The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
G,eanings from our State Exchanges.

Clarendon Press: Several of our far
mers have been recently threshing out
their rice. The crop is light, owing to the
continuous long dry spell embracing the
blooming and fruiting periods Our
colored erratic barber aud Baptist
preacher, &. T. Tucker, who decamped
from Manning upon hearing OF the arrest
of the late burglars, cut his throat upon
receiving intelligence of their conviction
and sentence. His reputation was not
good here.
Darlington So,therner: Only four of the
members who were CONNECTED with the
PRESBYTERIAN Church at the installation
of the Rev. William Brearley, which oc-
Cured nearly forty years ago, witnessed
the installation of his successor on last Sat
urday. The Macedonia Baptist Church
(colored) of this place has, since the 1st OF
September, through its pastor, Rev. 1. p.
Brockinton, paid $3.50 outstanding against
the church property. Florence has
juvenile minstrel troupe, none of the
members of which are over ten years OF
age.
Edgefield Monitor About o'clock on
Tuesday morning last a barn on the
plantation of Mr.. Thomas P. Hoyt, con-
tanning about fifty bushels of corn, a
quantity of fodder and pea vines, belong
ing to q colored man named Simpson
Pope, was discovered to be on fire, and
building and contents were entirely con-
sumed. A horse belonging to the same
party was also burned to death.
Kershaw Gazette: Mr.. John Jackson,
in the ''Lost Territory" lost his corn
crib by fire, last week.
Camden Journal: Capt. John Burdell
has declined to accept his re-appointment
as county commissioner, and last week
Governor Simpson wrote to Gen; Ken
nedy, asking that the Kershaw delega-
ton recommend some one for the ap-
pointment. The position was first ten
dered Mr.. w. L. Arthur, who declined,
and since that the Office has been on q
search to find some suitable person to
fill it.
Lancaster Ledger: Cotton receipts are
falling of. We quote good middlings at
James II. Harper and family, Mrs.
Mary Kirk and j, II. Harper who emi-
grated from this county to Titus County,
Texas, last winter, are to return home
shortly.
Lexington Dispatch On last Thursday
night the cotton house of Capt. J. n.
Huffman was burned by an incendiary
fire. The house contained twenty bales
of cotton, eight of which were saved.......
Out of the $40, ,47238 taxes to be collected,
$1S,744.70 have already been paid in,
leaving balance of only S72S.67 un-
paid.
Yorkville Enquirer: Mr.. John Nelson a
worthy citizen, aged about 76 years who
resided near Rock Hill, came to his death
by accident late Saturday evening last
He was returning to his home from Rock
Hill, and when about one mile from
town, as is supposed from circumstances,
he fell from his wagon, the wheels Of
which passed over his mock, breaking it
instantly. His Iifeless body was discov-
cred by Mr.. John n. Steele, who report
ed tho fact and an inquest was held by
Trial Justice Fewell. A verdict of acci.
dental death was rendered. The deceas-
cd was buried at Rock Hill with Mason
ic honers, A singular coincidence in the
death of Mr.. Nelson is that the former
husband of his deceased wife-a Mr.
Workman-was killed by his team run
ming away with him within few feet ol
the spot where Mr. Nelson met his death
Union Times: On Friday last, as Mr.
William Smith, overseer on Mr.. 5. W.
Porter's farm, near Jonesville, was cross
ing the railroad, sitting on load of seed
cotton, the jolting of the wagon as the
wheels struck the iron rails threw him
off, his head striking upon the rails, in
ficting serious wound, and painfully