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NOTES From FIS-fSTERTIELE.

Off for Florida--The Grain Crop-The
FEAsTERvILLE, january 20, 1870
Mr.. T. ID. Fcaster leaves for FLORIDA
to-day, for short while.
Small grain looks little frosted,
with thin stands, except where plant
cd carly.
Sweet potatoes are. keeping very
badly.
Tho new fence law system is work
ing most admirably with lis. Its bcnc-
fits arc universally seen and admitted
even by those who were opposed to
the change.
A meeting OF the Democratic Club
horo is callod for the first Saturday in
February, at o'clock, p. m., by the
president, Mr.. n. w. Traylor, who en-
poets good attendance, rs important
business will be before the clab.
Tho Grange had Il splendid meeting
on Saturday last, and the following
is list of The officers elected to serve
for the ensuing year:
Mastcr-Wm. NJ. Mcador.
Ovcrscer-D. Il. Fcastcr.
Lecturcr-J. Hendrix McLane.
Chaplain-J. It. V. Lcgg.
Stcward-G. w. Coleman.
Assistant Stcward-J. K. Fcastcr.
Trcasurcr-T. T.. Dye.
Sccretary--Mrs.F Fannie NJ. Clayton.
Gate Keepcr-Jones II. McI.anc.
Ceres-Mrs. l.. Nj. Mcador.
Pomona-Miss Edie Fcastcr.
Flora-N[iSs Jennie Coleman.
Stowardcss-Niiss Lizzie Faucet.
There was q dance at the residence Of
Mr. Henry Traylor on Thursday night
last, tho 10th inst. 1t was brim full of
success.
Your humble servant had the pleas
Mrc Of meeting Miss jamie Laudordalc,
Of Winnsboro, few days ago, while
visiting some friends in Chester
county. II.
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NOTICE..

NT0TIOE is hereby given that on tho
~ 14th day Of J0nunry, 1870, Messrs.
A. ", Ladd and @. II. Ladd, under the
firm na'ne Of Ladd Bros, of Winnsboro,
S: G.. made to mo general assignment
OF all their property, real and personal,
debts. accounts, claims and demands, in
trust tor tho benofit Of their creditors.
A meeting of tho creditors of tho said
I4add Bros, will bo held ut the Office of
A. NJ. Maokey, Esq, attorney at law,
No. J, Law Range Winnsboro, 3. O., on
Saturday, tho 25th dny of January, 1870,
at ~ O'clock, m. Il. X. ELLIOTT,
Jan le-ttd Assignee.
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THE

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l. First. Glass Weekly Newspaper of six
teen pages, printed in the most beautiful
style, profnsely illustrated with splendid
cngravings, representing tho newest in
ventions and the most recent Advances
in the Arts and Sciences; including new
and interesting facts in agriculture, hor-
tlculture, the homo, health, medical
progress, social scionco, natural history,
geology. astronomy. Tho most valuable
practical papers. by eminent writer's in
oil departments Of science, will DO found
in the Scientific American:
which includes postage. Discount to
Agents. Single copies, ten cents. Sold
by nll ncwsdealors Remit by postal
order to MUM & CO., Publishers. AZ
Park Row, New York
PATIENTS. In connection with tho
Scientific American. Messrs. Mum & Co.
aIo solicitors of American and Foreign
Patents, havo had thirty-four years OK.
perionco, md now have tho largost es.
tablishmcnt in tho world. Patents aro
obtained on tho best terms. A special
notice is made in tho Scientific Amori-
can of all inventions patented through
this agency, with tho namo and r6si-
denco of the patentoo. by the immense
circulation thus givon, tho public atten-
ton is directed to the morits of tho now
patent, and sales or introduction often
easily effected.
Any person who has made q new dis
covery or invention, can ascertain froc of
charge, whether patent can probably
bo obtained, by writing to tho under
signed. We also send frco our IIapd
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Caveats, Trade Marks, their Cost, and
how procured, with hints for procuring
advances on Inventions. Address for
tho paper, or concerning patents,
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

NN Monday, the 10th day of February,
~ 1879 commencing Mt IL o'clock in
the forenoon, we will oifor for sale at
public auction, TO the highest bid dor,
for cash, all that stock of mcrchan dsn,
consisting of groceries, liquors, segars
tobacco, etc, now in the store in Winns-
boro lately occupied by r. J. McCarley.
Also all the fixtures and equipments of
said store, including one iron safe.
]. S. GLADNEY,
Assignee of r. J. McCarley.
j. j. NEIL,
Agent for Creditors.
jan 23-t8
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Patching tho Pension Bill--A Row in
the Radical Camp--Plain Mr.. Hayes--
Quarantining the Fever.
WASHINGTON, January 49, Except
in financial matters the House has
done little since tho holidays. This
week it has passed bills making groen-
backs receivable for duties on imports,
authorizing tho issue Of thrcc per cont.
certificates Of deposit, and simplifying
the conversion Of other issues of gov
ernment bonds into four Dor cont.
bonds.
Tho Senate has so far passed, since
recess, but one important bill, and that
ls the ono known as the arrears Of
pension bill. Below arc given the
principal features oft. Tho estimat-
od present expense is vory heavy, and
tho cost in tho future is also great.
Tho first section is as follows:
"That all pensions which have boen
granted under tho general laws regu-
lating pensions, or may hereafter be
granted in consequence OF doath from
q cause which originated in the United
States service during the continuance
Of the late war of the rebellion, or in
consequence Of wounds, injnrios or
disease received or contracted in said
service during srid war Of the rebel
lion, shall commence from tho date of
death or discharge from said service
Of the person on whose account the
claim has boon or shall hereafter he
granted, or from tho termination Of
tho right of the party having prior
title to suoh pension"
Tho other SECTIONS amend existing
pension laws SO that claims now ro-
looted because uncomplctcd for five
years may hereafter be completed, and
prohibit tho taking Of fees by agents
or attorneys for securing the arrears
provided for in section ono.
Again tho Radical party Is in inter-
nal pain. Tho question Of confirming
She New York Custom House nomills-
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NOTICE..

A LII persona having claims against the
~ Fairfield Fire Engine Company
are mott fed to present them properly
attestod to the undersigned on OF before
tho lat of February next
T. s. CHANDLER,
jim 1911 Secretary.
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

NN Saturday, tho 1st day of February.
" 1879, Mt o'clock, q. M, will
offer for aale ut public auction, TO the
highest bidder, for cash, all that stock of
goods consisting Of groceries, liquors,
cigars, tobacco. woodenware. canned
goods, &c, now In the store in Winns-
boro lately occupied by W. NJ. Nelson.
Also al tiio fixtures and equipments of
said store. P. II. DOMAIN.
jan 23-t+ Assignee Of W. NJ. Nelson.
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THE BURLINGTON
Weekly HaVkGyG.
1000 IN THREE pREM1uMs.

WE will pay the agent sending ,s the
w largest list of subscribers before
March I, 1870, one first. class "A octave,
rosewood or walnut, NEW SCALE, UPRIGHT
PIANO, $4,000. This list to DO at least
$50 names,
For the second list. not to IL loss
than 200 names, 500 in gold.
For the third list, not to be less than
100 names. $50 in gold.
For $l3.00, at one timo, VIC will send
ten copies ono year.
For $500, at one timo, we will send five
copies ono year.
For three names and 5000 wo will
send tho Companion Scroll Saw and
Drill value $3. so, as special premium.
For five Dnnlca and $40. 90 we will send
the Companion Scroll Saw, Drill, and
Lathe, valuo SIS. 90, as special premium.
We will send TIiE HAwEyE and "GLEAN-
1NGs FOR THE CURIOUS" to agents ut So. %
and return $2.00, if the book is not wante
on examination, for its return, postpaid,
If returned at oncc. Address
HAWKEYE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
dec s Burlington, Iowa.
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HEADQUARTERS

in the Gorig Building, and that
agreeable and polite young gentle-
man, A. w. BROWN, will tako
special pleasure in showing you the
largo and complete stock under his
churge, from which you can supply
oil your wants, at prices that will
astonish you.
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Winnshor0 Lodge, No, ii, 4. Il. III

a N extra communication Of this
IA Lodge will DO held at Masonic
Hall on Thursday, Janucry 23d. at 2!
o'clock, p, m. A full attendance Of the
brethren is earnestly requested, as bust
ness Of Importance will be considered.
BY order OF the ". Nj.
G. B. McCANTS,
Jan 23-lt Secretary.
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ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

M ESSRS. A. w. Ladd and @. II. Ladd,
IYI under tho firm name of Ladd
Broa, having, on the. 14th day Of Janu-
uary, A. D. 1879, made to mo a general
assignment OF thoir property, notes, ac-
counts, claims and demands. for the
benaflt of their creditors, all persons IN
debted to tho said Ladd Bros. arc here
by notified to max % payment to tho un-
dersigned. Il. X. ELLIOTT,
Jsn lotaxlw Assignee.
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SUGENHEIMlER & GROESCHEL.
SPECIAL.

Five Indios' Paisley Shawls--cost
originally S20and s25 ench-will DO sold
for S. 90 each
SUGENHEIMER Il GROESCHEL.
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TO THE
Citizens Of Fairfield.
WE have rocontly purchased for
w cash the entire stock Of Dry
Goods formerly owned by Sol.
Wolfe. and have made considerable
additions to it in staple goods and
wo arc now offering the entiro
stock ut prices in Keeping with the
dull, hard times that arc upon us.
The stock contains many valuable
goods, consisting Of Gents' Cloth,
ing, Underwear, Fine Hats,
Shawls, Shirts, Hosiery,
Gloves, Collars, 60.
ALSO,
Ladies' and Children's Dress Goods,
Shnwls, Hosiery, Gloves, in
great variety, Notions and
Staple Goods generally.
We also offer special Inducements in
100 pairs Gents Caters, ut 80 cents,
100 pairs Women's Shoes, at SO
cents, rs cents and $1.OO.
100 pairs Chiliren's and Boys Shoes
ut ono-fourth their value,
We moan what we say, and all
persons in want of bargains will
do we'll to call and examine tho
stock, as We intend to verify our
promises by actual proof.
There is also q lot Of good substan-
tial Table Cutlery, Pad Locks,
Stock Locks, Steelyards,
Double-B Barrel Guns, &c,
Which wo will give great induce~
mcnts in, to clcar. out.
Remember to call at the old stand
of Sol. Wolfe. MIR. FLEMING is
in charge, and will take pleasure in
! waiting upon all who may favor him
with q call and should you not
find all you may want thoro, just
step down to
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NORTH.
DAY PAssENGER-GolNG SouTu.
New AdvertinenlS.

New AdvertimentS.
Notice for final Dischargc-Jas. w.
Bolick, Administrator.
Assignec's Salc-J. S. Gladncy,
Assignee.
Assignco's Sale--P. II. Coonan,
Assignee.
Masonic Mccting-G. B. McCants,
Secretary.
Thousands Of tho most prominent
and intelligent persons throughout
the land have testified to the true
merits of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
We advise sufferers TO use it. Price
25 cents.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
TIIURSDLIY. JdNULtRY 80, 1879.

RAILROAD SCIIEDULE.-The follow
ing is the present schedule of arrivals,
OH tho Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad:-
DAY pASSENGER-GOINGN NORrII.
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IT Fl E 7 TEACH Z r."
I N JANUARY noxt wo will issue tho
l. first number of

A monthly journal devoted to tho IN
torosts of Teachers, Schools, and tho
Cause of Education in general To bring
within the reach OF all, wo have fixed
no subscription price NJ the low ratio of
FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM.
specimen copy will DO sent by mail
prepaid on receipt Of fvo cent stamp.
GU- Teachers will do woll to scnd for
our Educational Catalogue.
Please address
ELDREDGE & BRO,
DOT 22-xt8m II North 9TH St., Phila,
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FRESH GOODS b!
JUST RECEIVED.
CONSISTING IN PART Or

CONSISTING IN PART Of
"a bbls. Molasses--all grades,
400 lbs. Choice Buckwheat Flour,
10 boxes Cream Cheese,
2 boxes best italian Maccaroni,
II bbls Sugar, all grades,
IA sacks of Cotfee-10 Rio, 4 bost
so bbls. Choice Family Flour. e
BAGGING AND TIES.
LARD in bbls., cans and buckets
Bacon, Best Sugar Cured Hams.
Choice Red Rust Proof Oats, Seed
Ryo and Barley.
Nails, Trace Chains, Horse and Mule
Shoes, Axle Grease, White
Wine and Cidor Vinegar,
Smoking Tobacco
Durham's best,
Chewing To
baccO.
Raisins, Currants and Citron.
ALSO,
Fresh Canned Salmon, Peaches and
Tomatoes, Mixed Pickles, Chow
Chow and Pepper Sauce,
ALSO,
A fine lot of BOOTS AND SHOES.
All of which will be sold cheap for
Cash.
nov9 D. r. TIIENNIKEN.
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FOR THE SEWING MACHINE.
Tho Four Wheeled Automatic

TT>HE machine always stands firmly,
l. while in use. No more lifting heavy
sewing machines. Health and labor
saved by using this castor Price $3.50,
Will fit any machine. TO bo had from
w. H. SMITH,
F gan Agent for Fairfield
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19

home that now goes west, besides, the
farms would improve more rapidly than
ever before. Don't be afraid the business
will be overdone here at home as long rs
hogs come 10 us in such immense numbers
from the west. Our large buyers would
certainly be willing to pay us as much for
our home grown pork as they now pay
the western farmers.
am we'll aware that the business on so
large a scale here would not be grand
success for some time. as there are so
many who would not take sufficient inter-
est to make it a success. The Massachu-
sets agricultural college can just as well
sell 5000 worth yearly from the swine
department. as to make the small sales
yearly that have been made for the last
three years. All that is needed is some
encouragement from those who are sup
posed to manage the concern.
Corn in abundance, potatoes also can be
grown ut small cost here, as the expert
ence OF the past two years will show. Not
hushel of grain has been bought the past
year and our cribs are nearly full now OF
the new crop.
We have the best of power in the burn
for grinding the grain, and have the offer
of mill capable of grinding twelve
bushels IN hour, Il new one, for S33, and
yet this offer has not been accepted. Tue
cost of grinding our present crop will be
from 500 to $3.50, besides cost of carrying
to mill. The common farmer of course
cannot afford to pay all this extra cost Of
working up the crop even if the example
is prominently shown at the state schoo
of agriculture. In the growing of swine
all these unnecessary expenses, the on,
above being an example, must be strict,
guarded against if the best results are ex
pected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19
Is a National Agricultural Society De.
sirablel

We have received from j. II. Real,
Esq chairman of the executive commit
tee. a note asking assistance in the work
of forming a national agricultural society,
and saying, "You will be glad TO know
that the movement for the formation of
the society is progressing favorably."
We have had very little experience with
national societies. but we did attend the
national agricultural congress last year at
New Haven, and we must confess we
found it just bit heavy. There were
valuable papers, and Il discouragingly
small number TO hear them. The Ameri.
can CultiUator has something to say about
it rs follows:
We are most sincerely opposed to any
movement or plan which has for its object
the formation of any more NATIONAL ag-
ricultural congresses, fairs or societies,
We believe such organizations are not
calculated TO encourage, aid or promote
American agriculture, TO any greater ex-
tent than they may promote the personal
advantage Of those engineering them.
They are too cumbeI some 10 be economi-
cally and judiciously handled, and are
liable to 80 slow and ultimately break to
pieces of their own weight. On small
scale we have a sample OF such an organi-
zntion in New England; society which
claims 10 cover six states, but which in all
its history has never done Il thing TO help
or encourage New England agriculture
which the local societies have not done,
and cannot do better. If we want for
examples of the failures Of such societies
we have only to call to mind the year-old
existence of the old United States agricul-
al society, which held but on, exhibition
and the meeting of the late irrational
agricultural congress at Rochester The
great work in agricultural advancement
In the future will be best accomplished
through the influence of the agricultural
press, and the thoroughness with wnicl
local organizations do their work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19
Are "Fairs " Running Out!

1t is becoming something of question
for consideration whether people are firing
If fairs. 1t is certainly true that many
outside attractions are invested in 10
draw" and with varying success. Thus
much for those who attend as spectators.
For those attending us exhibitors the ques-
lion has long been, Does the advertising
pay?"
Bro. Cheever discusses the matter in Il
last issue of the New England Farmer in
this fashions:
We have for Il long while heard COM
plants from the farmers, that the fairs are
deteriorating and becoming corrupt;
that the trotting horse and the race course
have ruined our agricultural societies; ;
and that the better part of the community
are staying away from these annual gath
erings. But now the complaint comes up
that, even for advertising purposes, the
fairs are becoming failure; that the
people gathered at these modern exhibit
lions DO not come to look at plows, har
rows, moving machines or horse rakes.
but to see the fast horses on the race
course.
One Of our large Boston dealers in farm
ing utensils, after eXpending Il conSidera
bic sum in freighting an assortment of his
valuable wares to one of our oldest and
formerly best agricultural society grounds
and keeping two or three men in attend
ance during the several days Of the fair,
rame away not Il little discouraged, il not
lisgusted. The first day was called the
- farmers day" and there were some
farmers there who were glad to sec the
new tools, but like all " first days" it was
4 day of preparation, Of getting readmNef
business, rather than for doing business.
The other days were given up almost en-
| ,ircly to the horspmen, the track and its
Accomplishments being about all there was
left of the fair. The cattle, The swine and
he poultry were taken home, and gener-
ally the farmers had gone too, so the men
who had gone the length of The state, and
| had engaged rooms ut the hotel for the
week, had the satisfaction of sitting alone
| aud deserted among their wares in agri-
cultural hall, while the crowd was watch
ing and waiting to see the horses go"
Now, if it has come to this, that not only
the practical working farmers, bat the
merchants and manufacturers are finding
that it &C don't pay" to attend the fairs
and exhibit their goods, what may we
expect the future of these exhibitions will
hep Is it possible that our agricultural
societies, which are aided by state bounty,
are TO become mere organs for getting up
amusements for the people? If so, let MS
change their name.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19

that Of any Of my field potatoes (all plant
ed side by side), and not rotten one
among them.
SMALL FARMS.
am in favor of small farms, but of
course if man has sufficient capital to
successfully carry on large farm he can
make it pay; but l think l am speak
ing within bounds when | say that six
farmers out of every ten could be more
successful if they would concentrate their
labors and capital. | have heard many
men say that they would prefer TO farm for
a living if they had farm. but they had
not the money TO buy one; and on sug-
costing the purchase of 4 few acres, the
reply usually received would be, that
nothing could be done mt farming unless
about ono hundred acres could be had
Now | claim that man in limited cir
cumstances is better Off with fifty acres,
or even One-half of it, than with one hun
dred and upward. High culture is the
secret of success to the farmer. One COW
highly fed will give better results than
two poorly fed, and it is the same with the
soil. Too much land is a damage to any
man; but some seem to think that the
more land they have the better, and so
they keep buying what joins them, when,
if they would spend the money that goes
TO purchase more land in improvements
on the acres they possessed before, il
would have paid better.
WINDOW PLANTS.
Now that out-of-doors flowers are killed
by frost, tho attention of all flower lovers
is naturally turned 10 the cultivation oil
plants in the window. The cultivation OF
house plants is much more general than ii
used to be, and why should it not be, for
certainly no house can be complete with.
out flowers, no matter how extensively
the house may be furnished?
The culture of flowers in winter is Il
great pleasure, inasmuch rs it beauties
home in great degree, making it more
pleasant for the inmates as well rs an
attraction to the passer-bv. What pleas.
anler sight greets you, when passing a
farm house in the dead of winter. than to
see Il fine lot of blooming plants in the
windows?
Soon seedsmen and florists will begir
TO issue their annual catalogues, and
certainly would recommend all cultivator:
of flowers to send ior some of them. as
they will find considerable interesting
matter in their pages; and | also fnt
Window Gardening to be Il very usefu
and practical book, which | can recon-
mend to all interested in the culture o.
line house plants. En-. d.
Steuben Co., n. Y, Nov. 6. ~.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19
For The freeman.
Farm Topics.
POTATOES.

Our yield CT potatoes the past season
has not been SO large us VIC like to get, bv
reason of the drouth; but is certainly
much ahead of the crop of last wear,
which was very light indeed 1t seems to
be the opinion of mahy farmers that the
popular carly rose potato is run out -"
and that we must find some new variety
to take its place, and n great many that
have tried the early Vermont are well
satisfied with it, and consequently have
not planted so many early rose for IL wear
or two back rs formerly, bnt it will be
hard to find potato that will go ahead of
the early rose us II table potato In nv
own field raised the snowflake for the
first time this year, and must say that
am very well pleased with it, as it produc-
ed fully one.third more than the early rose
and much as like the latter, | shall plant
but few next year. | am again TESTING
the peerless, and am much more in favor
of it than few years since. used to
raise them in central New Hampshire.
and considered them unfit for the table
as they were soggy when cooked but we
have cooked some this fall and they Ger.
tainly are very nice, coming to the table
white and mealy enough for anybody.
Now whether the difference was in t6n
soil, or was caused by the past season
being so dry, cannot say, but my in,en.
ton is to plant more of them next wear
rs the yield this year was fully double
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19

There is coming to be great danger that
our farmers will be killed by theories A
great many writers for the agricultural
pres5-somo OF the journals as well it is
feared-most Of the so.ca He'd agricultural
lecturers and speakers, some of those who
make books for farmers, and large mum
bcrS Of farmers themselves. are so COM
plelely filled with notions and theories,
that they are forever kept from doing the
good they might do, and from becoming
the successful, forehanded farmers they
might become ii they would th row theories
10 the dogs. WELL" said farmer,
conyersing with neighbor about his
" went into the field this
and | began to calculate and