The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
oieanings from our state Fzcl,anges

Abbeville: The frst boil of new cotton
in Abbeville County opened in July 28.
......There are thirteen prisoners in the
Abbeville JAIL. The board of trustees
of Erskine College upon lie petition of
the students for the removal Of Profs.
Young and Lowry at their meeting last
week resolved TO coutitue Profs. Young
and Lowry at an annual salary Of fig
hundred collars, and to employ an assis-
tant teacher. for each of these Professors.
Greenyille: Mr. John Barber, an ex.
perienced cotton spinner from Lancashire
Eng gland, is forming company for the
erection of a factory near GreenviIle......
Luther M. McBee has beep elected CASH
Ter OF the Greenville National Bank in
place of Mr.. j. J. Blackwood, resigned,
and Henry. T. Poe. of Seneca City, as
sistant cashiUr......The expenses Of the
recent term Of court, which was in ses.
1.-THE man run over and killed ON the
Air Line Railway on Monday night was
harmless lunatic named Nep Day,
whose father resides in Anderson County,
near the line Of Gconee and Pickena.. 80.
A Greenback Club has been organized In
Greenville County composed of ten ne
groes and four whites......W. III. Lender
man, white man, has announced him
self as candidate for the Legislature on
the Greenbeck ticket.
Aiken: Reports from various sections
OF the county give an encouraging ac-
count Of tho condition of the cotton
crop......By the late census Aiken Coun-
ty has 2,8l7 white and 8,124 colored
voters.
Newberry: The Newberry Agricultu-
raj Society will hold its Annual Fair on
October 6, z and 8......With population
of 26, $50, there are only AZ white men in
Newberry County who are 20 years old.
:.....Nathan Brown struck Jane Stavens
behind the ear with stone last week
and broke her skull. Brown has been
lodged in Jail. The girl will die. Both
OF the parties are colored.. 1.-THE Town
Council Is preparing to build City Hall
100 by 60 feet on the Let where the old
Council Chamber now stands. The plan
will be drawn by G. L. Norman, of Spar.
tanbnrg, and the building will cost about
$4,000. 1t will contain council cham.
Der, several Offices and large and hand
some hall for public entertainments.
Spartanburg: A new railroad from
Spartanburg to Greenwood, by way of
Laurens Court House, ia now being agi.
tated. A public meeting TO advance the
project viii be held at Gross Anchor en-
August Il, and will be addressed by q
number of influential railroad men, and
it is expected that three counties will be
largely represented. Tom Shipp, fif-
teen years old, was accidentally ahot in
the face by Ike Clawson, another negro
boy, last week.. There are some pro-
fessional stamp thieves in Spartanbrrg.
Several Offices have been robbed lately.
........The trains or the Spartanburg
and Asheyille Road are crowded every
day with passengers en- route for the
monntaina. The number of passengers
has been over 25 per cent. greater dur
Ing this month than the same time
last year......W While working in saw mill
at Cowpens on Monday Mr. s.. Elliott
was s.snck by the wheel band and ae.
verely injured. His lower jaw was frac.
tured in two places, his right arm crushed
near the elbow and his right foot bruised