The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-17
SOUIX CAROLINA NEH'S.

Only eleven miles Of the Grcon-
wood and Augusta Railroad remain to
be completed.
Patent air brakes are being put on
all the passenger trains Of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad.
1t is reported that the negroes in
the vicinity of Chester arc holding
nightly meetings, but their object is
unknown.
The subscribers to tho capital
stock of tho Chester cotton factory will
meet in Chester on next Monday for
the purpose oforganizing.
The average expense per mile for
Keeping up the county fence between
Abbcville aud Edgcficld counties is
twcnty-scvcn dollars Il year.
Owing to the advance in the price
OF printing paper, the Columbia Regis
ter has been compelled to increase it's
subscription price from seven to nine
dollars y year.
The Chester Reporter SAYS that
the death Of Mr.. William Pratt leaves
MIR. John Lee, Of The Armenia neigh
borhood, tho only surviving soldier,
i'll that county, of the war of 1912.
In nearly all the upper counties Of
the State complaint is made that the
fly continues to destroy the wheat. All
reports agree that the recent snow and
ico failed to destroy the pest.
"A fire 1T Barnwell @. II. last Nor
day night destroyed Mr.. Cronhcim's
store and dwelling with the entire con-
tents OF both. The fire was accidental.
Mr.. Cronhcim lived up stairs over the
store.
AT an. election held in Aiken
county on the 9th inst, Capt. Geo. w.
Croft was elected State Senator from
that county, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of the Hon. A. =.
Butler.
Two young white men and ne
gro left Union county recently for
Florida, intending to make the whole
trip in n small boat. They were in
Columbia making a sail when last
heard from.
The Air Line Railroad Company
appreciates the Importance ola stock
law. Recently this Company signed
q contract with the county commissions
crs Of Grccnvillc to pay fifty dollars
per mile of the cost Of constructing the
county fence.
According to the United States
census of 1870, there were in South
Carolina, at that time, 12.490 white
males over twcntv-onc years of age
who could not write, and 70,S30 color
Ell males, over twentv-one years Of
age, who could not write.
Cornelius Scott, coorcd, a con-
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his escape several months ago. Last
Monday night one of the pcnitcn,iary
guards, who had been detailed to
capture another escaped prisoner
known to be lurking near Eastovcr,
heard that Scott, who lived in tho
same ncighborhooh, was. sccrctcd in
his house. In company with Trial
Justice L. Fl. Jovncr AMI others the
premises were visited, and Scott was
found under the house. Upon de-
mand for his surrender he refused to
comply, swearing he would not be
taken alive. lie crawlcd from under
the house and made Il rush to gct
away, but was shot by the guard, death
ensuing in short time.
IA, wQiAan,s newspaper has been
started in Paris. 1t is called the
Womqa, and is designed. to promote
the intcreststGf working women, par
ticularly in the direction Of moral and
physical culture.
-"Pcoplc, never cough who take my
incidence" wrote quack doctorin his
advertisement and the proot-rcadcr
qucricd it with, els it so fatal as that ?"
That Quack doctor saw the point,