The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-12
SOUTN CAROLINA NEWS.
iIcanI"gs from our stale E.e,,nnses.

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should he some remedy 20. this destruc-
tion. The worms are rtrofte,l 10 20 in
shoals and TO destroy ever plant they
vlsit..nnThc area planted in corn is lar
ger tfis year than for several years past.
lhe crop IL reported to be in q flourish
ing condition
kershaw Journal. During the month
Of May 81 ,o7l lg Of the spling i,stalment
of take were paid into tic treasurer's of.
flee,
Chester Rcporfe, The spring oats crop
has been considerably injured by Tie dry
weather Of the past three weeks.
Lexington UiVatch.. AT the meeting
OF the bondsmen of ID. !. Hendrix alb
sconding cx-cOunty treasurer, ut Summit
on Thursday, Capt. ID. j. Griffith was
appointed nCcrt To make proper settle
ment.
Lancaster Rcricm: The mortality of
The horses IN this section is apparently
on the increase. IA very destructive
hail storm visited that portion of this
county known ;ls Cedar Creek township.
on last Frid;.. The young crops are re.
ported az having suffered considerable
damage by reason thereof
Marlboro Planter! The crop reports
rom the country ut l:.ge are favorable.
At least !" per cent. more wheat has
been sown this year than last when the
largest crop in this country was grown.
with iivorable weather hcnccforward. it
Is reasonably certain that this years crop
will reach 45o,0OO,00 bushels. The
| corn-panting season promises 10 bc NEST
favorable III the West. Everything con
sidcrcd, the outlook for fnrrrcrs i, very
| encouraging
La''rcns IfcrnW: The total amount of
taxes collected by treasurer Anderson fer
the month Of May, for Laurcns County
was S6,SOl 10. Collected last year for
same time, was 1928 81. a falling Of
S19l r.. The crops in the county gen
orally need rain. The gardens are suf-
iering seriously. End without rain all
kinds Of vegetables will be an entire fail
urc. Wheat, rs far rs we have been
able to learn, is fine, and with no disas-
ter ny storm an abundant yield will be re-
| aliZcd. Fall oats are excellent. The
spring sowing is not good, owing to dry
wcnther' Fruit, especially peaches, will be
scarce. Here and there we hear of few.
Apples will be more plentiful. All other
| !rtilt VIII be scarce, even old field plums.
Blackbcrrics, of course, plentiful; an i'm
portant crop, especially when all others
/ fail.
Edgcfcld Jlouiiori a colored girl
about seven years old. child Of Bob and
Harriet Whiltlc, living on Mr.. Charles
Duncan's place, on Clouds Creek, was
fatally burned on Monday morning of
last week, by her clothes taking fire from
the fireplace. She lived but a few min
utes after the accident occurred. The
amount of taxes collected up to the l.t
instant was $2343 o.
| Union T'mcs: County Treasurer Dr.
j. l.. Thomas informs ,s that IN To tho
, time prescribed by law for closing his
books for receiving the frs, instrument of
taxes, June |, he had collected 81 800.
Orangeburg Ttmcs:: An alligator was
killed by MIR. j. $. Livingston with an
axe on last Thursday above J0nc.' uridge
on the bnnks of the Edisto. 1t was nine
and half feet long. Mr.. II. 0. Smoak
also shot and killed another five and n
hnlf-feet long just below Feldcr's fish
trap.
Orangburg Democrat. During last
week violent case OF hydrophobia ap.
pearod OH the place of Mr.. J. II. Inabinet,
OF Limestone Swamp neighborhooJ, in
one OF his hogs. The animal, show
ing all the symptoms usually seen in
dogs, was killed, but net until It had i'm
parted the virus to two or three others,
Rock Hill Herald: We learn from
Treasurer Robertson that the total
amount of taxes collected by him during
the month of May is about $500. TIC
total taxes Of the county this year aggr,.
gate about $4,000, against S55 900 last
year, when the payments in May amour.
ted to about $ll 900. Tom Hunter. co.,
ored, who went to Texas more than
year ago, returned, and does not consider
Texas altogether the promised land"
4orkvillc Enquirer: Our information
from all sections of the county is to the
effect the wheat crop is very promising.
In some portions it stands thinly on the
ground, but the heads are unusually well
filled, and the stalk thus far has cscapCd
the blight OF rust. Harvesting will be
commenced within the next ten DAYS.
and with no danger TO the crop in the
meantin bountiful harvest will repay
the farmers. The oat crop is not 50
promising ns wheat. In most cases re.
ported to us the stalk is short for the
want OF rain at the proper time. Cotton
Is doing well, and we hear but little COM
plant in regard to pocr stands.
Abbeville Medium: The wheat thrcsh-
era will begin next week. The crop is
the finest the county has produced for
many years. very valuable deposit
OF gold has been discovered on Mr.. II.
w. Haddon's plantation near Due West
at the cold spring, just beyond Groggy
Spring Church. The prospectors say
that it is very rich, but Mr.. Haddon does
not intend to work it. He wants to leave
this much for his children.
Earnwell People The trcasurer's books
closed OH Saturday last. Between g.
200 and $500 were collected. :. Grain
gathering goes on bravely. Some of our
friends will use new -four next Sunday.
Barnwcll Sentinel: The crops Of corn.
&c. around the country through which
we have recently travelled, are in fine
condition-tree from grass and looking
we'll
Walhalla Courier: Col. e. Il. Hamp-
ton passed through our town the first of
the week on his way to Cashiers Valley
to spend the summer. He is brother
OF Governor Hampton. "A little daugh-
ter of Mrs. Baumgartel was bit last Sun
day evening by snake, supposed to be
o ground rattlesnake. The wound was
inflicted on the foot, and at this writing,
she is very bad from the effects of il.
The snake was not killed. -. Mr.. Lemuel
Perry, an old and esteemed c;.;ye: &c
Pickens County, died on the 10th of May
in his 65th year. He had been confined
to bed for fifteen months and died from
paralysis. G. Smith, ESQ. living
at Sandy Springs, in Anderson County,
is model farmer. He is said to have
the best corn and cotton in all his neigh
hnr nrIn ~ al =. ~