The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-04

tho treasurer ana his assistant were
away and she Office was closed. This
is great Inconvenience, especially
as the time for the payment of taxes
is drawing to close.
" The folio wing gentlemen com.
pose the Executive Committee of the
Taxpayers Convention, which ad.
jourucd subject to their call.
Jas. Chestnut, johnson Hagocd,
Jno. j.. Manning, A. p, Aldrioh, Il.
Y. Simons, Jno. y. Wylic, j.. II
Screvcn, J. A. Hoyt, VIM. Elliott,
Nj. l.. Bonham, Nj. 9. Butlor, Jno.
Bratton, Vim. Wallace, C.S Brice,
j. j. Lucas, b. II. Wilson, Il. NJ.
Sims, W. l.. Holcombc, Il. W. Daw-
SOD, A. y Frederick, II. B. Jcter.
eW" A man named John George,
and claiming to be a graduate Of
Emory College, a ,'insra'ogist, and
correspondent of Pomcroy's Demo-
crat, has been swindling Abbcvllc
botcl.kecpcrs. lie is about forty.
iiso Jcals old, has black hair, aud
a wounded leg, and is intelligent.
So says the Abbeville Press and
Banner. Look ont for him.
H- In another column VIC give
brief sketch Of tho late William II.
MeCaw. Mr.. McCaw left wife and
three small children entirely un
provided for, whcn.it lay in his
power to leave them in af1luencc.
The Taxpayers Convention resolved
that subscription should bo raised
for the benefit Of Mr.. McCaw's fami.
y, as II testimonial TO the: dis
tIpguishcd services he nad rendered
the State. We trust that this call
will meet a hearty, and generous
response On the part IF our people.
AROUND TowN.-Thc work on
Capt. Uarden'S new residence on
Main St. is being rapidly pushed for.
ward. 0aite force Of carpenters is
ut work.
Mr.. r. Ross Robertson has es:ab-
lishcd brick yard on Aliens Branch,
and. is preparing 70 erect Il residence
Oh Main St. on the corner opposite
Mr.. AlcCau,s' house. The location
is desirable one.
The council is having gravel put
uTon the street,. a much needed
,mproveme ent.
The cistern near the court house is
said to have sprung leak.
Not much Gotten selling nowadays.
o. Capt. James Beatty was slight
" wounded on Friday, while attempt.
lug to arrest one Of The burglars who
had broken INFO his store. Friday
learning he where bouts Of the burg
lars, hc took out IL warrant, and with
Deputy Keller, Proceeded to arrest
;Lcm. They we're overtaken at
" Wopdward's Il. o., and arrested in y
crowd Of about dozen men Mr..
Keller took one i'll charge and Capt.
Beat, the other. On being to "ccmo
a!ong," the burglar drew a pistol aud
fired, inhi2;iug flesh wound in Capt.
Beaty'a,icfc .tidc: and then took leg
bail. MIR. Keller had the only pistol
il Il @ patty, aud with this covered the
other burglar, SO that the first one
escaped. One was, brought to Jail.
They are 10th coln:ed and strangers
to this part of the country. Capt.
Beatty is walking about and expert,
cmccs no serious effects. He made a
narrow escape, aa the ball passed
within half al inch of Ii: lung.
TME Rural CARoL1N,AN.-The
March number of the Rural CAroln-
ian is on our table, with its charac-
tcristics promptness. This number
like its prcdcc. ssors, is replcte with
Information which makes its regular
MONTH visit 80 welcome to the homo
of tho farmer. The articles general
y emanat from The pens Of practical
farmers, whosc amiliarity with the
subjects on which they treat is por-
trayed in every line and word. We
give the titles Of n few of the lend
ing articles in the number before us
Aabor>Saving Machinery on the
Farm Some Methods of Irrigation,
illustrated ; Ploughs and Plouehing
Again Dignity of Labor and the