The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcanings from our State Exchanges

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Abbeville: A colored man of Bordeaux
Township has 81 1000 in an Augusta
bank......The Sunday-school centennial
will be celebrated in the Baptist Church
at Greenwood on the 23d......A water
spout fell on ]. L. Drennan's plantation
last eek......Abbeville will be we'll rep
resented at the Cincinnati Convention
......A new bakery has been established
in Abbeville......Th schools have closed
for the summer vacation.........Mr. John
Y. Hardy and Mr.. Stephen Latimer died
last week.
Aiken: The crops are suffering fol
Strong opposition is being made
to the Aiken and Trenton Railroad tax
The Journal and Reviea0 says: "This
great trunk line will open about two
miles of creek swamp and thirteen miles
of sand hills" and that it will also be "a
great convenience to lawyers going to
Edgefeld to look up records"
Chester: All the stock in the Fishing
Greek Cotton Factory has been taken
but about $4,000. The directors have
determined to go ahead with the con-
struction of the buildings. Three thou.
sand spindles will be put in at once......
Cotton is growing finely. Corn is not
doing so we'll and in some places has
been attacked by worms. Chester had
the first cotton bloom on the 12th......
The contract for building the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad Bridge at South Fork
has been awarded to Capt Denning, Of
Augusta, who will begin work at once.
The bridge proper will be 260 feet in
length, with a trestle of about fifty feet
at each end. Its height will be 40 feet
from average water mark. The work of
laying the iron on the Dallas end of the
road will begin next week.. 1.-The con-
vention for nominating candidate from
the fourth congressional district and also
for nominating a solicitor of the sixth
circuit will be held in Chester in Sep"
tember.
Chesterfield: Thirty convicts from the
State Penitentiary have been secured to
to work on the Cheraw and Chester Rail-
road.
Greenville: The Greenyille Radicals
held meeting last Tuesday night to
"ratify" the Chicago nominations. A
speech was made by q lawyer named
Speer. Col. Blythe at first declined to ad.
dress the meeting, but the Convention
and he forced himself into eu-
logizing Garfield as "a man of learning
and broad and comprehensive statesman.
ship" A ratification resolution was
passed, after which the meeting was re-
solved into ratification" of the Lau-
rens railroad. The whole affair was a
farce. a.
Clarendon Corn is selling in Man
ming at s1.2O per bushel cash, and from
s1.25 to $1.50 on credit. 1.-THE crops
are very promising.
Darlington: Henry Coles, colored,
was drowned in Wilson's mill-pond on
Tuesday......A Darlington County man
has a SOW that has produced twenty pigs
in the last five months.
Edge6eld: The extension of the Sa-
vannah Valley Raiload from Dorn's
Mine, on the line of the Greenwood and
Augusta road, is being vigorously urged
by the Edgefeld county capitalists. The
route is said to, be beautiful and easy"
1.-The Aduertiser does not want the
primary elections for the nomination of a
county ticket to be held before the mid
die Of September.
Greenville: A cotton compress has
been established in Greenville. The
press, machinery, &C., have been pur-
chased by The Air Line Railroad.
Kershaw: 1t is estimated that the
population of Camden under the new
census will be 1,800.......It is feared that
the corn crop will be very short this
year in consequence of the long and Sc
we're drought that has prevailed. The
top o'f negro cabin was blown off LIST
week by whilwind.
Laurens: The grand jury of Laurens
at the late term of court for that county
recommendeds the passage of an ordi-
nance prohibiting the carrying of con-
cealed weapons in the town of Laurens
and that the Legislature be petitioned to
pass such a law "as will efectually check
and put stop to the carrying of con-
cealed weapons and the sale and abuse
of intoxicating liquors throughout our
entire county"
Oconee: The people of Oconee
have concluded to celebrate the
Fourth of July this year with appro-
pirate ceremonies. Distinguished speak
ers will be present, the Declaration of
independence will be read, and a barbe-
cue or picnic will be served. 1.-The au-
thorities of Walhalla have contracted for
a town clock, worth $3.50, to be placed in
the college steeple."....A negro child
died of sunstroke in Oconee County last
week.
Pickens: The negroes in Pickens are
constantly holding political meetings,
and have organized d new party called
the Laboring Mans Party......The
Pickens primary elections will be held
in the latter part of August. 1.-The first
instalment of taxes collected in Pickens
amounted to S7,S3487.""..In conse-
quence of the illegality in the drawing
of the grand jury last spring, the grand
Jury who served last year will be re-
quired to serve at the approaching term
Of court.
Newberry: The Grand Jury of New
berry County, i'll their presentment, say
that "the subject of carrying concealed
weapons and the free use of Intoxicating
liquors is now agitating the public mind,
aud has from time immemorial both in
Church aud State; and the most that we
can do is to appeal to the Municipal and
State authorities to enforce the laws, and
to the people by their patronage and in.
huence to suppress these evils" Judge
Mackey referred the matter to the Mu-
nicipal authorities of Newberry County
and the Representatives of the county in
the Legislature.
Lancaster: The Lancaster authorities
will not pass an ordinance against carry
ing concealed weapons. ns......The Revie,c
wants an Act passed taxing every dog in
the State from one to two dollars, said
tax to go into the county fund and be
appropriated for the benefit of the public
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