The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-03
SOUTM CAROLINA NEWS.
Chester.

| Chester.
Bulletin: Up to date School Com
missioner White has issued seventy
three certificates to school tea hers in
this county for the year 1880. Fifty
Of these are white and twrnty-thrcc
| arc colorcd. OF the whites there were
ond grade teachers, and Of the colorcd,
one first grade tcacher, seven second
grade and fifteen third grade.
"A colorcd girl, aged about four
teen years, q daughter of Peter Culp,
was burned to death near Fricdham's
store on the 18th ult. She was working
in the field, when, becoming cold, she
went into the house to warm. While
standing with her back to the fire her
clothing caught, and before the flames
cd SO badly that she died in couple
of hours.
| Edgefleld.
--Monifor: Mr.. Charles Duncan,
aged scventy-fivc, died at his home on
Clouds Creek, last Wednesday. He
leaves wife, twelve children, fifty
four grandchildren and twenty-five
great-grandchildren.
| KcrsIlaw.
-JoWrnal: On Friday last two nc
grOcS, Quilla Harrison and another,
/ name unknown, got to guarrclling in
Baum Bros lot about settlement be-
, tween them. Quilla struck the other
one over the head, and then closed for
Il fight. The unknown drew his pistol
and fired at Quilla, but missed him.
Quilla then turned and rail- out into
the street, when another shot was
fired, tho ball passirg through Quilla's
hand. No further injury was done.
Quilla was arrested and fined SIS for
disturbing the peace, but the unknown
| made his escape.
Mr.. James Team. who was born
in the Rocky Mount section in 1906,
died on Saturday. He outlivcd the
allotted time Of man, and went down
to his grave at the ripe age of seventy
! four years. lie was father, grand
father and grcat-grandiather, and no
more affecting scene could have been
| pictured than to have seen the first,
second and third generations Of this
good man. as they knclt over his
grave and moistcncd it with their
tears.
| -Herald: Mrs. Rcbccca Hendrix,
Senior, died on the goth ult., in the
cighty-third year Of her age, and was
buried the day following at Smyrna
Church. She had lived to sec and
nurse several of her great-grandchil-
drcn and one grcat-great-grandchild.
| Spartanburg.
Herald: The wheat crops are
looking fine, but there is some COM
plaint about the fly. Farmers are
busy sowing oats.
The payment Of taxes by the Air
Line Railroad is equivalent to a re-
duction Of the county debt of $50, 900.
One of our largest farmers sold
his cotton crop tho other day in bulk,
ITO bales, at 12a cents. The purchas-
er was Mr.. Converse, Of the Glendale
Mills.
-.Enquirer: Mr.. Daniel Seahorn
died at his residence near Hickory
Grove, in this county, Oh Sunday, tho
18th january at the advanced age Of
nincty-scven years and three days,
having been born on Silver Creek,
within four miles Of his late residence,
on the 18th Of January, 1888. Mr..
Scahorn was q soldier in tho war of
1912. He was q quiet, unobtrusive
citizen, and maintained his mental
faculties in wonderful degree for
one of his age. In the memorable
compaign Of 1876 he took lively in
terest IN tho success Of the Hampton
Reform party and, on one occasion
walked to Hickory Grove, a distance
Of four miles, to attend political
meeting in tho interest of tho Demo-
cratic party.
"A gentleman informs us that while
riding on the Adiar's Ferry road tho
other day, about ton miles from town,
he saw O woman engaged in the novel
occupation, for one Of her sex, of riving
boards for shingles. lie describes hor
as young and comely, and says sho
handles the froe with dexterity, her
average days work being 800 boards,
from 200 to 500 more than the average
work Of a man. To the many ques-
tions propounded TO her by our infor-
mant she made the most laconic re-
; plies, being apparently devoid Of the
female characteristic Of volubility, but
he learned from her that her namo is
Margaret Earles, and that the making
Of shingles is her regular occupation.
Tho huge flag which is to be
; thrown to the breeze, OH the highest
; pinnacle Of Kings Mountain, OH the
{ 21st of February, has been completed
and is now In Atlanta in charge Of the
: Air Line Road, which proposes to do
nate 1t to the centennial association.
\ It cost about 5000. The Air Line, iii
addition to this, has agreed to erect a
] liberty pole!from the top. Of which 1t is
to float. The flag will be hoistcd will,
appropriate ceremonies on Washing
4 TOMS birthday, and Col. Hardeman,
Of Macon, will deliver the address.
This is q preliminary step to the grand
centennial celebration which 10 to bo