The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-31
New ADVERTISEMENTS.
Auction--~J. G. Caldwell, Assignee.
Bath ROomS-J. H. Gilbert.

A"Hoi'il~Eo. ~. \|tt'ttNc GU, ASS]o ilcC.
Bath Rooms-J. II. Gilbert.
Governor Chamberlain has issued
to the people of this State an invi~
tution to observe the 2Sth Of juno
as II public holiday. Tho day should
be SO observed
Everybody in the vicinity Of
Wmnsboro is complaining of the
long continuance of dry Weather.
Tho gardens and fields are all suf
fcrirg, and the streets i'll town are
most disaSrccably dusty.
Aiken for some unusually nice soup
pcrnohS wine. 4 supply of which he
has just received, 1t is especially
purn and is on that account well
adapted for medicinal purposes
Mr.. A. p. Miller has rcccptlr lN$L
two very fine COWS, their death
being caused, as is supposcl by
having eaten loclispur, u weed
growing among the luccrnc III he
lot in which his COWS were rastu-
rG
.ftr. William Donly, of "Olr
House," will accept the thanks of
the s-otlicc for some "Scupre,nony
tobblcrs' Il now beverage which is
peculiarly palata':ii aid refreshing
these warm summer days. There
aro quite Il plenty moro Of tho same
sort to be had at "Our House,"
Complaints urc made of n nuisance
in the north eastern portion Of the
town, near Bratton's sprlnS The
carri,Ss OF Il COW was taken there Il
few days since and still remains,
much to the annoyance of the resi-
dents in that ncighborhood. We
trust tho town council will at once
take steps to have the great nuisance
abatcl.
Fine CoTrON.-Wc have TT our
of1ieo some stalks Of cotton, the tnil.
est Of which measures fifteen inch
cs. 1t is from the plantation of Mr..
j. Turner Stewart, near RidScwuy.
ml WAS planted on the first OF
April. He has four acres Of cotton
like the specimen sent us. The fer
tilizcr used WAS the Soluble Pacific
Glno--l)O pounds per acre.
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In Il recent number Of the Bossie,.
Banner, published at Bellevue, T.a.,
we notice that Mr.. Alcck r. Thomp-
son. n former resident Of Fairfield,
j! nominated for tho Office Gi Clerk
of the District Court for Bossicr
parish. Mr.. G. l.. McClcnnghan,
likewise II former citizen Of the
county i, nom: m:nGtcl for the same
position.
We call attention to the new ad
vcrtisemcnt of NIcCrcory. Love g.
Co., i'll to days issue. This enter
p,ising house is again giving the
people bargains, and as the sale con
times for only Is days, you should
gather mp your spare change and
aouy what you wnnt OF that house.
They are selling dry goods, bnu.s,
shoes and carpets ut extraordinary
bargains. Go and sec them
The number Of pieces of proper
t.y advertised for sale in Fairfield
county, for non payment Of taxes,
is decidedly small, compared with
the number of Gc!inquents in other
counties. This shows q most com
mehdablc willingness upon the part
OF the people Of the county to pay
4hcir dues to the State government,
Unjust, excessive aNd burlcnsOme
rs arc the present taxes Indeed,
Notwithstanding the UNUSUAL strin-
Ecncy Of the times, the taxes in this
county have been more fully paid
during the present year than during
any other since reconstruction.
RUNAwAY.--Thcrc was quite an
accident to II party III Il buggy on
Sunday afternoon. AIcssrs. Walker
and Sammons were driving along
Congress street, when portion of
the shafts being broken, tho horse
became frightened and set ont at
full speed. After running short
distance, the buggy was completely
overturned, and the horse becoming
entirely looscd from tho vehicle,
started afrosh and stopped not till
he had run q few miles in the conn,
cry. Fortunately neither Of the
gcntlcmcn was injured. The buggy