Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-07
South Carolina Notes.

The annual Greenville County Fair will be
held on the 18th DAY of October next, and will
continue four days.
A little son of Mr. J. F. McLees, about five
years Of age, was killed by falling tree during
the severe gale of last Saturday in Anderson
county.
The Chester Reporter complains Of the petty
litigation among the colored people, by which
the county is subjected to great expense.
Captain George Anderson died at his sons
residence, at Waterloo, Laurens county, on the
Both ultimo, in the eighty-seventh year Of his
age. He was for many years prominent in the
politics of the county, and was several times a
member Of the South Carolina House of Re-
representatives..
'Bub" Holley or Harley, white. was arrested
near Greer's Station, Greenville county, by
Deputy Marshal NJ. L. Case, on Friday, for
retailing liquor in violation of the revenue
laws. He was committed to jail in default of
bail for preliminary hearing.
On the gath of August Miss L. A Cannon was
accidentally shot by her young brother in Able
vile county. The youth was preparing to clean
his gun on the piazza. and she was sitting
near, when the gun was discharged, tearing her
left leg very painfully.
Mr.. C. J. Huske, the polite and accomplished
Superintendent Of the State fisheries, has
located the third hatchery, now in operation in
the State, on the farm of Representative John
s. Werner. The hatchery will be ready for the
first shipment of eggs 100000 California
salmon) about the 18th of September
About sixty bales of new cotton have been
sold in Greenvile this season. The quality of
the staple is very fine, and the yield Of lint to
the pound Of seed cotton is larger than usual,
turning out more than one to three, the ave-
rage ield.
Ben Jackson, colored, accidentally shot and
killed himself on the Santee last Wednesday.
He was engaged as a bird minder on Mr.. R. 1.
Lowndes' place, but was brought to George
town, where he died.
Some of the steel rails for the Central Rail-
road have reached Foresuon. and the old iron
rails between Manning and Lanes are being
torn up and the new ones laid in their stead.
MIR. J. NJ. w. Elder, agent in Spartanburg
county for the American Bible Society, has
been engaged for the last four weeks visiting
families and supplying them with Bibles and
TestamentS. He has visi ted 645 families-4Sl
whites, 164 colored. OF these, 50 white fami-
lies were destitute of tie Scriptures and 81
colored. He found that there was no one able
to read in 20 of these white families and IS of
the colored He has supplied 50 destitute
white families and "a colored. He has sold I44
books and given away 14S.
The potato crop, which is a main reliance
with the colored people for bread. has suffered
irreparable injury everywhere, slips as well as
roots, in Beaufort county. The pea vines,
which were in bearing, were torn to pieces and
buried and blackened by rough usage Of the
wind. The corn crop had already experienced
failure by reason of the previous drought, so
that the outlook is not cheerful
Between the Wando and Cooper rivers are
several turpentine farms, some Of them quite
large, with total annual product for the re-
gion mentioned OF about one hundred thous.
and dollars. The damage by the storm to
this interest in blowing down trees, especially
trees that have been back boxed is very
heavy, about 30 per cent. of such trees having
been destroyed on some OF the farms. rough
estimate places the damage at 10 per cent. of
the total product, or about ten thousand dol
lars
The new steamer NJ. W. Gary, lately built at
Potato Ferry for Mr.. r. H. Kellahan, has ar
feet long 10 feet beam, and about feet hold
She Is Commanded by Capt John Ferdon and
will be in the Black river trade.
John S. Brown. Of BarnWell, died suddenly
Saturday morning, after eating breakfast, in
apparent health. Col Brown has been Intend
ant Of the village for ma1y years. and held
that Office at the time of his death, having re
ceived at various times testimonials of the high
.
He was a bachelor and was about sixty i've
years of age.
United States Deputy Marshal 8. P. Lanford
was arrested in Greenvile last Thursday on a
warrant charging him with perjury. In making
out a claim against the government, he swore
that he had Travelled 50 many miles to serve a
warrant He sold his claim, and, when it was
discovered that he had sworn to a ia school,
he was arrested on a warrant issued upon the
affidavit of E. Gerrisch. Of the United States
Marshals Office. Lanford was appointed
Deputy United States Marshal in 1917.
deer chased by hounds in Colleton ran
into and became entangled in the wheels of
Capt. J. w. Grace's buggy, when the athletic
Captain, who was on his way from Sandy Dam
to Jacksonboro, jumped out and caught the
animal tied and carried 1t to Iacksonboro.
Under previous call to the Sherifs of the
different counties Of the State about twenty
of these officials met in convention in Column
bia last week and organized the Sheriffs Asso-
citation of South Carolina, by the election of
the Sheriff Of Charleston as PreSideat, the
Sheriff of Greenville as Vice President, and
Sheriff Rowan Of Columbia as Secretary. The
most important resolutions passed were in re-
latiOn to remOdeling the fee bill on former
basis.