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1W0CAL INTELLIGENCE Tuesday, JUne 12, - 1900 LOCAL MATTERS. -Read Shei iff's sale. -Mule lost. Read advertisement. -Mr. T. W. Traylor - announces himself for the State Senate. -A new. line of summer millinery just received at Mrs. McCarley's. -See notice of meeting of stock holders of the Fairfield Cotton Mills. -A number of Winnsboro people attended service at the Greenbrier Methodist Church on Sunday to hear Rev. W. W. Daniels preach. The easiest and most effective method of purifying the blood and invigorat ing the system is to take DeWitt's Lit tle Early Risers, the famous little pills for cleansing the liver and bowels. MeMaster Co. -A. B. Strond, Grantville, o., wrote: A priceless boon has been given the baby world in Dr. Moffett's TxrTHmA (Teething Powder s). * -Rev. J. D. Croct has gone to Spartanburg to attend the Woffo!d commeneement, and as he will be ab sent several days there will be no prayer meeting at the Methodist Church on Wednesday afternooa. ,;After suffering from piles for fif teen years I was cured by using two boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hszel Salve," writes W. J. Baxter, North Brook, N. C. It heals everything. Beware of counterfeits. McMaster Co. -Od, Thursday the first State csm paign meeting will be held in Orange. burg, and Mr. R. H. Jennings, candi date for State Treasurer, will be pres ent. The candidates will have a busy time of it during the months of June and July and a part of August. -THE NEWs AND HERALD has re ceived one of the handsomely en graved invitations ~ issued by the NWashington and Lee University to the 'cation of the new law building. T ailding has been erected to the mem f John Randolph Tacker and will be - ted tn Tuesday, June 1st mi Virginia. "I had stoma ouble twenty years !6d gtve up hope being cured till - I began to use KOdo yspepiia Cure. It has done me so much good I call it the savior of my life," writes W. R. Wilkinso a . Tenn. It digests what yo est- aster Co. -The State pubhwed on Sunday the honor list from th..raduating class of the South Carolina College. The list of the senicr academic class included M. B. Jennings and the fol lowing are the marks that he received. Distinguished in English and politi cal science, proficient in essays, moral science, and philosophy of religion. -Mrr. T. C. Robertson, of Colum bia, leaves that city to-day for New York where she will sail for Europe. Mrs. Robertson will g:o with a pleat Sant party, and after seeing Paris and the exposition she wilt visit England, Switzerland, Italy and other countries. months. Mrs. Rbrsnand her party will carry with them palmetto .trees and other souvenirs of their State to be exhibited at the Paris expo sition. J. C. Kennedy, Roanoke, Ten.-, sy,"I cannot say too much for De Wtt's Witch Hazel Salve. One box of it cured what the doctors called an incurable ulcer on myr jaw." Cures piles and all skin diseases. Lok ou for worthless imitations. M~se ~Co. --During the storm on Friday after 'oon the western towelr of the cotton wmill was struck by lightning. A numa 'ber of brick were knocked off of the tower but no other damage was done. Toe storm was worse in the southern pant of town than in other parts, and there were several very sevene flashes of lightning. The rain was 'heavy also, and about three miles below town a tremendous raisi fell. washing things badly. -The baby show will be held thua (Tuesday) afternoon in the armory and the doors will be open at 5 o'clock, A number of babies will be on ex hibition and the voters w ill bave tc execute a great deal of diplomsey an" tact in order not to give offence to thi proud parents of the children Th crowd of babies and tiny tots each n~ his best "bid and tucker" will be ~lovely sight, and it is certain to prov ~a great success "After suffering trom severe dyspel sia over twelve y ears and using man remnedie, without permanent good fiually took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. did mie so much good I recommend to everyone." writes J. E. Watkin G.erk and Recorder, Chillicothe, M It digests what you eat. McMaster C< -News was received here last wee of a painful accident to Mrs. A. 5 Aiken', of Chester. Mrs. Aiken w: in the yard burniing caterpillars o1 of a plant in her yard, a ben the lig dress tt~at she wore caught on fir Fortunately some one was near at the flames were extinguished befo she was seriously burned. Her ari hand and side were very pair.ful burned, but the physician ila atter ance does not consider the but serious. The accident occurred Friday. A Life and Death Fight. Mr. WV. A. Mines, of Manchest l',writing of his almost miuracul escape from death, saye: -'Expos after measles induced serious 11 troub'e, which ended in Consat tio'n. I had fr.egnent hemorrhages conghed nigt and day-. All my c tons said I taust soon die. 'laI began' to use Dr. King's Ne w Di ery for Co~nsumption,. which compl ly cnred me. I would x~ot be witt it even if it costs $5 00 a bottle. 13 dreds huave used it on my recommir 1 - tion and all say it never fails to< .Throat, Chest and Lung tron"] Regular size 50.s and $1 00. ' bottles f'ee at McMaster Co.'s' jtore'. -Mr. r . anuenerg arrived here on Saturday and left on Monday afternoon. He Is traveling for the t Eagle Pants Manufacturing Co., of Baltimore, Md. Mr. Dannenberg was for years engaged in merchandising in 1 Winnsboro, and as long as he lived here he was a splendid citizen, doing all that he could for the good of the town. During reconstruction times he was untiring in his devotion and rendered valuable service to Winns boro. His friends weie delighted to see him here and gave him a cardial wd'cowm to hie old home. W. 6. Musser, Millheim, Pa., saved the life of his little girl by giving her One Minute Cough Cure when she was dying from croup. It is the only harm less remedy that gives immediate re snIts. It quickly cres coughs, colds, bronchitis, grippe, astbma and all throat and lung troubles. McMaster Co. THE WATER SUPPLT.-The follow jig is the report of the policeman on the water supply measurements taken ou Monday morning: Cisterns. Capacity. ft. in. Court-house......17 0 10 5 Depot............16 7 9 1 Elliott's ...... . .11 8 0 0 Neil's... ... -..17 7 16 0 Miller's8........... 8 0 Phillips',.........11 5 10 8 tmming'-.......17 8 17 2 College...... ...15 3 14 1 Smart's......----.16 6 16 0 Buthe A sThe Uind You Have Always Bou98 t of ;&i1%l Attention, Firemen! Attend annual meeting of Steam Fire Company this (Tuesday) after noon at 6 o'clock. G. B. McMaster, Secretary. Millinery! Millinery! Are you willing to be convinced that we can sell you choice up-to-date mil linery goods at the lowest prices? If you are, kindly call on us before pur chasing. J. 0. Boag. COURT PROCEEDINGS. Court of General Sessions met on Monday morning and adjourned sine die in the ofrab -Only one* casa was tried, the State vs. Robert Cresby, who was convicted and sentencea to 12 months on the chaingang. Only a few orders %ere taken lin the Common Pleas. Judge Benet com-. .limented the county on the apparent lack of crime [in the county as evi denced by the few cases on the ses ions docket. C .. B TV O I .. Bear As Te K(ind You Have Aiwals Bought or -F.Dvsof ilaS ei Sunday in town. Dr. Theodore Quattlebaum is here on a visit to his parents. Mr. Jae. Robinson leaves to-day for Camden where he has accepted a posi Mr. Albert Connor has returned home from the South Carolina Col e.e for the holidays. Mr. R. 11. Jennings went to Colum i. on Monday to attend the South Caroina College commencement. Mr. John A. Des~or tes has returned from Richmond, Va., where he has been for several months for his health. DEATII OF MRS. ELIZA WEIR Mrs. Eliz~a Weir died at the resi erce of Capt. T. W. Rawls in East Wateree section at three o'clock on unday morning. The faneral was held on Sunday afternooni at 4 o'clock and te body was-interred in the family burying ground. Mrs. Weir leave~s three daughters, Mrs. Wade Rawls and Mrs. Janie Mulvana, of this county, and Mrs. Jesse Sutton, of Louisiatna. She was aaout eighty-nine years of age at the time of her death and was a sincere Christian and ai thoroughly good w o m~an. For Over Fif ty Years. MRS. A INSLOW'S SOOTHING SYaUP has been used for over fifty years by millns of mothers for their children w hil teeihing, with perfect success. IItsoo:hes the child, sottens the RumS, tt lla s all pain, cures wind colic, and it is te best remedy for diarrhoea 1t ,, will relieve the poor little sufferet .miediateb. Sold by druggists ir eeer y part of the world. Twenty-fiv kcnts a bottle. Tie sure and ask fo, . Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,' isad take no other kind. 1-1-17 itA Free Scholarship in Eaeb County. e. The Carnegie College, a newly in id cororated institutionl at Rogers ee ni in order to introduce its method n of teaching by correspondence, wi yy give one free scholarship to eac d.onty in our State. The free Feho is rahip grants to the student fice tu on ti in the normnal and academ: cursts, and also in !lhe buvine onse, incundinig book-keeping ai shoi t-hand. All thec ins:iuction er given lby mail at :i e student's horn rr ol arship' .hold~ write at once to tl colceghe aid mention this paper, a: Lnd l-o the county and 8tate. n J. Q Hood, Justien of the Pea< >v-- Croiby, Miss , makea thie tollowi te-atuet "I can certify that U >ut Minute Cough Cure will co all tha' un- claied for it. My wile could not da-- her breath and the first dose of it ure eiivd her. It has also benefited1 es" hle famuily." It acts imumediit rii and cures coughs, coii, croup, grip rrng bros citis, as:htwa and all throats ung troubles. McMa'ter Co. FAIRFIELD AT CLEMSON COLLEGE. ilr. Editor: Let me use 3 our press o tell the good people of Fairfield ounty that the medal for the best ssay on "ooed Roads," offered by he president of Clemson. has been warded to Cadet R. N. Rceves, of airfield county, an agricultural sin lent of the junior class. The papcrs were examined by the authorities of he agricultural department at Wash ngton. A similar medal last year was won Dy Cadet E. M. Matthews, of Winns; Doro, then a mechanical student of the iophomore class. Let an old Winnsboro boy exclaim: Harrah for old Fairfield! X. The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose Stomach and Liver are out of >rder. All such should know that Dr. ing's New Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a plendid appetite, sound digebtion and a regular bodily habit tha. insures per rect health and great energy. Only 25c at McMaster Co.'s drug store. GOING TO ATLANTA. As will be seen from the tollowiug lippiug from The State, Mr. I. L. Withers will leave Columbia to-day to accept a fine position in Atlanta. In hi; old home he has many freinds who tre pleased to know of his good fortn t.e: The many friends of Mr. I. L. Withers will regret to know that this wide-awake and energetic young business man has determined to leave Columbia and make his home in At lanta. Mr. Withers is one of the most progressive young men in Columbia and he has interests in many enter prises here that would keep him were the offer he has accepted less hand some than it is. le will have to give up positions with a number of concerns and his going will leave a vacancy on the South Carolina college board. He leaves on Tuesday next and goes to take a fine position in the general outhern agency of the Prudential Life Insurance company at Atlanta. Columbia cannot well afford to lose such progressive men as Mr. Withers, but all are congratulating. him upon his success. Beas the The Kied YOU Hav Always * iglatue' of COTTON ACREAGE. The following was issued by the agricultural department at Washing ton on -Monday, and' was received here by Capt. T. J. Carston: Department of agriculture estimates acreage cotton planted at 25,558,000 acres, an increase of 2,036,000 acres or 8.07 per cent over production area of last year. The estimate increase is 7.06 per cent in South Carolina and Alabama; 8.06 per cent in Texas and Georgia; 9 per cent in Louisiana and Tennessee ; 10 u. Nort h Carolina, Mis sissippi and Arkansas; 13 in Indian rease Is modre'Iress localized, being east where the populat'OnI is most lense and greatest where cotton grow ug has been les etisie. Th Lverage condition on June 1st was 32 5 as compared with 85.7 on June 1st last year, the loweft June condi ion in twenty years. FLAG 03 TEE CBDAR CREEK RIFLES. A number of Confederate relics are at Madison, Wis. C. C. Lincoln of that place sent to the Confederate Veteran photographs of some of these relics, and among others men tioned is "the flag of the Cedar Creek Rifles." The following letter is pub lished in the Veteran in connectiot with tis flag: "Headquarters First Brigade, "Third Division, Seventeenth A. C. "Goldsboro, N. C., April 5, 1865. "is Excellency, James T. Lewis "Sir: I hive the honor to forward to you by the hand ot M'" Taggart this Confederate banners. tormuerly borne by the Cedar Creek Rifles, under Capt. John Harrison, of South Carolina. It was captured by a gallant soldier. John J. Bailey, of Company H, Sin teentb Wisconsin Volunteers, Feb raary 22, 1865. Maj. Gen. Blair, corn manding Seventeenth Army Corps has been kind enough to give me per missions to send it bomne to you, to bi deposited in the State Capitol witk other trophies of wvar. "Respectfully, your obedient servan' "Cassius Fairchild, "Col. Sixteenth Wis. Vols., Co.u First Brigade." This is evidently the old Cedar Creel Rifles of Fairfield County, and w would like to hear from some of th survivors, who may now be livingi this county. CASTOR IA For ynfants and Children. The Kind You Rave Alwcyp bungi Bears the s ignatre of , , T H E CEHA RLESTON EXPOSIT ION. The excellent work of the speci cocomi ~tee on exposition subseriptiol w hich visited New York to coni with the presidents of railraads e t g 2harleston, has resulted in addi $40,.000 to the stock of the South Ca elina Inter-State and West Inidian I d osition Company. This subscript was made by tLe Southern Raihv te Atlantic Coast Line and the P1: e, es, miSti In addition to this, $2, was secured from the Clyde Steams ee ine. These subscriptions popihi~ t nisure the sneces'. of the project: e-- eposition companly will likely be yy ganized witthin a few dayr. y yThe committee now at the Na ad 'so anticipates other subscriptiona ew Yrk, Philadelphia, Boston. other cities and the outmok is bright indeaid. Wherever one turns, the most en couraging reports are heard and the whole country seems to be willing and and ready to help South Carolina, now that she has shown a disposition to help herself. With the stock -ireviously taken the figures noir stand at about 8175,000, and there is much more "in sight." The people of South Carolina, gen erally have been invited to j~in in this movement, and the shares have been placed at $5 each, in order that every citizen may be personally interested, if he so desires. Subscription books have been sent to nearly every county in the State, and all who desire to aid in the splendid project can sign for such amounts as they see fit, in the presence and with the advice of their fellow-townsmen. Maj. T. W. Wood ward, of Rockton, is a member of tLe executive commit tee for Fairfield county. SPECIAL RATES. ANNUAL MEETING NATIONAL EDUCA TIONAL ASSOCIATION, JULY 14, 1900. The Southern Railway will sell side trip tickets from Charleston, S. C., at the rate of one first-class fare for the round trip to St. Augustine, Fla , Pe-sacola, Fla., Mobile, Ala., New Orleans, La., Meridian, Miss., Bir mingham, Ala., Chattanooga, Tenn., Bristol, Tens., White Sulphur Springs, Va., Washington, D. C., Norfolk,Va., and intermediate points. Tickets will be sold July 14th, 1900, with final limit July 29th, 1900, to holders of return portions of round trip tickets sold to Charleston, S. C., on account of annual meeting national educational association. Such return portions of round trip tickets to be deposited witlkagents from whom side tip ticketsere purchased. Agents will issue receipts for tickets so depos ited and upon presentation of said receipts will return to original pur chasers the return portions of round trip tickets deposited. For detailed information apply to any agent of the Southern Railway, or its connections. LOST. ONE DARK BAY HORSE MULE; eight years old; scar on hind leg and shoulder. Leave any information with D. A.Crawford, Winnsboro, $. C., or A. F. Ruff & Co., Ridgeway, S. C. 6-12-2 MINION DUREN. Notice to Stichoell. A MEETING QF THE STOCK holders of te Fairfield Cotton Mills is hereby calied for TUESDAY, JULY 10TH, at 1t o'clock A. M., at The Winsboro Bank for the purpose of considering the question of increasing the Capital Slobk of said company to $200,000. Jr. W. CATHCART, Secretary. T. W. L AUDERDALE, 6-123w President. BY VRTU OF _AUTHORIT vested in me I h levied-on a - sell to the high the Court Ho S. C., on the JULY next, th tracts of laud nder the Acts re ferring todA nq enit taxes: ScTooL snhICT No. 4. Est~t ~' rge Barber, 115 acres; bonn and west by lands of W..' - ast by Wa. Seigle west tb e.tse of m. Kennedy; nc ab by Harrison and' organ. SCHOOL .D TaxcT No. 22 Mrs. Carrie Blanton, 12r acres; bounded north y D. J. Wir: south '1 east by wrell Fla"; west by .ei:Davis DesPo-eR. R. E. iELLI'SON, d2 S. F. C. Wide~bro Cainel Rvy Co. Opening cf ocks of Subscrip tidtra PURSUA TO A COMMISSION issued to the dersigned as Corpora tor, by Hon R. Cooper, Secretary of State, on e 8th day of May, 1900, notice is eby given' that Books ol Subscripti *to the capital stock of The Winn ro and Gamden Railway any Jb900opened, on the 28t Bank, in . e town of Winnsboro, S. C., an at the Bank of Camden, Camden, C., at 11 o'clock in the forenoon said day. . . The sar roposed corporation will have a ca I stock of $300,000, divid Sed into 3, shares of the par value of $100 e ,with its principal place of busine ait WiunnborO, S. C., and Swlll be powered to engage .in the building, constructing, maintaining, owning' d operating a railroad from Winnsbo , S. C., to Camden, S. C. OMAS K. ELLIOTT, 'fIOMAS H. KETCHIN, J. E. McDONALD, 11. R1. ELLIOTT, Board of Corporators. M ay- b, 1900. 5-26 30 -W. A.W. The tegistered stallion W. A. WV will b t Mr. Henry Refo's stable it Winrs oro on Saturday of each week On M days at the farm; balance o Stime a his former stand.; inz the coun IS, try. C is seven year3 old, nay, wit r black oints. Ileight, 16; has, goo ,r bone nd muscle; no 'blemish or dc r fet. He is strong, trictionle- i 3% moi , kind in disposition, and a pe o-' feet adster. His sire is ths celebrat e x- Red ilkes, His d.im, Betsey Bake onwas' lhe mother of trottcrS. She wM Ssire by Dictator. who was the 'i y, Jay 10ye.See, 2 10. of Dirccetor, 2 0 t of jhe invincible Directum, 2 04, ti 0 gr idire of Nancy I~:.ke th.e qile hip of rotters, and the sire of many othc eyof extreme spred Bl.-Altough a noied trotter n ithi to nd c' knee action, W. A. W. P'M' o- 4Wo saddle gaits ot superior quali Terixe, 15 00 ,to insure colt. F re tended~i pedigree and c:-rtified recc in ddrss JOHN G. MOBLEY, a d1410Sm W in bro, S. C HOT WEATHER IS GOMINC. Prepare for it by Buying Light Weight Goods. W E can please you in Colored Lawns, Organdies, Dimity Stripes, Batiste, Zephyr Ginghams, in great variety of colorings. Prices from 5c to 25C the yard. White Goods of eve y description, Lawns and Organ dies from 5c to 5oc the yard, Fine Lace Stripe and Corded Effects for waists. We have the prettiest line of Pique we have ever shown in great variety of patterns; prices as low as last year. We can please you in Fancy Dress Goods and Plaids; also beautiful line Blaek Goods and Fine Silks for waists and trimmings. MILLINERY. We are constantly receiving additions to this stock, and can please you in style and quality of the goods, and in low prices. The best that the money can buy is what we offer. SHOES. We are still showing the largest and most complete stock of Shoes in the county. New styles in Ladies' Oxfords, Sandals and High-Cut Shoes; Gents' Stylish Shoes in black and tan. You cannot get better value in shoes than we will sell you. We are anxious for your patronage and will use our best efforts to please you in goods and prices. The Cadwell Dry Goods Company. BABY' PwIIND, I NOW HAVE IN STOCK A FULL LINE OF Babies' Kid=Sole Shoes, Slippers and Moccasins. ALSO F arif ocks LEFT. WILL GIVE YOU A BARGAIN IN THEM. Q. D. WILLIFORD. r DR. MOFFETL WAla stn, A AsDlgeui0 SrntesteChilM aETkes 1 t n Easy. LA00 (Teething Powders) T - Costs only 25 cents at Dlruggists, rou Ormail25cents toC.J. MOFF ETT ----- The Iruprovedc EAR'S we+ Moun tain--- Dyspepsia FREEZER. -i Tablets No matter how often or how niuch we talk about the White Mountain Freezer, we tell nothing but 'be truth p>ut it. In fact there is no necesrity for telling anything but the tru uh, as ererv feature of the White Mountain is a good feature, and every point is a telling point. Only the vory best materials are used in its manufacture, and will produce the finest quality of cream in the sbortestposiible tlme. 3QUARTS,2.25; 4QUARTS, $2 75; 6 QUARTS, $3.25. and J. W, SEIGLER H eadquarters Dyspepsia ---FOR Low - PricesKol ONFL)ONG CLI ~~Dyspepsia Cur ON 1o,~in L iN, Ldranic Digests what you el iet, H arnes, Saddles, Cheap Fo'1 tatfcalydgsstefo u ,I1vr- e a- ni cer. ol r ind ' N atu re i n strengtheningd a d s tv w e e -f e r a i c e l n eg afs t t i t i s t h e l a t e s d i s c v e r e d d ig r. i 1 go-gans and tonic.. No other preparat Bu gistantgrlive apeaenl tece ,j a ~ ach, 38 at eut pre s Boy nothmng we h:lle ic yseadceGatrsia, C~Heramb Suutil 'ou et our prie:s andl we WIIall oterslsfipretie orsave you mis y.eP 50 c a iib d8~ ~ a MANY YEARS Of continuous business have given our goods wide and general distribution. They have been subjected to the severest usage and their wearing qualities have been fully tested. We Guarantee every chain, button, every ar ticle we .ell, to give satisfac tion, -you being the judge. Any article failing to do this will be cheerfully exchanged. We Deliver no work, we sell no goods not under our guarantee, which has never been questioned throughout our entire busi ness life. R. BRANDT, The Jeweler and Optician, HmSTER, S.. HEINZ. We are sole agents in Winns boro for Heinz's goods. When you nee*Pickles ask for-Tinz's, 1hey' are the best, Heinz's Dill Pickles aer fine. Heinz's Sweet and Sour mixed. Heinz's Cucumbers in bulk. Heinz's India Radish. Heinz's Celery Sauce. Heinz's Tomato Catsup. Heinz's Preserves in bulk. Heinz's Apple Butter and jams.. Heinz's Mince Meat in bulk and glass. This is the season for evap: orated fruits." We have them in Prunes, Apples, Peaches and Apricots. gfor wayo -hous, t a~d unha rdand r ves. Come an s at once and be hp ~ cMaster &. Co.,. Druggists. Farmers, .* e*. Attention I NOW 13 THE TI$E TONY Su ppliese OURL STOCK OF HEAVY GR4O eeries is now complete. We cater specially for the farmers trade. We know what theyneed, ad are prepared to set ve them and at bot n prialso carry a nice line of shelf god-SHOEs, HIATS, IDRI GOODS, NOTIONS, Band everything usually found in a e etdsielivered to our city trade. :Come anid see us. ~W. R. RABB & C est GRANITE CORNER. SPRESTON RION, Agent "H.fA'IC IBliE IgnSUAIcEI COIIAlM on. OF hEW THl. SSolicits a .stare of the Public patrol . -- 98.1ly