Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-29
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The rice mills of Georgetown are working
on the new crop.
The grape crop in Marion county is said to
he very large and very fine.
4 slight change has been made in the
schedule Of the-Air Line passenger trains.
The Governor has appointed W. 4. COrley
Coroner Of Lexington county: the officer
elected having failed to qualify.
The County Commissioners of Aiken county
report 635 miles Of highways, and the cost Of
keeping up the roads and bridges at $6,793 40.
The graded school Of Columbia was opened
last week. The principal enrolled 47S pupils.
The cOlOred school will have about 600. The
schools Will run nine months.
The Georgetown Times states that the
steamer Farmer. which was sunk in the Pee
Dee river. some time ago. has been raised.
and is now running her regular trips.
Professor LittletOn, who has been elected to
nm the chair IN WOfford College made yacaut
bv the absence of Professor Kirkland in Ger
many, Is expected to begin work on Monday.
The Reidville Female College opened most
prOspcrously last week. The boarding de
partment is so much crowded that the trus-
tees have determined TO add another wing to
the building.
The Morris Island Gable Company has been
organized by the election of Mr.. John Hanckel
as President, Mcssrs. John Hanckcl, 4. Nor
den and T.. IL. Frost as directors. and Mr.. f..
c. Williams, Jr.. as Secretary and Treasurer.
Two of the anti-stock-law rioters were ac-
quilted of the charge of arson on the 2lst in
stant at the Lexington Court, and the other
cases involving a like charge were mol. pressed.
Cases against several other prisoners for riot
ami pulling down fences were continued.
Trade has fairly opened at Spartanburg.
and the merchants are kept busy supplying
the wants Of their customers. In some sec
tIons OF the county crops have been very short,
but the estimates of month ago prove to
have been about correct, and two-thirds of an
average crop will be gathered.
Aiken Rec0rfer- Last week "A rattlesnakc
: feet inches long. with u rattles. was killed
hy Mr.. W. j. W oOdWard. who lives near Mont
mOrenci station. This dangerous viper had
ensconced himself under Mr.. WoOdwards 5
Kitchen. where the noise of the rattles at
tracted the attention of Mrs. Woodward.
President Duncan. of the State Fair Asso-
citation. has returned 10 Columbia from Louis
vile and the Northwest. At Louisville he
distributed premium lists of the State Fair
widely, and received assurances from mum
ber Of exhibitors OF machinery and agricul-
tural implements that they would attend.
I'm Informal meeting of the subscribers to
the sumter Bank was held on Tuesday last,
with Major Noise presiding. FIFTY thousand
dollars in bona iide subscriptions were re
ported. and 1t Is well assured that the requi-
site 80 per cent. will he paid in, 50 there need
DE no doubt Of the organization the ist of
October.
Columbia correspondence: job Richardson.
cOlOred. who was recently committed to iail
by Justice tuguenIn, to await trial for arson,
dppcdicl bciofe Nulcl Justlce simpson on Il
writ Of habcas corpus. After hearing argu-
mcnt. the Chief Justice fixed his bail at s. 900.
He gave 10 and was released until the next
term of court.
Carolina Spartan: cone Of Col. I. J.
Moore's shepherd dogs caused considerable
excitement last week. He had mad fit and
bit colt and Jersey calf and attacked one
0f the ColOnels children. but did not get to
bite him. His son Andrew and a young man
living with him drove the dog away. II looks
like a case of hydrOphObia.'
The Spartanburg Chautauqua Literary and
scientific Circle have had a preliminary
meeting, and expect now to begin work in
earnest. In the circle. up TO this time, the
ladies are largely in the majority, and nearly
all ages are represented. 1t is expected and
desired that the membership will be greatly
increased after the movement shall have
been fully inaagurated.