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To *e Editor nf the Neiberr, Herald: I enclose the following letter fo publication. It so nearly reflects m: own sentiments, that, although I hai prepared a similar letter for your col umns, I willingly withh3ld it in orde that the statesmanlike views of Majo Delany najbe laid before your readers It indicates the only policy that i likely to restore harmony and pros perity to the incongruous elements o the South. Y am truly yours, WILL. H. THOMAS. Rura Homesteads. To the Editors of the News & Cou rier. GENTLEMEN-I desire to call thi attention of the landholders to thi important subject, the main contex of which was treated in a series o letters in March and May, 1871, cap tiobed "Homes for Freedmen." solici tiug Northern capitalists to invest i securing them. Could it then bari been accomplis'hed, it would have beei well for the interest of people ani State generally; but, since it wai not, it is now of important politica significanee, as well as the pecuniari benefit mutually resulting to the labor r, landholder and State, by perma mently uniting the whole people, blacl and white,inseparably in one commot prosperity. What the common laboring classe! now most desire are homes of theii own, possessed in fee simple. Thes4 they must have to develop agricul ture as it should be, amd enhance th4 value of its products. Estimating the population of, freed men in the State at four hundrec thousand, the allowance of five person to a family will give sixty thousani families. The necessary quantity o: land as a permanent homestead ox Ais general system should not be les! than thirty nor more than fifty acrei to make it a certainty of success. Thi to a rural population, in a climate like ours, is ample, as a means of suste nance, for all the necessary famil3 comforts, to "make their bread sure.' Allowing forty acres as the averag< to each family, (as some would tak( more and some less,) it would amouni to three million, two hundred thous and acres, at once finding a readi market, and disposed of in ample se curity. ts no claim can lie in judg ment, against a homestead, except th< original purchase claim. What i, here asked for freedmen or black agri cultural laborer is also asked for the white of the same class, on the basii of calculation for the black population What the freedman wants is lani of his own with reasonable time t< pay for it. And it is the interest o: the landholder to dispose of a portiot of his domain to the best advantage it the political economy of the State. He has been impoverished by the latt civil war, having little else left that t hase surplua lands and his objeci should be to make them as availabh as possible. It is obvious that disposing of these hiomesteads to the rural populatiot weuld ensure a lasting benefit by seen ring a. fixed industrious laboring ele. ment, with ample surplus labor for al the demands of the planters who em ploy' with advanced wages to the em ployee and valuation of the land, a~ both land and the wages of labor wonkc enhance in value just in proportion tc the general permanent improvemeni of these numerous neighboring littl< homestead farms. And whxat a division of taxes wouli be here brought about by this genera division 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, il amounts to one hundred and sixt2 thnousandl dollars; at three dollars, t< two hundred and forty thousand dol lars; at four dollars, to three hundred and twenty thonsand dollars; and ai five dollars per farm, at which rate i1 is reasonable to suppose in the rapii progress of improvements at no dis tant day they would be taxed, and WE have the immense sum of four hun dred thousand dollars of a tax levy less to be paid by the original holder of the same lands. This shows the great advantage and economy in thE division of the land, especially as i Souti Caroliua, where the laborer ani purchaser reside on the spot. When the expenses of governmen a:e known to the people to be propro tionately borne by them generally they will be sufficiently interested t< hold to a strict account those whon they put in office. Let the homieles: then have homes, become possessor: o-f the land, free-holders in reality and they at once become interested ii all the'affairs of State, and will holi to a strict account reckless and incom petent men who dare abuse the powe with which they have been entrusted To secure that friendship and mu tual protection, so desirable betweei black, and white, without which free dom would be a curse and republicai liberty a mockery and imposition t' both, the freedmen and agricultura laborer must have fixed and establish ed interests in the soil and State. From this fundamental basis of dc nmestic happiness permanent peace an< friendly confidence will at once ensu as an inseparable link in our domesti relations to each other. Capital and labor as a means o wealth nst go together, and neithe will go nor remain where there is ni employment. Consequentl.y capital i fearful to invest in enterprises in ou State, as there is no certainty of th< security of labor. Because, withon permanent homes, labor is continual1; ebanging place in search of permanen employpent. Besides,t,he more intelligent the labor er, the more productive the labor. Th common people and laborer, then inus be educated. But it will be difficult, i not impossible, to establish facilitie for education until they become settle< and fixed in neighborhoods. To cx pect of the rural people as of othe: esizens the same developments i mal. 'ntelleetnal. relig sand pn n Inum or highest price,and the minimum price as much below three dollars as r the quality of the land will justify. To this, of course, there will be excep tions in localities where the land has special value, when the price can be - mutually agreed upon. r The land should be sold on five years' credit, to be paid in five equal annual instalments. one-fifth with in terest at the expiration of each ycar, no payment in advance being required. The title deeds should be made 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 main unpaid at the expiration of five years, the property may be proceeded against in a suit at law, as is usual with a ccmmon debt in such cases. 3 The expense of b.nd and mortgage, with other fees inuidental to the exe b cution of such documents, should be F as possible saved to the people; also, - the complication of litigation in such - cases, which always is discouraging i and a drawback to them, who hesitate 0 to purchese land on that account. i By obtaining the title enables each I family at once to commence perma nent improvements, in buildings, or I chards, ornamental trees and such, al r to live stock, when an enhancement in valuation of the surrounding pro perty would certainly be the result. We want, and must have a politics and statesmanship which will devise such measures as shall give us a labor er and producer of more personal im portance and comfort and value in trade than ragged barefooted men, women and children, discouraged, tug ging to town, with a handful of vege tables or a bundle of "fat pine" wood upon their heads for sale. The oppor tunity is momentous. There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, if taken in the flood, would lead to fortune. If the South in the late struggle had freed the slaves, and called them to arms, every black man in the country would have rushed to the aid of the South. This is well a known fact. It is now in her power to secure the good will and enduring friendship of every black man in the Union. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, M. R. DELANY. ThePiedmont Cotton Factory. As a matter of interest to the stock holders in t' above enterprise, we copy from the Greenville News the follow ing article.showing the progress made in the work: As the progress made in the construe tion of this magnilcententerprise,mUSt, and should interest all of our readers who feel an interest in the develop Sment of our manufacturing resources, upon which so much of the future pros perity of this immediate section de pends we have taken the trouble to ascerii some facts in relation to it from a reliable resource, and we are gratified to state that the work has progressed as rapidly, and been done in as good and substantial a manner as these interested in it conld reasona. bly expect or desire. Three stories of the brick work of the main building have been comple ted, and the fourth and last story, fin ished to the window-sills, and, would have been completed and the roof put on by this time, but for a delay in get ting some castings wihich are used as connections between the columns, and which, according to the plans, were indispensible.. Fearing that the weather might damage the walls if they should become wet and frozen before they were com pleted .and the roof put on, they have been securely covered and protect ed at their present height, and as soon as it isallsafe to do so, they will be finished and the roof put on. The brick work can now be completed in ten days' time; already 750,000 bricks have been laid in the walls. All the timbers for the entire build ing are in their places, except the roof, and the structure presents a handsome and magnificent appearance, combining all the conveniences and comforts of light and air that could be devised, without any needless ex penditure for ornament or show, the plans looking mainly to the substan tial character of the structure, and its adaptability for the uses for which it is intended. The carpenter will continue his work so that when the brick work ,is finished the entire building can be completed in the shortest possible time, all the material for it being on the spot. The dam across the river has been put in and completed, also the stone abutments to it, also the canal or race way, (through stone,) headgates, etc. -all meeting the expectation of those who planned them. The engineering of the water-power, and its application to the uses intended, as well as the location of the building to it, appears to have been perfect-nothing in con netion with it having been developed which would render any change or modification desirable. A ll the work accomplished up to the present time has been done within the estimates originally made for doing it, and within'the time, except for the delay above refei-red to. The floors of the main building measure 46,000 square feet, which is an area of more than one acre, and its capacity is 9.000 spindles and 250 looms while the water power is s'uple to drive two or r three more mills of the same size and capacity of the one now being erected, s with the same dami and canal. As soon r as the weather will permit the building will be completed, and the work of putting in the water-wheels, shafting and machinery commenced ; and it is expected to be ready to commence the making of cloth early next summer, and when the mill is completed, it will not be inferior to any cotton mill in the world for making the kind of goods designed, and its cost will be far less than most of them. The Science of Health for January com mences a new volume. This magazine is devoted to a subject of the most vital im portance to the public and the race. It con - tninu p'rpi~1I~nt nrticles on the right Treat The Herald. TPOS. F. BRENEKER, EDITORS NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1875 A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and tht State. It circulates extensively, and as at Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad vanVges. For Terms, see first page. A New Volume. The HERALD has added another yeai to its life, and it is pleasant to say thai though older in years it has ripened fit strength. Instead of losing, which i the natural sequence of age, it has gain ed, Pnd we feel grateful to its numerouw readers for the support given it, not on ly in a pecuniary way, but in words ol cheer and encouragement. The editoi and publisher of a country paper ha many crosses to bear-and which are not always borne with christian forti tude-and innumerable difficulties tc surmount, and happy is he always tc receive a good word from those foz whose pleasure and profit he strenuous ly labors. It helps to smooth the rougb places, and to blot out unkindness and indifference. We thank you reader, for all the good you have done, and en tering upon a new volume, we hope tc have a continuance of the same kindly feeling, and the same support, and promise on our part to do all that is ii our power to merit it. Pardon us if we ask you also to add it by speaking good words to neighbors and friends, and in duce them to beeome patrons and read ers of the HERALD. A larger supporl will enable us to give you a better pa per, to procure that aid which is felt tc be necessary. Give us a little help ii this respect and you will not lose by it We wish you a Happy New Year. The New Year. Another year has passed away, and we now stand on the threshhold ol 1875. With the past we are acquaint ed, but of the future no one is able tc tell, and while there have been many things to be sad about, generally, which could not well have been avoided, as individuals, too, we have each some eause of regret as we look into the past; but having gained experience we have the feeling that we would not repeat them. Many good resolves are made now on entering upon a nei year-resolves which we hope will be steadily kept in mind and carried oul to the letter. But it is human to err, and it, is sad to think that many of the high resolves of to-day will soon b forgotten, the new leaves turned over will be soiled by deeds small and great, which, if we live to the end of ano ther twelve months, will again make us ashamed. We have much to be thankful for, beneficent seasons, boun tiful harvests and a profound peace and good order. Let us be grateful, then, to the Giver of all good, and while we remember the mercies of the past, and hope for blessings in the future, strive by very good word and work to show ourselves worthy of them. The past is gone ; it is numbered witi the things that were, and whieh can not be recalled if we would; with the present and the future we have te deal, and we sincerely trust, reader, while we greet you with a happy New Year, a sentiment which at this seasoi is upon the lips of all mankind, that blessings may be in store for each and all of us, and that if we live througi another year we have no regrets te sadden us at the end. State Lunatic Asylum. The Annual Report of Dr. J. F Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, shows that the institution is still financially embarrassed, yet notwith standing this its affairs have been ably conducted and all the necessary im provements continued for the benefil and comfort of its unfortunate inmates. A large appropriation should be made by the Legislature for its proper sup port, and this might well be done by cutting down other expenses which are drawn from the Treasury, and whic! are of no benefit, public or private. The report of the Committee of Regenti expresses the utmost satisfaction of the administration of Dr. Ensor, who as public officer has an enviable reputa tion. The total number of inmates in the Asylum at the beginning of the yea1 was 309-154 males and 155 females admitted during year, 119; discharget and died, 117; remaining at end o year, 311. Whole number admitted since begin ning of the Hospital, in 1828, 2,516 discharged cared, 866; discharged im. proved, 315; discharged stationary, 316 died, 708. For information, wve add that the requisites for admission of private pa tients are as follows: A certificate from two physicians an< a magistrate that the applicant is in sane, an idiot, or an epileptic, a concisi history gf the case, and the medica treatment to wvhich the patient has beel subjected. A bond with approve'l security, re siding in this State, to secure payment as they may fall due, in half yearly in stalments in advance. The rates vara from $250 to $700 per annum. Hog.~ and McGowan. coitiguous to any other county in the, district. The vote of Richland must be rejected by C6ngress, and that County alone gave ioge 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 Hoge was seated by the Radical Con gress, in 1869. Mr. Reed, the oppo nent of Hoge in 1868, was lawfully elected, and it was a grave offence and 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, fair and 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. Me 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 airy Brigade, Army of Northern Vir ginia, which was inaugurated ou 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 memory not only of the fallen heroes, but the brave deeds of the living, and to bring together as often as possible the sur viving members 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 fled in the notice, to-wit : To form an association of the First Cavalry Bri gade of the Army of. Northern Vir gisia. The records of the brigade were certainly worth preserving. Vie trusted that they would not & ote 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 veterans 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 offeers were present: Lieut.-Gen. Wade Hampton, Maj-Gen. M. C. Butler, Maj.-Gen. P. M. B. Young, Brig.-Gen. G. J. Wright, Maj. T. G. Barker, A. A. 0.; Capt. R. Lowndes, A. A. G.; J. F. Lanneau, engineer offier ; Maj. John Preston, Jr., assistant inspector general; Capt. J. N. Lipscomb, A. A. G.; Lient. 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-cntaining Gen. Wade Hampton, (Gen. M. C.. Butler, Gen. Kirkland and Col. Lipscomib; carriages containing umpires; Cavalry Battalion, under command of Capt. 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, 2~0 men, Capt. W. T. Gary ; Mounted Rangers, 20 men, 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 ISouth Carolina Regiment; dismountedl 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 of Hart's Battery. At night a welcoming address to the veterans was made before an im mense audience, which was responded to Capt. A. M. Rodgers. Gen. Hampton then came forward amidst the wildest applause and briefly recounted the history of the brigade. He was followed by Generals M. 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 memo ries which cons':ituted 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. S3. That the following officers be appointed: SPresident--Lt.-Gen. Wade Ramp. ton. 'Vice-Presidents-Maj.-Gen. M. C. Butler, ;Maj.-Gen. Wmn. T. Martin, - .j-e.P . .Yu~,Bi. - G.-GeL. P4. .Bakr,: Brig. .J Gen Wih,CL. MJ.Bakr, Back,-Gen. T. J. Wripght, lit.-. lck Mcle.J LieptscombJ.Rc, Lieut.-Col. --MJgae. L .aieng.-Coj. J. F.Rih Liet,-Cat.J F. Warine. Mai. J. F. Hart, Capt. 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, Resolved, That the survivingofficers of the various commands of the "old First brigade" be, and are hereby, earnestly requested to communicate to Major Barker, at Charleston, S. C.? such historical facts as are 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 may 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 $300,000 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 communiceations 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 the offie of justice of the peace or any other offie mentioned in the con stitution, but that the legislature may authorize women to hold any ofiee 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 bioxide of nitro gen. The light produced by it is so intense as* to quite eclipse the sue. 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 Gov. Kellogg and approved by the Legisla-. ture have been adopted by a popular vote. These amendments seem jndi cious, as four of them impose whole some restrictions upon the extrava gance of. State offeials, 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'sa new bonnet placed o'bstructions 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 different 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 fo,r about thirty-five 'years be fore discovering they were sisters. The discovery took place last year, and was celebrated with a family din ner. Woon's HousENOLD MAGAZINE.-This excellent-monthly is received. ft is full of interesting varietr, and is one of the cheap est papers published. Only $t, address Household Publishing Co., New York. .1Parried. On the 3d January, by the Rev. H. W. Kuhns, Mr. DLTON N. COA.TEB and Wrs. CArinRxE DIVI'Ua, both of this County. .7Vew # a&Piscelaneous. National Dank of Newberry. The annual meeting of the Shareholders of this Bank will be held at 12 o'clock, M., on the 2d Tuesday, 12th day of January instant, in the Hall of the Banking House at Newberry. JNO. B. CARWILE, Cashier. Jan. 6, 1-I t. National Bank of Newberry. A semi-annual dividend of five per cent. (free of tax), on the Oapital Stock of this Bank, has been declaredl payable to ihare holders on and after first instant. By order of the Board of Directors. JNO. B. CARWILE, Cashier. Jan. 6, 1-1t. NOTICE. The creditors of the Estate of James C. Buford, deceased, will present their claims, proven according to law, to the undersign ed, or their Attoj.neys, Messrs. Pope, Pope & Fair, or. or before the first day of March next- If. If. BUFORD, rl Wr BT1ORD. ew 9 alswellaneous. AGRIC1LTRALI1PEET I. HART & 0O. A: 0 com - ofth We are in receipt of a full line of SWE)ES IRON, HOES, TRACE CHAINS, the PLOW STEEL, NAILS, POT-WARE, bloo GUNS, PISTOLS, WOODEN-WARE, n ROPE, PLOW LINES, TIN-WARE. they Mai posi very mak imp wbe: la orb: the EIffils ITlilMIY AD Fal asl cold defy set, Tu Valu noul teen be'm and obst New Sib ST*.)DJRD SCALES. -0- Liv BATZSYULB.ro ORANIGUG. as Tk 19 flayne St., aid Corner King and Market Streets, I4ARLESTON, S.. 0. Jan. 6,1-3m. Offce of Sckool Commissioner of -N T C Newberry County, S. C. NEWBRY,S. ., Jn. , l~5. Pursuant to the order or the Hon. James Teacher of Fre Shool in bhi County, C. Leahy, Judge of Probate, I wilH sell, whose Certificates have expired,.. will take On Thursday,, the '7th Day- of Jaa-: notice that the County Board of Examiners -ar -~t will meet in my office in Newberry, on next .r Saturday, the 9th inst., and Saturday, the at the late residence of Baylus M. Buzzard, 16th inst., for the purpose of examining ap- deceased, all the Perio ist Property of said plcnsadrenewing Certificates- deceased, consisting of. p ~HARRY-B. SCOTT, f': School Comn'r., N. C. 'One Horse, Jan. 6,. 1-2t.* Two MdeS, Noe EXEIJUTORgM' 1AU oApu By order from the Judge of Probate for Fodder Newberry County, will be sold. . Ont the 26th Day of January, 1875, Oshl ndKthnF r at the late residence ofJseDennis, dec'd., niture, FOR CASH. on Timothy Creek, -three miles West of Prosperity, Newberry Co., S. C., the follow- -- THOMAS D.- BUZZARD, ig described property, to-wit: ~ One Tract As Adm'r., Est. of B. hi. .Buzsard, dec'd. of Land, containing -Dec. 23, 1874-52-2t* ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ACRES, more or less, and boiinded-by lands of P. .OWFICE OF COUNY.TREASURR, K. Dennis, J. S. Hair and others. Also, Th e wbice S Ca. Dc ty r8 Cotton ed hree -uarter Waon B- o.on lrteam toftes, eTerm mde known on day of Sale. peak of. 20 per cent. acernes-apom all J. B. DENNIS and laxes remaining unpaid. The following b F SC. DENNIS, the rate of taxation:F Qualified Executor and Ereeutrix.; Fo Stt Purpose, 10 2-4 ills. Jan 4,187-1-t~For County Purposes, 3 Mills. . Jan.4, 175-13$-For P'ension and'Past Indebtedness,1IMill. !!:For School Purposes Township No. , HJMB~f! 1jJ~fiM or School Purposes, Townsip No.- up .For School:Purposes, Township, No. A - We are prepared to furnish LUMBER im 2 Mills; any quantity For School Purpoes, Township NJo.4 AT REASONABLE PRICES. 2o Beoo Purposes, Township No. 5,ee 1Mills. - m We have good timber from which to manu- For School Purposes, Towaship No. 8, 2 facture lumber. Parties wishing to build Miili. or repair will do well to send or bring For School Purposes, Township No. 10,1 their orders to us. Our Mill is 71 miles be- ~ml. as low Prosperity, on the Holly's Ferry Road. For School Purposes, Towniship No. 11, ji Address, Mill.so CEORE B OWN& S N, No School Tax levied in Townships Nou. * CEOR C E ROWN & SO ,?7and 9.Sa PROSPERITY, S. C. Taxes payable in G3old or Silver Cown, s Jan.6, 1irn.Treasury Notes and National Bank Bills. Jan.6, 11m.All orders aiud school claims must be pre sented for yvmeut onr the first Saturday aftr the 1st and 15th days of each month. Dec 30 522t.JESSE C. SMITH, Dec. 0, 5-28. County Treasurer. Progressive Age copy once.,st to a "The Family Favorite." rr Is now on Exhibition, and ready for sale for OLac WYt.,AR MRS. D. MOWER, and GENERAL AGENT, wvh For Newberry and Laurens Counties. A 'I have one of the New Weed Sewing Ma Jan. 6, 1-2m- chines in use in my faprily, and in additibn --to the satisfaction it gives my wife and J daughter, I will add my own opinion as a TH IL~~SON SflTTLEj pacal ehaii, thatfor P - -ao of *oo WoRaMnzsnlr in build, ease of manipula-G tion, simplicity of construction and readi (lurrwrwTrl 113(jIl ~T1 aness of adjustment, it is RO-r EXCeLLtr by .iJUII~ ANM U JI1any other sewing machine in the market. H 1vuUill ~ LJESSE H. LORD, Mechanical Editor of "Scientific American." The Best and Cheapest in the Ag ',3-f Market! MASONIG! Hereafter the General Office in Columbia ST. JOHENI wilsl]ened y N g t ""e i"u Wffn ah e,Tie endd Feast! O I8 o'clock to 10 o'clock.le.did Feast an'A*te' de**cti***on o al PICE 75e.E BnY TH.E HMALF DOn ZERN,. DON'r FORGET. Mew V .lliscefaneous. NEW FIRM. The undersigned have this day fornetl a PATRYERSHl". and will.contiuue business it the old stand of J. M. W ilson & Co., un ler the name and style of HMIAN & CRAWORDs We offer GREAT INDUCEMENTS In DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Boots and Shoes, FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS, AND WILL SELL LADIES' DRESS GOODS, from 10 to 14c. &ENS' SHOES, from 75c. to $2.50. NIENS' FUR HATS, from 50c. to $3.00. Our stock of GROCERIES Is fall and will be SOLD AS LOW AS ANY OUSE IN NEWBERRY. We have on hand ind will keep, PURE RED OATS, CORN, PEAS, &C. We will make Barter a Specialty. We ask our friends and acquaintances ror the share of patronage that has hereto rore been bestowed upon the old firm, and uarantee that our combined efforts will be to please all who will favor us with a call. JUNIUS E. CHAPMAN. I JAMES"M. CRAWFORD. January lst, 1875-1-3m. For Sale, Lease or,Reat. 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. Any person wishing infornia ion as to particulars, -call and see me or J. P. Kinard. THOS. P. SLIDER. Jan. 6, 1-2t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By James C. Leahy, Probate Judge. Whereas, Daniel I. Haltiwanger hath made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration, of the Estate and effects of John G. Haltiwanger, deceased. These are therefore to cite an4 admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, that- they be and ap pear, before me, 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 noon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under pIy Hand, this 4th day of January, Armo Donini, 1875. J. C. LEAHY, 3. P. q. c. Jan. 6, 1-2L THlE T ONO PHlO8PHTE 6. OF CHART.ESTON, S. C. WILLIAMS, BLACK &.WILLIAMS, Agts. No. 3 Cot ton Exchange, SOUTHf ATLANTIC WHARF. These First Class Fertilizers, carefully pre pared.under the speeial supervision of our Chemist, Dr. ST. JULIEN R AvENEL, are now offered at reduced rates. THE STONO SOLUBLE GUANO Is a thoroughly-ammuoniated Fertilizer. THE STONO ACID PHOSPHATE Is excellebt foi- composting, or in the drill - with seed. SPECLAL, RA-rES will be made. with all pur chasers for CAan ORDEas. Address E. C. WILLIAMS, Treasurer, *Key Box 486, Charleston, S. C. Agents at Newberry, LaiVErL & SPE.AR EvN. ~Jan. 8, 1-3m. THE BEST PAPER. TRYIT. POSTACE FREE. --- Beautifully Illustrated. 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MPfedicines. nild aperient and-geutle purgativ, e mended forthe cure otall derangements e stomach, liver and bowels. Bythei ly use much sickness ispeWni )fi . Df many years have proven them to be safest, surest and best of all the "w ofef4ored to the public. They purity the f, remove all corruptions- And^MT liseased system to perfect health. As ntidote to Chis ad evrtliehve no j. For Sick Headaeb and Wilias@MSgf are asure cure. Tor sm, PEW; Palptuair th;S3 raf we Side, Back and L4U4s, dve remedy. For Femile out a rival. When one doesfiW"V - well" a single'dioe*14tinWl* AstO U and bowels, restores theeppetteSad xrts viger to the system. Sol4every re. Offiee, IS Murray Street, Xe* Tork9., Dr. Tutt'sEHirD4 'ly applied, impa:t"* M"ibM' rown, and acts like ig1c.- The "0' woild. Sold by all 'rggt& Trite, a box. eghastlyrecordc(deatbsthatresultfhe n Donary affections is frightful. TheM-ts s" they soon become deep sated ad remedies which, if applied at the out would -have averted ik"dalgir. V ?sExpectoranthas proven able Lung liligm ever naished elergynjan of New .! P ices itthe "greatestblessitOtwsUM th century," and says "nofamily biW rithout it." It is pleasant to the a'sngleooewIigotten nescogh; Ooe, 18 York. r.-: IMONS'ilmilP d!0 OR LIVER CURtW pronounced-by.Dr. C. A. the former proprietor of ~rRgltras being_ 17 ed e$now-e Liver eiie now owereadtW -d" aw ood certlfAcates from as a 6i4tattfurish.-' :. E is Medicine is now for sale at rs rates by -- DR. Wi F. PRATT: Sole Agetfor pace E. L. KINGZ&_ 0U C MSM, 8. 0 - FATCHE. IVRANY ?Lo1 1 aing just remodeRled saudasryz~ ny stores would as euH a call, asnmy oftered in this part of the State,'a, PRICES AS LOW : an.be found -in:the.Souh-r:2;im y goods are boug'at direct ?amule ufactuers, and, consequently,' eans' as cheap as any other Hoie'k W 1 American Gold and Silver -W at Manufacturers' Catiloguiepr'" keep a large stock of lpectacles and Bye Glasses, iGold, Steel, Ri.bber and Shell Frames nit all ages, from thbe best lIanufastaa in the United States. large stock of thday ad Bkidal 1essa, Engagment RImgs, ? a my Establishment Gold Is wil Gold, and Br'ass is sold for Brams. 1 goods sold warranted as repreeseey my customers may rely upon geti t they bargain for. ,KINDS OP WA'TCH, CLOCK A33 BWELRY REAIRIG 30HZ MT SHOET N011CE AND IN W0EE rders by Mail or Express, for work . is, will receive prompt attention . oods sent. O. D. toall parts of the try, with the privilege of exainiag re paying for them.* ir Jewelry of all Descrip ions Made to Order. )HN F.. SPECZ4 PRATT STREET%t WEWBERRY, S. C. :NEW4 41--t. - N RW M MM E