Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.


The Sewbury County Fair will be held on
Oct. %.
The shipments OF cotton from Rock Hill last
aeek were ,242 bales.
The Anderson County Fair will be held this
week, beginning on Oct. 2l.
Only about One-fOurth of the taxes in New
berry county have been paid.
The NeWberry Democrats have subscribed
$40 10 the national campaign fund.
Colney Lutheran Church, in Newberry
county, will be dedicated on the first Monday
in November next.
A negro man on a plantation in West
Wateree, kershaw county, killed seventeen
rattlesnakes in one hole last week.
An effort will be made by some of the most
prominent citizens to abolish the liquor traffic
in WalterbOrO for the ensuing year.
a ncw pOst Office under the name OF Queens
dale is to be opened in Darlington county to-
day. with Afr. d. 4. Berry as postmaster.
The question of holding 8 State temperance
convention in Columbia during tslr week IS
being considered Ly the temperance people in
some sections Of the state
The Arkansas fever among the negroes in
Anderson county has somewhat abated. quite
a number OF those who went out there last
fall and spring have died OF fever.
The Hon. Samuel Gibble expects to make
ahont six speeches in Coilstcn county during
the campaign. In fact, he viii attend all Of
the meetings Of the county Democracy.
During rainstorn pine tree in the swamp
on AEis E-GAlG ilAIs-s ~ cta--ttGA NbNLNg- NetS
struck by iightning ana sixteen well grown
hogs that were sleeping near the toot OF IL
were killed.
The afth annual fair OF the Chester. York,
Fairfield and Lancaster a agricultural, Horu-
cultural and Mechanical Association VIII
open at Chester on Tuesday, Oct. zS, and con-
finae four days.
Fhe Western Union Telegraph Company
viii run a special wire frOm tne fair grounds
at Greenville during the fair, SC that the As
socrafal Press can keen we'll informed as to
the result Of the races.
The total value of all personal property in
Ocouee county hy the last assessment Is $685.
c09. or S35 3Sl less than by the previous assess
=. .Oz2, ,is4-Sn Increase OF S6,i12.
Smalis made a speech to handful of Re
publicans at kingstree tGW days ago, IN
winch he told h.s dusky uupes that IA Elaine
we're elected thev would be allowed to trade
free ia the stores. The meeting was tallure.
Trial Justice I. q. Culp, Of Fort Mill. York
county. was stirred up the ether night by two
runaway couples from CabaFrus county.
North Carolina. who wanted to get married.
They paid him = PAIR, and were '.jOined to-
gether."
Cotton picking By moonlight has been in
dulEed in extensively lately. On the farm of
Mr.. A. {. Springs. at Fort Mill, young man
commenced picking at o'clock Wednesday
night, Oct, s, ana at O'Clock he had picked
30 pounds.
In response to the apBsal of the Executive
Committee Of the National DemOeratic party
for aid in conducting the campaign. the DEM
OcFats Of Walhalla have contributed S29,
which aEsOunt has been forwarded by Major
$. p. Dendy 20 national headquarters.
A heavy hallstOrm passed over a part of
Sumter comfy few DAYS ago. IN the neigh
bOrhOod Of the Shaws and Cros5wells, near
Manville, it seemed TO be heaviest, stones iail-
ing as large as an egg, and almost thlck
enough to cover the ground. Cotton was badly
tsaten out, and several industrious farmers
were seriously damaged.
Samuel Dean, alias James Davis, was cap
tured in Pickens county l2st week. He stole
two mule colts from Jacob Pelham in Murray
county. Georgia, some time ego, and fed the
country. He was pursued by Mr.. Pelham
through the mountains Of Georgia into Ten
nessee. then into North Carolina, and finally
into this State. where he was caught. The
pursuit continued for twenty-six days