Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-08-28

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Mr.. G. G. Newton, well-known sign
painter of Columbia, died in that city on
Thursday last, aged sixty-hine years.
DIR. David Lauderdale, an old citizen of
Winnsboro, died in that place on Thursday
last, in the seventy-fourth year Of his age.
- An Orangeburg farmer has twelve acres
of cotton which, it is thought, will yield twen-
ty bales.
- The Court of General Sessions for Lam
caster county, will commence on the third
Monday of September. Judge Wallace is
expected to preside.
1t is understood that the South Carolina
Railroad proposes changing its line, so as to
effect saving of twenty-nine miles on the
two main connections from Charleston to Col
umbia and Augusta.
The following changes have taken place
in the legislature elected in 1878. Senator
Maurice, of Williamsburg, Representatives
Hartszog, of Barnwell, and Jones, of Edge
field, have died, and Representative Green, of
York, has resigned.
DIR. Thomas E. Powe, father-in-law of
Judge McIver, and one of Cheraw's leading
citizens, died on the 18th. Dr. Powe, previous
to the war, was one of the largest planters
along the Pee Dee, and was we'll known
throughout the entire State
The friends of DR.. E. j. Meynardie will
rejoice to learn that he is improving as rap
idly as the painful nature of his wounds will
allow. On Monday he was we'll enough to be
removed from the Wheeler house to his own
residence.
- The names of several members of the Col.
umbia bar have been mentioned in legal cir.
cles in connection with filling the vacancy in
the Office of Reporter of the Supreme Court
Reports, occasioned by the death of Mr.. Rich
ardson-among others, Mr.. L. E. LeConte
Col. McMaster and Trial Justice Tickling.
The colored Baptists of this State have
raised money enough to send missionary tc
Africa. The Rev. II. N. Bouey left this
country in April last, and is now laboring al
missionary in Monrovia. He writes very
cheering accounts of the success Of his labors
there.
"A number of the leading citizens of Lau
rens county, are agitating the question Of ex
tending the Greenwood and Augusta Rail
road to Spartanburg. The plan is to run il
by way of Laurens to Spartanburg, at which
point it will connect with the Asheville road
The people of spartanburg and North Caro-
lima have determined to finish the Asheville
road, and this will insure an unbroken con
nection with the great Northwest.
The Spartan, of Wednesday Of last week
mentions that the Spartanburg County Bap
tist Association met at Cedar Shoals Church
on the previous Friday. There was good
attendance of delegates, every church being
represented. The business was all transacted
in two days. Harmony prevailed throughou
the meeting. The churches were generally
represented as in prosperous condition. The
collection for church purposes exceed those Of
last year to the amount of $4,000.
- The committee of the Monumental Asso
citation of Newberry county, have awarded
the contract to build a monument to the
Confederate dead of the county, to Messrs
Leavell & Speers, of Newberry. 1t is to be
seventeen feet high, resting on base of ma
tive granite, upon which will be erected the
marble base, then the column. Upon the
sides of the sub. die the names of the commits.
stoned officers will be carved. On the die,
those of the privates, flags, South Carolina's
coat of arms, cannons, cannon balls and 9TH
er emblems of war will be carved. Around
the whole will be an iron fence four feet in
height