Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-13

The synod Of south Carolina meets at An
dcr9on ON the 2ith of October.
A recent hot supper Of the Methodists
go Bi~hopVille, sumter county. Melted
Mr.. Fielder a bachelor farmer of Laurens
county. near Clinton, Is l03 years OLD lie IS
ln comfortable circumstances.
The merchants of Wmnsboro' report that
their collections have been as good as last
year. If not better.
The Associate Reformed synod of the south
Will holt its next annual session in Chester
beginning on Thursday, 2jth inst.
Warrants are out againt every barkeeper
M Greenville for violation of the law for
Birding the use of screens in front of their
doors.
Mr.. J. A. Elliott, OF Anderson county. has
just received letters patent on a new cotton
planter and fertilizer distributor of his own
invention.
1hIlls and fever are still prevalent in some
portions of Fairfield county, and the phvsi-
clans say there Is but little hope of abatement
until after heavy frost7.
lu consequence of the frequency of disturb
ances at colored balls in Charleston, a police
man VIII hereafter he stationed al ali such
places of amusement to preserve order.
At least l5G dwelling houses are now in
course of construction in Charleston. The
prices of these buildings range from $1,000 to
$4,000. and one residence Is going up that will
cost. II Is said, fully $1,000.
ietItItlons To exempt townships I. >. 3, 1,
anu 70. Jul tHtbl Tow N county, from the
tIons of the general stock law have been filed
IN the Office of the County commissioners.
and Will he passed upon at the first meeting in
November.
located about miles south of Aiken. was en-
tirely destroyed by fire Monday night. six
bales OF cotton lying near the building were
saved by hart work. The fire originated IN
the lint room.
on Saturday Thomas MagIu. a colored
school teacher. WAS arrested AT Darlington for
forging the names of school trustees ON "a pay
certihcate. I'm default of $500 bail hc was
lodged ma jail for trial There is also i'm Jail
another cOlOred teacher for the same onemsc.
Barnwell SeHtinel: During the electric
storm OF Wednesday last lightning struck the
rod ON the Episcopal Church stceple and ran
down To where il was broken OF near the
ground, there it jumped OF and struck the
base of the steeple, tearing OF many of the
boards and ripping Others
The Edlsto Baptist Association convened at
shiloh Church on Friday last. and remained
in session during Saturday and sunday. On
sunday a very large congregation was in at
tendance To listen 10 the preaching of eminent
ministers of the gospel who were present
from other sections of the state.
The Abbevllle NeiiH09. speaking of the ap-
preaching term of the Circuit Court for that
county. says: Judge kershaW will preside
and viii have his hands full, for there are
many eases Of magnitude to be tried. More
white men viii be tried than ever before at
one term of the court in this county. The Of
\ travelling doctor. whose trick was to
/ conlure away sickness without charge by
sticking two silver dollars obtained from
the patient together with burning rOSin, rub
bng them over the patient. and finally put
ting them in his own peckct and walking on.
has been run out of Saluda township, Green
vile county. into North Carolina.
Edgeiield ddreytissr: Col. o. r. Cheat
ham has just returned from Bridgeport. Conn.
ihc great centre of Jersey stock farms I'M our
country. Whlle AT Bridgeport. Colonel Cheat
ham bought sin head of magnificent jersey
. cattle. one of which l. a fne Comassec bull.
Colonel Cheathams design Is to establish a
regular stock farm on his plantation four miles
north of our town. And while Colonel Cheat
ham builds mp a Jersey farm, senator Butler
viii convert his cotton plantation on the Sd
Nduuah river into grass and horse farm.
f The senator l. now IN New England for the
. purpose of purchasing horses for his begin
hing HagoOd- grass farm on Saluda. But
Ter horse farm on Savannah, and Cheat
+ ualn COW farm near the court house; these
'hfec VIII make Edgetield quite famous.
1 The Greenville Nests of Monday SAYS: Nv
/ IA Narrelt, of Chick springs township. who
I ttN"VS near w hte House. about siN miles
li"lh i tHe CITY, exhibited on the streets yester
GAY " vegetable curiosity i'm the shape of a
sidlh OF cotton, which he found growing in
hls corn Held. ON the stalk were four shoots
I or branches about eighteen inches apart-rbp
I first one being about two feet from thr ,rround
I Two OF These shoots grew from either side of
I the stalk and attained a length of about two
. feet. ON the end OF each shoot a fully devel-
. Oped and good sized ear of corn has crown
The main stalk bore only the tassel and was
I destitute Of anything resembling an ear of
I corn. Ii was singular freak of nature and
7 attracted much attention. Ii will he on eN .
I hibitiOn at the fair.