The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-04
LOCAL lNYELLiuENUN.
SATURDAY, AUGUST !

commence soon. g.,
The next session Of the Columbia
District Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, will be held
at Winnsboro in July, 1854. ). B.
by enclosing fifty cents TO Col. A.
=. Butler, Department of Agriculture,
Columbia, You can obtuil one Of the
excellent maps Of tic State issued by
the Department.
"A correspondent Of the Kcrshaw
G0zettc mentions that the Rev. j: II.
McAlpinc, of Ridgcwayj preached q
fine sermon before large congrcga.
ton ut the Union, Sunday School, ncar
Mr.. B. G.: Teams, last Sundry after
noon. g.;
The portraits on the new postage
stamps that coluc in use October are {:
cent, Franklin; cents, Jacksom; 3
cents, Washington; cents, EGarlicld; !;
g cents, Lincoln; cents, Stanton; 10
cents, Jefferson; IL. cents, Clay; Is
Gents, Scott; 80 cents, IIomilton; 90
cents, Perry. .'.'@ -
The Washington Post Of the 18th
'ult., announces The marriage, on the
l7th, Of Mr.. John S. Duinc to Miss
Florence =. Sullivan, Of. Washington.
Mr.. Dunic is native of Blackstock.
lie practiscl law successfully ut Little
Rock, Arkansas, for several years, and
is now a prominent member Of the
Washington bar.
-Tcachcrs should remember that
the State Normal Institute for white
teachers will open in Columbia on
Tuesday, 7ti of August, and continue
until the 3lst. Board can be secured
in advance at 81 per week by address,
Ing Prof. l.. b. Haynes. We shall
be glad to see Fairfield county largely
represented in the Institute. -
The city Of Charleston will cclc~
bratc its ono hundrcdlh anniversary
August la, and grand civic display
will be made. a sa!ntc Of one hun
dred guns will be the only military
demonstration. An Grafton by Mayor
Courtchay, and poem by Paul Haync
will be the literary and leading feat
urcs Of the centennial celebration.
The branch railroad to the granite
quarry ncar Winnsboro will be
completed in n weeks time. Colonel
Pcarcc will begin shipping blocks to
Charleston from the quarry this week,
having now Il large stock on hand. lie
is moving his hands, about fifty in
number, from his Columbia qlarrics
to Fairfield, tie temporary transfer
allowing him tN clear ont The old
quarrics now filed with debris.
We have received copies of tEc
C"iton P|"nt, II monthly agricultural
publication recently commenced AZ
Marion, ). c., bv ". j. MrKcrnH,
Esq, publisher Of the sSt0,'. i1r
cotton piant is devoted to the dcvcl-
npment Of ouragricultural and kindred
resources, and our manufacturing i'll
tcrcsts, and is entirely devoid Of mat
ter upon any other subject. 1t is got
ten up in very good style of tvpoHra-
ply, each number containing forty
columns of closely printed matter OH
every subject likely TO interest Tive
l;irncr, and published IL tie low price
Of sixty cents Il year.
DEATH or Mrs. MARY l.. MoBLEY.-
Mrs. Mary T.. Moblcy, wife Of Dr.
Samuel T.. Moblcy, formerly Of this
county, died at her home in Hood
county, Texas, on the 18th of July, in
the fity-third year Of her age. The
announcement OF the death Of this most
cs!imablc lady will be heard with deep
sorrow by the large number Of friends
whom her amiablc qualities had won
Tor her. in the home circle she will
be most sadly missed. The bcrcavcd
family will have The hearty sympathy
of all.
RELIGIOUS SERvICES.-Scrviccs will
be held in the different churches to-
morrow, us follows: =.
Prcsbytcrian-Rcv. d. r. Jordan,
II, q. m., and ST, p. m. Bible class at
6, p. m. Sunday School at 10, a. IN.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Rev j. II. Chalmers, at II, n. n,., and
St, p. m. Sunday School at 10, a. IN
Episcopal-Rcv. Frank IIallam, H.,
q. m, and 6, p. m. Sunday School at
10, a. m.
Mcthodist-Rcv. T.. G. Price. at II,
a. m, and 81, p. m. Sunday School at
III, q. m.
.Baptist-Sunday School alto, a. NJ.
Regular services will be changed from
the first Sunday to the fourth Sunday,
on account Of the absence OF the pastor.
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DEATH OF MISS BOYI.sTON.-Miss
Susie Boylcston, daughter Of the latc
X. b. BoylSton, Esq, died at an early
hour Oh Thursday morning after a
severe illness Of many weeks. For
some days before her death it appeared
that she could not recover. She was
naturally Of frail constitution, but there
, had been nothing 10 excite serious
# apprehension until her last sickness.
Miss Boylston was generally admired