The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-24
AFEAIRS IN THE STATE.
Fairfield.

EAHMcAU.
meeting was held in the Courthouse, in
Winnsboro', on Monday, 10Th instant, for the
purpose of forming an Agricultural Society.
Tho society was organized by the election OF
the following officers: President, =. II. No
Secretary, j. s. Steward; Treasurer, S. B..
Clowney. The following were appointed dele
gates to represent Fairfield in the approaching
t. w. Woodward r. e. Ellison, Jr., DR..
Thomas McKinstry, G.. B. McCants, g. B.
Olowney, W.SD. Aiken. N. G. Robertson.
Marlboro.
Another election for officers Of the townships
of Marlboro County took place on the Goth
ed for tho Bennettsyille Township, but by q
very small majority.
The Bennettsyie Journal says; "a few days
since we were visited with heavy frosts, which,
however, we are glad to say, has not seriously
affected the fruit or vegetation. While we
read in our exchanges of serious damage being
done to the fruit, we are assured that the dam
age in our section has only been partial and
not as heavy as we at first had anticipated
The weather is now pleasant aud delightful -
..i York.
The following is the result Of the township
elections already held in York County:
Mckenzie, J. 9. Patrick, Selectmen J. D. P.
Currence, Clerk J. M. Jackson, B. r Miller,
Surveyors of Roads G. G. Lanier, Constable,
Cherokee X : TDWnnshipmG; r. Whlsonent +. p.
Hill, Clerk; 81. M. Moore, FL. 81. Hicks. T. d.
Fulton, William Caldwell. Surveyors Of Roads );
Hamilton Wilson, Constable.
Kings Mountain Township William McGill.
j. J.,Wilson, w. s. Plexico, Selectmen 4. d.
Smith, Clerk j. N. McElwee, Jr., ]. w. Beam
guard, Surveyors Of Roads; Joel McCarter,
Constable.
Crawford, Joseph p. Moore, Selectmen; James
E. Wilson, Clerk +. M. Wallace, j. A. Erwin,
}. D. Mcconnell, Surveyors Of Roads A. F.
Lindsay, Constable.
The Camden Journal says: tsThe rainsaef
Monday and Tuesday caused rapid swell in
our river; fears were at one time entertained
of q large freshet, but we learn this morning
that only the lowest lands we're slightly over
flowed, and no material harm was done.
At meeting OF citizens held in Camdsn on
Saturday, the 18th instant, for the purpose OF
sending delegates to the primary agricultural
convention to be held in Columbia on the 28th
the chair, and II. b. Clarke appointed secre-
tary. The following gentlemen were appoint
ed delegates, and requested, on their return,
to report to Q called meeting of citizens. to as
semble tor the purpose of forming county
agricultural society: John Macrae. Esq, Col
onel Edward M. Boykin, Captain L. 81. Clarke,
Theodore Lang, Esq, General James Chestnut,
Boyhn, Major John Cantey, Colonel Stephen
NJ Boykln, Colonel Lewis j. Patterson, VIM.
E. johnson, Jr., Esq. Rev. J. G. Richards, DR..
john !. 1TuuCnhIl, WIN. n. InOmp6O0s Esq,
Captain Dove Segers, John r. Shaw, Esq.
And orson.
The annual township elections, in Anderson
District, we're hnld On Tuesday, April 18th. as
provided by law. We annex the list Of officers
in the various townships, as far as heard from:
Varennes-John Wilson, p. A. Masters and
D. 9. Howard, SelectmeD; w. 8. Hall, Town
Clerk; Milford Burrss, j.. B. Simpson, 8. A.
Dean and w. G.. Watson, Surveyors; Grief Tate,
Constable. :.
Centreville-R. s. Hill. j. G. Keys an1D. M.
Watson. Selectm an; M. L. Keys, Town Clerk;
r. s. Bailey, Surveyor; Ebsn Smith, Constable;
Honea Path-R. N. Wright, George w. Cox
and James GambrelI, sr.. selectmen; J. J.
Shirley, Town Clerk; F.,W. B. Nance, Surveyor;
E. Fl. Robertson, Constable. fi
r rPendleton- James Hunter, James Webb and
Edmund McCrary,, selectmen; A: J: Sitton.
SOP, Surveyors; James M. Duke, Constable.
Brushy Creek-J. P. Sitton, VIM. II. 81 ulli-
kin and r. T. Elrod, Selectmen; @. w. Smith,
Town Clerk; James Long, w. w. Seawright, NJ
8. Reeve and L. Mull,kln, Surveyors; Charles
Smith, Constable. feSt
Garvin-F. M. Glenn. James W. welborn AMI
Larkin Newton, Selectmen; J. p. Glenn, Town
CLERK; J. Calhoun Newton, W.. II. Ford, Willis
Watkins and Robert Steele, Surveyors; Jesse
W. Wardlaw, Constable.