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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE WEDNESDAY, .JUXE 29, : : : JSS71'EKMhoi" THENKV.'.- AND Hekaux? Tri-Tveckiy edition, thri-e dollars jjcr /:nn?i?re, in advance. Weekly edition, one dollar and iifty cento , - r <iunv.m, in advance. Hates kot: AnvEirrrsixr..?One dollar ?crinch (suiid mini'-:;; for the first inser? Uou, and fffty cents per iacli for each subse ju*?nt i:!>er;':"M. 'these rales aj?i>iy to advertisement of ?-v -ry character, :iit? are puy^l'iu strictly it ;iuvar.ff. 0!>ituarle> Uiluit *s el' ; ?:X are charged for a> a?lvc iisfriMcjits. vhtr; ' . zc notices, and s n:: :? a;:;:oi::.<-e;::<r: of deaths. are nub l:si:eil iiw. ami Liberalterms *" r contract flk : ffw Afivpi iisciM nr ? Flour Mill?C. B. Do:;cy ?fc Bro. ^Summons?Ob jar & 11 ion, Plaintiffs' p|rS^dinai:ce? J. II. Cr. minings, Notice for Final Discharge?W. WattBrice, K L J<ra! Briers. ' -Chickens are sLlii scarce 0:1 cur market, and the price? high. Bn ?After a:i this vro.'la is a very dangerous one, for few people ever get ?The wheat threshers report the r crop as only "miduliiu;. Sonic better than last year. ?We learn that good rains fell in the northeastern section of the county on Tuesday night. ?A bachelor may be sorry sometimes, but it' the husband has made a mi??ake he is sorry always. ?Attention is directed to tiie chaise i iii the schedule of the South Carolina r~ Railroad, which ? ill be found in another column. ?The Hoard of County Commis sioners was in session 01: Wednesday. No business outside of the regular routine work was transacted. K ?We arc ready to rcceive bids for furnishing this office with peaches, and we will not be stuck up about it. Bids are not likely to bo rejected. ?Mr. II. E. Lawing, of Charlotte, arrived in to\*:i on Tuesday evening. He and Mr. W. J. Elliott arc partners in the work on the bank building. ^ ?Let a man have a fervent love for | what is pare, just and honorable, and I a cordial abhorance of what is sensual, mean and tricky, and he will not go far wrong. ?Mr. "VV. H. Fleaniken lost a valuable mule one day last week. lie had driven it to Alston, and on the return trip it took sick and died, it is supposed from heat. ?The first watermelons of the season made their appearance 0:1 Saturday. They were brought from Augusta, Ga., and round a ready sale at forty k and fifty cents each. * ?Our exchanges all over the State arc urging the importance of strict and regular vigilance in matters pertaining to health. Ye are on the right line, brethren. Be watchful; let no guilty hog pen escape. ?Captain Jordan, of the Gordon Light Infantry, irforms us that the annual inspection- of that company s. will take on the 12th of July. The Gordons will make every endeavor we arc sure to make a creditable showing. ?The bank officials found it impos1 ~ ^ 1% l'AAm f K A SlUit; UWUIM LiiCli vivi 11* U.v building now undergoing repair?, and have removed to the room just south of the store of Messrs. McCarley & Co., where they wiil be found until further notice. ?Columbia has fifty thousand dol^ lars subscribed to her cotton factory; at Fort Mill the contract tor cons*fueling the buildings has been let, but Fairfield has not yet advanced a single r^tfep in this direction. Let the business men take the matter in hand and push it till the factory is.built. ?A pocket-book containing $7,.000 was found by a Xew York policeman on one of the streets of that city on C"* A11 ** * TiM **/> ? s\f OtLlUl UU V , ill :x -ouxivi. va the Anderson Journal explains it. y? -IIc-TaV? that the pocket-book was dropped by one cf the South Carolina t editors in Xew York at the time. ?Some one says it seems that a lawyer is something of a carpenter. lie can file a bill, split a hair, chop logic, dove tail an argument, make an entry, get up a case, frame an indictment, empanel a jury, pat tlicm in a box, nail a witness, hammer a judge, bore a court, chieel a ciien:, and do manyother things of a like nature. Election.?An election will be held on the first of July to fill the vacancy of Lieutenant Colonel cf the Palmetto Kegiraent. .Mr. George iv. \V rignt, Lieutenant of the Governor's Guards, has been nominated, and we learn that the Gordon Li^ht Infantry will snpport him for the vacant position. Removing Stueet Lamps.?A number of workmen were engaged on Friday in removing the street lamps from the centrc of ilain street to the ' edge of the pavements on each side. By this means the thoroughfare of cmtown will be much improved both in condition and appearance. Settlement of Taxes. ? County Treasurer Jas. Q. Davis made a settlcl ment with the Comptroller General on the 22nd inst. Total State tax charged, fc' '^l/,S9S.Gl; commissions, $-i-iG.77; ^ Aated by Comptroller General, $8.25; iralla bona, $03.39: paid State Treas17 OA ui^l) -1.1 jWV.-V? The Board of Health.?The Board of Health will begin their tour of inspection this week, commencing' on I Thursday. All premises not found in a cleanly condition will be reported to the town authorities, and the penalty imposed. The public should bear this in mind and be prepared to receive a good report at the hvnds of the Board. ~~~Z Hill's ziOjKitic I'anacea Is the very best remedy ever offered for sale for the cure of Constipation, Indigestion, Dyspepsia and Sisk Headache. Prescribed by all the leading physicians as the greatest family medicine. Gentle and effective in its action, pleasant to take, does not purgo or gripe. Never failing to greatly benefit delicate females. One trial will convince. If not benefity ted money will be ref raided. Only 00 cents . a bottle. * ' Mcilastcr, Brlcc & Ketchln. Death.?We arc pained to announce t'ie death of Mrs. S. E. Morris, wife of the late Mr. Isaac Morris, which occurred at her home near Dawkins on the 27th May. She had been in declining health for nearly three years, ami was in the sixty-seventh year of her age. She leaves two daughters and a son to mourn her death, all of whom are grown. j r.\T jiex vs. JjEAX v;xes.?au cij fort is being made in town to get up a contest with the willow and ball between our fat and lean men sometime next week. It is thought that an interesting game can be golton up, which will be enjoyed by all who witness it. Get up the game, we think our office can furnish at least one for each side. A Pleas a xt Daxce.?There was a pleasant dance yiven at Boag?s Opera House on Wednesday evening in honor of the liock Hill Base Bail Club. Our young ladies were out in full force, while our young men spared no efforts to give their visitors a pleasant evening. The dance was kept up until a very late hour in the morning, owing to the rain which came up during the night. Cotton Blooms.?We neglected to state in our last issue that the first j cotton blooms of the season was sent ! A _ ii _ /r* ^. it. - r -i to mis uiiice un uiu -LUui ins-., unci was pulled from t!ic farm of Mr. I). L. Glenn. Mr. J. E. Cathcart brought the second on the IStli, while we were presented with one from the farm of Mr. A. Willi ford on the 20th, but which was pulled on the 19th. This we believe is unusually early for this section. A Sitddex Death.?We learned on Wednesday of the very sudden death of a colored man, Isaiah Minor, one of the railroad hands under the control of Mr. Wootcn, which occurred at White Oak on the day before. He worked steadily up until dinner time and eat a hearty dinner without complaint. Soon after he went out and lay down in the shade and died in a few minutes. Dr. Gibson was called in and after an examination said his death resulted from heart disease. Unclaimed Letteks.?The following is a list of letters remaining in the Postoffice at "YVinnsboro, S. C., June 27, 1S87: S. V. Alston, Mr. Fred Colburn, Martha Coleman, David Davis, John Dugals, Miss Maggie Frazier. M, C. Gillent, Mrs. Snsie Goodwin, Mrs. Hettie Henson, Mrs. Magia Hutson, Miss Sallie Kelly. Persons calling for any of th? above i letters will please say they were ad-! vertised. Di'Bose Eglestox, Postmaster. Ax Old Moxey Purse.?While, one of the hands working on the bank building was tearing up the flooring in tiie store-room lately occupied by Mr. D. A. Iiendrix, be found beneath the sleepers an old home-made money purse which contained fifteen cents, 1 (three silver live cent pieces.) The j purse was made of an old boot leg, j and was so decayed that it fell to i pieces when picked up. This building was completed in 18o9 or 1SG0, and the purse was evidently dropped there by some one of the workmen at i that time, where it has remained to j the present day. Deaths.?Miss Llvinia Ilawls, sister Capt. T. "Wade Rawls, died on Sunday last at 7 p. m. The deceased was 45 years of age, and had been in failing health for fifteen years, during i which time she bore her sufferings | with marked Christian fortitude. She lived an exemplary life, and died loved and respectcd by all who knew her. * s\P TW on/] \Trc ! -MiiUIi 3's^II JU/i twivi ?uiv . j T. C. Robertson, formerly of Winns- j boro but now of Columbia, died on ! Saturday last, of peritonitis, after a j protracted and painful illness, [lis! a<re was seven vears and eight months, i The bereaved parents have the sympa-; thy of a host of friends in this comma- i nity. I The Cool Spell.?In reply to a letter from Major Pagan in regard to the cool spell which visited us last week, Mr. Graham, the Signal officer at Columbia, gives the following expl nation: "An examination of the maps for the 12th and 13th, the date of the cool spellj shows that an area of high barometer occupied the region North of us, including the Middle \ "Vaxtr TTncr'lqnrl SfjltP.S n.71(] the lake regions. "We were on the outer edge of the "high," at the same time there was an area of low barometer South of us in the Gulf of Mexico, j The air circulates from "high-"' to i "iow" barometer, consequently cool northerly winds were drawn down from the cool regions of the Xorth towards the "low" in the Gulf?consequently giving us cool weather. j Deaths. ? Mrs. Marion Mobley Wilks, wife of Major John "W. Wilks, and eldest daughter of Dr. Samuel F. Mobley, formerly of Fairfield, died on Friday, 17th instaut, in Chester county, at thG early age of thirt3*-seven j years. This announcement will carry sorrow to many loving hearts. Ilers ! was a character of much amiability, i She was an afi'ectionate wife, a fond mother, a kind neighbor and sympathizing friend, and an exemplary and zealous member of the Baptist church. The funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon by the Rev. F. O. S. Curtis, .and the remains interred in the graveyard of Calvary church. Died, in Atlanta, Ga., June 10, 1887, Mrs. Sallie Hardin, widow of the late Capt. E. C. Hardin, aged fifty-eight j years. .Don't Experiment. You cannot afford to waste time in experimenting when your lungs are in danger. Consumption always seems,, at first, only a cold. Do not permit any dealer to impose upon you with some cheap imitation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds, but be sure you "get the genuine. Because he can make more profit he may tell tell you he has something just as good, or just the same. Don't be deceived, but insist upon getting Dr. King's New Discovery, whioh is guaranteed to give relief sn all* Throat, Lung and Chest affections. Trial bottles free at McMaster, Brice & Ketch5n's Drug Store. * Ill Mill 111 IBM II II I I Ml? r Ill?Mil HI II 11 III! II 111 I Peksoxal.?'Tbc Rev. S. B. Jones, Prcsidlug Elder of the Columbia District, is visiting in town. Dr. II. B. McMaster, who recently graduated from the Kentacky School of Medicine, at Louisville, returned home on Sunday. He will spend a short while with relatives here, and then take his departure for Waynesboro, Ga., where he will locate for the practice of his profession. We wish him abundant success in his new home. Mr. Allison, of Charlotte, N. C., who will have charge of the brick work on the bank building, arrived in town on Sunday. Mrs. J. H. LyBrand and Mrs. E. C. Ilarlin, of Columbia, are visiting friends and relatives in town. Messrs. I. L. Withers, W. D. Douglass and F. II. McMaster, of the South Carolina College, returned home on Friday. Messrs. Withers and Douglass have received their dipplomas as graduates. To the Teachers of Fairfield County. The County Board of Examiners having decided to hold a "County Normal Institute," and the citizens of Winnsboro having very kindly agreed to entertain the teachers who may attend, overy teacher in the county who expects to take cl>arge of a public school the next year, will be expected to answer roll call (unless Providentially hindered) at 11 o'clock, a. in., Monday the 11th day of July, 1SS7. Teacher? will therefore please bear in mind the 11th day of July, and govern themselves accordingly. John Boyd, W. II. WlTIIEROW, E. B. Ragsdale, Co. Bd. Ex. for Fairfield Co. In pursuance to a call published in these columns for a meeting of the citizens of Winnsboro, a large crowd assembled in the Court House on Tnesday evening. After some discus.sion by different parties in the meeting, the following resolutions were passed: Whereas, during the last few years there have been several attempts to burn houses of citizens of this town and vicinity, some of which have been successful, and some have been thwarted by the zeal and activity of our white and colored firemen, and, whereas, the fiends who have committed these crimes have been instigated by ignorance, mali;e, cupidity and utter disregard of the good of the community, and are the most dangerous elements who exist in any community; therefore be it Resolved, That it is the duty of all good citizens to use the utmost diligence to discover and bring to pnnish? nnwlflj n'lm m*1 v fir iUCiJl ail pa*i ijvc uuv ia^ lay plans to commit arson. liesolved, That all parties who clo ! not give any information which they ; may possess to prove the guilt of an ; incendiary, thereby becomes a con-; federate in the crime, and deserves | equal punishment. _ | liesolved, That the chairman, after i the adjournment of this meeting, ap- ! point a committee of twenty-five men, j whose duty it shall be to detect and . bring to punishment, by all iawful I means, ail persons who may commit: or aid, abet or connive at the crime j of house-bnrning. It was further resolved that we con- j demn any indisposition on the part of; sufferers from larceny or burglary to : prosecute offenders arising from the i fear of the incendiary torch. The following committee were ap-; pointed after adjournment, in pursuance of the above resolutions : Whites?G. II. McMaster, J. M. Beaty, Vr\ J. Eiiiott, T. II. Ketchin, j 11. (J. Gooding, J. C. Caldwell, U. G. ' Pesportes, II. Doty, T. K. Eiiiott, R. J. McCarley, T. W. Lauderdale, J. W. Bolick, D. A. Ilendrix, 0. W. j Buchanan, J. H. Cummings, J. J. i v?;i T T? v?v#?fer. W. G. Jordan.! Colored?John D. Stuart, Iiczekiah Sims, Center Gibson, Danic-l Golden, Simon Mcintosh, Charles Goings, John W\ Russell. We learn that the committee of three who were appointed to solicit private subscriptions to aid in detecting the parties who set fire to Mr. Boag's property on the 18th inst., have up to the time of this writing succeeded in raising over [three hundred dollars. Kock Hill vs. Winnsboro. Wednesday evenings south-bouod train was two hours late, and consequently the match game of base ball i which was to commence at 5 o'clock, ! p. m. of that day, did not commence I at the appointed hour. It was not i until 6.15 o'clock thai the Kock Hill I men arrived on the ground to meet. our boys, and msasure skill with the j ball and bat. A slight shower of rain j 1 - *? 1 7 /* flmf i i m n Knf i U3.U ueguu IV lilil maw LiuiVj uui I notwithstanding this fact a large I crowd was in attendance to witness j the game. As usual a little "-kicking" j was in order, as our boys had accept-; cd the challenge of the Rock Jlill nine i | on condition that they should play j their own men. Soon after this ac-; ceptance a telegram was received ! from the Rock Ilillites saying that! their catcher, 3Jr. Irby, would be unable to play, and asking consent to secure another man to play in his place. Our boys immediately .telegraphed them asking the name of the substitute and where he was from. An answer iu due time came: "Chap! man, of the Charlotte nine." Although ; our boys were aware that the pro| posed substitute was a professional i from Baltimore, they made no objec! tion knowing that as catcher he could I not hurt them much. But when on | the ground the Rock Hill club placed I oe nnrl rmr hors imme I dintely said be could not do so as he was to catch in place-of Air. Irby. After some disputes, and it was seen that no game could be played that evening, a regular scrub was gotten up, but a shower which soon set iu prevented the chibs from playing but a half inning. A game - was then set for ten o?cloclc a. m. on Thursday. A heavy rain on "Wednesday night put the ground in miserable fix, but the contestants were not to be beaten out by such a small thing as-this, and promptly at the appointed hour the game was called with the following nines, "Winnsboro in the field: liock Hill?Neisler, Roddy, Chap mar., Robertson, Kennedy, Frew, Keisler, Poag, Owings. Winusboro ? Matthews, Gaiilard, Elliott, Williford, Rabb, Crawford, Wither.?. Brice, Cathcart. Up to :he seventh inning it was tirsl one ?iie leading and then the other, but in this inning the visiting club UCCUIli'J icXUiUU, UJUl iCt liiU IlUUiU lUUlli run in the lead. A close decision soon after rendered by the umpire in favor ol* the ho trie team seemed to completely rattle the visiting"team, and at the end of that inning gave up the gaire, with the score 1C co 11 in favor of the home team. Our boys did some fine playing, but up to the beginning of the last inning perhaps the playing of Mr. Roddy, of the visiting club, was superior to any on the field. Mr. "\V. L. McDonald was the umpire of the game, while Messrs. Hanaha:i and Louden acted as scorers. Our boys hope to meet the Rock Ilillits soon on their own grounds. tj'te south cajiojjixa college. FairfieM Carries oir tlic First Honor. For the fourth time in succession Fairfield has carried off the first honors off the South Carolina College, and at the commencement exercises this week Mr. I. L. Withers, son of our efficient Auditor, was the successful man. The following complimentary notice appears in the columns of the JWetcs and Cornier, which we take pleasure in j publishing: ; The valedictory oration was delivered by Mr. I. L. Withers, of Fairfield, i Mr. Withers spoke upon the American negro and the position he held in the South. The saying that history repeats itself, he said, bad formerly been ! taken as a fact, but of late years it was J being less and less regarded as true. No country had ever been in the position of America, with six millions of slaves made free at one stroke and cursed with the power of using the ballot. America had a question to solve which 110 other country had ever attempted to answer. Slaves of other coiintrieslmd been emancipated, but! not as the American negroes were. It had been thought that The negro could be sent back to Africa, but'tbis was, of course, impracticable. He was here, and here to stav. Brave South Ti. cm men mu.<i uccupi imc miuuuuij, auu i it rested with them to solve the race ) question. Certain circumstances may have -rendered illegal conduct at the polls necessary, but they no longer existed, and fraud in elections should be condemned and punished. If it should continue there would soon be dishonesty in the Government. It would spread. It is now tfery difficult to hang a white man in South Carolina for killing another white man. But it is impossible to hang one for killing a negro. This was justified by saying that he was only a negro. Immoral, ignorant, deceitful and not having the moral right to vote, all this is granted, but he has the right to ! live. He is a human being and as such his murder should be revenged. ! We sow the wind and reap the whirl- I wind. Homicides in this State are \ yearly increasing and mob law is be- i ginning to take the place of courts of!. justice. Continuing the speaker said: "I maintain that the negro in his present state of ignorance should not , bo allowed to cast the dangerous bailot. lie is unabie to vote for the right. He is unable to vote intelligently and for the good of himself and the State, und that r.louo clobar him frnm USlli<? the ballot. For him to vote in igno"rance of what he is doing lowers the standard of the ballot. He can be prevented from voting in three ways: First, by dishonesty and fraud, and ; this we arc fighting* against. Second, by the repeal of the sections in the 1 United States Statutes enfranchising 1 him, and this is impracticable; and ; third, by amending our State Constitution making an educational or prop- ; erty qualification necessary. The last is the best, the most honest way. Until SUI)lUiCliLlV UUUV/aigu iv/ uuu>?vvM..?. J his position and the interests of his j State, lie should not .vote. It is the ; solemn duty of both Xorth and South j to educate him, not in colleges?that; is the worst thing for him?but lie j should have an industrial education; a primary book education. A primary education never hurts any race. Above all, he should be taught that-the white man b ais friend." In bidding his class farewell Mr. Withers said lliat he had selected his subject for their benefit. They were going out educated men in the State; ! he wished to give them his views upon j a serious question. In conclusion he told them to be as true to themselves and their State as they had been to their college and their lives could not be failures. The Hon. Randolph Tucker, the Revs. McBryde and Hemphill and Judge Haskell spoke highly of Mr. Withers's oration. ITEMS FROM Jl VCKUEAT). Messrs. Editors: For more than a week past old Sol has beamed down pon as in all his glory, consequently the thermometer has .been ranging in the nineties. I heard a farmer remark that he had never known more favorable weather for harvesting grain. Wheat is generally good and oats are better than- was generally expected. Truly it seems as if Providence was smiling upon the farmers once again, for up to this time crops are certainly promising. The little band of Baptists at Rock Creek (who for over six months have been pasiorless) assembled last Sabbath to greet their new minister, the Rev. J. R. Aiken, a student from the Seminary at Louisville. Judging ?? A j troin ms sermon ou iuui uttasiuu, ujv l church is to be congratulated on securi in?r his services during his vacation, j Oar Presbyterian friends at Salem j are enjoying the ministrations of the j Rev. Mr. Garris, -whose labors was so blessed two years ago. I wish very much that the County Commissioners would have the road leading from Capt. Lylcs's to Rock Creek put in traveling order. It has not been worked this year, and is really unsafe for vehicles and risky to life and limb. I hope your venerable correspondent "W. E." -will be able to complete his "History of Fairfield,-'' as I think every citizen will be interested in viewing, through his glasses, the men and times of lonsr ago. Did you observe the meteor that fell on Saturday night? It was the largest and most brilliant I ever saw ?was not unlike a comet in its transit across the sky. *** June 22, 1887. Bncklen's Arnica Salve. The r.est Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Files, or 110 pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per oox. ^J! | HMD! UNDER 5 IS TIIE PLACE FOR EVER i I My stock of Fine Shoes are s j Come and sec tliem. It costs not I I Oh! my; what delicious Mill j as good as you can get anywhere ; Ay OTHER LETTER FJiOJZ "LIGHT." Messrs. Editors'. From the comj plimentary words used by "Upper ; Iloreb,; concerning your rcccnt corj respondent "Morris Creek," I infer J that the the latter is a gentleman for I whom I have profound respect and | whom I would not intentionally of| fend. Had. the authorship been sus! pected my language would have been different, though it was not intended i.o be as severe as "Upper Horeb" thinks. In his article' 'Morris Creek" showed that he had not well considered the relation which railroads hold towards the civilizing and christianizing of a country as well as the increasing of its power and wealth. Nothing on earth is entirely free from some mixture of evil. Lynch law isupheld by many, under circumstances in view of maladministration of justice iu our Courts of law, but 110 one ; on this account would advocate the abolition of Courts. Neither docs the existence of evils in the management of railroads iustifv opposition to rail roads. It may be here remarked that he who asserts that one railroad is a curse,,but two are a blessing, must; think that honest railroad management is an impossibility, averynar-j row view, or he must be a sharper and think that all business is trickery. The words used in my forme;- article were inspired by the belief that; "Morris Creek" was one of that sect: of philosophers who are coiuent with the present condition of debt and | tribulation that has for years over- j whelmed our people, and who dread the approach of a railroad that may. arouse them from their lethargy and let in a little light upon them, or who actually shudder at the prospect of the selling price of their lands being in creased from three dollars an acre, their present price, to ten or fifteen i dollars, by the building of a factory j or a railroad to be accompanied possi-1 bly by an infinitesimal increase of taxes." "VVe are told that the Laplanders and the Hottentots believe that no | country and no condition can be bet- j ter than their own. O! that there' were amongst us more people pos- j sesscd of liberal and unselfish minds j and of earnest desire to do something to make their neighbors more prosperous and more happy and more honest! more light. LETTER FROM UPPER II OREB. Messrs. Editors: In your tri-weekly issue of the 18th, appeared a very in-1 Icresting article from the able pen of! "Morris Creek," in which he advanced j his own ideas of railroads, and while ! I do not view such enterprises from i his standpoint, yet I admire his indi- j viduality and would be glad to see j every thinking1 man evincing an inter-; est in the welfare of our country, we j must do something, other than till our j wornout lands. If "Light," who has j thrown such unmerciful slurs at ; "Morris Creek," would let his light! shine in logical arguments against The! arguments of "Morris Creek," and in j a manly manner hold up his brilliant j light and light our benighted country j unto brighter destinies, I for one \ would think his "Good Book" quota-1 tions more applicable to "Morris j Creek" than himself, but if he uses no j more reasoning than the use of some j Scriptural quotations Li order to vir- ] tnally pronounce an eminent scholar a I fool, the thinking public will be very i apt to be divided in its adapability. I would be glad if "Light" would i point us to a few, very few, instances j of telesrraDh lines, steam engines, j printing, presses, cotton gins, etc., I being constructed or purchased by taxation. Tnese enterprises are all in | the category of subjects that he wishes j "Morris Creek" "to show up the evils of." Jsow Messrs. Editors and reflective readers, does it appear to you that because a man does not approve of railroads by taxation, that he is opposed to every advancement and improvement? It certainly does not to me. "Morris Creek" said, "We have 110 railroads running through onr section and don't one, it be built by private capita1." Can anyone reasonably ;nfer that he is opposed to "printing presses, public roads, public schools, etc.?" Can any one see reason in virtually pronouncing an aged and profound scholar a fool, because he is opposed to the public being taxed to aid the railroad corporations in gaining more hold on an apparently helpless people? Do we not see these corporations denounced in almost every newspaper we read? And is every railroad that is built not giving these merciless, and apparently tyrannical, powers more power? These are doubtless the views of "Morris I Creek," and if so he occupies tenable grounds. Yet I am in favor of .one railroad bein^ built, and that too by taxation if it cannot be built by private capital, and it is the present agitated road from Catawba Falls to Alston:provided it pases throngh the grauite section, strictly speaking i. e., to pass along the ridge between Mill Creek and Morris Creek, thereby furnishing shipping facilities for the Winnsboro, Palmetto and Heath Quarries, all of which are now being worked, and furnish a market for the long dormant granite prOpertv of Messrs. George and Robert Brown, R. Y. Lernmon, S. C. Cannon, Thos. ! Anderson ci ai. lying aiuu^ saiu but I am opposed "first, last and all the time to a public bcin^ taxed to advance tbe interest of the few, and if it is not built along said ridge it cannot but be plain discrimination so far as the quarrying interests are concerned. In conclusion, Messrs. Editors, I will say I hope you nor "Light" nor any other luminary will think me opposed to progress" for having written as I have, but only a free thinker who has taken up his pen in the advocacy of what I think is right. Although "the way of a fool is right in his owii eyes," yet I am willing for the reflec JST TH IHE HOTEL AT K 1! YJSODY TO COME AXD BUY GROC1 still complete, and will be sold as < king to examine and price tliem. =S U MM EE B: : Shakes, Soda Water and Ginger A in Sontli Carolina. tivc publi-c to decidc if any foolishness they sec in this article from UPPER IIOREB. P. S.?This is v,Tit ten without the knowledge or consent of "Morris j 1 Creek/' u. r. ? ?< If You Waiit :i Good Article j Of Plxtc. Tobacco, ask your dealer for | Jan22xt0ia "Old Ilip." j ?"Prisoner," said a Nevada judge, { j "what have you to say to this indiot-1 j inent; arc you guilty or not guilty?" j i "Before I answer the question. Judge,! Ird like to ask your honor if this little spectacle dude is all the lawyer I've got." "That is Mr. Ferguson, sir," responded the judge sternly; "I have appointed him to defend you, as you seem to have no counsel." "Judge," said the prisoner, sighing heavily, "I'm guiltv."? Chicago Tribune. = " ? i How a Colored 3IaiI Carrier Got So,000. An Atchison (Kas ) colored mail-carrier, A. L. Robb, says in the following account: I have been in the U. S. P. O. employ as a mail-carrier for several years past* Myi attention was called to the Louisiana State Lottery, and made up my mind that I would by a ticket. For seven consecutive months I have invested one dollar a month , as regular as the month came, and up to' April I drew a blank. I concluded to go one dollar more, and I was soing to quit, i I sent my dollar as before to 3L A. Dauph-1 in, Xew Orleans. La., and receired ticket i number 23,8i>9, aud found that I had; drawn a prize of ?5.000 and I deposited it j in the Exchange National Bank of this i city.?Aclv on (Kas.) Champion, liny 3." j ?Little Carl, aged four, had been severely bitten by mosquitoes at night, j The following evening, after saying tne usual "Now I lay me," lie askccl j his mamma if he might pray for him-! self. She readily consented, and Carl began: "God, please don't let your; fiies, bugs, mosquitoes and hornets | bite me any more, -'cause you know | I'm only a little buy, not half grown. ; AmenBabyhood. 3IcJIaster!s Snre Cnrc for Couuhs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, And all diseases of the pulmonary organs, j Try it McMaster, Brice and Ketch in. * [ ? A clcrical gentleman recently met a couple of legal friends looking on at! the erection of a new court-house, j The clergyman inquired: "Have you ! come in accordance with the old invi-j , tation to 'view the ground where you ' shall shortly lie?" Immediately one ; of the lawyers replied: "Xot short-'. ] *? "%V'nnnu_s]v ar.d at great i; length." The minister bowett antr;passed on.?Plain Dealer. Saved His Life. i , Mr. D. Wileoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky., ' says he was, for many years, badly afflict-; ed with phthisic, aiso Diabetes: the pains j v/ere almost unendurable and would some-! times almost throw him into convulsions, j lie tried Electric Bitters and uot relief! from first bottie and after taking six j bottles, was entirely cured and had gained j 1 in flesh eighteen pounds. Says lie posi- i tively believes he v/ould have died, had it | not been for the relief afforded by Electric j Bitters. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by j Mcilaster, Brice & Ketciiin. i i i .... aaa OBITUA11Y. Died, at her residence, in Fairfield coun-j ty. May 30, 1ss7, ilrs. -klizaeeth i ikz.au Ltles, in the seventieth year of licr age. The deceased was a daughter of Jacob Busby, of Lexington county, and was born in 1817. She became a member of the Baptist church quite early in life, and was afterwards married to 5>atbao Lyles j at the age of seventeen. Soon after 'she became a member of Crooked Run church, and remained a faithful and consistent member until her death. Sister L. was conscious for some time before her death of her approaching dissolution, and calmly spoke ot it to those about hen, leaving as a consolation to them clear and satisfactory evidence that she was not only willing, but ready to depart. She was a woman of inflexible decision of character, and remarkable lor a lively interest in her church as manifested by her regular attendance, when her health permitted it, and also by her regular and systematic contribution for its support. It is known tcthe writer that for more than ufteen years she > as contributed for preaching the same amount each year without a single exception. She will be much missed in her clnircli, as wen as oy uer uuicavuu family, reaca to lier memory. c. Baptist Courier please copy. FLOUR MILL. YX7"E have just completed a large and tY well equipped Fiour 31111 within the corporate limits of Blythewood, and all grinding entrusted to us will be under our immediate supervision. We hope for a liberal share of public patronage and guarantee satisfaction. C. B. BOXET & BBO. June28x3 NOTICE FOE PINAL LISCEAEGE. 1WILL apply to John A. Ilinnant, Judge of Probate for Fairfield County, on Saturday, the 23rd day of July next, at 10 o'clock, a.m., for a final discharge as administrator of the Estate of K. C. Caldwell, deceased. TV. TVATT BRICE, J une23flx3 Administrator. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE= I Tho only S3 SEA33XESS Shoe in the vrorld. F Finest Calf, pcrfoct Cf. and / ,jpf I warranted. CongreSs, Button Q and Lace, all styles toe. jus t?? u. 8331- ? ~a , stylish and dv.rablc as ^ SSSr W -A those costing $ > or S6. /s sig 5-j^a VT. L. DOUGLAS V /o ? 82.50 SHOIS excels /f <v^ .^cS the S3 Shoes adver- ^ ^ t!se<l ^^^&*7^*TT<*llg*;<a^*iiiirr i 1 oa tcltom cf eich Shoe.] T5nvs all wear the W. L. DOUGLAS S2 SHOE. It voV.r dealer docs not kc<-i> riiem. send vour nnrr.e on postal to XV. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, 21ass. CHEROOTS! COME and try a light smoke, just the tiling during hot weather. J ust received, 1,000 of GOTIIAM HAVANA CHEROOTS. Price only Tan Cents for package of live, at ZF. W. HABEXICIIT'S. JXoTs. ItEyNOLDS A T T O Ii Is E Y - A T - L A W, COMMERCIAL BASK EUILD1XG, COLUMBIA, S. C. Prompt attention given to the transaction of business in the State and Federal Courts of South Carolina. * E PLM FLENNIKEFS OLI THEIR SHOES, DJfk GOODS 1R1ES. cheap as "tlie same quality of slio< EYEEAGrES ? de you can get at HENDRIX'S. ( JBJ00 JShfl. ? i fw?w?? ?ww? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of fairfield. CO CUT OF COMMON PLEAS, j , D. G. Smith, C. B. Smith, K. 31. Smith,1 Sal lie A. Smith and Emma J. Bracken5 ; Plaintiffs, anaimt Jno. D. Wads worth, j Senior, and jno. D. Wadsworth, Junior, j Defendants.?Summons.?For Relief. ! Complaint not Served. To the Defendants: %70U are hereby summoned and reX quired to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of i the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, j for the said County, and to serve a copy ? of your answer to" the said complaint on I the subscribers at their offices, Xos. 7 and I 0 East Washington street, Winr.sboro, i S. C., within twenty days after the service j hereof, exclusive of the" day of such scr- j vice: and if you fail to answer the com-1 plair.t within the time aforesaid, the plain- j tiffs in this action will apply lo the Court j foi the relief demanded in the complaint. I Dated 21st June. A. D. ltJST. OBEAR & RIOX, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, j To the absent Defendants Jno. D. Wads- j worth, Sr., and Jno. D. Wads worth, Jr.:. Take notice, that the summons in this action, of which the foregoing is a copy, and the complaint in this action were filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County, at j Winnsboro,in the County of Feirfieid, in j the State of South Carolina, on the 22nd t June, 1S87. 21st June, 1SS7 i OBEAR & RIOX, June 29xGt Plaintiffs'Attorneys. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, j county of fairfield. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Edward M. Shannon, Plaintiff, against W. Watt Bricc and Martha CarotUers, ; Defendants.?Summons. For Belief.? i Complaint not Served. To the Defendants : T7"OU ARE HEREBY summoned and re- ; X quired to "answer the complaint and j supplemental complaint in this action, i which are filed in the office of the Clerk UJL Llic V/UUlt Ul. V^UilllliUU A iCild 1U1 LUU dttlU ; County, and to serve a copy of your an-! swer to the said complaint on the sub-: scribers, at their offices, Xos. 7 and 9 East j Washington Street, Yv'innsboro, S. C., within twenty days after the service | hereof, exclusive of" the day of such ser-! vice; and if you fail to answer the com- : plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tiie Court for the relief demanded in'the complaint. Dated 23rd June, 1SS7. OBEAR & RIOX, |' Plaintiff's Attorney. ! j To the absent Defendant Martha Caroth-; ers: TAKE notice, that the Summons of! which the foregoing is a copy, and the ;' supplemental complaint in this action, Court of Common iPfeasat wm^ori^fer the County of Fairfield, in the State of South Carolina, on the 24th day of June, ; 1SS7. " ] This 2'3rd day of J une, 1SS7. OBEAR & RIONT, J une24x(it JL'iamtnt s .a.uorney. |; AN ORDINANCE To Require all Persons' witiiix the ;; Town of Wixxseoro Owxixg Dogs i. to Cause such Dogs to Wear Col- ;; lars. j' Secttox 1. Be it cnacted and ordained i j by the Intendant and Wardens of the | Wardens of the Town of Winnsboro,!; S. C., in Council met, and bv the authority! of the same, That from and afcer the first |; day of July next after the passage of this ! < Ordinance, until the first day of July, ! which shall he the next ensuing, all per- ! j sons resident in tbe said Town of Winns- : horo who shall own or have in their possession or charge any dog or dogs, either male or female, are required to cause such dog or dogs to wear a collar to be of a ; pattern to.be prescribed by the said Town < Council of Winnsboro, S." C.; and to be < furnished to any person applying for the ' same by the Clerk of the said Council on ' the payment of the sum of one dollai. Sec." 2. That any dog, either male or ; female, thereafter found at large upon the streets of said Town not wearing such collar shall be taken up by the police ofiicers of said Town, and shall be by them kept in some secure place for the space of twenty-four hours, during which time the owner or custodian of such dog may procure the release thereof by paying a tine of one dollar?sucli payment, however, not to i entitle said owner or custodian to a collar. Sec. 3. Any such not released within the said twenty-four hours shall, after the ex? : ' -c l?f fl>n ooul pililtlUU UJL d<UU UU1U, W xviii%T'UL k/j v*av police officers. Done in Council this the twentieth day of June, eighteen hundred and [l. s.] eighty-seven, and with the corporate seal of said Town affixed. J. II. CUMMING5, Intendart. Attest: I. N. Wheels, Cierk. BORAX, AXLE GREASE, ETC 23 LBS, POWDERED BORAX?used for laundry purposes. 100 LBS. PURE CREAM TATARMedicinal. G DOZEN SEIDLITZ POWDERS? Nos. 1 and 2. AXLE GREASE?Ilome-made, of Tallow, C. Oil and Graphite. None better can be made. For sale by W. E. AIKEN. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. TIIE undersigned having dissolved by mutual agreement the partnership heretofore existing under the firm name of R. II. JENNINGS ? CO. hereby give notice to parties indebted to said firm that I they can settle without cost such indebtedI ??~ ?.. nT. licfnrp the 15th of iitrsa ui/ any uuic v?? October next. After that date their notes, accounts and other evidences of indebtedness he put into the hands o?\an attornev for collection. R. H. JENNINGS, C. E. LEITNER. January G, 1SS". Jan25*xGir ICE. ICE. ICE. JUST IN, A SUPPLY OF PURE ICE, which 1 will sell as low as possible, and try to suit every one who would like to enjoy the luxury (or rather necessity) for everyday use. Come and patronize nie, one and"all, thereby kerpinp: cool, at THE I WINNSBORO ICE HOUSE. i F. Yv. HABENICHT, Proprietor. ? J J JJ ? ) STAND, , HATS, UXDEIiWEAR AND is are sold anywhere in the State, Dnly Five Cents a Glass, and jtist SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FAIRFIELD COUNTY. : William K. Clark vs. William A. Clark and James A. Clark, as Executors of the Will of llenrv Ciark, deceased, who in Ins lifetime "was Administrator of the Estate of J no. W. Ciark, deceased, et al. BY virtue of an execution to me directed in the abo-^-entitled action, I will oiler for sale before the Court House door in Winnsboro, S. C., on the FIRST MONDAY IX JULY next, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for CASH, the followingdescribed 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 the estate of Henry Clark, deceased," known as the "Scott Place." ALSO, irvji CHU.U vi ui laiiUj containing ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Dr. T. B. McKinstry, John Cauthen and Butler Burlev. ALSO, All tlint 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 Benjamin Cloud, known as the "Arlege Tract." All the above lands situated in the County and State aforesaid. Levied upon as the property of xVm. A. Clark, to satisfy an execution issued in the above-entitled action. JNO. D. McCARLEY, Sheriff's Office. S. F. C. Winnsboro, S. C., June 7, 1SS7. June9flx2 South Carolina Railway Company, p COMMENCING SUNDAY, JUNE, 12, \J 1S87, at 6.10 A. M.. Passenger Trains will run as follows, "Eastern time:" TO AND FKOil CHARLESTON. east (daily). Depart Columbia.. G.50 a. m. 5.33 p. m, Dne Charleston?10.35 a. in. 9.45 p. m. "west (daily). Depart Charleston. 7.Q0 a. m. 8.00 p. m. Due Columbia 10.45 a. m. 9.45 p. m. TO AND FROM CAMDEN. east (daily except sunday.) a. m. a. m. p- m. p. in. Depart Columbia...6.50 7.45 5.00 - 5.33 p m. p. m. p. m. p, m. Due Camden 12.52 12.52 7.42 7.42 west (daily sunday excepted.) a. m. a. m. p. m. p. m. Depart Camden 7.45 7.45 3.30 3.30 a. m. a. m. p. m. p m. MS . east (daily). ? Depart Columbia.. G.50 a. m. 5.33p. m. Due Augusta 11.49 a. m. 10.25 p. m. west (daily). Depart Augusta... G.10 a. m. 4.40 p. m. Due Columbia 10.45 a. m. 9.55 p. m. CONNECTIONS Made at Union Depot, Columbia, with Columbia <& Greenville Railroad by train irriving at 10.45 A 31, and departing at 3. 33 P." 3i. Also, with C. C. & A Railroad by same train to and from all points on both roads. Passengers take Breakfast and Sunner at Branchviile and Columbia Depot. At Pregnalls to and from all points on Eutavvvilie Raiiroad. At Charleston with steamers for New York, Jacksonville and points on St. John's River on Tuesdays and Saturdays; with Charleston and Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah and points in Florida daily. ~ At Augusta with Georgia and Central Railroads to and from all points West and South. Ac Blackville to and from points on Barnwell Railroad. Through tickets :an be purchased to all points South and West by anplving to CXI OX L'EPOT, Agent, Columbia, S. C. JOHN B. PECK, General ilanager. D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt., Charleston, S. C. -SALE ?o I HAVE STILL LEFT ON HAND eight young Kentucky Males, frem three "to five years old, well broke, from 15 to 15? hands high. ? ALSO, A few little Ping Mares, nice size for farming purposes. A couple of good Saddle Horses and some good Single Harness Horses. I will sell them cheap or swap them for broken down mules. I have several good Milch Cows and ' ?l:.!. T ?:ii i VOUllg L/SIVCSj Wiiiuu jl yvlil &uxi or exchange for dry cattle. Persons'wishing to buy will do well to call and examine the above stock before purchasing elsewhere. A. WIILIFORD, wmrsBOEo, s. c. $25,000.00 IN GOLD! WILL BE PAID FOE . ARBUCEES' COFFEE MAPPERS. - ? aaa nrv 1 Premium, 2 Premiums, $500.00 eaeh 6 Premiums, $250.00 " 25 Premiums, 8100.00 " 100 Premiums, $50.00 w 200 Prcmiujn.s, $20.00 " 1.000 Premiums, $10.00 M For full particulars and dir?etio?s B*? CLtm !ar in every pctcd of Absscso-ss' Oma. JUST RECEIVED. ONE Barrel of IMPERIAL CABINET RYE WHISKEY. Ona Cask of GEXUIXE IMPORTED PORT WINE' One Cask of GEXUIXE IMPORTED SHERRY WINE. At 1 F. W. HABEXICHT'S. ?