The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, June 15, 1887, Image 3
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS, : : : 1SS7.
Tzrhs of TheXevts and IIerald.?
Tri-weekly edition, three dollars per annum,
in advance. Weekly edition, one
dellarand fifty cents per annum, in advance.
Kates for Advertising.?One dollar
-?? inMi f solid minionfor the first inser
tion, and fifty cents per inch for each subsequent
insertion. These rates applv to
advertisements of every character, and are
payable strictly in advance. Obituaries
anil tribut;s of respect are charged for as
advertisements. Marriage notices, and
simple announcements of deaths, are published
free, and are solicited. Liberal terms
f.?r contract advertisements.
>*>r ArfvertUomfnTk.
Ice Tickets?F. W. Ilabcnicht.
Sheriff's Sale-Jno. D. McCarley,
S. F. C.
We Have Removed?Q. D. Williford
& Co.
Election of Teachers?J. C. Caidwell,
Chairman.
i L*cal JBriora.
& ?Solicitor McDonald is up again
and at his post in the Court room.
?There was a considerable crowd in
town on Saturday, and business was
looking up a little.
?Judge Norton arrived in town on
Saturday evening ane opened Court
on Monday morning.
?The Gordons are putting them-'
selves in first-class fix for a fine showing
on inspection day.
?The Yorkville Enquirer nominate?
Col. A. Coward for President of
the South Carolina College.
?The Charleston base ball team
"wiped up" the Charlotte team on
Saturday by a score ot lo to 0.
?The jurors attending court regret
Ithatthey are brought irom tueir
Sgjjk this season of the year.
will bring in the first water|&the
season? Of course we
^interested in this fruit.
Bfuattlebaum is putting an
||> his residence, which will
Eso the comfort of his bnildMfonday
was sales-day,- but
no property offered for i
I by the Clerk of Court or
Bpntractors for the bank
ommenced work on MonHKing,
and will push it fory
rapidly as possible.
Mnumber of our attorneys were
Wed in an important reference case
finw/iov. ? Raltimore I
F^^^uaiouuj } n/vii w w? v. ? ?
Hp and a gentleman of our town.
^?The report of the State railroad
commission for the month of April
shows an inrcrease of about $10,000
over the same month for the year 1SS6.
?Julia Milligan, a colored woman
of this place, gave birth to twins one
day last week, one of which was
without nose or ears. It died shortly
afterwards.
?By a handsome majority the tax
payers of Columbia Township hav&
jM decided to subscribe $40,000 in bonds
in aid of the Columbia, Newberry &
Sg Laurens Raiiroad.
?Mr. Chas. A. Douglass has award^
ed the contract for building his residence
to John Hamilton and John
Smith. Mr. W. J. Elliott will be in
charge of the work.
?The town of Rock Hill will follow
the example of oar people acd issue
town bonds for the pnrpose of erecting
a handsome school building and
principal's residence. Work will be
begun at once.
?At a recent meeting of tbe directors
of the State penitentiary, arrangements
were completed with Mr. Marklay,
of Philadelphia, who succeeds I
Mr. Moulton in the hosiery mill. The
new lessee will increase the force of
hands 10 300. \
?We are requested by parties living j
in the vicinity of the Baptist Church,'
to ask parties who attend services at
that church not to hitch their horses to
the shade tress on the side walk. They
get on the sidewalk and frequently
ladies find difficulty in passing.
?While we are always glad to re- j
ccive communication from our friends j
_ in different sections ot tne county, we j
would request that the real name of
the writer accompany the communication.
Of coarse the name will not
be used unless no non de-plume appears.
?A gentleman who is a pretty good
observer, and from his official position
has an opportunity to see the crops in
various sections of the county, informs
us that he never saw them in better
fix, and that one would be well repaid
for his walk lo go out and see the
model farm of Mr. A. Willlford, just
out of town.
?A number of our citizens attended
the "chalk talk" given by Prof. Deilerradora
in the Court House on
Thursday evening. With a blackboard
and chalk he exhibited a number
of different characters, and gave
his audience some specimens of the
artistic use 01 tne pen ana now it was |
sometimes used.
?Efforts are being made in Columbia
to erect s cotton factory in that
city ou cue of the canal sites, to be
run by steam until the canal is completed.
Mr. Geo. Iv. Wright, a prosperous
real estate agent, is the moving
spirit in the enterprise. Will Winnsboro
still be idle? We learn that a
former cilizen of our town, but for the
past few years a resident of a Northern
?city, proposes to take $5,000 worth of
_ stock when called on. Another gen4^
tleman, a rosident of the county, will
take twice that amount. Why not
agitate the matter and set the ball in
motion? What say yon business
men?
Stolen.?One hand cross-cut saw
from the Winnsboro Ice House. Five
dollars reward for detecting thief will
be paid by F. w. Habexicht,
Proprietor.
Renews ?Ier Youth.
Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
county, Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth of which is vouched for
by the residents of the town: "I am 73
years old, have been troubled with kidney
complaint and iamenees for many years;
could not dress myself without help." Now
"I am free from all pain and soreness, and
am able to do ail my own housework. I
owe my thanks to'Electric Bitters for
having renewed my youth, and removed
compietely all. disease and pain." Try a
bottle, onlv 50 cents at McMaster, Brice &
Ketchin's D; ug Store. -
Festival.?The ice-oream festival
given by the Mount Zion Aid Society
at the residence of Mr. G. H. McMaster
on Tuesday evening was well
attended. About $20 was realized
which will be added to the fund now
on hand io pay for the college piano.
Bank Contract Re-awarded. ?
| Owing to some misunderstanding bet
tween the bank officials and Mr. T. E.
Champion, the party io whom we
, announced the contract for repairing
the bank building had been awarded,
that contract has been cancelled, and
the job awarded to Mr. It. E. Lawing,
of Charlotte, a -d Mr. "\V7. J. Elliott, of
this place, who were partners in the
bidding.
Attention ! G. L. I.?The Captain
of the Gordon Light Infantry requests
us to announce that on account of the
extreme warm weather, that for the
present the regular drill will be discontinued,
and instead that the Company
will be called out on evenings
when (he weather is more pleasant.
The roll of the drum half an hour
bc-fore drill be considered sufficient
notice.
Unclaimed Letters.?The following
is a list of letters remaining in the
Postoffice at Winnsboro, S. C.? June
13, 1SS7:
Mr. Jera Boyd, Mr. II. Froneberger,
Miss Mary Green, Mr. Robert Kennedy,
Caroline Mayho. Hattie Ross,
Eliza Wright.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say they were ad-j
vcrtised. DuBose Egleston,
Postmaster.
Ouk Forgotten Dead.?In another
column will be found a letter from the
editor of an Ohio paper in regard to 1
the Confederate dead buried in one of j
< * - - * - ~ ^ il-.i T i- /x?.. ^
CilC CU16S UI IIJIIL OLiiLV. JLi UUl Willi" j
try had more such men as the writer j
of that article, the prejudices and pas-1
sions engered by the late war would |
soon be buried in oblivion, and the j
deeds of courage and valor of Union !
and Confederate soldiers alike become i
the heritage of a united, common j
country.
Davidson College Commencement. |
?Mr. D M. Provence will accept our :
thanks for an invitation to attend the |
fifteenth commencement anniversary !
of Davidson College which will tafce I
place on the 15th and IGth inst. Mr.!
Provence has been a student of David- j
sou for the past two years, and we are j
glad to notice his name among the j
representatives of the Eumenean Literary
Society, in the contest which :
dnriiio' tVir> r>nm- !
lli^U *,* ill tCLfVV yiuuv UUiltig vuv WV?..
mencement occasion between the two
literary societies ofthe institution.
if You Want a Good Article
Of Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for!
Jaa22xtcm "Old Kip."
A Dynamitic Explosion.?Abouti
nine o'clock on Thursday night the ;
people in the vicinity of the Court I
House were aroused by a terrific ex-1
plosion, causing the windows and j
doors to rattle considerably. Upon j
investigaton it was found that some j
one had set off a dynamite cartridge j
in the cotton patch jusi in rear of the !
Court House. On Friday morning!
pieccs of paper and the remains of a j
fuse were found on the spot. The i
object of the party who fired it is still i
a mystery, but it is supposed that no
damage to life or pi operty was intended.
Ice Cream.?Mr. Geo. A. "White
will please accept the thanks of this
office for some of the best ice-cream >
we have tasted this season. lie has j
it prepared at home, and will serve it
at his place of business every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Those who j
are fond of it should call on him on ;
the above days and have it served to
them in the right bind of stvle. Mr. j
White will in a short while be prepar-;
to furnish several new summer bev- j
crages, and proposes to tell von!
through these columns what they are
and when you can sample them. Look
out for his advertisement.
Fixe Oats.?We were shown on (
Thursday a specimen of the "Western
Welcome White Oat, grown in the
field of Capt. Fl. A. Gaillard, which
measured five feet one inch iu height
and was headed with 1ST grains.
Another head was shown which hnd
23G grains in it, and five stalks puiied
up ne3r together averaged 121 grains
to the stalk. These specimens were
not brought to our office by Capt.
Gaillard, and it is without his knowledge
that we make this notice. If we
were to have another farmers' convention,
we think the Captain could getj
in on his oat record.
Charleston vs. Columbia.?The;
game of base ball, which took place in
Columbia on Thursday between the
Charleston Club and the Columbia
team, resulted most disastrously to the
Columbians. A tremenduons crowd
attended the game, and alhtougli they I
saw some fine playing of the national
game, it was mostly a one-sided affair,
in which the seaside sluggers pounded j
the Columbians out of the field. Con- j
trarv to expectations, the Columbia j
team was shut out while the score of
the Charlestonians ran up to 31. If
this is the best Columbia can do our j
boys should give them a tilt, for we 1
are sure they can hold them for awhile, j
at least.
Death.?"We are called apon to an- j
nouiice the death of Mr. Daniel Hall,
Sr., which occurred at liis home near
Gladden's Grove on Thursday evening
last. Mr. Hall was perhaps one
*Vir< ri'Mncf- fjH'/pns in fhfi conntv.
and his entire life had been spent |
within a few miles of the place of his
deatb. He had been in declining
health for a number of years past,
and at the time of his death was
almost totally blind, besides being a
very old man. He was in the eighty- j
fourth year of his age and leaves a
widow and five children to mourn his
death, all of whom are grown. His
remains were interred in Bethesda
Methodist Churchyard on Friday. The
sympaty of the community is extended
to the bereaved family in their
affliction.
Deaths.?Mr. W. A. McCreight, a
former citizen of our to?vn, died in
J Cheraw on the 4th inst. He was
j about eighty-five years of age. He
I leaves a number of relatives, several
| of whom are at present residents of
i our town.
I We regret to learn of the death of
i
Mrs. Anion Pope, which occurred at
i her home on the 7th inst. She was in
! the seventy-first year of her age, and
: was the mother of the late Iraneus
Pope. Iler remains were interred in
| the Stevenson family graveyard on
: "Wednesday.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
i Shoemaker died on Monday last after
! a brief illness. The remains were
interred at Monlieello on Tuesday.
! May Crop Report.?The May re-1
: port of the State Agricultural Deparfc|
ment shows the crops in the State to
| be 111 better condition than for a niimj
ber of years past. The cotton crop is
; from two to three weeks earlier than
' 1? ?> 4 rtiwl A n ^ i 11* A n nf
| 1USL Vtill) <W1U lilt UlUUJb v/uwuivwt* Vi ,
| it throughout the State is placed at 101 j
j per cent. The growth of corn was
i somewhat retarded by the dry weather '
| of the latter part of April and lirst of.
May, but the rains in the latter month j
brought it out considerably, and it is :
now reported 11 per cent, higher than j
: last year, with an increased acreage of j
j upland. Bottoms have been well pre- j
pared and are in good condition. The i
grain crops are much better than was j
expected. The correspondents report!
that it will yield much better than last j
year. Harvesting has commenced in :
many localities.
Hard ox tiie Coxvextiox.?We j
heard a "good one" the other day on a ;
religious convention held some years |
ago in Alabama, near Montgomery, j
During the session of the convention !
a party of ihc delegates went to the j
capital, and in viewing the sights saw I
an ice manufactory. They came back '
and reported what they liad seen, and j
were immediately turned out of the j
convention for prevaricating. A j
second party in the meantime had
?one also, and when they came back
reported that the ice manufactory was
a reality. They met a similar late at!
the hands of the convention. Il would J
seem from this that the convention J
had hardly realized that the "world
do move." If there are any "doubting
Thomas's" in this vicinity, we
would suggest that they call at the j
ice house of Mr. F. "\\r. IJabenicht, ond ;
see some of the productions as well as j
quantities of pure lake .ice.
Personal.?Dr. Abram Hunter, a j
former citizen of this county but for!
the past twenty years a resident of;
Guatamala, is again back to his old !
county on a visit. He says that he
finds everything very much changed
since he left.
Maj. Julius Alius, Mr. >v. 5. nan
and J. K. Ilenrv, Esq., were in town
on Wednesday in (he interest of the
Chester & Camden liailroaa.
Mr. D. R. Flenniken, of Columbia,
payed our town a flying visit on Tuesday
011 business.
Mrs. F. II. Arrowsmith, wife of the
efficient manager of the Winnsboro
Hotel, arrived iu town on Monday.
Mr. AV. J. Shelton, the traveling j
agent of the Columbia Register, spent j
several days in town this week in the ;
interest of that sterling daily.
Miss Emma Rosborough, of Wood- j
ward, returned home from Staunton, |
Va., last week, where she had been !
attending the Female Seminarv dur-1
<jng the last session.
Miss Grist, of Yorkviile, is visiting ;
the family of Mr. Thomas S. Bricein
the New Hope section.
COURT OF GESEItAL SESSION'S.
The Court of General Sessions convened
on Monday at 11 o'clock, Judge
J. J. Norton, of the Eighth Circuit, j
presiding. This being the second term i
for the present grand jurors his Honor j
assumed that they had been instructed j
sufHciently by his predecessor as to :
their general duties, and he therefore ]
confined himself mostly to instructions
in regard te the indictments given out
by the Solicitor.
The first case called was one continued
from the last term of the
Pnni'f?that nf thr> State vs. Wade
"* - - 1
Pickett and Emmet Brice for larceny
of live stock. Messrs. Douglass &
McDonald for the defense, O. W.
Buchanan, Esq., and the Solicitor for
the State. Verdict?"Not Guilty."
The Court then took a recess for
dinner. The next case taken up after
dinner w*s that of the State vs. William
Sioan, charged with larceny of
live stock. Messrs. Eagsdale & Rags- j
dale for the defendant. "W. L. Mc- j
Donald, Esq., assisted the Solicitor, j
Verdict?"Guilty."
r> -? ?~|
JL I1C UOUI'l lIJCIl pi uwcucu wrini uiv i
trial of Jim. Green, charged with
grand larceny. J. II. Yarborougb,
Esq., represented the defendant, and
C. A. Douglass; Esq., assisted the
Socilitor. By argumout of counsel
the case was submitted without argu*
ment. The Stale only asked for a
verdict of petit larceny, and the jury,
after few minutes' retirement, renA
At*A/l rs r\f tCarriilfir r\ f nptif.
\.i\^L^KX <X f VlUlVb Vx
larceny."
The r.ext case taken up was that of
the State vs. ^Maggie Douglass, chargec
with petit larceny. The defendant
pleaded guilty.
Counsel in several other cases not
being ready to proceed, upon agreement
the remainder of the afternoon
was up in hearing and signing orders.
Bueklen's Arnica Salve.
Tee Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
rpfnnrlpd. Price 25 cents t>er oox.
A Girt For All.
In order to give all a chance to test it
and thus be convinced of its wonderful |
curative powers, Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, "" Coughs and J
Colds, will be, for a* limited time, given
away. This offer is not onlv libera], but
shows unbounded faith in the merits of
this great remedy. All who suffer from
Coughs, Colds, "Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, or any affection of Throat,
Chest or Lungs, are especially requested
to call at ilcMaster, Brice & Ketcain's
Drag Store, and get a Trial Bottle Free,
Large Bottles $1. *
ITEMS FROM BLYTHEWOOD.
Messrs. Editors: Having seen nolh'
ing in vour columns from this section
i for some time, your correspondent
j concluded at his leisure moments to
| drop you a line.
The farmers are beginning to har:
vest their small grain, and a good
j yield is generally conceded. The cot
i ton and corn are looking fine, and well
| advanced with the season.
Mr. William Ruff lost a fine horse
j a'few days ago?caused by botts.
i There is a great deal of sickness
: here, especially among- the children.
| Several have died within the last few
days.
There has been organized a Metno|
dist Church, which will soon be built
within the incorporate limits. Messrs.
?. S. Abby, "\V. J. Johnson, G. P.
Hoffman and J. D. Hogan are the
building committee, and are pushing
it forward rapidly.
A small house belonging to Mrs.
Surah Wooten, was burned_ on the
30th ult. The origin of the fire is sup
Peaches are beginning to ripen, and
the shipping season will soon open,
though the crop will be light, owing
to the ext.iemely cold weather early in
the seasom.
31r. B. B. Jones has sold out his
mercantile interest and gone to Columbia,
to accept a position tendered
him at the phosphate works.
ZVIr. George Langford?s saw mill,
near Blythewood, was burned a few
days ago, together with one hundred
thousand feet of seasoned lumber.
The origin of the Are is supposed to
have been incendiary. More anon.
H.
LETTER FKOJI BLITHE WOOD.
Messrs. Editors: We hope that a
few dots from this place will prove
jvceeptable, as there are good crop
prospects and a surplus of hot weather
to talk about. For several days past
(buc it is supposed that everybody
knows it) the chief aim of life seemed
to be to get in a "cool place."
Work is well advanced, so that the
most nervous planter can lie down
and sweetly dream without the sligntest
dread of an attack from Gen.
Green.
The stands of both corn and cotton
are good, and of course this is one
among the first principles on which is
based a yield. Grain will soon be
harvested. Oats in this section are
far below what is termed a good crop,
but wheat is on average.
.Messrs. Boney Bros., in addition to
their gin and corn mill, are equipping
a flour mill, which will add greatly
to the convenience of the wheat-growers
of the surrounding neighborhood.
Fruit is not plentiful, but some orchards
bid fair to yield a moderate
yield. Two enterprising men of
Blythewood, Messrs. W. J. Johnson
and J. D. Hogan,are shipping peaches
almost daily to the North. The past
and present experience of these two
gentlemen demonstrates the fact that
there is more than one way of making
money in Fairheld, and that fruitgrowing
for shipment is one of the
ways. Fruit-growing on any planta-?
"e\-? * .. ? t /-I arvnm Ka o r.ov?
I IUII ill JL1 cU I AHJiU. UJUIU UXs UitoUV ?* ^/u t
ing business.
Recently a very small boy of five
produced something in the way ot a
bright idea. He was in dangerous
proximity to one of the above-named
gentlemen's peach trees when his
mother came by and said: "Darling,
Mr. will shoot you." "No he
won't, mother, for I is more careful
than any man. I looks up in every
tree 'fore I goes under it." With
these words lie vigorously attacked
a fresh peach.
Farmers arc sanguine, relying somewhat
upon the philosophical reasoning
that the opposites, good and bad,
follow each other, and that this is the
year for the bad to take a rest and let
the good come upon the stage.
"\V. E." need not doubt but that his
book, Reminiscences of Fairfield, will
not have an extentive sale, for those
who have no illustrious ancestors
dazzling the pages of history, or those
who do not care to enter into tne
pleasantry of satisfying themselves
that "royal blood" flows through
their veins, will experience a real
pleasure in reading a history of Fairlield,
written by^an aged" and able
author. w. r.
LETTER FROTHE CAPITAL CITY.
Messrs. Editors'. For some time
Railroads and railroad building has
been the chief topic of conversation
down this way. It seemed at one
time as if Columbia would get left by
the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens
Railroad, owing to the fact that a
majority of freeholders would not
sign the petition for the election; at
last, however, the requisite number
was secured and the election has been
ordered.
It was generally admitted that the
road would help Columbia, and^ that
the forty thousand cionars asKea lor
by the road was a mere bagatelle; but
no one seemed to feel sufficient interest
in the matter to see that the petition
was signed, so that the petition's
success was a matter of chance as
much as anything else.
There is little doubt but that the
money will now be' subscribed, and
Columbia will have another railroad
as a feeder.
For several days the hotels here
have been filled with railroad men,
representatives of the Georgia & Carolina
Midland, and the Charleston,
Chicago & Cincinnati Railroad, more
familiarly styled the "three CJs," who
have been negotiating with a view to
consolidation. The "three C's have
gobbled the G. & C. Midland, or the
latter has gobbled the three C's. I do
not know exactly which is correct,
but as the negro preacher said of
Jonah and the whale, "I don't know
* " ' "** ? AMAllAnfAi) 4 U rt TT?ll din
wnemer tiouuu swauuwcu *ruo..n,
or the whale swallowed Jonah, but I
tell yon brethren there was swallowing
done." What effect this combination
will have on Columbia I cannot
say. Charleston claims that it will be
of"incalculable advantage to her, and
as Charleston is the State, of course
we should rejoice.
The inter-State commerce law has
given rise to a great deal of discussion,
and public opinion here is very
much opposed to the law and in favor
of the suspension of the fourth section.
I suppose that there are many defects
in the law, but I think that it should
be given a fair trial and if after testing
it, it is found that instead of doing
good to the gi'eatest number it does
barm, then it should be repealed, but
not until it has been tested.
Tne board of trade is waking up to
the importance of securing water
transportation for Columbia. Capt.
Buby, of the United Slates Engineer
Corps, who has charge of river improvements
in this State, reports that
the chief obstacle to river traffic below '
Granby are two railroad bridges, and j
recommends that these bridges be
provided with draw-bridges, so as to
JUST
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Come and look at them.
SHOl
Don't fail to come and ex
always find my prices on shoes
my goods as cheap (if not che;
i
Don't forget when you an
allow steamboats to pass. This will
bring the boats as lsr as Granby. Bei
twen Granby and Columbia, some little
expenditure will be necessary to re- j
move obstructions, but the cost will be
comparatively light. It is also pro- j
posed to make a preliminary survey j
from Columbia to the head of naviga- I
! tion above Columbia, for this purpose !
[ Capt. W. G. Cbilds has ploced his
steam launch at the command ot the
board, and offers his own services.
Mr. George X. Wright has just returned
from New York, and has j
determined to give the Columbia
people a chance to build a factory if
Columbia people want cotton factories.
Mr. Wright's plan is to form a company
here, the majority of stock to be
held by Colombians, the balance
taken by Northern men, and build
the factory on the canal, and until the
canal is completed to operate it by
steam power. In order to give all a
chance the shares will be put at fifty
dollars, payable in five monthly installments.
I have been informed that over!
$2o,000 has already been subscribed, |
and it is probable that the whole i
amount will be raised in a short time, j
Should the canal never be completed i
the factory, it is thought can be profi- |
fablv operated by steam.
"While Mr. Wright, who is one of j
the most enterprising and successful
business men in Columbia is the chief
mover in this enterprise, ne is not
alone in it, but is backed by the most
substantial business men of this city,!
and his connection with Northern
capitalists is sucn that he can readily |
get all the Northern money needed to j
operate the mill. Mr. Wright is a j
young man with a cool, clear head for j
business, and has been eminently successful
in his real estate and insurance i
business, and is alwavs ready to pro- j
mote the welfare of the ''Capital!
City." If he gets the support of pub- !
lie opinion, there is little doubt but;
that Columbia will soon take another j
sten forward.
The "Boro" had better hurry up
with her cotton factory, or Columbia j
will be shipping to her Columbia
made goods.
The two compauies of the Palmetto ;
Regiment in this city are hard at;
work preparing for inspection, which j
will come off as soon as the InspectorGeneral
returns from the North.
The Governor's Guards are getting
up a bazaar to raise fuads for a trip
North this fail.
Base ball is booming here, the Co- i
lumbia team is ready to meet all!
comers, and to make good its claim to j
the position of the best amateur team '
in the South. x.
A TRIP TO TEXAS.
XUiTBER FOUR.
Messrs. Editors: Our stay in Little j
Rock of some four hours was not very |
enjoyable, but was rendered en dura- j
ble through the courtesy of the police- j
man in charge, who very kindly j
allowed us to occupy the ladies wait-!
ing room, and thus avoid mingling:
oMfh rnno-h plemcnt. which usuallv i
gather around the depots of these
Western towns. "We whiled away the
time in writing letters to our own i
0 ;
lorcd ones left behind, and were glad .
indeed when the time came to resume
our journey. Upon entering the car
we found it literally packed. Two to
a seat and some standing or sitting on |
the arms of the seats. The outlook;
was anything else but inviting, and i
your correspondent after taking in j
the situation very quietly passed into
the Pullman car, and inquired if they I
too were "full up." Fortunately there !
were two berths left, but it was not
many minutes before there was only
one, and that one was taken up before
the porter could make down our bed.
Our train thus loaded down with its
living freight moved along witli rapid
strides, and by seven o'clock the next
morning we were in Texarkana. This
point is a great railroad centre, trains
running North, South, East and West, i
and as our crowd were not all of one
mind, our jam was broken, and
makincr r.Iose connection we continued i
?o ?
oar journey in the coach under very
comfortable circumstances. At last
we are in Texas, but where are the
prairies, coverod over with wild
horses, cattlr and.buffalo, which we
had to mcuivyuze in school-boy days,
ana have heard so much or later on in
life. We see only a sandy country
covered with pines and other timber, :
and could well imagine that while we
slept we had been transported back to
Carolina, and were traveling through
the piney woods near Columbia. We
passed saw mill after saw mill, all of
which were nearly hid from view by
the piles of lumber which lined the ,
banks of the railroad awaiting transportation.
We turned to a fellow passenger
and inquired, "Is this Texas?"
"Yes sir," was the response, "We old
Texans call it Arkansas, but this is
Texas. Just wait awhile though and
you will see the [grandest county on
this green earth. I have lived in'this
State for twenty years; came here
when there was scarcely a railroad in
the State; traveled over it for hundreds
of miles on horseback to meet my
appointments; preaching many a time
with a pistol in each boot and a
double-barreled shot gun in easy
vooaK T Vijica nvnr the countrv
in Indiana, Missouri and Illinois, and
seen the crops parched and withered
by the long summer drought, but on
striking' this country found them as
green and flourishing as though just
refreshed by the showers from Heaven.
Why sir, there is no country in the
world that will stand drought like
this one. Here you will see the longest
cars of corn, the finest wheat and
oats, the grandest fields of cotton, the
finest orchards and vineyards, and a
more hospitable people do not live
under the ravs of the sun." "But what!
about the water?" timidly asked your j
scribe. "There is but one other j
country where an abundance of pure '
water can be so easily and cheaply j
provided, and that is the land of Pal-:
estine. One has only to make a dam j
across a ravine or select a place where J
the water will naturally flow and
FBOM
. mr O rs? JE .
DIES
They are nicer now than ever
amine my stock of Shoes. I k
> lower than the same quality oi
iper) as an}* merchant in Winn
i thirsty that you can get Soda
throw up a clam, and he will, as soon
as it rains, have an abundance of good,:
pure water, which will remain in this j
pond perfectly fresh and sweet all!
[ summer." "But of what use will your ;
pond be if it never rains?" asked the i
writer; "We have heard that a lanje I
portion of your Staie has not been j
vlsted by rain in two years, and that;
you have been forced to make an appropriation
from the public treasury i
to sustain the lives of your people j
nntil they could make another crop."
"These newspaper reports," he replied,
"have been somewhat exager-1
atcd. The great West is as yet tiu j
settied, whole counties almost being i
taken up by large syndicates or men j
of Ia.ige wealth and devoted to cattle |
raising. The evaporation from the !
earth itself, where in cultivation, produces
rain. We have rain more fre- j
quently now in this part of the:
State than when I first came here,,
and if you" live to sec the other parts ;
settled up by farmers yon will never;
afterward bear of a long continued i
drought." "Well sir," said I, "if I i
go back to South Carolina and tell all t
you have told me, my friends will j
think I have either been "taken in" i
by a land agent or been drawing on i
my imagination.- I have but one;
other question, will yon please be:
kind enough togive me your address?" i
"Yes sir," he replied, with a smile at
the question, "I am only a poor Meth-j
odist preacher, and do not own even |
a home; have no land to sell for myself
or any one else. My address is!
C. E. Land, Jefferson, Tex., and you!
are at liberty to use it if you see O, i
as I speak "only what I know to be I
true and will take a pleasure in sub -1
stantiating all I have said." "My j
name is J. D. "Whitehead, Cass county,
Kildare, Tex.."' said a gentleman who
occupied the same seat with my friend,
and who had so far silently seemed to '
enjoy the conversation. "I am also a:
Methodist preacher, have known j
Brother Land for years, and you may
put me down as a witness to the truth :
of his assertions." These gentlemen j
soon reached their homes and took i
their departure. We rolled along;
noticing at one saw mill as many as!
twelve yoke of oxen hitched to one j
wagon, and wondering what these j
mill men would do with all the lum- j
ber they had on hand. After a time j
the growth becomes more scrubby in :
appearance, reminding us of the j
black-jacks and light-wood knot, until |
at last there is no timber in sight, but!
the prairie bursts upon our view, its ;
billowy beauty attracting our every j
attention. I felt inclined to pull of!
my hat, wave it around my head and !
holler just as loud as could. Had 11
been guilty of anything so indecorous,!
it would scarcely have attracted any j
attention or caused any comment, as
every other passenger was intently |
beholding the beautifying panorama!
which nature had spread out to our !
view. Sard a gentleman from some j
where up North, who had been win-1
tcring it in Florida, and was return- j
ing home, "look what a drove ofji
sheep!" "Did you ever see as many j;
cows in your life before?" asked an-1
another of the party. "Did you seel'
that drove of horses?*' said a third, j
"Is it not lovely?" inquired a lady, j'
who seemed unaware that she was i
/ iv'mr OYTiVPSRinii fn llPI* i
UUUIUiV/ ? WV* v >? ?. ? .... ,
thoughts. The very engine seemed;
inspired to new efforts, as with quick- ;
ened pace it draws us along over the i
smooth, straight track. .Night too:
soon shuts off our vision, and wc are
left to our own reflections, which arc
interrupted now and then by the
comments of other passengers. We
reach Fort Worth after dark awhile
and make closc connection for Waco,
but as our ticket will allow us one i
day longer, we decide to spend the
night here and not pass over all this
beautiful county in the night. We
accordingly took a street car at the
depot and soon found quarters for the
night. Wishing our letters to at least
have the merit of not being too long,
we reserve tbe remain# sights 01 tne
outward trip for a future communication.
j. v.
Seek Fortun e's Embrace Ere it is too Eate.
The 204th Grand Mont; ly Drawing of
the Louisiana State Lottery took pljfce at;
New Orleans, on Tuesday" (always Tues- j
day), May 10, 1SS7. $522,500 was sent to I
many worthy people. Wo will tell some: j
Xo. 15,760 drew the H-'st prize: it was sold
in fractional tenths at $1 each, sent to
SI. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. One
was sent to T. J. Lynch, a well known
liquor dealer, S. E. cor. 11th and Locust
Sts-, Phila.; it was collected by the Third
National Bank of Phila.; sis tenths were :
sold to Californians, and were collected
through "Wells, Fargo & Co., of San Fran- .
cisco, Cal.; one sold to A. Fruny, Deer
Lick, Mason co., TV. Va , was collected
through Metropolitan National Bank, Cincinnati,
Ohio. No. 7.",8(36 drew the Second
Prize of ?50.000: it :t so was sold in tenths
for ?1; two were paid through the Nat'l
Commercial Bank of.Mobile, Ala.; one
?hrrm<?h the Commercial Nat'i Bank of |
Nashville, Ter.n.; one paid through Bank I
of Commerce, Louisville, Ky; two to j
Frank Corcoran, Cairo, III., through the !
City Nat'l Bank of Cairo, 111. Xo. 15,872
drew the Third Prize of 520,000?it was
also sold in tenths; one to Edwin Le Bars,
of New York city, collected through :
Adams Express Co.; one to X. Crenshaw, 1
of Everest, Kas.; one to C. J. Ilarman,
paid through Corry National Bank, of '
Corry, Pa.; one paid through Bank of Cal- 1
ifornia at San Francisco, Cal.; one paid to
Nevada Bank of San Francisco, and the 1
rest elsewhere. Xos. 45.(549 and 51.953
drew the two Fourth Prizes of Siojooo
each; sold to parties in Chicago, III.; San :
Francisco, Oakland and San'Jose, Cal.; :
Keokuk. Iowa; Camilte, Xo.; New Or- 1
leans, Boston, VVaaliington, Pittsburg, Mt.<
PleasaDt, Fia.^Gurdon, Ark.; Union Star, :
Mo., and elsewhere. So the wheel turns
on forever, and on July 12 it will ail be
repeated. Any one can learn full particulars
by addressing 31. A. Dauphin, New
Orinons T q Spfilr fnrtrmp's pmlirace ere
it is too late. * j
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
TIIE undersigned having dissolved by :
mutual agreement the partnership j
heretofore existing under the firm name of
R. II. JENNINGS & CO. hereby <;ive no- \
tice to parties indebted to said firm that
they cau settle without cost such indebted-!
ness at any time on or before the loth of j
October next. After that date their notes, j
accounts and othc r evidences of indebted- >
ness will be put into t'.ic hands of an at- i
tornev for collection.
R. II. JENNINGS, j
C. E. LETTS Eli. [
January- 6, 1S37
JaniGfxGir
new "
I* H A1
before. Ribbons of all colors.
eep as good a line of shoes as i
" shoes can be bought from oth<
sboro, or quit the business at 01
Water, Milk Shakes or Ginger
j?L9lc?
In tlie Spring Time,Gentle Annie
I i
the young man's ideas naturally turn tc
things or love. Bui, gentle Annie, with
our changeable climate the bile soon be
, gins to accumulate, ana where love was
What made the young man happy before, |
it takes II. II. P., or IIILL'S HEPATIC
PANACEA, to do it this time. It will re- i
| move all excessive bile from the system, J
clear thehram, tone up the stomach", build :
I up the constitution. And then, gentle
i Annie, when the young man calls he wont1
bo cross.
Try H. H. P. for Constipation, Sick
Headache or Biliousness. It acts like a
charm, and will cost you but i>0 cents.
McMASTEK, BRICE & KETCHIN, j
Druggists. |
ICE TICKETS.
21 2y. lb Tickets for 81.00.
11 5 lb Tickets for?1.00.
1110 lb Tickets for $2.00.
Ice House open from G a. m. to S p. m. !
during the week, and on Sundays from j
12 m. to 1 p. m.
F. "W. HABEXICIIT, i
Proprietor.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
rpiIE annual election of Teachers for the j
JL Mount Zion Institute and for the j
Graded Schools of School District No. 14, j
tvill V.o /-.n Tlinrs/lflr +.hf? dn.V Of I
July next. Any person desiring a position
as teacher" in either of said schools
must present their application before that
date. J. C. CALDWELL,
Chairman Board ?f Trustees.
Winr.sboro, S. C., June 7,1887.
J une'Jfxtd
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA,
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
William II. Clark vs. William A. Clark and
James A. Clark, as Executors of the
Will of Henry Clark, deceased, who in
his lifetime was Administrator of the
Estate of J no. W. Clark, deceased, ct al.
BY virtue of an execution to me directed
in the abo e-entitled action,
I will offer for sale before the Court House
door in Winnsboro, S. C., on the
FIRST MONDAY IN JULY
next, within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder, for CASH, the following^
described property, to-wit:
All that piece,"parcel or tract of land,
containing
TWO HUNDRED ACRES,
more or less, bounded by lands of W. B.
Murray, Robt. Brown, and lands formerly
belonging to +he estate of Henry Clark,
deceased, known as the "Scott Place."
ALSO,
All that piece, parcel or tract of land,
containing
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN
Acres, more or less, bounded by lands Of
Dr. T. B. ilcKinstry, John Cauthen and
Butler Burley.
ALSO,
All that piece, parcel or tract of land,!
containing
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX !
Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of {
Jno. J. Nelson, Reuben Bell and Benja-!
min Cloud, known as the "Arle^e Tract." j
All the above lands situated in the County :
and State aforesaid.
Levied upon as the property of MTm. A. ;
Clark, to satisfy an execution "issued in the '
above-entitled action.
JXO. D. McCARLEY, |
Sheriff's Office, ?>. F. C. ;
Winusboro, S. C.,
June 7, 1887.
June9flx2
wT L DOUGLAS i
$3
T!,n o-rslu' S3 S"EAHrLESS
Shoo in the world. f
Finest Calf, perfect f.f. and / ~1
warranted. CongrcSs, Button S?-3' f? 3
and Lace, all styles too. As /Vi- 00 a
stylish and durable as V/r . SS&i ^
those costinz $5 or SZS3SI'W.
L. DOUGLAS V /o J
S2.50 SHOE excels /
ire S3 Shoes adver- ^ ^ < t.Vv^ -3
t^sod by oilier
[???:-.? ?a4 P?c?
K&iajwd oo Ut?m cJ ?wh Sfco*.^
I>ovs all wear theW. 1. DOUGLAS S2 SHOE.
If vo'tir dealer does not keep them, send your name on
postal to W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD.
By J. A. HINNANT, Etq., Probate Judge.
V\ THE RE AS, W. II. KERR, C. C. P.,
it hatli made suit to me to grant
him letters of administration of the estate
and effects of Nancy II. Hastings, deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and admon
isli all and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said Nancy II. Hastings, deceased,
that they be and appear before me,
in the Court of Probate, to be held at
Fairfield Court House, S. C., on the 1st
clay of July next after publication
hereof, at 11 "o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the
said administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 20th day of
MjU-, Anno Domini .1887.
Published on the 21st day of 3Iay,
1887. in Tiie News and Herald
J. A. HINNAXT,
May21xG Judge of Probate.
XOTICE TO CREDITORS.
South Carolina, ^
County of Fairfield. $
LOUIS SAMUELS, who is in the custody
of the Sheriff of Fairfield County
by virtue of linal process from the
{'miv* r.f Pnnimnn fr?r ifl C'nrmtv_
at {lie suits of Hurst, Purnell & Co. and
of Clias. Weiler & Sons, having in order
that lie may obtain his discharge from
confinement, under the Acts of the General
Assembly, commonly called the Prison
Bounds Actsj rendered on oath a schedule
of his whole estate and effects, public
notice is hereby given that unless satisfactory
cause to "the contrary be shown before
me at my office in the Court House of
said County on Friday, the 17th day of
June next, the property in the said schedule
wiil be assigned and the said Louis
Samuels liberated according to law.
[L.S.] \V. II. KERR
3Iay i'Sfx3\v C. C. C. P. F. C.
NOTICE.
TT7E hereby give notice that we wiil
t V make application to the Legislature
at its next session for a charter for "The
Camak, Ga., & Wadesboro, X. C., Rail
road:" the said Railroad to run in the genrx?
nnintc anr! tr? I
uiai u?i*:v. tivii \jl ?.?? v ji/v ? vw, i
pass through Alston, S. C., the Fairfield j
Granite Region, Winnsboro and the Great j
Catawba Falls.
G. II. McM ASTER,
J. M. BEATY,
JOIIN BRATTON,
JAMES JONES,
wm. s. hall,
I). L. GLENN,
W. N. MASON.
T. W. WOODWARD, I
K. M. UUEY,
W. W. KETCIIIN. |
Aplfx3m
YORK.
HE^
, cheap for cash.
OES.
my house in town. You will
=r houses. I will alwaj-s sell
ice.
Ale at
| THE WLVNSBORO BAR.
H. A. GAILLARD,
A T T 0 RX E Y-AT - L A W,
WIXXSBORO, S. C.
Office in building of WinnsboroXational
Bank.
A. S. DOUGLASS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Xo. 6 Law Range,
WLNXSBOEO, S. C.
P-actices in the State and United Stat??
Courts.
0. w. BUCHANAN. J. IL YA.F.BOKOUGH,
KltSiV.^A.\ ?Jfc lAKHUKUlbtt,
A T T O R X E Y S - A T - L A W,
No. 7 Law Range,
WINNSBOKO, S. C.
Practices in all United States and State
Courts. Special attention to corporation
and insurance law.
~W. Li, McDOXALD, :
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
WIXNSBORO, S. C.
Office up stairs in The News axd Herald
building.
II. N. Obear. W. 0. Rros,
OBEAK & RION,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
Xos. 7 and 9 East Washington bt.
irrwc j>n j>n o /?
w. w.
Offices same as occupied by the late Col
James II Ilion.
J E. McDoxald, C. A. Douglass
Solicitor Sixth Circuit.
McDOXALD & DOUGLASS,
attorneys and counsellors at law,
Xos. 3 and 4 Law- Range,:
WINNSBORO, S. C.
Practices in all the State and United
States Courts.
E. B. Ragsdale. G. W. Ragsdale
RAGSDALE & RAGSDALE,
attorneys and counsellors at law,
Xo. 2 Law Range,
WINNSBORO, S. C.
-fir* nr 4 vrro
OAI3? VXUJUJ JLO?
ATTORXEY-AT-LAW,
No. 1 LAW RANGE,
WINNSBORO, S. C.
?59~Practices in the State and United
States Conrts.
South Carolina Railway Company
pOMMEXCIXG SUNDAY, FEBRUVJ
ary 20.1887, at 4.00 A. M., Passenger
Trains will run as follows, "Easteriuime:"
TO AXD FROM CHARLESTON.
EAST (fDAILY; *DAILY EXCEFT SUNDAY.)
Depart Columbia. .'*0.30 a. m. f5.33 p. m.
Due Charles-ton 11.00 a. m. 9.45 p. m.
WEST (fDAILY; *DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.)
Depart Charleston*.f7.15 a. m. *5.10 p. m.
Due Columbia 10.55 a. m. 9.55 p. in.
TO AND FROM C AMD EX.
EAST (DAILY EXCEFT SUNDAY.)
a. m. a. m. p- m. p. m.
Depart Columbia...6.30 7.30 5.00 5.33
p m. p. m. p. m. p, m.
Due Camden 12.55 12.55 7.42 7.42
"WEST (DAILY SUNDAY EXCEPTED.)
a. m. a. m. p. m. p. m.
Depart Camden?7.45 7.45 3.13 3.13
a. m. a. m. p m. p m.
Due Columbia 10.25 10.52 7.20 9.55
TO AND FROM AUGUSTA.
EAST (f DAILY; *DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.)
Depart Columbia. .*<3.30 a. m. i5.33 p. ir.
Due Augusta 11.50 a. m. 10.25 p. m.
AVEST (f DAILY; "DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.)
Depart Augusta.. .f6.10 a. m. f4.40 p. m.
Due Columbia 10.55 a. m. 9.55 p. m.
CONNECTIONS
Made at Union Depot, Columbia, with
Columbia & Greenville Railroad by train
arriving at 10.55 A M, and departing at
5. 33 P. M. Also, with C. C. & A. Railroad
by same train to and from all points on
both roads.
Passengers take Breakfast and Supper at
Branchville.
At Pregnalls to and from all points on
Eutawviile Raiiroad. At Charleston with
steamers for New York, Jacksonville and
points on St. John's Kiver on Tuesdays
and Saturdays: with Charleston and Savannah
Kaiiroad to and from Savannah and
points in Florida daily.
At.Augusta with Georgia and Central
Kailroads to and from all points West and
South. At Blackville to and from points
on Barnwell Kaiiroad. Through tickets
can be purchased to all points South and
West by applying to
UXIOX DEPOT, Agent, Columbia, S. C.
JOHN B. PECK, General Manager.
D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt,
Charleston, S. C.
$25,000.00
IN GOLD!
WILL BE PAID FOB
? TvnTT/mT nr<? nnTmivn Tim iTVD'n'nO
AKtiUUiUjJiiy mthh flMrrijao,
1 Premium, * 81,000.00
2 Premiums, S500.00 each
6 Premiums, * 8250.00 "
25 Premiums, 8100.00 "
100 Premiums, * 850.00 "
200 Premium^, * 820.00 "
!,000 Premiums, 810.00 "
For full particulars and directions see Circular
in every pound of Aubccexes' Coffee.
SCHOOL TAX.
A MEETING of the taxpayers in School
District, No. 14, will be held in the
Town Hall on Tuesday, 21st inst., at 9.30
a. in., 10 assess a spcciai scuwi xui tuv
next school year.
J. C. CALDWELL,
Chmn. B. T. S. D. No. 14.
Winnsboro, S. C., June 4,1887.
J une7
WIDE AWAKE.
"TAKE CAKE OF THE CENTS,
the dollars will take care of themselves."
We have been told we are the only house
in town that practices exact change. No
penuriousness; our goods are marked at
New Idea Prices (small profits). The odd
r.-nts belon? iustlv to the customer. We
pay it. One hundred cents saved will
buy 120 boxes matches.
;J. H. BEATY & BRO
THIS P APEE ??g?
vcrdslxK Boreas (18 Spraoo St.). wi?ere advsrrtiang
ouatcaeta icay be zaa?? Iw i* 12f JifiW VUM*