Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-18

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field county viii be held on Aug. 20.
There have been about Is cases Of diphtheria
ln the lower part Of Barnwell county.
Prof. James W. Reid, of Jacksonville, Fla.
IS to be the principal Of the Abbeville High
School.
Flat Greek Baptist Church. in Lancaster
county, was organized on April TO, I778, and is
consequently lo6 years old.
Or. Joseph LeCOnte, Of the University of
California, who has been visiting relatives in
Georgia and south Carolina. has returned to
san Francisco.
In 1882 there were 50 candidates running in
the Democratic primaries in Lexington
county and l,723 votes were polled. This wear
there are - candidates.
The Rev. Dewitt Burkehead, of Texas. is a
successful revlvalist. Recently he conducted
revival meeting in Anderson which resulted
IN the addition Of 81 members to the Presbv-
terian Church.
The Rev. Robert Latham, d. D., of York
vile, VINO was delegate from the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church TO the Pan
Presbyterian Council al Belfast, Ireland. has
returned to his home.
It is said that Miss Woodrow. daughter of
the Rev. DR.. James Woodrow, Of Columbia.
has gone all the way to China to marry a
young man who is a successful missionary in
that distant country.
4 conference Of the PRESBYTERIAN ministers.
elders ana deacOns Of Anderson county will
DE held az Anderson on Sept. and to excite
renewed interest in the spread of Presbyte-
rianism in that section.
The Spartanburg district Of the Methodist
hurch Is composed of the counties of Spar
tanJurg, LaurcnS and Mon. There are ff-
teen tineraut preachers in the district. and
the churches have 5000 members.
EN-GOv. Bonham is reported to have said
that when he was a hoy he met his kinsman.
the Rev. Nehemiah B0nham. of North Caro-
lima. who said TO him: MY dear Young man.
the BonEams are proud. high toned and
honorable family, but I never knew one Of
them 10 have any money"
The sumter AdrQnce SAWS that Cant W r
Delgar has received a letter saving that Mr.
III. ID. Mcintyre, Secretary National Jockey
Club. VINO has just formed a Southern circuit
for racing this iall, viii be willing to include
sumter provided the ASSOCIATION there will
conform to its dates, so as not to conflict with
the meetings at Grcenvilie. Columbia Barn
well, augusta or & tharles,On.
Union Times: There is a mistaken idea
among our citizens that the debt of the conn
ty Is enormous, and that nothing has been
done bv the County Commissioners to reduce
ii. After the present collection of taxes the
county viii owe no debt for the ordinary
county expenses OF the present fiscal year,
and the levy of l mill for past Indebtedness
will nearly wipe out that debt, which is now
but little over $1,000. The board has also re-
tiTed IS railroad bOnds-l5 at their face value
and % at 80 cents on the dollar.
Between John Bowers and B. f. Welsh. of
Lancaster, feud has long existed Bowers
was not sparing in the epiJhcts which he
heaped upon his enemy. A few days ago
Bowers and his son George drove to Lancas-
ter in their wagon. In the afternoon he
loaded his wagon, hitched up his team. and
with his son started to drive home. About
ihis time the Welsh boys disappeared from
town. Bowers and his son were nearing the
depot. and were just passing the Episcopal
church when a trace came loose, and the
elder Bowers stopped to fix il. As he was
dong 50 B. F. Welsh stepped out into the
road from behind the church with a double
barrelled shotgun IN his hand. Behind
the church were party of Welsh's
friends, who remained III readi-
ness to help him. Welsh hailed
old Mr. Bowers with the remark: ''You've
got to take back what you have said about
us" "l'll not do IT. was Bowers reply. ac-
companied by an oath. At this Welsh raised
his SHOTGUN and fired at the old man. The
charge struck Bowers hat brim and carried
part of it away, and the old man fell for
ward. Welsh then fired the second barrel at
young Bowers, the charge taking effect IN
the side Of his lace and sCYering a large
artery. The shotgun being empty, Welsh
drew pistol and fired at the young man
again. The bullet entered Young Bowers
groin. The team in the meantime had be-
come frightened and dashed OF, being stopped
some distance down the road by a cOlOred
man. Welsh, suppOsing that he had killed
both men. at once fed, and up to our latest
Information had not been captured. Several
of the men who were in ambush with him be-
hind the church have been placed under ar
res.
On Thursday, Aug. Z, a constable came to
Prof. q. n. Y ancy : farm in ColletOn county.
accompanied by u. b. COnnOr. DR.. Jim Con-
nor and Frank stokes, and there arrested
Prof. ancy's two sons. who were having fOd-
der stripped. along with a young white man
named Abe McAlhaney and cOlOred boy.
The armed men then went into Prof. Nanceys
house and took out two guns and two pistols
without permission, They then made the
boys under arrest take their horses and oc-
company them to WaiterbOro. twenty-three
miles. They would not permit the boys to
get anything to eat before they started, nor
would they let them stop on the way to get
refreshments, although one Of them was Ill
and asked to buy something to eat with his
own money Prof 1ancey's boys asked to
be taken TO their father at BranchviIle or to
have him sent for, but their request was de-
MED. They were hurried on to WaIterbOrO,
where DIR. Peter stokes had been and ar
counsel, but were refused and carried through
q bogus trial before Trial Justice Price, of
WalterbOro. nd then locked up in jail. DR..
Black. acting Sheriff in his uncle's place,
wished to take the boys down with his family,
but Judge Ben stokes and Trial Justice Price
warned him against doing so. These men
tried to eXJort money from the boys. but fail
ed. The next day Prof. 1aucey was told OF
the affair, and hurried TO WalterbOrO and
soon had all the boys liberated. These boys
Of Prof. Nancey's are grandsons of the Rev.
Paul 4. NJ. Williams, deceased. The land the
BOYS were on had been inherited from their
about the land adjoining a part that DIR. p
stokes had bought from his late wife, who
was the widow of the late Rev. Z. A. NJ. VIII
liams- The trespassing party had been elect
ed hy law and these bows put into possession
By an officer for their mother.