The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

meeting last Monday, adopted a resolu-
tion inviting Senator VI. G. Butlqr to do
liver the ANNUAL address at the Fair, on
the 2Sth of October. Chancellor Johnson;
of Marion and Col. ]. S: CUtli,ini of hB:
beville, vert chi,sah alternatcs.
Ntwberry Hemld The first bale of new
cotton was brought in Saturday last by
Mr.. jeff j. Lane.. The first brick in
the foundation for the new hotel was
laid Thursday afternoon last.
Spartanburg Spartan Col. T. j. Moore,
of this county, has been appointed by the
directors of the Carolina Fair Association
on the executive committee.
Colleton Democrats More than six hum
drod tracts of land were sold by the
county auditor on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday last, as delinquent. Most of
theiii wero forfeited to the State......There
will be d grand mass Injecting of the
Oranges of Coiletou County, at Walter
boro', ON Wednesday, the first day of
October next. Col. ]. n. Lipscomb,
Master of the State Grange, and other
distinguished patrons will be in attend
ance, and will address the meeting.
Darlington Southcrncr:: Cotton has been
coming in this week pretty freely in
in small parcels, in the seed, and taken
by the merchants at three cents per
pound.
Greenville Nc,rs: Three-fourths of
full crop of cotton is the estimate for this
and adjoining counties.....Our next an
nual Fair begins Tuesday, October II.
There is every prospect OF fine exhibit
ton and large attendance.....The first
bale of new cotton SOLD in Greenville this
season was bought by Major T. r. Fer
guson, on Tuesday last. 1t was raised
H., Mr J,paao Huy1ai, nf flio fOnntu
and sold for LII cents.
Horny Telephone: Annie D., aged be-
tween and 10, and Laura, aged II or II
years, daughters of Mr., C. T. Dusenbury,
of Bucks township, died, the former on
the 18th and the latter on tlie 10th ult.
They were both Inferred III the same.
grave.
Kcrshaw Gazette: Three planters over
the river expect to make, i'll the aggre-
gate, over 20, 900 bushels Of rice this sea-
son......Judge Mackey's lecture on can
glo-Saxon Civilization" netted S29.50......
The Flat Rock Guards will probably at
tend the State fair this.fall,
Kershaw Journal: During the month
of August there were7 deaths in Camden
70 adults and infants, all colored.....
We learn that cotton caterpillars have
made their appearance in large numbers
on several plantations in West Wateree,
and it is feared that they will do consid-
erable damage. The cotton already be.
gins to show signs of their ravages, and
in spots the stalks are completely stripped
of leaves......Dr. DeSaussure made one
hundred bushels of oats to the acre on
his pet field back of his residence, aid
| has crop of corn there that he expects to
yield thirty bushels to the acre, with q
good crop of rye between the rows fol a
winter pasture.
Lancaster Ledger: Typhoid fever is
prevailing in some sections of tho coun-
| ty. We hear of one death from this
cause in the WaXhaws..,...A fight oc-
Cured near Dry Creek, on Monday last,
between Ed. Sweat, white, and Lewis
Hill, colored. We could not learn the
particulars, more than after desperate
engagement between the two, Sweat seiz-
ed an axe and cut his antagonist on the
shoulder and breast, making ghastly
and dangerous wound. Hill lies in a
| critical condition.
grain reported threshed to date is-whcat
sc, ,S55 bushels, oats, 16, ,437 bushels...... Mr..
Lewis Bramlett died at his residence in
this county, on the morning of the I'd in
slant, in the ninety-sixth year of his age.
Marlboro Planter: Judge Hudson's
youngest child died on the I'd instant...:..
The lumber trade has been very brisk in
our section so far this season.
Orangeburg Democrat: The cotton-pick-
ing season has fairly set i'll and the
weather is all that could be desired for
this tedious work.
Orangeburg Times A fire was observed
on Saturday night, supposed to be in the
northern suburbs of the town. 1t proved
to be the burning of the house OF a color
cd man by the name of Collins, about
one milo from the courthouse.
Walhalla Courier The dwelling Of N.
B. Cary, Esq, was entered recently In his
absence and about forty dollars worth of
yaluables taken thereffom. No clue has
vet been found to the guilty parties......
THE first bale of new cotton was sold at
Seneca City on Tuesday, September I'd,
to Mr.. John G. Cary. at III cents per
pound, by Mr.. D. Sloan White of this
county From January 1st, 1879, to
September I'd, 1879, J. II. Sigh, postmas-
ter at Walhalla, has issued 694 money or
ders, amounting to Sl0,301.94. During
the same time he has paid 279 money or
ders, amounting to $4,62S.01. The differ
ence, S5,673.93, is deposited with the post
master at Atlanta, Georgia.
Union Times: A small colored girl, the
daughter OF Rachel Turner, was SO dread
fully burned on Thursday last that she
died in great agony on the following Sum
day. Coroner Green held an inquest on
the body, which elected the following
facts: The child's mother was away from
home, some miles, and had left the little
girl and q baby in charge of an aged COL
ored woman. The latter was in the gar
den some distance from the house when
she heard the child's screams. On going
towards the house she found the girl ly-
ing by fence, enveloped in flames and
in great agony. II seems that the child
attempted to make fire, and finding some
live Goals in the fireplace poured kerosene
oil upon them.
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