Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-07-31
State News.
Complaints con,cSin ,ofdroughts.

by lightning i'll Sumter onsthc 10TH
inst. *. , (;
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church Mt Marion will have a Lady
Washington tea party OH the 9th of
August, ,t
Capt. Drury Nunamakcr, highly
respected citizen in Lexington Fork,
departed this life on the 22d.
A ncy Masonic lodge has been
oTgAsized ut Poston's store, making
tAstsnth innumber in Marion county.
MI, ,Jskta j. Ds1r1gant i dths has assumed
tha editorial chair Of the Sumter. Tyuc
iee,ih1;Ss.. z
Oyer a month since they had rain
in Beaufort or Port Royal. Scorcling
hot, dry weather.
Tic last steamer from New York
brought TO Port Royal thirty cabin
and eight stceragc passengers.
Tho post Office OH Sullivan's Island
for the reception and delivering of the
malls will soon go into operation.
Moro than 400 taxpayers Of Abbc-
vile county failed to make their re-
turns to the auditor this year.
n grand excursion will leave Green
vile for Orangcburg OH Saturday,
July 81, and return Tuesday, August
A temperance barbecue is to be
given at Mr.. 0. p. Fulmcr's, near
Little Mountain, in Lexington county,
on;the 7th Of August next.
There has been change in the
schedule, Of the Port Royal railroad.
The cars leave Beaufort Mt 1:O5 a. NJ.
and arrive at 3:O5 r. M.
Airs: Townsend, wife Of tho Rev.
Jool w. Townsend, Of Abbcville, died
at her home i'll Cokesbury at IL
O'clock Oh laat Saturday, from asthma.
"iNoN less than five fine, mules have
been killed within the last few DAYS
by excessive heat and hard labor ii,
Conwayboro. g.'' .e,' ita
The Methodist church steeplc in
Marion village has 'Jccn struck by
lightning, md the lighting, y, rod
Broken in two pieces. e I
"A man, named Mcbride, living
near Red Hill township, in Marlboro
oor1't5 illed- By man, na,aod-
etcr'Hyat, one day last week.
A. little daughter Of mr.. I. "A. Nc
Kagch, Of Sumter, had apiece offlesh
torn out Of her neck by the furious
family COW recently,
During thunder storm n few days
sNinece seven head Of cattle were killed
bbya lightning near Mount Bethel camp
grfoHqnndd, in lLaurcns county.
~ a. ~-'N 49, m #i'
sdA1mntcor exploded on a plantation
innAiken .on the 17th instant, which
'nadoi the co]orcd people think that
thcidny ofjudginent had conc.
o.Oh's siinday, the 25th, between and
10o'clock, the store Of Clark & Folk.
Jaiapa;2 Nc&berry, was robbed Of
Between $50 and 800 in cash.
.,,A, post otlice has been established
at3 H1pgefyihe, spartanburg county,
Mr. " y. Mchillen having beon ap-
reii reiin1ttssgd n1tsgd reatmaster.
si1he'solorcd7men living in Charles
tea,whe served in the United States
Army during tue recent war arc max
ingrsxertiohs to organize victorian
association. ,l@t's
United States Commissioner Thorn.
Icy, OF Pickcns, has beon kept quite
Busyrrecently by the United States
marshal, nrrcsting and bringing be-
fore him illicit whiskey trnAickcw.
The Grccnvillc Ncvs calls Mr.. You.
mans' attention to the fact that the
1,arers he abused, in his defense o.
larkc,', promptly came to his rescue
when Judge Carpenter proposed to
Strike his name from the rolls.
sjsThe German artillery of Charleston
prorqsc to give promenade concert
on "Wednesday next, in aid of a fund