The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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Ahbcv;!lc Press ;:a;! !Hp;;,;;.ys., III.
small grain crop around Mi.w has i'm
proved wonderfully in the last ten ,avs
and now gives promise Of Il fine yield.
1t is our painful duty to announce the
death of Mr.. John Landon Wardlaw. of
Memphis, Tenn. Mr.. Wardaw was a
nativc of AbbcvIlir, and WAS son of our
venerable townsman Robert II. Ward
lnw, Esq......Dur people are now suffer
ing greatly from colds and other diseases
that are produced by changes of the
weather. The fatality among tho Young
darkeys is great. More than half a doz,
en- lave died in town within the past
few days. The Mcssrs. Mcneil CON
tinue 10 haul corn to Abbeville. They
have, up to this time, sold eleven loads
in this market. In all they have sold
eleven hundred bushels, and still have
me 'e to sell their improvidcnt neighbors.
......A storm did some slight damage
about White Hall last week. Considcra.
Bile fencing on the lands of j. l.. Ward.
MIS-. Robertson, Mrs. Deal and others
was blown down
Abbeville 4Wtolium: Greater activity
among our farming population ut this
season OF the year has not been known
III this section for many years, and the
country has gone hard to work. Exccpt
at this place and in the little country
town there are scarcely any idlers, and
things are generally beginning to assume
more healthy complcXion... IA yulua-
ble deposit OF lime rock has been dscoy-
cred on Mrs. S. NJ. Culhoun's plantution.
near town, similar to the celebrated quar-
ry at Scwanee, Tennessee. Three negro
| convicts escaped from the Greenwood
and Augusta chain gang last week-lId,
Hampton and Aaron Galb0at a reward
OF ten dollars has been offered for the
capture of each of the runaways..
There has been unusual activity among
the guano dealers ut this place during
the past week, and nearly all the farmers
are coming to the terms of the comma
mics.
Spart4rburg Spartan Last Saturday a
case of kidnapping took place right here
in Spartanburg. John Chapman, II
bright mulatto boy, smart and active.
able to read and write, WAS taken from
his parents by parties unknown. The
boy had gone out in the road near the
residence OF Col. Evins, where market
wagons are in habit Of camping. There
will be q public meeting on salcday, first
Monday in April, at IL o'clock. in the
Court House, to further the cause OF i'm
migration to this section. Addresses
will be made by Mr.. n. Dumont, presi.
dent of the late Northern Mems Conyen-
lion held in Charlotte, and Mr. Gaines
founder Of the present practical scheme
of Southern immigration.
Spartanburg Herald: Capt. Lanford
| reports the seizure of one still and one
thousand gallons beer in this district on
the Goth instant. For the counties Of
Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, York
and Laurens are assigned to duty under
Capt. Lanford, Deputy COLLECTORS NJ
w. Watson, II. ii. d. Byron, and Col.
Brent johnson.
Ncwberry LhvalH: School Commits.
sioner Boozer and several of the teachers
in the county are taking steps to organ
i2o Teachers Institute or Convention.
......A fine stalk of genuine sugar cane
raised by DR.. j. VIM. Folk, of Jalapa,
has been laid on our table. The DR.. in
forms us that he made at the rate Of .l40
gallons TO the acre of the very best syrup,
and was successful in making an excel
lent article of sugar. The contract for
building the passenger depot has been
given to Mr.. Clark Waring, of Columbia,
who has come up to take charge. The
depot will be set on granite pillars will
5o 1912 feet, and vii. be divided up
into the following apartments: two wait
ing-rooms, q telegraph olIicc and ticket
office.
Barnwoil People,: Cotton! Cotton {!
Cotton This years acreage is fully
as large as that of the last A big crop
and low prices are expected. .... The
Barnwell Railroad is to be built. The
parties now moving in the matter have
scratched the word fail" from their die
tionary and are going to put it through.
.....Unity prevails among our planters
They have agreed unanimously to buy
guano and are buying it. Prices are
about the same they were last season, and
the amount purchased fully rs large. 49,.
On last Sunday evening Miss Julia Scott
committed suicide at white Pond, at the
residence of her brother. The circum-
stances as told us were as follows: While
her brothers family was at supper she
told colored woman who was in the
room With her to go out aud stay until
she cSned her. With one of her shoes
in her hand she followed the woman out
Of the door into the piazza, went to the
water bucket and returned 10 the room.
Almost Immediately the report of gun