The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-15
SOUI'H CAROLINA NEWS,

There were six weddings in Alb
bevillc in one evening last wcck-one
white and five colorcd.
Some chicken disease is plavine
sad havoc with the poultry in Abbe-
vile. Some people care afraid to eat fried
chicken, so many chickens arc dying.
"A young son Of Abram Fundcr-
burk, colorcd, ofCheraw, few days
ago, became enragcd with a playmate,
and shot him, intlicting severe
wound.
Some negro rufflans last week
broke into the house Of lady living a
mile and half from Edgefield, and as
saulted her. She made her cscape
to ancighboring house. The rufflans
arc still Mt large.
The Libcrian bark 1zoy was sold
at auction in Charleston, OH Saturday
last, and was purchased by the Exc
dus Association, its former owners,
for $2,950.
The annual Conference of the
Northern Methodist Episcopal Church
for South Carolina, will commence in
Charleston on "Wednesday, the 21st of
January, 1880. Bishop Simpson will
preside.
Governor Simpson has issued a
proclamation, appointing Thursday,
the 9th instant, as day of "thanks-
giving and prayer to our beneticient
Creator for the benefits Of which He
has made MS the recipients"
Fish Commissioner Butler is oneap-
cd in distributing, in the principal
streams throughout tho State, num-
bcr Of German carp, sent to him by
Professor Baird, Of the Smithsonian
Institute.
Mr.. Ccphus Howe, white man
living on the place Of Mr.. II. j. Cum
mnSham, In Chester county, was
caught in the cogs of the gin gearing
lust Wednesday, and seriously Injured.
His life was dcspaircd of, but ho is
now in fair way to recover.
MIR. Obadiah Farrar, of Chester.
met with singular accident few
days ago while hitching his horse.
The rcins Of his bride were wrappcd
around his middle finger, when the
horse jcrkcd his head and tore the fin
gcr Oft at the second joint.
"A murder was committed last
week q few miles from Chcraw. The
victim was John Stroud, n Young man
twenty-five years old, who had been
working on General Cash's plantation.
The alleged murderers, Charles and
Henry Hicks, two Young men who
lived in the town, delivered themselves
up to q trial justice, They were COM
mittcd TO the guard house to await the
decision OF tho coronor's jury. Tho
Hicks brothers claim to have acted in
self-dcfensc.
Tho Colored Agricultural Society
OF Abbevillc arc making ready for q
grand mechanical and agricultural dis
play on the Goth, 9th and 28th of this
month. Tho premium lists have been
issued and the committees appointed.
Tho exhibition will be given on the
grounds of tho white Society, which
have becn rented for the occasion, and
strenuous effort will bo put forth to
make the exhibition a paying success.
Samuel Chiles, q leading colored man
of that community, is president of tile
Society, and the officers are taken fioln
among the most active colored citizens
of tho county.
Mr.. John Nelson, worthy citi-
zcn aged about scventy-six years, who
resided near Rock Hill, was accident-
ally killed last Saturday evening. He
was returning to his home from Rock
Hill, when about ono mile from town.
rs Is supposed, from circumstances, he
fell from his wagon, the wheels Of
which passed over his neck, breaking
It instantly. His lifoless body was
discovered by a gentleman, who re-
ported the fact, and an inquest was
held by trial justice. A verdict of
accidental death was rendered. The