The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-16

upright young man who always kept his
affairs with the company straight. On
Saturday he seemed somewhat dcspOn
dent, without any known cause, and i'm
bibed whiskcy freely. 1t is supposed
that in returning to the city that night
he fell into the gully, and being unable
To help himself was frozen to death.
Abbeville Press and Banner Professor
Kennedy, Of Due West, is in very bad
health and has been under the weather
for several months past. Capt. T.. b.
Calhoun had his left shoulder dislocated
last week by falling through the plank
sidewalk to the depot. The fence law
was universally discussed OH salcsdaT,
and large majority are in favor of it.
although there is some opposition being
manifested.
Spartanburg Herald: The thermome-
ter at Sauda, in PAGES Gap, stood one
degree below zero on Monday, 9th inst.
Cheraw Ners: The Great Pee Dee
River at thi, place has been frozen over
for several days during the past week.
Clarendon Press: The town of Man
ming will soon join the temperance cause,
will be rescinded. TIC county commits
sioncrs have also refused to grant licenses
for retailing spirituous liquors in the
county.
Darlington Ner,. Mr.. Couch, the
who passed through this section deliver
ing, trees some weeks ago, said that he
sold 81 200 worth in this county.
Kershaw Gazette: 1t is estimated by
our statistician that there were 783 tur.
l-nx Al.
Christmas holidays.
Yorkville Enquirer On Sunday night
last the dwelling house Of Mr. Benson
+. Hardin, in this county, on the Ches.
ter and Lenoir Railroad, was destroyed
by fire. Mr.. Hardin succeeded in saving
but little of his furniture. The origin OF
the fire is supposed to be accidental.
Carolina Spartan: Our commissioner
makes an encouraging report as to pub
lie schools. lie thinks they may run
three to five months the present year,.
Mr.. d. Williams, of Cowpens, while re-
turning to his home or the 28th of De-
cember, was taken sick on the road, and
died within quarter of q mile from his
house of heart disease. Arthur, n
little son Of Wyatt Hawkins, Of this
county, about eight yec:s of age, while
playing with his brother in the Kitchen,
went to run out at the door, and looking
back as he ran, struck his head against
the door frame. He very soon became
senseless, and died in about an half hour,
before medical assistance could be OBJ
tained
Columbia Register: Col. James T.
Sims has been appointed State Librarian
vice Feininger removed......M II. Clay
Richardson, tho able reporter of the
Register, has severed his connection with
that paper. He had many newspaper
friends, who regret his loss to journalism
in this State. Governor Simpson has
appointed the following Masters: w. w.
Humphreys, for Anderson County l..
IL. Watts, for Laurens County; Silas
Johnstone, for Newberry County James
Chestnut, for Kershaw County; A. @.
McDuffe, for Marion County. Rev
VIM. b. Mack, d. d., of Tennessee, died
III Columbia, S. c., on last Friday morn
ing, while on visit to his son, the Rev.
JOSEPH. B. Mack, D, D., pastor of the
Columbia Presbyterian Church. DIR.
William Mack was a gentleman of fine
culture and an able divine of the Presby-
terian faith......Col. I. j. Lipscomb has
instituted reform in the management
of the South Carolina Peniteiitiary, by
refusing to allow parties hiring conyicts
to return them when they get sick.
Thus when convicts are hired for six
months or any other period, the party
hiring has to keep them for such period
and 1t they become sick the expense Of
feeding and doctors bills falls on those
hiring. This will effect great saving to
the State, and will be kindness to the
prisoners, for those hiring them will be
more careful to prevent them from TAX
ing sick......Senator A. p. Butler, of
Aiken, has been appointed Fish Commits
sloner under the recent act. There is no
salary to the Office, and only eight hum
dred dollars has been appropriated for
the expenses Of the Commissioner in pro.
curing fish with Itch to stock our wa
ters. Upon entering on his Office he re-
ceived $4,000 young salmon as present
from the State of Maryland, which he
| distributed in the rivers of the lower and
middle portion of the State. He will
soon place lot in the up country, tax
ing the Broad, Saluda, Seneca and other
rivers in this part of the State. The
work of stocking our rivers has just
begun, but from the experience of other
States, we may expect gratifying results
Col. Butler is the right man in the right
place.
Camden Journal. An affray occurred
in the store of Mr.. w. II. Ellis on Mon.
day night between white and colored
man, in which the colored man, whose
name is Abram English, shot at the
white man with pistol, but missed him
This presents fine opportunity for some
Trial Justice to test the efficacy of the
new law in relation to the use of fire
arms in public places. On last Mon.
day morning Major j. M. DeSaussure re.
ceived stroke of paralysis in his right
side. lie was improving at last &C.
counts...:..An aged gentleman from
Hlchland County passed through Cam
den, on his return home, accompanied
by fair young bride whom he Ind can.
tured in this county.
Presbyterian Church have taken: upon
themselves the noble responsih;lity q,
providing Tor an orphan child, Laura
Thornwei Orphanege, Clinton. S. C.
Lexington Dispatei: Lexington is one
OF the towns not ruled by tax-eaters. no,
nave VIC noisy cat in town, no fish
horns, no hand organs, no mothers.in.
law ever cnme here, and lightning str;ke,
over in Richland.
Edgeiield -Adcertiser. The red shirts
OF Grey and Hibler townships serenaded
the Hon. James Cailison on Christmas
night: He responded in an eloquent
speech, f"asted the boys on Mrs. C.'s
cake and wine to their hearts content
ana sent them on their way rejoicing
singing "The Sweet By-and- By.".... MIR
Wan. johnson died at his home in Edge.
iieid County OF the 50th OF December
1878, aged sc years. He was a member
Of the Methodist Church for sixtv.fou