The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, September 11, 1889, Image 2
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WINNSBORO, S. C.
Wednesday, September 11. : 1889
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing under the
mama aP TVavtia Ft* Ktr mninol
[ill Ul'liaUiC Ul 1/AV10 4V Xil IV/W) VJ UlUMitM
' consent, 1st hereby dissolved. Jame3 Q.
Davis is authorized to settle the business
of said firm.
September 2, 1889.
James Q. Davis,
Paul M. Brice.
Xutiee of Copartnership.
The undersigned have this day formed
a co-partnership for the purpose of
carrying on a publishing and printing
business in Winnsboro, S. CM under
^EVrs AND Herald Com*
HB ftjjlmber 2, 1SS9.
JBr James Q. Davis,
y W. D. Douijlass.
With this issue The News and
Herald passes under the control of a
new editor. Mr. Paul M. Brice,
having disposed of his interest, accept'
ed a position with the Charleston
Daily World. He has condncted the
editorial department of The News and
Herald with conversatism and ability.
I His fellow-laborers in the paper will
miss his genial, amiable disposition
and his affable manners,, which alone
uiu mncn in wmnmg menus iur uie
paper. He is now engaged in a
W infiaeDce will be commensurate with"'
the wide range of which his present
station is susceptible.
It will be the policy of the present
editor to advance, in every legitimate
way, all the interests of Fairfield
Uonnty ana me town, wuaoui restriction
to any one class. It will be
our object to treat all questions with
F an exercise of liberal judgment free
from biaa, prejudice and personal association.
We hope to have the continued
support and sympathy of the
people, and we shall devote ourselves
^ assidaoasly to deserve it.
The Atlanta Constitution subscribes
$1,000 to the fund to induce the state
m excnange 01 me r armers finance 10
iocatc in Atlanta as its headquarters.
We notice tbat most of the first
bales of cotton sent to market throughout
the state are p?rht/d in cotton
bagg'mgT?Especially is this true of
the up-country. This must be continued,
if it is desired to supplant jute.
The News and Courier published on
the 4th inst. a trade issue, in which a
Av P ^ V* ."V V\MAMHAPn O
&i>iCUUlU Ui uic pujjicoc ^uu
t; - resources of Charleston is set lorth in
an admirable and attractive style. Tbe
tttfgg total trade for tbe year is over $76,Ig
The friends of tbe Citader will
regret to bear of the resignation of
Major William Cain, professor of
mathematics Major Cain's leaving is
a great loss to the Citadel. He is a
master of mathematics, pure and applied,
and above all a man oi^high.
personal characters
NtxiLAS W. Edwards, aged eightyone
years, and brother-in-law of President
Abraham Lincoln, died on September
2. He was Attorney General,
of Illinois in 1834, and at variotrs times
of his life a member of the Legislature.
Hp wo? iHpntifiprf with nfillflre in his
State at the time of his death.
Dr. Olivei: Wendell Holmes
reached his 80th birthday on August
29th. He said to Jaiia Ward Howe,
on his becoming seventy years of age:
"It is better to be seventy years young
than forty years old" Although Dr.
iiojmes nas spent a lire 01 most arauous
labor, yet we can say of him, he
is 80 years yonng.
Mr. Wanamaker thinks it would be
a good thing if the telegraph companies
wojild send messages for the
people at reduced rates, and have the
mpRsaopo flftlivGred bv the Dostoffice
cariiers. We object. We -would
rather tarn the whole mail over to the
telegraph companies. Wouldn't it
be safer with them than in the hands of
most ofcMr. Wanamaker's appointees?
<> - m /l \T
XHE trreeiiviue news warns me
fer citizens of Greenville to be on the
Ak watch. It intimates that persons who
Hfflh know have had their attention directed
gg to the fact that the Radicals are makU|
i ng active, and partly successful efforts
Sfc to organize an opposition to the DemoHbw
cratic oartv. Leaders of the Radicals
JK- ? 1 ?I
k have been heard to say that thiugs
ft were fixed to bary the Democrats in
H the approaching mnnicipal ejection.
BThls is a serjons matter for Greenville
Democratic element
T
not oDeuiiiff raDidlv. awl also (o the |
feet that the farmers are retaining' it
in order to sret the cotton covering.
These seems to be some trouble for
the Orangeburg Democrats to a^rce
upon a ticket for its municipal elec
tion. Tne aimcuity ues in me iaci
that none can be submitted that will
meet with the support of the party.
We are sorry to see this, as it is in
violation of one of the cardinal princinlesof
the nartv. and a very esseu
tial principle in South Carolinauuder
our peculiar circumstauces. We must
stand together and support the nominees
of ihe party. Adopt a different
rule for the municipal election, and a
!oop hole is given to weak-kneed fellows
in the other elections.
Most persons who have been treated
witn urown-oeqa4ru s auxir ui tme
bare died from the effects of it. Now
we have a doctor in oar Coantv who
has prescribed an elixir, which, if it
does not prove a rejuvenator. can at
least do no harm. It, from his own
testimony, entered largely into the
preservation of his life. Our readers
have, doubtless, read the commanica
uon iu wuiuu luu uuciur s>t? ^iaputcally
described the impending peril in
which bis life was placed, and The
News and Hebald with his wife and
children 6aved him. Observe the
morai: Take the paper if you wonld
live long- and enjoy life.
Tr> iUa nonnla r\f Smith t hi lit fhnt
",Vy V W.
the North is resting contented with
iU present mannfactnres, they are
simply mistaken; although there is
now some manufactnring industry in
every town of any size in the North,
yet still they are exerting themselves
with all their characteristic energy to
indnce others to locate with them. Iq
fact they are as eager now as ever. A
few months ago, Dayton, Ohio, subscribed
$50,000 to induce the Davis
Sewing: Machine shops to locate there.
The business men turned out in great
numbers, and a large reception and
T)anqnet was given in honor of the
event They have worked for their
industrial progress and are still working.
That is the only way to win.
Affain Threatened.
Is Charleston such a wicked place
.that all o? the pestilences and calamitips^nowfT\to
man ^should befall her?
It seems as thougd see-enaji ue
retarded 011 her march upward by
some dire calamity. Again, the uews
comes ihattbe city narrowly cscaped a
very serious loss by a break in the
reservoir of the Water Works Company.
May the city be spared any further
? -.V-?t kn<S Ka<4 Kah cKiipa oil/)
U&iailillV ; one uuo uau u? ? *?? v>)
above all she has overcome her misfortunes
with unsurpassed courage. She
deserved to escape this time.
Brought To Their Knees
The jute bajjging monopolists have
been brought to their knees. There
can be no doubt that the work of the
Alliances in favor of cotton bagging
has been a serious if not a fatal blow
to the jute bagging trust.
Pont S R Alpvantfpr savs that the
trust has offered the Alliances that if
they will go back to the use of jute
bagging, it will be sold at S? cents on
time, and that the jute trust will pay I
the farmers $2 more per ton for all
their cotton seed than is offered at any 1
of the cotton seed oil mills.
This is proof positive that the jate
gentlemen are in hard straits; and it
ought to be sufficient to encourage the
farmers in their decision to stick to j
cotton bagging.? Charlotte Chronicle.
The Kidsteway School.
It is gratifying to learn that the
iioara 01 iraue 01 iviugewuy una
supplemented the school fund and are
determined to have_a school thatju?!^
compare favorably with the standard
f the best high schools of the state.
Their intention, as we understand,
is to give students a good, practical
education, and, should they desire to
Dnrsue their studies, to prepare them
for the University or any college, they
may choose.
We h*ve often been strnck with the
intimate connection between the educational
and business interests of a
community. Build up the one and the
other will follow. They act and react
upon each other.
Still Stronger.
All of the Presidents, with a tew
rare exceptions, have ceased to wield
any influence as soon as their terms of
office expired. To the world they'
have been virtually dead. Grover
i Jeveiana, nowever, is a noiauie anu
remarkable exception. He is now
indisputably the greatest man in
America; he is still the man of the
people. The country feels the want
of his great executive ability, his high
toned character, and unsurpassed public
policy?especially his policy in
in regard to civil service reform and
the abominable tariff. The want of
these make his worth and valne the |
more keenly felt. It bat illustrates
the truth of the old saying, that a good
thing is never appreciated until it is
lost. That the people appreciate his
services now ifc shown by the great
demonstration and applause which the
bare mention of his name evinced at
the two great state conventions held
within the jasfc few days?the one in
Ohio and the-other in Pennsylvania.
Deat?I of F. "W. McMaster, Jr.?
Fitz William McMaster, the eldest son
of Col. F. W. ^foj^teijdied of
neritonitis. at
T ..iu|.?lAn VoMniamr.
In a communication from "S," which
will be fonud elsewhere, the attention
of those interested in the subjects of
immigration and edacation is called to
the very qu^stioliable policy whicti is
in vogue in this State in the matter of
assessing property, both real and personal,
for the purposes of taxation,
whereby lands are valned at a figure
so low that when quoted to those s?ek
ing homes among as the impression is
made that they are worthless. One of
the first inquiries contained in a real
estate circular, from the great emigration
centres of the Northwest is,
"Give value on tax books."
This policy was discussed by Gen.
Hagood when Comptroller General,
and an effort was then made to have
the assessment placed at a high figure,
the argument being that if the valna
lion was putup the levy in mills woaia
be brought down. To illustrate: It
is necessary for A to pay ten dollars as
his proportion into the public treasury
on say $1,000. This would require a
levy of ten mills. Suppose A's property
should be valued at $2,000, the
levy to raise ten dollars would be only
five mills. The only modification of
<-Vfc?o i*n]n Ko in tha t n?A tYlllIfi
bUlO 1 UAV If J U1U vj\u 111 iuu V ?? v
constitutional school tax, which is
levied by the constitution aud cannot
be changed, aud perhaps this is why
the tendency has been steadily for the
past ten years to reduce the assessment
valuation. Another reason why there
has beeu a tendency to reduce is that
our assessment laws are so far short of
accomplishing an equitable adjustment
of the burden of taxation that each
county has had to take care ot itself
less other counties would pay on a
AM/1 VIA coma
glCUl Kuuci'vaiuauvii) auu ui& ouuiw
motive has actuated individuals to
ruake as low a valuation as would
pass. Fairtield was about the last
county to realize that the game was a
dodging one, and at one swoop thirtythree
per cent was taken off the tax
payers' returns.
This is the essence of the who'e
business. Fairfield will not coruent
to list her lands at six and ten dollars
per acre for the purposes of taxation
wheu counties known to have more
highly improved lands will return
them at three dollars. There are lands
in ine ree uet secuon wuicii ubijuui
be bought for lorty dollars an acre,
which are now standiug upon the tax
duplicates at five. The whole matter
requires thoughtful legislation, and if
-aKthe^ next session the Legislature
would 5daress-iUelf to this question,
and give the taxpayersT^tr-eiiUal law,
it will tare earned the gratiludeoTTnT"
constituency.
The objection to a higher valuation
on account of an increase in the school
tax can scarcely be seriously urged.
There is a demand all over the State
fi\i> Innirfir tcrinl: anil Vinffer Cflmnlfi.
This cannot be given without more
money, and the increase in the local
levies shows that the people aie willing
to pay more for schools. The matter
of education lies close to the hearts of
oar people, aud it is well that it is so.
The statement is published that $17,000.000
of Northern capital is ensrasred
in educating the negroes in the South.
Can we afford to let the white chiidren
grow up in ignorance? and do we
feel satisfied that the schools as at
present run are sufficient to insure us
igaiust this evil?
The public school s\ stem should
receive a sufficient, if not a liberal,
support before it is pronounced a fail
ure. No half starved system will ever
answer fully ibe purposes for which it
was inaugurated. While people pay
a school tux, no matter low small,
they are slow to supplement with private
contributiou; they feel that they
have done all that is necessary in paying
the tax into the^public treasury.
r ..a .v. T? <I
juui iue jufgiaiaiuru cuusxuei iut-;c
matter^aiid give tbe people the needed
xeKef.
A Tale of Fortune Achieved by Dariog.
Ticket No. 87,835 drew the First
CapitalJVize of $800,000 in the 231st
Ijrand Drawing, August lotn, m
the Louisiana State Lottery, It. was
sold in fractional parts of twentieths
at $1,00 each sent to M. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La. Two to a depositor
Union National Dank, New
Orleans, La.; two to Chas. Meinhardt,
St. Louis, Mo., through the Franklin
Bank of St. Louis; two to Jno. \V.
O'Neal and P. O. Wiulerlev, through
tv i vt-.ji r> i. c 'p?? .
r II'M ! U.UJfv U1 UUISiUaiiU, 1CA..,
one to Mrs. Florence M. Iloche, care
of J. B. Fenandez, Savannah, Ga.
one to Merchants National Bank of
Savannah, Ga., one to Lafayette Bank
of St. Lonis Mo.; one to Fourth
National Bank of St. Louis, Mo.; two
to Anglo-California Bank, San Francisco,
Cal., etc., etc. Ticket No. 35,332
drew the Second Capital Prize of
StlAH ftAO. also sold in fractional twen
>*W|v? - j
tiethsat $1.00 each, two to Jas. 11.
Raymond & Co., Austin, Tex; two to
J. E. St. Ainand, Gundeyson, Mont.;
two to Alexander County National
Bank of Cairo, III.; one to the People's
National Bank of Mobile, Ala.; one to
First National Bank of Mobile, Ala.; J
one to a party in Baltimore, Md., collected
through the U. S. Express Co..;
one to a carrespondent at Havanfc, j
Cuba, through F. Esteva, 5 Canal
New Orleans, La., etc., etc. Ticket
No. 75,353 drew the Third Capital
Prize of $50,000, also sold in fractional
i narfe* f.wn to a. rienositor Nevr Orleans
La.; one to the Traders'National Bank
of Ft. Worth, Tex.; one to Merchants'
National Bank of Ft. "Worth, Tex.;
one to A. E. Morales, 15 Obispo St.,
Havana, Cnba: one to Aug. Kalimyer,
6th and Franklin Aves., St. Louis,
Mo., oue to II. It. Cohen, 357 Second
Ave., New York City: one to Amelia
Partenheimer, 918 Monrae St., St.
Louis. Mo.; one to Fred Greenwood,
1 \TA?#AU? TTo Ana tA Phoo W
X^Vi AViHf T vu\. fcv X/MMW ?i V?WV?VV*V4
802 Ninth Ave.,New York City; one
to G. W. Denby, Narfolk, Va., etc.
I The 233d Graud Drawing will take
place at New Orleans, La., on Tuesday,
Oct. loth, 1869, of which full information
will be given by M. A.
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DEVOTED TO EDUCATION.
All communications intended for tliis
column should be addressed to H. L
Duke, School Commissioner, Winnsboro
is. C.
H.L.l)lKE, . - - Editor.
School Wanted.
Miss Marv I\ Black. Cross Ilill,
S. C- Two years' experience. First
grade certificate. Teaches Laiiu and
high branches lielere.ic.^ given.
The attention of tru-tees is called to
the advertisement of Miss Black above.
She is said to be a capable and efficient
teacher, and gives satisfaction to her
patrons.
Trustees* Meeting.
The School Commissioner has had
in mind a meeting of these important
educational factors for quite a while.
Several reasons have caused its postponement.
When first spoken of there
did not seem much interest manifested,
and liAsirir-a. fhfirfl were several vacan
cies in the different boards. Then,
too, it was not considered best to hold
the meeting too long befoie the opening
of the schools as the iuterest and
enthusiasm hoped for as a result might
cool down somewhat before the fall
sessions began.
These hindcrances have all been in
large measure, if not entirely, removed,
and a large and in testing* meeting
is not confidently ex^cttd. *Let
every trustee iu rne couuiy come up
prepared to discuss our pubiic schools
in all their aspects. Let every one
give bis earnest thought to them and
bring forth his best laid plans for their
betterment. Their impovement certainly
deserves consideration, and
every one interest should be williug to
contribute work and thought iu so
worthy a cause. A list of so'me of the
more important points for discussion
will be published later. The meeting
is proposed for Saturday, September
21. Court will probably be in session
in the Court House at the time: but if
so, the Town Hall or some other
building will be securcd.
Section 101-1 of the school law says:
"The school year shall begin annually
on the first day of November, but each
County Board of Examiners shall have
power to regulate the opening and
r?lr?sina-nf (hp snhnols in sn<?h manner
as will best subserve the educational
interests of different localities."
It seeuas to suit quite a number of
districts to open some of their schools
prior to November 1, and a few have
already commenced. The Board of
Examiners has no objection to this
where trustees are satisfied of its advantages.
The matter seems to have
been left to the discretion of trustees
in the past and no change will be made
^they are presumed on account of
surrotrndings in their respective districts
to kri'ow.better than the Board.
There is one matter, however, that
V?a tKnc'ooe mncf 111 the c^hnnla
IUV UUOVVVg UilltfV WVV VV %MW
now being taught. There lJit?.been^.
single series of books adopted for"?xclnsive
use in the county for the next
five years, and trustees are to enforce
such adoption. In their default the
School Commissioner shall withhold
his signature from the pay certificate
of any teacher using books in his
school other thin those prescribed bv
law. The list has bsen published once,
but will be again. In the meantime,
any one who does not know the list
adopted for use in Fairfield can find
ont from the School Commissioner.
The School Commissioner has just
received from Columbia one dozen
rr> 1 1 an.
iru^iccs ikuuu iU9. x tie > oiv ?ci*
useful and convenient books aud every
Board should have one?particularly
in the districts where there are many
schools. They contain pages for
minutes of meetings, blank teachers'
contracts, statistics as to teachers
employed, expense acconnt, school
3 j ?j
oruurs J5&ueu auu ut uci ucsnauic
features. If correctly, a board of
trustees can, at any time, tell as well
how they stand financially as the
School Commissioner himself. Trustees
of large districts are especially
requested to call and get these Records.
As there seems to be some misunderstanding
about the age of pupils
permitted to attend the public schools,
it may be well to state that since
December 22, 1883, the legal schoolage
has been not less than six nor more
tljan eighteen years. The monthly
report blanks should show bnt do
not.
No teacher who fails to read pedagogical
journals and keep posted with
educational progress and improved
methods of teaching, ever achieves
much success or reputation. Some
fanr AVfAiitiitnuI stilus m*?f? will u
iw 1' ^AVV|'VIVIIU1 VllV/"1 ill If lit ?? VV1
tain amount ot j>uece>;a and money
without these aid?, but they are few
and far between, and with theirassistance
might have doubled their usefulness
and financial acquisitions^!^*?
importance of reading some-'s^c^ matter
is again urged upon F-alrfield.teachers.
Try it and bp- convinced; it will
not cost you much; and you owe it to
. rtnn nniiiim; and nnnil.e.
JVUI J/UV 4'-I
Tbft following list has been selected
fron? among numerous other good
ones. The School Commissioner has
\>eeu requested to receive subscriptions
for them and will give teachers the
benefit of any commissions allowed
him. First, the South Carolina School
Journal. As the organ of the South
(5&rolina Teachers' Association (of
whfch you should be a member) and
as a ibome enterprise you should take
it. 1^ Jias many good things in it, and
if properly supported can be made a
power far good in the State. Then
the Southwestern Journal of Education,
published in Nashville, Tenn. It
is proba&ly the best edocational paper
vV?nfh. and 12 henrfilv reenm
ill iu^ ur"?, ?? y
mended ?s a representative and progressive
School journal. BeiHg personally
Acquainted with its editors,
Messrs. ' Garrett & Lampson, and
knowiyig thcir ability and standing as
school; men, the writer can guarantee
its extents to be sonnd, progressive
and/practical.
Aimong Northern journals, the
Ti-^herR' Tnatftnte. ntihlinbed bv 5L Tj.
Keliog? & Co., Ifew York, and the
Public School Journal, published in
Chicago/ are recommended as very
Rk^^ellworth their cost. Send.
fes and examine them
Be for at least one or
Htrniae Salve.
A tbe world for Cuts,
W. Salt Rheum, Fever
K} Hands, Chillblalns,
Kraptions, andposipay
required. It
Inneet satisfaction,
rice 23 cents per
Brice &
m -
COUNTY SEWS.
"WOODWARD.
September 4. The cotton worm has
*??*/!/* 'to unnoaMllMdllH i? lltllllf lotS '
Uiauc 119 aj/^VUlUMW M*?Vi ? ? 0
of damage. They are not only eating 1
the leaves of the cotton, but al*o the 1
small bolls. Mr. Calvin, Brice has <
about fifteen acres almo>t ruined by 1
them. He wiil commence poisoning
with Paris Green this week.
Mr. John A. liriee has been very
ill lor several uays, oui ai ims unuu;
is some better.
Miss Susie Whiteside?, ??t ltichburg,
S. C\, spent a few days with Miss
Bessie Mitchell luat week.
Mr. W. W. Bradley, of Trov, S. C.,
and J. E. Boyd, of Prosperity, S. C-,
after spending two week* with friends
here, left on Monday for their respective
homes.
Mr. John Wilson and daughter, of
Chester, are visiting relatives here.
~ i - - !- iU
Uur mercnanis are laying m imrii:
stock of fallaud winter goods.
The Charlotte Oil Company have
erected a good, substantial building,
io which to store cotton seed.
1CIDGEWAY.
September 9. Our first bale of cotton
was brought by Mr. \V. B. Hogan,
aud sold to A. F. Ilnff & Co. on last
Thursday.
The Uoard or Trustees nave eiccieu
Mr. S. M. Clarkson, of Columbia,
principal of the Ridgeway High school.
He will open on the 16th inst.
Mr. John Steele and family have
been visiting iris father-in-law, Mr. E.
W. Parker.
A negro, charged with creating a
disturbance, was before Trial Justice
Meares, and found guilty. O. W.
<Di?AKan<?n K?o Q f fA^nOTT KoQ fl nnDalp^ .
liu^uauauj uio avivi uv; |
Special Pension Examiner Clark
is in the neighborhood investigating a
case of two widows, in the Smyrna
neighborhood, who claim the same '
pension. One ' will probably have a
trip to the U. S, Court.
Changes in clerks?S. R. McDowell,
formerly with A. F. Rnft & Co., now
with W?. J. Johnson.
J. Ji. uova, lormeny wuii o. a.
Desports, now with A. F. Ruff & Co.
CEDAR CREEK.
September 5. The Gum Spring
Alliance held a regular meeting on
t!ie 31st ult.t and was addressed by
W. W. Smith, secretary of theBlythewooil
Alliance*
Me?sr*. Broom, the noted fox-uuute.s,
caught two.foxes the morning of
the Slar. one of which was a red one. I
Mr. D. A. Broom made a very successful!
shot which resulted in the
killing of a hawk measuring 5.7?
inches from tip to tip, and. the claws
li inches in length.
Harrison Broom is quite ill.
ii?e wtjiiiuci uas uccn luicaiciuuj}
bat very lrfte rain daring the week.
The gathering of fodder ou Jo tv lauds
has commenced biK^has been badly
damaged from high walejr.
We notice in some placfce^that th?*
cotton has taken the rust and "isK^J&dding
except the grown frait. ?'
lue prus[juci ui iuc jjuiuiu \n\jy jo
very encouraging', though a little later
than usual.
OAKLAND.
September 3. We were glad to
notice injhe issue of the 20th ult., that
our predecessor, who was iuquired of
with so much anxiety, has put iu an
annearance again. If we had known
of bis return, we should have given
him a prodigal's reception. We certainly
would have slayed the fatted
calf. We are at a loss to kuow to
what cause to attribute his absence.
Owing to the wet weather we had
in the spring, the cotton was not rid
of grass until fodder pulling- time.
The Oakland Alliance seems to bo
in a flourishing condition. New members
are continually being added to
the roll. Each member is bent on
using cotton bagging, if it can be
purchased.
With the exception of some few
cases of fever, the health around
Oak laud is very good.
GLADDEN's GttOVE.
September 6 Cotton picking has
commenced wiib pro>j>ect of two
third* of a crop. Fine weather this
week for saving grass, peaviues, etc.
Kaffir corn is splendid. I think it. one
of the mott profitable crop*--ire can
raise. It is specially w&apted to blackjack
lands; make on lu-d that
will fr$vJn or rust wheat, corn and
co?t??n; comes in early (1st ol" August)
-j-when grain is scarce, All stock and
poultry eat it ravenously: have never
led any thing that seemed t? be more
nutritious Prepare land and cultl -?
? it.
vate the same as cotton, wun one swik
ten or twelve inches apart. It ouly
needs to be chopped out, and from
four to frix farrow* is sufficient cultivation,
as it soon khades the ground
so that grass cannot grow. By threshing
several heads and weighing them,
figures prove that one acre with a
good stand will turn oat niuty-feix
bushels. Some say, cut the stalk with
the head on it and in that way save
rough feed as well as grain. By such
a practice the grain would waste considerably,
and as peavines can be
saved in such quantities for provender
and not impoverish the laud if
the roots are !eft, I think it would be
better to return the stalk to the soil,
and only 8ave the head. I had a fine
patch last year aud just before frost V
ran a centre furrow between the rows,
* ' " * - ? ? -3
cat iDe staiKs, pailaem la auu uuveieu
with farrows with hall shovel. This
year I planted the same land in cotton,
fertilized with dissolved bone and
Kanit, also planted an adjacent piece
that had been worked m corn, ferti
lized tbe same, aud I believe the
former will make almost a fourth
more cotton.
- v The Gladdens Grove High School
tfftlopen Monday. The patrons will
supplement the public funds and continue
the school nine or ten moths.
A series of meetings have juit closed,
t-U -i "* ri
Having oeen oeiu ai uiu uiuu jjapua-.
Chare!). The pastor, Rev. T. "W.
Melliehamp, was ably assisted by Rev.
A. McA. Piltraan. Much good seems
to hav> been accomplished.
Welt, I wotild say more but guesi I
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had belter cIojc, as I have broken
garrison already and "wideawake"!
too. Yonr "250 pounds
avoidupoit." correspondent should go
slow in running "an iminaginarv line"
and mixing with that "Road Congress,"
or he, perchance, will get
caught again la a "rat trap."
liLYTIIE'W OOD.
September 7. It is generally couceded
that there will not be more than
a half of a crop of cotton made in this
section, ou account of the lateness of
the crop and the unfavorable seasons.
Tlurc is considerable fcickius* in
nn? oAnininnild Onr rillVStMHIli flrfi
kept busy. }
Blythewoori received her first bale
of cotton on Friday, raised by Mr.
Barley.
Miss Magyie Kennedy ha- returned
from a visit to Butes-burg.
Mr. W. J. Johnson returned from
New York on Monday last, and re
port* a heavy stot-K or g<>oas in iransu i
for bis stores in Bh thewood and
Ridge way. lie received a consignment
of the pine straw ba^giig lo-day
which is said to be the first e\ er sold
in Fairfield County. The bagging resembles
very much in appearance
the old jute, but is somewhat darker
and perhaps a fraction heavier.
Mr..L \V. Woolen and family, have
been greatly j minted lor .-everai weeks
wih fever, but we are <:!ad to know
they are now improving.
John Peter?, a very res icci able colored
man, living upon Mr. W. J.
Johnson'* plantation, died tiiis morning.
J?hn was a great favorite with
all the white people who knew him.
FEASTERVILLE. j
September 7. The protracted meeting
season lias just closed. At Beaver
Creek church, on Sunday last, ten
spplicants, two males and eight
females, presented themselves for
baptism. The congregation was
the largest that lias attended
that church for some time. The house
was crowded and many remained out
side.
Misses Lillie and Sue Estes left
Tuesday for Honea Path, the former
for pleasure aud the latter to attend
school.
Yesterday Miss Daisy Crosby made
her departure for Union, -where she
will enter Clifford Female Seminar}-.
Mr. Stephen D. Crosby will return
to Patrick's Military Institute next
Monday.
The Feasterville school was resumed
on Monday by Miss Nannie J. Keller.
From some cause, Mr. John Kee,
of Chester, failed to reopen his school
near Mrs. 2J. J. McLurkin's at the appointed
time, consequently there is an
opening for some aspiring applicant.
-Vfiss Ada Shelton, of Gafiiicy City,
is Msiting Miss Cattie Crosby.
^Jklr. J. B. Crosby has just returned
.from New York.
During the last few days, cotton has
opened yen- fast. Some have com
menced picking. The yield will De
far short of^what was anticipated.
Some complaint is being made of
damage by caterpillars.
Our efficient County Commissioners
visited this section Last week, but did
not conclude to give us a bridgEHicross
the creek near Mr. Jas. Weir's, in
lieu of the one recently carried away.
A petition is in circulation, to make
the road leading from Capt. D. P.
Crosby's, through the plantation, to
Mrs. Belle Estes\ a public road.
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