The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-23

o o"D'o AAu'BuV otVoA a. pPolUuHe'
contest with the Gray JACKET VOL
the fourth prize, n handsome silvo
Tho judges aspsop&Sssa that, the,
Iosaam.asS;n Son,d ~asS ao dse''ioEa V T. rssard
Then, ii 5spe osstors having a,
sembled, Capt DIN JACK placed til,
royal diadem upoh tho br6Myof Mis-:
Lila Powell snas : Erpelatmed ho1
queen, Of love, and baanty. lion,
I Star theH.erSwnsd, 'MEb} }Sa6difor ,,sof
York, Arst' &sid'of konor,t md RI,
| dolph placedstho, wreath he, Lad wor
upon, the btpw o,ot shiiss J.. ,i'Iu me
Harris. Thesefeofiona ev,;iuced ad,
%'ssSls'este nIsudss. 81 ssat H. tSsEg @ warmly up
Thus ended tho 'tA,sinament. So.
But all was not over. So soon as
tile. shaded of evening had cha ned
'aw"y the last lingering ray. Of day
ligl t. the p,erry strains Of l. l.rg,on &
band cal ,ed:,ths pleasure aeekers to
Johnstou's nalR &hen speedily auuo,
ing began. Rqnnd and square
dances altcrnatnd., the ladies' wero
handsome and tho gentlemen devot.
cd, COIN 6,ofl' mdrtaIs r'fyiug with
their knightfy rivals in chivalrous
attention to the lair sex. :. =
AZ the proper tins supper was :.n-
nounoed; aud TO, the, time of a, stately
march, the couples fiol OF it i,h be.
coming promptno>s 70 CarIoll's Hotel
whore "mine hjst" had preparcd ii
worry bah Hdsome collation.. Each gul-
'ant knight as ho filed by us, march
ed with that firm tread, and'had that
eamihg look Of uo9rage and deter
ninntion in his oys that plainly
showed%t he had nerved hiGscif
for the oouibg conteae, and was: pre- =.
pared for any emergency. There
vas no euch word aS'f.il in his vo.
cabaisty.,'S5 t4atthoh,', mine host,
aassisted bytte fair 'hoasekecpera OF
the neighborhooa,- had erected II
Formidable battery of meats, cakes,
sweetlueats fruits &c, it was heroical.
ly carried at the point Of the-knife
and fork. '.i' ~.';.
After supper, dancing was ,resum-
ed, mid continued till an. early hour
of the morning. Then sleep visited
many eyelids and tho fs.,ivitscs were
over. - ., t'''.f "''''
1t was a'm"st enjoyable ccccasion,
and great credit is due. our tfiends.
The htmo.t: sgooa, order prevailed,
mud 'hothng ,occul red to mar the
pleasure of" tho '.:;btoasion>, Tho
News n,hy be- booked for all such
scenes Of festitiy jn'Black.to.k.
... .H-AE," ... '...
RACE WxtK; in CAMotN,-Last
week was "a gala time in .Uum.
den. The Cahi'Ien'J acko5 Club held
its second annual meet ing on Wedres-
day, Tbursday and Friday. Tho
hu mblc individual whose honor it i,
to prosidesotet th9:sdftorial' aolumn.
Of the Nrvs and HERALD, believing q
ohange'of >air necessary for his health
and, 'desitpus. o. eipcrionoipg tbo
hospitality for which the citizens Of
Camden are 90 noted, d.tcrmin ed to
swcll the thtoug which collected in
our sister town cn this festive oooa =
o on.
Camdoa il laid down on the Map
as about thi-ty-Gyo ilos from
Wihnsboro, but as about forty extra
milos'of hills, aud" gulloys. by, the
d'r' ct route are not estimated III this
N o.suromen., aad as lilo dist nnce BY
rhil'is about q hundred, miles; re
quiring"t%a days. travel, it. will 10
seen: that the jjoarncy is net unut.
tended with difficulty. ,@.
Our duah haary ,.&as. however end
ed by our frioqd bir. Sol
Wolfe,'wh was acquainted with IL
route that struck the, happy, mean
betweon the. rocky:sSsylin and the
Cbarybdis of a railroad that threat.
enod to epgulf our small amcnnt Of
pocket change. =.
Accordingly We ses> fprtG at s
o'clotk. Wednesday morning, ren,
below Kidgeway tc rPalmor's Sill
truck across to Smyrna Church anc
thenco'by the bridge to Camds"
reaching thore by half past two
BY. tho way, this bfilse reAcc,
great credit upon the people of ker
shaw. There had been . bridge n
this + Int, bit when sherm IN pesse,
he applied tho toget.to it in co'i,n
with all the gin houses and uninhabi
ted, dwellings he could ind Fo
several 5ears the river, was. crosse
by,a ferry, whopever the water wa
not 'tSo h|gh,a very, frequent 600 ur
rerce. by the way. AT last, Mr.
Hsuipa ono oftLe, loadiGg n,erchaht