The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-03-18

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wood. rice ri. E. IIOod, deceased.
In consequence of putting dc#n
new and heavier rails a new switch
had to be pns at the freight depot.
An parties having claims against
the County prior to 1st. November
1889 may collect the same by calling
at the Commissioners Office.
-A horse belonging to Mr.. w. r.
Doty became unmanagable in the
plow On last Friday and reared up and
fell on his neck and broke.it. It was
a very fine animal.
-The boys around town are giving
some trouble with their sling shots
and the police should look after them.
Shooting little birds is innocent sport,
but the breaking Of window glasses
is:s nuisance which should be abated.
The following shows the range OF
temperature from Friday .heSta OF
March, to Monday 18th ., 5 O'Clock p.
M: Friday, hot March day 49, degrees.
Saturday morning, : o'clock o. m, A
degrees. Sunday at Z o'clock a. M,
is degrees. Monday, O'Clock q. m.,
sodeerecs, ana s O'Clock Monday eve
ming so degrees.
"a petition signed by quite a num-
Der has been sent TO Congress from
this place protesting against the pas
SAGE Of the bill in reference to the
adulteration of lard with cotton
seed oil which was commented
on in Saturdays Tri-Weekly. Mr.
NJ. Z. Donaldson has protested In the
name of the Alliance.
The Town Council decided at its
meeting on last Friday afternoon
after an examination Of the town
charter that it had full power to make:
appropriations Tor educational pur-
poses and accordingly appropriated
$500 for the benefit of Mt. Zion. This
sill run the school until May. Anew
Council viii have been elected by that
time, and the matter will be brought
before the Democratic club at its next
meeting.
The Bachelors Protective Union
held a meeting last Friday night and
->des;ded to have the annual banquet on
April i.Ehe following committee
were appointed Coasts ".
Hanahan, E. 3. Ragsdat " ..
Douglass, II. L. Dukes: Nomeaaels>
ture-R. B. Hanahan, Jr.., S. B:CraW-
ford, D. A. Crawford. A meeting is
called for tonight, at which other
details for the feast Win be arraH aed.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. English. Of Colum-
bia, and Mr.. I. L. Withers, formerly
Assistant State Chemist, have formed
copartnership under the firm-name
Of English & Withers for the purpose
Of buying and selling mineral, farm
sad timber lands, water power, etc.
Both Of these gentlemen are pro-
gressiye and energetic young men.
Mr.. Withers is a son Of our esteemed
townsman Capt. I. n. Withers, and a
youno man of more than ordinary
quick parts and with plenty of energy
to back it. We wish the firm abun-
dant success.
We are selling out. We mean
business. Our prices viii convince
You.
J.J. Gerig & Co.
Policeman Gilbert, Of our town,
and Policeman Murphy, Of Chester,
had quite time III arrestipg a negro.
last Saturday night. 1t seems that the
negro, Hiram Moore by name, had
sold his crop which wac under lien
10 firm in Chester, and also a mule
which he had rented. The firm,
Messrs. Gregg & Means. found out
that their man was in this place and
sent MIR. Murphy down to arrest HIM.
Mr.. Murphy came down Saturday
afternoon and secreted himself until
dark and then with Messrs. Gilbert,
Brown and Brannan surrounded an
outhaRse ia .Ar.sT. T. IHaapkia's yard
in which house the negro was known
to be. After much difficulty in gain
ing an entrance, the negro YVES arrest
ed and locked up in the guard house,
but still this didn't put an end to the
troubles of the officers OF the law. In
the course of an hour thereafter, about
IL o'clock, cry of murder was heard
in the guard bouse. MIR. Gilbert on
sanquiring of the prisoner what was
The matter, was told by the negro that
some one in there was trying to kill
aim. -but, when the door was opened,
out bolted the negro. A rough tum-
ale and tussle insued between the pris-
ner ard the two policemen. Finally
sstter Mr.. Gilbert had had his fingers
bitten, the policemen succeeded in
forcing the door closed on the prisoner.
: Mr.. Murphy left for Chester with his
nan Sunday.
- Happy Hoosiers.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster Of Idaville,
d.. writes: ssElectric Bitters his done
sore for me than all other medicines COM
...tnaa for that had feeling arising from