The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-23

York, says the Springfield Republican,
tho we'll known aud ehterprising
agency Of John Hooper &8Co.,, of tho
same city, an equally wellknown and
reliable firm, snd by the union Of tho
two will have by far the largest and
most aourishing advertising establish.
naent In the eouotny ;pand if'ita@isrs az
well damaged in the future as it is in
ithe past it cannot fail 20. hecome still
moro gigantic aud sucoessful. Messrs,
Rowoll Il Co., publish the American
Newepsper Directory, tho"most Com
plete volume Of the kind ever issued
in this or any othor country, ,Sand al
their New York .ffioe they keep on
6io more than five Thousand periodi.
osls. which arc always open to the free
use Of their patrons when in New
York. Both the retiring partners Of
the lute frm of j.. Hooper Il Co. are
to rcpaiu with Geo. p. Rowell 4 Go.
for some months, until their own bu.
siness matters can be adjusted, after
which Mr.. Wayre oontenplates going
abroad, and MIR. John Hooper, VIII {
has been elected treasurer Of the Col
wells, Shaw and Willard manufacture.
ing company Of Now York, win give
bis at, eution TO the Introduction OF
the patent tin-lintd lead pipe, an ar.
| tiole Of great merit. extensively
manufactured and sold by that com
pany.
Andrew Mccartney, compositor IN
tho N. Y. Evening Post office, for six
days euding on the 4,h inst, compos.
Cd and corrected $4,000 ems. In
four of these days ho worked six
hours and half; the other two days
seven hours each. lie thus achieved
the extraordinary feat of setting 95,.
900 ems in forty hours without any
extra "fat." Wo append the figures
exhibiting the amounts Of each day,
work, which for rapid type-set.ipg has
probably never been equalled Sa.
turday, l7,2oo; Mondays l5.4oo
Tuesday, l9>l00; Wednesday, l6,sOO
Thursday, l3,4OO; Friday, 1900
total, 95,600s
Paris IL not yet taken, but tho pen
with which Count Bi: :marck Is to sign
tho treaty Of peace is already prepar.
cd. Herr Bissiuger, of Pfvrzheim,
has manufactured out Of massive gold
an imitation Of an ordinary stout
goose quill. The quill itself is poll
ished, in order that it may be moro
conveniently handled, but the feather
closely resembles a real quill, every
fire being represented, while the
back of tho feather is thickly studded
with briIllsnts, end below them a
Counts coronet and Bismarok's mono.
gram arc engraved. Besides the en-.
graver and maker, two goldsmiths
wero ergsged on it for Eve weeks.
A very careless man in Sohenecta.
dy threw kiss at his little daughter
In the street. Another mans wife
stood in in range, and thought the
Kiss was meant tor her 80 she made q
similar demonstration. Her husband
just then, luckily, came upon the
scene and Witnessed the transaction
he Was very mad, aud his anger caus
cd him to thrash the father Of the
aforementioned little daughter. TIL.
result is an assault and battery case
which bids fair to furnish food for
gossip In Schenectady for some time
to come.
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