The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-22

o@ugnt lew mornings ago tapping
of the tillspf Connor g. Chandler's
Jewelry store. Horace was allowed
to depart after receiving severe
roprimand from the junior partner.
A flock of about q dosen geese
charged the northern bound freight
train last Thursday, but were re.
pulsed with loss of three killed
and two seriously wounded. They
were the property Of Mr.. Lee
Garvin.
WnoLKsALE.--Our energetic
townsman Mr.. Il. Elder will open
in few days Wholesale dry goods
store in connection with his two
retail establishments. This 10 some-
thing new to our town and another
evidouce Of it's prosperity.
TREAsuRER.-Captaiu J. q. B.
Smith has been appointed Treasurer
of the Charlotte Columbia and Au.
gusta Railroad. He is q courteous
and obliging gentleman, On exper,
in figures and finances, and will make
popular and efficient ofieer. 50
says the Columbia Register.
CHICKEN THlEvEs.-We hoar of
several chicken roosts being robbed
in our town very recently. Ono Of
tho best preveutions for those scoun-
drcls is an application If about
fifteen buck shot out Of good shvt
gun. The remedy has never boen
known to fuil when we'll applied.
ARREsTs.-We COPY the following
dispatch from tho Union. Herald Of
Sunday which speaks for itself.
LAUREN.vILLE, September l8.
have just arrested Washington
and Walter Schcll, tho brother and
nephew Of the the late Dr.. Schell, for
the murder of Joe Crews. J.C.
Mr.. X. j. McCarley offers in an
other column a tempting array of
groceries, tobacco and liquors. The
latter are peculiarly fne. How We
obtained this information is M ystery,
not to be divulged to the profane.
But it is trustworthy. The tobacco
twist is alAo extra. A glimpse Of i,
rouses the salivary glands to aotion.
Try 'em.
Six more Individuals were convict
ed before Juetico Maokey and fined
because they refused to obey the
directions Of the road overseer. The
law says each able bodied man must
work from three to six days Under
the direction of the orersssrs. For
refusing to do this punish ment is
provided. The delinquents in ques-
tion refused to u, the pick. Road
hands are not allowed to choose for
themselves what work they will dc.
CoTToN-PicKERs-For the infor.
nation of the public We would like TO
usk our Council if there is any way
by which they oan get rid of the mum
berless vsgrants that are daily seen
loafing around the streets without
any visible means Of support. Our
farmers are greatly in want of cotton
pickers, and if these vagaboud ds we're
driven to the cotton field they would
not only relieve the farmer, but
be earning an honest living for them
selves. MIR. IAtendant, see if there L.
no way to get rid of them.
RETURN or THE CHIEF ca pt.
Murphy, as will be remembered,
carried the burglar Gill to Mouroo
N. c., last Friday and delivered lin
safely into tho hands of the authori,
ties of that plAoe. On bis return
he unfortunately stopped in
Charlotte where he owed q little
debt, and was himself arrested and
lodged in jail, but Messrs. Juhnston
aud Jones came to his rescue and
sued out writ of habeas corpus
befure Jud Q Sohneck and Murphy
returned on Tuesdays traia to the
"bor0'
CoTToN MARKET. - Our oottcp
market is quite active, but ut un.
common low prices, iuAuuncod by
telegraphic adv:oes from New York
and Charleston. We are grati;icd to
SEQ the samples on the market orc
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