The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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Kersbdw Ga<ette Kershaw returns
s0o8, 1903 Of personal propertya......Ther
arr IN Kershaw County 2,si4 dogs, the
assussed yalus Of which Is $40. The
valuo OF all the sheep and goats In the
county Is only e5,O74. MIR y. NJ. Be-
thune, of Lynchwood Grange, Kershaw
County, made ninety bushels Of corn OH
one acre this year.
Orangeburg Debt2crdt: Mr.. Fairy, OF
Dranchville, furnishes us with the fol-
lowing account OF sad accident which
occurred on his place: On Tuesday
morning while cnlorcd boy about Is
years of age, who was working for me,
was on his way to plow, he was thrown
by the mule and got trace hooked
around his wrist, when the mule became
frightened, and commenced running and
kicking, and continued running until ilo
had tramplcd and kicked him dead, when
he became reconciled and walled home
to my lot perfectly quiet, with the dead
body dragging at his side. Mr.. Edward
Carroll was Immediately notified, and
.mmoned q jury OF Inquest, who In ac-
c0rdapce with the facts, rendered II ver-
dict Of death by accident.
Sumter Wdtchmdai On tho night OF
November Il, the gin house of Mr.
George II. Reid. OF Bishopvillc, with
freot%e thew work % Of an incendiary n eroySo NO IN. R
surancc.. .....We understand that Jr.
stephen II. Miller, who lives few mics
from Lynchburg, had tho misfortune to
havo his stable destroyed by fire one
night recently, with his horse and All OK
Tho ilro was supposed to be accidental.
Wo regret TO learn that on the evening Of
the 2Sth instant the gin house Of Mr.. r.
ID. FoxwOrth, OF Priyatcer Township,
was consumed by fire, together with all
tho machinery, &c, also two bales Of
cotton, 1000 bushels OF cotton seed and
lot OF valuable tools. A match In the
rntfnI1 Ivtinf. uf rr,r trGtIn ha fyit,
III motion caused the fire. Loss about
81 600. No Insurance.
Darlington Neus: A colorcd woman on
plantation OF DR.. s. Il. Parratt, Of Swift
Creek township, gavo birth ono day last
week to four well-formed girl babies.
other two died In a day or no after their
birth.....A difficulty occurred ON Mon
day evening last about dark, a little way
out of town on tho poor house road, be-
tween Joe Douglas, colored, and David
StrattOn, white, in which tho former
shot the latter with Colts revolver, the
ball taking effect just below the bowels
and inflicting very dangerous wound.
Stratton was on his way home from this
place, In company with his father and
mother-in-law, and 1t Is said was drink
able abb to get ut the origin Of tho djiiicuity, GI
though 1t has been said that it occurred
about Douglas running his wagon into
Stratton's buggy while descending tho
hill just across the railroad. Douglas
was pursued and arrested. but mado his
escape, though 1t is said he intends sur
rendering himself and giving bail for his
appearance. we suppose he Is awaiting
the result Of the wound. The young man
was put upon wagon and sent homo.
1t is thought his wound may prove ia
tal
Beaufort Crescent: The steam ship Euro
poan left Port Royal for Liverpool on
Tuesday with a cargo consisting of 6,8l3
bales cotton, $50 tons iron ore, 10 casks
clay, DC.
Bnrnwell People: Will;ston drinks
more lager beer than any. other station
on the South Carolina Railroad......A col
ored man by tho name of Boylston was
shot and killed last Wednesday night,
about ten miles from here, on the Edsto,
by ~. Bon. Peoples, Jr. From what we
can learn of the action of the jury of in
quest, tho act was committed in self-de-
fense.......Our planters arc showing thcir
good sonse by planting larger crops Of
small grain than thoy have over done.
Barnwell Sentinel: VIM. Nix, who was
shot last week by Barney Jeffcoat, has
80 far recovered as to be walking about.
MIR. d. p. Morris, of Georges Creek,
In this county, was attacked in his own
yard, last Thursday, by u mad dog, be-
longing to Mr.. George Patterson, and
bitten on the leg, the dog holding on to
Mr.. Morris until he dragged him near
tho door of his house and there closed 1t
on him. The dog then started around
the house, when Mr.. Morris got down
his gun and shot him dead.
Aiken Journal and Rcriep Henr, Hymn
sion, young man clerklng for Mr.. r.
II. Kernaghan, ut Langley, committed
suicide by taking about two ounces Of
laudanc:n one day last week.
Rock Hill Herald: Il pnbiic meeting
will be held at this place at an early day
for the purpose OF taking tho necessary
York County...... Charles Jordan, q son OF
Mrs. Martha Jordan, of Chester, was
thrown from ahorsein front of the Presby.
terlan Church, in this place, on last Sat-
urday,. and one Of his legs was broken.
He Is doing we'll under the circumstan-
ces.
Yorkville Enquirer: About o'clock on
Sunday morning, tho Esd ultimo, the
corn crib of Amos D. Ross, who lives OH
the lands of A. 8. Wallace, about five
miles southwest of town, was destroyed
about thirty bushels of corn and guam
tity of shuclss. The origin of the fire Is
nnkncgn.-Gn F-ia..TJ ..:!55ii. !a.. the
gin house OF Mr.. Joseph Capps, who lives
In this county, though near the Neck
Ranaleahnrg waa destroyed by fire, to-
gether with two bales Of cotton, about
800 bushels Of cotton seed and q wagon.
a dispach to the Ne,rs and Courier from
Sumter, dated December 3, saws: The
infant daughter, Of Mr.. James Minis, of
this place, was shot and killed this
morning. Mr.. Minis being absent from
homo left his gun in the corner OF his
room, loaded but not capped. This
morning two Of his little boys, one and
the other 8 years of age, took the gun 20
play with. and finding no caps struck q
match and placed it on the tube, which
load lodging In tho head of CHG child and
producing deatk instantly.
Camden Journal: Large numbers OF
wild. geese are TO be seen ut the shoals In
the E.ver, just above Camden .........The
people in Cheraw are strongly in favor of
establishing tho whipping post as O
means of punishing criminals. We Sec
ond their motion.
Edgefeid -4duertiSer The prices of real
estate are unmistakably stiffening UP In
our county......P Paris Simikins, tho color
ed man OF our town, formerly so we'll
known in Radical politics, has been ap-
pointed, by the internal revenue author
ities AZ Washington, storekeeper and
gauger for the District of South Carolina.
One of the initiatory steps OF the Repub-
licap powers, we opino, towards regain
Ing influence In South Carolina. We do
not know the duties of the Office, but we
hear that tho pay Is from three to four
dollars day.
Lancaster ledger. The total yalne nf
personal property in Lancaster County
amounts to $500, ,7i3.....T Tho Board OF
County Commissioners held their regu-
lar semi-monthly meeting on last Mon
day. Tho following assessment for