The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-25
Local Brl8n.

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--We received on Monday pleas
ant call from MIR. John II. Buchanan,
tho editor Of the Chester Reporter.
-;rhc. Charlotte, Columbia & Au-
,gusts Railroad has Of late been doing
an unusually heavy business in frcights.
The Comptroller General, has cx-
tended the titac for paying taxes, in
NIL tho counties, to tho 3lst inst, in
elusive. 80
Farmers wanting seed wheat. and
oats will do well to call at the stQro.> of
Messrs. j. F.. McMastcr ~ Co. Sci
their advertisement.
Mr.. j. G.. Caldwell has been ap-
pointed trustee for this school dis:
trict, in tthe place Of Mr. Henry IL
Elliott, resigned. .-n".., >,
Parties who bought gGano from
the undersigned arc requested to sottlc
for the same at once.
txlt j. NJ. STEWART.
The Rev. ID. f.. Jordan, pastor Of
Scion Presbyterian Church, left on
Tuesday for Anderson, to attend tho
meeting of tho Synod Of South Caro-
lima. /
MY. Di r. ,Rlcnnikcn is expecting
three carloads of anthracite coal, Or
dered Tor different parties in town.
Thcy expect to find it cheaper than
wood. It will arrive in few days.
AS will be seen from tho advertise
ment in to-day's PAPER, Mira. Boylston
offers fqr sale her residence in this
place. til decidedly bne of the most
desirable pieces Of property in tho
cntlre state. = lu;r
-Messrs. Caldwell & Lauderdale
have recently procured carpet exhib-
itor, and they arc now prepared to
offer great Inducements to those who
for the winter.
The amount Of MFR. w. II. Flenni-
ken's loss by the recent fire was paid
on Wednesday by Mr.. j. G. Caldwell,
agent of the Continental Fire Insur-
ance Company. This speaks we'll for
the promptncss Of tho Company.
Suit has been commenced by DR..
j. r. McMaster against the Charlotte,
Columbia & Augusta Railroad Com
pany, to recover damages for the rc-
cent killing of his mule. ;.,MesPrs. Nc
Donald, s. Douglass fcpteecnt tho
plaintiff. l.,
-Mcssrs. II. j. McCarley & &c. arc
prepared. to buy or sell Future Con-
tracts for any parties wishing to opcr-
ate III this line. All business confden-
tial., We receive press dispatches four
times day and will keep our custom
ers posted. Oct 16-tf+
"A gentleman observing some job
printing recently done at the Office Of
THE News AND, HERALD, cxprtssed
IBIS surprise hat such fine work could
be done here. 1t is u mattcr for still
greater surprise that 80 much Of such
work is sent Oft, when it may be done
quite as we'll ana quite as o!iaap!y at
home. :;
The first Mumbcr Of the second
volume Of :ho South Carolina CoUer
Nien, has made its appearance. Mr..
w. G. Preston is the cditor-in-chicf,
assisted by Mcssrs. J..,H. Littlcjohn
and j. A. Mccullough, representing
the Clariosophic Society, and Mcssrs.
": l.. Bass and ELY a. Gasqut, rep
resenting the Eupllradian.
',-Thc quarry at "Rock City" is now
being worked by the Pcarce Granite
Company, in turning ont rock to be
used for the new building to be added
tp tbc State lunatic asylum. =, Besides
this, the workmcn at the quarry are
now engaged on The job of turning out
fifty thousand blocks TO-, be used in
paving the streets in Charleston.
Steam drills will soon be put in opera.
ton.
TIE CoTToN MARKET.--ThC follow.