The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-06
Local Briefs.

= Cotton sells in. Winnsboro at from
2 to 81 cents, according to grade.
The exercises Of the Mount Zion
Institute will be resumed on Monday,
.-Ex-Governor Jcter has signiiicd
his acceptance Of the Office Of Railroad
Commissioners.
There seems to be oil increased
disposition among the colorcd people
to hire as farm laborcrs for wages.
The Charlotte, Columbia & An.
gusta Railroad have in tho past week
discharged about eighty employees.
Services will be held in tho Epis-
copal church this morning at 1O4 O'Clock
this being the Feast of the Epiphany.
The Frick Eclipse Engine is ac-
knowledged to be tho best engine
made. Sold by II. j. McCarloy u Co. +
Mr.. Jno> j. Neil has planted Il
row Of trees along his lot on the south
side of Liberty street, They will be a
decided Improvement.
Several cooks in town took French
CAfrican2] leave Of their employers
just after Christmas dinner-to tho
great disgust Of housckccpers.
Cadets Crawford and Gaillard re-
turned to the Citadel OF Tuesday, and
Mr.. John G. Buchanan returned to
the University on Wednesday.
Mr.. S. |. Gaillard has accepted a
position in the agricultural department
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will leave for Columbia on Monday.
-Mcssrs. Laudcrdalc & Cooling
have their buggics stored in Mr..
Creight's unfinished building. They
want to sell them before it must be
occupied.
Major Woodward has been in
Columbia for few days, attending
the meeting of the new board of dircc-
tors of the pcnitcntiary, which has just
organized.
Tho bright weather in the early
part Of the week was utilized by some
families having to move. Others loss
fortunate were caught in the rain on
Thursday.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment of Mcssrs> j. g. Swygcrt Il Co.,
which will be found in another column.
The property offered for sale is valua-
bic and desirable.
Captain Dwight left on Tuesday
afternoon for Augusta. to begin his
work rs chief engineer Of the Angus
ta, Elbcrton u Chicago Railroad. lie
returned OH Friday.
Mr.. Henry Helms intends to try
to introduce the magnolia tree yr,,-
orally in the county. 1t is said that
March is The bcst time for setting out.
In a few weeks an agent will canvass
the town.
We understand that Mr.. d. r..
FlcnniEcn contcmplatcs building two
dwellings Oh his lot on Garden street,
ut tho foot Of Liberty. They will bc
quite an improvement to that growing
section Of onr town.
-~Attcntion is called to the article on
the Week of Prayer, published in an
other part of this paper. These cxcr-
Sineo HiNc always pfOFcu interesting to
all participating, and we doubt not
they will be well attended.
The county commissioners met on
Thursday morning, and mapped out
the work for this year. The advcr-
tiscmcnt published in another column
gives the distributions of territory
among the three commissioners.
N. b. Barnwcll, Esq, the Master
for RichIand county, met with a scri-
Gus and probably fatal accident on
"Wednesday morning. IIc wae riding
on The road from Columbia to Lexing-
ton and, on getting into the buggy
after walking little, his shotgun was
discharged, the heavy load Of bird
shot striking him Oh the left arm below
the elbow. His condition has been
such that the necessary omputation
could not be performed, and fears arc
entertained that the wound will result
fatally. Mr.. Barnwcll is very popu-
Jar gentleman, and has many friends
~ Winnsboro. ,,
POSITIVE NorICE.-Thosc that are
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