The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Exchanges.

Rock Hill Herald: Mr. Joseph Wylie
has been elected president of the Chester
Manufacturing Company, and Maj. Jul
ious Mills secretary. Several directors
have also been elected. The company
desire to obtain a capital stock of $780,
900 before beginning operations. The
prospect of raising this large amount
does not appear very bright as only $13,-
900 have thus far been subscribed......
Lee Alexander, colored, was committed to
jail last Monday by Trial Justice Warley
to await trial for stealing valise be-
longing to Mr.. D. P. Robertson, of Char
lesion, containing clothing and jewelry
of the value of $3.50. The valise was Ia
ken from one of the passenger cars ofthe
@. and A. R. R., on the 14th inst, while
the owner was in the ticket Office at the
depot. The stolen articles were recov-
cred.
Edgefeld Advertiser: The Edge
field, Trenton and Aiken Railroad and
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad
retain9 the convicts they now have.
Greenville Mcw,: DR.. Marshall is pre-
pairing to plant grapes on an extensive
scale. He recently purchased a place
on the south side of Paris mountain and
put in portion of it in grapes. About
ten acres have already been put out, and
he expects in another year to have about
forty acres of vineyard. number of
Northern capitalists are expected soon in
Greenville.
Kershaw Gazette: We gain informa-
ton from the tax books of the town that
there was shrinkage of SAT 1862 in the
taxable value of town property between
the year 1878 and the year 1879. In 1878,
the total value returned was SA7 sos; in
1876, the total value returned was $780,
GAG. The returns of merchandise for the
year 1878 amounted to SS2,9S6; in 1879,
to $7l ,3l0; being a decrease OF $1l ,676.
1t will be seen by the above that the av-
erage amount of stock Of merchandise for
the year 1879, in the town of Camden,
was only ST. ,310, which is far below the
amount of stocks returned in towns of
smaller size than Camden. In 1878 the
amounts of credits aggregated SIG, ,OS2; in
1879 it only reached $4,000, of which
$4,000 was returned by one person (C.
Noelkin,) the other 1900 being held by
all the rest......The farmers are COM
planning of the unprecedented scarcity of
farm laborers. The turpentine men are
sending away from home for hands, too.
THE Adjutant General has sent an
order to one Lemon Thomas who has
been-without commission-organizing
and drilling negroes at night, to desist.
Camden Journal: The Governor has
again granted respite to Neill W. Blair
until the second Friday in June. Neill
was to have been hung on the 5th of
March next, but efforts were made in his
behalf, which have resulted as above sta
ted. Wagon after wagon loaded down
with guano, lien after lien crowding the Of
fee Of clerk, mortgage upon top of mort
gage being recorded, corn and bacon be-
ing hauled to long distance to pay for
these things.
Lexington Dispatch: Alexander Will
liams, convicted of murder at the recent
term of court, was sentenced to be exc
cuted on the 23d of April. John
Green, president of Red Bank Factory,
left for New York on Tuesday morning
to purchase new machinery sufficient to
increase the capacity of the mill so per
cent. The present high price of yarn is
making the business ofthe factory highly
profitable.