The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-09
tho road thonco to tho town Of Lancas-

---/fdccriise,': Upon questioning n
half hundred turner's on Monday lust
wo found that all of thom wore buying
considerably more guano than ever be-
fore, and that thcir neiyhbors wGro
doing likewise. 1t is said TINT tho fer
tilizcr companies Of Charleston arc re-
| iusing to take on any more orders nt
present, US tho demand cannot be SUP
piled.
--MoaHor: Il 'hc dwclling-housc,
smokc-houso and corn-crib of Mr..
Arthur Still, In Dean Township, wore
entirely DESTROYED by fire one night
last week. The cOrl,-crib and smok-
mouse were robbed and then set ON fl 80,
tho flames communicating with tho
dwelling, from which very littlo was
saved.
| Grecnvillo.
-Aarc1iScr: We saw four bales of
cotton yesterday TINT wcro brought to
market by Mr.. Lewis Abcrcrombic, of
Babbtown, having been raised in 1873
ana held from year to year In hopes of
better prices. In weights tho bales
had shrunk 15 or 80 pounds each since
first picked, and though IL was original
~ tirst-class cotton ii sold for l03 ccnts,
prime cotton now being worth l2i.
| Korshnw.
--JOu,mal: There wns only ono
death In Comtlcn during tho month of
February, and that was Il tramp who
had imbibcd to freely OF the fighting
whiskcy dealt out in some Of tho bars.
1t is asserted that ono bnr-room in
Camden, since tho first of November.
has sold thirty barrels Of whiskcy. AT
10 gallons to the barrel, this one bar
has sold 200 gallons. Multiply this
by tho number OF bnr-rooms (l2) in
town, and VIC have tho cnormou
amount of II, 400 gallons Of whiskcy
sold here In -four months. This docs
not include what is sold by tho whole
sale dealers.
Tho guano business Is Of trcmen-
dons dimensions this year. One dealer
in Camden says he sold l75 tons in n
single day recently.
-Guzcttc: During tho past month
there were Issued ut tho Camden post
office 800 money orders, amounting to
S3,7o2 20, tho fees on which were $40
%.
-Lcdgcr: The acreage that will be
planted in cotton by our farmers will
he considerably more than it was last
year.
"A number Of our merchants and
business men have received invitations
to visit Charlotte from the lst to the
10th inst, and have been furnished
with free passes from Chester to Char
lottc.
During the two months of ,Janu-
AIRY and February the postotlicc at this
place issued 332 money orders, uwgrc-
eating the sum Of $6 .S77.S4. and dur
ing tho same period only $3l4.33 was
paid out upon orders issued on this
office.
-UcraH: The large dwelling
house on Mir. l.. II. Dominick's Tri6-
blc place was burned down Tuesday,
24th ultimo. 1t was occupied by three
families of negroes. who lost nearly
everything they had. \ negro woman
is suspected of having set il on fire.
"A corn crib belonging to Edmund
SAtterwmtc, colorcd, on Mr.. W. W.
Maldrop'S place, was burned Wcdncs-
dar night, with about fifteen bushels
or corn and some other small articles.
spartnnbnrg.
-$porton: Last Sunday night
several young men visited tho shanty
IN which some section hands of the
| Spartanbuig and Ashevillc Road we're
staying at Landrum's. They cnticed
them out, aud without any cause cru
ely beat and bruised one of the hands.
Ills condition is truly pitiable. 1t is
said that these same Young rowClics
frequently disturb the people of that
community at night.
Herald: The new Opcra House
is rapidly approaching completion,
and we learn that applications have
been received from several parties Of
tering big prices for the first night.
williamsburg.
-kingstrcc Star: Trial Justice
liutson, at Graham'S Crossroads, had
young colored woman, apparently
not more than nineteen years of age,
committed to Jail last Saturday on the
charge intanticidc, to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
York.
Enqutrer: Mcssrs. w. a. Moore,
W. r. Good, j. b. Lindsay and j. ID.
Colcock, proprietors Of tho property
known as tho Wcstmoreland Barvtes
mine, situated sixteen miles north
west Of town, and about six miles
from Blacks Station, on the Air Line
RAILROAD, have leased the property for
term ofycars to Mr.. John s. Morris,
OF Lynchburg, Va, a practical miner.
lie will commence mining the mineral
about tho 18th inst.
Rock M Herald: \ meeting was
held on Saturday for the purpose of
hrganizing a company to build cot
ton factory at this place. Twenty
eight thousand dollars was subscribed
At once.
First mortgage bonds of the Chcs-
ter and Chcraw Railroad Company arc
now at par. This is the result Of the
good management of its president and
directors.
LIFE IS 4 PLEASURE.-Only when
we arc in the enjoyment Of all our
faculties and in perfect health. This
can only be whom all tho important