The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-02
State News.

Abbovillc: Tho trustees of Erskinc
College at their recer, meeting resolved
MT u put out any more OF the college
money on real estate security for the
present Public securities arc now 80
i2uch enhanced in value and the interest
tnercOn so much moro promptly paid
that they Thought best 10 change their
plan OF investnent......Mr. M Erwin
received from tho State Fair seven pre-
miums on six head OF cattlo exhibited by
him. The premiums aggregated ninety
dollars i'll gold. The county poorhousc
jail and about three times as much as all
the trial Justices put together.
Barnwell: a little boy four years old,
son of MFR. Thomas Alexander, who re-
sides four miles from BarEw.!I. while
playing near the fireplace, accidentally
slipped into the fire last Saturday and
was painfu ly burned on the side and
Mr. Matthew X. koarse, who lived near
Blackville, rose In tho night at the pecu-
liar striking OF the clock In his house, and
while standing buforc it became nausea
ted, and In about an hour was dead
man. He leaves a wife and several chill
dren Moro fruit trees have been
bought in Barnwcll this fall than in any
previous season Tho handsome build
ing OF the Paramount Cotton Factory has
been completed and tho machinery is
placed In position.
Chester: Mr. J. II. Campson. miller at
Mr.. i. III. BARRIERS mill, attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself with
discovery of irregularities In his accounts
is given Us the cause OF the rash act.
Darlington: The public schools In the
county open oil Monday next. 1.-The
residence, with its entire contents, OF Mr.
iIzeklel Galloway, OF tho Cypress neigh
borhood, wa. consumed by fire on Tues
day, the 23d instant. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
bod, the latter not having been able to
walk for two years. Their loss is cstinn-
ted At $1,000, wi.h 10 insurance.
Edgcfeld: On Sunday last, in Church
Conference, tho Rev. w. Il. iundley was
formally called to lo tho pastor OF the
Edgoficld Baptist Church for another
year: Tho total amount OF claim. for
during tho fiscal year just ended amounts
to Ss034 G8; and OF these claims tho
amount of 81 ,636.73 was allowed and ap-
proved by tho board Of county commits.
sioners.
Georgetown A beautiful and imposing
monument has been erected by tho Ma
rions Men OF Winyah, over the grave of
the lato DR.. Alexis NJ. Foster. . The
rivers and foids nro filled with wild
ducks.
Lancaster 1t is .Imored that movo-
ncnt is on foot TO establish Il journal ut
this place, which Is to DO published in
the interest Of tho colorcd race. 4 meet
ing OF tho colorcd population of the coun-
ttyy, says tho Reriew, Is TO be held on the
first Saturday in December to raise funds
for that purpose. ...... Last Monday n six
year-oid child OF Mary Mobley, II colorctl
woman living on Mrs. Lucy Vaughn's
place in Pleasant Hill Township, was
t.tVp IL II.
fire that it died in few hours.
York On Monday last, Juno Massey,
colored, was committed to Jail by Trial
Justice Fewell, of Rock Hill, on the
charge Of killing Allon Hall, also colored,
near that town, on Saturday. The accus-
cd claims that he and Allen were scufrling
with each other In play, and he accidcn-
with tho coupling bolt of n wagon, which
lao happened to have ~ his hand.
Union: Last week while Epi,raitn
Kelly and Major Jeter, two negroes,
wore Mt work hauling cotton on Mrs. D..
e. Gees plantation near Santuc, IL dis
pute arose between the two, which re-
suited i'll kelly's almost instant death by
pistol shot from tho hands of Jetcr, tho
ball entoring the region just below tho
heart and going entirely through the
body. Kolly spoke but very few
words aftor receiving the fatal shot. 1
understand that they were drinking at
tho timo the difficulty occurred, and that
Joter became angry at kully for teasing
him about something and deliberately
pulled out his pistol and shot him. Jctcr
claims that it was purely accidental
Jctcr Is moro boy, only eighteen or
nineteen years of age. He was arrested
aud lodged in Jail to-day to await his trial
at the noNt torn of tho Court OF General
Sessions. ..... Frank Jctor, o colored break
man on the Spartanburg, Union and
Columbia Railroad, was struck on the
hend by bridge as tho freight train was
passing under It. 1t is thought he will
die Tonight from lie effect of t.:o
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