The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29
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Darlington: Sheriff Cole has beer
cleared Of all blame by the Darlington
Ners for failing 20 prevent tho duel al
DuBose's Bridge. He did not know the
fight was TO take place until II o'clock
aud ne did not then have time TO reach
tho ground, which was twenty-five miles
from Darlington.......Hyd hai
been prevailing 10 an alarming extent
for the past ten days. The Darlington
town council has passed q muzEle ordi.
nai,<e.. stalk Of cotton on Marcos
plantation has seven hundred bolis and
forms ON 1t.
Greenvile: An open boil of cotton
was picked in Greenville County ON
Wednesday.
Hampton: Cotton Is opening and the
first sample ofthe crop Is classed rs mid.
dling...... Two negroes have been arrested
for burglary. They broke into the
Rev. J. L. Sweat's barn to steal corn, and
when they were pursued fired upon the
preacher and made their escape.
Kerahaw: An cx.member Of the Leg
iSiature, Reuben d. Gather, wan bitten
by Eattlesnake last week, but extracted
the poison from bis system by applying q
chicken cut in two while alive TO the bit
ten part.....On July 10th, Lee Reed
stabbed Dave Robinson In the left
breast, cutting cash on his heart more
than an inch long. Robinson died soon
after. Cause, jealously. Both colored.
Reed has not yet been arrested. 80. Cam.
den has population Of s,7S0, and Kel-
shaw County 81, 1,18l......... Capt. w. L.
DePass he's returned to his homo in
Camden. Another Greenback club
has been organized In Western Wateree
1t has large membership. Other clubs
will be organized......T The birds are de.
stroying the grape crop around Camden.
Lancaster: Stephen Muldra, con.
vict from Sumter County, escaped from
the stockade of the Chester and Cheraw
Railroad near Lancaster last week.
Oconee: Twenty-three sheep out oi
one mans flock were killed by dogs iu
three nights last week.
Pickens: DIR. A. RI. Folger, promi.
nent citizen Of Pickens County, died al
Easley Station, on July 15, in the 10th
year Of his age......In some sections Of the
country no rain has fallen for siy OIL
eight weeks, and the upland corn will be
| almost failure in consequence.
Ex.ConCongreasman A. s. Wallace
wac thrown from his buggy last week and
badly bruised....... Indian grave IN
Whittaker's mountain was opened last
week and 81 battle axe found made OF
hard stone and seventeen inches in
length.
Clarendon: A negro child fell into q
we'll at Jordan aud was drowned on
July 10th.
Darlington: The Florence Times sug.
geats that sermon against duelliug be
preached from every pulpit in South
Carolina, and that "more will be accom-
plished ip this way to establish an intel.
ligent sentiment in our Slate against this
practice, so inimical TO the spirit oi
Christianity and advanced civilization OF
the age, than by probably any other
! means" -G
Edgefeld: The Town Council of John.
5ton has passed an ordinance prohibiting
the carrying of concealed weapons within
the corporate limits of the town, to 20
into effect oa she first day of October.
Horry: Smithy Nichols wa5 instantly
killed by lightning on July There
are only two prisoners in tho Horny Jail
both colored. a-t :
Kershaw A colored woman was burn.
ed to death in Camden on; Thursday
while attempting to kindle fire,with
kerosene. ;-
Union: Partial rains have visited this
county the past week, but too late to be
of much service to the upland. corn in
those sections where the drought has
prevailed. In some parts of the county
rain enough has nos fallen to vet the
ground three inches deep since the first
Sunday in May, and in other places no
rain has fallen since the middle of April
York: A colored boy was killed on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road at 6 point near Rock Hill.