The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-22
TOWN , AND. COUNTY,
SATURDAY, May ea. =, :: 1880.

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s=DaWc were mistaken as to the time
of the meeting of the Winnsboro
Democratic Club. 1t will take place
on IWcsdoy evening instead Of Thurs
day. A full attendance is desired.
Miss Wood requests us to say that,
nothing preventing, she will give
second literary entertainment Oh next
Wednesday evening, at which there
will be a change Of programme. Miss
Wood has made q number Of friends in
town by her lady like dcroltment, and
her entertainments arc very pleasant.
1t is hoped that she will receive the pat
ronage she merits. The admission fec
will be the same as before.
DEATH OF Dn. l.. y. OwENs.-Dr.
.,<l 1,.o :,
this place at an early hour on Friday
morning. lie was stricken with pa
ralysis some months ago, and had been
i'm feeble health eyer since. OF satc,
his malady assumed q complicated and
serious form. SO much as to put lis
case beyond the reach Of human skill,
Dr. Owens was q popular citizen, and
his death will be generally lamentcd.
lie was about fifty years Of age, and
leaves widow and several children.
They have the hearty sympathy of
anany friends III tlns sad atlliction.
The remains were taken to Long Run
Church, and inferred in the family
.burying-ground.
DEhIn VF Lhh. CtttS OIMONlON,-
We regret to have to chronicle the
death Of Mr.. John Simonton, ST., one
of our oldest and most esteemed eiti-
zcns, which occurred OH Tho ,Norning
of the 18th Instant. Mr.. Simonton was
in the cighty-fourth' year of his age,
and for several years past had been in
a feeble state Of hcalths frequently fos'
months at time being unable to
.lcavc his room. Fcw men ever spent
:lnore active and energetic lives; and
few men were as successful in gaining
the rich rewards That attend sMch q elitc.
dsenevolcncb WAS aruling' principle Of
his life, and he was always. asH just 1s
Inc was generous. He leaves family
:nnd large connection ofTclatWes and
fricnds, to whom we extend our SINCERE
sympathy :in their bereavement.
NOTES FROM MpNTIcEIJ.o.--OMr cor
respondent "ScncN," writing under
date May 10, says: 's1t is dizzy and hot.
We had to'have fires, though, last Sat-
urday and Sunday for comfort. The
Monticello Democratic Cllrb meets
next Saturday, to rcorganize and to
appoint delegates to the County Con
vcntion. 1 now hold in my hand
cotton bloom, sent to mo by friend
from the Salem noighborhoed. This
will both sadorn q tale and po:nt
moral" Ratoon cotton (growth from
&hc root of thelast years. planting) can
bo found on several places around
Monticello. Rust appears Oh rcd oats
on several places around here. ate
some wild piums this ,morning, the first
sign Of the opening Of the public COM
,missary:; when colored berries come
in, it will be in full blast. There arc
mad dogs about: ono was killed by
Mr.. VIM. McGill Oh his place, and an
,othcr was killed OH Mr.. Jonathan II.
Rabb's place last Saturday. Rabies,
sbcyond dispute"
LUDDEN & BATES SOUTHERN Music
HOUSE, SAVANNAH, GA.-Through tho
Savannah Mo,7,ing. .NcaOs we learn
'that Ludden Il Bates Great Southern
Music House will remove on July
next, to their new double store, corner
Congress and Whitaker Streets. They
will then have two large four-story
'stores thrown into one and convenient
ly arranged for their extended bust
mess (Which has doubled in the past
two year), and which will give them
the largest and finest Musical Ware
nooms in the entire South. The music
trade Of this staunch old house is i'm
,mcnsc, and Savannah may we'll .bc
proud of possessing such an exponent
of her claims as q Southern music and
high art centre. There,is no firm in
the South who have done so much to-
wards the development Of musical in