The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Exchanges.

Abbevllle Press and Banner Ine cost OF
the last court amounted TO s749.75, not
including the clerks costs.....It is pro-
posed to establish lodge of Foresters In
AbbeVille. 1t Is beneficial order, with
1000 insurance attached and only ten
cents levied in case of death. Mrs. H.
W. Lawson has dwarf orange tree in
her garden, on which uro blooms, ripe
and green fruit.
Abbeville lfedi,tm: The college ct Duo
West will open with n.f(ili attendance OF
pupils on the first Monday in October.
They are ready for hard work. Mrs. Mar
garet Patterson, the wife OF the Hoh. l.. J.
Patterson, senator from Kershaw County,
and q daughter the late Judge D. L. Ward
law of this place, died at her home in Ker-
shaw on the 18th instant, in the fifty
eighth year of her age.
Chester State Bulletin: Benjamin Cou-
sar, colored, was shot and fatally wound
ed by R. NJ. Mcdowell, on Friday night
last, while robbing the corn field OF the
latter. Three hundred and eighty-nine
bales of cotton were sold and received at
the depot from this county on Saturday
last against 332 weighed Mt the pubic
platform at Charlotte the same day.
Newberry Herald: The dwelling-house
of DR.. j. NJ. Young, near Hopewell
Church, Laurens County, was burned
down on the night of the 18th instant.
The fire occurred about 10 o'clock, when
the family were asleep; 1t originated
from defective stove-pipe. Nothing
family, and Mrs. Young barely escaped
other things burned were twenty barrels
of flour. No insurance .....Newberry
College has opened with seveuty-slX stu
dents.... MFR. r. III. Anderson, who has
filled the position Of superintendent of
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
shops at Helena for the past five years,
has been removed, and his place has
heen filed by the appointment of Mr.. w.
]. Parish, of Virginia. The new super
intendentarrived Saturday and will as
sumo charge at once.
Chester Reporter Probate Judge Cur
tbs received letter last week from Lieu
tenaut James Rideout, on duty here
with regiment of Maine troops in 1866,
but now living in Florida. He makes
inquiry concerning the price of lands
near the town, and asks about the kind
of reception he would likely meet with
in this community. He Writes that sew
eral Of his former comrades would ac-
company him, if all the circumstances
here are favorable to their coming. Each
Of them would bring some capital, and
would be able to buy small tract OF
land if offered on reasonable terms. We
feel sure that our people would welc'me
all who propose to como among us as
bona fde citizens. Other States in the
South are making efforts to increase
their white population by inviting from
other localities men who have some cap
ital to invest. We of South Carolina
should be up an doing and get our
SHARE
Barnwell People Six hundred and
fifty bales of cotton were received at
Blackville for the week ending Septcm-
Der 20.
Clarendon Press: Tho election for in
tendant and warden took place on Mon
day last. The license liquor party was
successful.
Darlington Ne,cS: A bale Of cotton was
brought to Timmonsville on last Friday
which failed to stand an examination.
The gentleman had moistened the sides
of the screw-boX little too much i'll
packing. Some few drops glanced OIL at
an angle with the interior of the bale and
created heat which gradually diffused
the dampness throughout the cotton.
There may have been dozen or more
globules thus introduced, yet it is esti-
mated that the increase in the total
ayeight of the bale was about 20 per
cent. More sickness is reported in the
country than has been for some time
past.
Edgefeld Adrcrtiscr: Our farmers from
almost all sections of the county are
complaining Of disastrous falling off of
late cotton bolls, caused by the recent
three weekss drought. Potatoes, tur-
nips, peas and late corn have also suffer-
ed very materially.
Winnsboro' Ners: Information was
received on Friday that the store of Mr..
VIM. McQuatters, at Ridgeway, was des-
troyed by fire on Thursday morning. 1t
was also stated in town that the store of
Mr. John Craig, at Blackstock, was burnt
on Wednesday night.
Greenville Enterprise and Mountdinccr:
Total value of real estate in the City OF
Greenville, 81, ,060,S Total value of all
taxable real estate in Greenville County,
$3,l7l $50. Airline Railroad, personal
tv and real, SI17,S27. Total amount,
S.. .2S9, ,3S7. ON Wednesday last, 18th
instant, Mr.. Jas. I. West, residing twelve
miles from the city on the Augusta Road,
lost his only child, boy nearly two
years old, by being burned
Greenville News: A fire occurred on
Friday at the workshop of Mr.. L. B.
Glide and resulted in the destruction of
the drying house and about 5000 feet Of
choice lumber Mr.. Cline is certainly an
unfortunate victim of the flames. Since
the war his losses by fire amount to over
S12, 1000.
Kershaw Gazette: Up to last Saturday
morning the treasurer had collected only
about sixty or seventy dollars. The re-
ceipts in May amounted to Sl,67l .2l."....
The turpentine still of Messrs. Dunlay q
Ward, in West Wateree, was destroyed
by fire on last Friday. The loss is esti-
mated at about .Sl00. They expect to
have everything in running order in
few days.
Camden Journal: Mr.. Levi Bradley,
Mexican war veteran, died on Thursday
last.
Marlboro Planter: Cheraw will be in
telegraph communication with the world
this week.. Capt. r. j. Tatum's GIN
house and contents were completely des-
troyed by fire on the night of the 10Th in
slant. The fire was accidental, and the
loss is estimated at S., $780,. iron for
the Cheraw and Wadesboro' Railroad is
DelDR put QO"n at CneTtW. II 10 u lluo
article of steel rail. The work of laying
it will soon commence, and the gauge
will be the same as that Of the Cheraw
and Darlington. President Townsend is
fitting up coaches, and is thought that by
the lst of December tho trains will be
over the road.
Ncwbcrry Ncws: Death has again in
vaded the section of our district afflicted
with tyhoid fever, and this time Mrs.
Charles johnson and Mrs. c, NJ. Gray
have fallen beneath its remorselcss
touch.
Walhalla Courier: A drove of beef cat
tie, all steers, numbering seventy-two,
belonging to w. A. Addington, of Frank
lin, n. c., passed through our town on
last on their way to Baltimore.
The Air Line Railway has made applica-
ton to tho Comptroller General ~ to re-
duce the value Of the road as assessed,
and (2) to reduce the amount assessed
against the road. The owners of the road
only want to pay tax on it since their
purchase of the same, which was in