The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-14
FEASTEEElLLE NEWS.
Crops-- Politics Wants 4 General Prini-
AIRY.

Crop>-- Politics Wants Il General rrin-
AIRY
.M. E,ii'oy: Crops arc very good
in This section: old corn is some better
than we thought in Jane, flat it could |
possibly he on account Of the dry |
weather at tha' time: the corn Oh the
low lands j. fine and bid; fair to make
4 good crop. We have had 4 qHan-
tity of rain receu Iy and l; present
there is rain fal ing, accompanied with
wind which we fear will prove de-
trimental to the cotton crop should it
continue several days.
The health of the community is very
good.
Mr.. Arthur Owens, of Winnsboro,
is visiting relatives in this section.
Mr.. George Wood, of Columbia,
has been visiting relatives and friends
in this community.
Misses Mary Poole and Mamie Tay-
lor, of Winnsboro, are visiting rcla-
tives and friends in the community.
We ore glad to have the above men
toned parties in our midst and wish
them pleasant sojourn.
There was i Sunday School picnic
at Beaver Creek Church on the 2nd
inst, which was largely attended by
many from remote sections. The pro-
gram of the morning was as follows:
Addresses by Mr.. j. F. V. Lcgg and
Rev. Mr.. Perry on Sunday School
work; they b,th made splendid
speeches which commanded the undi-
vided attention of the audience.
Rev. 3. 2. Estes was sick and not able
to attend to deliver his address which
was very much regretted by those
present. MIR. Estes can make good
address on such topics and never fails
to interest his audience. The pro-
| Crane of the day was intersperccd by
music on the organ and singing by the
choir, which added greatly to the cn-
ioyment of the occasion
Politics is the topic Of conversation
in this section The Feastervllie
Democratic Club met and rcorganized
on the 5rd inst, and elected delegates
to the County convention. The fac
tional primary for the purpose of Sc
| lecting q candidate for the reform
movement to be voted for i'll the gen
eral primary was discussed AID voted.
There were about twenty or twenty
| FIVE present: six voted for the fac
tional primary and the others present
voted against il, but favored the gen
eral primary where every man viii
have an opportunity to vote directly
for his choice. Think the proceedings
of our club were pretty good index
| to the sentiments of the voters of this
section on the primary plan of nomi-
mating men for the respective offices.
We do not think there is any neces-
sity for convention previous to the
primary. For instance, neither one
of the leading candidates can get q
majority of the votes in the first elcc-
ton, thereby necessitating 4 second
primary; then the peoples choice Will be
expressed by al open ballot and q fair
count, the only method that will give
satisfaction to the people throughout
the State. We think the convention
| HldI w III w sci NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
and Thus It'll, by adopting the old con-
7ention p!al we would be sowing
seeds Of dissension that ripen inio
disunion, discomfort and diSorganiza-
ton, which cannot but prove detri-
! mental to the reform movement and
destroy the confidence tic people have
| reposed in their leaders. We cannot
afford to adopt the convention plan
again; the opposition manifested by
the reform parry to the convention
constituted one of the principal planks
of the reform platform, that which
we cannot we'll discard with safety.
I did not intend to discuss this issue
but the train of thought running
through my mind, hence the reason |
have mentioned the subject. If time
permitted I would discuss it more
fully, but must refrain frola SO doing
at present. y. J.
Feasterville, August t.