The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-21
SOU7If C,fROLTNd NEU'S.

DeSre0mplGW1h, The track is @kaaN
! aboht n haifmil3 from the town. and
will be rr>thc.NiIagc in Il few weeks.
; "A correspondent Of the Ncrs un1
iC"M41cr suggests Gol-J. M.1Niy,-of
Rock Hill, asa proper person to rep
resent the fourth distrjF1,g CYugr%Fi
--Mcssrs. D. 81. Ritt. 81. l'.SDntIhha
can and S.~M. Rice, candidates. for the.
Legislature in Union county, have
cnch pledged themselves too Abdcaby,
! thercsult of tIle e4riuuiiyloecti6u. ~ p1n
/ LIT IS ciainiSdfUri hGiieW 3NtadrHNi,
( Of Music in Grccnvllr thht thcrtt'i$
nothing 0f the same character equal
to ftW south 'C;to!inh,, h,,,n aiId,i that ii
X%l$a {$s srSf;e #; hs1f ff Strcf's "Hdn!p Hn! pty /"
7- ppft!!5$S' $o sopVtHct' ~ " t' nqlaI EEzcsicl, II
ffom SPrtapbNrg Ifptutfy, was shot
AND ,EillCnibyc the S;FHl Il few DAYS
]ago While tliHfi41 t0 escape from the
FSn,9H:1Nka|S So SRfAhc ,G!roqhwood \ Augusta
Ralltaaqfiru hun
= r7rAis. o.Emamucl Livingston, depot
fwat chman'at' Ncwbcrry, one day last
wook throw his pistol to Il negro to
take .homc for him, when it fell, hit Il
rock and exploded, wolnding the un-
fortunate colorcd man very badly in
! the mouth.
The Abbcvillc Press 0nd Banner
says the Due West Colleges opened on
the 9th inst. with finer prospects than
ever. The boarding Department. of
the Female College was fill the first
day. Erskinc College is looking up
too.
"A negro man and his wife in the
Turkey Creek section OF Chester c0nn-
ty, after living together for thirty
eight years, were married last week
~ ncw preacher has come into tlat
community, and is making Il lively
stir among his church members on
this sub ict
Honest John Patterson is connect.
cd with Baltimore horsc-car line, and
intends spending next winter at Wash.
inGton trying to get Congress to grant
Il charter for new line OF Washing
ton horse cars, reaching the full lcngtl
Of the two cities from Georgetown tt
the navy yard.
| "A son Of Simon Swandlr, O
Gucnvillc, attempted to cross The
track between The horses in the frs
race on the fair ground there last We'd
nCsuav. lie was run over and badly
bruised, but not seriously hurt. Tho
&C .lision threw the horse and rider
but neither was hurt.
The report of the physicians an
poi"cd by the Governor to invcstigat,
the condition Of The convictS leased tt
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad
recommended the return Of all tn,
convicts to The prison except eight. The
forty-onc others being pronounced
unfit for duty.
Certain negroes in ElycGrld jail
charged with adultery, were promptly
liberated by Judge Mackcy on Tic
opening day Of court. lie holds that
the statute does not define the crimt
of adultery, and that adultery is no
punishable at common law. lie there
fore regards the statute as dead let
ter.
-Charlcs IIambcrg, an Tsraclitc, fol
many wears ~ grocery. merchant ant
HiNhd" 10y 'platti|i% bi?s,or orf1lmjtitY3 f11 mi Is
ear and shooting himself through IN,
head. lie died instantly. Fiiancia
troubles had tlcrangcd him.
Lancaster Le0ger: \ colorcd wo
man, known as cold Aunt Phrb,
Dunlap" aged one hundred aud tc,
years, died on the 9th inst. at Mr.. j
n. Iaylor's plantation. She was bor,
III Africa and was brought to thi.
country when n young woman. Sh,
knew "Mars George Washington,
General Jackson and other noted me-,
OF the Revolutionary War.
In Barnwcll county. on the 1lt)
inst, Marion Sullivan, youth, was IL
store dancing for the amusement OF
crowd, when Capcrs Bowers rode
up, drunk, and shouted, "I'm Inc bcst
man on the hill" Sullivan then 70.
| piled, "Tm a man, too" whcrounon
bowers drew his pistol and shot at
him twice, one shot striking him md
white.
Tho Rock Hill We,u1N saws that
Mr.. r. III. Barber, having recently
bought the valuable property, known
as Williford's mill on Fishing Creek,
is bent on establishing cotton factory
there. 1t is his desire and Intention.
If possible, to get up q Joint stock
company, with minimum capital of
$50, 900, to be increased, if desired. to
one million dollars, an! thus manu-
facture cotton on an extensive scale.
Tho Episcopal Church at Rock
Jill was crowded last Wednesday
night as it has seldom been before, to
witness the marriage ceremony of
Mr.. j. Stricken Coles. Jr., Of Coium-
bin, and Miss Helen I. Jones, Of Rock
Hill. The decorations of the church,
elaborate, chaac and beautiful, were
he work Of the many friends of thc
happy. couple and the no;ghbors of
he bride. Rock Hill society was out
IN full numbers, aud the church con-
tanned brilliant galaxy of youth and
beauty. The ceremony was perform
ca by tho Rector, the Rev. II. p.
johnson. The bridal couple have
gone on visit to Augusta.
"A desperate fight occurred on last
Sunday in the upper portion Of Butord
township, in Lancaster county, be-
tween number Of colored persons.
1t seems that Alexander CASTOR was
attacked by three men, Ben, George
andlDock tunderbunk. Caston's wiic