The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-10

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Closing Out r. Elder & Co.
Building and Loan Association-D.
r. Flcnniken, Secretary.
Mr.. r. D. Bolick sends us fully
matured boil Of cotton nearly ready
to open.
Tho drought is breaking up over The
whole county. But the early corn is
generally gone. Much CT it will
not make a bushel to the acre. Cotton
is healthy but small.
A heavy hail storm visited the
Waterce section last Monday. During
the drought Dutchman's Creek was
perfectly dry, but on Monday evening
after the rain il is said to have been
higher than it had been before in
seven years.
a severe hail and rain storm passed
below Ridgcway on Thursday after
noon. Mr.. w. S. Robinson says his
cotton was literally stripped Of it's
leaves, while corn blades were torn
into shrcds.' He reports that the Rev.
. 9. M. Porter's crop was also injured.
What other damage was done is not
known.
PERsoNAL.-Capt. II. A. Gaillard
and Mr.. j. Il. McMastcr returned to
Winnsboro on Wednesday, after
tour of several weeks on business in
Arkansas. They report fine country
there, but great scarcity of labor.
Taken all III all South Carolina has
many advantages to countcrbalance
those of other States.
Mcssrs. i. Elder e Co. are offering
great inducements to cash buyers Of
all classes ofgoods in their line. In
spring and summer goods especially,
they propose to give great bargains
selling these articles at cost. Pur-
chascrs with the ready cash will find it
to their interest to call at Messrs. Ell
der 70 Co.'s establishment-which will
be found well filed with q great varie-
ly Of merchandise.
CLOSE OF SchooL.-NIount Zion
i, School closed Oh Wednesday for the
summer vacation. Written examina-
tions and oral reviews in the several
grades had been had for several days
previous and showed avery satisfac-
tory advancement in the pupils. The
last day was devoted to geography
and spelling matches between the dit-
tercnt grades and u cursory review in
other branches. The whole conclud-
ed with some voluntary doclamations
by several of the pupils. "The Charge
of the Light Brigade" by Fitz McMas-
ter; "Patrick Hcnry's Address," by
Allie Gaillard; "South Carolina Dur
ing the Revolution," by David Aiken;
1"The Quarrel of Brutus and Cassius,"
by Hartie Wolfe and Jake Gerig; and
an amusing dialogue by David Flcm-
ing and Albert Gerig, showing the
different ways in which "Brudder
Bones Gal Killed Herself" After this
the principal in q few remarks dismiss
ed the school and made hundred and
sixty souls happy.
BASE BALL.-On Wednesday after-
noon match game Of base ball was
played on tho College Green by two
junior clubs, the Palnlcttocs and the
Athletics. Both clubs were in full
uniform, the Palmettocs in white caps,
white shirts, blue pants and striped
stockings; the Athletics in white caps,
blue shirts, white pants and blue stock
ings. Owing to the disparity in size
the Athletics were allowed fifteen
runs in the nine innings. The game
was called at four o'clock, Mr.. II. B.
McMastcr acting as umpire, and the
Palnettocs at the bat. The weather
was outrageously hot, but umbrellas
and trees gave the requisite shade to
the spectators, while the players SEEM
cd not to care,whethcr the thcrmomc-
ter stood at fifty or Ave hundred. The
game was gallantly contested and the
Athletics showed both skill and pluck.
But their opponents were too heavy
for them and gradually lcsscned the
gap at the start, and finally forged
ahead. Tho most interesting innings
were the third, fourth and fifth. In
tho third both sides were whitcwashed.
In the fourth tho Palmcttoes scored
goose egg, and in the fifth they re-
tortcd by whitewashing the Athletics.
At the end Of the ninth inning tho
score stood thirty-six for the Palmet-
toes and twenty-one for tho Athletics.
The shouting that followed this an
nounccmcnt showed that there was
plenty Of breath left on both sides. The
score was as follows:
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