The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-06
South Carolina News.

The sheriff of Aiken county had
8,185 acres of land for sale on Mon
day last, sales day.
B1r. VIM. r. Dixon, of Bishopville,
Sumter county, lost three children
in one week from diphtheria.
The barn of Mr.. J. J. Smith, in
Lexington county, was destroyed by
fire on Sunday. before last. Loss
$500.
The parsonage OF Prince Frod
erick's Church, Oh tho Pee Dee River,
was destroyed by. fire on Sunday
before lns6t A5.'OJi | - q
Major John Cnntoy, ono of tho
oldest and most respected citizens
OF Kershaw county, died at his resi-
dence in Camden on Tuesday last.
The Edgefeld boys are 80 charmed
with the blue glass cure that they
are carrying it around in their pock-
cts, in the shape of" pint TASKS.
Barney Tenhoy, one of the mana
gers Of election for Abboville county,
is in Jail for robbing the meat house
Of Mr.. Bennett Reynolds last week
Postmaster T.. G. Rainey has opened
q barber shop at Georgetown The
Congressman. j. II. Ruiney, is un~
derstood to be the silent partner.
A volunteer guard of ten citizens
is stationed at the Aiken Jail every
night to prevent tho escape Of the
five negro murdorers who are to be
hanged on tho 10th instant. .... .....
Tho contention between Elihu G..
Baker and John Lunncy, the two
probate judges of Darlington coun~
ty, mas been settled, and tho former
has turned the Office over to tho lat
ter, who is now ready for business
Among tho first to meet the
deputy agent, at his appointment in
Dog Bluff township, Marion county,
to pay, the Hampton tax, vas a col
ored man, who on the 7th of Novem-
ber walked fourteen miles to vote
for Chamberlain.
Mr.. John G. Sheppard, Of Edge
field, has been elected by the liter
ary societies of the Lutheran College,
at Walhalla, to deliver the anniver-
sary address before them in tho
coming June. Mr.. Sheppard has
accepted the invitation.
The farmers of Aiken county pur-
pose to plant less cotton this season
than last They are beginning to
find out that corn, peas and potatoes
pay them far better than raising cot
ton at eight or ten cents per pounl.
The first meeting of the Aiken
Bull-Dozerb' Sabre Club was held at
the Office Of Trial Justice Yates, on
Tuesday last After an election of
captain, several committees were ap-
pointed, to make their several re-
ports to the next meeting, which
takes place next Monday.
Ten wagons left the upper part of
Abbeville county last week for the
Greenville market to layiin gen r.
al family and plantation supplies.
High freights are doing their legiti-
mate work, and the people go where
they can get tie best bargains and
save money! ,h'oalnhm 81 j.n IT,"
Last week the Newberry Herazd
saw check which carried figures on
it's face calling for$1O,723 Is, which
amount was paid for one lot of cot
ton Of tworhundred and twelve, bags.
The cotton was raised BY an enter.
prising farmer of Newberry. The
entire lot was bought by the Pied
mont Factory, y,fo'ff of eGreqnyille. yI3
Mr.. Joseph B. Mosely, Of Aiken,
died suddenly on Monday night last.
Mr.. Mosely had been working hard
all day in the field, ploughing for his
crop, when he came h0me to tho
house and ate a hearty suppper as
usual. Soon afterwards he was
seized with an apoplectic fit, as is
supposed, and died before the doc
tor could reach his residence. He,
leaves.aaRafS land four lchildrenf IS
mourn his loss.
The Rev. Clement r. -Jones. who
died near Glenn Springs on the 23rd
ultimo, was a :.,.raduate of Princeton
College, dyaa drdainadyaa minister
in 1928 oqbYnBishopa Giiswold, ana
was advanced, to othe1ns;aotboo1, ,s4,,.aI