The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-01

usual happy style. Tho suhjcc: Of
tax unions will most probably be
discussed fully.
"Ile who dalies is q bastard"
MUcn S!ioKE.-A distinguished
gentleman still living in one Of our
western counties has for tho past
Jory-t,co gears consumed twenty-five
cigars day, making n grand total
Of 3e3,250, costing the magnificent
sum If Sl9, lG2 so, at an average price
Of Jive cr"ts each. Immoral: young
muu, lever smoke.
nVj" Our merchants, ass general
thing, will hot 90 to New York THIS
spring. Drummers have been thick
about town. New Goods arc adver-
tlsod at McMastel q Bricc's, Withers
Il Dwigh,'s, and Wood ward L. Laws.
The ladies are waiting for clear
weather to make raid upon the
"swcrt" calc ,cs and "l,ve,y" mus
Inns, aud clerks nic having night
mare over prospective tangled masses
of goods upon the untc,o.
PnoLIrIc. "A colcrea woman on
Mr. Caidwell's place, near Black.
stock, recently gave birth to three
childl en-. Less than twelve months
ago she bore twins. Five chill
drcu in less than D year is pretty
good. >.,
Arc,her colored woman on Mr..
liil. on's rlace, near Winnsboro, gave
birth to four children in fifteen
munths. She held deuce ami a
air ot aces and bet high OH her .hann,
hu: BIackstcck called her with IL
"fuil haud" and rakcd in til: pilo.
C|y>' Tie sum of 81, ,I20, has b:cr
"cnt up by Treasurer Cardozi for
schpols. $4,000 are still due. C!aims
are coming in rapidly, and teachers
are i.ily. It appears TIA! the poll
tax and ,he Ku Klux tax are to be
paid out pro rata on old claims.
This is in accordance with an act just
PASSED. Mr.. Crawford haI counted
Oh the poll tax to run schools Of til"
present yeur This will interfere
with his arranA cmehts, and the
schools will soon have t. be closed.
0r The LcGi>la,u C has apporiion-
cu the State iuto five CuEgt .sional
districts. The fourth comprises
G~eenvil!e, Sralt.nburg, Union,
Yo,k, Ches;ur, Fairfield, kcrchaw, and
Lancaster, AID by ,hc census OF 1870,
corta,r 1878 whites and 1929
cnlo,eh. Estimating the totes at
une-G!1h the population, VIC would
have white voters, 1904, cclorcd,
l5,9l5. The colored majority is
probably larger than this estimate
would show.
CuiIronI IN Ait CnURi,u.-Thc
people Of St. Stephens, Ridgcway,
approaching the fact that VIC shon:d
NOT attend service as o renancc, have
carpeted the body Of the church and
cushioned the pews. Some time ago
the chancel was carpetcl and cusE
toned, and the lectern rctlimmed. n
Gne heating stove was added, togctb, r
with beautiful baptismal .fount.
Places Of public worship should be
adorned and made attractive to the
youth as we'll as the age Of our land
SUIT FOR DAMAG.Es.--Cur readers
viii remember that one night last
November, Mr.. Jacob y. Caldwell
Of this County, while walking on the
street near the Court House, fcl into
d cistern that Was in course of con-
s,ruction and had been left without
amy railing around it. His ankle
was spraiued and has not yet gotten
well. a few days since Mr.. Cald.
we'll enteled suit against tho town Of
Winnsboro, laying his damages at five
thousand dollars. He is represented
by NJ e:srs. McCants and Douglass, At
'orneys. The result of this suit will
DO looked for with interest, as all tho
taxpayers i'll town are interested.
01~ Dog poisoners are going about
~ WinusEoro. A few nights since
>trychnino waH thrown in the yard Of
Mis-. Henry Williams, and two dogs
and snme Gne game Chi ckens belong
ing to Mr.. Ly Brand were killed by it.
Mrs. BJlick also lost her ward ao..