The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-13

church. This is prniseworthy under.
TAX ing, and We hope Ill cEa,itubl,
disposed persons of every denomi ma
ton will contribute either strawber
ries, ur cream or spend their none 3
liberslly on the qccns,on of tile feie
Let tho fete be we'll patronizad.
G Judge hIackey passed the follow
sentence on Alex Wood O., con>fo ,.d
of burglary. "You h.v. been fou,d
guilty Of All ofcncc Tor which you
might bc scnt to the Pc"i entlary for
81, years. The curt wilt scn'ence
y"u however to only Que year. If you
are ,c""vic,cd again you w,l h. sen
fenced " 20 yca's. # u third term t.,
q" sear'. 1t YOU are c,nv;ctel IL
fuhr,h time, y"u will then b v. ,c
come eligible to a seat in The Lsyisu.
turc."
CouRr.-Tbc following sentences
were passed at tho present term OF
tho court:
The State Va. Jack Br;co-ruilt,
monslAug ghtcr-sentence, Is years IL
pcnItehtuary.
The S'nte VS.. Wm. Crcch bur
nlary aud larceny S years
in pcnitentuary.
The Stnte VS.. George jackson alias
George P"lmcr-graud lArceny-scu-
teuce, 8 mouths in penitrntiary.
The State VS.. II. A. Smith vii.
fully ncgIectng, as County Treasurer.
to turh over money TO tue Sute
Treasurcr-sente .cr, to puy fiae OF
2,0oo, aud II months III ponlteu.
tf,ry.
G~ james MARTINI, colored man,
was drowned at G. =. Martins mill,
near Ashford's Ferry, Broad River,
On the 25th. lie was with Mr.. a mos
Davis, who had lccn to examine fish
baskets. A log lies from the ma,n
land to an Island. as they were
cruising thisj Martin fell in. lie ". $
good s" Inner and Mr.. Davis mad
TO apprehcnsions Of accident, when
sud denly Martin sank. lie must
have bccu seized with cramp.
Justice klrklond held al inquest
over the remains, and the jury rem
dcrcd Il verdict Ut accidental drown.
ng.
Bible SocIrTl.-A \ largo and at.
tenti'e congregation assc,iiblcd at the
Presbyterian church last Thursday
nigh, being the 57th anniversary of
tho Fairfield County Bible Society.
a sermon was preac"ed Ly tue
Rev. Mr.. Chichester sn''ject, "What
is Truth r. The Rev. Mr.. Campbell
fvl'"wed i'll an. address showing the
rcrmaneucy of the Bible.
After thrsa services wore concl,.
d.d, the n'rc,i"g was called to orde,
hy Rev. NJ. Bn'!cs, State Aec.t rf
tbs American Bi'le Sucietv. Rev
Mr.. Campbell Was e,llcd to Moderate
t." mtet'hg, ind Mr.. JAS. ". Law
'cques.cd to act a. s, crctarv.
The Society WAS thea ,ivcd, artc,
several years o: i"a.:tiv(ty, unl .r it.
old c nstlrntion, wh;cE has been
force for m"'e than hulfa century.
About thir J new mcuhcrs was
added t. the l.s.. from tha con.reya.
ticn present. The p.Sniient Of one
dollar annually CONSTITUTES psrs,u a
Il member.
SuIcioE OF u. s. Orr,cEn.-TLe
Following dispatch has been received
helc:
YonKvrLLE, S. c., May 5th. 1874
-Cap:. Junn Christopher, the co,n.
hand mt of the Fcder.l tro.us nj,
this place, committed suicide at h,s
'eS'dc"cc Lass night about nine
n'cio:k. by shooting tim.eli wi h IL
Volts army postoI, he tail entering
the Right Gar AID i"daiug in he tram
Death was i"sta"tan~o ~ons y jury OF
.nqucst waa empat"elrd Ly ,r,ai
justice W. B. Williams, actins as
Coroner, at Que o'hl lurk taii m0r..iny,
citizens, and verdict Rendered j.,
accordance with the anuvo facts. Al
the inquest nothing was cli,itcd to
chow any cause for the Ia>h net, Gar.
thor than that the deceased had
been drinking freely. The deceased
Is tho 'enior Captain of the 18Th
regiment IF infa try. Ile entered as
private soldier in the Year 1857,
and WAS the private s, crctary of
Albeit SidnA3 johnson; While that
Itlicer was engaged in the U.ah cx.
pedition. lie was native of Pnlia.
deIphia, where his remains will he
taken for bn,ial
0+ A public meeting was held on
Monday In the Thcspian Hall, B. l.
Elkin in the chair, Il. Means DAYS
Secretary. Gen. Bratton moved that
the Secretary be requested to read
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