The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleahings from our State exchange,

| during inc ldSt tnreo weeks from q very
malignant type Of typhoid fever accom-
worthy colored woman who lives 'ir
Fort Pickcns camc near being burnt ou
house and homo last week. Sho was
aroused from her slumber late at nigh
by a heavy roaring and bright light, ant
going out 10 SEQ what was the matter dis
covered her wood pile, which wa,
against her house, In flames. II haC
bccn saturated with Kerosene, and n
q fow minutes sho would have beer
burnt out. There can bo no doubt til al
T. l,hs tho work of an inccndiary.
I.bbovillo Prcss and Banner: The health
oi Abbevil!o villege and vicinity Is bot
ter than 1t has been for years at this sea.
son of tho year ...Aftcr washing rain
Mr. Il. a. Arnold observed under large
oak tree in an isolated part of his farm
near Greenwood, what appeared TO be
fragments of skeleton. This led to an in.
vestigation, In which " as discovered tho
entire skeleton of a human being, Their
tremendous szo ard tho hugo outlines ol
tho grave, showed them TO bo the bones
Of an individual Of colossal proportions
| The skull and arms were particularly Oi
extraordinary size, and tho prominent
firmly set teeth wero only slightly do.
cayod. AS there Is not even a tradition.
al knowledge of tho spot over having
been used as burying ground in mod
crn times, Mr. Arnold thinks It was tho
remains of al Jorigince, and that. per-
llaps, scores oi others may lio in these
| rudo catacombs.
Chester Reporter For the year ending
September ]. 1879, the shipments OF cot
| ton from Chester were 1920 bales.
| against 10000 bales for tho year ending
September /, 1873, showing an increase
| or l,G20 balcS In favor Of tho year lust
past. Eleven prisoners arc held in the
county 10 for trial at tho ncxt term of
Circuit Court, beginning on tho second
Monday in October Burglary, larceny,
stcoing grain from tho field, and assault
with intont to kill arc tho offences
charged.
Clarendon Press: Several young gem
ilemcn I'm Manning arc making move
to organize rille company.
Darlington Ncps: More sickness IL re-
ported in tho county than r somo tino
past.
Florence Times: Tho general opinion
among farmers now Is TINT tho yield of
cotton will be much less than expected a
month ago. Rust prevails to an unusual
extent, and there will be but small top
w. Il. Shepherd, corner Dargan and
Chcyes streets, was consumed by firo on
last Friday night. But little of tho fur
nituro was saved and, several members
of tho family lost their cntiro stock OF
clothing
i."Aiheon OtV'dtN: BILIOUS loVcr iS
quito prevalent along the upper Saluda,
on both sitles......A farmor of tho lower
pnrt of tho Fork is now picking out three
bales OF cotton per day and will average
that quantity thrc gh tho week .. Ono
hundred and five lea OF cotton wore
sold at Batosburg on Saturday, and over
300 during last week ....T Tho honey crop
this season has proved failure. Many
Df our citizens who have numerous hives
have not gathered pound Tho first
bale Of new cotton, which wax brought to
this market by Bon Lowie, (colored) was
spun into splendid yarn by MI John
Green, mt Red Bank Factory, in eight
hours aftor it reached tho mill.
Newbcrry Herald: The cotton Is begin
ming to como in briskly: Tho number
OF bales shipped from this point up to
Saturday night is 379; 101 of tholn were
sold Saturday.. Jacob Bowers, of
Helena, met with serious accident on
Chappclrs on the Grecnville and Column
bia Railroad. He had quit work and
was going homo on lever car. II .
curve he met another car going mt full
speed, Mr.. Bowers had the fiosh torn
from his left thigh. making ghastly
verify injured......L Last Thursday night,
llth Inst, tho storehouso OF Mr.. John Is.
Campbell, at Jalnpa, was burned down
Mr. Campbell and family lived in the
rear portion OF the store. Loss 80, 500.
lnsnrance 1880. Incendinry..... The
number Id OF acres Of land in tho county Is
i78, 40: or this los, ,44S, or less than one
third, Is in cultivation; 233, ,555 aye mead
ow and pasture lands; and 81, Las wood
land Tho total valuation of tho lands is
el,ooZtl5, botng an average of $i.l6 per
acre. Tho number Of buildings in the
county is 5,965, valued at SIZES max
ing tho total valuation OF real estate in
the county, outside Of Incorporated
towns, 81 1895, ,4S0, being OH average OF 34.-
" per aero for tho land and improve
ments. In the town of Newborry thore
arc 43l lots, valued Mt $l62, ,2S5; and 624
buildings, valued ut S205 s05-totaI valu-
alton C1 real estate In town, S42S, lSO.
spartanburg Spartan: Mr.. ]. II. Eicl,-
berg, OF Atlanta, was here last week in
company with Joseph Mclean, ESQ, OF
forkyillo, looking after tho gus cnter-
prise. n uOnpany mas been formed, a
lot has been purchased for tho erection of
tho works. tho old pipe and fixtures in
York havo been bought by this comnanv. "
and they will soon 80 to work. Tho for,
NOR town council had contracted to use
twenty-five street lnrIi ps Mt fixed prico
per Thousand. This agreement viii, of
course; be carried out by tho present
council.
Aiken Journal and Repie,p. Mr.. WIN
Haywood, an old and highly respected
citizen, died last week a; his homo in
McIter Township. Iio is supposed to
nave been between SO and 90 years of atSo,
..;..Mr. Julius Benton met with pain
iui accident at his farm several miles
trom town. While engaged in the gin
ming ofcotton ono of his hands was caught
III the gin and terribly cut...... Tho Granite
ville Company arc making large ship
ments OF their goods to difleront points.
Additional wagons were run In ordor to
mcilitato the prompt filling Of orders.
Vol p.,J. -
Capt. Thomas NJ. Sanders was DESTROYED
by ilre on last Tuesday evening, together
with nearly all its contents, consisting or
fui insture. bedding, clothing, silver ware.
&c: While tho piano was being carried
out 1t foil and seriously hurt one oftho col
something from tho burning building
another had the hair burned from his
head. Tho house was total loss. no ono
but Mrs. Sanders and the children being
on tho promises at the time the fro orig,
mated In tho garrot. anu ii is supposed
was caused by rats nibbl'"Y matches,
Thero was $1,000 insurance on the prop.
erty.
sumter True Southron: Tho residence of
Dr. j. -. Rembert, on the other side of
Black River, in tho vicinity OF Mayesyille.
was destroyed by fire, the result Of acci,
Gent, on last Tuesday, tho 9th instant......
On Saturday, tho 18th, Mr.. b. Richburg,
who lives in Summerton, Clarendon
County, was killed by the accidental dis
cnargo OF his gun. He had boon out
hunting, and on his return stop
pad nj tho steps to skin tho squirrels,
leaning his gun la the meantime against
the post at tho foot of the steps. AS there
was no ono with him, it Is supposed that
whom he had finished and started to 20
into the house he WAN not careful In taxi
Ing up his gun, and in raising it stl uck
mo hammer against tho end or tho step