The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-28
SOtTH CIROLIy.t NEVIS.

SOUTH C<tROLIN1 NEWS.
Tho farmers of Aiken county are
to meet OH the Sd Of November, to or
ganiZe county Fair Association.
Tho saw and grist milland gin house
Of the Misses Hampton were destroyed
by fire early Saturday morning. The
fire is supposed to have originated
from the friction Of The gin. -Four or
five bales Of cotton and large quanti-
ty ofsccd were also consumed. Three
Of The bales were tho property of Mr..
Daniels, the miller. There was no i'll
surancc.
Jim Burgess, negro sent to tho
pcnitcntiary from the last term
of the Lexington Sessions for assault,
was recognized upon his arrival by
ono Of the guards as an escaped muir
dcrcr from Williamsburg county. lie
had been at large for three years, and
Il reward Of two hundred dollars had
been offered for him. lie was idcnti-
fled by the sheriff Of williamsburg
on Saturday.
Mr.. j. Y. Jones, ,sthc cN-sbcriH Of
Abbcvillc county, after on absence Of
Il year in Texas, returned last Monday
evening, and is now at his mothers
residence in that town. Owing to
sickness he has not yet been able To bo
on the streets, but he hopes to be out
in Il few days. 1t is said that he has
faithfully kept his promise to work
and earn the money with which to
liquitlatc his debts, despite the mis-
fortune which he sustained by the rob-
berry Of his safe. His friends will be
glad to learn that he has been success
full.
MFR. j. W. Srnith, Of Ncwbcrry
county, was badly kicked by q mule
on Wednesday last, while attempting
to put Il bridlo over its head. While
he was doing SO, the vicious animal sud-
denly wheeled and pcnncd lin up
and kicked the unfortunate man very
severely. Luckily the mule was not
shod, and the wounds, though bad,
arc not thought to be mortal. Mr..
Smith saved his life by getting under
the mules belly and crawling out. 1t
is said that the animal stopped occa-
sionally III its kicking to look at its
victim, and then deliberately com
mcnccd again.
"A case Of breach Of promise was
tried in the OranGcburg court before
Judge Aldrich last week. The plain
till was Miss Electra Griffin, and the
Ransom f.. NJ. Avingcr.
The plaintiil' alleged that the defendant
had scduccd her under a solemn prom
isc Of marriage, and had afterwards
her. She claimed ten
thousand dollars damages. The de-
tcndant did not appear. After Il
charge from the judge, strongly in ta-
vor ofthc plaintin', tho jury rendered
for her Il verdict ofiivc hundred dol
lars. Avingcr is a married man, and
is said to be possessed Of some prop
crty.
Last Thursday afternoon q terri
bic accident occurred OH the premises
Of John Scabrook, Esq, who lives
about fifteen miles from Brunson, near
Matthews Bluff, Savannah River.
Ills eldest son, "littlc Johnnie" a
youth about thirteen or fourteen years
ofagc, took a pistol from the house
TO "Scarc" some cattle from the field.
lie fired one shot to 1rightcn them,
and while attempting TO adjust the
weapon for a second shot, il discharged
accidentally, the ball ca No. 2 Smith
IL Wcssom striking him in the abdo-
men, from the effects of which he died
on the following evening. He was II
youth Of promise, and his loss will be
deeply felt by his relatives and friends.
On Wednesday last q monument
was unveiled in Spartanburg county
over the remains Of the late Miss
Frances Woodward, the young woman
who was SO brutally murdered by
John j. Moore on the 9TH of June last.
The monument, which is of Italian
marble, and stands six feet high on
a base ofnativc granite, was purchased
by subscription raised in the ncighbor-
hood. a large crowd of people at
tended the ceremonies, during which
the Rev. a. X. Durham delivered q
memorial address which was full Of
eloqucncc and pathos, and in which
touching allusion was made to the life
and character of the murdered woman.
- . - . -