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

lii; and a new store are in process of
erection in Aiken. The young folks
about Aikens are organizing an archery
club......The trustees and lady managers
Of the Old Folks and Invalid Homo at
Aiken, held their annual meeting and
elected officers on the lst inst. The re-
port shows at present 7 inmates, all col
ored. Died last year, 4 discharged, 3.
Abbeyille 1Ied,um: Adam i;ratton,
colored was sent to Jail Saturday for
twenty days, in default Of payment of
five dollars and cost, rs penalty inpos.
ed on him for violation Of the stock law.
......A number Of the most influential adj
vocates Of the Savannah Valley Railroad
have concluded that while they will vote
for the tax they will do 80 on the express
understanding that il 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 il nothing i'm
the way of the completion of the road
but about sixteen miles Of dirt, which
will be dug out by next spring. Tom
Claybonc, q colored dcspcrado, was shot
at Cokesbury on Tuesday by w. IL.
Gilkcrson, intendAnt Of the town, and so
badly injured rs to nccessitate the ampu-
tati0n of one of his legs. Rev. J. L..
Martin, Rev. II. n. Pratt and Mr.. Jacob
Miller have been reelected trustees of
the Abbevillc School Association. The
Graded School, conducted under the
auspicies of this association, has become
self.supporting.
Chester STATE Buhcfin: Last Friday on
the plantation Of Mr. John G. McAfcc, a
colored woman named Lucinda Franklin.
while walking along the public highway,
was forcibly taken to a secluded place and
an outrage committed upon her person.
She was threatened and choked by her
assailant, who was negro, and Il perfect
stranger in the vicinity lie is supposed
to be u refugee burglar IRON Fairfield, in
which direction he fled. He is still at
large
Grccnvile Nems: Saturday evening
last Mr. Samuel Brown, of O'Neal Town.
ship, ,Greenvillo County, was thrown
from his buggy against the fence (the
that he died Sunday evening. Ar
rangements have been made for grand
basket picnic at the meeting of the Sur
vivors to be held in Greenville on August
lst.
Newberry Ucrold: Mr.. Sidney Rcadin,
of Charlotte, N. c., has the contract for
building four two-stOry brick stores, to
front an Pratt street and to extend from
Mr.. Cashs 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 guest of Congressman J.
II Fyipo Thoro will l,o =, r
the citizens of Spartanburg County on
Tuesday, in the Court House, to appoint
delegates to attend the Kings Mountain
meeting, the 25th inst, which will take
preliminary stems for the centennial cell
bration Of 1890. IA negro named Mitts
Wallace, while riding n mule, was kill
cd together with the mule, a few days
ago by lightning on the plantation of
Mr.. j. G.. Pcete, 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. NJ. Byrd
has been nominated for the Senate to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Col.
Mnurice......A tornado about mile in
width swept from west to east through
Williamsburg County recently. a GIN
mouse, cotton press and number Of ne
gro cabins were destroyed by it.
Barnwcll People,: Dianah Carter,
charged with being an accessory in the
killing of Charles Grant, was arrested
and placed in Jail on Tuesday. 80. Con
siderable sickness prevails throughout the
county......The colored people of Barn
we'll have organized a temperance socic-
ty.
Darlington Neus: We hear much
complaint of sickness in the county,
principally fever.
Edgetield advertiser: The election OF
n 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 Edgeficld few days since.
Their names are Reuben Gregg and
Henry Smith. THE Big Creek and Pine
Grove Democratic Clubs have declared
against the stock law.
Rock Hill Herald: The residence OF
Mr.. w. II. Taylor was destroyed by fire
at an early hour on last Friday morning.
Darlington Southcrner: 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 WINS particularly severe
through the Mechanicsville and Palmetto
neighborhood.
Hampton Democrat: A negro by the
name Of Royal Black was nrraigned be-
fore Trial Justice Pierre Robert, on
Tuesday last, on the charge Of an Mt
tempted outrage on the person of little
girl only nine years old, 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
very large rattiesnake near Stiiton 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 a stranger he
stopped Mt the hotel and made inquiries
which led to the happy meeting of father
and son.
Orangeburg Times: A difficulty occur
red at Reevesville about two weeks ago
between two brothers-in-law, Mr.. Elkin
and Mr.. Berry, in which both were
with knives. Mr.. Berry died
last Friday of fever, whether from the eff