The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gloapings from our State Exchange


Glcapings from our State :xchnnges.
Barnwell Sentinei:- Up to last Saturday
the frequent heavy rains have been gen
cral throughout the county, and in CON
sequence the cotton crop in many places
where the lands are low is being seized
with vigorous rust. This gives our
planters no little anxiety for the safety
lightful weather, with favorable signs for
its continuance.
Barnwell People: On Tuesday last, af-
ter short but intensely painful illness,
DR.: B.. w. Lawton departed this life at
Allcndnle, deeply regretted by large
circle Of friends and relatives. Two
miles Of track on the Barnwell Railroad
have been completed. The hands are
now engaged in erecting trestle.
Chester Reporter: At Senator Buffers
request, Mr.. Mcconnell has forwarded q
box of his grapes to the Spanish consul
at Charleston, who has in contemplation
visit to this section Of the State to ex-
anime into It's advantage for grape cul-
ture......The annual meeting of stocl ,ol-
ders of the Cheraw and Chester Rail. vad
Company was held at Richburg on Tues
day, August 8. The reports of the pres
ident and secretary were read. The
treasurer's report shows that since the
last meeting the receipts from freight
have been $9,161.S1 from passengers,
Sl,727.15. On Tho floating indebtedness
of the company 500, ,l90.70 have been
paid, from tho sale of county aud mort
gage bonds. The report shows balance,
OH the LIST OF July, of SIC, 0,240.42 in the
treasury.
Clarendon Pres: During the past
week several bears have been killed on
Santee. One, an old mother, was killed
by Mr.. Samuel Tobias, and two young
follows were killed by Mr.. ]. G. Dorse.
Florence Times: Mr.. Tyre Stuckey,
who lives in Darlington County, about
one mile from DuBose Bridge, lost his
dwelling house and about half of his
household goods, together with his watch
and gun, on lest Saturday, about 4 o'clock
in the morning. AS there had been no
fire in the house since tho day previous,
it is supposed that it was the work of an
incendiary.
EdgeHeld Mo=:tor: A convict in the
employ of Mr.. Clisby, on tho Edgefield
and Trenton Railroad, was killed, on
Monday, by the falling of the bank above
Whef0 ne was at WORK.
Lancaster Ledger: There was q slight
frost in town on the 9th instant.
Greenville Ne,os: The executive COM
mittee of the Greenville Agricultural and
Mechanical Association have invited the
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
of the State to hold their next annual
summer meeting in Greenville.. 49,.
Some cotton planters in the vicinity of
Greenville say that the crop is not
only not casting its fruit, but is as
promising as it was last year. The
drought did not seriously affect the crop
where the ground was thoroughly pre-
pared. The growth of weed wns steady
throughout the season and there is no
second growth, therefore, to do ony
harm.
Lexington DisnatcA Mr.. p. A. Hen.
dirk, intendunt of the town, died on the
7th instant. He was over 81 years OF
age......The board of equalization have
increased the value Of taxable property
in the county $50, ,499. The auditor
has been instructed by the county board
of assessors TO raise the valuation of cat.
tie to S5, aheep and hogs to 81, goats to
90 cents per head where they are return
ed Mt less, except in cases whero hogs had
the cholera.
Spartanburg Herald: Glenn Springs
has had the largest anG most pleasant
crowd of guests this season that has yisi-
ted that popular summer resort in sever
nj years, and the cry is still they come.
Spartanburg Spartan: Forty-two hap
py converts were baptized ct Abner's
Creek Church last Sunday by the pastor,
Dr: a. Is. Durham......Th house in
which one of Rev. Miluor Jones'a paro-
chial schools was carried on was blown
down during little gust of wind which
passed over our town last week. The
children had warning, and barely escap-
ed by Fastening from the house.
Beaufort Ne,rs: The cotton crop in
this section, although somewhat later
than last season, has been promising dur
ing the past month, and for the season
we have had, heavier yield than was
expected few months ago is anticipa.
ted. The caterpillar has. however.
made ita appearance and Is doing great
damage, especially on st. Helena island.
The plant u growing rapidly and is ten
der and, ',ith an unfavorable change,
should showery weather prevail, the crops
of some of our farmers will. be entirely
consumed...,. The sloop Z. IK IPfi,ett, OF
Beaufort owned by l.. z. Fox, was
wrecked on Monday night the 4th in
atant m Rnll Head hroakera. of the
southeast point of Oasabaw Island. The
sloop was drifting, there being no breeze
at tho time, when a sudden and severe
squall came up, and becoming unman-
ageable, she was driven on the breakers.
Mr.. Fox aud his man were on the Island
three days without food, though fortu.
natoly they managed to save half bar
rel of water.
Chesterfield Caerotc Mcrs. Congress
man Richardson announces that the ca
dot nominated by Rainey for West Point
having failed to pass his examination,
NO mas 70 ios tbs iippoi
be decided by q competitive examination,
which will tase place at Sumter, com.
mencipg on the 2Sth instant.
Fairfield Nesps AID Herald !, Tho iail
Is filling up with alleged offenders agafnsi
tho law. Thirteen or fourteen arc al
ready enjoying the hospitality Of the
county, and moro are coming. -. Mr..
Middleton Armstrong, Of this county, has
ipst q number of hogs that manifested all
the symptoms Of hydrophobia. Several
weeks ago q small dog was seen to run
through Mr. Armstrong; pasture snap.
ping and foaming AMI evidently mad.
In the pr fure were number of hogs,
.srlii they attacked the dog Oh ne ran
through them. a fight eilsued Ia
which the dog was severely wound
ed, and it was in fact nearly, deat d
vixen: q final blow by some ono dispatch
cd IL. Two weeks after several Of the
hogs that he'd engaged IN the combat be-
Sun 70 sIcKeus ana in a rev Gays tngy pc
came so scrioualy affected and evinced so
many symptoms Of madness that they