The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Erchanseu'

Charleston Ncus dnd Courier: In the
rear of Centennial Hall, on Sullivan's Is
land, may be seen the skeletons of sever
al Confederate soldiers buried there during
the war. The tides and winds have
shifted the sands and uncovered the
bones of the dead heroes, and left them
bleaching in the sun. 1t is certainly
somebody's duty to have these remains
decently inferred in grave Of sufficient
depth, and it would seem that the Town
Council of Moultrieville are the proper
persons to take the matter in hand.
Pickens Sentinel: The revenue officers
have again commenced operations. They
had several cases up before Commission
er Thornley, last week, but we believe no
one was bound over to COURT. ....,Mr. b.
Smith Griffin, an enterprising citizen Of
Liberty township has been recently
showing what can be done on our nu-
merous water powers, at small cost, say
$4,000. He has put right on the main
road leading from this place to Easley,
corn mill, circular saw mill and cotton
gin, all run by one overshot wheel with
improved machinery. He grinds 6 BUSH
els of corn per hour, and saws about g.
900 feet of lumber, and can gin 10 bales
of cotton, all in day. This is paying
iuvestment......This section has not had
G season of rain in about eight weeks,
and crops are seriously injured. Cotton
is not much more than half its usual
height, and should it set in seasonable
now, It would take the second growth
and shed nearly all the fruit now on it.
Forward upland corn is seriously injured,
garden vegetables entirely burnt up, and
the prospect is really getting gloomy. In
some sections of the county, however,
good showers have fallen, and the pros
pect is much better than in this vicinl-
ty.
Abbeville Medium Most discouraging
accounts of the condition of the crops are
heard on all sides and the drought has
already cut off the yield fully one-third.
If we do not soon have rain there will be
total failure all around. We have not
had such a dry year since 45......The
design of establishing an Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church at this place
has not by any means been given up, but
is taking on more definite shape every
day and greater probability of success.
Winnsboro' Newe and Herald: We are
informed that. the negro recently bitten
by a mad dog in the Wateree section has
since shown decided symptoms of hydro
phobia. a.,,.
Beaufort Crescent: Jack Gillison, res
pectable old colored man, was acciden-
tally shq and killed by young man,
Mr.. Hamilton Fuller, on Monday, 7th
inst. The old colored man was fishing
in marsh in which young Fuller was
hunting cranes. The latter did not know
the former was any where about, and in
shooting at crane missed his object and
hit the old man, the ball passing through
the temple and penetrating the brain.
He was not found for several hours after
the unfortunate accident.
Aiken Rcview: Last week, near Wind
sor, while little son of MIR. D. B. Dicks
was ploughing he was accidentally struck
in the side by the plough handles, from
the effects of which he died on Thursday
last.
Abbeville Press d: Banner Last Fri
day night as Mr.. John A. Devlin's wag-
on, loaded with wheat, was coming to
to town, two negroes who were lying on
the side of the road hailed Mr.. Dansby,
the driver, and ordered him to stop on
the hill between Mrs. Enrights and
Fort Pickens. Mr.. Dansby refusing to
halt, they seized the horses by the
brides, when he drew his pistol, and the
would-be highwaymen fled in the direc.
ton of the railroad. Last fall Richard
Romans, Democratic colored man Of
this vicinity, sowed two bushels and
three pecks of wheat on six acres of land,
and has Just threshed out ninety-three
bushels. A good yield.
Barnwell People: The Clubhouse of MIR.
w. R. Boynton, who resides between AL
lendale and Buford's Bridge, was de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday last.
Chester Bulletin: A car load of cattle
was shipped to Charleston from this place
on the 4th by Messrs. Knox & Globe......
Mr.. Hamilton McCandlass of this coun.
ty, made this season five hundred and
fifty bushels of oats on ten acres of land.
The Mccullough Factory site was pur-
chased last Monday by Messrs. J. 81.
Smith, J. j. Stringfellow and w. H.
Gregg. Some sections of the county
have been visited by copious showers.
If the dry spell had continued much lon
ger the farmers would have been incon-
solable. Catawba River and Torbifs
mill pond were said to have been lower
than were ever known at this season.
Spartanturg Herald: Several sections
of the county have been visited with
good rains during the past week.
Beaufort Sea Island Ne,US:: The Office
of the Southern Express Company at
Port Royal has been discontinued. Ex-
press packages for that place come to the
Beaufort office and are taken down to
Port Royal by am......The crops on St.
Helena Island are reported to be suffer-
ing materially from drought, and in some
portions of the island the corn is almost
ruined. Large numbers have abandoned
their crops and have gone to the rock
mines to work.
Beaufort Crescent. The entire cargo of
the Rier has been discharged, and is now
lying on the beach. 1t is expected the
wreck will be soon dismantled.
Chester Reporter: A strange occur
renee was related to us last Saturday by
Mr.. w. H. Wise. One day last week he
turned out" hog which he had penned
up for few months. Tie hog ran off
briskly, and had gone but short dis
tance when both hind legs broke square
of, in the tleshy part......D During a recent
heavy rain on Mr.. w. II. Grains plan.
tation, near Lewis's Turnout, space of
ground about ten feet square, on which
were growing corn and cotton, was struck
by lightning. The cotton was scorched
and withered; the corn was unipjured.
Mr.. Grain would like to have some ofthe
wise men explain......There is no lull in
the deep dissatisfaction and excited feel
ing evoked all over this county by the
recent appointments to the Offices of au-
ditor and treasurer. The people are
greatly aroused, and public meeting to
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