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"" ; ' wmiiiiiwiirnr n?? iii?? LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Wednesday, July 19, - - - 189J Mess Bicycle For Oie HinM Sjlsciers. For one hundred new subscribers tc the Weekly News axd Herald, thif newspaper will give a chainless DicyL c'e. The only condition is that th< Hft> subscrr^-o must be for a year anc r paid in advance. This offer stands open for GO days. Now is the chanc< for some young lady or young L:.n tc get a good bicycle. LOCAL BRIEFS. ?Read sheriff's sale. ? See Skpervisor's report. ?Lilies' $2.50 slippers reduced tc ir vt__ ni A ? ^ v,n;> Un ifiJi.iO? iSOS- tu *e. vrci< a ycm fore they are all gone. Porter Bros. "What might bare been"?if thai little c 'Ugh hade'' been neglected?i? the sad reflection of thousands of consumptive One Minute Congh Cure cures congLs and colds. McMastei Co. ?A dwelling house in Columbia belonging to Mr. ?. Scott Douglass was completely destroyed by fire on Monday. Th? house was situated on Tobacco Street :;ear Marion. It was partially insured. ?A party of wheelmeu from Liberty Hill passed through Winnsboro Monday en route to Chester. They came via Longtown and Ridgeway. After resting awhile here they left at about 2.30 p. m. for their destination. ?It was tearfully warm here Saturday, Sunday and Monday, but it is somewhat consoling to know that some of our^neighbors were warmer. In Columbia the mercury went up to 105. Here, it was torrid but Dot to that degree. Mr. and Mrs. B. Lackamp, Elston, Mo., write: "One MinuteCough Cure saved the life of our little bo? when nearly dead with croup." McMaster Co. ?Messrs. C. F. Davis and A. G. Qaattlebaum have opened up a bicycle shop under The News axd Herald omce. xne styie or me nrm 13 l^avis <fe Qnattlebaum. Tbey will repair and clean bicycles promptly and thoroughly. They ask for a (rial. Tannem to rent. ?On Mr. W. R. Doty's place aboat one mile north of Winnsboro Thursday night there was a row in which Cufiy McCallongh aud Darnel Wade were the principals. Wade seems to have gotten decidedly the worst of the scrap. He was brought to town snfferisg from a wound in the head inflicted by a brick or stone thrown by jacuuuougn, You can't care 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 ' ?Winnsboro is by reason of its advantages of location, and other attrac^ tions, too numerous to mention, a good place to spend the summer?and for that matter every summer, fall, winter and spriog. Oar town is not, however, classed as a summer resort by the rail.oads and no summer excur C.U.I. ... TUInnn aiuii arc buiu iujls yviuu tt iuusboro's claims in this direction shonld \ be presented to the Southern. I ?Tbe nor:hbound passenger train P due here about 6 30 p m. Thursday did not arrive until 5 30 a. m. Friday, a delav of almost twelve hours. The delay was caused by wrecks on tbe F. C. &P Ey. beloi? Colombia. No extra was run and passengers who - perhaps were anxious to make northern connections were kept waiting indefinitely. The mails from the south, too, were about twelve hours late. These little delays and the consequent iDconvonience to the public don't make any difference however, and nobody is aisposea 10 kick. De Witt's Little Esrly Kiserg benefit permanently. They lend gentle assistance to rature, causing no pains or weakness, permanently curing constipation and liver ailments. McMaster Oo. ?Nothing more has been hoard from the Colombia team relative to a game oE ball with the locals, and there seems te be at present no prospects of a cramp Th<? hal! nlav/?r? ViArp are ar?T ^ ions for a little work on the diamond, and there are lots of people about here interested in the sport who would like to see almost any old kind of a game. Chester has a team, the manager of the Blackstock team hasn't mustered his men out of service for the season yet. It would require very iittle effort to arrange games with - either or both of these teams. There is a great deat of excellent base ball tatent?here that is simply going to -"waste. DeWitt's Little Early Risers expel fr om the system all poisonous accumulations, regulate the stomach, bowels and liver, and purify the blood. They drive away disease, dissipate melancholy, and give health and vigor tor the daily routine. Do not gripe or sicken. McMaster Co. ?Chew Long Cotton Tobacco and be happy. Best tobacco on the market for the money. Sold by Porter Bros. PROTRACTED MEETING. A-protracted meeting will beheld -at Buffalo Church, in this county, bep-innirio on ills fourth Snndav of this month. The pastor, Rev. H. K. Ezell: _ will be assisted by Rev. T. L. Smith. f Mail Box Out of Order. Until fimher notice the mail box at H. B. Refo's store will not be used bj the public, as the lock is out of order and the bos cannot be opened. Tbii notice is published at the request oi Postmaster Rion. For Over Fifty Years. Mrs. *Ves*slovt's Soothing Syrup K /> -* ^ SZ C*. U ? n?5> uccu uscu iwr uver uity years uy millions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success, It soothes tiK child, softens the snnjs, allays a I paiu. cares wind colic, anc is the be-t remedy i'or diarrhoea 1: will relieve the poor little snfferei immediately Sold bv drnggists it . every part of the world. Twenty fiv< cents a bottle. Mire and a*k foi "Mrs. Wioslow's Soothing Syrup,' and take no other kmJ. 1-1-17 I IfeiiltL ^ y . * If *j'.' ' I |' \ Look ha Your L^&r-os* I Do you see sparkling: eyes, a healthy, 3 tinted skin, a sv.oct expression ar.d r. j;racc- S ful form ? These attractions are the result 8 o? good health. If they are absent, there g is nearly always some of the dis- g tinctly reminiae or^a::i rus?sl. Healthy 2 menstrual organs iaeaa health a::d beauty ? everywhere. ffisESME&S I ' | Wt^ of \ l jj ? i - a 5 g makes women beautiiui ana seaitny. a It strikes at the root of all their 55 > trouble. There is no menstrual cis- |j [ order, ache or pain which it will not c Citre. It is for the budding girl, the busy wife and the matron approaching j - the'change of life. At every trying! crisis in a woman's life it brines S health, strength and happiness. It I costs $1.00 of medicine dealers. For advice in eases requiring special i directions, address, giving symptoms, " The Ladies' Advisor)' Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, l'enn. MRS. BOZENA LEWIS, of Oenavillc, Texas, gays'*1 was troubled at monthly I intervals with terrible pains in my head and back, but have becu^ntirely relieved by Wine of CirduL" Immm?iwbbmEH?HnMBEBaaaaaasa^aB DEATH Ol MRS. M. S. BLITCH. Mrs. Mattie S. Blitch died on Tuesday at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Ragsdale. She was about 55 years of age. She was buried at Little River - A^AHMAAM 5 Oiiui uu uu !i cuucoua) anciuvuu ai u o'cloekA 3ICSICALE. A musicale entertainment for the benefit of the Episcopal Church was given by local talent at Capt. C. S. Dwight's residence Friday evening. All of tfce numbers on the program were carefully selected and artistically rendered. The attendance was gratifying, and a substantial sum realized. CASTORIA. Bears the Have Always Bought Glenn Springs. This well known resort for persons in search of health and pleasure is at tractively advertised in The News and Herald to-day. The proprietors arc running the hotel in np-todate style, and the comfort of guests is assured. Persons contemplating a summer [trip should write f?r terms to Simpson & Simpson, Gienn Springs, S. C. PLANT TURMPS. At McMaster Co.'s drug store you . will find thirteen varieties of turnip seed. In this particular instance the number, thirteen, shoald not be significant (o even the moat superstitions. They are all goodand even variety No. 13 is not outclassed by any of them. Bismarck's Iron Nerve Wa3 the result of his splendid h ealth Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where Stomach, Lirer, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, use Dr. XTfltw T i PA PJIlo TKorr rloTTfil f\Y\ JLXiLZg O JUiiV X liiOl JLUVJf WVT V4W^/ every power of brain and body. Only 2oc. at McMaster Co.'a drag store. LIMESTONE COLLEGE. This old and well know institution has been thoroughly reorganized recently and is now prepared to do eollege work of the highest grade. All of the departments are thoroughly equipped and exceptional educational advantages^are offered. Prof. Wade R. Brown, recently of Wicthrop College, is tbe new professor of music. For ^further information address the President, Lee Davis Lod^e, A. M., Pb. D.j Gaflney, S. C. Don't Kead This. 2,COO'yards remDante calico to sell cheap; 1,000 yards colored lawns, worth 6c, our price 4c: 40-inch "fancy black dress suiting 40c, our price 25c; all nr nnr JUf*. nlain and fianrad whit? J - o ?lawns to close at 5c; 600 yards S2-inch percals, fall styles,"S:, while Ihey last at 03. Porter Bros. Lost. Many golden opportunities have T I uceu lUbi. uy cuuae wuu auiici aiuil. rheumatism. By taking Bheumacide naw they will be permanently and positively cared. AT THE SUMMER SLB OOL. I j The following Fairfield teachers have been attending the summer school for teachers at Rock Hill. The course of study pursued by each is given. J. Frank Fooshe?Anglo Saxon, Latin, school management. ^ Miss KatUeeu Hall?Primary ' methods. Miss Mattie J. Harris?Victorian poetry. Miss Mary Uinnant?Primary methods, school'management. [ Carl S. Matthews?Vocal music, Eng'ish grammar, physiography, English language. > Miss Bessie McMaster?Primary methods. Miss Sallie Parker?Poetry, primary methods. 1 D. L. Stevenson?Primary methods, ' arithmetic. j No Bight to Ugliness. f The womuu who is lovoly in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down, she ? rrill HA r.orrAtio or\A Tf chc f ??* vv wv? I VU? UU\4 Jl iUitWJV,' 11 CUV had constipation or kidney trouble, i her impure blood will cause pimples, . blotches, skin eruptions and a wretch' , ed complexion. Electric Bitter9 is the i best medicine in the world to regulate t stomach, liver and kidneys and tc : purify ibe blood. It gives strong 1 i nerves, bright eye?, smooth, velvety ;! skin, rich complexion. It will make ? r good-looking, charming woman of ? ? run-down invalid. Only 50 cents ai McMaster Co.'a drag stoie. DnnHBMSKHHBaManHHUni j OITB MILK COWS. Can our farmsrs read tbe "escutcb- , cons" of their cows? These marks are visible upon the posterior part of every cow, iu the space embraced between , the ndder and the vulva They con- i frist of a kind of "escu'cbeons" of vaiions shapes and size? formed by the , hair growing in different di estiong < and bounded by lines where these j orrncrfha rvf haii* mar?t Tbe future qualities in regard lo the | production of milk can >>e judged with J equal certainty and is equally applicable to young animals. j It is equally important that the bulls J shall have the same broad escutcheons j as the cow3 to raise the stock to a high i milk standard of excellence. Com- < pare and see results. It. j Thomas Rhoaus, Centerfield, ()., j writes: <lI suffered from piles seven i or eight years. No remedy gave me 1 relief until DeWitt's Witch Hazel < ] Salve, less than a box of which per- i maneutly cured me." Soothing, heaj- 1 ing, perfectly harmless. Beware of connterfeits. McMaster Co. i ' FIRE NEAR THE COTTON MILL. At about 12.30 a. m. Sunday, fire was diic >vered in a small house near the cotton mill used for storing waste lint, etc., and at that time the flames had made so much progress that it was iropos bie to save the building or any of iu contents. Au adjoining tenemeni liuuee occupied by a family ot miii operatives was also completely I destroyed. Most of the furniture and 1 personal effects of the occupants were \ saved, however. The buildings burned were located on the street that forms j the eastern boundary of the factory village. The factory fire department re" i cnnmlo^ nrnmnf Iv alorm in fi U^/VUUVU ^iVU.(UW UiMi lu MUV? AM v. a very short time had two heavy s streams of water playiDg on the flames, c But for their good work other cottages a would have caught. The property destroyed was, it is understood, par- I tially inbured. As a fire alarm, the 1 big siren whistle at the mill is an un- c qualified ?uccess; there are very few ^ people in Winnsboro who~se midDight s lumbers were not rudely disturbed a by itspierciD?, bloodcurdling shrieks, j r ; S KIDNEY Is a deceptive dis-1; TDfiTTDT T7 a 3 2? thousands c 1 KU U ?5LtE* ^ave jt an(j (jon?t know it. If you want quick results tyou can make no mistake by using Dr. . Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. At druggists in fifty cents and dollar sizes. Sample bottle c by mail free, also pamphlet telling t you how to find out if you have kid- j ney trouble. Address, Dr. Kilmer & . Co., Binghamton, N. \. GO MINC AND GOING. ! \ Miss Isabelle Creighton is visiting \ Mis3 Annie Davis. s Mrs. E. G. Scruggs left Friday for c her home in Chester. Miss Bessie McMaster returned from Rock Hill Thursday. r Miss Lizzeve Crayton, of Anders on ? is visitiDg Miss Annie Davis. j Prof. R. Means Davis, of the South a Carolina College, i3 in town. Mrs. W. O. Brice, of Columbia, is visiting relatives in Winnsboro. Mrs. Wm. Bostick left Saturday night for a visit to relatives in Charles- i ton. Mrs. Elliott Eler.be aad children, of Hagood, S. C , are visiting relatives in town. Miss Marie Dwight has gone to Charleston and Sullivan's Island for a ? two weeks' stay. Mrs. Thos. F. Davis returned to Kil- ? liaus Monday after a visit to her mother, Mre. Hanahan. Mr. Fooshe left Friday for Harris' Springs to attend the meefing of the * foa/>Tiarc QQCAAiaKrm. bVHVilVi v ??wvvv?Mk*vu* J Rev. Benjamin Allston and his daughter, Miss Charlotte, left Monday ^ moruiDg for Tryon, N. C. Misses Margaret and Elizabeth fc, Ervine, and Miss Carrie Mclver are . t? visiting Miss Bessie McMaster. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harden, of Nashville, Tenn? are visiting the family of Mr. John M. Harden. Mr. Eardeu will shortly move to Memphis, ' where he has accepted a very lucrative position. n ^ ^'/wnrTrAv PAiirnrT>C ^ -L/ic. o v#\Jx\ 1/ijlivil i. v ti i/t-Aks/j ? are jast what a horse needs when in * bad condition. Tonic, blood purifier b and vermifuge. They are not food a but medicine and the best in use to r put a horse in prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. For sale by " McMaster Co. o c MT. ZIOX SOCIETY. 0 An earnest and systematic effort is ^ being made by the members of Mt. v Zion Society to increase the membership of that organizition, and they r shonld receive the encouragement g they deserve. a There are scores of citizens of this ^ community eligible to membership c whose names do- not appear on the 5 rolls, acd they will be nrged to make j. application for membership. Mt. Zion Society is probably the oldest chartered i r organization now in existence in South i Carolina outside of the city of! t Charleston, and as it grows older there i should be a proportionate increase in * its strength and in its capacity for ( continuing tne wont ior wmcn it was [ organized more than one hundred1 ! i years sgo. j j The society has done, and is now j : doing a work which is of inestimable j j benefit to the community, and it should j < be stronger now than at any other ^ period of its existence. A substantial increase in the number of memberB will mean a revival of interest, and a ' renewal of the society's life and vigor. A meeting will be held this week, and it is hoped that a large number ' of letters of application will be pre' sented. Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema. ; The intense itching and smarting in cideiit to these diseases, isinatantlv 1 allayed by applying Chamberlain's 1 Eye and Skin Ointmen\ Many very 1 bad cases have been permanently cnred ' by it. It is eqrially efficient for itching pile? and a favorite remedy for sore , 1 nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, 1 frost bite3 and chronic sore eyes. r 25sts. per box. For sale by McMastefr Co. I S WOMEN IN TEOUBLB. The Approach, of ""tfotherhood is the Occasion of ^ic . Anxiety to All. Every wonSn . reads the ordeal through which she ust pass in becoming a mother. Th pain and suffering which is in store f< her is a source 011 uonstant anxiety, "Tear and dread, to say nothing of the danger -which the soming incident entails. The Joyous anticipations with which she looks forward to baby's coming gives way to an indescribable dread of the ?rdeal when jhe fully realizes the critical and trying Bvent which will soon approach ana txave to be endured. Women should hail with delight a remedy which insures to them immunity from the pain, Buffering" and langer incidental to child-bearing. Such a remedy is now offered, and women need not fear longer the hour of childbirth. "Mother's Friend'1?is a scientific liniment?and if used before sonflnement. eentlv and suTSlV brenareS the body for the great requirements md changes it is undergoing, Insure* safety to both mother and child, and bakes her through the event vritb comparative ease and comfort. Thi8 wonierful remedy is praised by every woman who has used it. What woman is not interested in 'Mother's Friend?" This wonderful remedy ha3 been tested and its price less value proven by the experience ol thousands of happy motners who have used it during the most critical period of woman's life?the approach ind culmination of motherhood. It has won their everlasting praise, for it gave them help and hope in their most trying hour and when most needed. Every woman may gome lay need "Mother's Friend." The little book, "Before Baby is Born," telling all about it, and when it should be used, will prove of great interest and benefit to all expectant mothers, and will be sent free to anv address upon implication to the BradSeld Begulatoi Company, Atlanta, Ga. BOB CROSBY WANTED BY THE POLICE Bob Crosby, a notorious negro crook ;vlio has perhaps figured more extensively in the local police courts than my of the other shady characters who lo business in this community, is igain wanted by the police. On Tuesday night Crosby and Peter pumpkin were indulging in a quiet j ittle game of poker in the lot in rear >f W. C. Beaty's store, and Ihe latter! vas havirg all of the lack. Crosby aw his hard earned shekels going icross ihe table, and the sight wa3 too nuch for him. He palled his pistol, hot Lumpkia in the fleshy part of the higb, ami skipped with abont seven lollars of his victim's money. Wfcen last seen, Crosby was going lown the railroad track in the direcion of Colombia. Lumpkin's woo nd is no., a serious >ne, but the physician attending him lad not up to Wednesday succeeded in ocatiag the ballet. A villainous lookng kuifl with a blade about five inches ong was found on Lumpkin's person >y the police, and the wounded man vill probably be brought to trial, vhen he recovers sufficiently, to anwer the charge of carrying f. con;ealeci deadly weapon. "We have solcf many different cough emedie?, but none has given better atislac.iou than (jfcamDeriain'e," says Jr. Charles Holzhauer.. Druggist, Newark, N. J. "It is perfectly safe ind can bo relied upon in all cases of oughs, coids_or hoarseness. Sold by klcMacter Co. A ROAD MASS MEETING. leld in the Co-i-t Hoase on Thursday to Take Stop? 'owjsds Open lug the Old C.im Km Road. A mm in ciiug of citizens of Vinusboro was held in the court house n Thursday evening at 6 o'clock to onsider tae opening of the old (Jamen road? Mr. G. H. Mcilaater was aa*. n'rairman and Mr. W. D. Douglas ...... e ipy. Q i i fall attendance of the citi;nb .. t<on hand, and much interest ras in initiated. It developed from a .isau-jsion, participated in by Messrs. . *\V. Hanahan, J, Q Davis, Jno. D. IcCi'lep. T. II. Ketehin, D. A.Craw3rd ;nd o:h r.-s, that a part of mis oad had oeen pntirely abaudoned, bou.- h it > formal proceedings had been ikca oy the county commissioners. Mr. D. G. Tennant, the county superior. wa? Dresent. and was a9ked to ay sainething about the road. He ras besieged with questions. He taled, among other things, that the oad had been little used, and was aturaliv on account of the topography ? the country a difficult road to work, le said that a pirt of the road hid een discontinued for about five years nd no omplaint had been mada until eceutly, that very few people lived long the road, and that about three r four bauds were all the force that ouid be expected to keep the road in rder. Mr. Tennant assured the meetng that if a committee was appointed is would be glad to go over the road infh this committee. Capt. H. A. Gaillard stated that the oad was used for nearly one hundred ,nd twenty-five years, Lord Cornwallis ;nd bis army having nsed it from Catalan to Winn$b}ro, and if ttn road :ould be t;-evelled during all these ears, he could not see why it could >emade suitable tor travel at the pres sot day. He offered the following esolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, 1. That it is the sense of his meeting that the public road leadng from Winnsboro, and kuown as ,be Jam-Jen road, should a3 soon as practicable be placed in a first class condition suitable for public ravelt and conveyance. 2. Tnat a committee of five members nterested in the re-establishment of :his road ba appointed by tnis meet' V?nvAnot* n^nntu LU? IU UUlilCl W 11*11 liiV/ v/?-uv; m'.horities, and to take any and all steps necessary to effect this purpose. 3. That the chairman of this meeting be a member of this eommittee. Under this resolution the following committee was appointed: G. H. McMaster, W. K. Djty, Jno. D. McCarley, D. A. Crawford, and J, Q. Davis. This citizens seemed very much in earnesi, and everything wiil be done to open up the road and have it put in good condition so that i he ui3tance to Longtown w5ll be shortened by four to six milts. In ita present condition, it is impassable and people in Longtown and vicinity dcsirin* to come to wiDnsboro have to 20 by R'dgeway. CASTORIA, Bears the The Kind Yon Have Aiways BflUgtt i ITEMS FROM BUCKHEAD. There was a splendid picnic at Shelton on the 4th of July. The} Lad fine music and dancing and plenty to eat. The weather still continues dry, though we have had several light rains lately. I see it is so nearly all over the country. Some of the farms are looking very wei! considering the little rain they have had on Lbetn. Fruit will be very scarce, even very few blackberries. 1 second tbe motion that has been made in favoring Maj Thos. W. Woodward for the next governor of our State of Sonih Carolina. I believe it he was onr governor he would help the people in their election for prohibition and not suffer them to le put off as they were in 1892 This law of prohibition could and will be e*?force:l at one-temh of tha c>st thai this dispensary m anure has cost the people; and then look tit the usht and wronsr w of the twoimeasarcs.- Prohibition is for every thing good, ai'd the di?p?<nsarj far th^ trafficking of the p:-op!e?s tax money, which ought not to to used only for good govern mental purposes. The poor could get better subsistence were it not for lhe heavy tax thai they have been bearing. This measure <: proh.'.Yition would leave more bread for old and vounz of the country. They coold stand a reasonable tax better. The ioad opposite Mr. B. E. Lyles' i3 almost or quite unsafe for public rise. Where are the party or parties who are elected and paid by the county to see that the public roads are kept in good condition. There was a lady with her young niece who had to get out of the buggy they were iu and a /vaa/? man KonnAnArl I/\ V* CX guuu ouiuiuu rnau tua, uap^ugu iv ww near led the male over the bad road for them. On the 21st lost, the ladles of Rock Creek Church expect to have a picnic and sell ice cream and cake to raise money for church purposes. J. C. F. Jaly 14, 1899. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them; also Old, Running and Fftvpr Sorps. TTlcers. Boils. Felons. Corns, Warts, Cuts, Braises, Barns Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out Paine and Aches. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by McMaster Ce., druggists. THE LONGTOWN KOAD. A Petition for its Bestoratiou Presented to County Board. Mr. Editor: Please publish 4be following letter and petition. A similar petition was presented last year to the board of county commissioners consisting of one from each township?14 in number. The Board unanimously ilia rtVio'n cfn n ct chnnlfl UC^IUOU luav 1UU vuUiugMUg proceed to work the road thoroughly beginning at Simpsons's store and working toward Winnsboro a3 soon a9 the road which was then (in January) being worked was finished. Yet up to this time not a lick has been struck on this road. - - O. H. McMaster. Longtown, S. C., July 15, '99. Mr. G. H. McMaster, Winnsboro, S. C. My dear friend?Enclosed please find petition. I have been so busy with my farm work since yon wrote me that it was impossible for me to get the petition up any sooner. I think we have enough names to show the sentiments of Longtown in regard to this important nutter. Of course we could get more names but I think these will be sufficient. Everybody in this section is deeply interested in the re-opening of this road. I send the petition to you to present to the Board. Yon can say to them that the people of Longtown say we must have this road worked. I'll, close Excuse haste. Yery truly, E. H. Dixon. To the Honorable the Board of Road Commissioners of Fairfield County: We, the undersigned, propertyowners and residents of Longtown, respectfully represent to your honorable body the poor condition of the raad from Longtown to Winnsboro. It i6 almost impassable and is dangerous to public travel. It is the desire of your petitioners that the ?ounty chain gang shall be used to put this road in good condition. It is an improvement that will be of great benefit to the public weal and of vital interest to a large constituency of taxpayers. Moreover, it will put us six miles nearer Winnsboro than we are now. Your petitioners therefore most respectfully request that the ebain gang be immediately U3ed to open up and thoroughly work the aforesaid road, known a3 the oia uamasn roaa. Is accordance with which your petitioners will ever pray. J W A Sanders, W T Wylie, E H Harrison, M DT W Mellichamp, SLDixon, Wm Mellichamp, H L Mellichamp, Jno C Stewart, Wm Marthers, * D G Smith, J W Marthers, C Smith, Jamos Marther?, Jas Smith, J M Marl here T J Robinson, RB Bnrt;' ^ RC Reeves, J W v), 1' B Cornweli, D W Tidwell, W D Harrison, David Dawkius, W E Wilds, W D Tidwell, WJ Ilaynes, Chas Tidwell, B F Cassells, t_. t-v tt?! c t.. UllU U XlttllBUlJ) O Ol , E H Dixo?, W L JefTers, E R DixoD, T T Stewart, H B Bass; W Y Stewari, Wm Tidwell, Robert Smith, W B Morgan, WII White, VV J Seigler, Wm Simpson, J D Stewart, A F Peay, J Ii Morgan, R A Hudson, T B Stewart, D J Weir, D Y Morgan, D J Weir, Jr, R B Lewis, Charles Robinson, J C Stewart, T M Uaynes, J A Tidwell, Wm Bankbead, T C Wylie, Robt Bankbead.. E W Ilaynes, His Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizer of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frigbtfu; death. In telling of it he eay?: "1 wss taken with Typhod Fever, thai ran into Pneumonia. My inngs became hardened. I was so weak 1 couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die ol Consumption, when I heard of Dr King's New Discovery. One bottl< gave great relief. I continued to u-t it, an J now am weii and stroo<r, J 1 can't *ay too much in its praise." Ttrii , marvellous medicine is the surest ai c quickest cure in ths world for a! Throat and Lun? Troubk-. Refute] ' fiz :s 50 cents and ?L 00. Trial bottles free at McMaster C?>.'s drug store every bottle guaranteed. llev. J. D. Crout and Mr. Marion B Jennings have relurned from cJistric conference. Tried Friends Best ! Forthirty yearsTutt's Pills have proven ablessingtothe invalid. Are *raly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia | j~ - j tion and all kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS AN ABSOLUTE CURL ? $10.00 suits for 86 50; $7.50 suits i for So 00; $4 oO pants for $3 00; $3.00 pairs for$2.00; $1 2o pants for 75c; 75o pants for 50c. Come ai d look it 0!ir clothing before you buy. Por'.er Bros. A diseased s'omach surely undertakes hcilib. It dnlis the brain, kills energy, destroys the nervous system, and prec1ispo=es to insaui^v and fatal [diseases. All ujspeptic troubles are j quickly cured by Kodol Dyspepsia 'Jure It has cured thousands ot cises and is curing them everv dav. I(s ingredients are such that ir, cau't help ^ eating. McMasterUo. * S200 REWARD { For Body Dca:l or Alive, >*o Questions | Asked. i To whom it mav concern: * Y John A. Benedict, of Athens, Georgia, who left his hfme on Monday, May 22, 1899, on a: business trip to \ Greenville and Spartanburg, S. U., to visit some cotton mills. Tne last trace of hitn was at the Mansion Honse, Greenville, where he registered the next afternoon, Tuesday, May 23. d Diligent search has been made in that neighborhood, resulting iu no clue as to what has become of him. Believing that he has become mentally unsound as a result of overwork, and is wandering about the country and may fall into the hands of the police authorities or into some charitable institution, this method of finding him is proposed. He was an educated gentleman in good circumstances, devoted to his home and with no possible reason for r absenting himself voluntarily. h The following description" of him is t! accurate: Dressed in a bine serge fa coat, with name of ?. II. & W. F. I Doisey on collar and a blue striped S negiigee shirt, striped trousers of h black and white, black shoes aud a t straw*bat with name of E. H. & VV. 1) F. Dorsey, Athene, Ga., within. He o carried an open-faced gold watch, S LIgin movement, and in case his wife?s i' picture, the watch chain was small C and round like cable and of silver and o gold threads, and upon cbain some o rings. He wore a blood stone seal l rinor -roif'h i>nt in it trt t.hp. TOhifP. E He wa3 6 ft til, well proportioned, I weighing 175 pounds and was 41 years I old. He was cleau shaven, except a light moustache of brown color, bad brown eyes and parted bis hair accurately in the middle. He had a large scar at corner of left eye and a 6inail rounded raised one between chin and lower lip, and a deep cleft in chin. His teeth were pertect, regular and r well cared for. Upon left forearm p was a tatooed blue star. v His occupation had been bookkeeper t and later, for 9 years, cashier in a bank; he also had an interest in a 3mall roller cover plant. He was married and had two girls 4 and 7 years of age. His wife'5 name . was Mamie, children Ccatsie and Harriette. If any person of such description should come under your observation or fall into your care, dead or alive, please communicate at once with his { brother the undersigned. \ Dr. Samuel C. Bcne>^jt, o 9 Athene, Georgia. 13 An Epidemic of Diaerhoea. Mr. A* Sanders, writing from Cocoa- [ ntit Grove, Fia., says there has been I quite an epidemic of diarrhoea there. ' He had a severe a: tack and was cared 1 by foar d^ses of Chamberlain's Colic, J Cholera and Diarrhoea Eemedy. He say? he also recommended it to others and they say it is the bost medicine j they ever used. Fu. eale bv McMaster r Co. ' ; Miss Mamie Bolick, cf Winnsboro, ^ is visiting Miss Maggie Hamilton.? ( Rock Hill Herald. Mr. J. W. Poovey, of Fairfield, has been spending a day or eo with his son here, Dr. G W Poovey.?Lancaster Review. CASTOR IA i For Infants and Children. t The Kind You Have Always Bought ; ? > Miss Lucy Spcers, of Newberry, 1 spent Tuesday night and Wednesday j in Winnsboro as the gaest of Miss ? Marie Dwlght. Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen's ( Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into i the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to corns 4 and bunions. It's the greatest com- . fort discovery. Allen's Foot-Ease is a j certain cure for ingrowing nails, sweat- \ ing, hot, aching feet. Trial package '' FREE. Sold]by all druggists, grocers, J shoe stores and general storekeepers 1 everywhere. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. , iifjiip^i... i l/cv'cr^ r<4;'.s :o iicstore Gray *Sfcv)\y^l-",i95j5 Hair to its Youthful Color. Ka'ti*: yjjMtlr.im-1 cca-p <1:wum & hair tailing. tOc,and$l.'X)at Dnjgglgs__ VIRGINIA COLLEGE i For YOC^SG LADIES, Roanoke, Ya. Opens Sept. 12th, 1S99. One of the leading Schools for Young Ladies in the South. Magnificent buildings, all I modern improvements. Campus ten acres. Grand mountain scenery in Valley of Va, famed for health. European and American teachers. Full course. Superior advantages in Art and Music. Students from twenty-seven States. !" -a?' -vUeaddress i the President, MA'iTiK i'. HARRIS, r> . avuauunc, v r "Write for the free booklet: "Merry Jihijmcs for Thirsty Times." i H i res : Rootbeesi time I.e. hprn THE CHARLES EJflJSEs'e&i Philadelphia, Pa. Makers cf?5rss Condensed&U& 8ia?a?B ' MHHHBHanHMBHBHHW WVwWWVVWw^ m 11 j | 8 Gerstle's Ferr ? ?<(G. F w Wliich is Absolutely thejj^femde rem ?BQ ocen negusent auu auuwcu uucjot.w spair of being cured. This raedieme is eg those ingredients intended by nature as ters not if other remedies have been tried Aft male Panacea will not fall. If the digestion or biliousness, ?ove the bowel Joseph's Liver Regulator. Ifyour< write ns and we will send them to you. a Panacea, $1.00 per Bottle. Llv ? L. GERSTLE & CO., iuTCKSALES: SAVANNAH U MIME PiflDliCI ? < OREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS, CH POTATOES, ONIONS, EAR Vrite for Daily Quotations, Shipping Ti Given Orders fr HIG-HEST CA We are headquarters for Poultry, Ejfg lace, .b ruits ana Melons, corretpuuuci No. 242 West Broad S G 26 4t "" FOUNDED T riwp IL/J \J G-AFFNI This institution, famous in the history ecently beeu thoroughly reorganized an 3 prepared to do college work of ihe bousand dollars hare been appropriated nildin? is beinsr erected which wili cant telding-Room, a Mnseuji of Natural Sc loclety, and some needing . fives. The eaticg apparatus throughout, all rhe ro< are, new pianos will be purchased, new iboratories will be equipped?in short e\ f a first-class woman's college will b* loath Carolina for beauty and for heal ts appeal to the people strictly on its o Commercial Courses. The regular colle< f tne State of South Carolina. An < ffered to those desiring to become teacb< 'rtiiooro fho Suminsri? and thft Prim&rv. tadents tell the news all over the South ^rofessor. Prof. Wade R. Brown, rece 'rofeasor of Music. For fnrther inform 7-15til Sept20 LI $75 Reward. | WE WILL PAY THE ABOVE | eward for the apprehension withj^ roof to convict me party or parties |' 7ho burned our barn and stables on | be night of June 4, 1899. J. F. BROWN. J.N.BROWN, 7-1-31 BIythewood, S. C. Wanted., ! i FAIRFIELD FAMILIES to LEARN;] ? < o wore: in toe u airneia tuuou jkuus. , Wo prefer large families composed of ' ;irls and boys from 12 to 20 years old. j Apply at once to T. A. SHIPP, JE, ; Supt. Fairfield Cotton Mills, ) 6-27-slm Winnsboro, S. C. ] 1 i Final Discharge, j ? NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ! will apply to S. R. Johnston, Judge ' if Probate for Fairfieid County, at ' lis 11 o'clock A. M., August ' st, 1899," for a final discharge as Guar- ' lian of Jennie, Mattie R., Harry and ] }harle3 Bolick. JAS. R. BOLICK, 1 7-5-Ssv Guardian. Sheriffs Sale J < BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY 1 restod in me I have lcvitd on and will i eii to the highest cash bidder before he Court Hoase door in Winn&boro, ; 5. C., on the FIRST MONDAY IN , AUGUST next, the following de- I cri bed tracts of land, sold nuderthe , \c8 referring to delinq-ent taxes: i School Disteict No. 2t. < Penelope Clay, 31 acres; bounded j x S TTT C T>?U:Mr.AM ? lonn ana east Dy nr. o. .iwuiuwu, iouth by lands of Robinson and John Miles: west by lands of W S. Robin- ' ion. ' School District No 8. ^ W. M. Braswel!,83 acres; bounded , jorth by lands of Boney; east by lands , )f John Rimer; sonth by lands of , itliss Belle Hood; west by lands of J. W. Brown. New England Mortgage and Secnrty Co., 250 acres; bounded north by auds of J. W. Raines; east by lands - n. . *L r j, fiV ai Mrs. jncjev; scum oy uurjciv. a? Lrnvrance; west by lands of Balen:i r>e. School District No. 3 Nathan Bonlwarc,60 acres; bcnnded by lands of G. H McMasterand W. C. Bon: school District No. 24. Louisa Dennis. 63 acres?; bounded b, lands of U. G. DesPorles and 55am Egleston. Schcol District No 15. (Jreac? Gicyard, 55 acre3; bounded north by lands of E. S. Lapoand B. II. Yarboro; east by lands or 15. u. Yarboro; south b^- lands of P. M. B. Holley and W. R. Doty; west by lands of W. D. Davis and Mr?. Mattic Aiken. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8. Mrs. F. E. Harmon, 28 acres; bounded by lauds of Btowd, Flatheity, Brown and Brasweli. SCHCOL DISTRICT XO 14 Willie Ha!1, house and lot; bounded by lands of B. G. Emerson, Elijah Hall, Sr., and the public 6trect ruuning to the tanyard. R. E. ELLISON. I 7-13;d S F. C. j UNDERTAKING | IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS, with a fr.U stock >.f Oaf-kets, Burial Cases nnd Coffins, constantly on hand, and us? of hoarse when reqne?tPd. j Thankful for pa.<t p^rons^e auo -oliei- j t at ion for a share in the future, in thf eld stand Calls attended to a: all hours. THE ELLIOTT GUM SHOP, J. M, ELLIOTT & OQ. 4-17-ly j. LI lo 1 LlIHH male Panacea|??^M es All Diseases of Women. S NY women are under the impression that the diseases peculiar to their sex are natural and incurable because so 5c ruffer constantly from them. This is a fa ?. Few women are so badly diseased S: hat they cannot be cured.,It it true, |?n hat bad they taken a remedy that was fflcient when thefirst symptoms of dis- Kg ase appeared, a more rapid cure would jZr lavebegn the result Ko woman jfoonld >eglect nerseir. >v nen uie myuuiur tsciod becomes too freauent. painful, pro- H use, ohstrn cted, or irregnlarin anyway. iff irifshesufferefromfallmgofthewomb. K3 whites, or any other female trouble, ehe Jr hould at once resort to the use of S lale Panacea ? . 3?. )"*" * edy ever offered her. Even if she has w >ten itself upon her^he should not de- A i a purely vegetable tonic, containing w a remedy for suffering women. It mat- ffk L and proven failures?Gerstle's Fe- 5? re is any tendency to costiveness. mdis gently with a few mild doses of St. Tj druggist doe- not keep these medicines^^ ^ 11 charges r- ad. upon receipt of pricS-^p er RegrulMor, 25c per Package. A Chattanooga, Tenn. ^ PROMPT RETURNS. [ARKET CO., rtnujnnnmiT iirnAnilTnn U1USHIA uiiiium ICKEXS, BUTTTEB, EGGS, k LT VEGETABLE?, FISH AND GAME igs and stencils. Special Attention om the Trade. SH PRICES. s and Dairy Produces, Country Proice and consignments solicited. treet, Savannah, Ga. IN 1845, 2 COLLEGE, ;Y, S. C. ' ^ of education in South Carolina, has d n?w. with a laiffe and able Faculty. very highest grade. Nearly twenty for improvements. A splendid Dew ain a large Auditorinm, a Library, a ience, a beautiful hall for the Literarybailding will be furnished with r.ew )m8 wilfbe supplied with new farv.iphysical, chemical and mineralogical X rerything thatjs necessary in the work s provided. The site i3 aneqnaied in thfalness. Limestone (College mak*H wn merits. Literary, Scientific au^i je degrees are given by the authority * specially fine Course in Pedagogy i j irs. There are three departments, the Let Limestone's friends and former . Capt H. P. Griffith is the Senior ntlyof Winthrop College, is the ne v ation address the President. EE DAVIS LODGE, A. M.f Ph. D. KEPOET OF ft . / rt ... uonniy vrnr. Claims Approved and Disapproved AT THJ LAST MEETING OF THE Board ofCountt Commissioners Held on Jult 3,1899. ,: ????? The following claims weie examined md approved on State Case Fund of 1899: NO. Amount. I 500 BE Ellison, $24 60 565 WG Smith, 12 50 04 ^ 566 G S Hinnant, 23 00 567 WJL"Weir, 10 00 568 Dr J C Buchanan, - 10 00 569 E H Heins, 12 59 >70 H F Baeachel, 12 50 ?; >71 J K Stevenson, 12 50 572 Jas B Stevenson, 12 50 573 Jno B Patrick, , 9 00 574 JnoD Blair, 12 50 375 P M B Holley, 2 00 576 W J L Weir, 5 00 577 John Hollis, 12 00 578 Jno H Cooper, 12 50 579 T J Douglass, 12 50 580 C H Douglas*, 12 50 581 J L Richmond, 100 00 582 B G Tennant, 162 50 583 W B Smith, 12 50 584= C A Robinson, 12 50 585 J A Scott, 5 00 586 D E McDowell, 2 00 The following claims were examined &nd approved on Road and Bridge icon. L tUU Ui- ?7 . No. Amount. 544 Ja3 M Steele, $ 55 00 H5 HB Befo, 20 60 546 S H Morgan, 12 50 547 T H Fry, 12 50 548 A D Hood, 25 30??.... 549 Lazarus Johnson, 4 50 -?' 550 David Y Timms, 2 43 556 J M Steele, 44 50 557 T C Leituer, 2 13 558 E At Flatberty, 4 00 rrA rrr a T~tz11 x n A: [>i)3 y* a. mil, couaiy sapor, i no 560 H B Trapp,. 2 00 561 J M. Wilson, $2.73 claimed, allowed, 173 562 H B Refo, 20 85 587 R C Crosby, 5 15 589 C W Broom, 4 06 590 D Y Timuis, 2 60 591 H B Refo, 19 00 592 Jno W Russell, 200 00 * 696 W T Newman, 3 18 597 Jake Davis, 6 20 598 S H Morgan, 5 00 The following claims.were examined and approved on Peor House fund of If 99: No. Amount. 551 Mansel McClintock, $ 9 00 obz a y Monrgom?rv, y ou 553 H B Refo, * 21 10 554 Jno S Harrell, $3.85 elaim'd, allowed, 2 So 555 J 51 Wilson, 5 70 588 DrEF Hoover, $154.40 claimed, allowed, 139 40 593 Rev J P Isenhower, 6 00 594 A J Hinnant, 1 40 595 Johnson & Garrison, 2 00 599 C D Cbappell, 5 00 The following claims were examined and approved on Public Building fui'/i of 1899. No. Amount. f 563 J M Elliott, $11 00 564 B G Tennant, 6 25 I do certify that the above statement is a correct copv of claims approved and disapproved at the ineefcing of the Connty Board held oti the 3rd dav of JqIv, 1899. B. G TENNANT, 7-15 ? Connty Snpsvisor F. C mm COLLEGE, CLINTON, S. C. Special offer of reduced rates for next S S*i<?n. A collrga education placed within the reach ot every os: . Matriculation, tuition, room-rent ? *? I board for n*.\t collegiate year for $100., Fu'l faciliy *?t exp^runce?l teacher : moja! influences; healthful location; fine courses of study; lowest possint^ /1rr . ?> 1 1 . _ J:. cum. uuci swm umy uuiti ujaniti:^ depaitm<?nt i- falJ. Send for catalogue to W T. MATTHEWS, or A. E. SPENCER. 7-1 lm A FRICANA will cure Constipation and k ? wonderful Liter Medicine. Try fir