The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-30

some of them, and that the Lien Law
may be the first to which tllcy give
Mrlr time aud attcption. What is the
OF hoping and wishing? "If wishes
were horses bcggars would rino", and
il is only about election time that much
importancc is attached 10 the farmers
Wi>iGs. ..-...
This ncighb"rhood is 10Th to give ND
such Il true and tried citizen as Mr..
james McEil', who contcmplatcs mov-
in: {" Texas about the first Of january.
lr. Aichil. has two sous in Texas,
h";h of whom arc doing well. Others
speak OF accompanying Mr.. Mc(iill,
hHt your correspondent thinks that
thry VIII change tlcir minds before
the time comes. Several families of
negroes VIII no doubt go, but your
correspondent agrees with Srnat, T.
Butler, AID docs not regret their lcav-
ing. There will be just ono less to
vote against us next year fer every one
that goes. Fairfield has lost II good
many white citizens, and it is Il great
ply tlai others cannot lc induced to
replace those who have lett Us. New
c0nrHS would be able TO secure coed
h"'nts w;th little trouble, and surely
OR people would give strangers Il
waru welcome. ..
Much Of 'hc trade which was former
~ done ut this point has been diverted
- points Oh the Spartanburg, Union
IL Coinnibia Railroad. Mr.. .Jno S.
%wv;:rrt has Il large and nourishiuw
stor" at Dawkius Station, and McSsr$.
Craig Il Iuu,i%incr have also cstub-
llHhcd themselves at tl.at point. BE-
tween eleven and twelve hundred bales
Of cotton have been shipped from
DaWkins, and Il greater par; Of it llns
passed through the hands oi the above
tanned gentlemen. The lack Of com
petition j. 'tlt in thc sale Of cotton
offered at thi', point. These firms buy
large quantities OF cotton seed for The
oil mills. Prices in this commoaiiv
ar" better, comparatively, than in 'hc
tIi, a. the farmers alu beginning to
rcH,.Zc the value oi tho seed rs a fer
iiliHcr.
iiiS community is by no means a
progressive one and clings 10 old ideas
with rcn"rkahlc tcnarily. The only
innovation which has met with II favor
able reception is the substitution of
''ri,i' rs and iOnics' for The old-liuc
"W''i>kCy s!raight' which our fathers
hralk. Ia the days OF Shakespeare
there was "nnlhin9 in . name, bu,in
this progressive ninricrnth century we
have discovered that there's II GREAT
t";I in Il name, and though ii is -
crime I" sell or barter whj-kcv. vet i.
we rill III" said wl:i,l;ry "bi'tcrS" or
'toiiGf there is no harm done. 1t is
%ii'N"us sin to take aiodhy, but we
may make bruirs Of ourselves bv
'iri,kium ";il,crs' without offending
agAl'St ihc laws Of God or man, as
uhd"r>tuoh by lis in this )ari u! thc
WorHi. Your correspondent has beard
ihat ihc#c "Diitcrs" nave been sold bv
The hIzcnS Of bottles at certain places
IN THIS county, though lie has never
seen thrm sold himself. 1t might be
well il the prApcr authorities would
investigate "and where the ollcucc is
let i!ic great axe falr'.
Recent rains will enable farmers 20
sow oats and there will no doubt be a
great deal more grain planted this year
,han last.
The graded school at this place in
charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott j. IN Il
Furnishing condition, the attendance
Hh'nhcrin. between lony-iivc and ff Y
pupils. =
ovcrSccrs of roads deserve the full
nNcd Of praise for the condition in
which they have placed their sections.
" lille il is not disputed that some
hr';"r plan should hc adopted bv
ui"anS Of which public highways would
hN Kept III good condition, the over
Gers have done wrll with the means
At hAnd. Some Of The bridges across
water courses arc moi mourls Of en-
@'hrrilng skill, it is true, but the cnlln-
~ Is able to pay for damages due to
thc work of un>kil;ul work:ncn, aud
III" commissioners lave vet to learn
:H'h " cheap bridge badly constructed
- more expensive than Il more costly
;i,h substantial one.
Ihr h""iIl OF tliis section has been
very good this season and vunr CORES
p"nd"nt has hcard Of only few ca. g.
of chiil> and fever.
N$ soon rs the remainder of thc
cotton crop is gathered from the Gc,d.
~" GRAIN sowing will hrmin i'm rarncsl
i.rcni ,lcti,r~ u!,ar.sr ri;l;vr h;~h rn,.
seed oats, and thiS will no louh; inter
irrc with the acreage. Ihrrc will
nevertheless br an unusually large cats
crop put in this fall.
Tic number Of portable steam m;n n;
$50 u ''''" ''t'ltNl lit cotton I;llNtfS 10
pat titrir crop on the market with murl
less trouble and at less expense lian il,
any PREVIOUS year. J'h2 steam gin is
OBJ cicd to by some, on the ground
ihIl high rate of speed niycS Il bad
! sample. The same objection was uror,!
against ihc old-la>l,iollrd Gin when first
invented and brnWM.n to cumrclr will!
h@:i-pickrrS. OuT fathers suoa learned
'hni 'imc Was OF more Importance than
| SUPPLIES.
Is lhc account Of The rotlrn- picking
machine published in the .Ncux outf
("HlJr' intended as Il hoax, or is il
published in good faith: NV reason
l"r asking is that Hbuut ihiS time In t
year similar ;ccount was published
and The machine was to have ;.epn Der
lrricd in time to gather this crop.
1onr correspondent waited nuAiousjv
inr an account OF It's operations. III
stead OF that, another machine has
been brought into the !irid and the first
liiNrnllon pronounced impracticahlc.
our correspondent has begun to think
| that perhaps relative Of Maiur Tom
Oyhlirrr has obtained Il situation ri
| ihH S!nif of The Nr~$ amt COuricr.
and tiai one 'rc;.dcr at least has Lccn
victimiZcd. Nv.