The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-31
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcanings from our State Exchanges.

Aiken Rericac: A fine two-story dwell
ling and new store are in process of
erection in Aiken...... The young folks
about Aiken: are organizing an archery
club. 1.-The trustees and lady managers
of the Old Folks and Invalid Home at
Aiken, held their annual meeting and
elected officers on the 1st inst. The re-
port shows at present 7 inmates, all col
ored. Died last year, 4; discharged, 8.
Abbeville Medium: Adam Bratton,
colored was sent to Jail Saturday for
twenty days, in default of payment of
FIVE dollars and cost, as penalty impos-
ed on him for violation of the stock law.
......A number of the most influential ad-
vocates of the Savannah Valley Railroad
have concluded that while they will vote
for the tax they will do so on the express
understanding that it will not be levied or
collected for twelve months. The
Greenwood and Augusta Railroad direc-
tors declare that the reports about the
regarding of their road are without
foundation, end that there is nothing in
the way of the completion of the road
but about sixteen miles of dirt, which
will be dug out by next spring......Tom
Claybone, colored desperate, was shot
at Cokesbury on Tuesday by W. II.
Gilkerson, intendant of the town, and so
badly injured as to necessitate the ampu-
tation of one of his legs......Rev. ]. L.
Martin, Rev. r. N. Pratt and Mr.. Jacob
Miller have been reelected trustees of
the Abbeville School Association. The
Graded School, conducted under the
auspicies of this association, has become
self-supporting.
Chester State Bulletin. Last Friday on
the plantation of Mr.. John G. McAfee, a
colored woman named Lucinda Franklin,
while walking along the public highway,
was forcibly taken to secluded place and
an outrage committed upon her person.
She was threatened and choked by her
assailant, who was negro, and perfect
stranger in the vicinity. He is supposed
to be refugee burglar from Fairfield, in
which direction he fed. He is still at
large -
last Mr. Samuel Brown, of O'Neal Town.
ship, Greenville County, was thrown
from his buggy against the fence the
mule running away and so severely hurt
that he died Sunday evening......Ar.
rangements have been made for q grand
basket picnic at the meeting of the Sur
vivors to be held in Greenville on August
1st.
Newberry Herald: Mr.. Sidney Readin,
of Charlotte, N. g., has the contract for
building four two-story brick stores, to
front an Pratt street and to extend from
Mr.. Cash's to Caldwell street......The
Fair grounds are almost clear, and the
fence around them has been begun.
Spartanburg Herald: Gen. LeDuc,
commissioner of Agriculture, of the Uni
ted States, is q guest of Congressman j.
II. Evins.. There will be meeting of
the citizens of Spartanburg County on
Tuesday, in che Court House, to appoint
delegates to attend the Kings Mountain
meeting, the 25th inst, which will take
preliminary steps for the centennial cell
bration of lsSO......A negro named Mitts
Wallace, while riding mule, was kill
ed together with the mule, few days
ago by lightning on the plantation of
Mr.. J. G. Peete, in Union County,:
Mr.. J. Gyles, deputy collector of United
States revenue for this department, who
had made Spartanburg his headquarters
for the past year, has been ordered to
Walhalla for duty.
Williamsburg Star: DR.. S. D. M. Byrd
has been nominated for the Senate to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of Col.
Maurice. "a tornado about a mile in
width swept from west to east through
Williamsburg County recently. A gin
house, cotton press and a number of ne
gro cabins were destroyed by it.
Barnwell People: Dianah Carter,
charged with being an accessory in the
killing of Charles Grant, was arrested
and placed in Jail on Tuesday......Co
siderable sickness prevails throughout the
county. The colored people of Barn
we'll have organized temperance socie-
Darlington News: We hear much
complaint of sickness in the county,
principally fever.
Edgefeld Advertiser The election of
member of the Legislature to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Repre-
tative Jones, will take place on August
5th. Two convicts escaped from the
barracks at Edgefeld few days since:
Their names are Reuben Gregg and
Henry Smith. 1.-THE Big Creek and Pine
Grove Democratic Clubs have declared
against the stock law.
Rock Hill Herald: The residence of
Mr.. w. H. Taylor was destroyed by fire
at an early hour on last Friday morning.
Darlington Southcrncr:: Last week, on
Thursday, quite storm of wind, hail and
rain passed over the county, few miles
east and southeast of this place, doing
much damage to the Oldest corn and
fencing. 1t was particularly severe
through the Mcchanicsville and Palmetto
neighborhood.
Hampton Democrat: A negro by the
name of Royal Black was arraigned be-
fore Trial Justice Pierre Robert, on
Tuesday last, on the charge of an at
tempted outrage on the person of little
girl only nine years old, a few days since,
in the lower part of this county. The
evidence was sufficient to Jail him, and
he was accordingly taken in charge by
Constable Joe Johnston, who brought
him to Varnville and turned him over to
the sheriff to await his trial at the next
term of court
Lancaster Ledger: Five prisoners in
the county jail......The dogs are playing
havoc among the sheep few miles east
of town.
Orangeburg Democrat: A laborer in
the employ Of Mr.. John Richard killed a
very large rattlesnake near Stilton last
week. The reptile had seventeen rat
ties. We learn that n son of Mr. Hess
Andrews, who disappeared when the
Yankee Army passed through Orange
burg in 1865 returned on Tuesday last in
search of his father. AS stranger he
stopped at the hotel and made inquiries
which led to the happy meeting Of father
and son.
Orangeburg Times: A difficulty occur
rod ot Roayosyille abOut two weeks ago