The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

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to see such pluck, and such determina-
ton to rise above misfortune.
PINAFoRE IN CHESTER The Chester
bulletin of Tuesday evening says /:
''Pinafore is on the tapis for to-mor-
row night. Mrs. Mrs. a. Borden,
nee Miss Eunico Hcmphill, of Colds
boro, who impersonated Josephine so
admirably when Pinafore was first
presented here, has consented to play
that role again, while Mr.. w. N.
Chandler. Of Winnsboro, takes the. part
OF Ralph Rackstraw. The entertain
'ncnt is given for the benefit of the
Graded School. Everybody should
60 out and give the players q fattcr-
ing house and be themselves most de-
lightfully entertained" A number of
people went up from this place on
Wednesday morning.
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G. l.. 1.-The Gordon Light Infan-
try held special meeting Oh Tuesday
evening, to take some definite steps to
secure suitable place for drilling. A
committee had been appointed at a
previous meeting to make some al
r"ngements towards this end, but had
made no decided progress. This COM
mittce was continued, with further
Instructions OIL the subject, and will
report at the ncxt meeting. A com
mittce consisting Of the commissioned,
officers was appointed to consider the
best programme for celebrating tho
anniversary of the company on the
10th of April.-The Gordon Light
Infantry is a deserving corps, and
should receive the hearty support and
encouragement Of all our citizens.
RAILROAD NoTEs.-T he thousand
mile ticket is one of the most usc-
full institutions connected with rail
roads.
Railroad mon have calculated that
the cost of running locomotive per
hundred miles for mon, fuel, water and
repairs averages $12.86.
Theatrical companies travel at spc-
cial rate, and the advance agent nearly
always carries pass in his pocket.
Some Of the railroads can't find the
cars nor tho room on side tracks for
all the guano they now have to ship.
It takes nearly as long to 20 from
Charlotte to Charleston as from Char
lotte to New York, on account of the
lay-over in Columbia, and the people
along the line Of the Charlotte, Colum-
bin and Augusta Railroad are kicking
against it most vigorously.
The CorToN WoRM.-The Interior
Department has just published a long
and important report by Prof. Reilly,
Chief Of the United States Entomologi-
cal Commission, upon the cotton worm
which has been 80 destructive TO the
cotton plant in tho Southern States.
The work has been prepared for the
benefit Of planters and popular read
ers, with as littlo scientific technicality
as is consistent with cloarness and pre-
cision. 1t is full in the presentation
or results go far reached by the COM
mission, both as to tho natural history
OF the cotton worm and as to tho best
methods Of preventing its ravages.
The author expresses tho opinion that
ifthe information contained therein be
generally disseminated throughout the
Southern States it will enable planters
to protect their crops more economi.
cally and more effectively than they
nave ever hitherto been able to do
Copies may be obtained through mem.
bers Of Congress or from the Secretary
OF the Int. Tor.
EXCURSION TO CHARLoTTE.--A com
mittee Of Charlotte merchants publisl
III the O6seroer the following card:
The undersigned committee, on be-
nalf OF the Charlotte Chamber of Com