The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-16
LOCAL |, .INTELLiGENCE.
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SATURDAY. JUNE 16. 1888.


| SATURDAY. JUNE 10. 1888
naw Advertisements. Z. !. !. 81 :. s.,
Public Meeting--J. N Centcr, Clerk
photographs Enlarged Hamilto,
Fleming.
Local Briefs. I, ~, !, ,...,;
!. = Tie Board of Health will begil
their examination the first Of nex
week. ;, 10. -
-Congressman Tillmen uses apple.
,and LEMONS as his medicines and
"chaws" strings Instead of tobacco. ],
Approved county paper and, school
certificates bought aud cash paid ..fol
same by r. w. Laudordale.
Che Chester Reporter Of Thurs
day says: "Winnsboro shoots ul,.
muzzled dogs prowling promiscuously
Lot Chester d. likewise; too many
dogs; around ,here anyhow" The eff
focts Of agood ,oxamplel
!, Our young friend and classmate,
Mr.. j. Il. Henry, has formed law
partnership, With Mr.. 7 M. Mcneil, OF
Chester. Both members Of the now
firm are talonted young men, and we
bespeak for thom career of usefulness
and honor. -.
Mr.. Crononberg, the artist, having
a number of engagements, for, next
week, will remain until Saturday, tic
"3rd inst. Gall at once. ~
:. The "court-houso ringt' has been
quite stirred up, of late on the subject
IF "the exemption, Of manufactures
from taxation" Skillfnl flibustering
80 far has prevented q final vote upon
the measure. "Evolutionn apd "the
,star-route trial" havo been set apart
for light summer disputations.
We desire to call special attention
to the advertisement of Master Hamil-
ton FLEMING, which appears in this
Issue of THE News AND HERALD. He
is the agent Of ali Atlanta house, whose
business is the conying and enlarge
ment Of photographs. The specimens
are good and he deserves the patron
age of the public.
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CELEBRATIoN.-:-.The session of the
Blnckstock High School was closed on
June 14th, and a very crcditable enter
tainnent was given on that night. The
,exercises were in defamation and a
musical concert participated in by tho
pupils Of the school,. On tic 18th inst.
very enjoyable picnic was given in
the grove near Blackstock.
A COOP REcoRD.-We are gratified
to learn that, our young townsluan,
Mr.. M. w. Doty, has made the best
record in mathematics of any member
of his class, scoring 9.s3 out of pos
sible hpYayed. We haven't yet heard
tho general average in the different
studies. Mr.. Doty is in the fourth
class of the Virginia Military Institute
at Lexington, Va.
AGAINST THE COUNTY. The case of
w. ID. Aiken vs. the County Commits
(sioncrs of Fairfield was, on Friday,
the 18th inst, tried before. Justice
!Cathcartz-Messrs. Ragsdalc 81 Rags
dale appearing fqr.. the plaintiff and
Col. j., II. Rion f0lr tiio defendants.
The action was OH account Of alleged
injury to the PLAINTIFFS buggy from
the bad condition Of one the public
highways: The jury found for the
defendants. The plaihtin appealed to
the Circuit Court.
CRUELTY TO. Edmund
Biice, colored, was, on Friday, tried
and convicted before Justice Neil OF
the charge of cruelty to animals. This
is the first case of the kind that has
been tried here in long time, and II
excited some interest among the citi
zcns Of the town. The defendant was
fined Slo or ten days in tic count,
jail, The defendant, however, man
'tged to escape, and he may yet go IN
punished. Winnsboro, ought to have 6
,.'society for the prevention of cruelt,
to animals"
A UNIQUE gEpsrEAn,-,Mr. Mcbride
Smith, OF this place, has about com
pleted the most novel and singula,
bcdstead we have over seen. The vari
pus parts composing it, is made, of six.
teen different specimens of wood, four
teen of which were grown in this
county. No two parts or pieces are
exactly alike, and being nicely var
nished, the curious grain of the differ
ent woods make up an article of furni
ture striking indeed. Mr.. Smith shoult
send it to Columbia and haye It o.
exhibition at the fair in November.
RELIGIOUS SERvrcEs.-Services vii
be held in, the different churches to
morrow, as follows: ;.
Mcthodist-Rev. J. s. Connor,, i
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