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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17
& T.f EF.iL GOSSIP.

The commander OF The French
>4Nn''r0n at Madagascar has been or
hrrcd 10 blUckadc The shore.
a rra,linm club Of German students
III N':''ln.' isn> hrrn ciosct i,y the All
ihorilicH for political reasons.
--Th" london Observer states that
HIr. JNdah u. Ecnamin's health per-
mlIiin% he will probably ucctbi 4
'judGr"hrt'
~ drunken man in HALL county,
i;i.. nnincu Herring, recently; poured 4.
shovel OF bot Goals on his infant Child
and hHr'!c! Il !o death.
"A bill passed the Arkansas Senate
on Saturday last changing Dorsey
county iN DcSoto county. !, fT;;s
iiA!n"u for ex-senator Dorsey during
the reconstruction era. -
"A New York policeman RECENTLY
received pay for time lost during sick
ness. About eighty other policemen
have IN, in ap plicalions for similur
compensation. Coliusion between
pAlrolncn and police surgeons :. il
charged. =: -.
--Cias. w. Crceu, Of Philadelphia.
committed suicide Saturday afternoon
on II pnN$rnerrtinih oHTthU HHG&fHJu,-
Soy Railroad by cutting Ifs thr6di
lie had been dcspondcnt for some limc
because OF unsuccessful business trans
actions. =
In Philadelphia, Saturday, Thcmas
Mahrr, Dr., Isaac l.. Street ana .ToSrrb
Ayers; convicted of making liaudu-
lent return rs election officers, were
each sentenced TO three months inn
priSionmrnt, tinc.l 800, aud disirrn-
r''>cd for the prriod Of iour years.
In Chicago, Saturday, Jtr,]Yn
DrUumond, ot-thc United States Ci,-
cult Court, rendered his final decision
Ill The ease o! the Mutual Union Tylc-
graph Company. lie held that aS iI.o
Niulual Onion rights had terminated
under The charter, tho court cpull moi
nrdcT thc wires repaired, or prevent,
the city from carrying ont the or,)i-
nance. which prohibited thc slringiny
Of wires.
More than five huhlrch prominent
! Democrats from all parts of the couu-
EE Lave been Invited TO attend t,c
i'nnuNi banquet Of the lroquois Club
.: Chicago, on tho 23(h Of April, and
I M"ssrS. Thomas +. Barnrd, ". G.. p.
orccEcnriIEr, George II. pcndlrion,
W. i. Villas and IIcnry Wattcrson
nave agreed to respond TO toasts. The
club las Il large membership, and is
IN very tlourishing condition.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

y SrLENEID RrSvLr. "a Atlanta, Ga,
SrrhS To have proIitrn greatly I've her
cotton exposition for l%}!. The n~orc-
gate capital invested III that city since
I'ch Is about ) 100000, employing 10
!c"C' than 1000 Operatives ami pai me
annual wages approNina;iuG $500. 800.
.hnd !hcac additions have been varied.
\ grain elevator and - cotton com.
press have been built; a spinning com.
rany has completed and nearly filled
It's 'ca!PaH;ouS building with machinery
and i9 preparing TO double its capacity
the great fair building has been pnir-
chased ~ company with a capital of
$3.50 ,OG0, and is half flied with ma
chincry: companies havc been formed
for building apparatus to prepare cot
ton for the spinner; fertilizer and
nfhrr manu'ac;orics have. been cs.ab-
.hShrd IN aud near the city. and con-
cCrn has been 0r~"ni"ch 70: .ha mann
lact,trc o: ojGo.n,! girunc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

THE decree regulating tic liluor
tr"fiic Of Russia, just signed by the
Emperor, ispccuiiar. There must be
only one liquor shop in a village, and
where two or ihrcc villages are almost
cont litluous, one shop must srfico for
The group. The seller must be Il na-
tive Of the place, appointed and paid
by the common council, and must sell
food as wei! as !iUu0r.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

NlCCt$sNEL experiment in lOnw-G;s-
tahcc iri"phoninE with the Gray-IlHr
m"n!c system onN Dorrcncn tclcrhonc
were made Sunday between Clcv, land,
Ohio, and New York City, Il di"!nnrc
OF lol miles, over thn heavy Sole cop
per wire Of the Postal Tc!cmralh Conn
nAhy. The mHM ~ ihr Cleveland tn,n-
phone communicated with New Nuy,
ana The answer quickly came hNr,l lha.
every word was us plainly heard rs il
the instrument were only two or three
blocks apart, and that tIc alticu,a;;o,,
was perfect. When thc New I,r,,
operator stopped to fix ;hr trar>ni.lor
the removal and replacing o. Tie din
phr"%m could be pininlv heard hv the
operator in Cleveland. Thc ;n.'ru-
mcmt will be taken to Cl;y&vo vtru
the postal Zinc reaches ,ncrc. arJ ,,r
l'at OF ",)"aking between there md
New York, 1.010 miles, will lc a.
tempted. and, il is cou.iHculv believed,
successfully.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

MIR. JAS. $. GIHnES. Of Charleston.
). G., has written Il letter to Mayor
C"urtcncE, Of that city, Offering to
give. on certain conditions. n valuable
site in ihc heart of the city for ~ Art
EaillinS aad Ladies' Free Library,
and the Nc~s 0nd Courier is coEn-
dent that Tic funds necessary for lhc
erection oFa suitable building will DC
forthcoming.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

ONE Of the great problems Of to-day,
fars the Scientific Imcricou, is tt i'll
fuse a larger share oc modern spirit
into school life and school work, TO
lessen largely the amount Of book
learning and increase the proportion of
Individual effort in dealing directly
with realities; in short. to ma The
student more of q tlocr and less Of q
passive recipient OF vague M"ncrHlitics.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17
HI Lumber Camp in I,'jrfc-.

u" men who cat and haul lumber q 20
MY exposed IN severe weather, and,
h,;HouGh hardy AND ragged, are sometime,
lHld aSd1 from duty. Mr.. Randall ni
HngE|a, Maine, VIII" is extensively en-.
fthnSea thSS; III ttG lumhcrins business, writes
tiili one oi ms mcn was attackrd with u
terrible sore throat, so that thew thonrSt u" :.
you'd die. They administered PEHnV
DAVls'S PAIN KILLER, poth internally and
externally. in an hour the sufferer was
renewed and the next day he was at work
40 loustl,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

HENATo% EpMUNDS is one of thc
thrifty sort, If what they LAY Of him is
true. Ills salary &S >'rnnior is ~. .orr
year. lie receives n salary Of -. 900
year as counsel for the Vermont
Central Ra:Ir""d Company. Th.
sprung he W"n. 10 New lur.. and
lna'ir an argument in two cases. iii,
fec in each was $40, 900, and It is said
Oh good authority thHt Mr.. hGrnunA:.
;Ii"r Carpenters Gcnth. received Mt;:A.
'u' III ict"il:CrS from tic cable com
lan;cs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17
:. ~.< ....... s. s. WOLFE.
", ~ MKS;EEohEi GGHsaIa"TSas%s

=. ,hE .... ;. -. -. W rLTE.
Y, ~ ~ {MK2;KEsAEi G1HsalG'E4esN.
~ 0TirE is hereby given that the annual
! election for lntcnda'it and four Wauicnf
ior the Town of Winnsboro, s. G., will he
reid in the rown !ial On Monday, Arri;
"a, !HS:i between tho hours: of seven, a
H.. and i've, p iii. e..
The ioo!<s viii be open for Rcgistrat!on
on Thursday, Friday and S;aiurIay, next
preceding ti:c day of election, opening at
SIX, a. IN; and closing at six, p. H., each
day.
The following citizens arc uprointrd
Managers Of said Hc%iStration anG EIcc-
ton, viz: J:W. Scig!cr, Il. $. Chandler and
Willis EUDdc.
BY order Of Coancii:
J. N. Cr>NTEH, Clerk.
.hch std
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

IT rs a FACT, WE WILL SELL you A
""""h OF bn""y for less than anyone in
lo",I. LLIS;,E u. UEypONTES,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

-rAll iron preparations blacken the
I!ceth, constipatc the bowels, and give
me"uache with one exception, that Is
Browns Iron Bittcrs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17

"A trne iron medicine, beneficial to tho
AIO.n.s ..a wei as the old who suffer flon
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17
SEHAT0R DLIJs'S U-EDDIWC.
hierray Married at roEay vineyard 10
Dci'Hrtnrc with iiis Bride for Ilinois.

] D'i"rtnfc Win itis Ia lido for Illinois.
{ From the Charlote Ojs3,O5r.l
The long expected and much talked
about wedding Of Senator David Davis
TO Miss Addic Burr, cousin to CnDtain
Wharton y. Green, took place We,lnos-
day last at Captain. Green's Residence.
Iokay Vineyard, near the town Of
nayctcvilic. The ceremony was Der.
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Iluskc. OF the
trrSbytc"ian church, at eleven O'Clock
III ihG morning, and directly thereafter
senator DAVIS aud his newly mado
BRIDE took tho boat for Wilminriou.
1ncy were to arrive ut Wilmington at
mldn'2hL "Wednesday night, and take
lhc tram Tor the Senator's home in
Illinois. DR.. W. G. McDuilic was the
nhiE cltizcn OF Fayetteville invited to
INC feast. Miss Durr's residence is
!ocairu four miles from Fayetteville,
a'lu though no invitations were cx-
''hd'u except 10 relatives and to q few
near and dear friends Of the bride. the
| mouse outing the ceremony, and for
several hours previous, presented n
novel spectacle. The ward was filed
Wilh chTouS. eager crowd, all anx-
l"uS to catch a glimpse Of the Suuntnr
b't it was not until the ccre nony WINS
over and the newly married counlc
emerged irom the house on their wnv
TO the boat that the curiosity of INC
cro"u w%s gratilcd. HoXts were
r"ilcI MP TO windows aurl rs many as
coilu stand on them crancd i!,cir
! ieckS NNt strained ticir eyes in the
nope O! tErin% something Of what was
GONG on inside. The crowd followed
the h"pry pair 10 the boat. nuu did
not dl>pGr%c until the na,!ti!n wheels
began 10 rryoIyc anh the boat, with rs
! h"Iry lO"d. DiovcI uui oi simh! down
, ti:c river. Senator Davis arrived in
tayc;irN:iic last Saturday n;4ht and Il
/ ',"Ni'll Oh newspaper reporters ali II. Cd
,r"in ;hc sane train and kept hitn well
"""rr cover. Thirteen ryuuri,rs for
~ many papers in Chicago au,i New
! 'orF: hrN one special !rirnrH,,, unayn-
! tor. CONFUSED the crowd lhat Followed
/ TIE every movement Of the Old man.
! lh"v t'ii not leave him cvrH q, !lic end
! OF the ceremony, but went. OH tAr boat
with him 10 Wilmington.
| Il" attempt to make The wcN.lipr u
GH'tt aili,ir W0% an ute" failure. Aioii-
+ day morning il TH: given u,t hv ,hn
/ "ihNoIh"Iic friends Of Che Groom tl;n;
! lh" wedding hal been po~.}nncI to tir
latter part Of .hc week un,. vuulI lake
/ pace III ;hr town rf Mn!rrniuil, but
! TINS "H!y had the effect "t il,a,i,m lhc
t"nh'tr OF gossip Wam Nor. yi.nruu,lv,
'''"'iiur Davis showed h;rn eli; hul
| very tl:'i"> BEING driven lgr,n ihr
! N"rot i>:Hr,lia;viy on !i3 arrival In
! IT," h"''"'a residence. W,lurn hc re-
l,A!itU'i rAjil ;,;j,>;' ihr WrNIjnr. H.,
| NuTG"',"'. his !rrG determination 10
r'.it" t" III" VN;rtuh" OF H., Illinois,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

1t is conceded by everybody tha.
some Of the finest stock in the State
has been and continues to be rails
ed in Mason county. The cause Of
this is the excellence Of our grazing
lands, and the pride that many Of
our farmers take in this particular
branch of business. 1t is as easy
to raise good cattle as it is bad and
indifferent ones. In blooded horses
both for trotting and running, Ma,
son county is willing to test their
"bottOms" with any State in the
Union.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

BRIDGE lTEMs.-The inside pier
Of the channel span, known as No.
4, is about ready for tho finishing
touches.
Contractor Wynn is at work on
piers Nos. 2 and 3. When these
are up the piers will all be compile.
ted.
Mr.. T.R, Hoffman, of gainesville,
Ohio, and wife have taken up their
residence in this place, and are stop.
ping at the Kline House. Mr.. Ii.
has u contraC! for a part of the tres.
tie wotkof the Railroad Bridge.
The contractors for the iron su,
perstrucIure Of the bridge, are here
and expect to go to work at once to
put up The iron, commencing from
the Ohio side.
The foundations for the approach
to the bridge, on this side Of the
river, is pushed rapidly. They are
now ut work on the Fisher farm
The contractors who are getting
out stone for the bridge piers, pro.
nounce the rock in the quarries ad.
joining town, tirst.class, and as good
as can be found anywhere.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09
Iip NE Kln1MnA.-llr. Eiit0r:

= - L p y. .
UpTHE KASAwHA.-M. Editor
Having business up the Kanawha,
one day last week, we boarded The.
train al $3.50 P. N. and were soon
steaming up the beautiful Valley
Of the KdaaSha, The traveller
from the car window getsa delight
full view Of the cOuntryi and at this
season Of the year, when every
thing wears the garb Of gentle
Spring, there is no more lovelier
country Than the Kanawha Valley.
To the tourist we specially com.
mend this line Of travel. Wefound
the officers Of the train gentleman
~ and attentive to the wants
Of the passengers. The train is
in charge of the Blakemore BROTH
ers, experienced Railroad men, and
under their management the tray-
eler is accorded a comfortable, safe
and speedy transit to his destiua.
ton. These brothers are gentle.
men in the strictest sense Of that
word, kind and attentive to the
wants of their passengers. We will
say in this connection, that our hat
was not chalkcd, but we paid our
fare like n little man, and therefore
speak advisedly when we say the
Railroad is a success and its at.
taches and officers gentlemen, I'M
der whose charge any lady travel:
ing alone viii be accoFdedthat def
erence and kindness due her sex.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

InC Story without an Emu,
Again, its great monetary value
seems almost mOnutOnous. The
l55Lh Grand Monthly Drawing Of
The Louisiana State Lottery at
New Orleans; on April 10Th, has
this record; Ticket No. g., SS7 drew
the first grand prize Of $4,000, of
which Henry NJ. Kiessling, of No.
1888 Dearborn ST., Chicago, His, aud
A. GARNER Tricot, Vermilionvillo,
La, held each one fifth. Ticket
No, 1882 won the second capital
ofS25, OO0-Collected in one whole
lump through The Manufacturers
National Bank Of Troy, for NJ. Con-.
molly, of Troy, N, Y. Ticket No.
52,0S9 won the third capital, Sl0,,
600, and was sold in lifths-one to
Edwin T. Eisenberg, Jr., COLLECTED
through The Central National
Bank Of Philadelphia); another TO
II, IL, Harper Of St, Georges, Coll
tton Co., s, CT another to WIN. Il.
Hampton, Of Tracy City, franklin
Co., Tenn; another tor. +, Kruger,
No.. 2ll Fourth st., Milwaukee,
Wis, The two.lOurLh capital prizes
Of $4,000 each were sold to holders
Of tickets No. 5S,607 and 2G502-
two.frths were sold TO James II.
Day, Malta Bend, Saline Co., Mo-,
and to parties in Fort Wayne,
Ind, New Haven Conn. For fur
ther information apply to NJ. A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, La, before
the next drawing on June 18th,
when the grand capital prize will
be $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09


The Point Pleasant Saw and
Planning Mills will soon be one Of
the busiest institutions in ourtown.
1t is located on the banks of the
beautiful Kanawhai ut the mouth
Of historic Crooked Greek, OH the
property formerly owned by the
Ohio Barrel Company 1t has been
started up but a few days, but it is
destined to do large lumber bus.
mess. 1t has u capacity of cutting
timber seventy Eve feet in length
AT no distant day the company in.
tend to put in machinery for doing
all kinds Of fiue work, and will EN-.
ploy some two hundred Or more
hands. The Saw Mill proper is The
largest and finest mill in the State
and has capacity for cutting So.
700 feet Of lumber per day. Re-
Gently this Company took a con
tract forsawingl 100000 feet oflum.
Der for the Bridge Company, which
they are to have sawed in q very
short time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

If you are engaged in business,
If it pays, it can be made to pay all
tho more by a judicious system Of
advertising. The people now look
to newspapers to gee who invites
customers to his store, or who offers
bargains. The way the Gallipolis
merchants advertise and take Gus.
toners from under the noses of our
merchants, ought to learn them u
lesson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

Mrs. Greasy desires to inform the
ladies that she has just opened a
fine line Of Millinery in this place.
which she is Offering at lower pri.
ces than any other MilIincr offers
them. Ribbons, laces, flowers, ties,
&C., in abundance, Give her u call
and see for yourselves. 2w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

There is a good deal of petty
stealing going on around town just
at this time. No ones hen roost
or smoke house seems to be safe.
We have a number of men in this
place who never do any work, and
of course they have olive. People
who have nothing and wont work
must Of necessity steal from their
neighbots to live.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

Every day men are coming to
this town looking for houses in
which to live, but none can be found
for rent. The lack Of tenement
h0tises is Keeping our town from
increasing in population. Every
thing in the shape Of a house in
aud around town that could be
utilized to live in, has been occu.
pisd, and some Of them containing
two or three families. This shows
the necessity of at once putting up
some tenement houses in this place.
Ii a company would undertake it,
it would be found to be paying
investment in the end.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

GHosr.-The people living along
the Clarksburg road, in the neigh.
borhood of Hickory Chapel, are
very much exercised by the reap.
pearance Of a ghost in the shape Of
a big black dog. They all assert
that it is a veritable ghost, and it
has been seen time aud again by
numbers Of people. Men have met
it in the road, while riding home
on horse. back, and have put spurs
to their horses, and have tried to
out.run it, but never could; it has
been shot at tine and again by
good lnarksmen, but without effect.
Sometimes when people are walk.
ing along the road it follows along
by the side of them. and neither
clubs, stones, or scolding will drive
it from It's position.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

And now the busy candidate i'm.
prOveth each shining hour working
up his canvass. BE visiteth the
slippery voter who telleth him that
he can depend upon his vote, but
when election day comes votes fol
the other man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

Miss Gertrude T.ovelt, died at her
sisters residence in this place, on
Friday evening last. Her remains
were taken to Parkersburg for bur.
ial. She had been residing in
Charleston and had been i'll for
some time, and was brought here
Il few days before her death in The
hopes that the change might be
beneficial to her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

Mr.. jacob RosenbargOr, of Page
county, Virginia, was on a visit
last week to his cousin, Isaac Long,
Esq., Of Ntbuckle district.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

~. Editor AS an item Of news
from this neighbothoodi the Wood.
en- Wedding Of A. J. Brinker and
wife at their residence in Graham
Bottom, a few miles below Letart,
on she FIRST day Of May, is worthy
otspecial notice. Mr. Brinkerand
lady seemed to be impressed with
the belief that il was the only
Wooden Wedding that they would
everhaye, and they determined TO
make il an occasion to be remem.
bered, and they succeeded. Alarge
npmber Of invited guests were
PRESENT, and each one was received
With an unassumed pleasure that
Ioldof his welcome. The dinner
was q model of excellence and re.
aected lasting credit aud honor
upon Miss Missouri Brinker, who
sapetiuteaded the baking and cook.
ing. A GUEST.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

The new Council is known 10 be
a judicious and wise body Of gen
tlemen, but we do not think they
are giving that attention to the
town they ought to. If they have
any regard for the health Of our
citizens they will Vt once issue an
order directing general cleaning
upof premises all over town. Some
Ofthe streets and back yards are
in u very filthy condition.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

CHEAPEST FASHION MAGAZINE in the
world, 100 large pages, pages new mu.
sic, 1000 cngrayings each issue. 5Ocents
yer year; single copies 10 cents, STRAW.
BRIDGE & CloTuER, Sth and Market Sts.,
Philadelphia, may2-lm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

The Third Annual Meeting of the
West Virginia State Pharmaceu.
teal Association, will be held in
the city of Charleston, on Tues.
day, June 18th, prox, 1t is impor.
tanI that there should be a full at.
tendance. Please notify by postal
card ut once, Il. l.. Boggs. Esq,
President, Charleston, West vir.
ginia, If you will be present
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

A series of meetings was com
menced in the Lower Presbyterian
Church on Monday night, in which
the pastor, Dr.. Young, is assisted
by Rev. Lyman Whiting, D. D., Of
Charleston. DR., Whiting proache.
every night. The meetings will
continue over the Sabbath. Those
who have not had the privilege OF
hearing DR.. Whiting should avail
Themselves Of the opportunity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

The Post Office Department has
Issued a new order requiring post.
masters to keep letters only seven
days before sending them to the
dead letter Office. The law hereto.
fore compelled them to keep such
letters thirty days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

Burglars entered the store house
of Mrs. Vollert, Saturday morning,
about 3 o'clock, and stole two sides
Of bacon, They entered through
the back part Of the building.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

DR.. Win Biekle, of Winfield, Dr..
Jas. Smith, of Charleston, Henry
Holloway and Peter Holloway, Of
the steamer Boslona, all Point boys,
are here on visit to their parents.