The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-09
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
NewbexTy.

Newberry. ~ n ..r
The Newberry Herald says: s'The streets;
were crowded on Monday. The following sales
were made by the sheriff One small house
and lot. one-frth OF an acre, $305; one small
house. containing one-eighth OF an acre, $9OO;.
and one good dwelling house, with about one
half acre. 1921. These were the most impor-
tant sales."
The sale of the real estate OF Samuel little
John, Sr., deceased, comprising about fifteen
hundred acres. sold by the sheriff under an or
der from Benjamin Woffori, Judge OF Probate,
on the 20th instant.
The following are the newly appointed magis-
trates for spartanburg 9. Z. Pointer, w: M.
Epton. Robert % Wv ". West Rev. w R l}a,snU sn0'
Samuel Lancaster, Enoch Cannon, Randolph
Turnef, A. p. Turner, G. w. Tuck, Daniel e..
Finley. The following have been appointed
notaries public: J. B. Tolleson, B. T. Bates and
Elias Johnson.
Edgefield.
The Edgefeld Advertiser says: ''Mr. John
Hatcher and Mr.. Cullen Rowe. living in this
district. some few miles from Aiken, were ar
his deputies. with the assistance Of aposse Of
armed negroes, carried to Columbia and thore
lodged in jail Hatcher was supposed to be
implicated IN the murder Of Ben Bauskett,
from Hatcher's, and Rowe was arrested on the
charge Of whipping and otherwise maltreat-
ing negro"
4 meeting Of the citizens of Edgefeld was
in the chair, to take into consideration the ne
cessity for q railroad from some point on the
Columbia and Augusta or South Carolina Rail
road, to some point on the South Carolina
necessary to bring this enterprise to the favor
able notice OF the public. Generals Dunno
want. Bonham, Gary. Butler. and others,
favored the meeting with short speeches, set
tinp forth the general hanaHfa IN ha darrvad
from this enterprise. The information derived
from the remarks of these gentlemen leaves no
doubt that the railroad can DO completed. A
resolution was adopted for the appointment Of
view. The following gentlemen constitute the
committee: General r. G. ~. Dunnovant,
Major John 3. Bacon. General M. L. Bonhanns
s. W. Nicholson. General M. W. Gary. !.
Courthouse, on Saturday, to form State Agri-
cultural Society. On motion OF General Dun
novant, committee or fifteen was appointed
to visit Columbia on the 28th q pril, 1859. IN
State Agricultural Society The following gem
stlemen constitute the committee: Luke Cul-
breath, chairman; N. w. Gary, Thos. Jones.
&c. Butler, y. M. Talbsrt, Jno. e: Bacon,
Thos. Lake, J. Hampden Brooks, JAS. a. Do
zier, e. G. M. Dunnovant, y. E. Nicholson,
Phil. Waters. 81TF@tsAw rttsn9x@nk
II is proposed to have meeting Of the oiti-
zens Of Edgefeld District, at Edgeheld Court
house, on Saturday, the 18th Of April inst, for
the purpose of organizing sThe Edgeheld
Monument and Charitable Association" The
object OF the association will be to raise funds,
by general contribution, to erect o suitable
monument In the public square to ell who per-
ished in the late war. with their names inscrib-
ed on the monurnent-and to the most promi-
nent citizens who have died in the district
The further object will also be to extend aid to
| the indigent Orphans and widows Of deceased
soldiers.