The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcanings from our State Exchanges.

Abbeville Press and Banner; Last
Wednesday morning, between and 2
o'clock, fire broke out in the laundry in
Mr.. w. Joel Smiths yard, and very near
consumed the building before it was dig
covered. The building was good frame
house. Loss between 5000 and $780,.
Mr.. George Shillito, while hunting on
Little Mountain, discovered some of the
finest specimens of gold-bearing quartz
that has ever been found in this country.
The body of a newborn infant was
found last week in the Saluda River, on
the Laurens side, near Maddox's Mill.
The child had been fully dressed, and
had rock tied to it. The child is sup
posed to have been q mulatto. 1t was
found by some boys who were bathing.
......Jack Edwards, colored man died
on the jeff Davis place, near Abbeville
Court House, last week, aged lis years.
His son Quilla is said to be 80 years old
now.
Abbeville Medium:. Senator Hampton
has agreed to be present at the fair in
October and make an address. MIR. j.
A. Calhoun shipped carload of white
oak slaves for wine casks 10 France last
week. The industry would pay if any
one had the time and money and ma
chinery to push the work ahead without
Yexatious delays.
Rock Hill Herald: The Democrats of
York have nominated Mr.. J. A Deal for
the vacancy in the Legislature, caused
by the resignation of MIR. G. NJ. Green.
Spartanburg Spartan: Governor Simp-
son and family passed through Spartan
burg last Monday, on their way to Glenn
Springs. They have been spending very
pleasantly about three weeks at Lime
stone Springs.
Camden Journal: Col. L. L. Miller, of
Georgetown, was in our town last week,
feeling the sentiments of our people con-
cerning subscriptions to project to open
canal from Santee River to Winyah
Bay, distance of eight miles, thereby
giving direct water communication from
this river to Georgetown. The Colonel
thinks such canal would be of great ad-
vantage in rafting timber and transport
ing rice and other produce to the George
town market. Our people did not take
to the project very kindly.."..On last
Thursday morning, just before daybreak,
the residence of Mr.. L. H. PEBBLES, about
twelve miles from Camden, on the
Schrock's Mill road, was completely des-
troyed by fire, together with all the con-
tents, including $50 in money. The origin
ofthe fire is not known, and was barely dis
covered in time for the inmates to escape
from the flames in their night clothes.
This dwelling was one of the finest in
that part of the country, and was unin-
sured.
Marlboro Planter: The Marlboro
Grange will open cooperative store at
Bennettsville as soon as all the stock Is
paid in. ......Dr. Thomas E. Powe, father
in-law of Judge McIver, and one of Che
raw's leading citizens, died on the l4th:
DR.. Powe previous to the war was well
known throughout tne entire State......
Cotton is shedding some but not enough
10 excite extravagant fears as to the re-
suit.
Walhalla Courier: There is q white
buzzard in this county known to be TWEEN
ty-thrce years old. For many years it
lived and roasted on Frank Maxwelps
Toxaway plantation. 1t has recently
been seen in different locality, but not
great distance from its original roost.
Beaufort Crescent: Mr.. ]. E. Glack, OF
our town, on his way to Georgia on
Wednesday night, having occasion to
stop at Coosawhatchie waiting for the
train, was robbed at the station by hav-
ing his pocket cut and his pocketbook
containing $l4 abstracted. The rogue
took advantage of Mr.. Blacks being
asleep, and also endeayored to get his
watch. In this he was foiled by Mr..
Black awakening and grasping the fel-
low, who proved to be negro, but in the
desperate struggle he got away......The
Board of Equalization OF Beaufort Coun-
ty, which ad iourned on Wednesday last,
unanimously determined to raise the as
sessment of taxes upon the Coosaw Min
ing Company Sl40, 900, making an aggre-
gate of $lS0,000 worth of valuation now
paid for by this company that heretofore
has only paid on $4,000 worth of prop
erty. The Board also raised the assess
ments on Savannah River rice lands.
Georgetown Times and Comet: The old
wreck in the bar channel has been
washed away, and also one of the buoys.
There is little or no sickness in our
community at present. So far we have
never known the town to enjoy more
healthy summer......The rice crops in
Georgetown County, we have been told,
are unusually promising and very
heavy yield is expected by the planters.
Mr.. r. l. Middleton, one of our most
successful planters, tells US that he will
commence cutting his rice on Saturday.
Mr.. Middleton says his rice is fully six
feet high, and is as fine crop rs he ever
saw.
Yorkvllc Enquirer: The voters of
Cherokee township have voted against
adopting the stock law..:...We regret to
learn of the death of William c. Black,
ESQ.,, which occurred at his residence,
near Blacks Station, in this county, on
Sunday morning last. At the time of
his death he was in the seyenty-fourth
year of his age.
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