The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-29
SOtTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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Aiken Courier Journal: There are
now fifly.fve persons on the poor list of
Aiken County. We learn that the coun-
ty commissioners have determined to buy
piece of land somewhere near town,
and will build poorhouse on it, and afe
now taking steps in that direction.
Aiken Review: A difficulty occur, ed
few days ago on the turpentine farm of
Owen Alderman, near Langley, which
resulted in. one of the hands getting
couple Of loads Of sthall shot. The UNI
fortunate man was painfully though not
seriously wounded.
Abbeville Press and Bu,ner!: Green
Callahan, respectable colored man of
the Bordeaux section, was in town, last
Saturday, paying taxes. He was the
first to pay last year. He is now the
sole owner of $40 acres of land, which is
assessed at $4,000, which was bought
and paid for since the war. He has done
this and supported large family. Let
us hear no more of the unprofitableness
of farming in Abbeyille county.
Abbeville Medium: Up to and includ-
ing Monday the county treasurer had is
sued two hundred and sixty-one receipts
and collected more than $4,000 in taxes.
Chester Bulletin: Heavy rains fell
throughout our county last week. Far
mers complained of the excessive fall of
the watery element, Ploughs were stop.
ped for short time. Crop prospects are
generally good The vicinity of Rich
burg was visited with hail storm on last
Friday, which did some damage. Mr.. ].
Martin Mcdaniel was one of the princi-
pal sufferers. His cotton in some places
was so badly injured as to necessitate re-
planting.
Chester Reporter: There was no meet
ing of stock holders of the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad Company, at Newton,
on the 18th instant, majority of the
stock not having been rcpresented......
Up 10 Wednesday about $4,000 of the
May instalment of taxes had been col
lected.. ....Since the first of JANUARY last
there have been received at the railroad
depots of Chester 1888 tons guano and
acids. The receipts last year, we are in
formed, were something more than 1900
tons, showing an increase in favor Of this
year of 400 tons.
Etgefeld Monitor: A severe hail
storm passed over the Turkey Greek sec
ton on Saturday last doing considerable
damage to the crops.....At the annual
meeting of the corporators of the Edge
field Branch Railroad, held in the Court
House on the Sth of May, Capt. Lewis
Jones wss unanimously elected president,
and NJ. A. Markert, Gen. NJ. w. Gary,
S. w. Nicholson. B. F. Mays, A. J. Nor
ris and DR.. J. w Hill, directors for the
ensuring year.
Kershaw Gazette: Several portions of
this county, near Camden, were visited
by hail storms on last Saturday evening.
No damage to crops...."The total valua-
tion of the taxable property in the coun-
ty is 81 ,6S0,S9l upon which is assessed
for all purposes tax of $24, ,454.24.......
The average value of lands in Kershaw
County, outside of Camden, is $3.50 per
acre.
Lancaster Rcricw: Mad dogs cause
much CONSERVATION throughout certain
sections of the county. ..Severae fatal
cases of pneumonia are reported in the
Taxahaw neighborhood.. Mr. J. E.
Bailey had twelve acres of fine corn
ruined by a hog last week.. Bud
worms in the corn and cut worms in the
cotton all over the county.
Walhalla Courier: The recent rains
have brought up good stand of cotton,
while corn is looking fine, having been
ploughed out and the grass taken away.
The warm sun is drawing it up rapidly.
Charleston Ne,rs and Courier: Friday
afternoon, at about 2 o'clock, Mr.. II.
Bcrkmann went into his room, in rear of
his clothing and dry goods store, 553
King street, and lay down as he has been
in the habit of doing. The attention of
some members of his family being at
tracted to him, lie was found to be in
sensible. Physicians were Immediately
sent for, but one arrived only in time to
see the patient die. A paper which had
contained morphine, found near him told
the story of his sudden death. There is
no explanation obtainable Of the act, the
deceased having, so far as is known,
given no one reason to anticipate 1t.
Mr.. Berkmann was native of WOck-
eych, Poland, and came to this city in
1865.
Pickcns Sentinel: Corn is scarcer in
this section at this time than we have
known it for several years, and sells
readily at rs cents cash, or one dollar on
time. The wheat crop in this section
is promising, and if no disaster bcfalls it,
breadstuffs may decline somewhat when
the crop is harvested The area sown is
as large as usual. ......G Good seasons of rain
have fallen in this section, and cotton,
corn and all kinds of vegetation have
been greatly benefited thereby.
Orangcburg Democrat: The wheat crop
is being harvested and the largest in this
county for years.. There is an unusual
amount of sickness among the citizens OF
our town for his season of the year......
The county treasurer has thus lar collcc-
ted 81 ,374.Sj of the current taxes.
Orangcburg Times: a salmon 5!
inches long was caught in trap by II.
j. Livingston, at Colonel ID. Livingston's
mill, on Big Beaver Creek, on last Tues
day morning. Is this one of the crop
placed in the river by the fish commits
sioner?
Darlington News: Small grain crops
are reported as generally very good in
this county......A hail storm visited the
upper and lower parts Of this county last.
Saturday, passing over both Florence
and Society Hill, and damaging young
corn and cotton very seriously in some
places. The Timmonsvile people are
g.tting up an excursion to Washington.
They want to see the Congressional
elephant.
Florence Times: On last Thursday du-
ring the heavy rain storm the barn and