The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
GleanIngs 1rom our State Exchanges

Abbeville Medium: James II. Baskin
died at tho residence Of his son; DR.. Bas-
kin, of Monterey, on the 1st instant, at
the advanced age of 92 years.
gin to look bare. About two thirds of
tho crop has been picked out.....At the
town election, on Thursday, DR.. G. e.
Leaphart was elected lntendaN. and Mr..
w, III. BooZer warden.......1 .1he county
treasnrar informs na that tho pawn ont
up to date on the fall collections only
amount to about $4,000. Only about
one-half Of tho total taxes have boon
paid. ~,
Newberry Herald: Mr.. ChesIey Davis
died at his homo near Bu0h River Church,
Sunday, the 9th instant, in the eighty
in the war Of 1Si2......Tom Dawkins, COL
ored, a laborer on the plantation OF Mr..
L. @. McCracken of this county, last
weok fell from q tree he had climbed af-
ter \ squirrel, distance or thirty feet,
end died In q few honrs......Trial Justice
A. II. Wheeler, OF Prosperity, sent his
constable, Elijah Bedenbaugh, Monday,
the 9th. to arrest Luther KinaId, colored,
on charge of petit MISUNDERSTANDING
watermelons. On the way the constable
fell In with mir. VIM. Boo2ee, who won't
with the, constable to Mr.. j. J. Payain-
10 arrest him. Before arriving at
gro was at work, Boozer asked Beden-
baugh for pistol; he handed him O
small one, but told him not to use It.
Boozer rode up to tho negro and told
About this time Bowers mule whirled
round and the negro ran. AS no was
getting over the fence, about ten steps
away, 6oozer hred, the ball striking the
negro in the small of tho back, penetrat-
ing several inches and causing death in q
few minutes.
Spartanburg Herald: Mr.. Meachum's
now cotton gin and grist mill, few
miles north of Gaffney City, was burned
on the 18th ult. It is thought that it was
the work OF an incendiary.
Union Times: On Tuesday morning
last o colored man named York Tolle-
son, Notwithstanding he was advised not
to do so, went down into the well in
whut II known as Yalmer'G stable, hut
died before he could be drawn up. Tho
we'll had not been used for some time
and n man had attempted TO go down to
clean 1t out, but found the air suffocating
and WIS quickly drawn up, whom York,
in spirit Of bravado, made the attempt
and reached the bottom, but was soon7 q
corpse. The fire engino had to be used
gas before any one would venture to go
down for tho body, which was not taken
Camden Gazette: The number OF chill
Gren rittonuiuB Jiie common schools IN
the county during the present year is set
down aa fo >ws; Whites, males 498 /;
females SAL ) total whites 1859. Colore6,
males 52A; females Sill; total colored
1,0a5. Total males l,o22j total females
I,o52. Grand total 2,074. There were
sixty schools in operation, averaging
| threo and ono-tenfh months. Total
amount OF money paid to teachers during
tho year, $5,5f5.cS- White teachers IS
| coiored "a /; male teachers al: female
teachers 81 (; grand total GO. The average
monthly wages paid TO nalete ,hers was
| q fraction ovr : $48.50; average monthly
wages paid 10 female teachers waS ST a.
During the year thero were threA school
houses built In the county.
| ,Basnwszl Psop.e; Judge Aldrica Is
| much better and win 20 TO CharleGaon
lie thinkD that the fresh sea air will has.
ten his recovery, so as to epnble him tc
perform his Iaborious duties in the courl
l no viii hold at Orangebnrg next week
.Barnwen has twelve practicing law
yers, es many moro who think they are,
4 tlIIIr IIS IuTIJy ITyUTo yuul1T 9apIInJoTS W1II
are studying for that profession.