The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03

*Sw wAdvertiscmenta. ~ : i.
Chapter Meeting-P. Landecker,
Secretary.
The south-bound passenger train
was al hour late Oh Friday.
NO crimes of magnitude have been
committed in Fairfield county in some
time.
ID. r. Flcnniken has just received
choice lot of New Orleans Molasses.
Call at once.
-7rhe trial justices III town are kept
busily employed these days, princi-
ially in tho trial OF cases of assault
and battery.
"A aumbcr of families in town cx-
pect to burn coal this winter. 1t is
claimed that coal is cheaper than wood
and more copyepient to handle. $
- The county commissioners will
Hold their regular, annual meeting in
this place on ncxt Tuesday, tho 9th
inst. Important business will be trans.
acted.
--Tllis m,lcT eau be said for Winns-
boro @et this writing, to wit: Real cs-
tate is advancing in price, house rent
high and but few dwellings, to let. An
unmistakahle sign Of prosperity.
The new pailings inclosing the
burial grounds of the Scion Prcshvtc-
rian church have been recently painted
and il adds no little TO the general ap-
ocarancc Of the churchyard and vicin.
ity. :,
The first frost of the season in
Fairfield county was Oh the morning
OF the 1st inst. The frost on the 2nd
was general and killing, and cold
weather will probably set in now in
earnest. -
Napoleon Mcdaniel, tho colorcd
man who was shot in tho breast and
hand by Mr.. Robertson" While trcs-
passing on his place several nights ago,
is rapidly recovering and will soon be
up and well.
ALL parties who bought @uanos
from us mu$t settle on or before the
lst of November, or. they vii lose the
cotton option and will have to pay the
face of tlicir notes in money.
Il. J. MCCARTNEY IL Co.
Oct 27-!f+
Mrs. II. Y. Owcns's residence on
Collcge street is almost completed, anLl
il will probably he occupied before the
end of tho present year. College
street has put OH Il new dress and is
now looking newer, brighter and more
prosperous.
Next ,Mqnday, the 9th Just, is
salcsday and number Of tracts Of
land will be sold, and probably CON
siderable personal property. Property
generally will sell cheaper this fall
than for several years, owing to the
short crops. and general scarcity Of
money in tic country.
-Messrs. r. j. McCarl"y u Co. are
prepared to buy or sell Future Con-
tracts for any parties wishing to opcr-
ate i'll this line. All business confidcn.
sHsial. We receive press dispatches four
times q day and will keep our custom
crs posted. Oct 16-tf*
The Legislature meets on the
fourth Tuesday of this month, and it is
generally thought that important mat
tcrs will be brought to the attention of
the General Assembly. The Railroad
Commission Act will ut least be dis
cusscd, and the propricty of abolishng
trial justice courts or limiting their
jurisdiction and establishing county
courts will como up, and some such
action will probably be taken.
TIE ROADS. ..-Citizcns from the vari-
Gus portions Of the county report the
highways in a much better condition
than at this time last year. 1t is earn
cstly Hoped that our people will not be
afflicted with such roads as last year
With the changes that will probably be
made in the road law It the approach.
ing session Of the Legislature and the
increased vigilance of the county com.
missioncrs, we may reasonably expect
good and passable highways in the
future.
COTToN MARKET.-Winnsbo cot.
ton market quiet and steady.
Good middling.... $50
mludlltg.. $50
Strict low middling. $40
Low middIing... Oh
Strict good ordinary. 9
( New. York spot market for middina
7 10.56t. 20,
New York future market, closed fir.n
" January, 1877; February, 1922:
S March, 11.o6; April, 1l.ls, NAV,
Z II 20; June, Hi.
THE WIZARD OIL CoMpANY.-Wc
are requested 10 state that the Wizard
Oil Company will be. in Winnsborc
tho greater portion Of next week, com.
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