The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

scrape IN which young Holland has per-
formed consplcuoue part Mr.. John
&. Porter, the oldest white citizen of our
community, departed this life on last
Saturday mornlng,y tho 18th instant, at
the advanced ago of 20 years Mr.. Porter
Der 80, 1903, but leaving his native home
In carly life, no camo TO Georgetown, and,
for many years before the war, was one
OF Tho leading business men OF our town.
Hampton G,mrllian: From the 1st Of
September to date foriy-three cars of lum-
bor, cighty-three bales of cotton and
ninety-hve bushels If rice have been re-
ceiyod mt this place for shipment, the TO.
tai value of frelghts on goods forwarded
and received being $65S.4 80. There arc
recorded in the Office Of the clerk OF tho
court, for Hampton County 475 liens,
mostly for advances, somo few being for
rent, to bo paid In cotton. Their aggre-
gate. value Is about S25, BIT There are
In Hampton County large groves of cy-
prosS trees. which can bo made q sour.o
OF revenue TO tho people. Tho wood Of
the cypress Is durable and fragrant, and
can be utilized IN making buckets, dip
pers, and woodenware generally. On
Wednesday, Mrs Raymond Tuton. who
resides about three miles from VarnYillo,
was severely wounded by tho accidental
discharge Of her husbands shotgun. 1t
seenls that Mrs. luton was cleaning up
the house, and n moving tho door, be-
mind which tho gun was. TO gun was
thrown To tho floor and discharged, the
contents lodging I'm her leg just below tho
kneo, intlictinga dangerous wound. Drs.
Goethe, Hay and Folk were immediately
summoned, and did all that medical skill
could suggest TO relieve the sufferer.
Ainputation will bc necessary.
Hampton Democrat: Tho cotton house
oil Hir. Il. w. Tuten, Jr., about seven
miles from Varnville, was destroyed by
iiro on the 12th instant. About 100
pounds OF cotton was burned. Incendi-
ary.
kershaw Gi,tttc: DR.. w. X. Nelson, n
prominent citizen of the County, died on
the 18th instant Ho was h IN in Fair
field County Juno Is, 1923. 10 left school
at the ago of sixteen. to or or Company
L, OF the Palmetto Regiment, and bore
himself gallantly In every engagement.
from Vora Cruz TO tho City Of Mexico 49,.
Ihe Court OF Common Pleas and the Ses-
sions Court foothis County, during tho
September term, cost about $500, of Which
SS3 went to pay tho grand jurors; S3lS2O
for petit jurors; the bailiffs received
$5l ~; state witnesses $ll4O, and other
incidental expenses about $Z7 Mr.. A.
Z. Watts, livingnear Flat Rock, had throo
stacks OF fodder and one stack of hay
burned by an incondiary o.. Tho night Of
tho 10th instant..... Wo her it rumored
upon good authority that the South Car
olina Railroad will shortly put a freight
limo on the Camden branch, and in aidi-
ton VIII run double daily passenger trips
between Camden and Kingvillc. Verify
thiS IS an age OF progress and enterprise,
ana tho clever management of this road
is not behind any set of railroad officials
In tho South.
Camden journal: 4 number of our best
citizens havo made n call to their fellow
taxpayors to meet with them in conven-
tl0n, on Wednesday, tho 2ith instant, to
ADOPT such measures IA, in their judg-
mont, will bo best to stop an already
ovortaxcd people from any further taxa
ton In regard to the Wateree FREQ bridge.
Messrs. John Burdell and Allen Me-
Caskill, two of county commissioners,
nave announced their intention OF decln-
ing to servo for the full term of their cleo
tion, and will resign after the 10th Octo-
ber..... Summer ducks are invading tho
rice fields OF West Wateree in great num-
borr, and tho sportsmen over thero are
having good time shooting them.
11ancastor Ledger The railroad lots sold
ut Fort Lawn on Saturday last brought
nominal ices-averaging about Si5 a
lot Of one-half acre.
Marlboro Planter: Over ono hundred
thousand dollars worth of new goods
have been brought into BennettsVille
within two weeks.
Pickens .Sentinel: Married, OH the eve-
ming of September Il, 1875, Mt the resi-
donce of Mr.. jas. NJ. Nimmons, by jus.
NJ: Stewart, Esq, Mr.. A Keitt Stewart to
Miss Margaret, sister of Lowis r. Rcd
mond, all of Pickens County, s. c..
Typhoid fever prevails to an alarming
extent around Easloy.
Spartanburg Herald Mrs. G. Z. Gilbert.
state superintendent ofjuyenile tomplars,
organized lodge of Juvenile templars ut
Glendale last week with eighteen mem
bers;.: The Spartanburg, Union and Co.
lumbia Railroad Company llave bought
the Boyd lots ON Main street, next to the
railroad track, and purpose erecting a
passenger depot on the Main street at the
railroad crossing.
Sumter Ipatchn,an Alex. Boon, q re.
spectacle colored man, shot and killed
himself accidentally on Mr.. Charles II.
Durant's plantation on Thursday, llth
instant.