The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-12

Tho streets were crowded on Sat-
urday>
The ANNUAL shower Of worms has
not yet taken place.
The roads leading to town have
been worked at last.
Kansas hay is sold to Fairfield
farmers. This should not be.
The place to buy first-class Sew
ing Machine is at THE NEWS AND HER
AID office.
Garden notes-This is the proper
time to cultivate the crop ofgood reso.
buttons sown about the first of Janu-
ary.
An organ.grlnder with trained
monkey delighted the young folks
and some Of the oldstere, too,-on
Monday.
The prosecuting attorney Of the
!, Il. p. U. will be impeached. He is
prosecuting his private suit so assidu-
ously rs to neglect entirely tho public
business.
We have teen informed that botl.
the pro id'nt aud the prosecuting at
torney have been purchasing rings--A
very had sign.
The Bowling Alley, one door
south Of Barbcr's Hall. is now complete
and in successful operation. It is
open free for ladies from nine to
eleven, a. m. daily.
-Mr. NJ. NJ, Hucy, the futher of
hir:-Is. NJ. furv. has c?,no to Winns-
boro with his family, and will per-
settle. We welcome him to Fair
field, and wish him all success.
All the white churches wtrt clos
ed on Sunday except the Methodist
where the Rev. Dr.. Griffith preached,
morning and afternoon, to large con-
grcga':ons.
"A store in al adjoining county
contains the following. ver6atim ct
Merdtfm. 1t mcans business.
MOTIFS. :
Mi trends will plesc knot 'ax fur
credick fur a fu daze as hav sum de-
mans to mcte an wood hav to rcfuze
themm till git i1iore ut ESEt
The Lancaster Review has risen
from the ashes, and now comes out a
handsomer and sprightlier paper than
ever. 1t will be moro thon ever well
come to its readers and exchangee,
and we hope it will enjoy good luck
enough to make up fully. for it's rccen.
disaster.
"A colored woman named Patsy
Gibbcs, living OH Mr.. II. w. Des.
porles' place was severely burnt in a
somewhat peculiar way few days ago.
She was lying Under a tree which had
been burning, but which was thought
to be free from fire. Some cmbers
fell upon hor, inhicting very severe
burns. At last accounts, her condition,
was critical.
Dave Aiken says he has received
letter from his daughter living in
Kansas, advising him to move there,
as the State is under "a good Republi-
can government" He says he wrote
back telling her that he had gone into
tho Republican PARTY, riding horse,
and had come out on foot, so he
thought he'd look out while before
going in again. A good idea, that.
MIR. James M. Ste@&rf has been
employed to make survey of the
water power and mill sites on the Ca
tawba River at Lands Ford. Ha lest
for Rock Hill OH Monday. The water
power at kanRs Ford is said to be of
great value, If Developed, and tho
owners ofthe property adjoining tho
rapids make very liberal offers to capi-
talists. Mr.. Stewars is thoroughly
competent to make an exhaustive and
accurate survey.
Some colored men have beer,
watching two or three nights for the
bear which is said 70 be prowling
around town. John Mcdowell found
somo black hair several inches long or
MIR. flennikcn's wire fence, and it is
reported that he himself saw the bear
and shot at 1t on Saturday right. One
colored woman says she heard It was
the bear that got into Mr.. Sitgreayes'
house, and that lie (the bcar) was pur-
sued sthn irVSly that he dropped his
por peIM Investigation has not
cf tho callc&reporb that tho bear and
r i hav identical.
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~ vixen has just received
s'ow 'taple and fancy gro
- would call the at-
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