The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-18


Thousand receipts to date. We wer,
surprised to SEQ clerk in the Troa
surer's office looking over the ia,
book with spoctaoles on. The taxo
are SO big this year we didn't thinl
body would neod "spocs" to read 'cm
nWs We didn't know Winnsboro
was such a musical place. Prof
Lowery has his hands full. There
arc in Wiansboro, q white brass band
of twelve pieces, a colorcd bras:
band, white string land, several
hutists, guitarists, banjoists and
accordconists, a class of seventeen
young violinists, singing class OF
about fifty five, several church
choirs, somo accomplished pianists
among the ladies, al innumcrablc
number of performers on the jews
harp and bones, forty or fifty whist
lcrs and an army of cats and howl.
ing ours.
W New Hats at Dannenberg s.
Co.'S.
CoMposITIoN ON THE HoRsE."-
Many of our citizens heard Sol.
Smith Russell repeat the above com
position last December. We did not
really appreciate tho composition
until last Thursday. On that day n
'tar heel" drove into town with Il
one horse wagon loaded with ducks.
On one side of the wagon was painted
in bold letters, "Duxx fur SAIL" and
on the other was "Drax fur saile.n
The poor old clay-bank horse had
painted on both sides, "Otes wanted :;
ell in and see" NFo understand
th:.t the duck pcddlet employ cd our
killed sign painter, II. r. Owen,
Esq, to do the job, giving him in
payment therefor, haIfA dozen "aigs."
CY@ Visit Danucnbc,g e. Co and
be convinced Of their low prices.
0T Twcnty-cight Though pas
sengers passed by Winnsbcro on Fri
day on the train. They are from
the North, and arc scckirr Aiken,
Savannah and Florida, some for health
aud others for pleasure. They made
IL few minutes tour Of iu$tcction
while the train stopped, ard succeed
ed in fl finding Whites Confectionery
establishment and Sugenheimcr's Sa-
loon. When tLcy eniered the saloon
We were arprehensive that they might
be portion of DR.. Dio Lewis Ten.
pcrance brigade. But from the man.
ncr in which they applied their hand
korchiefs to their moustachos on
emerging, We concluded that their
errand had been peaceful and Salts
ia ctory. We trust that Il sojourn in
the sunny South will reconstruct
these Northern tourists.
UIsToRY OF TIE SouTn CARoLIaa
CoLLEGE.-The ]nmented Professor
M. LaBorde before his death lad
completed O second volume of the
History Of the Soath Carolina Col.
lege.
The work is entirely arranged for
the press by Prof. LrBordc's hand.
1t embraces the whole period of the
existence of the College, and includes
several new sketches of members Of
the Faculty and additions to the
sketches of those Presidents and
Professors tYho have died since the
appearance Of the first work. It will
now, also contain the Life cf the Au-
thor, written by Rev. j J.. Rcy ynolds
ID. d., who was his Colleague for
more than twenty years.
The book will be published by
Walker Evans & CO. Charleston.
$. c.,
The price Of Tie volume will DO
$3.50; paid upon the publication.
This book should be in the hands
Of every alumhuS Of the old College.
a subscription list will be open in
our office. Let all wishing copies
subscribe promptly.
We extract the following from the
Charleston News and Courier.
A cnrit us question arose upon tho
discussion Of the bill to authorize
Henry Daniels, trial justice, to cx.
crcisc the functions of his office in
any portion Of the corporate limits Of
the town of Blackstock, in which
town that inficsor Of smal.. fines dis
pcnscs justice. 1t appears that
Blackstocks lies on the border lin,
bntwpcn FhirGola o,d CLo..o, r,,,