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

Chapter Mecting-p. Landecker'
Secretary, pro tenn.
Local Briefs.
-"She's in yonder'.
Not having night-cap, hat was
used instead.
The town clerk is collecting street
taxes.
Only little over three weeks to
Christmas.
Everybody within six miles of
town is hauling in wood.
The Atlanta Exposition will last
only one month longer.
The county treasurer is Issuing
executions against tax defaulters.
-Cotton-sced is in demand in Co.
lumbia, and brins@ a very liberal price.
Mr.. D. r. Flenn;ken has the finest
oats patch on the lot Joining Garden
street.
The Debating Society had a very
enthusiastic meeting on last Wednes-
day night.
1t is suggested that the Town
Council purchase road engine to car
the steam fire engine to fires.
Red shirts arc beginning to ap-
pear. We saw one man with one on
on Monday.
Several hundred shade trees are to
I've set out in the streets of Columbia
shortly. \ good example.
The South Carolina Annual Con-
ference will convene at Union G.. II.
on the 18th Of December.
40. NJ. Az, the monogram of the
Knights IF Honor, is said to mean,
zone more assessment.
1t is -umored that e1-Judge T. J.
Mackcv will 60 to Newe York, where
he expects to practise law.
Base ball has not gone out of fash
ion vet. There was a match game
PLAYED inCoiumbia the other day.
1t is nearly time for all the schools
to be closed for the Christmas holidays
The children all look happy and the
teachers happier.
"A thick fog fell on last Wednesday
Hiss5 as qu;es as 4 nasn w-nybtn5i'g
Some of the colored people were very
much alarmed.
Running rabits and 'sannexing'
boxes to dogs tails is the favorite
amusement with old and Young these
busy days.
Christmas goods have begun to
make the shelves and counters of the
stores bright, and the sound Of the toy
horn is heard already.
The street lamp-posts recently put
up by the Town Council enable persons
to see very distinctly at a considerable
distance-in the sunlight.
Cotton sold in Winnsboro on Tues
dav for 10S cents; on Wednesday for
lOs cents; on Thursday for II cents,
and on Friday for III cents.
If our delinquent subscribers only
knew how much it grieved us to ask
them for our dues, they would all pay
in advance.
- He scaled two lamp posts to light
one cigar about one O'Clock in the
morning-his match is hard to be
found.
Tuesday and Monday were very
.disagrecable days. it being rainy and
exceedingly warm. Thursday was
also like summer.
The Town Council are having the
washed places on the pavcments filed.
The streets are being repaired gener.
ally.
The fashion plates for the winter
months look as If the models had beer
through a Windmill and discharged in
the open air by way Of chaf elevators
We arc glad to see that the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College i'll Co
]u,nbia is in a flourishing condition
it received a number of students the
other day.
The cistern .diagonally across from
Mr.. J. N. Elhott's residence had better
l,e watched. as the brick curve that il
over it is considerably worn by wag
ons constantly passing over it.
Governor Iaeood has exercised
Executive clemency in twenty-sevcl
cases during the past year. OF these
sixteen were full pardons and clever
were combinations ofsentencc.
1t is pleasant to note that the poll
tax has been paid more promptly thi
wear than ever before. People are be
ginning to see that to pay this tax
the cheaper and less troublesom
course.
Among the many other enterpris
O. that should be had. the Boro "ugf
certainly to have baby show. Their
are enough to form a strong troupe
and are all good looking and have es
ccllent voices
There is very little hunting don
f,r this season of the year-except b
the sheriff and his deputy. They yer
frequently 90 out hunting and gene
ally bag their game, too.
Pay for your paper now while yo
have the money. and TINS avoid tt
..uns which become unpleasant to Dot
publisher and subscriber. IF YOU Cal
not pav for the year YOU certainly ca
do so tcr three or six months. and
the expiration renew lronlptl! WI
the cash.