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r ~ 4 * ~l I ?l I IMIIIM ll~ I I 111" II ? !' ll If ^ LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Wednesday, July 12, - - - 1899 7 daiiless Biejcle For One Hit M .QnlioppihprQ muu uuuuuniiuiua For one hundred new subscribers to the "Weekly Nevts and Herald, this newspaper will give a chainless bicy?-e ^be on,y condition is that the H subscription must be for a year and pr paid in advance. This offer stands open for 60 day3. Now is the chance for some young lady or young man to get a good bicycle. LOCAL BRIEFS. ?One paid op share for sale. Read r\ A TTfl TY> onf avi T u' w.? i.# -Just received, 500 lbs. Long Cot- ! ton Tobacco. Come and get a bos. Porter Bros. ?Another mnch needed rain fell in this section of the county Saturday afternoon. "What might have been"?if that little c ugh hadn't been neglected?i3 the sari reflection of thousands of consumptive One Minute Congh Cure ? ~/>. \frt\Tocf at* cures auv v>un.ia. Co. ?Any one having a piano to rent will please address "Musie," care The News and Herald. 7-11-2' ?Read the Fairfield Boiler Mills' ad. in this issue. They are prepared to , supply fi^urof the very best quality. ?The system of free delivery of mail tor the rural districts will go into operation in this county on the 15th Inst. Mr, and Mrs. B. Lackamp, Eiston, Mo., write: "One MinnteCough Cure saved tbe life of our little boy when nearly dead with croup." McMaster Co. ?In a game of ball played in Chaster Monday afternoon between Chester and Blackstock, the'.Cbestei team won by a score of 25 to 4. ?It is dariDg long periods of ciry weather, such as we are having at present, that the need of a system of water works is most keenly felt. ?An entertainment will be given by local talent on Friday evening for the benefit of iho Episcopal Chnr&h. The program will be published in a later issue of The News axd Hekald. You can't cure dyspepsia by dieting. Eat good, wholesome food, and plenty of it,?Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food without aid from the stomach, and is made to cure. McMaster Co. -Ex-Governor John Peter Richardson was widely known and most highly esteemed in Winnsboro, and the announcement of his death was received with genuine sorrow and regret. ?Don't read John Mcilaster & Co's new advertisement in this issue of The News and Herald unless you wish to learn something to your advantage. If you wish some information that will be worth dollars to you look up this ad. ?After a stay of about sis week3 in Winnsboro Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miner left Thursday for Camden, S. C. Mr. Miner came to Winnsboro for the purpose of putting in the : oiler mill machinery. He goes to Camden on a similar mission. Thomas Rhoads, Centerfield, O., writes: "I suffered from piles seven ? or eight years. 2?o remedy gave me r relief until DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, less than a box of which permanently cured me." Soothing, healing, perfectly harmless. Beware of counterfeits. McMaster Co. ?The Fairfield teachers attending the summer school at Rock Hill will reurn home on Thursday, Wednesday being the last day of the session. Many ? ? w t^8tuuwill attend later the meeting o,f the State Teaehers' Association at Harris' Li'hia Springs. ?Ladies' $2.50 slippero reduced to $1.75?Nos- 2-b to 4s. Get a pair befnrp. fhpv firp ?H crnnf? Pr?rtpr Rr/is. ?Charlotte, N. C., now has an ordinance prohibiting- spitting on tbe sidewalks of the citj. It is also an offence against municipal law to throw banana peel on the sidewalks. The passage af this ordinance will not only decrease the dangers to life and limb, but will pat an end to the indulgence of a rather offensive habit. There are other piac:s that might profitably fol low ins gooa example mat uasnocie has set. A diseased stomach surely uodermines health. It dulls the brain, kills euergy, destroys the nervoas system, and predisposes to insanity and fatal diseases. All dyspeptic troubles are quickly cured by Kodol Dyspepsia (Jure. It has cured thousands" of cases and is curing them every day. Its ingredients are such that it can't help curing. McMaster Co. ?Oar Chester neighbors are making extensive preparations for the entertainment of the~veterans, sons of veteR rans, sponsors and other visitors exWk pected to attend the division reunion j|& in that city on July 23th, 29th and 30th. The arrangements are in the r hands of a competent, wide awake | and hustling committee, and they propose to spare neither labor nor ex:n giving their guests a good un p The indications are that about 5,000 visitors will be in Chester during the reunion, but ample provision will be made for the comfort and entertainment. ?The owners of dry and parched up farms and gardens in and around Winnsboro watchcd the clouds most anxiously Tuesday and Wednesday, but the promises of rain were not fulfilled. Light showers of rain fell Tuesday bat not enough to lay the dnst well. It has been raining all around us, bin Winnsboro and the immediately adjacent conntry seems to be entirely outside 01 tne ram belt. There is a n old saying to the effect that if rain falls on the 4:h of July there will be rain within sight fcr the following forty days. We need rain but we could get along with perhaps a little less than forty days of it. Dr.. Cady's Condition Powders, areja-t what ahorse need? when in bad condition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are not food but tneuicine and the best in use to j put a horse in prime condition. Price 26 cents per package. For sale by McMaster Co. R Word to Doctors We have the highest regard for the xnedic?l profession. Our preparations are no- sold for the purpose of antagonizing thei$, but rather as an aid. We lay it down as an established truth that internal f&nedies are positively injurious to expectant mothers. The distress and discomforts experienced during the jnonths preceding childbirth can be alleviated only by external treatment?by applying a liniment that softens and relaxes the over-strained muscles. We make and sell such a liniment, combining the ingredients ia a maanex hitherto unknown, and call it Mother s Friend We know that in thousands of cases it has proved more ':han a blessing to expectant mothers. 11 overcomes morn ing sickness. It relieves the sense of tightness. Headaches cease, and danger from Swollen, Hard and Rising Breasts is avoided. Labor itself is shortened and shorn of most of the pain. We know that many doctors recommend it, and we know that multitudes of women go to the drug stores and buy it because they are sure their ohysicjans have no objections. We ask a trialjust a fair test There is no possible chance of injury being the result, because Mother's Friend is scientifically compounded. It is sold at $i & bottle, and should be us>*d during most of the period of gestation, although great relief is experienced if used only a short time before childbirth. Send for our illustrated book about Mother's Friend. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, OA. " THE FACTORY CHAPEL. Work on the Methodist chapel at the factory is progressing nicely, and the building will soon be ready for the opening service. The building nas been weather-boarded and shingled, and the doors and windows are all in. It will not take locg to pat the finishing touches on the neat little building, and put it in readiness for the use for which it was designed. CASTORIA. Bears the ^8 Kind You Have Always Bought 1 A JOINT PICNIC. The Winnsboro, Ridgeway and Hormah Baptist Saaday Schools gave a joint picnic at Hormah Charch 01 Tuesday. The threatening weather of the forenoon kept very few of the youDg people away?nor the older ones either for that matter?and the large number of Sunday School pupils, teachers and their friends present spent a thoroughly pleasant day in the woods. ? $10.00 suits for $6.50; $7.50 suits for $5.00; $i.50 pants for $3.00; $3.00 pants for $2.00; $1.25 pants for 75c; 75c pants for 50c. Come and look at oar clothing before you bay. Porter Bros. JuOBt. Many golden opportunities have been lost by those who suffer froit rheumatism. By taking Rheumacide naw they will be permanently and positively cured. A SO-CALLED DEGENERATE POET. William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., has bronght down upon himself the wrath of the expansionist organs generally, and particularly the [New York Journal by the publication of the following. fhino A nrn'nolrl/'i ia fhft rnmmnn fltft Of all who seek, iu Freedom's holy cause. Deliverance from foreign yokes and laws," Against a foe of overwhelming weight Thou hast great compeers of an earlier date, XoutssaintrvBezzaris, Kosciusko, men Misunderstood, m"stfgned^?tlefeaied. then, Iramortalizsd amoag tbe brave and great. Take haurt and comfort if thy soul be sad. Net lost nor w?. ted thy heroic stand: Thou hast unmisked a nation falsely - clad In altruistic garb, revealed aland Blind to distinctions between good and bad, And smiting Liberty with ruthless hand. WHO IS Women as well as men are made miserable by A ^ kidoey and bladder BLAME. trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the great kidney remedy promptly cnres. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet telling all about ij. Address, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. GIVE CS MOKE LIGHT. We are thoroughly aware of the fact that the town council hasn't at its disposal "money to burn," but some scheme ought to be devised by which we can secure better lighted streets. On Snnday [evening a News and Herald man was in the northern part of towD, aud except for an occasional faint gleam of light from an open door or window of the dwellings along the street he could see nothing to relieve the intense darkness. There was not a lighted street lamp between Fairfield Street, on wbich the A. E. P. Church is located and the Fortune Park road. There are some side streets where except on moonlight nights the gloom is jast as deep. Wheelmen are not disposed to kick about the ordinance that requires them to carry lanters, because mey realize perfectly the wisdom of ifc, but pedestrians gare very much inclined to protest against a condition ,of things that renders it necessary lor <bem to carry lamp3 or torches as a matter of personal safety. Spain's Greatest Need. Air. iv. r. uiivia, or Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, I S. C. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in the back ol his head. On using Electric Bitters. America's greatest Biood and Nerve Remedy, all pain scon lelt him. He says ihis graud medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidnev trouble, purifies the blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life into every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every bottle guarauteed, only 50 cents. Sold by McMaster Co., ; druggists. I aaauMg?a?MIUIW???=3Ba??i GOM1XC AND GOING. Mrs. T. J. CaretOn is visiting friends in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. W. A. Itomedy returned io Jacksonville Sunday. Frank C. Withers, of The State; spent Sunday in town. Mr. W. T. Crawford, of Louisiana, is visaing relatives in town. Mrs. O. W. Rice, of Brooksville, Fia., is visiting Mrs. John J. (Jreight. Prof. Means Beat}*, of the Clemson Textile School, has returned to Clemson. Mrs. Boyd, of Florida, i3 visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R H. Jen xnugs. Rev. John jR. McAlpine, of Pineville, N. C., is down on a visit to Winnsboro. Miss Annie Swygert, who has,been visiting Miss {Susie Lumpkin, has returned to Columbia. Mrs. Clara Herron and her daughter. Miss Louise, left Friday for a visit to relatives in Columbia. Mrs. J. X. Barron returned to Columbia Saturday after a visit to her mother, Mrs. M. C. Riou. Mr.". M. L. Roche, of Columbia, is in town on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Garrison. Dr. J-ihn Palmer, of Ridge way, spent Sa urday and Sunday with relatives and in Winnsboro. Mr. C.c u Jordan, of Savannah, Ga., came up Wednesday for a brief visit to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Jordan. Dr. David Aiken left Monday for Harris' Lithia Serines to attend the annual meeting of the South Carolina Dental Association. Mr. .and Mrs. H. L. Elliott and their little daughter left Wednesday morning for Chick Springs where they will spend several weeks. Mrs. Ross lefty Tuesday for her home in Pennsylvania after a stay of several months in Winnsboro. She was accompanied by her sister, Mi?s Susie iietchm. Mr. and Airs. J. Scott Deuglass are visitiDg Mr. Douglass' parents near Albion. They have been in Jolumbia and are now on their way to Washington where Mr. Douglass is located. "We have sold many different cough remedies, but none has given better satisfaction than Chamberlain's," says Mr. Charles Holzhauer Druggist, Newark, N. J. "It is perfectly safe and can bo relied upon in all cases of coughs, colds or hoarseness. Sold by McMaster Co. THE GLORIOUS If OURTH. The 4th of July, the one hundred and twentv-third anniversary of the birth of this- republic, was celebrated in a very luild way in Winnsboro. There was no ringing- of bells, no booming of cannon, nor did the small boys take advantage of the privilege usnally accorded them of setting off fire crackers galore. The bank and postoffice officials were given a holiday, "out no other places of business closed. There was quite a crowd of colored people in town, attracted probably by the game of base ball played in the afternoon between the Winnsboro and Gladden's Grove. The game was called at 4 p. m., and proceeded smoothly through the sixth inning. At this stage of the game, however, liie official score; was oougea 10 leave to catcb a train. An attempt was made to provide a substitute but the dusky ball tossers from Gladden's Groye were not satisfied with any of the selections made and refused to play to a finish. "When the game was called the score stood 15 to 14 in favor of the visitors. Tka ntod/lnri'a drrrxrp TirftCS hftMf?. JLUb vmuuva o v i v m?v?vw colored, came down for the day and during the forenoon paraded through town, rendering most artistically, ilaxcbing Through Georgia, Yankee Doodle, Peet-si30^rA.iiet Time, and many other new and choice sclecfitm^ It was about the warmest aggregation, of musicians that has struck this town in many a day, "long may she wave"? at Gladden's Grove. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible Barn, Scald, Cut or Braise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will bill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup U0H3. J53SI me cure on earcu. \juiy 25 cts. a box. Care guaranteed. Sold by McMaster Co., druggists. A MODERN* HIGHWAYMAN. Sam Brown, colored, is now serving a sentence on the county chain gang, having been convicted or canning a concealed weapon. When be has served bis time for this offense he will be made lo appear before the trial justice here to answer a charge of highway robbery. Brown's (roubles commenced when he met Sam Robertson in Wiunsboro last Saturday afternoon. Brown meniioned to Robertson that he had a "small bottle," (whether it wa? eold or not is not recorded) and proposed that they seek some secluded nook down West Washington Street and take a "ball." Robertson seemed pleased at the prospect and off they went. After walkincr a short distauce from Main Street {Brown a3ked Robertson if he could j change a dollar. Robertson replied that he had ninety-fire cents in chaDg and a silver nickel with a hole in it, and opaned his pocket book to prove Secret of Beauty w ic health. The secret ofhealth is ! i .r.wcr rn divest and assi::", I - ?? a proper quanity of food. T'r'.s cm never be done when :hc liver does not act it's pa- r. Doyou know this ? Just's Liver Piils are an :.bzo cure for sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, maLria constipation, torpid liver, p!!~s jaundice, bilious fever, biliousness and kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Piilr -I'M" II' "I VI I I : * Sweet Bells Jangled j ( Out of Tune and Harsh." 1 Shi-kespeare's description fits thou- [ sands o? women. They are cro3s, des-{ ponusickly, nervous?a burden to[ them^sive? and their families. Tbeirj ( sweet dispositions are gone, and they, like ( i the bells, seem sadly out of tune. Butt ' thers is a remedy. They C3n use j ? I r McELREE'S fi Wine of Cardoi!! P < It brings health to the -womanly g j organism. and health there means ? I well poised nerves, calmness, strength. | ' H T+- vocf/wA? nr nriOYM- anrl rwrw-r ? r |*w "O I p 2 It tones up the nerves which sulrcr-!.5 ing and disease-have shattered. It is\ the most perfect remedy ever devirori L' ] to res tor j weak women to perfect | ; health, and to make them attractive! and happy. $r.oo at all druggists. S For advice in eases requiring spec-1 1 lai directions, address, giving symp-g toms, "The Ladies' Advisory De-| ( partment,'' The Chattanooga Medi-I c cine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. 1 ] REV. ,T. W. SMITH, Camd-.-a, S. C., | ] says s?"My wife used Wine ofCurdui at home a for fa! line of tlw womb and it entirely cured 8 her." 11 'urtHif ""IT-**??T? ^ his statement. Robertson had thejj change, but he had in addition several; large, bright silver dollars. Brown , saw the coin, liked the color of it, and wa3 prompily carried away by a con- ] I saming thirst for sordid gain. Ee , pulled his pistol, demand?d of Robertson the parse and all of the wealth it ? contained, and got it without a strug- ^ gle. The victim came back at once ] and reported the case to the police and in a short time the bold highway- , roon t?7j.e 1 a n orni shi n<r in a nricon cell. The above is the story told by Robertson, and the result of a search of the piiioner's perjon goes far toward; establishing its truth. Brdwn y was s?-ut up by the mayor to the ( m8giv rate's court, where he drew a " sentence of thirty days on the chain ( gang for carrying a concealed, deadly ? weapon ITe will be tried for high- J J way robbery at the expiratiou of the I time he i? now serving. At the hear- ( ing betore :he mayor, that official sug- ( gested to Robertson that by making \ some 6.10 7/ of fight or resistance he : might have prevented the robbery, j and avoided the delay attendant upon I the recovery of the money through * process of law. Robertson intimated, however, taat the pistol of thirty-two calibre, seamed magnified to the proportions of a six inch rapid fire gun, ] and he thought it more prudent to t respond to the demands (about ' which 'here was a suggestion of h igh- < handedness) his assailant i An Epidemic of Diaerhoea. < Mr. A Sandars, writing from Cocoa- ] nat Gmve, Fla., says there has been ^ qaite an epid mic of diarrhoea there. . He hau a -o .-.e a1 tack and was cnred ' by focr <' of (jnamberlain's Colic, Cholera a d DUnhoea Remedy. He < says he also recommended it to others , and th'-y say it is the best medicine : they ever used. For sale bv McMaster Co. " ( A. TRAGEDY OF THE RAIL. | Wilson Instantly Killed by the Jkurtti-iiound Passenger Train Snnday. N< a'i Y. WiiFon, a young white man who lias been eta ployed for some time in the Fairfield Cotton Mills, was struck and instantly killed by the nort? -bci5i.il i: ssengei^tcauw-on the Sontic'n Railway, at 6.45 Sunday --evei i:.^' -_Tbe horrible accident occur;, d near The head of the siding switch, a short distance "north oi-lie water tank. Wilson and a Mr. Grey were walkiug along the track between the rails and a-: the train approached, Grey sought a place of safety on the switch ii - i-.i. j xtrz WDicn rUuS on 10 ine ien auu musuu started down tbe enbaakment to the right or e**t side of the track. Had he remained there he would, of coarse, ( not bavo been killed, but obeying an , impulse to join his friend on the other ' side, lie attempted to cross the track , "whan tbe sngine was scarsely a rail's ! length away. Wilson evidently lost j his footing aud stumbled or bee a me ^ ~ aP /^n n/va?? j CUDXUSSU yy n lean^auiru ui uaugwi7 j and did not feuccced in clearing the | trac^ bfcTjre tbe engine struck him. | He wa* Ki led instantly, his body being I tosfod up several feet, and thrown over to the cast side of the (rack. The top or hii skull was cut out, and one of his arras broken, but the body was not othe-wise mangled. 1 Magistrate T. M. Cathcart, acting as ; coroinr, hid a jary summoned as soon as he was notified of the killing, and ; i proceeded wiih the inquest. The jury i rendered a verdict at 1 o'clock Monday morning, the substance of which is as follows: "Noah Y. Wilson came to his death as the result of beiDg struck [ by a locomotive engine at Winnsboro, i S. C., wbi'e said engine w<n inuning !! over th-j track'of the Southern Rail, | way Company. That whan the killing i 1 occurred ihe engine was being ruu at a > j rate of snecd beyond that allowed by a i municipal ordinance." i The veraict refers to ihe removal of ; the body lrom the scene of the killing ! to the baggage room of the passenger j depot The verdict was signed by the I following jurors: J. E. Coan, fore j raaD ; W. Iv. McCarley, R. G. Miller, I J. R. Dewett, J. B. Stevenson, A. ; Sim?, John Hawos, J, O. Boag, R. Y. j Gantt, D. B. Dickens, J. R. Beard, i J. M. Beaty, f. B. Hutchinson, John j M. Smith. ; Wiison was abotU twenty-six jears j of age, aud a naiive of Lexington i County. He wus a steady and indas: ! trions workman and enjoyed tbc thor| ocgh confidence o'f his employers and | associates. He leaves a wife an.l two children. The remains were taken to Lexington, his old home, Monday lor interment. MYRTLE >~EWS. Thejapproximate estimation of (be ;otton crop cf this section is very low. rhe outlook is very discouraging. In ihe beginning the stand was very poor, and the dronght coming on caused another drawback, which it Das never recovered from. T&e corn prospect is more promising. Very little early corn was planted, but most )f what was is looking very well. 1'be &bower3 are very appropriate on it DOW. A great deal of stubble land has Deen planted in pea?, and some in :orn, which looks as good as could be ;xp?cted. Seed peas seem to be very carce. The dull times were partly broken )n the night of ihe 4th by a very lighly^enioyable entertainment given it the residence of Mr. il. L. Cooper. The guests were pleasantly enter:ained, but too soon at least for some, is is generally the case when pleasure s (he ruling motive, the time fo: onr Jcpartnre was at baud, which wa-? reuctantlv but very j j/omly taken. Che occasion will bf remembered long is another band to our social union. Mr. J. Glenn Cooper has accepted a position with the firm of Lipscomb & ; Miiiih, of Ridgeway. We regret ;o icbuowledge ihe loss of such a popular nember of our social circ'e Mr. W.. A. Davis, who has been engaged in truck farming in Central b'la j is visiting bis sister, Mrs. n. tlogan. Miss Effie Cooper, of Iiidgeway, is risiting her cousin, Miss Belle Davis. Mies May Smith is viaitiog her ?ister, Mrs. C. A. Heins. Miss Nannie McDonald spent last ;veek at her aunt's, Mrs W B Hogan. Mrs L A Hogan and family, of Ridgeway, is visiting relatives in this section. Miss Lula Cooper, of Itidgewav, ifter spending some time at "Eastnew," the residence of her uncle, Mr M L Cooper, returned home to-day. Mies Fullwood is visiting relatives aear Blytbewood. Best wishes to News and Herald. July 8, '90. > Dixie. - ? -??* "Awful anxietv was felt for the ;vidow of the brave General Barnhani, )f Machias, Me., when the doctors said she could not live till morning," writes Mrs. S. Ii. Lincoln, whoattend;d ner that fearful night. "All thought ihe must soon die from Pneumonia,. >ut she begged for Dr. King's New Discovery, saying it had more than )nce saved her life, and had cured her )f Consumption. After three small loses she slept easily all night, and its further use completely cured her." rhis marvelous medicine is guaranteed .0 cure all Throat, Chest and Lung Diseases. Only 50c. and $1.00. Trial jottles free at MoMaster Co.'s drug (tore. MOSSY DALE ITEMS. I attended a fish fry and picnic on Broad River a few weeks aero, siven )y Miss Sallie McMeekin's school, rhere were in the neighborhood of iight hnndred fish canght and as a :esult we had both fry and slew in ibundance, besides a fine layout of )ther good thing3 on the table. All parties did lull justice and left no grounds for complaint. It was a very pleasant lime spent by all present. Children's day was held at Bethel Church on Saturday last. There was laite a crowd in attendance who represented a large section of the :ounty. The usual program was gone :hrough with by the Sunday School ind the children acquitted themselves rvitii honor, after which the crowd retired to the grove and partook of a mutiful repast with plenty of good aash, which we consider one of tbe sssentials, especially in a scarce time, for you will reeollect chickens are not ripe in this section yet, We have been visited with some 4am 4 Ua vn ttt rt ft lr tt Klfth ?UUU SL1U V. CI a !<_'l liiu yaoi n tiuivu ias freshened up thiDgs considerably. Jorn as a rule will be very low, but aas a good color, and it i3 hoped will jar lbetier Uaaii once expected. Cotton Is considerably behind- the average, 30th in its maturity and size." -Crops generally in good fix as to work7 Fhere has been a considerable quanLity of cow peas sown, both for forage ind fertilizing purposes. Gardens are the poorest I have ever seen tor the time of year?no cabbage, and beans ire b'ooming themselves almost to death but not patting on any fruit. It is I he same old fare, bread and meat and meat and bread. Melons are beginning to bear now. I enjoyed one to-day for the first. It ate all right but was not enough of it. Mr. Joe Mercer buried an infant last week. What has become o? the election of field officers for ihe U. (J. V.? There was a convention called at Ridgeway on the thir<l w u.inesday of last month for the i>j3e, but I have not seen any account of the proceeding. If it has not been attended to it should be doue before the State reunion, which will be held in Chester the latter parj of tbis month. What ha3 become of the ra np of the Sons of Confederate Veterans which waa oisanizsd in Winnsboro a year or more ago? Come, sous, wake up Irom your sleep and keep apace with your sister counties. Why should old Fairfield be behind others? It is certainly not for the want of descendants of Old Confeds. Mr. T. C. Camak has rcpaiated his house and outbuildings, which adds materially to their general appearance. I also learn that he is prospecting in low country. He is very anxious to procure 6ome property in that section which wili be in his jadgment more condncivc to his welfare as a planter and otherwise. T. B. M. July 8, 1899. CASTORIA. Bears the Hays Always Bought ?Chew Long Cotton Tobacco and be happy. Best tobacco on :he market for tbe money. Sold by Porter Bros. CASTORS A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the yrf 'jtfTZSr. signature 01 v/izw&vpi BLACKSTOCK BUDGETS. Tbe "Glorious Fourth" wa9 celebrated in our little town very enthusiastically, especially among the colored people. It is true we never had any baDds of music or odd fellow parades, as we have been having here tofoie, but our streets were crowded all day. Two [or three little incidents of excitement were stirred up during the day. Chief of police W. H. Mackorell arrested a negro named Anti for making some little fuss on the streets and was taki: g himlo the guard house, when suddenly the -negro made a dart and escaped. The chief shot at him several limes bat Anti made good his escape, jumping wire fences and gullies. lie was said to be one of Mr. Tnos. Brice's ftenauts, of Woodward, Mr. Walter Blain acted as assistant duiiDg the fourth. The council have put a hustle on themselves here of late and are going tu have a better ov'r. of things in the incorporation, whhb ha3 been greatly ne?ded for a lonu tirns. A company h*.s purchased, conditionally, a tract or part of a tract of laud from Mr. Jjha Peay, near here, with the view of workinga gold mine. The*- claim that the ore is rich enough so pay very well, provided there is enough Iq quantity. They have begun to work already, and in a few weeks we hope to see the mine in full blast, and no doubt if this proves successful there will be many experimenting. It was my pleasure 10 attend the picnic at the Catawba Falls on July 4th. There was only a small number present. A friend and myself accompanied by a guide went down the old canal and took an inspection of the locks and the old rock house. There is certainly some of the finest rock work on these locks and house that I have ever seen. The locks are about twelve feet wide and an average of twenty deep, and each about foity yards long. This cinal is several miles long and every hundred yards there is a basin. Our ?uide informed us that tnese basins were the places where the boats met and lay in to let others pass through the locks first. The old canal. ,of course.is filled 'up", "bt'it tbe~Tocks are still open, although they have large trees growing in them, showing that it has been a number of years since it wa3 used. As to the ro?k house our guide informed us that there were several more up and down the river. But we could nrtt nn/)arcf > nrl fho nf tV>i? hnnefl UVk WWViW^UU VMJ-VV V* w ? unless it was used as a depot, which in all probability it was, as they were several miles apart. This canal was opened some time prior to the Revolution or about that time. It was in use daring the latter part of the war, as it is said [the British used it a great deal. The foundation of the old armory still remains on- th$ bank of the canal, which goes to prove that the British did use it. There are some rftT'efomAMi -Portlc TTTltVi thd UiJObbilV/UO V/ 'UUVVU'U if tiu vuv whole thing that will never be known. The question I would like to know is, who does the canal belong to? I will have to stop this subject as I know very little about it, but would like to know more. Mr. J. C. Dye took a carload-of cattle to Richmond Thursday. We hope he will find ready sale for them. Prof. W. S. Morrison, of Welford, S. <)., who holds down ths chair of history "at Clemson College, spent a few days at his old home last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Morrison. Mrs. S L. McDonald will leave Monday for an extended vi-ic to her parents at Boardman, Fia. M. July 8, -'99. DeWitt's Little Earlv Risers expel from the system ali poisonous ac^nmniations, regulate the stomach, bowels and liver, and purify the blood. They drive away disease, dissipate melancholy, and give health and vjgor for the daily routine. Do not gripe or sicken. McMaster Co. m + m> . OUR CHARLOTTE LETTER. Interesting News Items from Across the Line. a new citycom^^jg^^^^^BB they have sfa^^Rt that end of tbe line for reform About a month ago they pa-sed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to spit on the sidewalk, punishing all violators with a fine of So.00. Two weeks afterwards the fine was increased to $10. The law went into effect July l3t and already the sidewalks present a more decent appearance. The law was designed as much as a health measure as for decency and onr city fathers deserve the thanks of the whole community. Now it is either fpit in the gutter or not at all. Rev. W. \V. On*, of Corsicana, Texas, has just closed a two weeks' meeting at the East Avenue Tabernacle (2nd A. R. P.). liis preaching was popular, great crowds attending every service, and the last night the boose would not hold the crowd. There were 51 accessions to the church. This church has jast been completed and was dedicated about a month ago, Rev. J. T. Chalmers preaching the sermon. t>? i? ur t\~ ? ~ rut nev. tiuiiu ii. l^uugias, ux rai*5 Blood TeHs ^ - f 4 Yes, it is the index to health. If f you have bad bl<wi nre likely "3 ^ to learn that you ii.t < i.heuma-^ 4 tism, one of the must horrible dis- tjk f ease to which mankind is heir. If 1 ^ this disease has just began its work p* 4 or if you have been afflicted for a ? years, you should at once take the 2 ^ wonderful new cure, r Rheumacide ) ? Thousands have been cured. Tiie ^ summer season is the best time lo C a take a rheumatic remedy. Nature k I f -mi ii 4U? ^ \ f Will Uieil itiU LUC JJJ.C 1XJL Ci' ; feeling a permanent, constitution- f d al cure. People with bad blood \ r are subject to oatarrh, indigestion. ; ft and jtaany other blood diseases, f a To 13e healthy the blood must be \ ( pure. EHEiniJCTDE is the; i th Prince of blood purifiers. r 17 Sold in Winnsboro by McMastcr^ ^ 10. rriee 51. ^ ^ After you have trii 9a other preparations, ai #X to relieve you, then v If 43ERS1 I| FEMALE I 5X ?(o. s1. || IT WILL C\ FOR SALE BY ALL DBA L. GERSTLE & CO., < & jF Sole Manufacturers fi>ld, will be in Charlotte the months ! oi Jalv ><nd August as assistant pai- 0 tor to Mr. Chalmers. Mr. Douglas is ^ a?ouol Mr. J. S Douglass, of Albion. % There will be held in Charlotte in a a: few riavs a <!Road Congress." The c* meetiii<? will be in charge of the State jr geologist. The visitors will not only F be given the theory but will be shown s| the practical workings of macadamiz- ^ ing roads. They will also be instruct- x ed how to locate and grade a new a rru:? t ? m roau i uxs xa au xueai piauc iui a meeting of this kind. Thi9 county has some ef the finest roads in the South and has all the improved machinery tor working and keeping them up. In addition to this they have men experienced in road building who will give the convention the benefit of their experience. Fairfield's county and township supervisors would find it a helpful meeting to them if they will attend i< (and they certainly should). Fairfield ti should get all the knowledge going as n to good road3, for I don't think I know a * x i_* 3 , _ * At 4- : T oi a country ouisiae ox me muumai >s \ that need9 good roads worse. It lias I its c-ffect and one can notice it on every I hand. The increased va ue of the ^ land is oae thing; also wtien it comes t to hauling one mule does the work of ^ two. &c. The delegates will_be ex-1 * pecied to pay their ' ovVTr expenses^lJar^ there will be reduced rates at some of the hotel3, and as the ?ongress only lasts two days it wiil not cost much. Every man tniuks his job is the hardest. What would some of-your people, who are complaining of high taxes, think of an assessment of 21 mills? That is the Assessment ef this I county for this year and a $2 poll tax to boot. Bat then there is something to staw for it here. The Southern Railway has broken ground for the erection of a large compress here. It will be oue of the largest in the country. The building and platform will occupy something over two and a half acres of ground. It will hardly be ready for the opening of the cotton season. There is a great complaint among the farmers as to the scarcity of rain Crops of all kinds ace suffering won- fi dar ally rand corn is almost past rea mt. _ r / T accipuuo. a lie iarmers, uum wkhi x can see, are in better circumstances ? thau they are in Fail field. There are not so many negroes, the farms are smailer and they don't plant so much cotton. They seem to have something to sell all the time. Tnere will soon be held an election n in this State on the adoption of an p amendment to the constitution. It * relates to the suffrage question ana is tl a combination of the South Carolina and the Louisiana plan. There will bo strong fight put up in some sections, but it seems to be the general opinion that (he amendment will pass. It wiil have ? regular walkover in the eastern part of the Stale, bat the fight will bs in tbe west, where there are a good mauy influential white Republi- I cans and Populists, although in some 0 sections promineut Republicans have & stated their intention to vote for the * amendment. Of course that great " bogaboo, to the newspapers, tbe Be- t publican barrel, will makejts appearanca. It is always pointed to as an evil but generally welcomed. It can purchase but can't count. G. IS IT RIGHT For an Editor to Recomm-nd Patent Medicines? { From Srlvan Valley News, Brevard, \ N. C. ' g It ma? be a question whether the -a* c l?_ At ? eauur ui a newspaperua^uc ugm ^ in^c we feel it a duty to pay a good word for Chamberlain's Colic, Cboiera and Diarrhoea Remedy. We have known and ased this medicine iu our family for twenty years and have always "found it reliable. Iu many cases a dose of this remedy would save ho;:rs of suffering while a physician is awaited. We do no' believe in de- ] pending implicity on any medicine for g a cure, but we do believe that if a ? bottle of Chamberlain's Diarrhoea T Remedy were kept on hand and ad- ^ ministered at the inception of an attack much suffering mighc be avoided { and in very many cases the presence i of a physician would not be required. . . . % - - ? - i i : I At least mis nas ueeu uur eaper.ieui;e during (he past twenty years. For t sale by McMaster Co. ? T Tetter, Salt-Rhctim and Eczema. I Th? intense itching and smarting incid !- to these diseases, is instantly illayed by applying Chamberlain's Eve and Skin Ointment. Many ver> bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It is equally efficient for ifching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 25c: s. per box. For sale by McMaster^jCo. U DeVVitt's Little E&rly Risers bene-!] fit permanently. They lend gentle) assistance to ratrre, causing no pains \, or weakness, permanently curing j| constipation ana nver auraenis. jjc Master >Jo. Gun-shot wound* and powder-burn?,' cu:s, bruises, sprains, wounds from !< rn-tj nails, inject ftinsrs and ivy pois jl oniaor,-qiuckJv boiled by DeWiti'sp Wi'ch iiazel Salve. Positively pre- j vents blood poisoning. Beware of j 3 counterfeits. "DeWittV i- sake and H SURE. McJIaster Co. "limfiri' I IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS5,' with a full sto.'k <- Ca-kets, Burial |j Cves and Coffins, <*ong*ant!y on hand,: and us'' of hearse 'when requested.' Thankful for past patronsge anrl =oiici-1 talion for a share in the future, iu the I, old staud j Cal'e attended 'o a: all houre. THE ELLIOTT GLN SHOP, J. M, ELLIOTT & OO. 1 4-17-ly s"-' ljjj imenTfl id Doctors and all Sf ad they have failed Xv rLE'S if 'ANACEA. || i JRE YOU. || LERS IN MEDICINES. yS Chattanooga, Tenn. Ladies Can Wear Shoes 'ne size smaller after using Allen's ' 1 "r^ - - * 3a- r-1-* O I?rtr? ?nfA ooi-Hiase, a powucr vu uc xuw ie shdes. It makes tight or new shoes iel easy; gives instant relief to corns od bunions. It's the greatest com* >rt discovery. Allen's Foot-Ease is a jrtain cure for ingrowing nails, sweatlg, hot, aching feet. Trial package 'REE. Sold'by all druggists, grocers, aoe stores and general storekeepers verywhere. By mail for 25c. in amps. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, ,e Roy, N. Y. HAiRBA'JSAM Cletssci beadflei tht trooote* & luxuriant growth. Sever Fails to Hestor? Ottj HJdr to its YontiiTul Color. Out* seals di?e*.-es & hair fillirra VIRGINIA COLLEGE For YOUNG LADIES, Boanoke, Ta. Opens Sept. 12th, 1S9D. One of the sading Schools for Young Ladies in tie South. Magnificent buildings, .all aodern improvements. Campus ten eres. Grand mountain scenery in Galley of Va., famed for health. European and American teachers, 'ull course. Superior advantages in urf and Music. Student? from twer.y-seven States. For catalogue address * hePresideut, MATTIE P.HARRIS, loanoke, Va. ?? ' Vrfte fo?TBc^ree "booSlet: "Aferry ^ ^ Rhymes for Thirsty Times." Hires Rootbeer 1 time Is here THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO.. Philadelphia, Pa. ; Makerx of Hire* Condensed Milk, FOR SALE. a\th *% a tt% rrn nrr Ti'n TVT *n a TO UxMii raiu ur ori^iu^ jj* j?^?aold Cotton Mills. W. S. HALL, 7-6-2 Mitford, S. C. $75 Reward. j WE WILL PAY THE ABOVE | eward for the apprehension with || roof to convict the parjy or parties , l* rbo barned onr barn and stables on lie night of June 4,1899. j. p. brown, -m J. N. BROWN, 7-1-31 Blylhewood, S. C. Final Discharge, -i TO nrDUDV r^TVCXT l>UliV>?i lO QXiUiJUX Ul l JOi.1 waii will apply to S. R. Johnston, Judge ; f Probate for Fairfieid Connty, at % is office, at 11 o'clock A.M., Aogu-t >js st, 1899, for a final discharge as Guarlian of Jennie, Maitie R., Harry and ^ Jbarles Bolick. ' JAS. R. BOLICK, 7-5-3w Guardian. Wanted. J t1 a TPTmrr/n tr1 a \f Tr,TE!s o work in the Fairfield^j^ Ve prefer large ,irls and boys froq^Fto 20 yea^^Hf _ ll \ SHIPP, JR^ J| Supt. Fairfisld Cotton Mills, . ! 6-27-xlm Winnsboro, S. C.: lifli! I WE NOW HAYE OUR KOL- 9 jER MILLS running, and ipectfully solicit the patronagFT5f*W lia nriWin fi-ivo o fi-i<rl on fl XIW ^/UUUV* VIA TV tWJ W Vi.JkiK4 u.4*w? ve shall try to please you. For one bushel of good wheat, B hat will not lose more than 2 lbs. >y being cleaned, we will give 36 W bs. good flour, 11 lbs. bran and M $ lbs. shorts. I T-P wah Lotta rtnrr f/\ call J.JL J vu uaw ii mvcvu iv ve will pay you casli for it at the :: narket price. FaMeld Mer Ml. SECOXD QUARTERLY REPORT OF Eli IR1DGEWAY, ; j At close of business Jane 30, 1899. resources. % [oterestaccrued ...... 3onds town of Ridgeway at 7 per cent 2,000 00 xM Garniture and fixtures... . 195 45 3ash in vault and other banks 1,176 Capital ?25,000 00 > I "jBdivided profits 1,458 Dividend No. 1, payable Sills payable 2',03SJm| State cf South Carolina, ? County of FairH^Id. $ Before me personally comes N. W. Palmer, Ca*hierof the Bank of Kid^e- JH ;vay, and makes ?? tb that the abovr statement is trne to the best of cnowled^e and ti^-ief. N. W. PALMER, 4M Cashie*, Sworn to ami ouuscribeu before tbi? JM >Jl day of Jalv, 1899. J. B Boyd. [l. s.j_ Notary Pablic. Attest Corrcct: w. ii. rcff, m I. C. Thomas, 7-8-1 Directors.