The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcanings from our State Exchanges.

Abbeyille Press aad Banner: Destruc-
tive forest fires all through the county.
......Abbeville Jail is almost empty, hav-
ing only two inmates. One of them is
thirty days boardcr, whose time is nearly
out. The other is Lizzie Arnold, the
wife of Joe Arnold. Her husband is in
Anderson Jail, charged with the Frank
lin murder, and she is here charged As
accessory.....The South Carolina Pres
bytcry will hold its semi-annual session
in Abbeville, beginning on Wednesday,
9th April. About sixty delegates, cleri-
cal and lay, are expected TO attend.
They will be entertained at the houses of
our citizens of all denominations. 1.-The
vestry of Trinity Church are taking steps
to appoint successor to Rev. John kcr-
shaw, who will leave Abbeville for Beau
fort in May. 1t is understood that the
vcstry will extend call to their former
rector, the Rev. L. r. Miles......The
Stock Law is bringing every square inch
of ground under cultivation. Every
nook and corner is now ploughed and
planted. Patches that have lain un-
fenced and useless for years are now gar
den spots......The grain crops average
we'll throughout the county......Ten or
twelve car loads of cattle have been
shipped from Greenwood within q short
time.
Abbeville Medium: Lorenzo Wright,
one Of the oldest men in the county, died
at his home near Due West on March
18th, He was seventy years of age, and
for many years was member of the
Methodist Church at Gilgal......A num-
ber of negroes have died in town during
the past week. The mortality among the
colored children is distressing. ......Instead
of the Grange meeting at Mabry's on the
fourth Saturday of this month, as pre-
viously announced, there will be social
gathering at the same place on the same
day. The Grange in AbbeYille is about
the deadest thing we know Of There is
not a full healthy organization in the
county. No organization ever had bet
ter chance to succeed, and no society
ever made a more conspicuous failure.
1t was a combination against monopoly,
against the high prices and ruinous per-
centage of merchants and manufacturers,
and for q time it promised to succeed,
but it has fallen through, and the county
has gained but little by its loud words
and empty deeds. The failure of the
Grange is public calamity, and it is not
likely that it will ever come back to Wig
orous life again.. Hon. Armistead Burt,
of this place, contemplates retiring from
the active nractice of the law.
Greenville Mc,rc: The loss by fire of
the splendid painting of Gen. R. E. Lee,
which belonged to the city, will be mat
ter of universal regret.
Newberry Herald: Mr.. J. A. Crotwell
sold one hundred and three bales of cot
ton Saturday for Of all around. Mr..
Mathews, of Charleston, was the pur-
chaser......Several weeks ago there came
to Newberry a white man, calling HIM
self DR.. J. A. Willard, with some kind of
medicine for sale. He fell in immediate
ly with the colored people, and addressed
them on the question of emigrating to
Colorado, and has been talking up the
matter with them, advising them to 60.
Sunday he gave practical proof of his
sympathy for the colored race by marry
ing woman of that persuasion, with
whom he is now living in town. She is
said to have come from Boston, and
arrived here about the time the "Dr."
made his appearance. Eight hundred
tons of guano have been shipped to New
berry this season, and about fifty more to
arrive.
Spartanburg Spartan: Prof. ]. r.
Blake, of Davidson College, n. c., will
deliver the commencement address at the
Reidville Female College in June next.
......Dr. J. f. Norman, living near Put
nam's Church, in Union County, lost his
residence by fire last Thursday night,
about midnight. He saved only two
beds and small quantity Of bacon. The