The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcanings from our state Exchange

Abbevile Ptess and Banner Gen. Lc-
Due, commissioner of agriculture, was
tho guest of the Hon. ID. Wyatt Aiken
last week, and spent one night with our
townsman, Mr.. w. Joel Smith. The
General expressed himself rs highly
pleased with this section of ihe country.
Il VIZ; Gen. LoDu0's purpose 10 visit Col.
James L. Calhoun and see his ten farm,
but unfortunately he was quite sick on
Friday night and returned to Cokcsbury
on Saturday, leaving the Same day for
| Washington. Mr.. .. Il. Bourne has
discovered platinum on his Robinson
place. He is corresponding with the
great Mr.. Edison on the su'icct. Edison
is anxious to find platinum ~ arge guam
titles. He is prepared to spend twenty
thousand dollars in the search. We
hope he will send his money to Abbeville
County, and that he may find plenty of
platinum to make his electric burners.
Abbeville Medium: All the lower win
dows in the colored Methodist Church
have been covered with green curtains.
and several night meetings are held eve.
ry week with the curtains down. This
may mean temperance or religion or ma
sonry, but it suggests politics more
! strongly than anything else to suspi-
cious mind. Tho county is unusually
healthy aud the doctors complain of Il
perfect dearth of cases. A few cases OF
fever of the average type are being treat
ed in Iari0us parts of the county, but we
are free from anything like an epidemic,
anu so wo hope to Taina;ii......Th rail-
road track at this place has been put in
fine repair. The old timbers have been
removed and several carloads of oak ties
have been laid down. Under Receiver
Conner's administration the road is be-
ing put in u good condition along the
whole line. II freights could be reduced
and the passenger rates placed at three
cent? = mile tho road would be good in
stitntion with all its faults. =. The chick
en- trade this season has been the largest
we have ever known and the streets have
been full of all sorts and sizes.
Barnwell Sentinel: Apropos of the late
protracted heated term, Mrs. DIR. Ha-
good relates the following: a duck
which she bad setting abandoned her
nest from the supposed excessive heat.
About week subsequently Mira. Hagood
happened to notice tho nest in pass
ing, and to her surprise there rested
eleven little ducklings with heads erect.
The temperature was sufficiently high
naturally to oconsummate the old duck 8 de-
sign...... Barnwell County is healthier up
to this time by far than for several years
past...... Crops throughout the county
lexcept in two or three sections where
the drought was OF six weeks duration,)
are generally good. The late rains were
worth thousands of dollars to this county.
crops may &c considered considered. safe, ant,
from present indications no cry of bread
will go up from this land. The planters
will have corn to sell and some to keep.
Spartanburg Herald. Whooping cough
is prevailing among children of the town
and in various sections Of tho county,.
After the frat of September oil cotton
sold in Spartanburg will be weighed by
regular weighers appointed by the Town
Council, at ten cents each per BALE. 80.
Western corn is retailing from the stores
at 80 cents. Good sound country corn
would bring that price ct this time. Oats
II to 20 cents per dozen, 40 cents per
bushel. Fodder 81, 25 to 81 10.
Rock Hill Herald: Mr. G. NJ. Green has
tendered his resignation rs q member Of
the House Of Representatives of York
County. Hon. J. @. Sheppard, Speaker of
the House wilma short time orderan elec.
ticn TO ell the vacancy. .. The Debating
Society met on Monday night aud argu-
ed tho question: 40 10 tho pToPTiiety of tho
Democrats zenominating Tilden for the
Presidency. Several speeches, marked
with more or less of force and feryency,
were made on both sides. The ques-
lion was decided In favor Of the affiYma-
tive. ~