The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-09
.dFFAIRS In THE STATE.
Newberry.

The Newberry Herald says: ''The streets
were crowded on Monday. The following sales
we're made by the sheriff: One small house
apd lot, oae-ffth of an acre, 1906; one small
house, containing one-e eighth Of ON acre, $500;
and one good dwelling house, with about one
half acre, s1224. 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 Wofford, Judge OF Probate,
will take place at the residence OF the deceased
on the Goth instant.
The following are the newly appointed mag,s-
trates. for Spartanburg s. T. Pointer, w. NJ.
Fleming, Isaac Smith, J. II. Montgomery, Jno.
Epton, Robert W. West, Rev. W. B. Carson,
Samue. Lancaster, Enoch Cannon, Randolph
Turner. A. P. Turner, 6. ". Tuck, Daniel G.
Enley. The following have been appointed
notaries public: J. 3. Tolleson, B. F. Bates and
EliaaJohnson.
Edgefield.
The Edgefield 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 posse Of
armed negroes, carried to Columbia and there
lodged in Jail. Hatcher was supposed to be
implicated in the murder OF Ben Bauskett,
negro. found dead some weeks back, not fur
from Hatcher's, and Rowe was arrested on the
charge of whipping and otherwise maltreat-
ing negro"
held on Monday last, (Luke Culbreath, ESQ.,,
in the chair, to take into consideration the ne
cessity for railroad from some point on the
Columbia and Augusta or South Carolina Rail
road. to some point on the South Carolina
Railroad and 10 take such action as may be
necessary to bring this enterprise to the favor
able notile Of the public. Generals Dunno
want, Bonham, Gary. Butler, and others,
favored the meeting with short speeehes, SET
from this enterprise. The information derived
from the remarks of these gentlemen leaves no
doubt that the railroad can be completed. A
resolution was adopted for the appointment OF
a committee Of five, to further the object IN
view. The following gentlemen constitute the
committee General R. G. N. Dunnoyant,
Major John E. Bacon, General NJ L. bonham'
A public meeting was held al Edgefcld
Courthouse, on Saturday, to form State Agr,-
cultural Society. On motion OF General Dun,
noyapt q committee OF fifteen was appointed
to visit Columbia on the 28th april, 1869, III
response to call foi meeting to organize
State Agricultural Society. The following gen
tlemen constitute the committee: Luke Cul-
hreafh chairman; NJ. W. Gary, Thos. Jones,
NJ. c. Butler, b. NJ. Talb-rt, Jno. e; Bacsn'
Benz. Bettis, NJ: L. Bonham, Geo: roswell 9n
Thos. Lake, J. Hampden BROOKS, Jas. q. po-
zier. r. G. NJ. DunnOyant, B. r. NICHOLSON,
It; It is proposed to have meeting Of the CHI
zens ms Of Of E1gefeld District, at Edgeaeld Court
house, on Saturday, tho 17th Of April lnst.s 10 TOR
the purpose Of organizing THE Edgeheld
Monument and Charitable Association" The
object OF the association will be to raise funds,
BY general contribution, to erect suitable
isbed IN the Il late M war with their names inscriI-
ed on the monument-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.