The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-18

Tho Crops and the General Surroundings
General Rratton for Governor-No Nomi-
nations 1T tho June Convention.
WuIrE OAK, May Id notice in
the columns OF your paper contribu-
tons from various portions of our
county. AS you have no regular cor
respondent in this vicinity, trust a
few notes from here will not be amiss.
White Oak in mtc bcllum days was
celebrated for fts bar-rooms and Hno
race horses. TraditioE has it that old
Billy T.. was wont, with jug in hand,
to go away round through the woods
to get his grog, but with self and jug
we'll filed would walk boldly down
tho road yelling, "Who cares for
Squcrc B?" Here Kcmbcll received
his coat Of tar and feathers, and the
head Of Black Tom was erected on .
pole, whcre it was allowed to remain
some little time. Now an academy
building graccs the site Of the former
bar. A school is carried on nine or
ten months in the year, conducted by
a most excellent lady, Mrs. G.. Preach
ing also is held regularly nearly every
Sabbath. Some signs Of the old race
track arc still visible, but under the
skiliul management Of our Mr.. p. are
fast disappearing, and in its stead field
Of corn and cotton now appears. Two
good stores full Of dry goods and pro-
visions drive a fair business. Two
stationary 'stcam-cngincs make day
and night hidcous with their screams
ginning last season some eight hum
drcd bales of cotton, besides doing The
grinding for the ncighborllood. We
have good blacksmith shop and QUO
of the best shoe makers in the co,n-
try. If you or any Of your readers
doubt this, just send up Whitaker
and he will half-solc his cars so that his
mother will not know they have been
tampcred with. Here too, on land for:
mcrly owned by five or six gentlemen,
now reside iilty.scvcn white families.
| most of whom earn their bread by the
sweat Of their brows-honcst; hard
| working men and woinrii, who daily
give the lie to the report that the white
people Of jhd South arc too lazy. to
! work. We hDvc a Democratic Club of
over one hui lrcd members, from
which, in the language of our distin-
guishc'l comfy chairman, tsprings the
]ile Of the Democratic party.'
And jnat here; MesSrs. Editors, let
inc introduce the main object Of this
communication, which is, without
lnincing matters, to nominate Gen:
John Bratton for Governor of the
State Of South Carolina at the next
general election. AS to his uualifica-
tons, it would surpcrfluous to say ono
word. Hc is too too we'll known, and
feel unable to add anything to his al-
ready illusttious name. We make this
| nomination, not because he did yeo-
man work in the campaign of'76; moi be-
| cause lie has worked Increasingly for the
good of his county and State, without
any remuneration whatever, since
that time; not because he is now ready
still further to battle for The right
without fear, favor, OF hope of
rewards but because we believe
him to be the man for tho
place-the man qOho,N the people
aoaa,t, and further because the division
among the people, which unfortunate
ly exists even at this early date, could
thus bo healed and victory beyond a
doubt again perch on tho banner of
our glorious Democfacy. We write
this article without consulting General
Bratton, but feel certain he will not
fail us if he be assured it will bc fol
the good Of Ills State for him to accept
it. For he has yet to finch from any
responsibility when duty pointed the
way.
Good stands of corn, cotton and
grass. No June nominations In ours,
if you please, No more at present,
but you MAY hear from inc again.