Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-02


The sixteenth annual fair Of the Anderson
Agricultural society will open October ~
The Thornwell Orphanagc, at Clinton. has
Just completed large and handsome seminal
rs building.
Mr.. John A. judy. of Colletom was killed
last week by a falling piece of timber while
packing cotton in an old screw press.
The BaptiSts are talking of building a church
at Prosperity. NeWberry county. They have
over $500 and a one-acre lot subscribed.
Major Zeigler is buidiuga a fish pond near
his residence. in Abbeville. m which he will
breed the finest varieties Of the German carp.
The County Commissioners of Anderson
county have been offered a building site
by Alr. j. :. Fowler upon which to erect a
new court house.
Mr.. ". K. Pctrie. of Westville. little town
ucar New Haven. Conn. visited Spdrtanburg
last week. seeking information i'm regard To
the location of an iron foundry.
Jack Burton. colored. Of Newberry county.
while taking down cotton press last week,
was killed 10y falling timber. His neck.
back. both arms and both legs were broken
The County Commissioners of Hampton
paid the grand jury OF in fun last Tuesday.
This Is the first time i'm the history of the
county that the jurors have received currency
for their services.
sim Evans. colored. made "a murderous as
-ault ON Mr.. John kuker, at Florence, last
saturday night. He also cut the coat of Mr.
DE Jough I'm several places, aad threw brick
which struck him in the breast.
J. ID. Boston and Thomas Griffin. of New
berry county. have been drawn to serve as
Jurors at the special term of the United states
Court in February. Boston has been dead )
years and Griffin was killed in a well months
ago.
The railroads have advanced freight GU cot
. ton from Greenville To New Ork by l2l2 cents
per bale. The advance on manufactured
cloth per 100 pounds Is as follows: To New York
from IS To -. To Philadelphia from 65 to -, to
Boston from 20 To 81. 10 Baltimore from 81
To -.
only about 5000 of taxes i'm Newberrv
county have been collected 50 far-S6000 of
the Nav iustallment and -, 900 this month. The
taxes for the county amount to about $4,000;
80 that only oue-seVenth has been collected
up 10 this time.
temperance convention has been called
to meet at Barnwen Court House on October
I6 of those who are interested in the temper
ance movement i'm that county. with a view
of taking the more proper measure to for
ward the cause.
4 farmer of Spartanburg county brought "a
bale of cotton To town last week. The HerdL}
SAYS: ''>omc of his claimants (Only is or l9)
. cldmOrlng for their pay so DeWlldered him
that he threw ii of his wagon, with the re-
mark Divide 10 among yourselves and drove
of completely disgusted.'
The Aiken Journal amt RerielC saws: small
dwelling houses or cottages are very much in
demand in Aiken. several letters have been
received at this Office recently from parties in
the North and West iuquiriug after furnished
Aiken and want to keep house.
Set Island Negcs. Thomas Young a Young
man living on Paris Island. accidentally shot
himself i'm the leg on last SATURDAY while
hunting marsh hens. The wound was not
properly attended. and when medical assist
auce was sought il was too late to do anything
more than relieve the sufferer. 1t is the Opin-
ion of his physicians that the injuries VIII re-
suit in death.
At a meeting of the Bar of Orangeburg.
held last week, it was decided 10y majority
vote that no jury cases would DE taken up at
the coming session of court. but that the
time ot the ourt. after the criminal cases
are over. should be devoted 10 equity bust
mess. This action. of course, Will be subject
90 the ruling of the Judge, but there Is no
doubt that he VIII concur
.S.I Isl5Hd Nesrs: ''On last Saturday morn
ing smart Oswen, while hunting, was shot
aud seriously injured on Lynah's plantation
bv Andrew singleton, the watchman on the
place. The shooting has bad look about il,
a. 10 Is said that Singleton was notified of Os-
wells intention To hunt for coons. and that
Singleton saw and knew him before he shot.
No arrest has. 80 far. been made"
Greeuville Se3cs. Marshal Livingstone has
Just appointed "a small number of Deputy
Marshals for several counties in the state.
but will select additional MarShals to serve
throughout the state In a short time: I. }.
RsuniSter J. :. Dill. Calvin Robinson. W. Y
Davis. and Edward Sneed. cOlOred. are ap-
pointed i'm Greenville; W. l.. FOlger and W.
f. Gary. Pickens: r. NJ. Casey, in Anderson.
and j. r. Lafoy, Richland.
Ser IsErnd Nelrs. "On last Tuesday night
Captain Casey had narrow escape from
death. While the Captain was crossing La
dies Island, intending 10 20 to COosaw TO take
out ship, when about two miles and a half
from the public ferry a large rattlesnake
>prang across the buggy in which he was,
striking boy that was with him, with its
tall- When about 10 coil in the buggy he
struck II with his hat knocking il cut of the
buggy"
SEA IslaBd Ne5rs: "a Past Grand Masters
Chapter has been organized in town. and on
last Thursday evening at the \. NJ. +. Church
the following officers were installed bv p. q NJ
RuthfOrd. Of Columbia: I. c. Carbon. NJ "
r. q. NJ: q. ". Ford. ID. q. NJ: 5. 4. smith
g. =; G. Haynes, G. T.; +. Curtis :. c.: D.
\. BythewOod. Jr., o. L. G.: G.. W WaddeU
Chaplain. The two lodges of odd Fellows
headed BY Myers Brass Band. proceeded To
the church and witnessed the installation
The chapter will be known as No. =, q. L. o.
of o. F.
A special to the Ns1os and Courier from Co
lumbia south Carolina, September 30th, saws:
This morning Lizzie, the little 4-year-Old
daughter of Mr.. John WarOra, who lives on
TAYLOR street. near the Charlotte Railroad
DEPOT, fell into a we'll which is said to be sixty
feet deep. The water in il was five feet deep.
Herfather was close by, and seeing her fall, ran
to the well. The well rope was new and strong
one. and passing over wheel, supported
two buckets. Mr.. WarOra jumped into one OF
these buckets. let himself down and held his
child out of the water while ne called for help.
Two persons heard him and responded
promptly BY pulling the other bucket down
they drew up the father aud daughter. neither
Of whom were appreciably injured. This Is
the second well accident whish has occurred
here within a week. bat in both cases no seri-
Gus injury resulted"
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