The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-04
SaU1'H CAROLINA NEWS.

at Wfld's Quarter, Darliegton couns
ty, last Monday.
Five hundred water oaks have
been planted in the streets of Aiken
within tho past fortnight.
The lien business is raging in
Darlington county this year. The
clerk has already registered 1,476.
The fertilizer war in Spartanburg
is over, and tho farmers are buying
fertilizers in as large quantities as
ever. So says the Herald.
A negro woman living on the
pla ntation of MIR. Joseph Snyer. in
Chester county, recently gave birth
to two children one black and the
other white.
The meat house of Mr.. Turner
Carter in Chester county was broken
open on Thursday night, and eight
hundred pounds of meat stolen.
There is no clew as to the perpe-
traitors Of this robbery.
Mr.. Samuel McAlily's meat house
in Chester county was broken open
last Saturday night, and about three
hundred pounds of meat were stolen
therefcom. The thieves, to effect
their object, dug through Il brick
wall two feet thick. Horny Wilson,
a negro, has been arrested and com~
mitted to juil, suspected as one of
the guilty parties
A fire broke out last Wednesday
night in Messrs. Walker Fleming g.
Co.'S new biluding in Spartanburg.
The fire burned the shelves, count.
ers and goods in the back end very
badly, and but for the prompt and
energetic action Of the fire company.
the whole block on tho north side of
the public square, including the
courthouse, would have been con,
Sumed.
A negro woman living on the
place Of Capt. j. N. Huffman, in
Lexington county, on Friday last
left her two children about four
years old in her house and went off.
When she returned she found one
Of then with NIL its clothes bunrt off
and it SO badly burned that it diod
o. Saturd ~ morning. The accident
Is reported as being the result Of
gross carele.ssn ass on the mothers
part.
The colored men of Anderson are
talking about holding a meeting
and declaring war against all 'trsmps
and colored refugees from Georgia.
They claim that thIec-fourths Of the
trouble persons of their race get into
is cansed by vagabond negroes fro. n
across the Savannah river, and say
that unless something is done t.
put stop to their coming they
propose to take every such fellow
up and deal with him themselves.
The case of the State against
Isaac McLain, indicted for murder,
was tried at Anderson last week,
AMI elicited much interest. It will
be remembered that this WAS the
case where Mr.. McLain, on horse
back, ran over Mr. Drury Snipes
near the residence of Colonel Rucll-
or, throwing him upon the ground
and causing his death. As tho evil
dence was insufficient to prove
malice or criminal cnle.cssness, tho
defendant was acquitted.
The Newberry Pomona Grange
met at Trinity on tho 18th ult.
Among other business transacted o
resolution was adopted in opposi>
tion to the extra term Of court
ordered by Judge Aldrich for My.
The Changers say they are desirous
that the dockets of the court should
be cleared and the old business that
now clogs it should be wound up,
but declare that the month of May
is not q fit time to call farmers from
their farms to act as jurors and
Witnesses.
Gen. NJ w. GARY, learning that
the parsonage on Wards circuit in
Edgefeld county. was was unfnrc
nished, promptly and without solici-
tation ordered an elegant chamber
suite of walnut furniture from q
dealer in Augusta and donated it to
the parsonage. The furniture haa
been received and placed within the
building. At the Quarterly Confer e.
enco recently held at Batesburg, the
Presiding Elder, Dr.. E. j. Meynar-
die, publicly returned the thanks Of
the Conference to General Gary.