The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-02

was in session on Monday.
The vocal band was out in full
force on Saturday night.
Winnsboro had considerable rain
OH Monday. 1t was very acceptable
and vcryref'rcshing.
Court meets on tho second Mon
day of next mouth and Judge Presley
will preside.
MIR. &. H. McMaster il at home
again. lie has been from the noun
tains to the sea.
"A great many watcrmclons were
brought into town last week, some Of
them being very fine and large.
"A large number of gentlemen will
20 from Fairfield to the reunion Of tho
Sixth Regiment at Chester on Thurs.
day.
Ice at two cents per pound is
cheap luxury. 1t can be had At this
price at the icc-house Of William Tar
diff in rare of Dr.. Robcrtson's.
Anyone wan ting a frst-class sew
ing machine for thirty dollars, well
worth forty, can get one bv applying
at the Office ofTHE NEWS AND HERALD.
The Carolina base ball club played
a match game with the Jackon's Creek
club on Friday. The game resulted
in a complete victory for tho Caroiil,as.
Major Woodward returned Oh
Friday from the summer meeting of
the State Grange aud tho State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society at
Greenvillc.
Misses Julia Fripp, Emily Obcar,
Margaret Blaih and Mamie Phinney,
and Mcssrs. NJ. Brown McNlaster and
r. Means Davis left on Monday for
Grcenville, to attend the State Normal
Institute.
The Rev, G. e. Mcdonald preach
ed in tho Associate Reformed Presby.
terian Church on Sunday, III tho alb
scnce Of Mr.. Chalmers, who was as
sisting tho pastor of the Newbcrry
church.
--Wimnsboro has not pnlN;,a "crack
glass-ball team, but dlso crack base
ball club. We have no doubt that if
Columbia wishes a game she' can get
one, end good one at that, by chal-
longing the Carolinas. E.
Only one piece of; land was sold
by the sheriff OH Monday1ra tract. of
one hundred and twenty-five acres,
under execution in the casc .ofsJno,, G..
Milnor VS.. 3. E. 1Glkijj Dotight ny
Mrs. B. E. EIkin for $7D,i:. e. ~
"A very brilliant mcto1r:was seen
in the southern sky Iabout :half-past
nine o'c:ocS OH Sunday: evening: = It
was so bright that s,,ad,w of OBJ
iects could be distinctly seen for few
minutes. WHAT'S the matter with tho
stars? ~. >.'" ,,
The Aarancc is The patnc Of Il new
weekly paper publislirdMt Sumter by
Mcssrs. Darr e Parmclcc. Tile issue
before us bears marks of careful work
IN tho preparation Of the matter pre-
sented, and is admirably printed. We
welcome the AIrunce to our exchangc
list, and hope it may enjjy long ca
recr Of prosperity.
The Report of tho Department IF
Agriculture for July contains the essay
on "Raintall", delivered by Major
Woodward before The Agricultural
Congress ut st. Louis in May. 1872. 1t
Is III able paper and was pronounced
by Professor Maury to be the best
article on the subject he had ever
heard. 1t was published in The NEWS
AND HERALD.
The Columbia Register Of Satur-
day says: "WiunsbUrU has crack
glass-ball team, but if they want the
starch taken ont Of them the Columbia
team will give them clanrc, just say
tho word. Winnsboro has, indeed, d
crack glass ball team, perhaps as good
as can be found IN tic State. They
did some finc shooting at Orangeburg,
a. tho Columbia team may know, and
the Boro boys have already taken so
much "starct1'' out Of the Columbia
team that II is time the latter were try
ing to get some of it back. If the Coz
lunbia team desires to be beaten again
let it come up to Winnsboro, and it
will he nicely done.
--Wo are pleased to note that Mr..
Joseph n. Alston, ofthis county, has
been promoted to; the. 'captaincy of
Company n at the Virginia Military
Institute. This school has, perhaps,
the higheet standard of all the military
schools in the South; and such an hon-
or is not easily won. We congratulate
Mr.. Alston on his promotion. He has
also been selected Qs ono Of the corps
ofengineers to survey the Allegany
Railroad and will, perhaps, be engaged
at this work for monitor so:: during
the sucenaes. rairhsld. has rsssep to