The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NE lYS.
AbbOyillo.

! Press and Banner: Theme is much
fine wheat and oats in this county, but
! there are number Of fields that have
rust. This is the first season that we
have heard of red oats having rust
Even with II small yield per acre, the
crop will be unusually large, in consc-
Qucnce of the greatly increascdacreagc
The recent revival in the old iron
trade has been Of considerable local
benefit hcrcnbouts. About 5000
pounds have been shipped tro::: Green
wood within the past few weeks, the
net proceeds amounting to something
over $500. This interest will, per-
haps, be worth $4,000 to the county
before all the scraps are picked up.
Immense quantities of rags arc also
finding their way to market.
-Ncdium: One OF the most success
tul merchants and business men at
hodges says that at least onc-third OF
the coming cotton crop, rating the
yield at even n much higher figure than
the crop Of the present year, has al
ready been taken by tho guano liens.
Aiken.
--Reriem: There have never before
been 50 many visitors in Aiken.
There are now over 800. Every win
ter the numbcr increases. Another
hotel will probably be built by next
winter.
-MtcUIytncrr: Considerable com
plaint Of rust in the wheat is made by
the TURNER'S from the country, some of
whom are upprchcnSivc of lsrrious dan,-
age to the crop.
AT a meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Anderson Educational Associa-
ton. (hv which the buildings and
grounds OF the Carolina Collegiate In
sttulc arc owncd dantlconirollctD held ON
Monday. it was decided to discontinue
| Ike system of co-"tluca,ing tho Sexes,
as at present conducted, at the cxpira-
ton of the present year, and to make
it strictly a male school.
Barnwrn.
People: a mad dog belonging to
Amos Bates, coIorca, living in Red
Oak township, was killed last Thurs
after il had bitten nearly every dog in
the ncighborhoud.
Our Town Council has 'takcn he
bull by the horns" and prohibited the
carrying Of concealed weapons in the
town.
Within the past week no less than
four fine COWS were killed by the trains
of the South Carolina Railroad below
Blarkvillr. all belonging to people liv-
inc in the town.
--BHNtiin: 1t is said that salmon
J. IA. IN In ~,
tl>.ha. Fishing Is al the rage along
that stream and Broad River.
.-- Efforts are being made by PARTIES
in this town to secure telc9raphic com
muu:rnt'on between this place aud
Lancaster.
We have had frost for several
IN >rnin@s, but no damage worth men.
l!Oning has been done TO the fruit crop.
Major j. W. Carter, of Sandy River,
and others, report vegetables killed.
There was some ice last Thursday
morning.
--Eepo,fcr: We were informed last
Saturday 10y guano dealer at one OF
the railroad stations in this county,
that up to that date he had sold about
500 tons Of fertilizers. His sales for
the whole of last season, ending the
lst of May, were less than 40 tons.
Darlington.
-Ncacs: The Union Republican
party will hold a convention at this
place on tho 10th instant to elect dele
gates to tho State Convention. which
meets III Columbia on the 2Sth inst.
Several COWS have died in town
recently from the effects Of eating
mock-ornngc berries.
Georgetown.
--1TmcS: The railroad election on
last Monday, held for the purpose of
determining whether or not the town
was willing TO subscribe $t5,0O0 in
bonds to the building Of the George
town and North Carolina Narrow
Gauge Railroad, from this point to
Cndc's Depot, passed off quietly and
pcaceably, resulting in an ovcrwhelm-
ing triumph for the friends of the road
Grccnvillc.
-NeWS: Henry Wood. son Of Mr..
j. ". Wood attempted to take, his life
on last Wednesday afternoon. Our
informant says he went home and re-
tired to his room. Shortly afterwards
n pistol shot was heard, and upon en-
lcflng the room IL WAS found that Hen
ry had wounded himself in the head
just behind the right car, the ball
slancing and ranging round the head.
Kershnw.
Gazette: Camden has not had a
fire in nearly two years.
"A team belonging to Mr.. j. l..
Gcttys, while returning from Camden
on last Saturday afternoon, was drown
cd in the river atChcstnut Ferry. The
wagon was loaded with thirty bushels
OfcOrn.
"A meeting Of several gentlemen
was held on last Saturday, and an or
ganization was effected under the name
of "Thc Kcrshaw County Gamo and
Fish Protective Association." The
following officers were elected: T.B.
l.egarc, president; W. f. johnson,
vice-prcsidcnt; T.. B. Dunlap. sccrcta-
ry; John Boykin, treasurer.
--Jou1mai: Nearly all our gardeners
had their Irish potatoes killed down
by the slight freeze last Thursday MORN
ing. Many of tho other tender veue.