Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-03
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Spartanburg is receiving Jersey cattle from
Boston by the carload.
The question Of holding an election in Cam
den in December on the matter OF license
or mo license Is being agitated.
Some of the Chester county farmers esti-
mate that 20 per cent. more of wheat and
oats. and especially oats, will be sOwn in that
county than was ever known.
Mr.. +. y. Arthur, Of MOntmOrenci, Aiken
COUNT, has in his possession a bowie knife
that was carried through the Revolutionary
war by John Arthur, Captain in the Amer
lean army.
Carolina Spartan: 'The State fair will be-
gin Tuesday, November l3, and close on the
10th inst. Liberal premiums are offered by
the managers. The prospects for large ex-
hibitiOn are very good
Spartan ''Col. T. J. MoOre's fine bull calf,
that was bitten by dog some time ago. died
recently. 1t showed all signs of hydrOphObia
before dying. The colt bitten at the same
time seems well and hearty"
\ farmer told the Camden Journal last week
that there were enough new young bOlls now
him at least 1000 pounds of seed cotton per
acre. They have formed since the late rains
began to mOisten the soil.
The Greenville Netcs disproves the recent
statement of the Atlanta Constitution that
Nellie Horne, Of Greenvile, had run away
with Sells Circus and says: "There is nobody
nOmed q. W. Horne in this section, and no
telegram such as described by the Constitution
has been sent from here"
The pupils OF the Greenville Female Col
lege have dOnned their new winter uniforms.
which consists of a black cashmere frOck
trimmed with narrow velvet ribbon and jet
buttons. a neat turban Of felt trimmed with
wreaths and pomp0ns OF spiked chenille and
lace collars and ribbons 10 suit the fancy end
complexion of the wearers.
Aiken Recorder: "On Thursday last an en- :
gine on the South Carolina Railway, at Ham
burg, cOllided with a wagon of Mr.. John W
h. 1ttpmnfpd a
cross the track where the Columbia dirt road
crosses the railroad. The wagon was mashed
TO flinders and the mule injured, but as the
negro driver fell on his head he escaped Un-
hurt"
The Carolina Spartan says: "Daisy, the fine
short horn COW belonging to Mr.. Albert @.
Means, is keeping up her reputation for milk.
From the 18th of June to the 18th of October,
lis DAYS. she gave 7.l46 pounds of milk. an
average of 60l5 pounds a day. S93 gallons
and one quart FOR the whole time. If this milk
had been sold at 30 cents a gallon il would
have brought S261 91."
sheriff Gilreath, aided by Officers Greer
and whitman. of the Greenville city police
force. made dIllIgent search recently for the
Snowman who threw from the train and
killed John Graham, colOred, near Central,
on Wednesday night They were accOmpa-
MED by a person who could identify the guilty
show rough. but the latter, evidently on the
alert, succeeded in dOdging arrest.
Greenvllle correspondence Spartanburg
Herald: Edwin ID. Mckittrick, white. aged
81. who resides on the Spartanburg side of the
county line, at Greer's Station, was killed by
a train on the Air Line Railroad near this
city on the night of the 25th ult. He was seen
about d. m. making his way from town to-
ward the place where he was killed, having
jug of whisky in his possession and consider
ably under the influence OF liquor"
Spartauburg Herald: ''Mitchel Putnam,
who left Laurens county in 1917. is now on a
visit to his friends in that county. He is now
l03 years Of age and in a remarkable state of
preservation He was in the war of 1872,
and also IN the war for Texas independence,
and for his participation in each of those con-
flicts he now draws an annual pension. He
has about 800 relatives living IN LaUrens
county, and for the purpose of visiting them
he has made the long journey from his Texan
home alone and unassisted."
Greenville Ne,0s; "Judge g. w. Field, of
Pickens, who, although not a mOOnshiner,
has been a fast friend of Maj. Lewis Il. Red
mond. the famous mOOnshine chief. sticking
To him when others had forgotten him. was
in the city yesterday. He has positive as
surances that Major Redmond will be trans
ferred from Auburn prison, where he Is serv-
ing out ten years sentence, to the penten-
tiary at Columbia within the next fortnight.
The removal will be made on the recon-
mendatiOn of the surgeon Of Auburn, who
saws that Major RedmOnd's lungs are Sc
riously injured. the left one being almost en-
tirely gone; and that he will not live out the
remaining eight years of his term unless he
Is taken 10 mildCr climate"