The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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Rock Hill Herald: a meeting of the
stockholders of Kings Mountain iron
property was recently held at Blacks
Station for the purpose of dividing tho
lands, about II 900 acreg, into small lots
TO suit purch asers.. 1.-The voters Of
Kings Mountain and Broad River town.
ships will decide on the 18th OF next De-
Ceinber whether they will continue to
fence In crops, or, what Is far better, de-
eide to fence in stock...... VIM. Springs,
day, instead OF shooting one of those ami
mails, accidentally emptied tho contents
OF his gun into the head of Primus Moore,
colored. AS good fortune woold have 1t,
either tho shot were too small or Primus'
skull was too thick to receive more than
n painful wound..... The fire on last Fri
day afternoon was accompanied by aad
event. Mrs. Cinthia Owens, while going
from Ner house to the burning building,
and when laboring under excitement,
was attacked with heart disease, and in
:ie tn: s"ink.tns OF 81 oye passed from
the residence Of DIR. II. G. Robertson, in
front of which she was standing when
attacked, and every effort was made to
save her life, but In vain.
Yorkviile Enquirer: On Friday last,
Edmund Lowry, aged about 10 years,
son of w illiam Lowry, near Smiths
Turnout, in this county, died Of typhoid
fever. Coon after the death occurred,
the mother of the deceased was standing
near the fire dressing boil on her hus-
bands neck, when. her clothing caught
on fire. with much difficulty the flames
were subdued, but not before both were
80 badly burned as to render them un-
able to attend the funeral of their son.
Abbevile Press .Snd Banner Seed wheat
is bringing from $3.50 to 90 per bushel.
.....G reenwood has shipped about eigh-
teen hundred bales of cotton since the LIST
OF September....The negro churches
at Greenwood have for some time been
greatly excited by the labors OF q female
evangelist, q lively enthusiast and strong
advocate of wonian's rights, whose pull
moro than masculine powor.
Abbeville Medium: The sickness In the
country lying between 3radiey's Mills
and Millway hns not abated since the
cold weather began, and in territory of
about six miles square every family,
black and white, has some member in
bed with chills or fever. Tho death rate
has somewhat decreased, but the number
of cases of sickness has not diminished
at oil, and not week passes without two
tinued since the middle of last June, and
not less than twenty-five persons have
died during thig time. The sickness al
most invarigoly- takes q congestive turn,
and medical skill has been Of compare
lively little avail: The sickness proba-
on Hard Labor Creek- and the alnccss
constant northeast wind that has been
blowing since the first of July.
Lancaster Ledger. We learn that o ten
ant house, on the place OF Rev. Robert
Hegler, thirteen miles east of this place,
was destroyed by fire on Saturday last,
and that o child two years old perished
| in the flames. Tho mother of the child,
Mrs. Rena Beaver, was engaged at
work Of a neighbours, and left her three
children at home. &c is supposed that
| the children set fire to the house. The
| two oldest made their escape. and the
romans or the youngest was found near
| the door.
Kefshaw Gazette: On Tuesday evening
Last, Col. Jordan went out into hiS back
lot and attempted to catch LOOSE horse.
He drove him up tho iano undi pat up
/ SONS lsssrs. &c prevent him getting out
/ again until caught. EfoITI sums osuse Ga
| other the horse becEme frightened and
came rushing towaris the Colonel, who
was standing just outside the bars. He
ran against and broke tho bars, one OF
which struck the Colonel just above the
knee, breaking the thigh. A physician
| was called ut once, who reset the broken
bone. The Colonel was resting easy
when last heard from.