The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-24
SOUTH !DAR0LINA NEWS.
GIeanings f.,m our State Exchange

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Abbeville: A eolosed man of Bordeaux
Township has $1,000 in an Augusta
bank....The Snndsy.school centennial
will be celebrated In the Baptist Church
at Greenwood on the 23d... IA water
spout fell on J. L. Drennan's plantation
: last week......Abbeville will ne we'll rep.
resented at the Cincinnati Convention.
:.....A new bakery has been established
in Abbeville......The schools have closed
for the summer vacation. John
7. Hardy and Mr. Stephen Latimer died
last week.
Aiken: The crops are suffering for
rain. ....Strong opposition is being made
to the Aiken and Trenton Railroad tax.
The Journal and Review says: "This
great trunk line will open about two
miles Of creek swamp and thirteen miles
OF sand hills" and that 1t will also be "a
great converienco to lawyers going TO
Edgefield to look up records"
Chester: All the stock in the Fishing
Creek Cotton Factory has been taken
bu. about $4,000 The directors have
determined 10 go ahead with the con-
structfon Of the buildings. Three thou
sand spindlea will be put in at once. zee.
Cotton is growing finely. Corn is not
doing so well aud in some places has
been attacked by worms. 80. Chester had
the first cotton bloom on the 18th.
The contract for building the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad Bridge at South Fork
has been awarded to Capt Dennihg, Of
Augusta, who will begin work at once.
The bridge proper will be 2G0 feet In
length, with o trestie of about fifty feet
u. each end. It's 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. The con-
vontion 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 convicis from the
State Penitentiary have been secured to
to work on the Cheraw and Chester Rail-
road.
Greenville: The Greenville Radicals
held o meeting last Tuesday night 10
'fatify" the Chicago nominations.
speech was made BY o LAWYER named
Speer. Col. Blythe ct first declined to ad.
dress the meeting, but the Convention
insisted, and he forced himself ip!o en-
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 n
ridiculous farce. ,na rsl..
Clarendon: Corn is ealing in Man
ming Mt 81 30 per bushel cash, and from
$l.26 to $3.50 ON credit. 1.-The crops
are very promising. So '
Darlington Henry Coles, colored
was drowned in Wilson's mill:pond on
Tuesday......A Darlington County man
has SOW that has produced twenty pigs
in the last Eve months. q 't -
Edgefeld: The extension of the Sa-
vannah Valley Raiload from Dorr's
Mine, on the line of the Greenwood and
Augusta road, is being vigorously urged
by the Edgeield county canitalisia. The
route is said to, be beautiful and easy."
......The Adrertiser does not want the
primary elections for the nomination Of n
county ticket to be held before the m'i,
die of September.
Greenville: A cotton; compress has
been established in Greenyille. The
press, machinery, &C., have been pur-
chased by the Air Line Railroad. q.
Kershaw. It is estimated that the
population of Camden under, the new
census will be 800. -. It is feared tha.
tho corn crop will be very short this
year I'M consequence of the long and se.
we're drought that has prevailed. The
top of o negro cabin was blown off last
week by whilwind. aisl- ~ ~.
Laurens: TLe grand jury of Laurens
at the late term OF court for that county
recotiimendeds the passage of an ordf-
nance prohibiting the carrying of con:
ceaIed weapons IN the town Of Larrens
and that the Legislature be petitioned to
pass such law Gas will effectually check
and put q stop to tho carrying Of con-
cealed weapons and the bale and abuse
of intoxicating liquors throughout our
entire county" ".''s ;i''ilQ
h.4o oc0asS can.,ndaa The people Sf oconee
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. The au-
thorities OF WalhalIa have contracted for
q town clock, worth $3.50, to be placed in
the college steeple.......A negro child
died of suustroke in Oconee County last
week. q.N.aE ~
Pickens: The negroes in Pickens are
constantly holding political meetings,
and have organized new party called
the Laboring Name PaEty,.... The
Piokens primary elections will be held
in the latter part of August. The frat
instalment of taxes collected in Picksus
amounted TO 81, ,S3z zS7..;....In consc +.
qUence of the illegality in the drawing
of the grand jury last spring, the grand
tjrry WHO served last year will be re-
qaired to serve at the approaching term
Of court. Gi-ls
s1Newberry: The Grand jury of New
berry County, in their presentment, say
that "the subject of carrying coacealed
weapons and the free use of Intoxicating
liquors Is now agitating the public mitid,
aud has from time immemorial both in
Church and State; and the most that we
can do Is to appeal tc, the Municipal and
Ssato authu:iti65 10 enforce the laws, and
TO the people by their patronage AID in
hnence to suppress these evils" Judge
Macsey referred the matter to tho Mu-
uieipai authorities of Newberry County
and the Representatives Of tho county Ia
the IIegislature. 80
Lancaster :: The Lancaster authorities
will not pass an ordinance against carry
ing concealed weapons. -. The Rsrietu
wants an Act passed taxing every dog in
the State from one to two dollars, said
tax to 60 into the county fand and be
Iapnropfiated for the benefit of the niblio
schools. Tom Frazer, colored, Is 100