The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-12

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Clerks salc-W. II. Kerr, Clerk.
Local Briefs.
Farmers are speeding the plough
when they arc not hauling guano.
Some of the housclccpcrs are
Dragging about having peas up.
Don't fail to make some improve
lncnts on the farms this year.
The Clerk Of Court still has plenty
of work in registering liens. The
number up to date is about 100.
The public roads have been work
cd in some partsof the county. The
County Commissioners arc doing all
they can to keep up good highways.
Mules and meat are quite Oh thr
rampage. in the matter Of prices.
CONTINUE to 1rim vnur shrulb T..
anu prunc your grape vines.
-Shu,l have struck thr town: ihr
price demanded is one dollar and Il
Quarter per pair.
Lon! season is upon rs just now;
tirsf-rate time for everybody TO Gas;-
there is so !iGtlc to eat, they say.
MIR. Garfield did not d;sapDoint
any Fairfield man by leaving him out
Of the new Cabinet.
Judge Fraser is an elder in the
Presbyterian church. and he has son
whO is minister in that church.
"A witty burllar who broke into
an editors house says Tue only thing
he struck was match.
The garden seed trade this season
has been quite active; there should be
no scarcity Of vegetables this year. 80 .
A now post-oflice has been estab-
lished in the Jcnkinsville neighbour
hood, under the name of Wallaccvilc.
There hasn't been much Of rush
Of cotton to market here this week !.
The price is not so very tempting to
the tarmers--and there isn't any great
abundance of cotton left, either.
"A big frost killed early vegetation
on the 12th Of March last year. You
had better blanket your peas.
1t has been decided that dentists
arc exempt from jury duty in this
State; that is, they can draw but they
are not to be drawn.
Read what Vennor says about the
weather for March. Don't swap Off
your ovcrcoat or draw off your flan-
ncls just yet.
j. j. Hcmphill, Esq, of Chester,
has been elected medal orator of the
Euphemian Society Of fErskine College,
ut the anniversary celebration, during
the next Commencement exercises.
Trial Justices cannot complain
that Cuisines" is dull. Litigants in
these tribunals seem to be quite nu-
merous. and constable arc considcra-
bly, on the ride.
The Richmond and McElreth Dra-
matte Troupe is playing at the Thcs-
plan Hall. Their performance is said
to be very crcditablc indeed.
Next Thursday is Saint Patrick's
Day-thc nativity ofthe good old pat
ron saint Of Ireland, who banished
snakes from the could coontry;" but
left plenty of whskey there.
Among the graduates of the State
Medical College, Charleston, at the
term just ended, is DR.. Marion X.
Scruggs, son Of Mr.. G. H. Scruggs, of
this county.
-Messrs. P. Landecker & Bro. an
nonncc that their new stock Of spring
goods is now arriving, and they invite
call from their customers and the
public generally. Their stock has
been selected with special reference to
tho needs Of this market, and it will
he found at onco full and varied.
The Rev. Josiah Obear, Rector of
the Episcopal churches at this place
and Ridgcwav, has, upon the suggcs-
ton OF the vestry, concluded to take q
rest from his pastoral duties for few
weeks. His health has been rather
feeble Of late, and the relief from duty
will be Of great benefit to him. His
many friends in onr community unite
In the wish that he may soon be rcstor-
cd to health and to the duties Of his
sacred Office.
-N1r.Jno. L. Mimnaugh, ofthe "A,,-
gusta Store" calls special attention to
his Fivc-cent Counter, on which he
has numerous articles worth a great
deal more. He has also a lot Of gu.
ano-horns. which he offers at the low
price of twenty-five cents each. In
addition, he has on hand his usual
stock of dry doods, notions etc., which
will we'll repay All inspection. Read
his new advertisement and then give
him call: with. cash in hand.
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