The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEVIS.


Only eleven miles Of tho Grcon-
wood and Augusta Railroad remain to
; be completed.
Patent air brakes are being put on
III the passenger trains Of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad.
1t is reported that the negroes in
the vicinity of Chester are holding
nightly meetings, but their object is
unknown.
The subscribers to the capital
stock of the Chester cotton factory will
meet in Chester on next Monday for
tho purpose forganizing.
The average expense per mile for
Keeping up tho county fence between
Abbcville aud Edgeficld counties is
twcnty-sevcn dollars 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 u year.
The Chester Reporter says that
the death of Mr.. William Pratt leaves
MIR. John Lee, Of the Armenia neigh
borhood, the 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. Al
reports agree that the recent snow and
leo 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 OH 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. p.
Butler.
Two young white men and ne
gro left Union county recently for
Florida, intending to make the whole
trip in q small boat. They were in
Columbia making sail when last
heard from.
The Air Line Railroad Company
| appreciates the Importance Of II stock
law. Recently this Company signed
a contract with the county commissions
crs of Grccnville 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, 12,49O white
males over tWcnty-one years. Of age
who could not write, and 70,S30 color
ed males, over twentv-onc years Of
age, who could not write.
.-Cornclius Scott, colorcd, q con-
Vict WOrEin in LallrcnS county nnfln
his escape several months ago. Last
Monday night one of the pcnitcniiary
guards, who had been detailed to
capture another escaped prisoner
known to he lurking near IIastOvcr,
heard that Scott, who lived in the
same ncigbborhood, was. sccrctcd in
his house. In company with Trial
Justice L. III. Jovncr and others the
premises were visited, and Scott was
found under the house. Upon a de-
mand for his surrender he refused to
comply, swearing he would not be
taken alive. He crawlcd from under
he house and made a rush to Get
away, but was shot by the guard, death
ensuing in Il short time.
.wolaar's. newspaper has been
started i'll Paris. 1t is called the
Womqa, and is designed. to promote
the intcrcstst6f working women, par
ticularly in the direction of moral and
physical culture.
--"Pcoplc. never cough who take my
medicine" wrote q quack doctorin his
advertisement and the proot-reader
quericd it with, els it SO fatal rs that?"
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