The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-09-21
STATE ITEMS.
WILLIAMSBURG.

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Are pigs carnivorous?
Antrum Brockinton, who shot himself ac
cideatally, few days since, h,s had his leg
amputated, and is doing well. ..
Caesar Timmons, who shot Ellis Knight,
and was committed to the custody of the
Sheriff, has taken leg-bail in default of the
other kind.
GREENvILLE.
Mr.. Philemon Fluff, has brought the
"frst bale to Greenville. He got IS cents
for it, aud went off in huf, in consequence.
James P. Moore was elected Mayor, with
F. A. Walter, j. o. Yeargin, John N. Greer,
John W. Wool, i. B. Cline, and Ii. j..
Hammctt, as Wardens, last Monday. All
white and Democrats
Mr. Benjamin Garrett, who was engaged
in blasting rock. exploded the powder, which
blew off his right arm, aud caused his left
to be amputated. lie is dreadfully burnt
IN the face and body, and Will most probably
lose his eyesight.
The United States and the State Courts
are in full blast yet. They arc engaged on
the Civil Dockets.
LANCASTER.
The personal property of Lancaster is
valued at $546,529 -.. .....
John VI. Beatty has been appointed Jury
G ,mn.i sioner ricc John @. Cousart resign
ed.
Court will be held in Lancaster on the
first Monday, the End day of October next.
ocoNEE
The College opened with ffty-six stu
dents, larger number than ever before.
''Our Town" is puffed in three quarters
of column in the Courier this week. From
what it says, Walhalla is in the midst Of the
lost Garden of Eden.
...r LAURENS.
Mr.. John Kyle sold the "frst bale" at
1G3 cents.
Milton Atkins, an aged citizen, died Of
apoplexy, last Monday, ....
Laurens wants an agricultural society
badly.
The Herald is opposed to the conference,
and wants Rail Road to Augusta, but will
compromiseon narrow guage to Newberry.
LEXINGTON.
The Dispatch is almost a year old, and is
thriving infant. 1t is to lie enlarged by
four columns and increased in length, just
as any other healthy child. Success IT, thc
Dispatch.
N. B. This dispatches all the news from
Lexington.
DARLINGTON. -
The County Csssss.sissiorurs Darlington
have spent, from November 1870 to Septem-
Der 1st 1871 no less than s26, 1902. This
is at the rate of nearly $4,000 per month.
How is TINT for high More than one-tenth
of what it used to cost the entire State Go.
vernment.
N. b. The report of the above, docs duty
for all other local items, as well it may.
YORK.
A National Bank is about to be establish
ed in Yorkville.
The telegraph line between Chester and
York is nearly completed. 1t is thought
that it will be in working order in ten days.
ABBEvILLE.
j. f. G. DuPree, Intendant, and Snowdeu
Brown, L. NJ. Christian, Henry Titus and
Robt. Il, Hemphill, Wardens, were elected
last Monday.
Rey. W. p. DuBosc has left for visit to
Sewanee, the seat of the University of the
South, to the Chaplaincy of which he was
recently elected. ....
w, p, Noble has been appointed Notary
Public.
ANDERSON.
Us. Murray was elected Intendant, with
John H. Cochran, N. A. McCully. L. }.
Webb and Moses Chamblee, (colored,) War
dens, last Monday.
Anderson shipped 10, ,956 bales of cotton
for the year ending September 1, 1871, the
largest ever made.
Martin McAfee was tried and convicted
of insulting ladies on the street, and was
thereupon sentenced to Jail, balled, chained,
and to work OIL the streets.
SUMTER.
The Rev. Donald Mcqueen has returned
from the mountains of Virginia in good
health. ..
Capt. Guignard Richardson, has been
elected to fill the unexpired term Of Capt.
Green, Intendant of Sumter, who has es-
tablished branch of his business in New
York.
The Watchmaa would not be surprised