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" " : ::.'K I . ?' ' " ' -mini If I | LOCAL INTELLIGENCE W WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, : : : 188: ~Termsok The News and Herald.Tiv weekly edition, three dollars per an nzrta, in advance. Weekly edition, on dollar and fifty cents per annum, in ad ^ vance. BR Rates fop. Advertising.?One dolla l?er inch (solid minion) for the first inser w* iton, anti nny cents per men for each sub se juent insertion. These rates apply t< advertisements of every character, and ar< payable strictly in advance. Obituarie* Mb and tribut ,*s cf resect are charged for a< NS advertisements. Marriage notices, anc simple aniiour.cements of deaths, are pub * lished free, and are solicited. Liberal terms H f.?r contract advertisements. >??r AiIvertJsoi?enr?. Tea?W. E. Aiken. New Arrivals?S. S. Y?"olfe. I Sheriff's Sale?Jno. D. McCarlev. ? S. F. 0. j1 S.msI Unen p ?We understand that most of oar farmers have finished "laying by." ?Plant second crop of Irish pota. toes and sow rutabaga turnips this Sbgjt month. HP -Our citizens are congratulating themselves that they will have no election this fall. >. ?The "oldest inhabitant" don't rcmemfcAr evpr Sfpiritr tlir> crnn nrnenflpt go encouraging, t ?Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Miller, of Shelby, N. C., are visiting friends and I relatives in town. pr ?The tbermoracter registered 102 on Saturday, and about the same on Sunday and Monday. ?The melon market has been well supplied this week, and fine melons sold at reasonable prices. ?The Normal Institute closed on Friday, and a nnmber of teachers left /L. -A ** _ L ^ m uie auernouu wr lueir noraes. ?Notwithstanding the forge supply of melons in town on Friday and Saturday, Ihev were in demand Saturdav . evening. k - ?The County Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. No special business was transacted. ?Crops, wc learn, are beginning to need rain badly. The last few days of oppressive weather has done damage in some sections of the county. ?Mr. J. C. Caldwell has removed p-v his place of business to the office over the store of Messrs. M. Beaty & Bro., where he will be found in future. ?The teachers from Richland and Chester counties in attendance upon the recent County formal Institute at this place, prononnced it the best they ever attended. ?A special train of seventeen cars acl tcolormplAiio nocccrl nrv 4VUV4VV4 II iiU II UlViUlViVUU UU the C. 0, & A. Railroad on Saturday. The demand np North must be good for this iruit. ?Trial Justice Cathcart was engaged on Friday in hearing a case ? against the liichmoud & Danville Railroad Company, for damage to a car-load of meal. ?A premature explosion in Lancascaster county, a few days ago, killed * nine men?eight colored and one * white. They were graders on the G. ? C. tf&Jfcilroad. ?The-?ospei Hymns Nos. 1-1 will - be used in the Sunday-School Conven- 1 tiou at Blackstock July 27-29. Dele- 3 catea are requested to corry their Gos- r pel Hymns with them. ?We are glad to note that most of . our sick people are convalescing, one l[ of whom, Mr. E. M. Wilson left on ? Wednesday for a few weeks recreation ? with friends in Sumter. * ?Dave Johnston, colored, was com- * nutted 7cTja4i--x>n Saturday by Trial ^ Justice Gladnev, to serve a sentence of ten days for stealing watermelons from * one of his neighbors, also colored. p ?The day of vengeance, which the c Bock BLili boys spoke of, seems a long ? * . time coming. Our beys were ready and willing to go up and wipe up the ? > diamond with them on "Wednesday " last, bat they did not come to time. 8 B What's the matter, brother Hull? ?Mr. (x. H. McMaster his received a n eommcnication from the Tradesman, a progressive business journal, pub- f Ib ImIimI in f!h?f<innfter<i Tpnn InrmirinO' U' about Lhe "Wadesboro, "VVinnsboro & ' Camak Railroad. It seems that this P: railroad is attracting considerable attention by business men from its importance 01 ?Our esteemed contemporary, the m 2fews and Courier, sent a staff ccrres- oi pondent to Starkville, Miss., to write T. up the State Agricultural College, the commencement exercises of which th took place last week. The workings ^ of the institution since its foundation =are clearly set forth in the letters of rfJw* <virr<?finnndf>nt- and will be reftd ? to with interest. ^ ?The- Xormal Institute, which has just been held in this town, isac- ne knowledged by all the teachers who attended it to have been the most in, pleasant and profitable one that they have ever attended. A very high degree of interest was maeifested by th everyone, and more snbscriptionsto pc ^ teachers' journals were taken than at TV any meeting of teachers ever held in u this county. se: ?A number of fights between our tej -.^1-' a x . . i_ ? 1 J coiorea _iuzens iook piace in auu i*qufid town this week. One of the assaulted parties was struck in the Pr bead with a heavy stick, which made on ^ &n ugly wound. A woman is said to tei have been the cause of the difficulties, tu ?John Alfred, a white man, was da brought ia town this week and lodged wj in jail, to serve out a sentence for tej cruelty to animals. Ti so: It Ton Want a Good Article afl Or fLuo Tobacco, ask your dealer for of JanSxtem "Old Kip." I ~ ft 4 Notice.?All parties indebted to Pe this office for job work are requested to come forward and make payment tt once. M; "Thakks.?ilr. W. D. Mobley will accept oar thanks for an elegant water- m melon delivered on Saturday last. 80 ; Snch kind rememberances arc always -appreciated. WJ UfcMaster's Sere Cure * for Coughs, Colds, _ sore Throat, Bronchitis, ( Aad all diseases of the pulmonary organs. , *7sy it MeMaster, Brice and Ketchin. * &a -- . * iS ; -V:- - Supreme Court Decision*. ? Th Supreme Court has rendered a decisio 1 in the case of Jacob B. Montgomer - vs. John B. Cloud, taken up from tlii * county. The jndgraent below is al - firmed. Opinion by McGowan, A. J Messrs. Ragsdale & Ragsdale for re . spondent. Messrs. Gaillard & Rev nolds for appellant ) M Bound Over for Trial.?Dan' Nelson, colored, who lives near Xel son's, in this count}', was given ; hearing before U. S. Commissions H. N. Obear on Saturday, on th< charge of selling postage stamps. II< was bound over for trial at the nex term of the U. S. Court. The reqnirec bond being given, he was at once re leased. The Jackson's Creek Farmers' Club.?The Jackson's Caeek Agricultural Society held its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, the 9th inst. Among other business transacted was the election of two delegates (Messrs. J. B. Turner aud A. Y. Milling) to the Inter-State Encampment at Spartanburg in August. This Society is one of the results of Capt. Tillman's .v tirz v u.i. ipetrcu iu i* iijutuuru miL summer, ituu is as yet in its infancy. Unclaimed Letters.?The following is a list of letters remaining in the Postoffice at "Winnsboro, S. C., July 18, 1837: Miss Lnvenia Brown, Mr. George Conaghara, Mr. L. Hall, Mr. J. E. Heins, Jr., Horn thai & Dieches, Mrs. Manerya Kitchen, Rev. G. K Lyles, Miss Allace Pettigre^v, Mr. Jov. Robinson, M. L. Rowell, Silvia Russell. Persons calling for any of the above Ipttore will nlf"*Bf? RAV thpv wpvp ?HI vertised. DuBose Eglestox, Postmaster. Peksoxal. ? Miss Daisy Adams Branham, of Richland Fork, is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. W. Scruggs. Mrs. M. L. McDonald left on Monday f:>r a few weeks recreation in North Carolina. _ Misses Bertie and Mamie Brice, of the county, are visiting friends and relatives iu town. ?Dr. J. C. Buchanan, of Charleston, is on a visit to relatives in town. Miss Julia Kennedy, of Due West, spent a few days in town with her sister, Mrs. Jas. A. Brice, this week, en route to spend the summer in New York. New Advertisements.?Attention is called to the new advertisement of j Dr. W. E. Aiken in another column of! this issue. He has on hand a fine line teas which he will sell at the lowest I it a trftnnc a n o /nil ! /OOU pi iV/C. xxv VIA iiaau u* jiutt j stock of drugs and medicines, and :om pounds proscriptions carefully at ill hoars. Remember him when you ; leed anything in his line. Mr. S. S. Wolfe has just received a resh and complete line of family and ancv groceries, which he proposes to < ?11 at rock bottom prices. In his ] sstablishment you will find anything- < *ou want, so varied is his stock. ] 5emse his advertisement carefully, < :nd then give him a trial when you < leed any goods in his line. ] ( Peabodt Scholarships.?An exam- < nation will be held in the office of j he Superintendent of Edncation, at <; Jolambia, on Thursday, August 11th, < or five Peabody Scholarships in the j lashville Normal College. The re- i uirements of all applicants are that t hey be at least seventeen years of c ge, and be able to present to the t resident of the Institution a certifl- e ate of good moral character, gentle- r. lanly or ladylike habits, and declare e is or her intention to make teaching r profession, and to remain at the t istitntion two years, if the scholar- ii lip is continued so long; to submit c aeerfullv to all reauirements in studv h ad discipline, and after leaving, if I lere be an opportunity to teach two c ears in the public schools of his or t] ?r State. This is a good opportunity I >r some one desiring to be well pre- tl ired to teach. a Election of Teachers. ?The Board T f Trustees of the Mount Zion Insti- a: ite met on Thursday for the purpose ai : electing teachers for the nest year. P; he election resulted as follows: ^ President Institute and Principal of G ;e Graded School ? Prof. "VV. II. tl Itberow. ^ First Assistant?S. D. Dann. n( 'KSnef Aocicfant r>f fho Jk AJkOV w* iuv VVUVV* I Miss Emily Obear. Second Assistant?Miss Lilla Beaty. Third Assistant?Miss Nannie Phinio Art Department?Mrs. Ii. C. Good-; g* If' Music?Miss M. E. Aiken. 11 The election of a second assistant of & e Institute was for sufficient reasons istponed until the next meeting'. in ith the exception of the music teach- cc the faculty will be the same as last ssion.|Miss Fannie Jordan the music ai icher for the session having resigned. cr OE utufcjrnuN iu utics.?ZJ.S was j Q[ eviously announced, the citizens of j 18 r town extended a reception to the I ^ ichers attending the Normal Insti- j ^ te, in the college building on Thurs- j th y evening. The large main room ca is at an 'early hour filled with the u* ichers and citizens of onr town. ^ le entertainment was opened with a re ag in which everyone took part, | W a * i _ il. I on .er wiucu reiresumenis in iuu way. Cl( ice-cream, cake, lemonade, etc., is served in abundance. It was ex- lie cted that the string band would be an esent, but owing to the absence P? >m town of two of the members, the i Wi awd was disappointed in this respect. c0 rs. W. H. Flenniken, however, was be esent and entertained the crowd th ;th some delightful music. Another ^ ng was rendered by the school, at ^ a conclusion of which those nro^pnf- en gan to disperse for their homes. It He is a most pleasant entertainment, m d everyone seemed to enjov it. ? * tie Barrett's Imperial Cologne Cannot be surpassed for Fragrance, ele- ~, nee and durability. ^e' tfcMaster, Brice <feKetchm. pe - - 4. - ' - V. - e Tiie Couxty Teachers' Associ 11 tiox.?A meeting of the Counl y Teachers' Association was held imm s diatelv ari:er adjournment of the No f- inal Institute. Several new membei were enrolled, and the following pri !-1 ainuie ana resolutions were adoptee -: Whereas, the session of the Fairfiel I Teachers' Institute has now drawn t ; a close; and whereas, the citizens c 1: Winnsboro have so generously throw : open their homes and bade us ente " i and cordially welcomed us; there/on 11 be it resolved: r: 1. That we tender to the ladies am 3 j citizcns of Winnsboro our hearties ' j thanks for their courtesy and kindnes : in so handsomely entertaining us dm t ing our stay in their midst, not onl I at their houses, but by giving us a ver . pleasant reception at the Institut building. 2. That we hereby acknowledge oui obligations to the able and zealou Faculty of said Institute for the profit abie and kindly instruction given us 3. That our thanks are due and ar< hereby tendered to the Trustees o Mount Zion Institute for the use o their tuikling and apparatus. 4. That we are not all unmindful o ihe presence and services of oui if rtvfhr AffiAiAnl- CAIIAAI itf ViiUj UUU 11 u kJUUVUl V-/UIU11U3' sioner, and assure him of our heart} appreciation and gratitude. 5. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be published in The News and Herald and the Carolina Teachcr for publication. Ax I:.rpROVEMEXT COMPANY.?The Southern Improvement Company, consisting of Mecsrs. E. Willis, Henry E. Young, }i. Connell. E. E. White, oi Charleston, Maj. T. W. Woodward, of Kockton, and L. A. Iiausom, of (Columbia, have made application to the Secretary of State for a charter. The principal office of the Company will be iu Charleston, but branch offices will be established in a number of the Jive towns of the State. The capital stock will be 850,000, divided into shares of $10 each, with the privilege of increasing the capital to one million dollars. The business of the Company will be the buying of lands tor stock raising, pasturing, re-sale for profit, or on commission, or any other purpose; and further, the business of mining and mannfactnriug any ores, metals or minerals, or any other product found in or upon said lands, and for such purpose or any other purpose, to erect buildings and machinery needful for smelting, manufacturing and treating ores, metals and minerals, and for the production of fabrics manufactured from wood, stone, granite, metal, wool hemp or other materials. The charter will also grant the Company tho right to improve its lands for sale or otherwise, to lay out and establish towns and villages on their lands and to use any and all proper means for inducing and bringing immigrants into this State. Inspection of the G. L. I.?For some weeks past the Gordon Light Infantry have been drilling regularly for their annual inspection by the Adjutant General of the State. Tnesdav. the 12th, had bean appointed as the clay for the inspection and every effort had been exerted to'make a creditable showing before Adjutant-General Bonham, this being his first visit to our :own in this capac'tv. A large crowd >f citizens had repaired to the College Park to witness the exercises of the evening. Promptly at half-past six i'clock the Company was formed, and Tom their armory prooceedcd to their lrill ground. After performing some tV10 iVia PAnnnflnTr /x uviu mvvv/iuv/uio iu\/ \svu;jjniiv )asscd in review. Immediately afterwards the arms and equipments of the ncn were inspected and found in first:lass order. Twenty-four men were hen pickcd from the Company and an xhibition drill given. Their movenents both in the field and the manual :licited compliments from all v. ho witicsscd it. The entire Company was ' ben re-formed, and General Bonham n a neat speech complimentedthe offiers and men upon their showing, and | ~ J3 1 X? i. lupeu mat in iuu luiure iuu \joruuu 1 iight Infantry would continue to oc- ] upy their present high rank among 1 lie volunteer companies of the State. ] ;ater in the evening the members of ? ic Company called upon the General t the hotel where an informal recep- 3 on was held for the a couple ot hours. ? 'he nstial refreshments were served ? ad the evening passed off very pleas ntly. Gen. Bonham made a fine im- c rcssion during his short stay, and we r re sure he will always find a hearty -elcome from the members of the ordon J^ht Infantry. He left on le north-bound train for Chester on t Jendesday, where he expected inspect t le Lee Light Infantry in the after3on. ITEMS FROM STROTHER. I Messrs. Editors'. It has been so s ng since any "items" from our neigh- t )rhood appeared in the columns of ir county paper, that a few lines ti om your humble servant may not be s Ial a propos. r b First, we congratulate yon upon the n iprovement in your paper. Without i? incurring' in all your views, we cau t; mestly say your efforts, editorially, e appreciated by your readers. p The prospect of the farmers is most a icouraging, and from the present a illook the majority of them will not >ject to the repeal of the lieu law in iSS. We had a very heavy rain on " e Cth. and some who had cotton on S c low-gronnds and hill-sides may ive thought their crops injured, bnt j e glorious "season" will prove of in- . lculable benefit to the whole comma ty. As so small a proportion of the 01 owing crops was inundated, and for ta short a time, we trust there was no e< al damage done. -Some few consider " ednesday's rain as avant courier of lOther disastrous year, but "suffijiit unto the day is the evil thereof." There lies been a great deal of sick- ^ ss, some deaths anions our white, -p, j . i. .1 - - i jj ^ a a gieat miuiuci ox oar coiorea ipulation. &! On the 26lh of last month all that 11 is mortal of Mrs. Isaac Morris was a] asigncd to mother earth. She had ^ en in declining health for nearly . ree years- About six weeks before e end came she fell, breaking her jht arm and inflicting more serious tfc a <v.i cu. L iu paiujui mjuucs. ouc agicai ^ fFerer, but no murmnr escaped her >s. It was the writer's privilege to inister to her daring some of that ring time, and the most angelic pa- to ;nce and gentleness were her charac- m ristics to the last. Her sorrowing . ildren and friends have the heart- t?l It sympathy of all. May she rest in pi ace. * C. A. S. m A v [ THE SOB3TAZ INSTITUTE. 3 Farther Proceedings?IntorestinjSubjec e- Discussdsd. r- TUESDAY. rs Thf. Tnsfifnte was nndnnd > c<w\n 2- day of the session witb prayer by tb I: Eev. J. Howard Carpenter, d Prof. "Witherow then delivered 0 very interesting and instructive lec ^ lure, taking the following quotation T - from Carlyle as the caption of his re ?, marks: "Blessed is the man '.hat ha found his work; let him ask no othe] ^ blessedness. Know thy work and d( ;s Jt; work at it like Herculei. On< r- monster there is in the world? the idle 7 man." Y At the conclusion of liis iemark? Prof. Witherow made a strong appeal r to the teachers to subscribe lor the s Carolina Teacher. Miss "Wade the a lectured on Lan I guage Lessons, explaining her plan oi f teaching language by the object t icthod. f Prof. Dunn then entertained the ^ teachers with a highly interest! ng lec. tnre on geography, defining tht posi. tion of our planet in space, and giving T the relative size of all the plane! 3 and . their distance from the san, sLowing . how harmoniously they move tl rough . space, thus proving the infinite v isdom of the hand that created them. The instruction in calisthenics by Jliss Wade was postponed until Wednesday. Prof. Witherow then lectured on , arithmetic, urging the importance of teaching primary arithmetic thoroughly. The exercises of the day were closed with the song, "Bringing in the Sheaves." WEDNESDAY. The exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. D. E. Jorda 3, D. D., and song by the school. The regular exercises were o >ened by Prof. Witherow, who gave sn interesting talk on the subject of i eachers fitting themselves for their profession. Know your work and 3o it. Study educational journals and e ducational books, and always atterd all Normal Institutes and get the full benefit of them. Miss Wade delivered another talk on Language. "We give onlv a brief synopsis of her very instructive talk: 1. Lead the pupils to make sentences containing the singular form oi the naming word. 2. Lead them to ; nake ; sentences containing the plnral foy m of the naming word. 8, Lead the n to ' name parts of animals and thiug'8. 4, Have them place objects in different places and tell where they are, or ; where they were. 5. Train thee t so ; that when sentences are given they ; will be able to form the plural of the naming and telling. 1 School-room work. 1. Live 2. , Think, 3. Do. Miss "Wade advised beeping the : following articles to be nsed ia caie of sickness or accidents: Tea, ceffee, ] Sugar, camphor, turpentine, rags and 1 strings, towels and combs. She lext wave a talk on ?*eo?raDhv. teaciinc o ----- o o?c y * o forms of continents, islands, etc., and giving natural and artificial bonnda--^ ries. a Prof. Dunn nest gave another talk t on geography?seasons, zones, etc. ^ After a short recess Miss Wade <ave c a very interesting exercise in calisthen- s ics. e Prof. Witherow gave another s iort j taiK on object lessons. ^ The question box was tassfled a arounnd, and some interesting q les- e tions were discussed by the teach >rs. a The last lecture was an experimental c one, delivered by Prof. Dunn. Mr. ^ Dunn performed several experiments illustrating chemical changes and the t] formation of new substanees. tl THURSDAY. F' The fourth day of the session of :lie a: [Xmnty Normal Institute was opeied with prayer by the Iiev. J. T. Chal- : mers, after which there was a lecture Dy Prof. Witherow, The captior of! E lis remarks was: "Know thy work w md do it; work at it like HercuUs." c! 0' The Professor had often heard of gj roung persons who graduated fom ei iome college who could not write a tfc ihort note correctly. Some conteid- 1 SG )d that this is because they are not re- ^ juired to do a sufficient amount' of w >en or pencil work in the primary "Vf cftools; the Professor thinks, how- ^ !ver, that the difficulty lies back of a? his. The pupils, or a great man} of Hi hem, do not speak correctly. One th nust be able to speak pure English ^ efore he can write it, hence the first ffort of the teacher shonld be to to in bc >upils to speak correctly. Gramnter rr. honld be taught first as an art and hen as a science. Miss Wade explained her method of caching primary geography. Tiiis he does by means of a moulding. Cr oard, on which she constructs a ^ liniature of the State or country 1 he jsson is about, representing the morn- w< ain chains, rivers, etc. a . Mr. Dunn then lectured on gcog; aliy, showing the importonce of drainge, the probable cause of volcances na nd their uses; the cause and use of le tides, proving that there isregnirity, design and beauty in all of jj0 latare's works. ly After a short rccess Miss Wale rilled a class of little girls in cal sleuics, then Prof. Witherow lectur ;d m? a arithmetic, after which he enter- cia lined the teachers with some inter- go< >ting experiments and snn pictures. feiday. fro sel The fifth and last day of the sessi< >n tea 3 !il. 1 nAnr V.n< as opeueu witu prayer oymexiev vui >r. Jordan, after which Miss Wade | ^ ive a lecture on primary arithmetic, ?ei len Mr. Dunn gave a lecture on air the ad water. Mr. Dunn's lccture w is giv ell prepared, well delivered and wits d :-artily applauded by all who heard it. ^ Prof. DeHerradora then lectured cn f0r te art of writing, showing the impor- erl; -nee of system in wriiing as in rerything else. jf g After recess the Institute was call( d I i order, and Prof. Witherow an- auc _ >unced a very unexpected, but nore ie less agreeable feature of the day's ^ ogramme in the form of refresl i- er 1 ents furnished by Mrs. Witberov, I Wm: ' -v - j I : FR a s : ?WH ) j ' I 4k > TOLL OFFEE SOME EXTPvi S I Will save money by giving me a c at 10c., 14c. and I82. Fifty dollai I Still a few Ladies' nice Straw I j Positively no goods will be chai > sMHBMHOHaiMaanBManBBHn which were very highly appreciated | and greatly enjoyed. After aiiother recess for the pnrj pose indicated above, Prof. R. Means | Davis favored the Institution and a j number of the citizens of Winnsboro I with a very entertaining and pleasant j address. After complimenting the j teachers and perple on the success of i the Institute, he then gave his audience a very fine lecture upon methods of teaching, a summary of which would do the speaker injnstice, and will not L- i. J ! ue auumpieu. After Prof. Davis's led arc Prof. ! Witherow in a few pleasant ami pertinent remarks, announced that the Institute bad now drawn to a close, and thanked the teachers for their interest and attention. He was followed bv Dr. Boyd, who extended the thanks of himself and the County Board of Examiners, to the faculty and attendants of the Institnte for the zeal and interest manifested by them. After a very pleasant and it is to be hoped profitable session, the Fairfield County Teachers Institute was formilltr mwlod The following teachers were in attendance 011 the Institute: Prof. "W. H. "Witberow, S.B. Dnun, Miss Wade, P. M. Brice, M133 Beaty, T. E. Bell, Miss B. Cathcart, Miss M. Cathcart, Miss Grace Donglass, J. II. Feaster, Mrs. E. F. Ilarrison, Miss A. Jenuings, Miss Ketchin, Mrs. Macon, Miss McFeat, Miss McCarley, Mrs. McGill, Miss L. Neil, Miss J. Neil, Miss Obear, Miss Perry. Major B. 13. Robertson, Mrs. Richmond, B. R. Scott, J, R. Sterling, Miss Thomas, Rev. R. R. Vann, R. S. Morrison, Mrs. Lever, Miss Friday, Miss Atkin- , son, W. B. Thompson, Miss Carpen- < ter, Mrs. DaBard, Miss McCrorev, ] Miss Simpson, II, L. Dakc, MissN. A. j Phinney, Miss Fannie Jordan, Miss j Lula Trapp. , MOXTICELLO SCHOOL PICNIC. < Messrs. Editors: It fell to my lot on s cnesciay, tne otn insr., to oe present j it the picnic of the Monticello school, c anght by Mrs. M. J. McGill, a lady f vho, as far as I can learn, gave gen- i ral satisfaction to tlie patrons of the t chool. I regret very much that the ; xamination of the school had taken g lace on the Friday previous, fori y iad so hoped to be present, and am a lways delighted in noting the bright a yes of the dear little girls and boys g s they answer questions put to the lass. A greater reason than that with a ais particular school, for many of the q sholars were once pupil3 of mine, nd I would have been prond to aid d iem by words from me in shaping j leir fulure habits of life through this " Dusrh and rugged world beset on all | r; auds by ruffians of some kind. Bat, h las! I was disappointed. Yet I am a< itisfied from the manner in which g ley acquitted themselves on Tuesday fa 1 answering questions put to them in 01 le grove now known as Oapt. J. M. ci [irkland's (formerly the Gum Spring), U] here the people began to assemble in owds from early morn until ten q1 clock. .And, Messrs. Editors, the y< ght of the lovely maideus there prcs- cc it was enough to turn the heads of js it old widowers as well as the young eludes" (of which this community 4 :ems to be stocked). Among the fair imsels who honored the occasion ith their presence were two of rinnsboro's rosy-cheeked, gay and rely maidens. K< It seemed as if it was a pre-arranged 3 P.i i ? n rv\ /-v n /*v +K A Ia/Ua?* 4 l-in f ^ L?LU ULLLUUg U1U )VUUg iaUIW I Licit U rp ie of demarcation should be drawn lc at day between the old and vouug. rery boggy on the ground was deco- re ted" with a pair, chatting lively and va errily (I mean the adornment of the , '&o}T* fr*1" maiden, not the anwho ever heard of man's So :auty); some making silver-tone m< marks, which in all probability was iswered by n traitorous blash, or w] f glances as the Captain's")- jn< I must noi. forget to say that Blair's po ossing was also represented in the ne auty of a matron and one of its thj rest maidens. < At about 12 o'clock the children j c jre all assembled in a group to hear < talk from our esteemed, accom- ^e; ished and verv srenial School Com ssioner, Dr. John Boyd," who, by | mi 2 way, seemed as if it was perfectly jn tural for him to talk to children. I 1 not know that he knew anything < out it, but the Doctor acquitted not js ly himself with due credit, but did WL nor to his friends who so persistent- as keep him as School Commissioner. ] i seemed to be in one of his happiest f01" >ocLs that day, "even if the earth es move around the sun." Long j c iv ho Iitto onrl lAnnr WJ MU IITV (?UV1 AVt'g A VUJMlAt VJiX JUi j which he is. He propounded a wo od many geographical questions to j n ; juveniles of the school, and the Th jmptness in which'the answers came g0, >m the little girls and boys was a 0f, f-evident fact that Mrs. McGill, the are cher, not only understood her duty, ej?j t had impartially discharged it. un( rhe Doctor's talk is over, and in caH e time a committee of ladies and cri] lllemen had spread the table-cloth, c n the artnouueement of dinner was mjt en; and it was one of those noted gj-j] mers, such as the good wives of the j inticello men used to eive in noliti - o - xr aiu times- Monticello held the "palm" jmj barbecues and plenty to eat form- hav y at public meetings, which we do not catj 3nd giving up quietly to the "Dark f0J. rner" unless merit gains the boon, mv uch there be. and Dinner being over, the young ladies seu i gemiemen reurea 10 ur. 11. >y. p0r rens's and Capt J. M. Kirkland-'s pre idences, where they engaged in tip- he ] g the light fantastic toe at the form- js a residence until late in the evening. a ? to the way, I forgot to say that iced4 pen ' y- " V- . *_t' . : : , . ^r0fZ0?j* rv- ;.?v DCIAL : OM JULY' * lobdinaey bargains in r LADIES A bl- M3S. 13 ?n xi i J- -n T u,11. vjuuuu, tiie very uest, T.'lli De i s' worth of Oriental Lace -prill be sc lats left on hand and will be sold a ged at these prices to any one. lemonade was in great abundance, and some young men, through their attentivencss to the fair, were deter' mined ihey should not become thirsty. | A fine rain fell that evening and j farms are gloriously lifted. MOKE AXON. EMXITY TO THE COLLEGE Prompt.', ail Editor to A&sail a Young }tan Unjustly." To the Editor of the. AhhcrHlfi. "KTeffitmrn I Iu your issue of July 14, under a | very sensational heading, you print a ! criticism of what purports to be an extract from my recent address delivered before the Euphradian Society of the South Carolina College. You quote uie as saying: "It is now very difficult to hang a j white man in South Carolina for kill- j another white man. But it was im- j possible to hang one for killing a negro. This was justified by saying that he was only a negro." "What I did say was: 4'To hang a white man for the murder of a white man is a difficult thing to do; but to hang a white man for the murder of a negro is an impossibility in South Carolina." i Charity would iucline me to believe : that the misrepresentation was unin- j; tentional on your part; but I am still J! at a loss to account for the remainder' i of your editorial. You seem to have ' i taken the passage in question from the; ] Columbia correspondent of the Nezcs;; ~ ^ ,7 Tr-t iU? uii ? ? uuu i/wa/tw . xci ixi me iiiuer paper j ] the words are not printed as a qnota- J tion but are merely given in the re-! ] porter's synopsis of the address. The phraseology is not mine bat his. In ' the Medium it appears as if taken j down verbatim. \ Bat further, the wording oi the pre- J tended extract itselt (see the different tenses used, etc.,) should have shown ! you that the quotation was incorrect. | But even though 3'on believed that j the three sentences referred to -were j rny own words, it is still difiBcu't to' Eipprcciatc any reference they may' have to one negro's dying of disease j in Anderson and another's beinjr killed it Branchville by an engineer In self- j t lefense. ; I It is not reasonable ') suppose that j h iny one contends that white men; s should be hanged for defending them-11 >elves when attacked by negroes. And i t< ret your editorial seems intended to 5 v :onvey the impression that I so con-! h ended! And this, too, in spite of the [ g act that, according to your own quo- j 0 ation of me, I, in the preceding sen- ! g ence, had referred to homicide of i< vhite men. . a It is not my purpose to defend my b tatements here, but simply to correct v our misrepresentation of ray views, it nd to repudiate sentiments that your h rticle implicitly imputes to me. " w I readily admit the truth of one! 1c tatement in your article: p: ,;The accuscd is to have a fair trial g; nd must be acquitted, unless a verdict ai f guilty is found." in The portion I have italicized is, in Itli eed, self-evident! I contended, and'gi am confident contended rightly, that I re a verdict of guilty is found" too 1 he xrclv. For this I "think no proof is j he ere necessary. That the color of the reused influences the juries of this ! dc tate in rendering their verdicts is a J e<] .ct, and a lamentable fact, but still; hi ae that is recognized by all honest | se tizens, even thongh some newspapers ; Ss fink it politic tc deny it. th As my statement was incorrectly w: loted in the Medium, I feel confident be Dawili takcpleasmc in giving this tmmunication a place in your next c?n a 1 To 11 ?UC. J.lCOpUV/UUU) ) Isaac L. Withers. an Winnsboro, S. C., July 18, 1837. he urn. ji itiiejrs's valedictory id th< ;atl by the Dim Light of the "Star" fchi fearless Utterance Seems to ho Trea- ou: ion. gir > the Editor of the Southern Star: Your paper of July 13th contains a pj view of a rectifed extract from mv I mn ledictory address recently* delivered ^ fore the Euphradian Society of the An nth Carolina College. You credit be 2 with saying: He "It is now very difficult to hang a ch? lite man in South Carolina for kilil another white man, bnt it is imssible to hang one for killing a gro. This is justified by saying js 1 it he is only a negro." saj( rhis is an incorrect quotation. What tioi Hd say on this point was: sen lfTri h?ncr a wlutr* rr.nn fr\t? <lio fiTO r of :t white man is a difficult thing ^ do; uut to hang a white man for the an^ irder of a negro is an impossibility fCn: South Carolina." 0 ironr article closes thus: ted 'If he did not mean what he said it a^( his duty to himself and to the State ^ lich educated him to say so as early possible." " ilany thauks for your advice and informing me as to what is my ^ fcv! But Tour trouble was useless. ?I , ciai annot avail myscls ot your counsel, Bra of course I meant what I said or I mec uld not have said it. The statements basi lade need no defense at ray hands. stin eir truth is realized by all honest ith Carolinians who know anything y0u: the practice of our courts. There and , however, some newspapers that give ler purposely from policy or ii>vol- a m< arily from "imbecility will not or J?18! mot see that the punishment for ter> me in South Carolina, when there uiy punishment, is largely deter- pj led by the color of the criminal's a <rt n. Bnc >nt some narfs of rnnr rrlifnri.il awa ick I eannot pass so briefly. You free >ly in your article that because I e bcen aided by the State in eduing myself, therefore I am bound a-.3 some mysterious reasou to huld AstI tongue, If a man has convictions, and I convictions too which all the good *est, se and honesty of the State sup- bott t, is he to be prevented from ex- wa" ssing these views merely because """ has attended the State University? i man any meaner on juiy morg like A] serpent" because his tuition hap- Low is to have been paid by the State? Szzi-iSS 7TH TO 15r 9 ;j!W^ a jpy MJf >KY GOODS, NOTIONS AND 5 BOTH. ? TEH?r ~?7" "BCTS IM'B* *?=3 W ?* ? ' _BBL JOL^U JSSlTSX. sold at 6?c. Checked Muslins, wor >ld regardless of cost. These goo t fifty cents on the dollar. A.?? JBgTB j Should he not rather feel himself i pledged to a double weight of alle! giance, and therefore give bold ex1 pression to sentiments that he knows arc founded in Justice and Hi^ht? Must a man be classed with ?'John Sherman and his ilks" merely because he believes that as a human being the ne^roe deserves impartial treatment at on.' hands? If he believes that this impartiality is not shown him but that in many cases ours are courts of injustice ratber than of equity, is he therefore I to be branded as a traitor to his State? And, moreover, is he doubly a slarderer because these opinions were first i publicly expressed within the chapel | of the South Carolina College? Such, it seems, are the opinions of the editor of the Soulhren Star. My comfort and consolation under this exceeding great weight of author- \ ity against me, is that the good sense j of the State supports the position in which I had the honor of being at-! tacked. I By giving this a place in your jour-! nal you will do justice to Yours respectfully, Isaac L. Withers. Winusboro, S. 0., July 18, 1887. In Memoriam. Died, at Natchez, Miss., on the night of the 15th of Julie, 1887, Miss Maria Dunbar Means,' daughter of Capt. j Edward J. Means (deceased) and} Martha .T. Mpanfi TTor w$c I typhoid fever, which stealthily seizing ' poii a somewhat enfeebled system,! held its ground without abatement for! 1 period of four weeks, when the fatal j Issue was reached. Miss Means was born at "Hampton," ; Fairfield county, S.. C., and lived to j je twenty-three years old. ller j ihildhood was spent in a community i where the religious element was de-; ;idedlv prominent, and in a home so I ;horoughly Christian that the interests ; ^ >f the kingdom of God were recog-; lized as predominant in all the ar-j cinfromftnto fVwi lifis Tint. ! Mll^VUiVUI,0 VA kU?j UVUiVOUU lilV* A1V/1 esidence since the age of fourteen has >een at Natchez, whither her mother, ifter the death of her husbaad, returnid to find a home upon her native oil, and among her kindred. She , nade a profession of her faith in Sop- ( ember, 1881, by uniting with the ^esbyteriaii Church in Natchez, a.id eautifully illustrated the consecrated pirit of a disciple of Jesns during he residue of her short life. The j erm spiritually minded, was one j rhlch was singularly applicable (o j er, She was unwordly, unselfish,! * uileless, and strictly truthful, intent j * nly upon being right, and doing ood. Her snDreme aim was to min-' v. ;ter, not to be ministered unto. She I sked no privilege from the world | eyoud that of occnpyingr like the | iolet, a retreat beneath the shadow of j s trees, and wafting the perfume of j er lovliness to the little circle upon i rhom her influence ci-culatcd. ller {c >ng illness was borne with sweet:a atience. Her clonded mind at times i ive expression to her faith and hope, j id gently us the sunset cloud melts ! ito the azure her spirit paissed into | ? ie presence of her Savior God." The^ ieflies herein the hearts of a be:aved household, the eternal joy is irs. "Of such is the kingdom of iaven." \ It is not altogether strauge that } >ath shauld come to such pure-heart- $ I ones, prematurely as it seems to ? iman eyes. Their early translation T] ems to be only the fulfilment of the iviour's prayer, "Father, I will that ey whom thou hast given mc be jg ith me where I am, that they may th' hold my glory." s* The subject of the above notice was ill known in onr county, and her!f:r my friends will regret to lcam of I r death. | it l the Spring Time,Gentle Annie ^ ; young man's ideas naturally turn tc ngsor love. But, gentle Annie, with r changeable climate the bile soon be- A is to accumulate, and -where love was lat made the young man happy before, sto ;akes II. II. P., or HILL'S HEPATIC a] lNACEA, to do it this time. It will reive all excessive bile from the system, ? ar the brain, tone up the stomach, build ? the constitution. And then, gentle nie, when the young man calls he wont cross. Dry n. H. P. for Constipation, Sick aaache or Biliousness. It acts like a th? inn, and will cost you but 50 cents. all Mcil ASTER, BRICE & KETCHIN" ou; Druggists, j a i Hill's Hepatic Panacea ! the very best remedy ever offered for I ^ i for the cure of Constipation, Indices- ' 1, Dyspepsia and Sick Headache. Pre- J){ ibed by all the leading physicians as the atest family medicine. rentle and effective in its action, pleasto take, does not purgo or gripe. lever failing to greatly benefit delicate lales. >nc trial will convince. If not benefitmoney will be refunded. Onlv 50 cents >ttle. ' U 'cilaster, Brice & Ketchin. tho lori Brace Up. 2 ou are feeling depressed, your appe- ^fU] is poor, you are bothered with Head- ? e, you are fidgetty. ner\*ous, and gen- p ly out of sorts, and want to brace up. ,, ce up. but not with stimulants, spring licines, or bitters, which have for their T is very cheap, bad whiskey, and which mlate you for an hour, arid then leave in worse condition than before. What szz. want is an alterative that wili purify r blood, start healthy action of Liver Kidneys, restore your vitality, ami ! renewed health and strength. Such edicine you wiil find in Electric Bit.-A ?4- I i anu, uuij O\J v/cuio a uvuuiv au Brice & Ketchin's Drug Store. - ? Their Business Booming. robably no one thing has caused such C3 ineral "revival of trade at Mc3Iaster, e & Ketchin's store as their giving qt y to their customers of so many trial bottles of Dr. King's New Dii- 1 iryfor Consumption. Their trade is 2.Q )Iy enormous in this very valuable :le from ihe tact that it always cures r*o never disappoints. Coughs, Colds, if" una, Bronchitis; Croup and all throat p lung diseases quickly cured. You can \jj( it betore buying by getting a trial !e free, iarge size ?i. Every bottle 11 ranted. * ^ FAmLY GROCERIES, LL KINDS. THE BEST GOODS. SI est prices. are: J. *L BEATY & CO. . uucia? _ ? FFL . ; !, STRAW HATS, TOE MEN AND ". r,i%5i? v \ .''A*-#* - ,>r. tli loc., 20c. and 25c., Trill be sold ds are liere and must be sold. . '- * IEMB> ~ SHERIFF'S SALE. ^ B? virtue of an execution to medi- .J rected, I will offer for sale before the ' i Court House door in Winnsboro, S. C., on ?the [ FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST - Vf j next, within the legal hours of sale, to the | highest bidder for Cash, the following j described, property to wit: One Dark Bay Horse Mule. Levied ; upon as the property of Eargle & "Wallace, at the suit of Lorick & Lowrance. - *; ~ J, D. SIcCABLEY. : Sheriff's Office, S. F. C. Winnsboro, S, C., * : - ? July 16, 1887. ! JulyiOtd TEA. m . 100 LBS. HYSON TEA, 3 * BOUGHT FAVORABLY, AND OFFERED FOR SALE AT50c., 60c., 70c. AND 80c. PER POUND. ' ;~7-'-.'H jAlhSOf 10 LBS. P0ULTBY P0WBEE, IN BULK, AT FIVE,CENTS AN vO~c&l| OUNCE, AT THE DRUG , Pm STORE OF W. E. AIKEN. ' Zw *%TrtrTT i ta -nrtr - INKYV Axixil V ILo ?AT? S. S. WOLFE'S. V\7E carry the largest stock of Teas in VV the place, and -sell at low figures. k Coffees and Sugars, jit prices not to be mdersold. Rice, Flour, Grits, Meal, New' )rleans and West India Syrups. Just opened, the very finest Lemons. CANNED GOODS. Salmon, Sardines and Lobsters anrLOysers. We have Three-Pound Cans Boast ieef, large and small. Cans Corned Beef, mall and large Cans Beef Tongue?very' >?4 ne. Potted Ham, Turkey and Chickens, 'resh Cheese and Maccaroni. JUST RECEIVED. Quarter Boxes Baisins, Currants and | 'Itron.^ Powdered Sugar and Spices _of Oat Heal, Farms, Rice Flour and Sago. ew Euta Baga Turnip Seed, all of which ; ill be sold cheap for C ish. - 1 S. S. WOLFE. IfV. L DOUGLAS 13 SHOE. 1 He only S3 SEAMLESS ? Shoe in the world. F Xt~3?-^1 I inest Calf, r>crfcct fit, and f rWr3r ~^l 1 irmntecU CocgreSs, Button v5 t-1 I d Lace, all styles toe. As ^VyfC" jHry wa . . ViT-*<3l ,-Iisli and dnraMe as Vtr. ' > itiai ose covins: S-5^or $6. :"1 J*.50*SH0E excels jr ~A e^Sboes adver-'~'"~^wl on ?io?.] 5?ysi!l wear the W. I? DOUGI/^SS SHOE. , vour dealer docs not keep them^end voormmeott ""! ' V its! to W. L 2X)UGI^i; Brockton, M*" FOR SALE. COTTON PRESS, an Elliott Cotton L Gin and Corn Mill. Also, at the we of McMaster & Gibbes, in Columbia, Fifteen-Horse Steam Enprine. ' g. n. McMaster. ->< Iulyl3x4 fj FLOUR MILL. t7"E have just completed a large and V well equipped Flour Mill within ^ corporate limits of Blythewood, and -;J grinding entrusted to us wiil be under r immediate supervision. "We hope for iberal share of public patronage and - r. -l srantee satisfaction. C. B. BONEY &J3BO, " rune28x3 ^jgSaBi ie west female college. ic West, Abbeville foamy. S? C. TWENTi-SEVENTH TEJL3B. PEXS FIRST MOjSDAY IS OfT'^ER. First-class teachers. Course rough and standard high. Rooms comt*l>ly furnished. Special attention criven Music. Art department an attraction. ?ils made to feel at home. Moral tone the school good. Board and regular ;ion, including Latin, S1G5 for the year, or Catalogue, giving full particulars, ily to the Principals, Mrs. L M. BONNER, ulyl2-lm IL E. BONER. i it r i- i iii ii llllll i II llll 11 ADVERTISERS I n learn the exact cost any proposed line of .vertismg in American .pers by addressing so. P. Rowell & Co., :?r|| rcwspaper Advertising Bureau, lO Spruce St., New York. d J Octs. for tOO-Page Pamphlet. BREAKFAST STEEPS, JGAR-CUBED. WHO SAYS THEY " no; nice? No one. J. M BEATY & BRO. - '