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* t* 1.0CAL INTELLIGENCE v>*;: i>x::s:>av. jaxcaky 20, : : isst ok Th;. Nr.w" an:> uki:al:>.? i . .-\\<-< k;y three dollars per an . -/.I. . v.:Weekly tuition, on< (! :: iiii'i fi:lv cents anfom, in a?l v ui ..t: - Ai>vektisjxc.?on- ilollai for the first inser < < ;?:> jut inch for each su!> These rates apply t( : -.-v. r\ and art . iii flv.i!!?*. Obituarie: eiiafor :u n<??;? ?">, and iU-at:i>; are pu!> !. U:>eral tenn? : " inviiis. f L>. A. Hendrix. Lv.v i ? ii. A. (i.-tiilard. i''\ liiiud?McCariev cC Co. k Siiio? J:;o. 1>. Mc'Jarlcy, f* s. f. . Dissolution ?il. A. Gaillard, Jno. S. ii^ynoM.-". Siriv;k by a Tornado-Q. D. Willi<c Co. St ?)!s?o!u,.!o)t Notice?!?. II. Jennings, G. 10. LvUncirXoico Final Discharge?J. A. Turkeii. '.Sxecnior. Sinn q ) :< ? II& Tti?-dale Attorneys. ?ileiiK'mbci* o;ir j->b office when vou hoc a in that line. ? V 'i-.'i' ui ii: .-'jeiety in Columbia rcecniiy di-oitSivd the question "It is po^ib!-: ! > chc-iit a lawyer?" decided i:i liit iK-^.-itivc*. ?";Vc are ;iot having any weather about. here ju>* now, but as a>i exchrusge it, we arc getting- a good ::i: ;iy simples. ^ ?Wcl^inj that the earth continues to -ink : !. the spot we mentioned in our i::-r issue. Some investigating * mind should examine the spot. ?Cap}. L. D. Childs, for some time j- commanding officer of the Ricbiand Volunteer:5, of Columbia, has tendered his resignation to that Company. ? An exchange a=ks: "If a word to v the w;>e i - sufficient, how many should < we allow to the unwise?"' Don't re^ inombor, -co the proverbs of Solomon. ?We learn that Mr. Ederington will soon have hi* book, a short history of Fairlitld. ready for the printer. He vriil <:oub(! _ ?< find a ready sale for it. ?Sr:ct,;ti ba'-s of cotton were sold In {own <;n Friday. We are glad to see tnut some of our farmers are able ;o hoid.their crop for a short while at ?Now 1- the time to commence preg ]i:;riiiir \oitr garden fc;r the reception of-re.?. A 2"ond g-trclen is one of the best 'i man can have, and for :hi-i i"f:- ! should receive prompt u: ten: ion. j ? "fin ;. pr-^pJe of town enjoyed i tftem-i'iVi-x ; ::;o .>Ran?g iiiuK on kf 'i iii.r>-] ?y vesting. After $o:uc time * ^ f.;> - ; on i-- lie; -, niu-ic was brought in and :: -;j ;ri while spent very pleas antiy.iii u-.ncing. ?A I-w-country exchange in commenting upon the recent Act of the Lv-irirlatir.'S punishing the stealing of watermelons, .-ay> that it is going to ' cause a powerful exodus from that ] county to Liberia BP ?TLe iC'Uih-bomd train was an hour -iiid a half late on "Wednesday i evening. We suggest as an improve- j ment on the present plan that the: schedule of the south-bound train be; 1 UiiU.'.* uu-j :iuiu iaici w ?Cap;., ilenderson, at the Winnsboro iloUi, has abont one peck of those v noted Gem" watermelon seed, lit' propi-ses to i:ive one ounce to ' very fanner friend who Jakes a meal , with si us nulil al! are srone. oi * ?Yve learn that the Town Council t have under consideration a scheme "hereby the water in the steamer hereafter will be kept warm by the operation of <i heater. It will uoubtk-s be mosey weil spent if they decide ||rr to do >o. ?L.?n;:on has a regularly iucorpor^t; (1 ;.s>ocia(ioti, the object ot which i> ::io protection ur the butterfly. The k, society ?hou!d also encourage the ^ bi.khsg or buckwheat cukes, which f according to the old joke, makes the " butter fiy. ?Oar inati-auoat-town don't see or ; hear many things these clays. Why don't somebody do something, or - * say something, or steal something to give t:-o newspaper man a chance? x' L?t us ei:coai*agc home enterprises and build up the town. ?Two ot' WiuN-boro's business \or.n<r men have ir-:;;e iino the stove business. They arc supplied with a team and make a specialty of repairs. Look out tor them, and if your stove needs any ri-pairs they will be glad to do it and at a small cost. ? We hoard n weli-known farmer |P" remark ii e other day thst unless the people Fairfield went to work this year they may as well turn over the cour.Jy to other hands and seek homes in anther country. We think there is more truth than poetry in the i above. --- . ?Mr. (iu-:-.:vc Augnstaf who had ~ the m:-> tu:;e to lose his pocket-book / with fifty dollars in bank notes, (which we noticed at ti.o time,) has had the good hick :?> Sad that important member, in the full Jtossession of its con> tent*. It v.-as in his other pants* ' pocket. ?The chief engineer of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad, ad>^:crti-es in the Yorkviile Enquire:' for 200.000 railroad ties, to he delivered along the railroad from Blacks to Camden. This certainly is evidence ot rrog.o?, and a determination tobuild ;!; r.u:-?. ?We cv.Il attention to the advertisement oi' Messrs. McCarlev .v Co , in another column of this issue They havej;w received a ire-h supply of il.-.cy a:::.; h-avy groceries, and will o.i! limr. "( r.M.L- fi\v ! c (Jive !hem a call and be convincLi;ihcy mean what they say. WlXXSEOKO HOTEL, ' tla'itiil >* ?"ij Simile meal 40 cents. Tiit-re r:>"als $1.00. 'V . .1 ?ia:d in advance. To Faircomity r-eopie only. oi * ii" You :i Ciood Article Oi-' Plug Tokacco, n-k your dealer for J.i an?aoHMMiiimMii miMiani n i i wi?naae ?A correspondent writes ns that ai : item which appeared in a former issu * . of the paper and wl.ich referred indi . ' rectly to him was incorrect. We cair * help it; we took the matter '?= it wa . given to ns. We don't swear to every : tbi:?g that appears in these columns [ and if we did, it is very doubtful | whether we would approximate lln '! truth as near as we ;lo now any way j j ?A woman calied ou us to-day anc j inquired for the lawyer who grantee . divorces. She said she wanted one ' i and .-lie appeared to need it. She i looked like she migh: nave passed re; cently through a trail thrasher. Wc I informed her of course that there v\ a? i no such lawyer in town, but that if she would go over into Newberry couniy j and -ee a trial justice, she would gel i the relief which she desired. ?Ir is curretnly reported over in the ! Jenkiiisviile neighborhood that the ! new management, whoever that is, ol ! the Columbia & Greenville Railroad, ; intend to "discontinue" the depot at j Alston. Aii freights for this side will j be delivered at Peaks. The river is i too wide at Alston for a bridge, and | ; it is a poor place for a ferry. A good ; deal of tiie trade of that section will ' come here which is all verv well, as | * 1 goods can be bought: here cheaper than in ?.olutnbia anyway. Peksoxal.?Mrs. Elizabeth Davis and Mrs. Evans have recently inov ed to town, where ihey will make . their future home. They will occupy the former residence of Mr. Thomas Jordan. We welcome them among our.people. v ! The Baptist Triblxe?The Bap' list Tribune, the organ of the colored Baptists, printed at Columbia has been received at tins office, it is a very neatly gotten up six column folio-sheet ! of four pages. It is ovrned by colored men. edited by colored men and printed bv colored men. "We wish the * J Tribune much success. The South Carolina Collegian.? The January number ot the South | Carolina Collegian is before it. It is ; a handsome monthly full of choice reading matter, and c':oes credit to "the boys." We notice that our young friend Mr. Fitz Hugh McMasteris one of the editors. We wish the Collegian abundant success. : Ix the United States Court.?On Wednesday wasc Miner,Mose xviuciisu ; and Arch Jones were brought before United Stales Commissioner Obear on the charge of perjnrv. They were gi?en a preliminary hearing and bound over to appear before thi United Stales Court. In default of five hundred dollars' bail they were sent to jail. Tickets.?We have heen informed that two-thonsand-mile tickets have: been put on sale at all the principal: stations of the ^Richmond & Danville | system at the rate of two and one- j quarter cents per mile, Mud that extra ; ticket9 for over-weight baggage have j been attached. If thi< Le true it will i bp n <rresit convenience to our commer- i cial travelers. A Good Record.? During the year 1SS6 Captain Sprinkle, the veteran conductor of one of the passengers trains on the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, made three hundred i and sixty five trips between Charlotte ; and-Augusta, never missing a day and traveling over sixty-six thousand i miies during the year. This is a j record of which any man should be j proud. Q. D. Williford & Co.?Read the ; new advertisement of Messrs. Q. D. j Williford & Co., and when yoa want j anything in their line you will not do j better than to call at their place of business and get a bargain. They are j offering goods at pricess to suit the j hard times. The house is young, progressive and reliable, it means to succeed and will. "Notice.?There are still a"uumber of delinquent subscribers on our books for last year and quite a number for several years previous. Owing to the fact that the paper changed hands on the 1st of January, 1887, by the withdrawal of Mr. Reynolds, we are very anxious to straighten our books up to that date. Those still ii debtee! to us will please come forward and settle as soon as possible. Teachers' Meeting.?There will be a meeting of the Fairfield County Teachers' Association on Saturday, the 12th February, at Monnt Zion Institute, for the election o:;* officers and other important business. A general attendance of teachers is earnestly solicited. By order of ex2cutive committee. S. I>. Dckn, Secretary. The Sociable at Dr. Haxahan's.? The most enjoyable feaiure of the week in town was the sociable on Tuesday night at Dr. Hanahan's. The weather was extremely cc Id, but notwithstanding this there was a large turnout ot the young fo;ks, and the evening was delightfully spent. Refreshments were served j'.t about 10 o'clock, p. m.. and the party reluctantly broke up at 12, p. m. United States Map. ?Our Representative in Congress the lion. W. II. Perry, will accept our thanks for a large and complete map of the United States and Territories, with adjacent parts of Mexico, Canada and a portion of the West India Islands. It shows elaborately the Public Surveys, Iudian Reservations and othjr complete It r>sn hr- rpUpfi iimn as it was compiled by the General Land Office, and the data is consequently derived from authentic =-ources. ? " The Verdict Unanimous. W ]). iSuIt, Druggist, Bippvis, Intl., testifies: "I can recommend Electric Bitters os the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in even* case. One man took six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of ten years' standing." Abraham Hare, Druggist, Bellville. Ohio, affirms: "The best selling medicine 1haw ever handled in my twenty years' experience, is Electric Bitters." " Thousands <-f : others have added their testimony, so that the verdict is unanimous that Electric I>iti _i? , c T : lers uo curt; <111 uisrases ui uu l.ivci, aiu neys or Biood. Only a half dollar a bottle at McMaster, Brice ?fc Kct:iiin's Drug Store. * i) ) Death of the I?ev. C. II. Wiley.? e , Tisc Key. (J. II. Wiley, who it will be - | remembered vi-ited our town a short t i time ajro in the interest ot the Ameris j can Bible Society, died at hi.-? home in - i "Winston. X. C.,011 the list in?t., after , an illness of several weeks of typhoid 1 : fever, lie was the general agent of 2 j the Society for North and South Caro. | iina, and lias since the war devoted i j most of his time to the ministry and t : the spread of the Bible throughout the , ; world. An Accident.?Oh last Tuesday , j Messrs. J. K. McDonald and CI.-a-'. A. ' Douglass started out to Monticello in a double hack, under the engineership of Mr. Joseph Spurrier. The geu:lemen above-named occupying the back seat. Just beyond *.hc three miic post the hor.-es began to get rather lazy, when Joe gave thetn a quick iiil. The back seat gave way and the gentlemen I were emptied on the road bed. They ; were slightly injured, but carne in an , Wednesday not much the worse for the j fall. It might have been worse. I ' The oikst avi-. can do at Prksext.? A gentleman came into our sanctum I the oilier day and wanted to put a Card | in the paper nominating for couniv i liar, lie had an unpaid account in his ! hand. We could not publish the card. Our sanctum is up stairs and our desk ; sits close to a window, it would be a j long ways to fall. When we get on : the ground floor and our nistol tixed, ; and the little property we have made over on our wives, to keep the law! yors from getting it in a libei proj ccediug, we will insert the card. This : is the best we can do at present. New Advertisement. ? No one i should fail to read the new mammoth advertisement of Mr. D. A. Hendrix i I 1 j in this issue, lie will spare no pains j i to make his store one of the most atj tractive in Winnsboro, and as for dry I i goods, boots, shoe?, etc., lie is deter- j ! mined that he will not be undersold i ? j in any goods in his line. Ilis motto i in future will be the same as in the past, "Quick sales and small profits." I He is a firm believer in the use of printer's ink, and is determined to let | the people of Fairfield know what he j keeps. lie will be pleased to see his I | many friends when they need any- J j thing in his line. Read This.?Many complaints nave ; readied us from the subscribers of the ! tri-v.eekly News and Herald that the ' paper is not delivered by the carrier as j | it should be. We are sorry that this! has b.'Cii so, and we arc resolved that . . it shall not be so any longer. We j i will deliver the paper to our subscrib-! : crs, as we have contracted to do, or ; ! we will close up the establishment. j We don't know how long or mow sys- [ tematically the delivery of the paper ' has been neglected; it is only recently j that the matter has been brought to | our attention. Any subscriber who fails to get the paper promptly after this date will confer a lavor by notifying the editors at once. The Value of the Legislature ' Mathematically Stated.?The Lancaster Ledtjer says: "Some would-be j critics characterize our recent legisla- j tive body as "a mushroom." Cwrres- | pondents say that much was expected j bat very little realized. Sumter is jnbi- j lant over what her delegation did, j while Anderson is "kicking up Tucker" j over what her delegation didn't do. j Blessed are they who have but little, I for but little can be expected. Hence j two-thirds of the counties should be j satisfied. 'An Ofrom 0 and 0 remains, j etc.'" And the Rock Hill Herald says of the above that "this is the unkindest cut of all." Personal.?Miss Sallie Means and hf-r neicc, Miss Nellie D:;vi=, left on Monday for Starkville. Miss., where they go to reside with M5ss Nellie's brother, Lieut. Henry C. Davis, of the United States Army, now serving , as Protessor in the Mississippi Agri- ^ cultural College. Miss Means has resided in Winnsboro for a number of vears, and her many friends here will regret to lose her. And as to Miss ' Xellie Davis, she is one of our most 1 charming and deservedly popular young ladies. Her place we canrct hope to till. She carries with her the kindest wishes of a host of voung 1 friends, who parted with her Monday . witn unreignod regret. We wish our 1 friends much htippinees in their new j home, and take pleasure in commending them to the irood neople of Starksville. Oik Colored Firemex.?The Town < Council appreciating the untiring efforts of our colored firemen on the occasion of the fire at the depot and . at the residence of Mr. T. H. Ketchin, '> favored them with a nice trcaton Thurs- ] day night Tr.ey appreciated the compli- I 1 * J -A - i? /? * meut, anct were asjuuuant set 01 me- i men as one would ordinarily see. Refreshments of a substantial ami also liquid kind were furnished in abundance, and through the kindness of AIx*. R. J. McCarley a box of good cigars were furnished -as a treat after the refreshments. "We assure our colored firemen that their efforts on every occasion are duly appreciated, and while we would be sorry to see their services called into demand soon again, Afhof o nmmnf rAcnmkp >vc aic arouxv;u uiui ?* would come from them in every cmer- ' gencv. Hill's Hepatic Panacea J.s the vei^y best remedy ever offered for 1 sale for th'e cure of Constipation, Inclines- , tion, Dyspepsia and Sick Headache. Prescribed by all the leading physicians as the 1 ?r< a test family medicine. ' Gentle and effective in its action, pleasant to take, does not purge* or gripe. Neve: failing to greatiy benefit delicate females. One trial will convince. If not benefitted money will be refunded. Only 50 cents a bottle. >IcMk>ter, Brice & Ketclun. Buoklen'j* Avnira Salve. The Best S/.lye in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and ali Skin Witntinnc iiul nnsitivAlv rnrps Piles. r J T or no pay required. It is guaranteed to <rivp perfect satisfaction, or money i refunded. Price 2/> cenrs per oox. | i'or sule by McAIasicr, Brioe ?fc Ketchiu j / | Fair Association.?At a meeting of ; tlie stockholders of the Chester, York, ; Fairfield and Lancaster Counties Fair j Association on the 17th inst., the fol lowing officers wei\; elected to serve for the ensuing year: President?W. Holmes Hardin. Vice-Presidents?Jesse H. Hardin, i Chester; Gen. John Bratton, Fairj field; Gen. J. B. Erwin, Lancaster; ; Col. John S. Bratton, York. Directors?Capt. O. A.Wylie, Capt. K. T. Mock bee, T. J. Cur.ninghatn, S. Moore Wylie, J. S. Withers. Secretary and Treasurer?Col. E. T. Atkinson. The resolution adopted at the last meeting providing for the free admission of ail share-holders to fairs in the i future' was made a portion of the con siitution. The Association is in a; i healthv condition. | " ! On tiik Railroad.?On Tuesday ; night after the north-bound freight ; had arrived at Winnsboro and had ; unloaded, Mr. M. S. Land, tne conductor, gave the signal to start. After ! the train had moved it was found that j his train had been,'uncoupled, and he at once signalled his engineer to stop. A j second attempt was made to leave the ! dep^t when he found his cab and two : box cars had as,ain been uncoupled. I He began to get rather angry as any j I . j reasonable man would, and as he went j i to his car with the expression that! ! some ore would suffer if he found him,! j a pistol shot rang in the air followed j in close succession b) six other?. Mr. Land emptied his pistol in :hc direction from which the lire came, without effect and afterwards went up town and reloaded his weapon. His train in a few minutes got off alright, but it is due to every one that the guilty parties be brought to justice, as it is a crime which every one .should assist, in finding out the guilty party. Mr. Land is not a man to be frightened bv I pistol shots, and it is to be hoped that j the guilty party will realize this fact, and not attempt another such raid. It Ih Said That the man who rarely gets any mail is always first at the postoffice; That there is more money in the county than I he despondent are aware of; That the cash trade at certain places in town is pretty good; That the man who advertises always i makes the most money; . 1 That the lien business is beginning J to open; , That there will be an average acreage of corn planted this year: That there are lots of people in this j j world who can attend to their own 1 i business and then find spare time; ' enoigh to look after everybody's else j 3 besides. ? j i 1 Another Fire. j y On Tuesday about one o'clock ihe I ] fire alarm sounded and agaiu aroused ; 1 our people from their business. It1 j was soon found that the residence of j ^ Mr. T. II. Ivetchiu was on fire. The j ( fire companies promptly responded to j i the alarm, and soon succeeded in ex- i c tingnishin? the flames. It seems that: t the wood next to the chimney on the ; c second floor of the dwelling had taken : [ fire, and was slowly working its way j ? upward when it was discovered. After cutting in the wall near the j chimney there was iittie difficulty in j - pouring water iiymd this extinguished j it. It is probable that tiie wood near: n the cliitnncv has been graduallv; e * i 11 charred, untii the slightest spark ^ would ignite it. Some little damage | ^ was 'done bv the fire and the water; ^ pouring down through the plastering, j ^ but it is very small compared to what: it would hare been if it had not beendis-1 a covered authe time it was. Considerable . complaint was heard on every side at ^ the work of the steamer not getting up steam for so long a time. There is certainly something wrong, either n there is too much water kept in the j boiler, or there is some defect about ^ the engine, more probably the latter. | STILL ANOTHER. j 0:?ly a couple of hours later a j tenant house took ?lire on the j plantation of Mr. H. L. Elliott, and ! ivas entirely consumed. The timely j, discovery of this fire enabled the j; tenant, Jim Green, to save all his j, efFccts. The house had been locked ^ up. and it is probable that the fire C; in the' fire placc rolled down and j p caught (he floor. It is to be hoped i lhat we will have no more for a while 0 it least. i a ? ~ P STRICTURES Oy "X'S" LETTER. What a Fairfield Farmer Thinks of the j p Observations of "X." I g, Messrs. Editors: I noticed it Thk j ^ Sews and Herald of the 12th inst., 1:1 article by "X", arraying the law- t] rers and planters in hostile positions ^ ;o eacL other as business men. His s introductory process is entirely too p long and too irrevelant to his prime b object; indeed, his whole article is too i a long for these lazy planters to read; j ? for intelligent and leisure people often j p pass long articles unread, and thereby j v heir intended valne.isoften lost. "X" t( tvould, therefore, do well -to study ? urevitv, so that we poor farmers might p earn. I propose making a few observations leduced from "X's" statement. He " seems io think there is a prejudice Cl ixistinsi between the two classes of j e men, and while lie advocates the law- I j*er in no ordinary lauditory terms, he c enounces the planter in most bitter ^ terms. I apprehend the lawyers feel q under no great obligation to their u champion for his highly eulogistic 0 vindication. " I find m';. >clf one of those doubly g tool planters. I have been acquainted n with the legal fraternity for many > years, and I have found them a gentle- w S manly class of men. I have found them v as a class honorable, benevolent, high- k toned, and have never yet thought a to elevate or make them conspicuous, | ii was necessary to humiliate and deride the planter. ! r The philters, it is true, have had to j a mortgage their ditchy red hill?, and y even further, as tlXJ' calls it, piav the ! double fool by giving lieus to keep their business moving. "X" de- c AR&, j 9:? yards of 10-4 Heavy Brown She* 200* yards of 4-4 Long"Cloth, an act Two pieces of Fine Black Cashmere, for it's a bargain. Only two pieces of Fm< CAXICO I 444 yards of Best Prints at C>y: Our 51.^3 Corset for $1.00. Ladies' t cheap at $3.50, now offered for ?2.75?:i sen 2 dozen Men's Merino Shirts, re due 2 dozen Men's Bleached Canton Dra doze? Men's White Laundried Sh This shirt I guarantee to be as good a vers- fine White (Purre Linen) Table Dam? MENS'.. LADIES' and CHILDREN^ Be sure to buy your Groceries from I>. Grits, well, I guess 25c. per peck*. TERMS S?~Xo Goods will be charged to any on nonnces them then for it in mo-t unsparingly bitter terms as lazy, fools, indolent: not once stating in a chari their occupation is measurably dependent upon natural relation?, there was some excuse for failure. 1 thought I was a common observer until 1 read "XV statement; but even, if a ?? >!, [ must say and leave the people to ju that the last year eclipsed anything we ever saw as ruinuous to the phui?".g interest, and besides, severe! consecutive years prior to that v,*ere bad crop years. By Providential circumstances the planters have been without doubt, involved in trouble, have been plunged into destitution. As a class of men, it has not been their fault. As far as my observations went during the past disheartening' year. I never saw great-1 er exertions made by planters, bothj white and colored, to make good crops.; And I presume this was not the onlv j 8-ction; but the unprecedented rainy season of the spring, with ruinuous freshets, with the severe and continued drouth of the summer, in spite of every exertion of the planter, left their grainaries empty. As far as I have seen, ; too, the planters are not extravagant. Their -TmiInam not tbr want of economy, not for want of industry, not for want of sense; but because ' Providential dispensations have been i against them for years. They want help. They want help now. That is i what thev are needing, 'and more ] willing hands will never be found any j where to work than what we already < have. Laborers and their families ] startling and no prospects for relief, < could not be expected by any sane ( man to work with.any heart. Young ; men want to be lawyers, doctor-, merchants, preachers and officers, because i no encouragement is given to the i planting interest. When the colored i race has left, South Carolina will be | bankrupt. Native Americans will 1 jave as mucn sense as oamoo, ana i ivi 11 locale somewhere else, not on the ! ] >'ed ditchy hills of South Carolina. J ] Let it not be said that the Lejrisla- i :ure cannot help our people. Have ! kve lost all those gigantic minds that ivere adapted to the emergencies of; former age? Have we degenerated rom the patriots uf ?7G? Where arc ! he heroic minds of the Confederacy? Liycurgus could plan for Greace. Suppose a currency used for our benefit >n the credit of the State, and the state lost it al:, (of which thjre is no langer,) would it be worse than many >f her other enterprises? And this, oo, for the bone and sinew of the ;ountry? But it is not my business to dan. I mast believe some minds ;qual to the crisis exist, and the plantng interest will be saved from the 1 mpending ruin. s. :.r. s. iyOTHER WORT) TO TIIE FARMERS ; Messrs. Editors; You so kindly: ,rave much of your valuable spa':e to oy last communication that it would ie in better taste for me not to impose urther on your <rood nature, but since ^ he nnblication of rheabove-menMoncd ' f fitter, I have heard some unfavorable i 1 riticisms passed upon it. These I. j. luicipated, and the letter was written ' i [i the hope that some interest would ; :: e awakened and that discussion by ! v bier pens than mine would follow. I' ]' ! 1] 0 not claim to be infallible. I did ; a ot assert the absolute tuuh of all that | tl wrote, but I did then and do now F elieve all the matters and thingsj tierein contained to be true. If I am j listaken in my opinion as to the status j g f affairs in our county I will welcome j correction. Some have said that if the county is ! 1 a bad condition we should not pubshit to the world; that if the county > poverty-stricken a change in system rouid do no good; that if some radi- ; al change is needed the people are so oor that the change cannot be made: i . | mt cotion planting is the only way j ut of clebt, as the merchants will not! dvance supplies unless the farmers j lant a certain acreage in cotton. j ^ Now as to the advisability of making ! . w i T? ublic the tacts in the case, lean only [ 1 iv that wh:V lie truth may hurt our j J iride ri d sCii-Jove in the long run it! $ ,iJ! not matter, and sooner or later i a ruth will out. Our newspapers have j jj jr a long time endeavored to demoii- i trate that our State is in a very pros-1 ~ erous condition. On paper this may j e susceptible of demonstration, but j r 11 y man of average intelligence and | . ifted with the ordinary powers of ' si bservation, it lie will go among the | *' eople and discarding all statements . hich may be made by the people as, ~~ 3 their condition, will see enough to onvince him that the facts before him ; rill not support the theory of proserily. ' Let us, then, in Fairfield county r >ok the facts squarely in the face and j lake up our minds that though we h lay not yet have struck bottom, if we lj ontinue the same road we have trav- ti led we will soon reach the bottom. li t is the height of folly to say that he-1 ^ ause the condition is bad and a radi- ; a al change is needed that the people 'n annot help themselves. The people, t< very individual of them, mti-t make j p their mind? to brir:g about a new ; rder of tilings. Tne laws of our iature require that we act for onrelves and assume independent respon-. ibilities. Your neighbor mav have QUUU up Ills 011111 IU JiU LU pciuiuvii, ou arc a fool if you allow him to take ou with him. * Your neighbor may tick to one system of agriculture, j vhich by your own experience you :now will end in bankiuptcy, you are ; , fool if you continue it, and there is ; 10 moral or ot'.er obligation upon you o follow his example. You may be . * our brothers keeper, but this does j lot require that you encourage hi in ; ,nd follow in his evil course; bill it is | our duty by your example to bring I iitn back to the path of duty. In every neighborhood in Fairfi Id < ouuty there is ueeded a man who has i ^ J. A, riJ jtiii.c at lSe., worth 20c. :ual bargain, at 0'.<c., worth 8c. 90 yards of Fancy Striped Feath cheap at $1.0*0 and Sl.2.">. will he sold at .S7 i Plaid Dress Goods left on hand, will he s CALICO ! c., worth 7e. .".no yards of Standard Prii 1 loves, Collars, Culls and Hosiery will besc uine bargain. ed from Si.50 to Si. 15 per pair. uvers at "?i., cheap at 7">e. irts, reduced from 7.*.r\ to t>0. sany shirt sold in H'innsboro. Don't exec isk, sixty-four inches wide, atSl.CO. Chea] S FIN E SHOES, sold cheaper than ever be I 6 M . A. i I END"IX: lie will give vou Granulat , STRICTLY CASH .? -if n?mv?? nri.os th:> boldilCSS t:tO blilZC OUt ft !!CW cut roau" and follow if. There are such men, but they are afraid to make any experiment "for fear of the sneers of their neighbors who believe that "the old way is the best way." The change needed in Fairfield is radical, but it mu-t be gradual. I am not advocating the idea that a man should piant no c -tton. That is an impossible idea, But let each man determine that every plow thut he runs shall cultivate enough breadstuff to feed the man and muie. Let him aim at this and gradually year after increase the acreage of grain, and if cotton plant ing is essential to him, let him enjoy the luxury and keep planting a little cotton on which he can lo^e his money made from grain. It wouldn't do to say thai there i.< no market for grain, for there ?re too many open mouths and empty stomachs in tiiis world to be liilou for it to be a difficult matter to find a market. Should the great powers of Europe go to war, ilu; Fairfieid farmer who lias to buy his breadstuff's will soon learn that that (hero is a market fbrjrrain and meat, and that thore are o'.iier, buyers in it besides himself. The Fairfi-.-ld fanner need not think j that because he raises corn, wheat and i bacon enough to feed his own family, j that the price of those articies will i suffer any serious depression, the market will not be flooded, nor need lie flatter himself that if lie quits raising cotton that the price of cotton is ^oiug up to fifteen cents a pound. Fairfield county could be blotted out ind there would not be a perceptible difference in the price of any com-, nudity produced by her. ; Much stress is laid upon the fact j [hat the young men wiio grow up on [he farm's are "eager Iv rushing to the! towns and cities. While the fact is to j be deplored the boys are not to be ; blamed for it. The young man arrows up on a i farm, he hears his father complain- j ing of the hard times and constantly ?ayin<r that ''there's no money in farming." lie, himself, works, gathers md gins the cotton and puts it on the market?he sees that the whole cotton :r<>p?the result of his years work is ;aken to pay for the bread and meat hat his father's family has consumed, ! uul he himself gc:s nothing, ile 100 ; jomplains and i:' he suggests a change, ;he suggestion is answered by his 'athcr that "there is no market for mything bnt cotton, and that cotton done "will pay the debts." From his ;arne>t cuuunoou uo nas oeen taugnt 0 treasure a* jewels of wisdom The vords which fall from the old man's | ips, and he too becomes imbued with i he cottov idea, lie continues to plant i :otton He is in debt, he works hard, , he d'.bi increase?, there is no hope for i lim, nothing can <ret him out of debt: >ur citron, and the more cotton lie > e biggerdeos the debt become 1 at ia?t he is forced to go to town i j work for a pitiable salary. Then :is father and his i'uihers neighbors j :et together and shake their wise heads God save the mark) and bewail the act that the young men a:e deserting' he farms. \ i God help the country that is deserted ?y its young men Deserted ii will. >e, however, if* there is no er.couragenent given to youthful energy. Tlie oiu.g farmers of Fairfield county are I ier only hope, and they can redeem \ ier if they will kick out of the traces nd strikeout in a new direction. They !o the work now and thev should also Ian it. x. Barrett's Imperial t'olosjnc Cannot be surpassed for Fragrance, do-1 ance and durability. McMaster, Drice ?ft Ketcliin. Children cry for them, Maidens sigh for tlscm, And the Worms die by them. what ? GEORGIA WOiOI CANDY. McMaster, JSp.ice ?fc Ketchix. HTA. GAILLAKD, A T T O K N E Y A T L A W, WxNNSBCUO, S. c. Office in buildinjrof Winr.sboro National i tank. 70TICE FOS FINAL DISCHARGE, f WILL apply to John A. I linn ant, Judge L of Probate for Fairfield County, on aiurday. the 2<>th day of February next, ' t 10 o'clock, a. in., for a final discharge s executor of the Will of Turner Turkclt. eeeased. J. A. TUKKETT, ' | Jan25flx3 Executor. DISSOLUTION. 1>IIE law copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned is dis)lved, on account of removal of .Mr Reynolds to Columbia. II. A. Gaillard will continue to practice 1 same office II. A. GAILLARD. .I>rO S. REYNOLDS. .Tan23f3xl DISSOLUTION NOTICE. CIIE undersigned having dissolved by mutual agreement the partnership eretofore existing under the firm name of :. II. JENNINGS & CO. hereby .give noIce to parties indebted to said firm that ley can settle without cost such indebtedess at any time oil or before Hbe 15th of ictober next. After that date their notes, ccounts and other evidences of indebtedess will be put into the hands of an at- ! >mev for collection. I?. II. JENNINGS, r v i .viTVvi? January 6,1SS7. Jan2.j;x(>m I C, BART & CO, I Importers and Wholesale Dealers i:i i a?" "121T sr. r&?o>\ CHABLESTON, S. &. ire receiving In* steamer ami rail from the ! Xorth and West full supplies eacn wl-uk ui JIIOTCE APPLES, PEARS, LEMON'S, POTATOES, CABBAGES, ONIONS. NUTS OF ALL KINDS, Etc., Etc, Orders solicited and promptly filled. NoYlTx'Jm JSL' 7S yards of 10-4 Extra Heavy I; 97 yards of :;-4 Bleached Drfliii or Ticking at '2'2'.<c., cheap at 25c. 'fee. and 9;>c. Ladies, if you want a nice 13 old at a bargain. Something nice for youn: CALICO ! its at ~>Uc.. worth(>'/c. 200 yards of Pri >ld at greatly reduced prices. One dozen .M< 2 dozen Ladies' White L'ndervests, r 1 dozen Men's Bleached Canton Drai *1 \rAr?S 1 iT?t. J Uj/.ru .urii 3 >? line C ii:iiUIIUJ"ieU -"51 :pt any. Just a do/cn B)ys' Uulauatfried, ) at Si.25. One more piece, sixty inches wit i'ore. Come and see them. ed Sugar at 14 lbs. to the 51.00. Standard A 13? ? .^L ? !K3 flSiFiF | MEETING OF TWi THS STORM 0? REDUCTION, Q I). WILLI CoXTIXUES TO WEAR THE I cent mark do#h, or in other words, their prices and bargains in every department. 10-4 Unbleached Sheeting at loe. per y 104 Bleached .Sheeting at 20c. per yarc :5-i Bicached Drilling at Sj.<;e. per yard A large lotoi' Gents"' Wc A large lot of Gents' Co A large'lot of Bleached and Unbleached C A large lot of Pleached and Unbleached C Great bargains in Ladies' undervests i 1GS Gents' Uniaundried Shirts at 5oc.. i And the best ONE DOLLAR SHIRT . ."572 Gents' Standing and Turn-down C The cheapest and finest assortsnc Dress Goods and Cashmeres redi A fine line of Black and Colored Table Damask from 20c. per van A large stock of Gents' and Ladies* 'Ha some of our would-be competitors can buy 5>iIOE^ ! SHOES !!?One of our sueci in price and quality. RE.MEML'EE?Weliave a nice line i ware, etc., but have not room to quote you and again J. L MIMIi columb Take pleasure in thanking t countr)* for the liberal patrons continuation of the same. "W chandise in the State, consi: and Millinery, Shoes, Hats ar and last but not least the most ' ready-mad: to be found anywhere. Whei State dont fail to visit our stoi Respectfully yoi j. l. j ^ SANTA Furniture, Sewing Machines, (Juror Brackets, Wiudow Shades, Mirrors, and Toys of mauv kinds to gratify tli rising sua 011 Christinas morning1 not si] STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of faiilfield. CO CUT OF COMMON PLEAS. James C. Cum*, Flaintiff, against Itobc rt 1 H. Curry, Stafford Curry, John B. Cuiry, Charles- 11. Cuny. Eiiza Curry, \ Annie G. Curry and Frederick Curry, Defendants.?Summonv.?Fer Relief.? Complaint not iScrccil. To the Defendants Adove-Xamed: yOU are hereby summoned and rejL quired to answer the complaint in this action, which is 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, >!o. 1 Law Kanpe, Winnsboro, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the i time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action j will apply io the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Januarv 24th, A. D. 1887. liAGSDALE & RAGSDALK, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To thp Dofpudnnts Robert II Ccrrv. Annie G: Curry and Frederick Curry:" Take notice that the complaint i-i this action (together with the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy,) were liied in the office oi' the Clerk of the Court of Common PJeas for Jt'airfwld County at! Winnsboro,, South Carolina, on the* 24th; day of January, A. D. 1887. RAGbDALE & EAGSDALE, Jan26xGt Plaintiff's Attorneys. ENTERPRISE Hi! CHOPPERS, For Chopping Sausage Heat, Mince , Meat, Hamburg Steak, Beef Ten. Hash. Hogshead Cheese, Trine, Codfish, Chicken Salad, pulverizing Crackers: mashing Potatoes, etc. Enterprise Coffee Mills, Wood Pu'p Water rails, warranted not to swell or shrink, and will not taint water or millc. Victor Flour Selves, Clothes Hampers, Fire Dogs, Tongs and Shovels, and many other novelties for the convenience of housekeeping. i STOVES Cheap anil good Stoves. Repairs for stoves on hand or obtained at short notice. Fire Backs, 51.00 to 51.20: Crates. 51.0!) to --J, ciu. Another lot of Corn Poppers. A ^-string Velvet Hurl Broom for &3c. Spokes, Kims. Hub?, Poics, Shafts, Neck Yokes, Ktc. J. H COI3IINGS. ? aappBg wibmb???a?a? ^ e >!eaciie;l Shec-tin^ at 21c., worth 30c iirs at lie., cueap a; 14c. lack Dress, do not let this opportunity pass, j ladies. . . CAIiICO ! ints, some solid, at 5c.. worth 7c f n II wnnlN TTnrl?*rJsVsii-+c "V- .. W VMiiW, ?IV/UiU *J\Z educed from -S2.C0 to ?1.25 per pa!r. .wrs, not quite as heavy, at 45c. lirts, reduced from Si.00 to $90. , Linen Bosom Shirts at 50c. One piece of !e, worth 90c., will be sold for GOc. 15 lbs, to the ?1.00. Rice, 75c. per peck. Troiil^r r\ n a rr omnT^im ij Vjrixriill OlUii MO. THE STORM OF PATEONAGS. [ford & CO, 51SJXESS CROWN. THEIR RE- < jrreat closing ont sale, showing reduced Before they are gone catch on to? ard, worth 20c. I, worth 30c. , worth 123/c. loien Undervestsat 31, worth ?1.50. tton Undervesrs at 2.3c., worth 50. otton Flannel Drawers at 50c., worth 75c. otton Flannel Drawers rt 23c., worth 50c. it 25c. sheap at 75c. >11 the Continent. oliars at ?1 per dozen, worth $1.80. nt of Corsets in town. iced to almost half price Velveteens from 25c. to :>5c., worth 50c. 1 up. ndkerchiefs, will be offered cheaper than them. alties! In this line we defy competition n Family Groceries, Tinware, Crockeryprices. If you will try us you will again Q. D. WILLIFORD & CO. LUCfH I CO., IA, S. C.. :he people of the surrounding Lge, and respectfully request a re carry the best stock of mersting of Dry Goods, Notions id Gents' Furnishing Goods, complete stock of E CLOTHING i you visit the capital of the -es. ars, SHMNAUGH & CO. CLAUSI ' ' AJSY ?SHE " Who wants to pcirchase a Christmas Gift, no matter whether an elabo-ate article or a mere trifle, can make a selection and get favorable terms by looking over my stock of Holiday goods. Don't put it off too long, as I will be less crowded. Remember the children will say, "I wonder what Santa Claus will bring me?" and well they may, for Santa Clan? , never bought at prices lower nor carried in his . mammoth pack soa many things before. v-? PJrthivA TTx'orviftC Woll Glassware, Tinware, Confectionaries ft little crirls and boys; aud may the liuj on a disappointed one. 11. W. PHILLIPS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of fairfield. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Daniel McDonald as Administrator of the Personal Estate of Thomas McDonald, Deceased, Plaintiff, against Hugh McDonald, Anna McDonald, Mary Myers, Jas. M. McDonald, Win. S. McDonald, Thomas McDonald, Louisa McDonald, Sarzh Black, Jane McDonald, Mary Sexton, Martha Bankhead, David Black, LeroyD. Black, James P. Black and the Children of Elizabeth Wallace, Whose Names are Unknown, Defendants.? Copy Summons. For Relief .?Complaint hot Served. To the Defendants : T7*OU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and X required to answer the complaint in this act ion, which is tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers, at their office, Xo. l, Bank Range, Winnsboro, S. S., within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. if you faii to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for judgment against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated 10 Januarv, A. D. 1S87. GAILLAKD & REYNOLDS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the Defendants Hugh McDonald, Anna McDonald and Mary- Myers, and to the Children of Elizabeth Wallace, Whose Names are Unknown: Take notice that the Summons in the or?f irm /wVn/>Vi -fnrA going is a copy) together with the Complaint herein, was filed in the office of the < ;icrk of the Court of Common Picas for Fairfield County, on the 10th day of January, A. L>. 1687. Dated in January, A. D. 18S7. GAILLAKD & REYNOLDS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Janl2xiit NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. aTA'PTn.'' liarAKv <rftrAn that PCl ^ partnership heretofore existing, for the practise of the criminal law, under the firm-name of DOUGLASS & MCDONALD, is tills day dissolved by mutual consent. -Mr. Douglass will continue the practice in the crimmai courts. C1IAS. A. DOUGLASS. w. l. Mcdonald. ?. Jan6ixlm XOTICE OF DJSSOLlTIOJtf. rf?iIE law partnership heretofore existing JL between DOUGLASS & McCANTS is herebv dissolved bv mutual consent. A. S. DOUGLASS, J AS. (x. McCANTS * 7th .January, 1S87. Jan8fxlm " K OP f fi!?ARTXERSHIP mllE undersigned have this day formed i a copartnership lor the practice of law under the lirm-name of OBEAR & RIOX. Their ofiice will be that formerly . occupied by Col. Jas II. Rion, whose unfinished business thcv will carry on so far as his old friends anil clients will entrust ' rili' s:uili; to them. HENRY N. OBEAR, 1 DeclSfxlra WILLIE C. RION.