The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-05
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE.

The town election In Lancaster occurs on
the l4th Instant.
"A number OF new stores aud houses are
building In Camden.
-Thoa. Hardy, of Abbeville, died on the
9th ult., aged sixty years.
Mrs. ]. W. Lewis died at Lewlss Turnout
last Sunday, Of consumption.
Master Willie Kennedy died In Winns-
boro' last Wednesday, of meningitis.
Hon. J. G. Dunn has been elected direc-
tor OF the Atlantic and Coast Line Railroad.
Sixty panels of the fence Of the Camden
Mr.. Hampton Stone, formerly of Ander-
SOD, died In Texas on the lllh ult., aged sixty.
The WInnsboro' Hook and Ladder Com
pany give grand ball on the I'd proximo,
their anniversary.
Last Friday Major A. c. Spain, of Darling.
ton, lost q fine COW from eating the berries OF
mock orange tree. IN.
Another shop" was enjoyed by the In
mates OF the Columbia Lunatio Asylum last
Thursday evening. ~ o.
The Southern Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pauy propose soon to erect fine building on
Main street, Columbia.
An outhouse on the premises of Mrs. JAN
nile Means, in Wlnnsboro', was burned by an
IncendIary last Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Query has accepted the call ten
dered him from the Presbyterian churches at
Lancaster and Douglass.
The presbytery of the Associate Reformed
Church will be held at Tirzah Church, In York
County, next Monday.
There will be meeting OF the corpora
tors of the Chester and Cheraw Railroad at
Lancaster Courthouse April 10.
The Darlington courthouse is building
! rapidly, and 1t is expected that the house Will
be ready 10 hold the next session Of court.
Judge Mackey will address the people OF
Yorkville next Monday afternoon In the In
terest Of the Chester and Lenolr Narrow
gauge Railroad Company.
Mr.. Hancock, the conductor on the spar.
tanburg and Union Railroad. was seriously In
jured by an accident on the road last Satur.
day. =
During violent wind and rain storm In
Winnsboro' last Tuesday The parapet front ol
the store oil Messrs. Bacot Il Co. was blown
down and completely wrecked.
During the prevalence OF severe STORM
last Tuesday, 10 Darlington, newly erected
house belonging 10 Ben Dargan was blown
down and its contents destroyed.
The quarterly celebration Of the Sunday
school connected with the Anderson Baptist
Church took place ast Sunday afternoon, In
| the presence of large audience. "
-LnJt Tuesday afternoon, while q violent
storm wac raging, Lewis Blackwell, q colored
citizen OF Chester, lost by fire his house and
all bis househ Did goods.
The opening lecture OF the annual course
before the Slate Medical Universally at Colum
bis, was delivered, last Wednesday evening
| by Professor Babbllt, on GalvanisH."
Two young gentlemen Of GreenVille
Masters W. A. Miles and Thomas Steen, dlet
last week, aged respectively eighteen snt
| seventeen years.
Hannah Roseborough, colored woman
OF Wnnsouro', fell from bridge 10 front o.
Mr.. Pettigrew's store, on Friday last, and wal
| badly hurt.
AT meeting of the citizens of Camden OF
Wednesday, the following Conservative muni
clpal ticket was nominated: For Intendant-
William Ellerbe; lor Wardens-F. j. Oaks
Lem. Boswell, Abram Marks, William Deas.
ALL the County officers, the sheriff, clerk
probate Judge, auditor and treasurer, together
with their books, papers aud furniture, have
arrived In Barnwell from Blackville, whence
the county seat has been removed.