Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-02

There Is some talk of starting a savings
bank in SpartanburC.

There Is some talk Of starting q savings
bank in Spartanburg.
There is some talk Of building a railroad
from Greenwood to Abbevlle c. Ii.
The crops OF Marlboro county generally.
though backward, are growing finely.
A negro man and woman we're killed by
lightning near Chester few days ago.
The Mckeegan will case at Charleston has
been decided in favor Of the benefcIaries.
The project to bridge the Ashley river is
meeting with great success at Charleston.
The shipments Of cotton from Spartarbur-
since September last amount to l5, 800 bales.
Col. James Edward Calhoun Is raising some
fine tea on his plantation in AbbcVillc county
The Edgefeld County Teachers Institute
Will meet at Johnston, IN that county, on
July }.
Abel Robins has been appointed Postmaster
at Nhetstone- new post Office in Oeonee
county.
The dead body OF n white child has been
found in the river near Greenville. Infanti-
eide Is probable.
The real estate of Newbcrry was assessed at
S67962O last year, and $143 $50 this year, an in
crease OF S64,2lO.
The WillistOn fruit growers, OF BarnweU
county, VIII make their first shipment of
peaches next week.
The State Normal Institute will meet in
Spartanburg on June Is, and will continue in
session four weeks.
William Trezevant cOlOred, will hang at
Orangeburg Friday. He murdered Erank
Mitchell in February.
B. J. Ramage, Jr., Of Newberry, has gone to
Heidelberg University, Germany, where he
expects 90 spend year.
Two Young EdgeGeld farmers, brothers
think they viii make 5000 bushels of oats and
800 or 4o0 bushels of wheat.
The United states War Department has es-
tablished a cotton belt signal station at An
dersOu, with Z. I. Cashin reporter.
The cornerstone Of the new Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian Church at Due West,
Abbeville county, was laid on Monday last.
The Seneca Free Press announces the death
on Tuesday Of last week of W. II. Burdette,
who was born lac, and was, therefore, JOS
years old.
The ColletOn Press SAYS that Flood. the In
dian doctor, had to leave WATERFORD the
other day because he had been passing spu-
rlOns money.
BIr. L. Mckay. white. or Clarendon county,
has invented machine for chopping out cot
ton that Is said to be the very thing the
farmers need.
While Perry Fox, OF Collcton county, was
riding home last week his horse was bitten by
rattlesnake, and fell dead before it had
gone 100 yards.
Robert J. Herndon, of Yorkville, is said to
be remarkably fine cornet player. He car
ried of the cash prize Of $50 at the Charlotte
cOntes- last week.
clock peddler has been going through
Newberry county selling $40 clocks to the ne
gr0es, and taking mortgages on their cows for
I the purchase money.
The stocking factory at Walhalla has been
IN operation some time. but chiefly in train
ing the employees. The proprietors will apply
steam to the machinery in a few days.
Gen. +. I. StackhOuse, of Marion county,
IS trying to organize joint stock company to
introduce thoroughbred PercherOn horses
into that cOuaty for breeding purposes.
q. q. Alexander, Esq, of the Camden
Journal Is a great grandson Of Abram Alex
ander. who was Chairman of the convention
T 1fnrrr-c a1or- r,F
Independence in l775.
The Rev. Il ebert Latham, d. D.. Of York
vile, was appointed delegate of the AssO-
| Cate Reformed Synod OF the South to the
! Pan-P Presbyterian Council which meets at
Belfast, Ireland, on the 18th Of June.
! J. il. Rice, Esq, of Ninety-six, Abbevile
/ county. took the remuneration of thirty-siX
/ dowers in one day last week, the largest busi-
ness OF the kind that has ever been done by
one officer in single day in Abbeyille county
There is good deal Of checked cotton in
Barnwel county this year. Those who have
tried this plan say that 1t costs less to culti-
/ vate and that the percentage of lint is con-
/ siderably greater than that of crowded cot
ton.
On the whole it is said that there has never
been better prospect for crops of all kinds
| in OcOnee county. and unless some blight or
storm should injuTe the crops, with good
seasons such crop Is expected as viii relieve
| the present embarrassment in that county.
/ Col. William Pinckney Starke, of Beech
/ Island, who is busily engaged on his work.
/ the Life Of Calhoun" recently visited
I NmnsborO TO examine some letters and other
I documents formerly belonging to MIR. Cal
noun, now III the possession OF Col. James III.
I RiOn.
A tax OF per cent. has been levied by the
Town Council in Georgetown upon ali real
I and personal property subject to municipal
\ taxation. The tax is payable in two INSTALL
I ments Of per cent. each, the first from Nav
I q TO May 81 inclusive. and the second from
I November IS TO December Is.
] .Taucs SuOal- Of CoIIafon coupf,- 1.5+
! ten some time ago by cat in the forefnger of
/ his left hand, while trying TO separate the
/ dog and cat in fight. The bite healed up and
I he thought no more of it. On Monday last he
was seized with severe pains While plOwing
| in field, and died in few hours Of hydro.
! phobia.
Some time ago Newberry man, who holds
| an account against Georgia man, sent him a
l note for the amount of the debt. and asked
| him TO sign it. The debtor. who is a we'll
meaning man, having wholesome fear Of
/ written obligations before his eyes, sent the
| NewberrLan this laeOnic answer; II be dog
/ gOned il I'll sign anything"
W. H. Burditt, who died last week in
I Franklin county, Ca, was a native of Able
/ vile county. in South GarOlina, and was per-
| haps the oldest man in the State, having
I reached the age Of los years. He could ride
/ on horseback up TO three years prior TO his
/ death. and when over 100 years old would
| trade horses. He preserved his faculties 10
| the last moment and talked freely, though he
had been helpless for year.
Joel Vaughn. who lives near Seneca City, is
/ said TO have one of the largest families in the
l United states. He is so years of age. has
been married four times and now has an in
1ant child. HIS last three wives were widows
al OF whom had children by previous hus-
bands, respectively eight, seven, and four, a
total Of nineteen. These four wives bore Mr..
vaughn tWenty-seven children. which, added
10 tne nineteen step children, gave Mr..
Vaughn control OF forty-six children. There
are thus seven different sets Of children.