Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-22
sOrTH CARoLINA
SUI n tAkOLlNA.
James L. CASTOR, merchant Of Rock Hill.
las tailed. Iiahilifias a nnn -

James T. CASTOR, merchant of Rock Hill
has failed. Liabilities 1000.
Barnwell has elected the dry ticket bv ;
I vote oil so to 90. In the hands of the new In
safe.
The cotton gin has commenced its work il
sumter, Mr.. Alfred Beasley being the frs
victim OF the season, He was seriously cut
on the arm and face.
The MethOdists of Abbeville Court Houee
have presented their pastor, the Rev. r.. T.
Harper, with purse Of $75, ana granted hin
a months absence in which to spend tbt
money.
saluda Arg7ts: Henry Romans. colored
who lives on the plantation of l.. A. Buckhan,
an. IN Bucklevel, has a COW which gave birfT
10 three calves last week, all doing well up tc
the date of this report
The eleventh annual fair of the Creenvile
Agricultural and Mechanical Association OF
south Carolina will commence on Tuesday.
october ., 1888, on the grounds Of the assOcia-
ton IN Greenvllle, ;. c., and will continue
four days.
The Pickens Sentinel advertises meeting
OF the farmers Of Pickens county to be held al
the court house on the 18th inst. for the pur-
pose Of uniting in an effort to secure from the
gudnO companies such reduction on guanO
debts as they can afford to make.
Saluda Argts: There was a colored child
I'M town last Saturday with four perfect feet
and four perfect hands The child is now
about nine months old. 1t was born in this
county, on the plantation of Mr.. James Z.
Calhoun. near the Savannah river"
\ military company was organized at
Bish0pville on the eth inst. under the rame
of the Lynches River Rifles and with the fol
lowing officers; Captain, J. +. Baskins; First
Lieutenant, W. Il. Law: second Lieutenant.
samuel Bradley; Third Lieutenant, W. \.
James, Jr.
The Rock Hill Her1ld of the 18th inst saws.
Work on the new telegraph line hangs fire
10 was expected that the new Office would be
opened I'M Rock Hill two weeks ago, but there
seems To be no immediate prospect of the
wires being stretched TO this place. 4 lot of
wire belonging 10 the company was attached
last Monday for wages due the workmen who
put up the pOlcs.'
Columbia Register: 1--WE are able to an
nOunce the appointment of President : 4
Pcarce. Esq., President T. \. McCreerv. Vice
President David Jones, DIR. T. T. Moore and
y. W. Trump, ESD, as an Executive Commit
tee of the Board Of Trade on the entertain
ment OF visitors Ia the fair, with power to ap-
point subcommittee to take charge of the
different departments"
Edgetield ddcertiser: There are now about
Go patients in the Lunatic Asylum. Ten
were received i'm two davs lately. If the re :
cent rate of increase continues there Will be
G20 or $50 in the institution by November .
against $50 on that date last year The pres
sure for room Is becoming serious. 1t is
feared that patients Will have to be placed
two in a room. which Is considered danger
GUS eNpedIent.'
\ SpartanbUrg letter SAYS: "A large crop
of oats viii be made If as much land is Sown
as seems to be now contaminated planters
generally having concluded to 20 into the
business to a greater or less extent The
building boom still continues in our city
Quite a number Of stores and residences
are going up and others are to be begun in
a short time. Spartauburg is steadily and
constantly growing, and will soon become a
city of no mean SIZE
CGroiiHg Spartan. a Mr.. Taylor. widower,
aged 80. having his affections set on widow
Eliza Oliver. fat, fair and 4j, popped the
question and was accepted, but the course
of their love being broken by some rough
places IN the channel, they made one or two
unsuccessful attempts to get 'spliced.' FL
nally they secured the services of Rev ID. NJ .
Lancaster and skipped across from ok coun-
side of the line last week"
The Bamberg CErouicEe publishes a review
of the business of that thriving little town for
the past year. The amount of business trans
acted in the town for the year ending August
81. lsS3 Is placed ut SS56l2J. During the wear
5000 bales of cotton were shipped from the
town. The Chronicle states that there are
four churches. one carriage and wagon manu-
factory, one grist mill, one lumber mill and
twenty-eight business houses in the town.
The inhabitants number ], 100.
Charleston Ne1rS. IL. StreIitz, who keeps a
clothing store at ljj King street. has suddenly
disappeared. On Sunday afternoon he left
his house, rs he said. to attend meeting Of
some society up town, and up to last night his
family had heard nothing of him. Mr.. Sire
litz is a married man. having six children,
who live with him over the store in King
street. He Is said to be man of steady and
temperate habits. and his incNplicablc alb
>cnce causes much anxiety"
The Berkeley gazette has the following: "a
correspondent in st. James Goose Greek
writes: Three white and two negro bows and
dog We're standing under Il large tree near
ROadyille. IN this parish. during a severe
thunderstorm last week. sudden stroke
instantly killed one of the negroes and his dog
and Knocked one of the whites senseless. At
ter some trouble the boy was brought to con-
sclOusness. 4 dark streak was found on his
side and leg, but lac has had no further trouble
with it."
Carolina NDdFHiH: ''Wash Harris came in
from the country sunday and surrendered TO
sheriff BlassinEamc. lie brought an Old bent
gun barrel with him and stated that he had
killed John Woilord with this weapon. He
Said John had attacked him with the loaded
gun. and he icrked il from his hands and beat
him, the said John, over the head until he
fraZzled out the stock and theirs was nothing
left but the barrel and it was considerably
battered. The sheriff said to him that if he
had only struck him over the head that he
had not killed him. for he could not hurt him.
unless he beat him on some tender part Of the
body with such a weapon as that. Wash
stuck to the killing, however. and went to
jail. Coroner EZell held himself in readiness
al day for Il job. Monday morning a brother
of Wash came up and reported that WOffOrd
was safe and alive"