The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-08

Local Briefs. ": .''...
The Grand Mogul Of the B. p. u
looked little under the weather on
Tuesday evening. ....t...
The theatrical, club are having fire
quent rehearsals for the proposed en
tertainment some time this month. =,
Mr.. A. +. GoodiGg is in town on {
short visit. Mr.. Gooding is looking
very well indeed, and we hope he viii
continue to enjoy his now good health
--Mcssrs. r. S. Desportcs and "A
f: Ruff, of Ridgeway, arc in, New
York making purchases for tile fal
trade. ..-,.
Col. A. G. Haskell has accepted
the invitation to deliver the annual adj
dress at the meeting Of tile .s,srvixorf
ofthe Twelfth Regiment at Rock Hill
next year.
Worms have appeared in Ridge
way and are eating up the niillet and
grass. A few weeks ago clouds ot
moths app AIRED there, and the WORMS
are ths. result ofthfs Visitation.
The Prosecuting Attorney Of the
Bachelors PROTECTIVE Union ought to
hive been at the picnic Tuesday night,
lie could have had several bad charges
to report at the next meeting. ,. 4.
Best cotton brought eleven cents
in Winnsboro on Wednesday. This
has always been one Of the best cottol,
markets III the State, and our buyers
will continue to pay the highest prices
for the staple. =.
The moonlight picnic on Tuesday
night was deoidedly ope of the mos,
successful affairs that has ever. bccr,
had. There were at least twenty
couples present.. The crow d returned
1T al early hour Gn, the morning)
and all expressed themselves us having
hud Il most elegant time. .,.
"A correspondent writing from
Lyles' Ford says, eve have had
plenty of raih a'iti wi,id, ;5tune dam
age is done to Bottom corn and cotton,
but the rain has made our cahbnges,
beans, peas, turmips and potatoes
grow, and we feel cheerful .
-Messrs., W. e. aid HYlTrook Rioll
eft for school on Wcdhest,ay:: The
Former goes to Princeton College, N!
j., and the latter to Kenmore High
School, Amherst CdGrt Housq Virgin.
ia. Mr.. j. B, Douglass retllrncd OH
the same day to Davidson College N.
G: They alliiiave our best wishes.
Rock Hill bids fair to be one OF
the most enterprising, little towns in
the State. FiDs bficE ,buHildiiigs are
going up on all sides. 1t is estimated
that. owing to the long. drought, there
will only he, a, quartet Of d crop
raised this year. Notwithstanding
this state of,thipgs tic mcrehants seem
to be hopeful and 'tas smiling aS IA bas-
ket of chips". ,,t> .,
Mr.. w. r. Doty b'ri'o'a;'gght. from one ,it
of his plantations d cotton plant bear:
ing two hundred ali thirty-six bolle
and squares, two-thirds Of the number
being well developed bolls:; The
plant measures ak feet three inches.
1t is one Of the largest specimens OF
upland COTTON we have ever seen or
heard Of. If We had about three
thousand acres Of stich plants we real.
ly wouldn't ask any of our subscribers
for their subscription dGes.
--o---- =.
Mrs. Lucy Il. HARR1soN.-Mrs.
Lucy r. Harrison, rclict Of the lato
John Harrison, Sr., died at tho resi-
dence Of, Dr., John Boyd, In this coun-
ty, on Tuesday morning, at The hd.
vanced age of eighty-eight years. She
had far exceeded the allotted span of
life, and during her closing years her
physical powers were mpch impaired,
but to the jast sshes lHnanifYstcd tho ssamo
mobility Of character, purity Of soul,
and fortitude that had ever distint
euished her. During !her. long life
Mrs. Harrison was pattern of chris
tian virtues, and she, came to be look;
cd upon as o common mother by the
different generations that have growill
Pin her hhciighborhood. For many
years she was q devoted mcmbcr of
tho Baptist Cbifrsh Though loving
hearts and loving hands have minis
tered 70 her o@ II this garth. it is well
THAT she has Of Fast beer "p! called to enter e.:
people Of God.
--JoURNALrsrrc.-The B 4 i for t
Crescent has suspended, and tho ma
terial Of the Office was sold to the, Sea
Island NeWs, \ Republican newspaper,
The Crescent under its late manage
inent, was a. deserving newspaper,
and we regret that It aid. not receive
patronage sufficient for its support,
Tho Hampton Guardia,, has Just
Jaw ohtdfed uTpa ,its tlifd yeaf,' with