The Newberry herald. (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, January 06, 1875, Image 2

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To e Editor of the Nr,rrb Berald: I enclose the following letter fbi publication. It so nearly reflects mN own sentiments. that. although I had prepared a similar letter for your col. -umns, I willingly withhald it in ordez tkat the *trsmanlike views of 3Najor Delany maybe laid before your readers. It indicates the only policy that is likely to restore harmony and pros. perity to the incongruous elements oi the South. I am truly yours, WILL. H. THOMAS. Rural Homesteads. To the Editors of the Xeis & C t r4er. GENTLEMEN-I desire to call the attention of the landholders to this important subject, the main context of which was treated in a series of letters in March and MNay, 1871, cap tionei "IIomes for Freedmen." solici itg Northern capitalists to invest in securing theit. Could it then have been accomplis'hed. it would have been well for the interest of people and State generally; but, since it was Rot, it is now of important political signifiance, as well as the pecuniary beneBt mutually resulting to the labor sr, landholder and State, by pernha dently uniting the whole people, black uud white, inseparably in one coitmon a prosperity. W What the common laboring classcs now most desire are homes of their own, possessed in fee simple. These P they must have to develo agricul a ture as it should be, ad enhance the value of its products. Estimating the population of, freed men in the State at four hundred thousand, the allowance of five persons to a family will give sixty thousand families. The necessary quantity of land as a permanent homestead on .kis general system should not be less than thirty nor more than fifty acres to Itake it a certainty of succEss. This to a rural population, in a climate like ours, is ample, as a means of suste nance. for all the necessary family comforts, to "make their bread sure." Allowing forty acres as the average to each family, (as some would take nore and some less,) it would amount to three million, two hundred thous and zeres, at once finding a ready inarket, and disposed of in ample se curity, as no claim can lie in judg ment, against a homestead, except the original purchase claim. What is here asked for freedmen or black agri cultural laborer is also asked for the white of the same class, on the basis of calculatioa for the black population. What the freedman wants is land of his own with reasonable time to pay for it. And it is the interest of t-he landholder to dispose of a portion of his domain to the best advantage in the political economy of the State. HIe has been impoverished by the late civil war, having little else left than t hese surplus lands and his object should be to make them as available as possible. - It is obvious that disposing of these Shomesteads to the rural population would ensure a lasting benefit by secu rinir a fixed industrious laboring ele me~nt, with ample surplus labor for all SthLe demands of the planters who em ploy, with advanced wages to th3 em plovee and valuation of the land, as both land and the wages of labor would enhance in value just in proportion to r the general permanent improvement of these numerous neighboring little homestead farms. And w*at a division of taxes would be here brought about by this general diviiion of land. Put the first year's tax upon each farm at simply one dol lar and it makes a levy of eighty thousand -dollars; at two dollars. it amounts to one hundred and sixty thnousand dollars-. at three dollars. to two hundred and forty thousand dol lars; at four dollars, to three hundred ) and t~wenty thonsand dollars; and at cfive dollars per farm, at which rate it ireasonable to suppose in thc rapid progress of improvements at no dis tant day they would be taxed, and we r have the immense sum of four hun dred thousand dollars of a tax levy less to be paid by the original holders of the same lands. This shows tihe h great advantage and economy in tile cdivision of the land, esperially as in South Caroliua, where the laborer and purchaser reside on the spot. When the expenses of government a:'e known to the people to be propro tionately borne by them generally, tlhey will be sufrciently interested to hold to a strict account those whom they pu: i. Afiee. Let the hiomeless dhen have homies, become possessors r he land. free-helders in reality, aid th'v at once become interested in di:8 the' aizrs of State, and will hold to a strict account reckless and incom 1,enlt men who dare abuse the power with which they have been cutruste d. ToX seur that friendship and mu i:.l protection, so desirable between bla:i.k,'and white, without which free .m would be a curse and republican ~icty a moekery and imposition to bt,th, the freedmen and agricultural he rer m'u;d have fixed and establish .d iatrreste in the soil and State. i From this fundament:d basis of do mestic1 happi:s's permaneut peace and friendh- mu.tidenwe will at once ensue as an inseparale link in our d'omestie relations to eacvh other. rCapital andl labor as a means of wealthi mnst to togethier, and neither will go nor remain where there is no enmploy men:t. Consequently capital is fearful to invest in enterprises in our State. as there is no certainty of the security of labor. Because, without permanent homes, labor is continually changing place in search of permanent .mnployunent. Besides,t.he more intelligent the labor er. the more productive the labor. The sommon people and laborer, then must v, educated. But it will be difficult, if not impossible, to establish facilities for education until they become settled and fixed in neighborhoods. To ex pect of the rural people as of other citizens the same developments in moral, intelle'ctual, religious and po lit ical culture, without the same facili ties to learn, is to expect an imopossi bility. The church and school-house mu'st stand side by side in every dis ttrict thus permanently ssttled. To succesfully carry out this mas u-e of rural homesteads there should be an understood, established or fixed system. The lanmds should be sold at a r bw rate to the employed laborer who c shall be the pure~haser. n Three dollars an acre should be the average price; five dollars the maxi rouim or highest price.and the minimum price as much below three dollars as the quality of the land will justify. To this. of course, there will be excep tions in localities where the land has prcial value, when the price can be mutually agreed upon. The land should be sold on five years' credit. to be paid in five equal annual instalnents. one-fifth with in terest at the expiration of each year, no payment in advance being required. The title deeds should be nade im :mediately on the purchase, at the ex pense of the purchaser, who shall give a judgment note or claim against the - property, the conditions being such that. if any portion of the money re uWain unpaid at the expiration of five years, the property may be proceeded ii aryainst in a suit at law, as is usual with a common debt in such eases. A The expense of bond and mortgage, with other fees incidental to the exe cution of such documents, should be i pSoSsible saved to the people; also, the comiplication of litigation in such cases. which a!ways is discouraging tI and a drawback to them, who hesitate st to purchese land on that .account. tl By obtaining the title enables each e< ftuily at once to commence perma nent improvements, in buildings, or- h chards, ornamental trees and such, al- e so live stock, when an enhancement in valuation of the surrounding pro perty would certainly be the result. We want, and must have a polities and statesmranship which will devise such ineasurcs as shall give us a labor- s er and producer of more personal im- r portance and comfort and value in trade than ragged barefooted men, I women and children, discouraged, tug- p: ging tc town, with a handful of vege- ir tables or a bundle of -fat pine" wood fc upon their heads for sale. The oppor- t( tunity is momentous. h; There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, if taken in the flood, would lead to k fortune. p If the South in the late struggle had o, freed the slaves, and called them to a arms, every black man in the country would have rushed to the aid of the South. This is well a known fact. It is oow in her power to secure the good ei will and enduring friendship of every black IMan in the Union. P I have the honor to be, gentlemen, b your most obedient servant, tl M. R. DFLANY. V The Piedmont Cotton Factory. As a matter of interest to the stock holders in the above enterprise, we copy I from the Greenville News the follow- 1 ing article showing the progress inade e, in the work: t< As the progress made in the construe- tj tion of this maguificent enterprise,must, w and should interest all of our readers who feel an interest in the develop ment of our manufacturing resources, e upon which so much of the futurA pros- p perity of this immediate section de- h pends, we have taken the trouble to ascerttin some facts in relation to itr from a reliable resource, and we are gratified to state that the work has y progressed as rapidly, and been done st in as good and substantial a manner t as these interested in it could reasona.a bly expect or desire. Three stories of the brick work of hi the main building have been comple- fc ted, and the fourth and last story, fin- w ished to the window-sills, and, would , hvbencompleted and thre roof put tl onb hstime, but for a delay in get ting some eastings which are used as u connections between the columns, and ti which, according to the plans, were ti indispensible Fearing that tire weather might ti damage the walls if they should become wet and frozen before they were com-W pleted and the roof put on, they p have been securely covered and protect- i ed at their present height, and as soon as it is all safe to do so, they will be" finished and the roof put on. The ~ brick work can now be completed in tI ten days' timue; already 750,000 bricks a have been laid in the walls.p All the timbers for the entire build ing arc in their places, except thed roof. and the structure presents a W handsome and magnificent appearance, Y combining all the conveniences and is comforts of light and air that could bl be devised, without any needless ex penditure for ornament or show, thea plans looking mainly to the substan- al tral character of the structure, and its si adaptability for the uses for which it is intended. The carpenter will continue his work so that when the brick work .is s, finished tire entire building can be completed in the shortest possible ni time, all the material for it being on st Ith espot. The darn across the river has been e~ put in and completed, also the stone p: abutments to it, also the canal or race- a: way, (through stone,) headgates, etc. A -all meeting the expectation of those b: whro planned them. Thre engineering p of the warter-power, and its application et to tire uses intended, as well as the di location of the building to it, appears a to have been perfet-nothing in eon- r ureetion with it havi'r been developed e whrichr would renrder~ anry change or modhifleation desirable. ~a All the work accomplished up to the P present time has been done within the ti estimates originally made for doing it, at,d within the time, except for the A delay above referred to. The floors of w square feet, which is an area of more .o thian one aere, and its capacity is 9,000 , spindles and 230 looms while the water power is ample to drive two or three more mills of the same size andd capacity of the one now being erected. with the same danm and canal. As soon Ias the weather will permit the building will be completed, and the work of putting in the water-wheels, shafting ri and machinery commenced ; and it is ti expected to be ready to commence the making of cloth early next summer, a and when the mill is completed, it will 5 not be inferior to any cotton nill in h the world for making the kind of goods ~ designed, and its cost will be far less than most of them. si as The Science of Health for January comn- sI iuenE. a new vrolumie. This magazine is fi uevoted to a subject of the most vital im portance to the public and the race. It con tan xclet articles on the right Treat ment of Our Bodies; Popular Physiology, with illustrations; Treatment of tire Sick; y Tire Corner-Stone of Woman's Education Schooi Poisoning by Bad Air; Infant Pre- S Icocity; Brave Words for Women; A Physio- g logical Phenomena; Health and High Cul- rr tare; Dirds and Babies; Food Grains, and tl Proper Grinding, with seasonable recipes; The Food Qnestion; Principles of Hygienrc Medication; Sale of Poisons, etc. In "Talks e with Correspondents " we have information ti on a variety of subjects, making up a moat o excellent number. which would be worth to many the cost of ayear's subscription, whichv is they5 sige nmes 0cns Now istetm osbciefr17.Addresso S. R. Wel, publisher, 389 Broadway, New 0 3t~ Fhe Herald. TUDS, F. GRENEKER, EDITOR. NEWBERRY, S. C. VEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1875. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam y Newspaper. devoted to the material in rests or the people of this County and the :ate. it circulates extensively, and as an dvertising me(ium offers unrivalled ad tges. For Terms, see first page. A New Volume. The HERALD has added another year its life, and it is pleasant to say that ough older in years it has ripened in rength. Instead of losing, which is c natural sequence of age, it has gain. 1, and we feel grateful to its numerous ,aders for the support given it, not on in a pecuniary way, but in words of ieer and encouragement. The editor id publisher of a country paper has any crosses to bear-and which are t alwars borne with christian forti ide-and innumerable difficilties to irmount, and happy is le always to eeive a good word fron those for hose pleasure and profit he strenuous labors. It helps to smooth the rough aces, and to blot out unkindness and difference. We thank you reader, r all the good you have done, and en ring upon a new volume, we hope to we a continuance of the same kindly eling, and the same support, and :omise on our part to do all that is in ir power to merit it. Pardon us if we ;k you also to add it by speaking good ords to neigibors and friends, and in ,ice them to beeome patrons and read -s of the HERALD. A larger support ill enable us to give you a better pa r, to procure that aid which is felt to ? necessary. Give us a little help in iis respect and you will not lose by it. re wish you a Happy New Year. The New Year. Another year has passed away, and e now stand on the threshhold of 375. With the past we are acquaint 1, but of the future no one is able to 41, and while there have been many iings to be sad about, generally, hich could not well have been avoided, individuals, too, we have each some muse of regret as we look into the ast; but having gained experience we ave the feeling that we would not ~peat them. Many good resolves are ade now on entering upon a new 3ar-resolves which we hope will be eadily kept in mind and cai'ried out the letter. But it is human to err, id it is sad to think that many of the igh resolves of to-day will soon be irgotten, the new leaves turned over ill be soiled by deeds small and great, hich, if we live to the end of ano rer twelve months, will again make u sbamed. We have much to be iankful for, beneficent seasons, boun. ful harvests and a profound peace ~d good order. Let us be grateful, ien, to the Giver of all good, and hile we remember the mercies of tihe ist, and hope for blessings in the Iture, strive by very good word and ork to show ourselves worthy of them. hie past is gone ; it is numbered with ie things that were, and which can >t be recalled if we would; with the resent and the future we have to sal, and we sincerely trust, reader, hile we greet you with a happy New ear, a sentiment which at this season upon the lips of all mankind, that essings may be in store for each and I of us, and that if we live thlrough iothier year we have no regrets to .dden us at the end. State Lunatic Asylum. The Annual Report of Dr. J. F. iperintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, tows that the institution is still Thn(iall y embarrassed, yet notwvith anding this its affairs have been ably mnducted and all the necessary im ovements continued for tile benefit id comfort of its unfortunate inmates. large appropriation should be made r the Legislature for its proper sup >rt, and this might well be done by ittinig dowvn other expenses which are -awn from the Treasury, and which -e of no benefit. pmuli or private. The port of the Committee of Regents cpresses the utmost satisfaction of tile laministration of Dr. Ensor, who as a 'iblic officer has an enviable reputa an. The total number of inmates in the sylum at thle beginning of tile year as 309-154 males and 155 females; Imitted daring year, 119; dischlarged id died, 117; remaining at end of sar, 311. Whole number admitted since begin. ng of the Hospital, in 1828, 2,516; scharged cured, 866; discharged im roved, 315; discharged stationary, 316; ied, 708. For information, wve add that thec 'luisites for admission of private pa. ents are as follows: A certificate from two physicians and magistrate that the applicant is in Lne, an idiot, or an epileptie, a concise istory of the case, ana the medical eatnient to which the patient has been~ ibjected. A bond with approved! security, re ding in this State, to secure payment5 Sthey may fall due, in half yearly in alments in advance. The rates vary~ om $250 to $700 per annum. Hoge and McGowan. We are gratified to learn that Gen. rcGow-an will contest the election of alomon L. H-oge as member of Con. ress from the Third District. The tajority claimed for Hoge is 3,558, but rere wvas repeating by the negroes and itimidation of the whites in ne!rly rery county, and we have no doubt aat Gen. McGowan received a majority Sthe legal votes. Besides this, acts of ongress relating to representation pro. ide that each district shall be comiposed r contiguous territory, and the County I' Richland. which the State Legisla. -r u nteTiditit s~ contiguous to arv other county in the district. The i f Richland must be rejected by Cong.t_s, and that County alone gave Hoge 2,315 majority. We must dissent, however. from the opinion of our eorrespondent Ninety-Six, that a Democratic Congress, having the power to do so, should seat Gen. McGowan as loge was seated by the Radical Con gress, in Pi69. Mr. Reed, the oppo nent of Iloge in 1868, was lawfully elected, and it was a grave offence anil a grievous wrong to exclude him. But Democrats cannot afford to play the rascally pranks which are a matter of course with Radicals, and if an investi gation. fairand thorough, shows that Hoge was really elected, he must have his seat. Just such practices as that of rejecting a lawfully elected candidate on account of his politics have put the National Republicans in deep mourn ing, and, if the Democrats were foolish enough to follow their example, they would soon and properly be thrust back into political obscurity. The above is from the News and Courier, and since its publication it is said that Gen. McGowan has received numerous letters from both Democrats and Republicans in Washington urging him to take this step. Judge Mackey in a letter to him advises the same course, and there is very little doubt but he will make the contest. We have no doubt that Gen. Mc Gowan's occupancy of the seat would give satisfaction to the members. Re-Union of Hampton's Bri gade at Augusta. Want of opportunity hitherto pre vented us giving any account of the re union of the First (Hampton's) Cav alry Brigade, Army of Northern Vir ginia, which was inaugurated on the 16th of December, in the city of Augusta, under the most flattering auspices for the future of an organiza tion designed to perpetuate the nemiory not only of the fallen heroes, but the brave deeds of the living, and to bring together as often as possible the sur viving ncubers of the Brigade. We make at this late day, however, only a brief synopsis: Gen. M. C. Butler was called to the chair, and read the call for the re union. The object, he said, was speci fied in the notice, to-wit : To form an association of the First Cavalry Bri gade of the Army of Northern Vir ginia. The records of the brigade were certainly worth preserving. He trusted that they would not devote themselves exclusively to pleasure. but proceed to carry out the object for which they were assembled. Even if they owed nothing to the living, they certainly owed something to the dead. Capt. James N. Lipscomb was requested to act as secretary, with such assistants as might be designated. The vet.erans present from the Jeff Davis Legion, Cobb's Legion, Twentieth Georgia Battalion,First South Carolina, Seventh Georgia, Fifth and Sixth South Carolina, Phillips's Legion, Fifth Georgia, Second South Carolina. Hart's Battery, First North Carolina. enrolled their names. The following general and staff officers were present: Lieut.-Gen. Wade Hampton, Maj.-Gen. M!. C. Butler, Maj.-Gen. P. M1. B. Young, Brig.-Gen. G. J. Wright, Maj. T. G. Barker, A. A. G.; Capt. R. Lowades, A. A. G.; J. F. Lanneau, engineer officer ; Maj. John Pr2ston, Jr., assistant inspector general; Capt. J. N. Lipscomb, A. A. G.; Lieut. 0. N. Butler, A. D. C.; J. F. Thurman, A. D. C. The meeting then adjourned for a grand procession, described as follows: Band wagon, flags with the names of the different commanders composing the First Cavalry Brigade, floating from each side of the vehicle ; a splendid carriage--drawn by four white horses-containing Gen. Wade Hampton, Gen. M. C. Butler, Gen. Kirkland and Col. Lipscomib; carriages coutLainling umpires; Cavalry Battalion, under command of CapL. J. B. Cum ming, senior captain, Lieut. Twiggs, acting as adjutant. and consisting of the following companies ; Richmond Hussars, 40 men, Lient. J. W. Clark; Palmetto Sabre Club, 20 men, Capt. W. T. Gary ; Mounted Rangers, 20 mien, Capt. Claiborne Snead; Sweet water Sabre Club, 31 men. Capt. But ler ; Burke Hussars, 35 men, Capt. Claiborne Snead; detachment of Hart's Battery, with six pounder drawn by four horses; mounted veterans, 50 men, under commander of Capt. John F. Lanneau, Company K, Second South Carolina Regiment; 'dismountedi veterans, 50 men, under command of Capt. H. L. Mayson, Company C, First South Carolina Regiment.- At twelve o'clock the procession moved. A salute of thirteen guns was fired at the Parade Ground by the detachment Iof Hart's Battery. At night a welcoming address to the veterans was made before an im mnense audience, which was responded to Capt. A. M1. Rodgers. Gen. Hampton then came forward amidst the wildest applause and briefly recounted the history of the brigade. Hie was followed by Generals M1. C. Butler, W. T. Gary, Field and Maj. T. G. Barker. The committee on permanent organ. ization respectfully recommended 1st. That the name of the associa tion be "The Society of the First Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia." 2. That the objects of the associa tion be the preservation of the menmo ries which consiituted the bond of union of the old Brigade during the late war, and the collection of the data from which the history of the Brigade can be written. 3. That the following officers be appointed : President-Lt.-Gcn. Wade flamp ton. Vice-Presidents-Maj.-Gen. M. C. Butler, ;Maj.-Gen. Win. T. Martin, MLaj.-Gen. P. M1. B. Young, Brig.. Gen. L. M.- Baker,; Brig.-Gen. G. J. Wright, Col. J. L. Black. Col. T. J. Lipscomb, Lieut.-Col. - Macgruder. Lieut.-Col. J. E. Rich, Lieut.-Col. J. F. Waring, Maj. J. F. Hart, Capt. G3. A. Roberts. Historical and Corresponding Sec retary-Maj. Theodore G. Barker. 4. That the President of the society, with such of the vice-presidents as may be within his reach, constitute an executive committee to act for the society during the interim of its meetings. 5. That the society meet annually, and that the next meeting be at Au gusta, Ga., on the second Wednesday i~ November. The following preamble and reso lution were unanimously adopted Whereas. Major Theodore G. Barker has been elected to the responsible posi. tion of historical and corresponding secretary of this body. Resolced, That the survivingofficers of the various coinmands of the --old First brigade" be, and are hereby, earnestly requested to communicate to Major Barker, at Charleston, S. C.. such historical facts as i!e in their possession in regard to the muster rolls of their companies and the part taken by them in the engagements of the war, that a complete and reliable record uay thereby be speedily secured. The reunion closed with a grand ball and banquet. Brief Mentions. At a recent sale of rare coins, an American dollar of the year 1804 is said to have been sold for $700. A Frenchman has opened a restau rant in Thomson street, New York, where he gives a piece of bread, a plate of vegetable soup, and a plate of vegetables to order. for five cents. Dr. Carpenter asserts that Newton's law of gravitation is a mere hypothe sis. This is an age of disenchant ment. Even the man who falls in love with a beautiful head of hair too often discovers it is a mere hypothesis too. Miss Kellogg says that American girls have the sweetest voice in the world. When one of them puts her mouth to a hole in the fence and "hollers" to the girl next door to "fetch back them crimping irons," it fills the air with melody. A daughter of Dr. Crosby, of Ches ter, on Monday last, while on a visit to her relative, Mr. Atkinaou, some miles from Chester, fell from the sweep of a gin among the cog-wheels of the machine, and was so badly managed that death ensued. In Mississippi it cost 8300,000 to administer the government, before the war; now, under radical rule, it takes $1,500,000. Before the war $4,550 paid the expenses of the Exe cutive Department; $84,800 goes that that way now. Despatches from Geneva state that the now storms have been unusually se vere throughout Switzerland. Many mountain passes are closed, and postal communiccations a re suspended. Avalanches are frequent, and many chalets are completely covered up. The Supreme Court of Maine has decided that a woman cannot hold th office of justice of the peace or any other office mentioned in the con stitution, but that the legislature may authorize women to hold any office created by that body. Two French savants have presented to the French Academy of Sciences the result of their experiments upon a flame produced by the mixture of sul phate of carbon and bi:>xide of nitro gen. The light produced by it is so intense as to quite eclipse the sun. By the help of it photographers will be able to do their work at any hour of the day or night, and in any con dition of the atmosphere. The only thing settled beyond doubt as to the election which took place in Louisiana nearly two months ago. is the fact that the constitutional amendments recommended by G ov. Kellogg and approved by the Legisla ture have been adopted by a pop)ular vote. These amendments seem judi cious, as four of them impose whole some restrictions upon the extrava gance of State offiials, and the fifth changes the day of the State elections to that fixed by law for Federal elec tions. A North Carolina paper says that two negro girls, in want of a new bonnet placed obstructions on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, near Warsaw, the other day, as they say. for the purpose of killing some ladies on the train that they might secure the bonnets. They have been tried before a justice of the peace and sent to Duplin. There would seem to be a good opening for a milliner in that section. Half a century ago, a family lived in Louisiana, in which were two sisters very young. The parents died and left them helpless. They were adopted by differeut families, became perma nently separated, and went to other parishes. Both married young, and finally became neighbors in the same parish, where they resided in the same neighborhood and visited each other for about thirty-five years be fore discovering they were sisters. The discovery took place last year, and was celebrated with a family din ner. WOOD's HousaNor.D MiAzI?'.-This excellent monthly is received. It is full of' interesting variety, and is one of the cheap est papers published. Only S1, address Household Publishing Co., Now York. .WIarried, On the 3d January, by the Rev. H. W. Kubus, Mr. DaAnTON N. COATZS and Mrs. CATEARINEa DIVVER, both of this County. N~Iew A .?Piscellaneous. National Bank of' Newberry. The annual meeting of the Shareholdcrs of this Bank will be held at 12 o'clock, M., on thme 2d Tuesday, 12th day of January instant, in the Hail of the Banking House at Newberrv. . NO B.~ CARWILE, Cashier. National Bank of Newberry. A semni-ar.Hual dividend of fiv-e per cent. (free of tax), on the Oapital Stock of this .Bank, has been declared payable to abhre holders on and after first instant. By order of the Board of Director.. JNO. B. OARWILE, Cdshier. Jan. t, 1-1It. NOTICE. The creditors of the Estate of James C. Buford, deceased, will present their clainms, proven according to law, to the undersign ed, or their Attorneys, Messrs. Pope, Pope & Fair, or. or before the first day of March next. M. M. BUFORD, C. W. BUFORD, T. W. DAVIS, A dz'rs Eat, of James C. Buford, dec'd. Ne wberry C. H., S. C., Jan. 4, 1875-1-3t* NOTE LOST. A Note given by David Coleman to Hugh Rodgers, with J. W. Galdwell as security, amount $20, was lost on Sale-day in De cember, 1874. This is to give notice that the amount for which the Note was giren has been paid. The finder of the Note will return it to David Coleman. HUGH RODGERS. Jan. , 1-t...1, Mew X aI-isceUaneous. NEW FIRM. The iun'-1irned havv this lay formlyl t PATtUNEI i Il'. ano wi'll ntnebsr at the old staud of .. M. w il:on & Co., un der ths mnt: tanl stylo of CIPMAN & CRIVfOR0. We offer .itEAT INPUlCEMENTS in DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Boots and Shoes, FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS, AND WILL SEI.L L 4DIES' DRESS GOODS, from 10 to 12!c. MENS' SHOES. from 75c. to $2.50. 31ENS' FU It H AT S, from 50c. to $3.0k). Our stock of GROCERIES is fill and will be SOLD AS LOW AS ANY HOUSE IN NEWBERItY. We have on hnal an<l will keep, PURE RED OATS, CORN, PEAS, &C. We will make Barter a Specialty. We ask our friends and acquaintances for the share of patronage that has hereto fore been bestowed upon the old firum, and guarantee that our combined etforts will be to please all who will favor us with a call. J1;NIt-s E. CHAPMAN. I.AE_S_.. CRAWFORD. For Sale, Lease or_Rent. As I am desirous of changing location, I propose to sell, lease or rent my house and lot in the town of Newberry. i wish to do it at once. A ny person wishing informa tion as to particulars, call and see me or J. P. Kinard. T1HOS. P. SLIDER. Jan. 6, 1-2?. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By James C. Leahy, Probate Judge. Whereas, Daniel I. Haltiwanger hath made suit to re, to grant him Letters of Administration, of the Estate and effects of John G. H1altiwanger, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, that they he and ap pear, before ne, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry Court House, S. C., on the 20th day of January next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noonl, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my land, this 4th day of January, Anno Donmin,. 1875. J. C. LEAI1Y, J. P. 1. C. Jan. G, 1-12t. STONO PHOSPIATE CO. OF CHARLESTON, S.. C. WILLIAMS, BLACK & WILLIAMS, Agts. No. 3 Cotton Exchange, SOIiH ATLANTIC WHARF. These First Class Fertilizers, carefully pre l>ared under the special supervision of our Chemist, Dr. ST. 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ROPE, PLOW LL FAIRI S T.1ANDLt OR A N G VCt-o. 6 39 Hayne St., and Corn CHARLEI Jan. 6, 1-3m. Office of School Coisoni.sioner Vewbery ounty, S. 0. NEWBERRaY, S. C., Jan. 5, 1875. Teachers of Free Schools in this Coun whose Certifieates hiave e.xpired, will ta notice that the County Board of Exanmin will meet in my oflice in Newherry, on n< Saturday, the 9th inst., and Saturday,t 16th inst., for tho purpose' of examining: plicants and renewing Certificates. H!AlRY B~ SCOTT. School Com'r., N. C. Jan. 6, 1-t0". EXE0ITOR8'8SALE. By order from the Judge of Probate Newberry County, will be so'd Ons t/w 26th Day of Jianuary, 187 at the late residence of Jesse Dennis, dec on Timothy Creek, three miles WVest Prosperitv, Newberry Co., S. C., the fol!o ig described property, to-wit: One Trn of Land, containing ONE HENDRED) AND CEVENTY ACRI miore or less, andi bounded by lands of H1. Denn:i, J. $. Hair and others. At Horses, Mules, Hogs, Sheep, Gorn, Fodd Cotton Seed, 1 Three-quarter Wagon, 13' gy, Plantation Tools, Household and Kiti eu Furniture. Terms made known on day of Sale. J. B. DENNIS and S. C. DENNIS, Qualified Executor and Executrix. [UMBER! -LIMBERI We are prepared to furnish LUMBER any rtuantity AT REASONABLE PRICES We have good timber from which to mat facture lumber. Parties wishing to bu or re'pair will do well to send or bri their orders to us. Our Mill is 7 miles 1 low Prosperity, on the Holly's Ferry Ro Address, CEORCE BROWN & SOh PROSPERITY, S. C. Jan. 6, 1-lm. COL,ASBURY .COWARD Jan. 6, 1-2m. TH WILSON SHTTLE The Best and Cheapest in ti Market ! Rereafter the General Office in Colunml will sell BY THE HALF DOZEN, To Merchants, Dealers a::d Gianges, At Wholesale Cash Prici A good active agent wanted for Newb< ry. Address all orders to MOORE & COZBY, COLUMBIA, S. C. Dee. 28, 1-ti. risceUaneous. r&co. Al coil ofth pt of a full line of the TRA(CE CHLAEN3 b 1)OT'J- W-lR E. anA S WOODEN-WARE, LINES, TIN-WARE. mati With, intp] whel or bn the Ti BY AID FOPPE b'TTmil asecr -0 - cold: defy set, Tutt valui disti: noui teen be Nv - and obst Ne w SIN ?D SC.JLES. Isl -0 - Live any GREENVILLE. SvILLE. tion ton turei Fee I & OO0 U, Dr King and Market Streets, F ;TON, S. C. NOTICE. Pursuant to the order of the Hion. Jam.es C. Leaby, .Judge of Probate, I will sell, ke On Thursday. the 7th Day of Jan uary Net he at the late residence of Baylus M. Buzard, P-. deceated, all the l'ersonal Poet fsi (deceased, conpersting ofi One lHorse ,( -j Two Mules, Two Oxen, Ox Cart, Corn. *r Fodder, O~ H useold and Cotton Seed, C Houehod a dKitchen Fur -Aniture, FOR CASH. w- THOMAS D. BLZZA RD, et AsAdm'r., Est. of B. M. Buzzard, dec'd. Dec. 23, 1874 -52-2t*SI P OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER, so.-wberry, So. Ca., Dec. 29, 1874. rThe office of the County Treasurer is now open for the payment of taxes, and bwill remain open every day fronm date until the 20th of January, alter which time a penalty of 20 per cent. accrues upon all taxes remaining unpaid. The following is J the rate of taxation: .. For State Purposes, 10 2-5 Mills. For County Purposes, 3 Mills. __ For Pension and Past Indebtedness, 1 Mill. ,iFor School Purposes, Township No. 1, 1 Mill. 1 For School Purposes, Township No. 2, up i 1 Mill. me .For School Purposes, Township. No. 3, inm 2 Mills. St For School Purposes, Township :No. 4, 2 Mills. I For School Purposes, Township No. 5, evei 11 MilLs. my u- For School Purposes, Township No. S, 2 id ,Mills. ng For School Purposes, Township No. 10, 1 eC- Mill. as C d- For School Purposes, Township No. 11, i Ma Mill. aol No School Tax levi..l in Townships Nos.so 6, 7 and 9. S1 Taxes payable in C yld or Silver Coin,A Treasury Notes and Na-.ional Bank Bills. " All orders and school claims must be pre seated for payment on the first Saturday after the 1st and 15th days of each month. JESSE C. SMITH, Dec. 20, -2t. County Treasurer. Progressive Age copy once. set~ "The Family Favorite." rers T HE B] Is now on Exhibition, and ready for sale, for by A MRS. D. MOWER, and GENERAL AGENT, wi For Newberry and Laurens Counties. AL I have one of the New Weed Sewing Ma chines in use in my family, and in addition to the satisfaction it gives my wife and daughter, I will add my own opinion as a practical mechanic, that for Px:arie-rroN 0f WIoRKMANsHiP in build, ease of nmanipula tion, simphecity of con:aruction and readi- bef Iiness of adjustment, it ia No-r xxcELuxo by any other sewing machine in the market. Ha JESSE I. LORD, Mechanical Edit or of "Scientifie American." Aug. 27 , M-f. MASONIU ! ia ST. JOHN! Wednesday Night! o~ Splendid Feast ! T 'ime. G; o'clock to 10 o'clock, P. M. BEFORE and AFrERL dedication of I[all. 1'RICE 75c. DON1' FOltGET. Marshaill will have an abundance of behtH Nansemnond itiver OYSTEitS. fresh fromn Suf iolk. Va., all dluring the holidays, AT RE- (In rALL READY FOR CHRISTMAS! repa COME AT ONCE TO MARSHALL'S H Dec. 2:1, 51-tf. O PAVILION HOTEL, A G.T Ca1so,~fully arleon~~ , SroCictf a T a TERn & M - Pranrietern bIG -_ .Jledie es. TR Ts VEGET 'BLE nild sperient andlgentle purgative, re iiimlen I for:he cure : all derangements ( stomiiaci. liver and bwels. By their ly use nuch sickness is )Crevented. The r1 iany years have proven them to be safest, ,urest andt best of all the pills .tle-to'1he iblic. They purify the I, emwe a:l corruptions and restore lise:ad .s4tem to perfect health. As ntidote to Chills and Fever they have no I. For Sick Headache and Bilious Coli$ a r(-u-iiren ur. For Constipation, Rhea sm. Piles, Palpitation of-the Heart Pain te Side, Back and Loins, Nervousness, a .ive ren.wy. For Female Irregularitie out a rival. When one does not "feel w*I." a i:gle dose st imulates the sto i anta to.elv.i.s. restores theappetite, and Lrt1 vi_-(ir to the system. Sold every -e. Otice. IS Murray Street. New York. )r. Tutt's Hair Dye sily appliedl. imparts a beautiful black own. and sets like magic. The best in world. Sold by all druggiste. Price, a box. s ghastly record of deaths that requltfrom ionary affections is frightful. There is bease that is so insiduous in its attack mnsunption. By the neglect of "slight i" they soon become deep seated and remedies whieb. if applied at the out. wuNl have averted :l danger. Dr. S Expectorant has proven itelf theMad Lble Lung Balsam ever discovered. A aguished clergyman of New York, pro ices it the "greatest blessing of the nine th century." and says "no family should thou1t it.'' It is pleasant to the taste, a single dose will often remove the most inate c6ugh. Office, 1S Miurray Street York. Apr. 1, 8-ly. IMONS' HEPATIC COMPOUND OR LIVER CURE pronounced by Dr. C. A. Simmons, who the lornier proprietor of Simmons' r Regulator. as being far superior to Liver Medicine now olfered the public. s a large circulat ion and is stilt gaining ad. Although this is a new prepara we unIhesitatingly say we can produe ood certitcates 'rom as good men as and can unitiiih. is Medicine is now for sale at Manufac. rs rates by DR. W. F. PRATT, Sole Agent for this place. E. L. KING & SONS, WFACTURERS AND PROPRIETORS, COLUMBIA, S. C. b. 2-5, S-Iy. eifscellaneous. 7ATCHES, LGi\ SOCKS, JEWELRY, VER AND PLATED WAREI PECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, ANCY GOODS C., SC. SC aving just remodelled and newly fitted n store, I would ask the public to gi?e m eall, ais my ock is Now the Largest offered i tis part of the State, and PRICES AS LOW in be found in the South. y goods are bougit direct from the ufacturers, and, consequently, can be as cheap as any other House in the 11 American Gold and Silver Watches at Manu factuerers' Caitalogue prices. keep a !arge stock of pectacles and Eye GlaSses, nt Gold, Stee!. itbber ami Shell Framei, uit all ages, frc:n the: best Manufactu large stock af 'thday and Bridal Presedea, Enigagem ent Rings, &c. i my Establishment Gold Is sold Gold, and Brass is sold for Bras. 11 goods sold warranted as represented, my estoersmay rely upon getting ttev blg. for. .KINDS OF WATCH, CLOCK AID SWELRY REPAIRING DONE AT SHORT NOTICE AND IN WORK MANLIKE STYLE.* 'rs by Mail or E.<press, for work or is, will receive protipt attention. .ods setnt G. 0. D. to all parts of the try, with tihe privilege of examining a paying for them.' ir Jewelry of all Deserip tions Made to Order. )HN F. SPFGW PRATT STr'r' IEWBEI~.adays. s eloseIy t. 1.' 41-tf. Augusta. ~close[ AND GRNESS SH tor m rl occupied by Webb, & Parker.) adies, Bridies, Harness, &c., made red. des bought and exch'anged for goou deis promptly filled. ork guaranteed. shtr of pubic patrontge i resp~ solicited. /o J. N. BAS I C 44-t tli( ep.