The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-10

Noith,pouHC1 PasSeItScf, lZ.lS D. m.
south-bound, $50 p. M; north -boun,
freight, 6.54 q. M; south-bound, IL
p. m. Those arrivals are on the basi
OF railroad time, sixteen minute
faster than WinnsbOro time.
New Advertisements.
Notice to Crcditors--F. Elder. AS
signee.
Tax Notice.. N. Withers, Count,
Auditor.
Local Briefs.
We need rain badly.
SEQ new advertisements on sccont
page.
The Gordons leave for Spartan
burg this afternoon.
The Trial Justices courts wer,
busy on Saturday.
"A numismatist has been in town
looking up rare old coins.
There was not single case of in
toxication at the picnic on Friday
Another case Of concealed wea
pons has been brought before Tria
Justice Neil.
-Messrs. s. Cathcart and T, W
Itabb, ST., registered at the Charleston
hotels on Friday,
-Bavarian export lager beer and
Belfast ginger ale, in pint bottles, jus,
received by L. w. Habenicht.
The young people of Ridgeway are
rejoicing in dancing school, and the
glide and the racquet are all the 20.
Mr., U. G. Dcsportcs lost very val.
oabtc mule on last Friday night. The
animal in attempting to jump the fence
around his stable yard broke its neck.
"Bring in another mulel"
MIR. w. II. Flennikcu's deer oro
quite all attraction. They are five
III number Of which one has been
raised by him. The first one was pre-
sented to him by Judge Prcssly.
MIR. Wiley Davis is paying every
attention to his Immigrants and is de-
termlned to give the experiment a
thorough trial. The colorcd neople
about Ridgeway are much exercised
about them.
MIR j. S. Gladncv was in town
last week, and on his return TO Coum-
hia gave very flattcring account of
the crops in this county. He was
especially struck with Mr.. A. Wilt
ford's crop, and pronounces 1t well
worthy Of emulation.
No PAPEK.-Owing to the visit of
our compositors to the Cowpens there
will be no paper on THURSDAY.
DEATH OF Mr.. STARNEs.--Mr.J J. w.
Starncs died last Saturday morning at
his residence at Doko. Mr.. S. was
ut one time extensively engaged in
merchandise, but from the ravages OF
consumption he was forced to retire,
and he has. after long illness, ended
highly honorable and useful career,
JENKINsvILLE NOTES.-THE. N. A,
Holley Of this neighborhood was mar.
ried on the 9Th, to Miss Sallie e. Hun.
ter, Of Goshen Hill, Union county,
Best wishes are extended.
The new Iron Bridge Of the Colum.
bia and Greenville Railroad owe,
Broad River at Alston Is Just flushed
1t is magnificent piece of work, and
is said to have cost over thirty thou.
sand dollars. In making the change
from the old to the new structure no,
train was delayed.
1t is currently reported that the
colored population of this vicinity
have had meeting and decided not tc
work for less than fifty cents per day
and three meals.
lIhe planters about Jenkinsville
had better introduce few white i'm.
migrants and they will hear no more
about labor combinations.-EDs.]
A VALUABLE SPELLING CHART
We have received from l.. H
Rogers, New York, "Bird's Eve
View of the English Language" G
regular monument Of patience. The
sheet is 22x3s inches, and containt
more information for pcrsons whe
write letters than we ever saw OF
thought could be arranged on ono
sheet. Tho first part contains Rules
for Spelling and Punctuation, also
Rules for Using Capital Letters ant
Letter writing. Next is "Bird's Eye
View Of the Correct Spelling Of 25,.
600 Words" Every word is before
you at single glance, and is easily
found by n system of indexing, that il
wonderful, thorough and complete
There Is also "Bird's Eye View O.
10000 Synonyms" which is Of grea
assistance to writer's. One of the
most interesting features, which alone
is worth the small price of the sheet, i.
list of two thousand words of simila,
pronunciation. The sheet can be uset
to good advantage by every ono wh<
writes the English Language. Fht
sheets are sent by maif, postage pro
paid, by the Publisher, l.. II. Rogers
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