The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-13
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: --AfedsWm: Serious complaints have
been made about the contrahand whis-
key wagons that arc constantly rum
ming into the country near Donalds-
Vile and "dealing damnation round
| the land" -.
MIR. J. W. Norris saw mill was
burnt down on last Thursday night.
The fire was the work Of an incendia-
ry, though no clue has yet been found
as TO tho pcrpotrator Of The deed. Mr..
hundred dollars with no Insurance.
The farmers complain that tho
1Icssian fly is doing gneat damage to
the wheat crop, and in some sections
it's said to be turning yellow and is
hopclcssly injured. There has been a
larger area planted in wheat than last
year, and the crop with tho exception
of "thc fly" is doing we'll. a good
stiff freeze and protractcd cold wealth
cr will, perhaps, kill tho insects and
prevent failure of tho crop. With
another harvesting season like that of
the past year the country will stand OH
solid ground.
! before the war consumption was
comparatively unknown among the
colorcd population, but of late years
there has boom q rapid and marked in
crease of pulmonary diseases among
these people. The Chilcs family Of
negroes, living near this place, has
during the last two years booome al
mcst extinct from lung complaints,
-Chilcs, and Allen and James dioti
the latter part Of 1878; Fielding died
in the spring Of 1870, and all OF them
from pulmonary arrangement. There
arc other instances OF similar fatality
among the negroes from the same
dread'causc.
Slate Bulletin, January 6; Mr.,
Jasper G. Slcdgc, who was recently
injured at the railroad ferry, has since
died Of his injuries.
DR.. Wm. J. Hicklin, q wcll-known
physician and good citizen of this
county, died suddenly of heart disease
last Thursday at Lancaster depot,
whittier he had gone that day to visit
his son, Mr.. T.. NJ. Hicklin. DR.
Hicklin was one Of the very best me-,
In the county. He ranked high in his
profession, and always sustained m
unassuming, irreproachable Christian
oharaotor.
,-Repcqter, January8: AS an evi.
dcncc of the remarkable mildness OF
the present winter, stalk of green
corn, about six inches in height, cur
be seen on the side of the pavement in
front of the post office. 1t looks al.
most as fresh and vigorous as growing
corn usually does in MAY.
~ MIR. J. II. Barnes killed, few
days before Christmas, in Caldwcll's
mill pond, wild goose, some saw q
swan, which measured seven feet and
| five inches between the wings, and
five feet and two inches from tic point
Of the bcak to the end of tho tail. This
is the biggest game yet brought dowr
by any OF the hunters in these parts.
Last Friday afternoon rs the ur
train OH tho Chester and Lcnoir Rail
road was bowling along ut the ratio o
sixteen miles an hour, q short distance
above 1orkville, the pilot of tho eli
glnc struck the head Of a negro named
Harrison Blalock lying on the track
asleep nom the stupor of intoxication
stopping his train, Captain Marshall
walked back to where the negro wa
lying, and expected to find a case Of
smashed skull. Upon examination
however, he found that skull sound
but the skin covering it was righ
smartly ripped up. Captain Marshal
then suggested to the negro that il
you'd be proper for him to emigrat,
from that place. Tho darkcy Mt once
reused up and struck out for home.
Lancaster.
Ledger, January 7: Eggs 12l
cents. Butter Is.
MIR. 5. B. Stewman sent us {
white partridge last Saturday, whicl
he killed in the fields near his prcmis
cs: 1t is certainly q curiosity, ant
might be classcd as monstrosity.
"A tenant house on the farm O,
Mr.. j. B. Adams, near Crairyi]le
containing about 60O0 pounds of hay
l0OO OF fodder, 300 bushels Of cotton
seed, and some household furniture
was destroyed by fire on Sunday
night, 28th ultimo. 1t was the work
OF an inccndiary, and one arrest was
made, but the evidence being INSULT
cient the party was discharged.
On Friday night, Goth ult., a diff.
Guilty sprang up between q negro man
Mofiia Mcl'nerSOn, ana MIR. Minor
Blackmon, which resulted in Mr.. B.
getting severe blow from rock
(supposcd to have been thrown by
McPhorsom and Mcpherson dan
gcrous wound in tho stomach from a
pistol shot. Mr.. Blackmon was i'm.
mcdiatcly arrested and placed III iail.
Deputy Sheriff w. g. Hunter in dis.
charging his duty received a severe
wound in the face from q rock thrown
by some unknown person. At this
writing Mcpherson is considered out
OF danger and Mr.. Rlackmon has been
released OH BAIL
| Plckens.
-Senttnel, January 8: Tom Thur.
| BY, colored, was accidentally shot near
this place by another colorcd boy dur.
ing Christmas. The ball entered the
abdomen, but fortunately ranged SO
as not to enter the intestines, and he
Is rapidly recovering.
--C..B. Clardy, middle-agcd man,
who lives in tho Lathcm noighbor.
hood, in this county, was found dead
during Christmas week. 1t is SUP.
| posed hc died from the effects of heart