The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Exchanges.

Abbeyille Press and Banner: The
small grain crop around Millway has i'm
proved wonderfully in the last ten days
and now gives promise of fine yield......
1t is our painful duty to announce the
death of Mr.. John Landon Wardlaw, of
Memphis, Tenn. Mr.. Wardlaw was a
native of Abbeville, and was son of our
venerable townsman Robert Fl. Ward
law, Esq......Our people are now suffer-
ing greatly from colds and other diseases
that are produced by changes of the
weather. The fatality among the young
darkeys is great. More than half 4 doz-
en- have died in town within the past
few days......The Messrs. Mcneil con-
tinue to haul corn to Abbeville. They
have, up to this time, sold eleven loads
in this market In all they have sold
eleven hundred bushels, and still have
more to sell their improvident neighbors.
......A storm did some slight damage
about White Hall last week. Considera-
BILE fencing on the lands of J. l.. Ward,
Mrs. Robert Mrs. Deal and others
was blown do,
Abbeville Medium: Greater activity
among our farming population at this
season of the year has not been known
in this section for many years, and the
country has gone hard to work. Except
at this place and in the little country
town there are scarcely any idlers, and
things are generally beginning to assume
q more healthy complexion......A valua-
BILE deposit of lime rock has been discov-
cred on Mrs. S. NJ. Calhoun's plantation,
near town, similar to the celebrated quar-
ry at Scwanee, Tennessee. Three negro
conricts escaped from the Greenwood
and Augusta chain gang last week-Ed.
Hampton and Aaron Galboat. y reward
of ten dollars has been offered for the
capture of each of the runaways......
There has been UNUSUAL activity among
the guano dealers at this place during
the past week, and nearly all the farmers
are coming to the terms of the compa
nies.
Spartanburg Spartan Last Saturday a
case Of kidnapping took place right here
in Spartanburg. John Chapman, u
bright mulatto boy, smart and active,
able to read and write, was taken from
his pareuts by parties unknown. The
boy had gone out in the road near the
residence of Col. Evins, where market
wagons are in habit Of camping. There
will be public meeting on saleday, first
Monday in April, at II o'clock, in the
Court House, to further the cause Of i'm
migration to this section. Addresses
will be made by Mr.. N. Dumont, presi-
dent of the late Northern Mems Conven-
ton held in Charlotte, and Mr.. Gaines,
founder of the present practical scheme
of Southern immigration.
Spartanburg Herald: Capt. Lanford
reports the seizure of one still and one
thousand gallons beer in this district on
the goth instant. For the counties of
Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, York
and Laurens are assigned to duty under
Capt. Lanford, Deputy Collectors NJ.
w. Watson, Ii. II. d. Byron, and Gel.
Brent Johnson.
Newberry Herald. School Commits
siorer Boozer and several of the teachers
in the county are taking steps to organ
ize u Teachers Institute or Convention.
......A fine stalk of genuine sugar cane
raised by DR.. j. Wm. Folk, of Jalapa,
has been laid on our table. The DR.. in
forms us that he made at the rate Of 440
gallons to the acre of the very best syrup,
and was successful in making an excel
lent article of sugar,.....TLe contract for
building the passenger depot has been
given to Mr.. Clark Waring, Of Columbia,
who has come up to take charge. The
depot will be set on granite pillars, will
be 1Sx42 feet, and will be divided up
into the following apartments: two wait
telegraph office and ticket
office.
Barnwcll People,: Cottonl Cotton!!
Cotton!!! This years acreage is fully
as large as that of the last. A big crop
and low prices are expccted......T
Barnwell Railroad is to be built. The
parties now moving in the matter have
scratched the word "fail" from their die
tionary and are going to put it through.
..... Unity prevails among our planters.
They have agreed unanimously to buy
guano and are buying it. Prices are
about the same they were last season, and
the amount purchased fully as large.
On last Sunday evening Miss Julia Scott
committed suicide at white Pond, at the
residence of her brother. The circum-
stances as told us were as follows: While
her brothers family was at supper she
told colorcd woman who was in the
room with her to go ont and stay until
she called her. With one of her shoes
in her hand she followed the woman out
of the door Into the piazza, went to The
water Lucket and returned to the room.
Almost immediately the repOrt of q gun