The road leading from "Waterec
Church to the residence of W. II.
Mitchell, along the land of Edward P.
Mobley, is also reported to be in very
bad condition.
The road leading along the land of
Win. R. Rabb has upon it a bridge
r\t*oi- o oovtoin millr tvrVlifth hvirtO'H ifi
reported us as being in dangerous condition.
We recommend that these matters
touching the condition of the public
highways be at once brought to the attention
of the Count}' Commissioner?,
in order that the neccssary repairs may
be made without delay.
The books and records of the several
County officials are found to be
neatly and satisfactorily kept.
We recommend that some system be
adopted, in the management of the
County finances, that will insure the
prompt paymenr, m money, 01 an toe
expenses incident to the sessions of
this Court. If practicable, a sufficient
portion of the moneys derived from
the ordinary County tax should be set
apart to meet these expenses.
It appears to the grand jury that the
fees now allowed to witnesses summoned
to testify in causes before this
Court are insufficient In many cases
these fees are insufficient to pay the
reasonable expenses actually incurred
by the witnesses in attending upon the
sessions of this Court. We recomAt.
L il.Irt f Alt K A Vvi*A1irp])f f A
UlULiU UJUl LiJi5 maun IV
the attention of the General Assembly,
in order that the law may be amended
as the wisdom of that body shall suggest.
'Ia closing their labors for the current
year, the grand jury congratulate
the people of the County upon the
satisfactory condition of our public
affairs, and upon the unobstructed administration
of the law through our
Courts of justice.
J. R. Dellexey, Foreman.
A Confederate "Kam."
In the game of war the opposing
armies strive to outwit each other. Each
strives to gain, by hook or by crook, information
of its adversary's movements,
and neither hesitates to mislead its foe.
"All is fair in war" is the motto, as Admiral
Porter found out, when he tried
to gain information about a ram which
the Confederates were said to be building
somewhere up the Red River. Meeting
a man near Fort de Russy, which the
admiral's aim-boats had demolished, lie
said to him:
"Well, stranger, I hear you have a
Confederate ram up here somewhere.
Whereabouts is she?"
"Lcmme think," said the native,
scratching his head. "Yes, tliar is a
ram 'bout eiglit miles above hyar."
"Is it a powerful one?" asked the admiral.
"Well, I reckon you'd think so ef you
seen it It's the all-firedest strong tiling
I ever seen, an' I reckon as buttin' it 'uu
knock them ar bows of yourn into
smithereens."
"How large is it?"
"Wall, it's 'bout the biggest thing I
J 11 00 ?
U'rUl dci;n.
"Tell me all about it," s:iicl the interested
admiral.
"Wall, gineral," answered the man,
"that's easier said than done. It's an
all-fired buster, an' kin beat all creation
at buttin'. That's all I know about it
"I seen it on Mr. Whitler's place, as I
told you, eight miles above hyar; an1
one day, w'en I was up thar, thar war a
bull weighin' twenty-eight hunder; an'
as soon as the bull seen the ram. he 'gan
to paw the airth an' throwed up his tail,
an1 the ram put down his head, an' the
bull bellercd, an' they went slap-dash at
each other, an' ef that ram didn't knock
daylights out o' that bull, an' knock his
tail out by the roots, an1 his horns off,
an' lay him out as flat as apancakc, I'm
a liar!"
"But," said the admiral, "I am asking
you about a Confederate ram?a
vessel, covered with iron."
"Wall, gineral," replied the man, "I
don't know nothin' 'bout any Confederate
ram: but I'm sure the one I seen
could knock the bow of them ar turtles
ov yourn afore you could wink, an" I
reckon he must be a Confed'rit ram,
seem' he war born in these parts."
The simple native, as the admiral subsequently
learned, was a Confederate office:;
in disguise, who thought he would
play a little joke upon the inquisitive
Yaiikee.?Youth's Companion.
Col. Nicholas S:nith, the great American
professional beauty, is a native of
Shelby County. Ky.. r.ml "was born so."
The Louisville nays that in his
youthful ycrr- was his daily habit to
stand before his mirror and exclaim: "I
thank thee, O God. for this magnificently
handsome face.,:
It was the late Richard Grant White
who described Pauline Markham's voice
as "vocal velvet"
An Old Citizen Speaks.
"\r? t *\r \rA?
iUl. <J. itL. .LWXllO, <111 U1U ICOlU^Ill; Ul
Rome, Ga., says that he had been badly
troubled with Kidney Complaint for a
ureat many years a:id with Eczema for
three years; at times could scarcely walk
and had tried many remedies without benefit,
until he began taking Electric Bitters
md anointing his hands and feet with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. This treatment
afforded him <rreat relief and he strongly
recommended "Electric Bitters to all who
suffer with Kidney Complaints, or need a
Blood Purifier. Sold by JIcMaster, Bricc
fc Ketchin. *
EXAMINATION OF TISACnJSJKS.
The.following Circular has been received
from Col. Asbury Coward, State Superin
tendent of Education, and is published for
the information of all concerned:
The next examination before County
Boards of Examiners will be held on Friiay,
October 1,1886.
In this connection, I would call your attention
to the following resolution of the
state Board of Examiners, already pub lished
in Circulars Xo. 5 and <>, Series of
L88-":
".Resolved, That the State Superintendent
Df Education be requested to prepare, in
Fiitiiro nnl-ir rmo cot nf niiP5tir>n? fnr nil
three grndes for use by the County Boards
of Examiners, and that applicants for
County Certificates of Qualification be required"
to make a general average of not
less than 80 per cent, for a first grade certificate,
70 percent, for a second grade
and 60 per cent, for a third grade; and not
[ess than 40 per cent, on anyone branch."
jonx BOYD,
E. B. RAGSDALE,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS,
County Board of Examiners.
Sept'21f2x2
CT?UM "in .rtifi j'i'r t.WWMMltjMi
read this :
?In vit'V of tbe well-known fact that
so many of the so-called fine whiskey are
but a vile compound of Essential Oils and
common rectified spirits, producing mixtures
totally unfit for consumption, I deem
it proper to call the attention of consumers
to the merits of Ir W. Harper*s Celebrated
Xelson County, Ky., Whiskey,
which, absolutelv pure, is made
from fine selected grain and fully matured
by age. Sold only by T. T. LUMPKIN,
Winnsboro, S. C. Septl4xf3m.
ANXOUXCEItfEXT.
\\TE BEG TO ANNOUNCE TIIAT
T V our facilities for earning on business
have not been interrupted by the
earthquake. Consignments of Cotton,
Rice and other produce will meet prompt
attention as usual.
WM. C. BEE & CO.,
Cotton and Bice Factors and Commission
Merchants. Charleston, S C.
Sept 25-iin
STOLEN,
ON Sunday last, from Mrs. E. M. Boyd,
a heavy built, bright sorrel IIORSE,
with heavy tail, one white hind foot and
white spot in forehead. At the time it was
stolen had on a good leather saddle with
one stirrup tied. Was stolen by one Ben
Mitchell, alias Joe Burroughs, a light genger-cake-colored
negro, weighs about 165
pounds and has uneven front teeth. It
has been learned that he passed through
r*Yj "\fnrirlai- nicrlif: F.iViornl rr>.
ward if returned to
J. D. JACOBS,
Peak's, Lexington County, S.,C.
2?T"Any information will be thankfully
rcctivcd." Sept25flxl
FARMERS,
TAKE NOTICE !
N'OW is the time to buy the BLUE
GRASS SULKY PLOW, and to procure
good Seed Wheat, Engines, Cotton
Gins, the Star Cotton Press and Cotton
Seed Crusher.
I am agent for the Southern Cultivator
nml DiV;"/> 7r*>. nn >i? T <1 An'f Itmv amr
farmer can do without this valuable journal.
Those who don't know ezcrythinr/
about farming will be benefitted more than
Si.50 per annum by reading wliat maybe
found in each number of the Farmer."
I have also a choice lot of new Clover
Seed and other Grasses.
Sept23-Gw JAilES PAGAN.
? KKinvrvx: VftTiTP
J.1VAAVJU*
PIIILIP LANDECKER and ADOLPII
LANDECKER, copartners doing business
under the firm name of P. Landecker &
Bro., have this day executed tome a deed
of assignment for the benefit of their creditors.
In pursuance of this assignment a
meeting of the creditors of said P. Landecker
& Bro. is called, at my office, in
Wiunsboro, S. C., on Wednesday, September
29, 188(3, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
ISAAC 8. WITHERS,
Winnsboro, S. C., Sept. 20,1S8(3.
Sept21fxtd Assignee.
SALE
MB HID STABLES.
NOTICE.
ALL PERSONS BUYING STOCK
from us last spring and winter and giving
their notes payable on the 1st October and
the 1st November, 1S8G, will please prepare
to meet said notes, as full payment
will be required, and will force collection
.? :.i ?/u?? ,1..^
11 liUL JttUU WllCli UUC. >? C Win taxvc SIVV/A.
at the market value in payment.
"We still have those SECOND-HANDED
COLUMBUS BUGGIES on hand, and two
TWO-HORSE WAGONS, which we will
trade for mules or horses.
We still have a few MILCII COWS,
which we will exchange for horses or
mules or beef cattle.
A. TVILLIFORD <fc SOX,
WINNSBORO, S. C.
TAX NOTICE.
Office of Coljtty Treasurer, j)
J? AIKFI tjLtV bUlj.Vn, /
"WlXXSBORO, S. C., Sept. 22, 1SS6. )
THE BOOKS OF THIS OFFICE WILL
open to receive the taxes for the fiscal year
commencing 1st November, 1S85, from the
fifteenth day of October to the fifteenth
day of December, 1S8G, after which date
a penalty of fifteen per centum will be
added. The statute prohibits an exten
sion of the time for paying without penalty.
The rate per centum is as follows :
School Districts Xos. 1, 2,4, 3, G, 7, 8,
9,10.11,12, 13, 15 and 1G?for State,
mills; for County, 3 mills; for Constitutional
School Tax, 2 mills. Total, 10%
mills.
School District No. 14?for State, ~>\?
mills; for County, 3 mills; for District
School Tax, mills: for Conslitutional
School Tax, 2 mills. Total, 11% mills.
School District Xo. 17?for State,
HiliJd* iui vuuiuj j *j imiio, ivi x/ijinv/u
School Tax, 2 mills: for Constitutional
School Tax, 2 mills. Total, mills.
A poll tax of one dollar is required of
all male persons between the ages of 21
and GO years of age, except those now exempt
by law.
These taxes are payable in the following
kinds of funds and no other: Gold and
silver cvn, United States currency, National
Bank notes, and coupons which shall
oeconie payaDie during wc year j.?oo on
the valid consolidated bonds of this State
known as "Brown Bonds", and on the
bonds of this State known as "Deficiency
Bonds": Provided, however, That jury
certificates and the per diem of State witnesses
in the Circuit Courts shall be received
for County taxes, not including
school taxes.
T ?.211 mIaaac am 4-1*/*
JL Will \i5iu tiiC iuuuwiu^ i^iatvo vii iuv
days specified:
"Woodward, Friday, October 13.
Buckliead, Monday, October IS.
Feasterville, Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 10 and 20 (12 o'clock Tuesday to
12 o'clock Wednesday).
D. G. Ruff's Store, Friday, October 22.
JnnVIiicvillf* Ofttohftr
Monticello, Wednesday, October 27.
Gladden's Grove, Friday, October 29.
Ridge way, Tuesday, November 2.
Centreville, Wednesday, November 3.
j Bear Creek (Cooper school-bouse),
! Thursday, November 4.
! Blythewood, Friday, November 5.
JAMES Q. DAVIS,
County Treasurer.
Sept25fxlaw2v/
NOTICE FOK FINAL'DISCHARGE.
I will apply to the Judge of Trobate of
Fairfield County 011 October 19, 1S86,
for a final discharge as Executor of the
Will of John Campbell, deceased.
JXO. W. CAMPBELL,
Septl4flx3 Executor.
mm ruin fil l r?7m dm nr IlUiHiii > rirwn iiTiniaiwp
MOtfJfT 7JOy
CdUJEOIATE INSTITUTE.
'I'UIE next session of the Mount Zion ColX
legiate Institute and of the Graded
School Will open on Monday, the 13th day
of September, 18S6. The following able
and experienced Corps of Teachers have
been employed for the year, viz:
Prof. W. IL Witherow, President, and
Principal Common School Department.
rroi. a. d. Dunn, Assistant, classical
Department.
Miss E. S. Obear, 1st Assistant, Common
School Department.
Miss S. Lilla Beat}-, 2nd Assistant, Common
School Department.
Miss X. A. Phinney, 3rd Assistant, Common
School Department.
Miss Fannie Jordan, Music Department.
Mrs. R. C. Gooding, Drawing Department.
A substantial and well-arranged brick
building has just been completed, containup:
eight large, well lighted and ventilated
school-rooms, furnished throughout with
comfortable seats and desks and other
necessary apparatus. Thus, the Trustees
are enabled to offer to the youth of our
i own ana uouniy a gooa opportunity 01
obtaining: a practical education at very low
rates. The curriculum is designed to'meet
the wants not only of those who wish to
prepare for a more advanced course in any
special department, but also of those who
by a special conrse of one or two years
wish to prepare for the practical business
of life.
11ATES OF TUITION.
IX COMMON SCITOOL DEPARTMENT. I
Pupils between 6 and IS years, Free.
Pupils over IS years, $1 per month, in
advance
Pupils from other School Districts, Si per
month, in advance.
Higher English Course, 51.50 per month,
in advance.
Scientific Course, ?2 per month, in advance.
Classical Course, $2.50 per montfi, in advance.
A contingent fee of Fifty Cents will be
required of all pupils at the beginning of
the term.
For catalogue and other information apply
to the President or either of the undersigned.
JA5. H. KION,
Chm. Mt. Zion Trustees.
J. C. CALDWELL,
Chm. Bd. School Trustees, Xo. 14.
is.ug.JTXia.wzin
SHOES!
SHOES.
WE WISH TO CALL
ATTENTION TO OUR
SPLENDID STOCK OF
THREE-DOLLAR
MEN'S SHOES,
EITHER
LACE, TIE OR BUTTON,
WHICH CANNOT BE BEAT.
ALSO, A FINE LOT OF
MEN'S SHOES, AT
oo rrn r?T7i"> T) a tt>
X JDXt JL ^LJLXV.
WE HAVE ALSO A FINE
LOT OF LADIES',
MISSES' AND BOYS
SHOES.
ALSO, A LARGE AND
CHEAP STOCK OF
r 4 i*wi?i?si5
MJ A9L. A?K7
BOOTS -AND SHOES.
U'MASTBK. BRICE & &ETCHIN.
EARTHQUAKE!
SLIGHTLY FRIGHTENED BUT
STILL IN" THE RING.
TIIE GRAND JURY, in their last session,
in examining public buildings, found
that the House of
GROESCHEL & CO.,
Stood the shock of the earthquake better
than any hoi^ge in town. Also found that
they give the
Biggest Drink and the Largest
Meal,
iviiu >uu v;axi iicivv; iiiuic iuu jwo utuu^jr j
than at any house in town.
Also found that the house of GROESCIIEL
& CO. is the most convenient place
in Winnsboro. On one side you can get
Brugs and on the other side Medicines.
Therefore we recommeud the public to
patronize them.
ROBIXSOX CRUSOE,
Foreman.
NELSON'S HOTEL.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
ST NEAR TO BUSINESS PART OF
CITY.
ZST Hot and Cold Baths free to guests
Situation quiet.
The only First-Class Hotel
Columbia run at $1.50 per Day
W. M. XELSOX,
I OWNER AND PROPRIETO
??iwarn mm TT^i ?anSam ? iMf a
WIT" 1886. I
LIQUORS, I
ALES, PORTER,
CIGARS, ETC., ETC.
Genuine Imported Cognac Brandy.
Genuine Imported Holland Gin.
Genuine Imported Port Wine.
Genuine Imported Sherry Wine.
Fine Old Kentucky Belle, Bourbon.
Choice Old Cabinet Rye Whiskey.
The Celebrated "Davy Jones", Bourbon.
vj
Choice Old N. C. Apple Brandy.
Old Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey.
Pure New Englaud Rum.
Pare Blackberry Brandy.
Plantation Rye and Corn Whiskey.
Lager Beer.
Mott's Pare Apple Cider.
Soda "Water.
Ginger Ale.
ijassaparilla, Etc.
CASE GOODS, BOTTUED.
Pure Imported Cognac Brandy.
Pare Imported Champagnes.
Pare Imported Port "Wines.
. Pure Imported Sherry Wine.
Pare Imported Holland Gin.
Pare Imported Ginger Ale.
Pare Imported (Stoat) Porter.
Pure Impoi'ted "Bass" Ale.
Pare Imported Angustora Bitters.
Best Bohemian Export Beer.
Old "Kentucky Belle" Bourbon.
Choice Old Cabinet Eye "Whiskey.
Choice Tulu Balsam.
Tulu Rock and Rye.
Stuart's Gin and Buchu. ? =
Old Reindeer Claret Wine.
S. R. & J. C. Mott's Pure Apple
Cider.
Duffy's Pure Malt "Whiskey.
Quaker City Malt "Whiskey*
TOBACCO,
CIGABS
AND
CIGARETTES.
Thanking the people of Fairfield for
their past patronage, I aui now readyto
offer for cash a well-selected stock
of goods in my line, and will be
pleased to have their further patronage.
F. W. HABENICHT.
THE ONLY
Pool Milliard Parlor
L\ wmSBOBO.
F. W. HABENICHTPROPRIETOR.
Tnn i TnTii Tnr> i
lUJCi! iUU!
My Ice House has just been filled
with pure clear Lake Ice, which I will
sell as low as possible.
F, W. HABEXICHT,
JuIylTfxCm PROPRIETOR
ADVERTISERS
can learn the exact cost
r j 1: r
oi any proposeu uuc ui
advertising in American
papers by addressing
Geo. P. Rowell & Co.,
Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
10 Spruce St., New York.
Send 10c ta. for lOO-Fage Pamphlet.
EST&IXE FOR SALE.
A FIFTEEN-HORSE Steam Engine and
a Saw Mill for sale.
G. H. McMASTER.
Aug 13-flxG
THIS PJLPEE