The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-08

prcssive sermons, which made deep
| impression on his many hearers.
There wcie nine acccssions to the
church during tho meeting. Mr..
U.o.by was raised in 'i.is section ana
! resided icrc until some years a21.
! He la, many relatives and friends in
| this community who arc glad TO have
! him i, their midst. We wish him
/ {; :d'S speed in the noble work in
which lie IS Engaged. May maAv
,c&rs b" sTa,c;i hi:n 70 proclaim the
blcS.ci goS2c! 10 the people ami brng
u!s from duknc-s to light.
hope this long article will not t:css-
pass on your valuable space. but |
cannot forGcar making mention oi
some of the crops in this section Of
the township known IS the Ftas,er-
Vile community. Mr.. Il. y. CIoTney
has tie finest upland corn in this
section. |, IS very carly and is now
in roasting car. The rows are three
or three and Eaf feet wide and the
corn is three or three and i half fee;
in the drill. twill make fully twenty
five bushels per acre. Go not be-
lieve there is any better upland III the
county; ne, l don't think there is
any as good.
Mr. D. p. Crosby has three ANA
sevcn-eignts acres of cotton near his
house which looks fine. The recent
dry weather has retarded tic growth
of i. to some extent. Mr.. Crosby
gathered last year seven bales from
tn :l;.e piece Of land, wh;ch demon
rat $ very clearly that the intensive
system OF farming is most reEunc-
rative. l., fact we have & community
Of el t(rpii>i"g and aggressive farmers,
who re Iii X'e'!el b. those Of any
ot;c* section. Miss Sallic Robinson,
Of r h.caw"y. is visiting Mr.. G. S.
Porter AID !ily.
Miss & u: ! , Brown, Of Simpsons,
is also visit 9 It Mr.. porter's.
MI. Arthur Owens, Of Winnsboro,
is visiting relatives ard friends i'll the
community.
Miss Daisy Clayton, of Columbia,
is visiting relative: in this sect;o3.
Mrs. William Taylor, Of Chester
County, is visiting hsr fathcD', Mr..
Thos L DYE and family.
Ma: tcrS Waiter and Elmore B.ncy,
cf Rock lii !, have been visiting in
this section.
Mrs. &. Busby, of Edgcfeld County,
after spending while with her parents,
Maj G. W. Faucc;tc and family, re-
turned home this week. Mrs. Busby
has Liany friends and former pupils
in this sIc;ion with whom she is very
popular. The wri'cr has often thought
Of tic many pleasant and profitable
hours spent in the school-room under
the efficient management and tutor
ship Of Mrs. Bus5y and her ac-
comp!ished husband, Prof. d. 3.
Bnsby, who deserves The title Of pre-
cminence.
The Young people OF the community
h2G q very pleasant entertainments at
Mr.. ~ D. {. Colrin's Oh the nigHt Of
the twcnty->ixth ult. Refreshments
were served by Mr. Colvin's family,
who by thcir courtesy and hospitality
rendered It very pleasant: Ioc all
present went away feeling very much
indebted to the hest for their kindness.
Several people Of this community
attcaded the basket picnic On the first
inst. at MIR. A. W. CIayton's store,
near Shetou's Ferry. The writer
was hot in the community, hence the
re son he did no. attend. [ rCgTtt TO
have been absent on tia: occasion,
that being the case | an! not able &c
report what tran:p!rcd SO wei! rs |
con!d had been on hand, but suffice
it to say tia: our genial and hosp:tablc
friend, Mr.. Clayton, did ever thing
possible to render the occasion pleasant
for all present. Mr.. Clayton has many
friends in this community. He is
conducting successful mercantile
establishment near Shelton's Ferry.
Give him call before going else
where TO make Your purchases and
we feel confident you viii be well
pleased.
With best wiShss for al, am yours
truly,