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LOCALS INTELLIGENCE W edne&day, March 31, - - 1897. LOCAL BRIEFS. ?Read notice of summons. ?Se<- advertisement tearcbers' cer tifioate ?ii:. J. J. Neil is acting as deputy clerk abscnce of Mr. R. H. Jennings. ?y. u- Gun'^ & Ctilinm have move : -sir iiocU of goods to the racai:. ?-..ure of J. M. Beaty & Bro. ?Fa^n, for sevc-il days, fine 1 -iol- top Sano in hpar ill iiao * ' ^va VUb M V uv^v kw - - ? ,? a sac: ' while of his entire recovery. ?(.cmmencicg Monday, ilarch 29, the baoi-j;.'SS houi= of The Winnsboro Bauk iil be from 9 o'clock a. m. to 2 o'clock p. m. --On Thursday and Friday mornings the ground was covered with frovt. Xo serioos harm was done to plants, and" the cold was not severe enough to hurt the fruit. ?The State Board of Education will | meet in Columbia on Friday, April 2cd, and will examine app;icants for teachers' State certificates on April 3rd, beginning at 9 o'clock a. m. ?There will be a meeting of the Confederate veterans of Camp Raines on Monday, April 5th, at 12 o'clock. It is hoped that there will be a fall attendance as business of importance will be transacted. ?The directors of The Winnsboro Bank have given -Mr., T. K. Elliott, president, a leave of absence, to next January to" take a needful'rest, deYolving the presidential functions upon Vice-President T. W. Lauderdale. ?Mr. Harris, who was killed in Edgefield a few days ago by Solicitor Thurmond, was quite well known in Wiansboro, having been here very t r\ tKa ?nfarfto<* /\f tVio "\T 11 rVft.V Dreg Compauy, for which firm he was | traveling. ?T. F. Davis & Co. want you to remember them when you are making purchases of patent medicines or dr ;vrs of any kind. They say that th-y have carefully selected garden seed especially suited for this portion of :be country. ?OwiDg to the delay in the appointment of boards of assessois for Winnsboro and Ridgeway, the Board of xi<qasiizaiiOQ wiu xiaye iu ujccl or the 6th of April. Ail of the members of tbe Board of Equalization will ta :e notice aod be present. ?The convocation of the Episcopal Church will be held in St. Stephen's Church; Ridgeway, in Apiil. Quite a number of clergymen will attend the convocation and the Episcopalians of RidgeV-ay are looking forward to it with a great deal of pleasure. ?ivr?.x. iii. jtaaDemcui, ieuc?o uci advertisement. She has one of the neatt-s: oad most inviting grocery stores here. Seeing her pickles make? you ,>ant them. Her store is tilled with g^ou thi"<rs for tlio- housekeepers, and .'hey should give her a call. . . ?1The.sews- of General Hamplou's recovery is a cause of happiness to avai'Tr firmfrn Pornltnifln. The old ? - - ? T^ii j ? herois loved.andrevered by all (rue Sbhth Carolinians, and his illness i brought sorrow to the hearts of the 1 people of* the old General's native S'aie. .?New 'phones have been placed on the line between Ridgeway and V/innsboro. The farmers of East V-'ateree have put up a line to Mr. "W. C. Beaty'-i store, 'ihe :phone in East Watereeis now at Mr. Hugh S. "Wyiie's, but others will be placed in that neighborhood. -r-The DeePortes Mercantile Company have a new advertisement this morning." They ask you not to forget the Hub, especially that every Monday ladies', misses' and children's shoes will,.be sold absolutely at cost. Mondays should be a rushing day at this large establish merit. ' atta r? t r? rr ttTQ O --V^LUie a u.cikgus.iui bituiiig nw? spent by those who attended theAectertainmeut given at the college on Friday evening, and those who arranged the programme are certainly to be congratulated. The programme consisted of vocal and instrumental music aud recitations. A large audience was present and a very nice sum was realized. ?We Jearu that 011 last Sunday morning Mrs. John R. Patrick, of Tfjite Oak, in going down the steps of her home, made a misstep and fell, f he was very much braised but no i">ues were broken and no se?ious 3; jaries were sustained- Mrs. Patrick i- quite an old lartv and tho fail might e.isily have provi-d very serious. She i* srettin* on verv weiJ, and we hope t'lat in a few days she will have entirely recovered. ?A special from Washiugton to tbe ?;taie, March 2i, in ppeaking of the tariff debate says. "Mr. A \V\ Wol'intr, formerly ot South Carolina, now editing'a paper in Rio Janeiro, was in the members gallery, with Congressman Litimer, this morning. Mr. vy?H-.i!jg uenver several lectures in Y-rginia before he returns to Sooth . Am-rica. He is a brother of the Hon. & *r T. G "Wolling, member of th3 Iegis*T !amr>?.,? ? {.-oirespomlcnts in writing will j ple-.<--; write on only one side of tbej ^ >? VWSff' i^ n nninM-M) m!a cmftrlOf I X. AO ~ A ULUVU^, p/i.-ui-. "'hen written on both si -V. :i printer never thinks of turniug - ov? i* :he page, and in this way much ti itfh? be omittod. Only yesterday a communication came written on both sir"? and the printer proceeded to set ?* i? .? ^/\llrtTTT?r?rf A?' ^ Af 11 U.U J 1VI1V* Til)^ KJ11 i V VU\ OXUV VI CUV I sheet?. The type uiade a pretty mess, and the work had to be done over . . ?The managers of the Charlotte Esnosition are working hard, and are ofTfc/iug every inducement to people to serd their curiosities &c to be exhibited. Mr. Mahan, of the Charlotte Y. 1*1. C. A., has been north collecting exhibits, and during the month of May he will cauvass the Carolinas. Tke managers bad heard of the mi nature exposition held here last year, and they are very anxious to secure 6orr.e of the exhibits. Any person who wishes to send anything must Absolutely Pure. celebrated for its srreat leavening str ngth and health fulness. Assures the food against alum and all fonns of adulteration common to the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. bring the things to Miss LillaKetchen, tind they will be sent and the express charges will be paid both ways. The people of this county should respond to the appeal lor exhibits and send anyiniug- iaac mey nave, ui iiibCivei. o-SLS,z,or2.x^.. HYMENEAL. Married, March 23rd, 1897, at 8 p. m.t by Rev. J. B. Swane, at'.he ro5irt?>r>.-?ciAf IWr WolVpr "R'irknfl.f.riek. Mr. Robf. H. Kirkpatrick, of Chester County, and Miss Mattie E. Pope, of Fairfield County. PHOTOGRAPHS! I will make sittings for photographs at Lewis' Cottage, in Ridgeway, on Thursday and Friday, April 1st and 2nd. This will be my last visit to Ridgeway this season. W. W. Kuser, Winnsboro, S. C. PENSION* BOARD FOR NO, 1. At a meeting of the old soldiers and sailors, held at this place to-day, Unorganized by eiecting J. G. Wolling chairman and C. W. Fancett, Jr., secretary. The following gentlemen were elected as Ihe township pension board for No. 1: W. W. Crosby, chairman, T. E. Dye, Henry Jeffares. Wolling, March 26, 1S97. BabyShow-Bicvcie Carnival! The first week in May there will be given by the > ouiur hdies society of the A. Ii. P. Church a combination baby show and bicycle carnival. All babies less than i<>ur vears or age win be entered for prize* and all bicjcle riders of either >ex arc invited to enter the contest. Appropriate prizes ffill be awarded to thoaereceiving the most votes, both babies and riders. All mothers are requested losend the little , ones and we hop^ to have every wheel in town represented. More Anon. By Telephone. They report that spring has come, 1 and an alligator in Maior Woodward's < pond has come out to son hiu.sett. Mr. W. H. Wolling and Mr. Tin- 1 man have opened a store in the Greenbrier section. Mr. C. L. Smith, ot Greenbriar, has been quite sick but we are glad fo say he is improving. Mrs. T. W. Woodward expects her ; incubator to tarn out about two , hundred young chickens in about two i weeks. The 3Iunlcipal Club Meeting. The municipal club in pursuance of the call of the president met on Tuesna-rr nlnrVif in hflUCA. A P.nTl- 1 Utt-r v\J WU4 u - f siderable dis-cnssion was bad as to whether minors should be allpwed to vote in the nomination of inteadlent 1 and wardens. The matter was debated for a long time, but no decision was reached. The club adjourned : without taring any action on it. As to the election, a town supervisor of registration has been, or will be, appointed by the inte^dant and tbe election will be held at the usual time in , April. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour life Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever. 1c mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- ' Bae, the -wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or SI. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Toe following is taken from the Columbia State, and the maoy friends i of Mr. and ilrs. Abel! will 110 doubt be delighted to hear of their entire ( success in their last concert given a ( short time ago: The papers of Middleton, Conn., are , enthusiastic in their praise of the fifth concert of the school of music estab- 1 ished there bv Prof. W. V. Abeil, 1 the chief musician, xney speaK of the difSc titles surmounted with no , semblance of effort atid the extraordinary technique demanded and fur- ' ni>ned. They make mention, also, of 1 the variety, freshness and modern 1 flavor of the programme, with just enough of ths earlier schools to make ' one wonder which is toe?bcst and they ' pay a high compliment to Mr. Abell on'his successful concerts, tokens of i his high aim in music and his zsal in his work. In the last two numbers ; he piayed in the orchestral part* on a ; second piano in the sympathetic and ' charmiDg style Columbia audiences ' appreciated of yore. Mrs. Abell has . offered to give" this programme in a ' concert forlhe Columbia library about the middle ot May, and sure we shall 1 welcome the musician and the music < heartily. SlOO, Reward, SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded di?ea?e that science has nl.ln tn nn.a in oil ltc CtQfj-fiC Qn^ I uct ii awig i/v uuit- it* t*-J wuw that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive <-uiv now kuown to tbe medical iraternity. Catarrh being a coustutional diseas1, requires constitutional treatment. Ila!l?s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon tiie blood and mucous surfaces of rite swteni, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building np the constitution and assisting nature in duing it* work. Tbe proprietors have sowmuch faith in its onratiro nnTTflri iho? lhau ofP^r One Hundred Doll u s for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonial?. Add rps-\ F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, OSold by Druggists, 75j. Hall 3 .Mmilv rill are the best. 5$ 3 HAKKY E. CRAWFORD For Embezzling Funds lielonjrlng to the Railroad. Harrv E. Urawf.irM has been ar rested and put in jail tor embezzling $130 from the Southern Railway Company. He cauie t'r >m Ohio, and is not known among railway y^npie "a rel;?f mathat is he took the place of emploveos when off duty. * ^ 1 /v C ^MvlvA/yr Iftm KA At uie nuic yji in* ICJUI^UI/ was acting as agent, .Sheltons. We understand that he ba< made a confession, an.l r.ha: he has been promised his release if he pays f>ver the money. I He expects relatives to make it good, j NOTIf TO EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. The surviviug ex-Confederate soldiers in each township in Fairfield County arj called to meet heir re spective voting precincts on ^aiurday, the 10th day of April, to elect three of their number or reDutable citizens as Township Examining Boards ot Pensions. Said boards 8re io elect a chairman, and said chairmen are to meet at the Conrt House on the following Monday, the 12th of April, to organize and elect four of their number or reputable citizens and a physician, who will constitute the County Examining Board of Pensions. The county b ard by the iate act are required to me. tat the Court House on salesday in May. 0: course, where a township board has been elected, as iu 2so. 1, it is not uecessar* co ir??et and elect another. It should be Jiembered that no applicant can serve on the board. PERSONAL. Hon. T. W. Travlor, of Feasterville, spent Thursday in town. Gen. John Bratton returned to Farmington on Monday. Miss Anna McOanis has returned j from a visit to Columbia. Mr. Claude Connur has returned to his home in Oeala, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jennings left fur Florida on Weduesday night. Miss Maggie.Stevension is at home again after u visit to York Count . Mrs. O. W. Buchanan and children lefc 011 Thursday for iheir home in Sumler. Judge O. W. Buchanan has gone to lorkvillc, where he -will hold court this week. ^ f ?- O ..-??? r *-? r-f- V* r\ hoc Ko^ri TTlClfTHO* Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Itagsdale, leltou Thursday. Mr. Theodore Qauttlebaum has re- 1 turned from Charleston, where he has been attending the medical college. Miss Pixley and Mi;s Parmater returned to Farmiugton on Monday, i afser a few days' visit to Winnsboro. 1 No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c, 81. All druggists. | APROPOS PRESBYTERY. One of the most interesting features ] of the approaching meeting of Bethol i Presbytery will be the celebration of the 250th anniversary, of the West- 1 minister Assembly. Rev. Alexrnder Sprunt, of Rock Hill, in behalf of the committee, has aaarsssed the following communication to the members o: Bethel Presbytery through the South- 3 em Presbytery. Dear Brethren: The Committee appointed to prepare o nrncrrammft for thft 350th WestmiDiS ter Assembly Anniversary in connection with the apptoaching meeting of Presbytery at Winnsboro (13th-17th April) will recommend to Presbytery Lhe morning, afternoon and evening sessions of Friday, 16th, for these exercises, and the adoption of the following programme viz: 2 FRIDAY A. 31. r The Assembly?The Causes which , led to it; and its Environments. The 1 Rev. W. T. Hall, 1). D. r The Religious Results of the Assembly. The Rev. D. S. McAiiister. c AFTERNOON SESSION. The Political and Social Results of the Assembly. Mr. J. \V. Thomson. 1 EVENING SESSION. v Our Calvanistic Theology: 1. What * Is it? flow long has it been here? Rev. 1 C. W. Humphreys, I). D. ? 2. Its effect on the Political Life of Men. Mr. A. P. Brown. r 3. As a Reviving Influence in the World. Rev. D. X. iVlcLauchlin. t 4. Its Iofluences on Personal Char- { acter. Rev. W. G. Seville. <] In behalf of the committee Alexauder Spruit t. 11 SUFFERER NO. 3 MAKES COMPLAINT. * Mr. Editor: Picase permit Sufferer ( No. 2 to lay in his complaints for the j benefit of the incoming town council. ] Geese have been expelled from the ( streets of the town and Sufferers Nos. s 1 and 2 propose to expel hogs fivm the j corporate limits, which means a space j one mile and a half by one mile. I wish to enter my protests against { Beveiai nuisances. My neighbor's j uUlUKCLia 3ULUUUU.JC3 1UIV IXkJ o<-i - | ! den and scratch. My o wti do soms- j times. Last year they destroyed two t dozen of my best tomatoes. My \ neighbor's turkeys also sometimes f depredate on my Jot. "Worse than ( thai?my neighbor's calf gets into mv x yard sometimes, when my gate is left \ open. c Now I propose that chickens, turkeys a:id calves be deprived of the privilege of citizenship in Winusbcro along with geese and hogs, and that horses and males be pat on their good behavior. It is also my opinion that ^ no one should be allowed to live within 1 the corporate limits who ha? not money 1 enough to buy all the pork, ^oose, * chicken,turkey and veal that lu: needs ] unless he lus the skill to rai-e said ' article of diet out of sou.c c ?.intry- ' man's premises withuut mmey. But ; von will sav, '-How about the poor - folks?" Well, I will tell you privaelv, I think poor folks are uUo a nuisance ! that ought to be abated. Sufferer 2*0. 3 [ Two Lives Saved. * Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction C ity, 1 111., was told by her doctors she had Consumptiou and that there was no hope for j her, but two bottles of Dr. King's .New | Discovery completely cured her, and she |: says it saved her life". _Mr. Thos. Epjrers. |; 139 Florida St, San Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold, approaching Con- ' sumption, tried without result everything , else then bought one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. It is ; such resuits, of which these are samples, that prove the wonderful efficacy of ihis medicine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial bottles at Mcilaster's & Co.'s Drug Store. Regular size 50c. and ?1.00. * ? a y s\\/ / I I ABSOLUTELY GUARiMED&?S^ | pic and bwtlej free^ Ad. STEELING REMEDY CC GENERAL HAMPTON. * Mr. Editor: I think you were correct in stating that "all the citizens of the State, regardless of political differences," will desire the recovery of our " Chevalier Bayard, sans peur, sans reprodie," Geaeial Hampton, and they should regret not having a sufficient appreciation of hi* worth and his monrnotiimMK <1 t 11 f 111 Vftl VI rr'llftVfl r I or ! net to hare retained hitn in office. It will ever be a Ptigma on the State of South Carolina iu not doing so. retaining him in ofiicc would have been a manifestation and appreciation of his patriotic devotion and chivalric con- j duct in rcar as well as in peace. Soldiers should be honored in preference to any other citizen, and should have their offices as long as they wished. His name, however, is historic and is quite as distinguished a citizen of the State as General Andrew Jackson or John C. Calhoun. Though not an ardent admirer of ex-President Cleveland, yet I feel some admiration for him, his giving a position to our military hero at the, time he did. Respectfully, Soldier's Daughter, j J. C. F.'S LETTER. I have but little time to write this beautiful morning. The glorious orb uf day has been rising on us clear for four or five mornings. The farmers have been ploughing right along for several days. I heard o: only one person thai had commenced to plant corn. I planted u 'little sugar corn in making a start?lor 1 he best of all crops, the king of the supply, lor man and beast, too much cannot be said in its praise. Li is a mighty power for good and evil whin distilled and misused. Its misuse causes it e woes ot humanity generally?poverty, wretchedness, crirr.c and d'-ath, and the sufferings of ;he women and children, as <vell as the attendant evils of ihe drinkers themselves The Legislature has legalized the traffic. Why are there not more chemists besides Professor Barney in this ux-ridden State of ours? [t seems that it must be very difficult :o learn, or the people are taking little interest in ihe science of chemistry. We are truly needing better public oads. Is the county able to have macadamized r <ads built? Wo o I'D mn^h frrmhlor? vcirh running at large. J. c. f. Bunkhead. March 27,1897. Eclacato Your Bowels'Willi Cascaretfl. Car.dy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. ' Oc, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. CROSBYVILLE ODDS AND ENDS. , The farmers are pushing the plows ' low since the rains have ceased. If . he weather continues good for two veeks you will hear no move about armers being so badly behind with 1 heir work. There is a great deal of fertilizers bein* used; some have ^ laulea and some have to haul yet. Che roads a:*e <ibout a* bad as ever ;nown. Small grain is locking well; ] lot a great deal sown. A contract for a ferryman at Smith's . >ld ferry, on Broad river, was let out ] >y Union aiid Fairfield Counties jointy on the 23;d of February. Mr. J. G. Boulware, Jr., was the lowest )idder and was awarded the contract. , ["he ferry is a great convenience in the ^ j 'Corner" a3 well as the public travel. A meeting of the old soldiers of ( Cowship No. 1 was held at Wolling on , he 26th inst. and elected a pension j >oard, consisting of "W. W. Crosby, j r. E. Dye and C. JefLires. There has been a great deal of sijjk- j jess in the neighborhood f or the last j, .hree or four weeks, mostly grippe, j, Dr. 8. \Y\ Pryor, a leading physician )f Chester, was in the " SorBer" again resterday, and, with the assistance of Dr. i rosby, performed a surgical ] )peration. Dr. Pryor has performed ;omc very skillful surgical operations n this ueighborhoad. All of them .roved successful. Dr. Pryor iscomlaratively a voting man, modest and inassuming, but a talented physician, md talenr, like water, will find its pvp] ; ra Dr. Prvnr is bound to find his i evel at tho tip of his profession and j 10 power on earth can keep him from t. It s eras to be the custom now ,hat every man that has a horn is to jlow it, bat it will not amount to ' nuch without talent behind it to back j t up. T;i!ent such as Dr. Pryor pos- j ;esses will blow its own horn. c. M*rch 2G, 1897. BLACKSTOCK BUDGETSA meeting was held on Thursday ( bv the citizens of the totvn for the purpose of nominating a ticket to be ' roted at the coming election of town ; officers and other business. The fol- ; lowing ticket was nominated: For ; interidanr, Dr. J. B. Bigham: for wardens, Messrs. J. JS. (Jraig, Jll. A. [Iolden, 8. D. Mobley and Alex McDonald. Upon morion of Mr. G. L. Kennedy, it w<js agreed that as soon as ilie new c fficers took their places they were to apply for a new ! :hartcr to the secretary of the State, j [t was also agreed upon, that the tax | of the town wonld not be over 25 cts. j Dn the $1. The farmers are taking advantage; ot the past few clear days. There has j not been much plowing done yet, but j if the good weather continues I think everybody will soon catch up wi:h| their plowing. Some of the farmers j havf nnf.a. thev wish to SOW Vet. but I it is getting very late for that kind of work, especially here a man has all of his land to fx up aDd plant. It is j to be regretted that the farmers did! ? f fATHADIFIf I i DRUGGISTS J ise of constipation. Cascarete are the Ideal Laia-A rip or rripe.bnt cause exsj naturalresults. Sam-$ Chicasro, fiontreah Can., or >'err Tort. sn.ft ? POO m ? not sow their oafs in the fall, for where oil? were sowed they are doing: WftlJ. It looks like fall to *ee our platform covered with cotton and more coining ic town. There must have been over 100 bales brought in from the country this week. Guano is still coming. I think if it keeps on we will get oO or CO car loads. It is said that the mail U so blockaded between here and Washington that they had to run extru trains. I did not thiuk that there tvould be so many appointment seekers. I intended io iry myseii, out mere is nu euan^c DOW. It is reported that Prof. S. G. Hardin will iecturc at the academy at Blackstock on the subject of education S00.3. A party was given by a few of the school girls to the little folks of the town (bojsand girls) Thursday night. What has become of the Blackstock t ni?Lo -uncial y uuy.r Mr. W. J. Simpson and sister, of tbe Sonth Carolina College, are in town. x. t. March 26, 1897. For Over Fifty Years. Mrs. "Whcslow's Soothing Syrup bas been used for over fitly years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes tbe child, softens the gums, '< n ? ?-i _ ~~ i auays an pain, cures winu cunc, auu is the best reiLedy for diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little suS'erer immediately. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup." and take no other kind. o 26fxly BLYXHEWOOD DOTS. This has been a very unpleasant month. We have had only five or six days of sunshine since February and we will be glad to number the dreary days of March in the past. Several of our Blytheood young people bad the pleasure of attending the closing cxercises of Miss Ellen Bookbardt's school in Richland last Friday night. Although the evening was very inclement a large crowd was present and they report that the children reflected great credit on themselves and their teacher. The entertainment consisted of charade-, tableaux, recitations, &c. The evening was very enjoyably spent byall. The Girls Sewing Society will give an entertainment here soon for the benefit of the church, and we feel sure that this will be quite a success. Sunday will be Mr. Watson's day at Sandy Level. Everyone always looks forward to his coming with the greatest pleasure. He is such a consecrated man, that he wins the love of all who know him. We feel that he will accomplish wonderful good at Blythewood. The Baptist have a very flourishing Sunday School now. Mr. J. A. Martin has recently put ap a saw mill near his home. We hope be will do well with it. Blythowood is still growing. Several new buildings have gone up since Dur last letter. We arc sorry to say that Mr. Poovey is indisposed again. His mother is with hiin. Mr. Torn Price left f<-r the lower country last week Mi?s Frances Wooten returned from a two weeks visit to her lister in Lewiedala last week, Mrs. D. J. McLean and her little laughter Nora have returned from a pisit to Greenwood. We hear it whispered that the wed liing bells will soon oe ringing in our midst?watch out turkeys. Miss Tcdy Hoffman left seveial weeks ago to take a position at the; isylum in Columbia Mr. K>bert Macon is there.also. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas left for Columbia last week. "We saw an old widower looking around the other dav is if he were searching for a wife. Beware! young girls, beware! March 27,1S97. Swoet Peas. To Cure Constipation ForeverTake Cas carets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. If C. C. C. :fail to curc, druggists refund money. KIDC.EWAY BRIEFS. Th-' >i. -Lug tiovv being rondacted at tlie Aiciijodist Church by ihe Rev. Mr. Leitch is meeting wi:h great i-uccess and by the untiring efforts of Mr. Leitch many have come forward to express their willingness to lead a better life. Much good is being done and many clays will pass before the ?1 ? ?Til <'a../va* Iallah f onrrhf pcop.u H III lUlgCL lilt IMCVII wtwguv them by ibis good man. Mr. Fuvisoux Pagan, the popular cot ton buyer, left yesterday for hi* home in Walbal:a. Mr. Pagan will be m:s od by his many friend- here and all wish him a pleasant vacation and extend to him their be*t. wishes for a happy summer at home. Miss Pearie llemberti-; visiting Mrs. Walter Euff. Mr. Edward Kirk, a knight, of the Grip, is s.guest of Mr. J. A. DcsPortes. Mi.-s Finnan?, of Wintisboro, who has be.r. on a visit to her brother, Prof. F. f. Ilinnanf, returned to her home on Tuesday. The "Ihtle.giant" telephone for the Winnsboro ?fe Ridgeway telephone company came on Wednesday and is now in placj. This give-* the people the use of one of the best equipped lines in t he State Rev. Mr. J. G. Ilemdon, to the regret of his many friends, withdrew from the contest to-day. This leaves Ridgewav without a representative. A TEA PARTY. . On Monday evening at her hospitable home, Mrs. Herbert Raff eutertained a few of her friend?, the oc ~T casion being a tea given in honor of Miss Rnbv Holiday, of Marion, and Mr. S. P. Thomas, or' Magnolia. Among the young ladies present were Miss IJoIliday, Miss Pearl Rembert, Miss Annie Lee Thomas, Miss Lallie Rembert and Isabel Ruff. The gentlemen present were J. N. Lemaster, J. A. De-rortes, i>. r. xnomaa, Herbert Rutf, Jr., J. 11. DesPor'es., March *25, 1S97. l>. e. j . t. Why will you buy biiter nauseating tonics when Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is us pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is authorized to refund the money in every case where it fails to cure. Price, 50 cents * death of the kev. willakd richardson. A private le:;cr received irom Mrs. Clara Richardson Pierce, of Houston, Delaware, su\s: "We laid my dear f.uher, Rev. Willard Richardson, to rest in the cemetery yesterday. lie died Friday, March 19th, of pneumonia, brought ou by la grippe. He died as peacefully as he had .lived; just fell asleep. Of late years he did not remember new faces and friends, but all the old ones were remembered as well as when he was with them." "Father lnmr? W5nn.ih.jrn verv. verv much, and the last thing- mother nad to him was the news in the Winnsboro News and Herald the day before he died." "We are sure that the people of Winnsboro sympathize deeply with his bereaved family in the death of this good man. Mr. Richardson came to this place as a missionary and teacher to the cjlored people at a time when there was much bitterness betwptn the sections of the Union. | Many who had come on timilar missions exerted an evil, rather than a good influence. Bat through his earnest and sinceie attention to his duties, his . unobsirusive, upright life, his broadmindness and bis [sincere interest iu the welfare of the whole community, he first disarmed enmity and then inspired respect and regard. His work in elevating the character of his pupils is seen to-day. In 1S76 Mr. Richardson was Homi nated as school commissioner Dy tne Republicans of Fairfield. He declared that he was no politician, and would ran only on the understanding that he was anxious to improve the public school system. Having been elected to the office and a conflict having arisen for possession of the State, Mr. Richardson announced that he "would be guided by the decision of the Supreme Court; and as suod as it de clared for Hampton, he sent an application for a commission. It is said that his was ibe first commission issued by Hampton to a county officer. How faithfully Mr. Richardson labored for the schools is a matter of history. It is known that he was one of the prime movers in establishing the graded school system in Winnsboro, which was the precursor of similar systems in all the nwns of South Carolioa outside of Charleston. When money was needed to inaugurate the schools Mr. Richardson advanced the necessary funds out of his own pocket, and thereby enabled the session to becrin come mnnf.hs sooner than it would otherwise have done. Some years ago be' retired from active work and returned to his farm iu Delaware. There be enjoyed a well earned rest after years of labor. He declared often that bis stay in Winnsboro was one of the pleasantest periods of bis life; ana it is gratify iug to learn that to the end his thoughts were with 'n-O,-v *r'Ha] oe if TCA.Q liiC pCUi'lt; Ul } .w gratifying to him to know thai he was mutually honored and esteemed by them. CASTORIA For Infants and. Children. JE>*KI>'SVILI>E DOTS. Toe JenkiliSviJJe liieivuv society has awarded a medal to Miss Stella Ruff for regular attendance. This society does .much good in a quiet way. A number of good books can always be found in irs library, and a pure literary taste is being fostered in the mindscf its members. Mr. T. W\ Bird, -gent for the Palmetto Medical Company of Spartan- j burg, S. C.,is canvassing this section j in the interest or inn iinn. Mr. and Mrs. T. V. "Wicker visited J their daughter, Mrs. Swygert. here notj ong since We are !o-igiu^ for brighter skies and ihe scent of newly turned <%arth in common with the rest of you. You have heard and seen so much of Uie rain and mud that in mercy I have postponed visiting you, hoping rh lit might b3 my happy privilege t<> ex press oar joy over a lew uuciouueu day.-, but the "c ouds will not roll by" and wc aie .-till listening to the steady drip, drip of the rain. Oar farmers h ivv bud ample time for the discussion of politics and prize fights and to study aud admire the fine intellectual faces of our lawmakers, whose pictures have adorned the columns <>t so many of our papers. IJow \vise they u'l look?every one of them appears to have drunk deeply at the fountain of higher education, and to be fully competent to irame a doir law or torrapin bill alone and uoaided Upward and onward we go, especially in the mutter of taxes. While we deplore the protracted intefprencx with farm work, our condition pn?- n'.s a happy contrast to that of tho -tilers on the Mississippi and oth"r \ estern rivers, and we pbould iecl deeply srratefal that our lines are c in localities free from such disas.jra. After a bCxits of droughts we are having a series of flood-j. Knriv vpcrp.tables look verv w--U in deed, considering the lack of su;Mhine, aud fruit trees are loaded with blooms. We hope for an abundant crop of fruit, as* the blooming is later than snal. Mr. Elliott Mellichamp, who has charge ot the school at Monticello, preached at Little River church on lorf- Mia coVi(-\rv1 lifcp thft on? CUUUA V idOV* AJ IS tvuwi j * *> v here at Shiloh, enrolls enough pupils to employ two teachers, both numbering about iorty. A goodly number of persons assembled at Shiloh not long since to . hear preaching as u?ual aud also to witness the raarria-re of Mits May Herron and Mr. Walter Cook*, but were disappointed as to the latter, a* for some reason, best known to themselves, this coaple decided to have Mr. Lupo perform the ceremony at his house on the following Monday morning-. Miss Florrie McMeekin is viaitiDg rplativps in the Halsollvills spft.inn. Mr. Maxcv McMeekin is now at Pacolet. Mrs. Ma\bin, of Fiorcncc, S C., is visiting licr p-u'tnt*, Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Ivi: k':ind. ! Mr. J. II Cook, whose illness has been so painful and protracted, does not seem to improve. lie has been confined to tbe housu for several months. Mis? Bettie Yarborongh reiu.ued fro Chester not long since, where she has been visiting relatives. We correspondents are anxion waiting a-> opportunity to win a priz^. y. Old People. Old people who require mediciue ti regulate the bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey nor other intoxicant, but acts as a toc>- and alt rative. It acts mildly 011 the stomacn and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding Nature in the performance of the fuuctiocs. Electric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People hud it just exactly wnai they need. Trice fifty cents per bottle atMc Master & Co.'s Drug Store. HE WANTS A DIVISION. He Is "not Particular as to the Name so There Is the Much Needed Division"-But Where the new '-DivL ion" is to go and what they are to do agitator fails to tell, and leaves us to guess. Mr. Editor: Iu addressing a communication to you last week, advocating a split among the white people of tois state, it was not my intension to get up a newspaper controv. rsy, bat your commeut on my article was so far fetched and, witb all deference, so incorrect in 3ome of'its statements tbat I cannot afford to let it pass unnoticed. I would say at the outset tbat your position is just what I thought it would be. A change from the well beaten paths of politics is rot easily made. However, bavins' put in the J leaven, lam hopeful tha. u .vill soon leaven the whole lump. In the first place your editorial on Mark Hanna was not (even secondarily) the cause of my first article and you will find this from a careful pe rusal of it. [ am not in love with the gentleman and do not, at any time, propose to take up cudgels in his behalf Besides I am under the impression that he has shown his ability to take care of himself. You take the position that in the event of a split among the white people all the good men would stay in the Democratic party and the bad men would go to the new party. Are you, ? *%war?l?af /-?* o cAn aP o r\r*/\r>*? T^i*ctr v. ? ^vyu... ho"W did you get the information? Do you mean to say that the Democratic party in this State is so pure and good that in the event of a split the good men would stay and (presumably on account of pure and healthy atmosphere) the bad men would have? In the recent split into two factions did it leave an tbc good men on one side? You do not make this charge openly but what else can be inferred from your reply (3rd paragraph). What is soiuvitingin the party ihf?r. i: holds the good people with such a firm grasp and repeli the bad so that he seeks the Republican or Populist parcv for refuge? It must* be some hidden manna?1 don't see it on the surface. As a furihcr argument you refer me to North Carolina where the whites are divided and'you note there is no improvement. I will acknowledge that in (bat case no creaitaoie snowing is :nade but it doesn't follow that we would do the same way. "vVhv didn't you refer to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, West Virginia and other States where we have two white parties? Do yon believe they are worse governed than we are? But suppose we take North Carolioa for an example: You "hope Agitator has read (he proceedings of the North Carolina legislature lor tije last few weaks.'' I have read most of it and can't .-ee t hat they did anything to their credit except were liberal towards educational in stitutions, insane asylums, <Kc. .But. how do they compare with oar own' legislature? Oars are all Democrats except one. Ours met, spent $100,000, raided taxes, were wasteful in appropriations for colleges and then adjourned. Any credit in that? Any attractions to bold go <d men? I suppose you refer particularly to the debate in the North Caroliu'a legislature on the lease bill. I admit that was nolhing to their credit. I know that it is openly charged that 19 members of that legislature were bought by the Southern Jlailwap. They were Populists. But did you know they only left the Democratic party tico years ago? Did they turn dishonest after leaving? Anv- more of their stripe left vou iqiuk: As far as ths agitation we have had for the last six years is concerned ir might have accomplished a great deU. but you could hear everywhere, "hush! you will split the party"? t>o main negroes for the whites to divide." With all this there might have been ;i fair diviMon it one side hadn't lost its backbone. Your criticism of the Republican partv is really amusing. You charge it with being the author of all the erils to whica the world, the flesh and the devil are subject. I believe y??n didn't charge it with Mug responsible for so m,->ch wet weather. Suppose voq overlooked tbat. You even charge it with being the mother ot the Populists. Don't you know the Alliance is the source of Populism? Don't you know that the members!.ip of the alliance was greater in the southern States than in Kansas Nebraska and the Dakota's. Wasn't the South almost entirely Democrat:''? There is a strong Populist party in North Carolina. Don't you know th.U il was formed almost eutirely from the Democratic party? Wasn't the entire Populist party of the South tormed Irorn the Democrats? Isn't the dominant element in mis ciau; Populistic? Where the Populist party is cotnpos-d ot < x-Dernocrats almost entirely, how can you charge tliern 10 the Repnblicins? Why is it that Populists tend towards socialism, &c., ju>t as soon as they leave the Democratic party? They must have be n taught the principles before leaving. Ayain if J be Republican party is ihc mother " - : U/v 01 SUCll IDlIlgS, wouiuu t u uc uiuj natural for all such men io go into the Republican partv? Isn't it a lact that most ot them are either Democrats or Populists? In Chicago the hotbed of anarcln ;t and socialist, don't we lind them at the beck and call of ex-Demovratic Governor Altgeld? D'.du't T7 n A T\rtK_? 4~h o 7* AST/7 Si -f* ill M -L/CUs", t/c,^ stgtxu. vy tovvvubw^ work and speak for Bryan? Whr.t is the difference anyway between the Populist and Democratic party ? They have the same platforms?with the exception of some minor detail. They are all working toward the fame e?-?i. i If, as you charge, Populism is anarchy - :v 'pi TWVPiik * v a. a. 11i Cure All Liver ills, Doctors7Say; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic districts are invariably accompan ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Bowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great "driving j^vheel" in the mechanism of man; and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de* - 0 1. ranged and disease is tne result. Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all Liver Troubles.' then what is the present Democracv? their platforms being almost the same? Hasn't the Democratic platform a plank that invites or endorses anarchy? Was it not proposed or introduced by Altgeld, of Illinois, a Democratic anarchist! That plank strikes a severer blow at the govprnment ihan secession. One proposed a peaceful sepa ration, the other is a defiance ?vf law and order. I speak of that plank which would allow a governor and anarcmsi, ccc., 10 noi ana piunoer even to the destruction of life and property and still the Federal govern tnent would not be allowed to inter* fere. That platform shows which party is anarchist in feeling. You would hardly charge the Republican party .with being the mother of the Democratic platform, would vou? Don't think that I am pretending that the Republican party is blameless. I know that it contains rc^-nness as well as the other parties. I .;-Z don't mean to defend it. This conn- *<J: try has endorsed it and therefore it needs no champion. In contending for a division of the people I beli-jve that a Republican party in this Slats controlled by native whites is preferable to what we have now. But no! ?* Yon would advise all tnc-it to accept " " ^ and endorse the onesided affair we have now. You would rccommrnd that all accept and endorse that party v ;J which openly boasts of its frauds perpetrated on uneducated voters: tiat party which boasts that it frames laws that apply to its members in one way and is administered to negrces in another: that party which puts the bottle to our neighbors iips telling him to drink deep and long for r. is , pure and won't hurt him; that party wiiose legislature, ignoring the demand of a majority of its voters, forced up^n us the State barrooms and whiskey spies?striving to add respectability to whiskey; that party that pretends to curtail the use of whiskey when it's object is expressed forcibly by a Charleston dispenser, "Damn the law, i\'? the sales we want;" that party wiTcse administration allows a foreign power to maltreat and imprison American citizens; \ that party that looks or. : quietly while a race of people are beinsr butchered; that party that seeks a system or curreney by which a debtor will*" be enaoJed to discount his obligations one-half Anything in vour.'campaign to attract good men ? Do youremember speaking to the writer (the day the ? candidates spoke in Winnsbcro last July) expressing {be shame and hu miliation that yon leit at the disgraceful scenes enacted and brought about "- 4 by vour boasted Democratic party? McKinley did more for American citizens in Cnba in fonr days than Cleveland did in four years. Spain was tanght even in that short time that the rights of Americans must be respected even in times of war. But I am not particular as to the name so there is the mucii needed division. I xiid hope that you would give some reason for your objections to a division. Your answer to that part of my article is simply an evasion. Meet the issue squarely. Discass it on S its merits and show that my view is folly and madness. It is true my 0?L VXiVy Mvy?wiivvtu .j as the second parly bat my main object was that we should have a division. There are good men in both tactions of the Democratic party in this State?there is a sample of what kind of a division we might have. Do you regard that as dangerous? If :: so wnv? Agitator. --~rS . - y* Ml?np Mr a &J9AEVS IflML/C. 3VBG. W MUAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CUBE .js -dXX>VrcotM Z>iscase-??Failing Memory, In potency. Sleeplessness, eCc? caused - >>. by Abcso or ether Kxcesr-w end ladis- , Zj cretions. They qtzielily end, surety restore Lost Vitality in older yonnK. and fit a mas. for study, 'onsine:s or marriage. Prevent Insanity and Consumption if e. Their use shovrs ir.mcdi.ito improvement and ejects a OtJHE wh?r3 all other fr.il Insist upon having the gen nine Ajax Tablets. They have cored thousands and will enre yea. V.'e sriw a positive written guarantee to effect a curs Eft ^ cachcaseor refund the money. Pri-a <J<0 w : 'Jcper package; or six pkges (fall treatrw-nt) for $2J ). By mail, in plain wrapper, upon rec? ipt of price. C: rcular - -^ AJAX REMEDY CC? 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' mn innnnfi) fin nrni n I fu rp.no mm (Miirm, % THE REGULAR EXAMINATION of applicants for Teachers' County Certilicares will be heM by the County Board of Education 0:1 April I6th, in the office of the County Superintendent of Education at 10 o'clock A. M. D. L. STEVENSON, 3-30-2t Co. S'ipr. Education. Notice. ~ THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the stockholders of The Savings and Investment Company win oe neia uz The Wiimsboro Bank ur 4 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, April 6, 1897. T.W.LAUDERDALE, 3-20td .President. Final Discharge f .On the -11th cay < : April, 1 will apply to O- it- .joar.sion, <j uo^e ox Probate for Fairfiei<? Coui.iv, for a llr.al discharge as Uxecator of ;he estate of Eliza Elder. <'eceas&d. T. a. KETCHIX, 3-ll-4t Ex"<tuor.