The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Exchanges.

Abbeville Medium: James Fl. Baskin
died at tho residence of his son, DR.. Bas-
kin, of Monterey, on tho lst instant, at
the advanced age of 81 years.
Lexington Dispatch Cotton fields be-
gin to look bare. About thirds of
the crop has been picked out.....At the
town election, on Thursday, DIR. G. E.
Leaphart was elected intendant and Mr..
w, II. Boozer warden.......The county
treasurer informs US that tho payment
up to date on the fall collections only
amount to about $4,000. Only about
one-half of the total taxes have been
paid.
died at his homo near Bush River Church,
Sunday, the 5th instant, in the eighty
ninth year Of his age. He was a soldier
in the war of 1S12.....T Tom Dawkins, col
ored, laborer on the plantation Of Mr..
L. G. McCracken Of this county, last
week fell from tree he had climbed af-
ter squirrel, distance Of thirty feet,
and died in few hours.."..Trial Justice
A. II. Wheeler, of Prosperity, sent his
constable, Elijah Bedenbaugh, Monday,
the 9th. to arrest Luther Kinard, colored,
on a charge of petit larceny-stcaling
watermelons. On the way the constable
with the constable to Mr.. J. ]. Paysin-
gers place, where the negro lived,
to arrest him. Before arriving at
the cotton patch where the ne
gro was at work, Boozer asked Beden-
baugh for q pistol; he handed him
small one, but told him not to use it.
Boozer rode up to tho negro and told
him he had q warrant for his arrest.
About this time Boozer's mule whirled
round and the negro ran. AS hc was
getting over the fence, about ten steps
away, Boozer fred, the ball striking the
negro in the small of the back, ponetrat-
ing several inches and causing death in q
few minutes.
Spartanburg Herald: Mr.. Meachum's
new cotton gin and grist mill, few
miles north OF Gaffney City, was burned
on the 9th ult. 1t is thought that it was
the work of an incendiary.-
Union Times: On Tuesday morning
last a colored man named York Tollc-
son, Notwithstanding ho was advised not
to do SO, went down into the well in
what is known as Palmer's stable, bur
died before he could be drawn up. Tho
we'll had not been used for some time
and a man had attempted to 60 down to
clean it out, but found the air suiiocating
and was quickly drawn up, when York,
in a spirit of bravado, made tho attempt
and reached the bottom, but was soon
corpse. The fire engine had to be used
to exhaust the well of the carbonic acid
yas before any one would venture to go
down for the body, which was not taken
out until about 8 o'clock ut night.
Camden Gazette: The number Of chill
dren attending the common schools III
tho county during the present year IS SGT
down as follows: Whites, males 49S;
females sal; total whites 1,039. Colored,
males J24; females Sill; total colorcd
1,O35. Total males l,022; total females
l,O52. Grand total 2,074. There wero
sixty schools in operation, averaging
three and one-tenth months. Total
amount Of money paid to teachers during
tho year, S5,5l5.03. White teachers is;
coiored "a; male teachers Al; female
teachers 81 grand total 62. Tho average
monthly wages paid to malo teachers was
q fraction over SiG.70; average monthly
wages paid to female teachers was Sz7.27.
During the year there were three school
houses built in tho county.
Barnwell Pcoplc: Judge Aldrich is
much better and will go to Charleston.
Hc thinks that the fresh sea air will has
ton his recovery, so as to enable him to
perform his labnrious duties in the court
ho will hold at Orangeburg next week.
...... Barnwell has twelve practicing law
ycrs, rs many moro who think they are,
and as many moro young splinters who
arc studying for that profession.