The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-09
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vile county amounts 10 $l5,97O.9S.
H. Rock Hill has had thi'eo narrow
escapes from fire during the last
week. =
The Press aKa Banngr trifi,ks that
county should Gc raised.
The ASSESSMENT Of rc;iil estate IN
kerslInw count. this year exceeds tic
assessment last yearb $lO,7Sj.
The Good Templnrs Of !Grccnville
nrc doing good work. Some of the
lodges have almost doubled their mem
bership.
Last year at this time bacon was
selling in Florence ut Is aud Is ccnts}
while now it is down at II cents fuTr
fair meat.
Including the May installncnt, tho
trcasnrcr OF Ldncastcr county has col
lcctcd takes up to the first day Of this
month amounting to $9,7ll.9O.
--Maiia Patterson, Il negro woman
over one hundred years old, died on
Major 5: R.. ;Adams's place, near Cam.
den, o" "Wednesday, September 10.
"A negro belonging to Scl's. Circus
was ruin OYER by a wagoI. ileai'; the
depot iii Marion last Moii,lav nioht
and died soon after from ilji,ric5 re-
ccivcd.
-On tic tlLird Monday In this month
IN election IS to be held for mavor and
six aldermen, who will form the city
G1n!'ncil for the CITY of Spartanourg for
Tho mkt two ycars.
Ono day last week little child of
Frank Inabinct, cQlorcd, who lives in
Middle .towilship, Oran.cbury county,
was burnt to death while the p, rents
were of at work in the field.
A good sum Of money has been
raised for building Methodist church
at Troy, Abbcvillc county, but it has
been concluded to POSTPONE the work
for some time.
-.Whilc ont possum hunting last
week August Heller, Of Ncwbcrry
county, had his foot SO badly crtlsl,, :,
by falling tree that alnp,llation W
NECESSARY, from the effects Of which m
died.
The Newbcrry co.{Hty n;tif ia near
at hhnuE-.--thc nth, 18th and 10Th in
slant. Senators Hampton and Butler
have been INVITED to be present and
make addresses and arc expected to-
come.
"A general revival Of religion is
now III PROGRESS III tile Methodist
church, hes Of Marriott county. Up to
date there have been l26 professions of
religion and nincty-onc additions to
the churches.
The Ne'rS and Courier SAYS that
Mr.. X. Arnold, Of charleston, is build
ing for Mr.. ii. NJ. Mcctzc, of Char
lotto, N. e., II new balin9 press in
vented by Mr.. McctZc, who is II native
Of Charleston.
In attempting to jump from
buggy near Orangcburg last Sunday
Miss Tyl"c had her foot cntunylcd il.
some part of the buggy and her ank'c
was broken and her body otherwise
bruised and injured by the fall.
Wins Weston 0iias McNarv, col
orcd, went to Abbcvillc on the :;5th of
September and took Il good drink of
whis key. | made him drunk and he
has been lrliik ever since. lie will
cat nothing, but inagincs il,as he is
surrounded with piles of good fat
bacon. lie hasn't the jmiams, bu,
seems to border on insanity.
-Quitman IIilI,' about twcntv,onc
years old, son Of DR.. LovirE ilih,
living three miles from Ridge Spring.
Fad his hand icariully mn,n@cd II few
Gays ago IN cotton gin. In attempt
ing to remove notes from the gn his
hand was caught anddiWwn in. Three
OF his fingers have been amputatcd.
"A negro man who attempted TO
steal ride OH the Charlotte, Columbia
~ Augusta Railroad on "Wednesday
morning, between Pine House and
Charlottc, fell from his pcrilous posi-
non ON the axlca, the ear passing over
his lower limbs and scvcring them
from the body about four inches from
the trunk. q
-JoScph Is. Clark, who was arrested
III Lancaster county some time ago,
charged with an outrageous assault on
woman at the Halle gold mine, was
trlcd ut Lancaster last week. The
jury tailed to agree and Il nistrial was
ordered. Christopher l.. Jenkins, who
was tried for the murder OF Joe CIV
burn, was acquitted.
"A correspondent of the Nc,ps ami
Courier, writing from Holly IIil,
Bcrkelcy county, saws that the people
OF 81. James Goosccrcck Parish, are
making an organized effort to tuDlish
new comfy TO be named Dorchrstcr.
ms parish was once 4 part OF Charles
ton county aud its people have been
dissatiSticd since being placed in Bcrkc-
ley.
On Friday last n fire broke out in
the ginhouSe Of Mr.. a. j; Hhoads, in
Hampton county, ana destroyed the
building and cntirc. contents, together
with the fcsftltlice. and wntcr-tank
| belonging to the railroad company.
lhe fire was accidental, being caused
oy neglect to grease some parts of
| the machinery. The total loss is ubout
$4,000, that of Mr.. Khoads being
about ~ 200.
| "A new church Of the PRESBYTERIAN
denominations was organized in the
town Of Liberty, Pickens county, on
saturday last, by q commission ap-
pointed by the South Carolina Prcsbv.
terry. This church viii BIZ EnIoWWfH a.