The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-30
ALL ABOUT TIE STATE.
Jack Frost.

jack Frost.
The Camden Journal says sFor tho past
two mornings we have had frosts heavy
enough to kill vegetation This morning ice
Of considerable thickness was formed"
Bold Robbery.
The storehousc Of G. S. Douglass, ESQ.,. in
Camden, was entered on Tuesday night and
robbed by party or parties unknown, Of dry
goods to the amount Of two hundred and MY
or three hundred dollars The entrance was
Effected by boring with an augcr and lifting
up the bar which held the door.
Fine Yield OF Corn.
The Chester Standard says: 81. T. Clark,
residing upon tho plantation OF Mr.. Elijah ID.
Walker, gathered one hundred bushels of
corn from two acres of Sandy River bottom.
two acres, he gathered twenty bushels Of corn.
Can Turkey Creek, Rocky Creek, or Fishing
Creek, bent the above? This corn was thin
ned and plOughcd only once, and on account
OF tho freshet and storm OF rain ana wind
washing and blowing IL down, itv as not work
ed any more"
Buried Alive.
The Camden Journal says: son the 9Th
instant an inquest was held upon the body of
Jonathan Newman, of this county, by Yachcl
A. Smith, ESQ.,, magistrate, acting MS coroner,
at which William Gee and I.arkin Grooms tcs-
titled That Newman was digging u well, and
they were drawing up the dirt which he was
digging, Mhcn the curb gave way, causing the
ten or fftccn feet. The Jury found their YER
dict In accordance with the facts. The neigh
bors were engaged for two days or more in
extricating the body, which when found was
In on upright position"
Tournaments.
The tournament at Unionvillc on the 2oth
instant was success. More Than thirty
knights had enrolled themselves Many fair
ladies were present to cheer and encourage
their favorltes The spectators reached the
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any way: The tiltlng lasted nearly three
hours. The riding was generally good Every
county bordering on Union was represented.
The shcccssihl knights were Mcssrs. Sims
Union, and Robinson, of Chester. They
crowned, in the order of their names. Misses
Hobsoii, Wallace, Pagan and Rogers.
tournament also came off In Yorkyllle on
saturday lnst-thiS time amongst the Itlyc-
niles. The Youngest knight on the ground
tho wee "Knight of Cuiawba"- alI three
rings Mt one run, and doing 1t too in excellent
time. Ancr three runs, a summing up showed
Bertrand Du Gucsclin master Sam wilson)
the winner Of the first prize, bag of shot,
with the privilege of crowning the Queen OF
Love and Beauty. The lies were then run of.
and "Iinwo0d" {hiaster John Mctts) adjudgctl
winner Of the second prize, silver cup, with
the right OF crowning the first maid of honor.
The "Knlght of Temperance" (Afaster Bony
Johnson) came In third, with tho right to
crown % the second maid of honor
His HnlcriW reward, new and pretty
axe. "ChevalIer Bayard" master James
Wllson) obtained the next prize, hand
some pocket-kniie, with crown for the
third Maid of Honor. sDamion DcIacy'
(Master bpeight Mcl.can) took the next prize,
crown to bGstOw OIL The fourth Maid OF Honor.
The prizes were then awarded. and the suc-
Gessiul knights bestowed their crowns on the
ladies ofthcir choice. Miss Lula Lowry was
crowned Queen, and Misses Luna Jones, Ida
Boyd, Minnie Lowry and Ella Dlckcrson.
crowned Maids OF Honor