The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-07
PREPARING FOR CIIISTMAs.

|HEPdhlNG FOlt CLISTMAS.
A Grand Programme for the Little
Folks and tho Old Folks The Biggest
Thing Of the Season.
The Histrionic Club is preparing q
series of entertainments for Christmas
that promise to be most ftttcring
successes. The first entertainment
will be given Oh Christmas Eve, and
will be play, "Santa Claus" In this
real children and real Santa Claus
will appear, and the Christmas-Tree
will be revealed in a perfect fairy
scene. The rest of the programme
will consist Of tablcaux and songs.
The programme on Christmas night
has been selectcd with the greatest
care and cannot fail to to trebly repay
its patrons. Parties purchasing tick
cts on this occasion will retain them,
rs the same ticket will admit them to
a complimentary concert given by the
Club on New Years Eve. At the
Christmas entertainment handsome
sword will be voted to the most
popular military command in the
county. AS there are several crack
companies and popular officers the
contest, it is Thought, will be close.
The larger portion Of the proceeds Of
this entertainment will be given to the
Fairfield Light Dragons. The Col
lcgc will have some addition made to
its desk fund, and small share will
be devoted by the Club to another
praiscworthy object. .''>
On New Years Eve night the enter
tainmcnt will begin with q splendid
tablcau, after which two fine plays
will be rendered in the best style.
Altogether the entertainments arc
to be just little tho best things of the
kind ever given. And good oppor-
tunity will be offered for investing
spare pennies, that would otherwise
be wasted.
ANOTHER OLD PApER.-Below we
publish tho contents Of procla-
nation issued by George Washing
ton. The copy from which we print
is in the shape ofa llandbill or poster
this form having been used, doubtless,
in the many sections Of the country in
which there were no newspapers:
by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
n PROCLAIM alton.
WHEREAS certain violent and un-
warrnntablc proceedings have lately
taken place tending to obitruct the
operation Of the laws OF the United
States for rafting revenue upon ipir-
its diftillcd within the fame, enacted
purfuant to cxprcfs authority delcgat-
States which proceedings are fubvcr-
five Of good order, contrary to the
duty that every citizens owes to his
country and to the laws, and Of q
nature dangerous to tho very being of
government:
And whereas fuch proceedings are
the more unwarrantablc, by rcafon
Of the moderation which has been
heretofore flown on the part of the
government, and of the difpofition
which has been manifefted by tho
Legislature (who alone have tho au-
thority to fufpend the operation of
laws) to obviate caufcs Of objection.
and to render tho laws as acceptable as
poffible: And whereas it is the par
ticular duty of the Executive "to take
care that tho laws be faithfully exccut-
ed;" and that not only that duty, but
the permanent interefts and happincfs
of tho people require, that every legal
and ncccffary ftcp fhould bepurfued, d, as
we'll to prevent filch violent and nm
warrantablo proceedings, as to bring
to juftice the infractors of the laws and
fecure obedience thereto.
Now therefore GEORGE WASH
INGTON, Prefident of the United
States, do by thefo prefents mosft
carneftly ad,nonifh and exhort all
perfons whom it may concern, to re-
frain and dcfift from all unlawful COM
binations and proceedings whatfoever
having for object or tending to OBJ
ftruct tho operation Of tho laws afore-
faid; inafmuch as oil lawful ways and
means will be ftrictly put in exc
!cution for bringing to juftice the in
tractors thereof and feouring Obedi-
enco thereto. 49,
And | do moreoAer charge and re-
quire oil Courts, Magistrates and Off,
GERS whomit may concern according
to the duties Of their feveral Offices. to
exert the powers in them respectively