Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-20

Inc gate receipts were $s.sO0, demonstrating
a pay attendance Of 800 adults Making a
Just allowance for children at half price there
were 5000 tickets sold. The exhibitors. at
tendants and members Of the society added at
least 1000 TO the list.
Nj. W. 5. Moore, a graduate of Davidson
college, and for some time teacher in Ad-
ger College at W alfalfa S G. has accented q
professorshlp in Austin College, Sherman
Texas.
At Laurensyille, on the 18th, the Continen-
tal Hotel, with its furniture and three stores
Of the Iraynham Dial block, were burned
down. DR.. Martins stock under the Conti-
mental Hotel was consumed.
Mems and Courier: "The State ball of Thurs
Gay night, the 10th inst, was most brilliant
aRalr, and IN elegance OF costume ana dignity
KIND ever before held in Columbia.
The physicians of Darlington county have
organized a County Medical Society, with the
following officers: Dr. James Evans, Presi-
cent: Ilr- Il. &. NOrment, Vice President: DR.
y g Wilcox, Secretary; DR.. NJ. :. Iseman,
Treasurer.
The Rock Hill HeraJd says: 1--WE hear at
least dozen farmers living in radius of a
lew miles west of this place who have on
hanq nearly their entire cotton crop. There
Is said To be a lot Of the flcecy STAPLE in this
county yet to be sold"
The Georgetown ERguirer publishes an
elaborate review Of the trade and industries
OF Ihdt port during the past year. Owing to
ITS Isolated position in the past and its lack Of
railway facilities. the growth Of Georgetown
has necessarily been slow and difficult, but
the figures Of the Enquirer show that the
people Of the old town have turned over a
new leaf and give the assurance that the
future OF the place viii be bright and pros
porous.
Darlington Aetrs- a sad accident happened
al the gin of WOOdham & Kelly on the lst
instant. Michael Dixon, cOlOred, attempted
to lead team across the shafting while in
motion. The mules, becoming frightened
inn abaf
His LEFT arm wound around the shafting and
% was fearfully mangled and completely
severed from his body near the shoulder. He
also received severe internal injuries. He
died in about - hours
Nt,cs aRd Courier: "a horrible murder was
committed on the 18th at a place called Her
longs Mill, Edgefeld county. An old man
by The name % Henry Sticyer. peddler bv
trade. was the victim. \ cOlored boy bv the
name of .Iiu Green is suspected of the crime
Green mad been working with Sticver about
three weeks, driving ms wagon, and could
not be found after the murder. He left his
shoes and took the old mans. The killing
was done with standard while he was sleeD-
ing. When found the body was cold and had
been dead two or three hours
The Abbevile Medium saws: '.If the large
outturn of cotton is not soon decreased mate
rally there will be a most terrible crash
among the Southern merchants and farmers
and the latter viii be caught without bread
10 give their wives and children. just sup
pose that our merchants would shat down on
the credit system. what would the farmers
dos There would be suffering indeed They
have scarcely any meat, very few oats. no
barley, precious little corn, very little wheat.
and some of them but slim credit. These
are necessities and they can raise them at
home, but they viii not do So
Camden J0ur3s4I. In 1864 Thomas W. Ma
lone. of Charleston, :. c.. died without a will
or any heirs that were known to the law
leaving large estate. Time passed on and
DO was about To be escheated to the CITY of
lal b.,
come forward, and now quite a warm fight is
being prosecuted over the effects of the de-
ceased. To what extent and To what number
We are not at this mOm5nt advised. but as the
estate Is said To be worth about S60,0OG il is
natural to suppose that the combat will be
fierce. We believe, however, that the right
and lawful heirs are now residents of Cam
den. the children of the late Wiley Malone
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