Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-04


TIE police of Newberry have been uniform
fI u rev suits Of blue.
Tre Rev. j. Steck, d. has been elected
cu.ae.al aEent Of the NewbeTry College.
Tts public schools in Edgefeld county viii
e opened before the lst Of January.
I-e dwelling house Of Mr. j. ". Shirley,
- N-nuce county. was destroyed by fire last
Aa attempt was made to burn Arthur
re.lrsngin's gin house IN Edgeheld county
i1-t week.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. d. d. SMELL. in
ranEeeurg county, was destroyed by fire
.a-- week.
The public funds Of BarnwelI county VIII
.... about $1,000 short OF paying the expenses
90 tle county this year
William Warilaw, c0l0red. OF Abbeville
'1auty, has named a child Guiteau. in honor
no the assassin OF President Garfield.
Pickeus county has bought up and retired
elNo0l ot The county bonds issued IN aid OF the
obstruction OF the Airline Railroad
4 cuFresi ilouuent saws. "Spartauhurg has
sven prohibition q trial. she Is pleased with
Gle experiment. and means TO keep on
An oak tree has been found in Barnwell
county that measures twenty-f0ur and half
leel iu circumference eighteen inches above
tHe -round.
Arerdictfor s.. 900 has been obtained against
Nr-. 3ames aud Clarence Erwin, Of Barn
NrH county. Tor damages claimed TO have
,f sustained m their treatment OF broken
arm.
-.-. raF Caurfer. 'sJames smith. cOlored.
90, ac1 deutally drowned while swimming al
A.Arah, on Thursday. November -. His
was recovered and brought 10 More
--- wharf. and the Coroner was notified
.-s rsf Cor.rier- AT the Charleston Hotel
.- lr Edward \. Weyman. formerly Of this
Cry. bot now of Chalchihuites, EstadO dc Ia
talecas, Mexico. Mr.. Weyman left Charles
tlrty-oue years agO. He Is the grandson
ST .twari Wcyman. who was born in 1890.
- Do founded the Fellowship Society, April
- -.a- which society received its royal char
t7 .a i9d2.
-.--ir - saturday the entire block Of stock
tNl.4 HF she town Of Georgetown IN the
l-fr-tfoWu aud Lanes Railroad. amounting
$3.50 SHARES. This gives HIM the majority
--e stsetk and entire control OF the road
present board Of directors and officers
re-iEn and new ones viii be elected. i
Snown vet IN what interest the road
N o. pperated-H
lumbla Cor. Ne,cs aad Courier, Dec. >:
Ar- MILAN Parker. an old gentleman 60
.e q aEe. was with his daughter and
.calid at the Waterce Junction. on the
.l taroilra Railway, last night, about 10
iae train FOR Camden. He was stand
"a .a The platform with his baggage in his
.n. ami. as the train began 10 move. at
iea Go board il. but fell between two
-f- His left leg was terribly lacerated.
va, brought % Columbia and every at
'.'a Bestowed on him.
Eia ard : Bond. who robbed the sumter
E -7t oiAce trom lS59 TO October. lSS2, has
49, saPtured. The following review Of the
t-ota lne fil.es- uion Is interesting: SIN
Afs =. = CUrruthers was Postmistress
'4lntcrrllle. Being a widow needing
---el 4nu assistance she married Mr. Ed
-tA - Bond. a dapper young man from the
l5nily oi the town. Bond at once entered
Ais duties As husband ef the Postmis-
- ana. a. he thought, sr-o rfci0 Postmaster
atEau hg opening letters indiscriminateIv
- -Nrlng the three years Of his occupation
t-f Office opened. ID Is believed. many hun
is oi letters that did not belong to him.
= would rob them Of their contents and
A nltch them into q desk. But he
es an especially skillful hand at opening
registered letters. When this had con-
--el A3r about years, emboldened 0y his
-ee7. Ae grew careless, and on the 27th day
-ltgesr, ~. hc, ia connection with one
-, stole a mail sack and found in il about
- llGueT. Up 70 this time he had stolen
r-t f--aas iron the mails. He then went to
N-ies2args bought horse and buggy for $3.50.