The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-12
.22d, in the Baptist church in Newber-


%. T.. Schumpert, Esq.,, Of New
berry, has pMrchased from Hon. T..
Cocfga,le, of ireland, q a.taree ssear old
arish setter, named Bang, at the price
OF twehty,one gnineas. =.
l THE new Methodist church at
KiDn, near Prosperity, New wberry CE-
e1it, will be dedicated on the third
Shiiday of this month. Prof. W.. W.
Danca.l, Of Wotfopd College, win
preach tho dedicatOry sermon. ;,
MIR. r. w. Davis will leave New
berry on the 18th to take charge az
captain Of tho French Broad steamer,
which Will 'be put on the 10Th. ii will
run from point twelve miles above
Hemdcrsonville to Brevard, q distance
Of thirty-fnur miles.
Last week a fight occurred on the
asuns Creek, few miles from Ellen
ton, Aiken county, between Henry
Corbett, Mipgo Bates and two others,
In which Corhett Received several &C.
we're knife wounds. All the parties
are negroes cause a woman. :,
Henry Renwick WAS knocked In
the head with rock by his brother
1saac, on last Monday evening, on NJ.
Il. Renwick's plantation, in Newberry
county. The Skull was broken, and
Henry cannot live. if he is not already
dead. The cause of the difficulty, as
reported, ia that Isaac was beating his
wife when Henry interfered to pre-
vent It. Both parties colored.
MIR. J. T.. Zones shot Henry Heard
ron last Friday at Abbeville. 1t ap-
pears that they had some difficulty
about the rental ofa house, ard Mr..
Jones ordered Heard to leave his
premises, which he positively refused
to do. This with some other Difficult.
ty about labor on the farm brought
about dispute, with the result ns stat
Led above. They met near the depot
where the quarrel was renewed and
Heard was shot In the thigh. The
wound Is only flesh one and 10 seri-
ons results are expected.
A Cuaious APPLICATION For D,.
VOhCE. ben. Mullett, q coiOretl man
who cultivates cotton and drinks wliis.
keys came to Little Rock, and, finding
the United States Judge, said:
~ Use ,ia,SssS got = 3, piece Oh business for yer
"Well," replied the Judge, "pre.
"I'se artcr divorce"
"1 have very little to do with such
cases. But why do you wish to sever
the ties which bind YOU to a compan.
lou Who In all probability is much too
"Kaae can't get along wid him,
Jedge."
"Him2"
.ttVos ooh, bSxx,
"You didn't marry a man, did
YOUR
mo, sah; I married ez likely cul.
led oman ez ser ebber secd, an don't
want no divorce from her. wanta a
divorce from my son."
"From YOUR son?"
"Yas; Ease dat boy is a monstrous
sight Of trouble, an spen's ebery nick
81 he can git his hans on"
"There Is no such thing as a divorce
from son."
"Dar may not be in de law, but dar
Is wild me. What's de law fur CT it
amt to perfect Il man? Any man can
git a divorce from his wife, but gittin'
ono from his son is one OBJ de fine pints.
Say, now, Jedge, de law OH de pint OBJ
technically ken do anything. Can't
yer mako dis tecknicaltv, jest to OBJ
lege de ole anaM what driv team OH
durin dc wRl2"
LONDON, July "A Constantino-
pie dispatch says the Sultan has resolv-
ed to commute oil the sentences Of
death except in the cases Of the actual
murderers Of Abdul Aziz.
WoN'T WASH A favolite game at
the seasde is trying to distinguish be-
tween city bellies and their maids when
both are In the water Phi1a.
delphia Ne,cs. Should think the di q.
ference would be quickly disccrnible.
The former won't wash"-ur rather
the color In their checks will wash-ofi.
NO,aiH oacn Herald.