The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-22
evidence Of thorough work. I had
not seon Alston since Shorman's visit,

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not seon Alston since Shorman's visit,
and SO found it altogether changed.
1t Is not the Aston Of former days OK.
ceptus TO- tho hospitality OF tic Elkins.
Tho t,nte Jeltum buildings have van
ishcu, and new ones in new localities
hcye taken their place. took the
cars with my old friend Il. W. r. for
Columbia, and 10 and behold, 'prcs.
to change" had taken place III II shor;
ride. Instead Of tho fine promise OF
good crops / had left behind, IL most
gloomy prospect presented itself. No
rain for many weeks hud made its
want visibly ttlt; and nothing hut
hope is lett to ticcr the heart for the
cn'irc way along the railroad to Co.
lumbia.
Many Years have come and gone
since Was in t..it city. knew nonc
Of Tie iiou~es and 5u: few or tie people.
| SUPPOSE ! E,n> say tic charge is .or
The Deticr as 10 the ifyusrs or huiu-
ings, bu. those old time people were
hard 10 equal, and never to be sur
passed. The stores are fine; well filled
with judiciously choice selections,
clerks polite and the general energy
Of the place "Yarkceish," decidedly
so. Is menory blessing? t dare
not venture here 10 answer: / passed
UP tllc Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
guS;i Railroad at night, and, therefore,
can say 10. hing about the grow
.Eg crops. st kidgcwuy no
tat''; ." "r;.Eoa for weeks, crops
c.r"" lat -...a!t, AMI ,ic Health
.. t.."i.W.i ,yr, :.".u. Much tc ny
r'-rc, ;"n.!i IA. .hat the la les OF
RE. .,rw;t! h;.u on ,hc Saturday before
fMDi0ciScti an ice cream saloon, and
had Icait out to The swcltcrinY citizens
ANA almost mel ell passers in and out
Of the town with dclici, uS solid ice
cream: IlliS WAS for ihc brnuii, OF the
KldSrway WonrN's Missionary Socir-
ty: Ih2y realized some nine or ten
dollars. Had reached iidyeway a
few days earlier could have given
much better than hcarsay evidence.
Trc&ling mysclfto three days ticket
on Friday; | visited Winnsboro, find
ing along the road crops small and
rain much needed.
Winnsboro was more than than her
usual live SELF Saturtlay-luwn full.
Anon" the many present could DC
seen t.lG faces Of those who have been
battling for months "to teach the
Young idea how to shoot" anu it was
to prove IL good day to them: Maj. IL.
:. Thompson to give them an address
(Which proved 10 be fine
cnorD, 'a.d the merchants and
citizens were to give them Il dinner.
Aitcr r0Htinc business and tho address
the Fairfield association of teachers
took a recess and repaired in Il body
TO Mrs. Browns Hotel. (Who can do 4
thing OF That kind better than Mrs.
BrownD Who Of lis will forget that
dinner and its donors? Meats and
poultry and all tho VEGETABLES of Il
lower latitude season Che latter, /
hear. brought from Cllurleston.) Those
desserts and that ice cream Ct hear
that two officials high up on the roll,
went three sauccrs each; This to you,
McsSrS. Editors, soto c0cc-to no one
clsc). l think u candidate should
KEEP cool: What uo YOU say, Drs.,
to this? | say teach by example and
not by prcccpt. For ''if example and
prcccpt disagree, then the disci-
pies will be trcc.'
Once upon time lived in Month
cello, and those days have most COM
Portable inches iii my memory, and
faces from there call up plcaasnt re-
collections. And ut one time that
Observation-Disclosures / saw M. X.
and j. ID. and ii. NJ. L. and S--tcr,
really began to think l. was seated
in Bob L.'s piazza Oh Saturday etcn-
ing. But enough at this time from
SlVAD.