The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-11

of this act, he replied as above. What
is tho mode of procedure in such
casc2 Whipping post2
Last Saturday casual visitor at
Ridgeway would have enjoyed the
scene, and have returned to his homo
impressed with the idea that Il city
would ono day, in the near future,
bcautify the graceful (thcrc is always
grace in curvature) banks of the
Charlotte railroad. The little town
was literally crowded with people and
vol,icles, the object Of the first being to
arrange for supplies, and the other,
like supernumcrarics OH the stage, to
! bear off the burdens. Merchants are
necessary evils to tarmcrs--likc young
Ladies to young mcn-can't get along
! without them, so we come up in tho
spring time (of our lifc) to be shorn.
Ina speech some months ago, the
Hon. Mr.. Hewitt trcmarkcd that from
unmis, kable indications which he saw
i'll the indom;tablc Industry, economy
land vim ofthc people, hc M.,s assured
that tidal wavo Of fortune, for all,
was gathering itself up in the worlds
vast antcchambcr, and that soon it
would cover the eastern and western
continents, as tho waters conceal the
space: them. When we look around
and observe the numerous "clearings,'
the large number of acres already
prepared for planting and cultivation,
the repairs to- outbuildings and fences,
the attention to stock Of all kinds, and
to manures, we not only hope, but we
feel the spirit Of the prophecy.
DAMos.
ROCKY MOUNT ITEMs.-Onc of our
chief necessities is Q post office. We
have been without mail facilities since
General Shcrman's raid. We arc
seventeen miles from our Office
Winnsboro. Letters occasionally fail
to each lis and papers frequently, and
when received arc so mutiluted that
we can read them with difficulty. We
guess every ones hands through which
they pass, CLEAN them for. their trouble.
They present tho appearance of a SO
journ in "bcggar's press" We have
been cndeavoring, through our imme-
diatc representative, Hon. j. II.
Evins, to get mail route established
to this place, but we regret to say
without success. Should Mr.. Evins.
not look more closely to the interests
Of this portion of his constituents and
hurry things up little, in the next
campaign we will throw up our hats
and shout, "Hurrah for Major
4 Woodwardl'' .... ,
| Rocky Mount claims the honor of
being the place where the nuptial knot
was tied between Thomas NrcCul-
iouch andMiss Sallie Kingsberry, the
parents ot>Mrs. Salie Isabella McCul.
louch Brignoli, who-reccntly obtained
a divorce from her husband in New
York. The marriage took place in
the house now owned and occupied by
our aged and esteemed friend, Mr..
William Nickels. John Guntharp,
Esq, oificiated. Mr.. MCCULLOUGH was
the contractor on the Rocky Mount
canal. The then bride was tho
daughter Of Mr.. Kingsberry, who
then owned the ferry which was
known as "Ilingsbcrry's ferry" The
stone house in which Kingsberry re-
sided is still standing. 1t is on the left
bank Of Catawba river, within few
feet of the water. These things oc-
CURED more than half century ago,
and have nearly faded from the memo
ry of the "oldest inhabitant."
GUNTER.
RAILROAD SCTEDULE.--The follow
ing is the present schedule of arrivals
Oh the Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
on ~ I(ni1rnoI ~, fko Io,:, - WAL