The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-26
Local Briefs.

Local Briefs.
What about the public park?
Base ball is again coming in
vogue.
Tax payers do not manifest any
dntense desire to pay up.
Most Of the schools in the county
hnvc been closed.
VIM. Pinckney Starkc, Esq, is in
town for few days, the guest Of Col.
JAS. II. Rion.
--Gcneral Bratton is at his home in
this county-bcing too unmell to at
$cnd to his official duties.
AT the archery practice at the pic
nic on Friday, Hartie Wolfe won the
prize, Il handsome bow.
The panel Of petit jurors for the
-gune term contains the nsn,cs of twcn-
ty-six white men and ten colored.
The whole number Of agricultural
liens filed in the Clerks office since
the first Of January is .tweuty-ninc
hundred and 4ifty-one.
The little son of David Russell.
colored, who was kicked by.a mule n
few days back. has since died Of his
injuries.
The Prosecuting Attorney had bet
ter keep his eye on the Maharajah of
Madagascar: he is "bad medicine"
An occasional COW is seen "knock-
1ng' about the back streets-in viola
ton of the town ordinances and of the
"no.fence law"
"A new foot-bridge has been nut
over the drain at the northeast corner
of Congress and Washington streets
a great Improvement.
The commission appointed at the
last Legislature to consider and pre-
pare amendments to the State Consti-
tuition is in session at Columbia.
The amount Of taxes collected by
the county treasurer, up to this date,
is S625.86. In the same time last year
there was collected about thirteen hun
dred and fifty dollars.
The State Board Of Agriculture
has instructed the Commissioner to
institute proceedings against all par
ties who are violating the fish laws in
any part Of the State.
-Locusts have appeared in count
less swarms in certain portions of the
county, and in some places their buzz
Is deafening. They are said to be per.
fectly harmless.
MIR. j. r. Monts is now we'll set.
tied at Rock Hill, and we have no
doubt he will be successful in his bust.
ness there. He is skillful workman
good citizen, and deserves to sue.
coed.
Tho Governor has ordered an
election to be held in the first congress.
sional district on the 9th of June, to
fill the vacancy occasioncd by the
death of tho Hon. M. P. O'Connor.
Tho Commissioner of Agriculture
is desirous of receiving specimens OF
minerals and agricultural products
nom different portions Of the State, TO
be placed OH exhibition in his Office.
The State Board of Health has
sent to Dr.. Il. Il. Robertson a supply
OF vaccine virus, with instruction to
commence the work ola general yacci-
nation of the children throughout the
county.
The case of Wittc Bros, Respond
ents, VS.. Sarah s. Wolfe, Appellant,
was heard in tho Supreme Court last
week--Messrs. S. p. Hamilton and
Leroy f. Youmans for appellant, Col.
Jas. IL. Rion for respondents.
Since the closing of the stores the
absence Of a good loafing place is se.
verely felt. The County Commissions
ers should complete their good work
ny placing some comfortable iro,
benches III the Court House yard.
The Nabob of Arcot Is now On
gagged in the study of astronomy. and
during these balmy nights he regalcs
his ears with the music oftllo spheres.
The "boys" want TO know if the Ma.
bob remembers the text and if he is
"almos, persuaded"
Cadet Gaillard has been appointed
ono Of the gunncrs to s'show: off" IL,
the artillery drill before the Board
Of Visitors at West Point The skill
ho acquired asa schoblboy in demol.
ishing flies with pes.shpoters, enabled
him few days ago to hit sevenfoo,