The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-03-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
GIeAninga from our state Exchanges.

GIenninga from our state Exchanges.
Abbeville Prcss and Runner: A lodge
Of knights Of Honor was organized at
Due West last week, DIR. NJ. A. Thomp-
son was installed AZ l.. O......For several
weeks there was a lull in the cotton mar
ket at the Court House, but during the
past eight days the business has look cd
brisker. Cotton wagons have been nu-
mcrous and well laden. One farmer sold
thlrty-onc bales last week, another TWEEN
ty-four, and several others from fifteen To
twenty each. They had held their crop
vainly hoping for a rise in the price, but
rs the prospect did not brighten they
brought the cotton to market and sold at
Sto 81.
Abbevillc ik,lium. Seven wagon loads
Of Yuano were hauled out of town yes
terday morning by the indignant Gran
gers. who loaded up at night and got
away from town before the people were
stirring next morning......A meeting of
the CoIored A Agricultural Society will be
held at the school house in this place on
March 18th to make arrangements to
discharge the mortgage hanging over the
concern. a full meeting is desircd-the
life Of the organization is at stake. The
affairs of the society are not in any very
encouraging condition, and in addition
To the mortgage debt the grounds and
buildings Of the concern are drcadfully
dilapidated. Several prosecutions un-
der the new stock law are now pending
before Trial Justice Calhoun and will he
tried this week. The law is already in
operation all over the county, and every
body is gradually growing to it, We
hear no more talk of Indignation meet
ings and forcible resistance of the law.
The law is mighty and will prevail.
Eight or ten carloads Of guano have been
brought to Abbeville this season, and
are stored away for sale to the planters Of
the county. The guano house and the
depot platform are redolent with the
lively odor Of the stuff, and now and
then the agents sell ton or two, al
though the demand so far has been very
far short of the supply. There are just
now some slight indications of increased
activity in this line Of business.
Darlington Ncms A negro child was
burned to death at Wild's Quarter last
Monday. ......The lien business is raging
this year. The Clerk has already regis
tered ,47G... Sheriff Cole has captured
Ben james and Robert Mccall, two of
the prisoners who escaped from Jail re-
cently......It has leaked out, as predicted,
that the tools with which the prisoners
recently made their escape were passed
into them through the window from the
street. a blanket WAS torn up and
strings made by some Of the prisoners in
the passage, with which tools were drawn
up. Mary King, it is said, was .stru-
mental i'll getting up the necessary tools
and enccting the arrangements for the
escape.
Ncwberry Herald: Mamie Sigh, n
colored woman living Mt Col. Cannon's,
near Jalapa, was bitten two years ago by
dog which soon afterwards became
mad. The wound healed, and the wo-
man suffered no i'll effects from it till
Monday, tho 18th, when she WAS seized
with violent spasms. DR.. j. w. Folk
was sent for and pronounced it n genuine
case of hydrophobia. She was kept un-
der the influence of rhlnrnfnrm for
twenty-four hours, during which time
the convulsions ceased, and she began TO
get better.
Spartanburg Ttraii: The fertilizer
war is now over and our farmers nre buy
ing fertilizers in as large quantities rs
ever.
Newbcrry Nc,rs.. On last Tuesday, the
Goth inst, Saul Boozcr met his death in
n sad manner. lie was cleaning out
well on the premises Of Mr.. Burr liar
mon, who lives about twelve miles from
here, on the Wise Ferry road. Boozer
was in the well, other parties drawing up
large tub filled with rock taken from
the well. The tub was rested upon n
plank across the mouth of tho we'll,
which plank broke, tho whole weight Of
the tub and its contents falling on Boo
zer, breaking his neck and crushing his
head in n fearful manner. BooZer was
Democrat, never having voted the Re-
publican ticket in his life
Clarendon Press: Wo are informed
by q citizen of our county of the sad
death Of little girl, the daughter of Mr..
S. S. Montgomery, of williamsburg
county, and granddaughter Of Colonel
G.. ID. Rhodus, Clarendon The facts, as
told 10 us, are that the child, in company
with little boy, had gone to the field
where her father was burning brush, her
clothing caught on fire, and before she
could be rescued she was 80 badly burned
that death ensued
Lancaster Ledgcr: We learn that the
residence and smoke-house Of Mr.. w. B.
Cauthen, a very old gentleman cf this
county. were entered on Friday night
last by burglar and robbed of $225 in
money, six hams and ono shoulder Of
meat, and lot of sugar and coffee and
flour. Tho old gentleman is very deaf,
and hence the burglar met with no resis-
tance. No arrests made.