The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-08
Ill -4BoUT TIE ST.fTE.
The ornngeb.-s Agricultural Society.

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The News says: "On Wednesday morning our
County Agricultural Society held lis first annual
meeting before large. and brilliant audience
Captain +: N. Wanns9laScr, OF ST. Matthews, de-
nrered the annual address. Tile occasion was an
eloquent one; the beauty and strength OF the
county were assembled, for the first time since
Ecther Ia social fcstvy at the bright promises OF
l!S restoration. Captain Wannamaker did ample
justice to the OCCASION in his graceful ana pretty
address. Its tone was that OF heroic fOrti-
tube and sublime hope OF deive:ance and retlemp-
tion, and It was rerlcte with touches OF elo-
| luence. At the conclusion of the address Dr.
W. F. Barton, president Of the society, invited the
audience to pnrtakc OF the collation. spread out
before them After the picnic, the gay party re-
solved itsclf into tie merrilnent Of dance. In
room mp stairs In the same bnllng, music and
the dance held graceful sway until a late hour In
s!,e sne evening. ThG Whole occasion was happy
the annual meeting OF the society for the ensuing
year: pr ". +. Barton. President; ID. r. Barton,
). r. Millhouse, Nlce:Presdcnts; Murray Robin
son; Secretary; DR.. W. T. Barton DIR. R.W. Bates,
!. NJ. Wannanaker, b. W. Izlar, Delegates to the
State Agricultural Associations
The Sleepy Hollow Tragedy.
The Barnwc!l Journal says: s.Wednestay morn.
ing tile court met pursuant 10 adjournment, when
tile case OF the State vs.. a. y. Woodward, charged
With the Killing OF John s. Green and - llol.
took place on the occasion Of the township cleo
ton IN July last was Called and the trial conf
W1enced, tho State being assisted by Mr.. Leroy T.
founlnns our former solicitor, whose ability Is
well known on this circuit. The defence is being
very ably conducted by Messrs. a. p. James T.
and Robert Aldrich. Only some seven or eight
Witnesses on the part OF the prosecution have
been examined up 20 the time OF our going to
@ pIess r. and y supposed that tG time OF the court
case, the issue docket again not being reached"
Leslie Once More.
The Barnwell Journal says "Therc was re-
port here on Wednesday that the Governor OF the
7: Leslie. who turned out however TO Ie Mr.
Cnamberlain, the Attorney-General. OF the State,
who, we are informed, comes TO assist Mr.. Leslie
on Ills motion 10 set aside q Judgment obtained
BY q verdict of u jury OF respectable citizens be-
fore Ills Honor. Judge Glover, some year or two
ago, In which James p. HankInson was The plain.
TIN, ana Jacob Foreman the defendant, for entc-
ing away the employees OF the plaintiff II may
be remembered that similar motion. liz tile same
case, was made by Mr leslie and overrHed by
his Honor, Judge Pla' about n year ago. Mr..
Leslie opened this case lt n special meeting OF
s s Sn eySnS 1eF the rs
the court adjourned to meet for the PURPOSE OF
hearing the further prosecution OF this motion ON
IhurSuay evening, at four O'Clock. MessrS. Muher
foumans oppose the notion"
TcrrIb1o Cnsunlty-A Child Burned to
Death.
A house on Buffers plantation, f0nr miles from
day morning and little gir, slx Years =" OF ls ase,
daughter OF Mr. Tompklns, who is employed on
MI, Mr: Bniiers pince, perished ln The flames: Mrs.
girls and, on her return, found that it had burned
TO the ground and hor little daughter hal perish
GU WIKI ll. The TWO other children escaped I'M
hnrt. Mr. Tompklns and his family are entirely
destitute, having lost what little property they
had In the burnt building In addition to tile ire
parable loss OF their daughter.
shreds of State News.
Tho following magistrates In Chester Comfy
nave been ismlsscd from 0illoc by Governor Scott:
II c. Brawley, Eli Cornwell, r. NJ. BOulware b. q.
Thison.
Georgetown Is determined to have district sur.
y1yors' association.
Tho Chesterfield Democrat says: "rhe general
opinion among planters is that the whole cotton
crop VIII be picked out OF the folds In week or
Two. Many bollB will never open at all. Prepara-
lions TOT another crop will at begin and fer
tiiizers be In domand.u
Georgetown continues to hive seasonable
wealher. The nights and mornings are cold, and
the days delightful and invigorating.
;, The residence OF Mrs. Agnes Cauthen, In the
together with all the furniture and wearing anna.
rel OF tue occupants, was consumed by hre on
tho night of tile 9th nit p fE,s. : Iils7l