Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.

There is an ice factory in Spartanburg.
The students in the academy at Manning
can get board at S a month.
I. p Miller has been appointed Town Mar
shsl OF Narnyille, Hampton county.
There were quite n number of Mormon
missionaries IN Y Ork county some time ago,
but they have flown.
There will be a reunion of Company X,
Fourth South Carolina Cavalry, at Pickens
Court Eause, on sept. =.
While out hunting some days ago Messrs.
McCants. Frank Glover and Ben. Williams, of
COlletOn county, killed Tour bears.
The new church Of the cOlOred MethOdists at
Ande rsOn is nearly completed. 1t is a neat
building and q credit to the congregation.
The culture of the grape promises to be a
eral vineyards have been started at Seneca
City.
Charles Crawford, coiored. died near Abbe-
| vile last Sabbath at the age of li6 years. The
| deceased was the maker OF what was locally
known as the ''CrawfOrd" cigar.
J. W. HOllemann. County Treasurer of OcO-
nee, opened his books for the collection of the
second installment of taxes on sept. ], and up
to the 9th he had collected only $50.
: volunteer cucumber vine, which grew in
the Irish potato patch of Mr.. John Halle this
season, st Flint Ridge, Lancaster county, is
said to have yielded 23l large size cucUmbers.
Notice IS given in the Georgetown Times
that application will be made at the ensuing
session of the Legislature for charter incor-
pOFating the Charleston and Wilmington
Railroad Company.
The TrvOn City Manufacturing Company
has rebuilt after the late fire, and they are
now making handles at the rate Of about
5000 a day. The locust pin trade is springing
up and there is a considerable demand for
them at jhis time.
United states Marshal Tourney has received
quite large sum of money from the govern
ment with which to pay witness certificates.
Most of them are held by parties in Green
vile. 1t is estimated that fully $4,000 was
disbursed on Wednesday.
The grading on the Rutherford and GafTney
City Railroad has to begin, according to con-
tract. Oct. !. The engineering corps has
not reported for duty yet, but the friends of
the enterprise say that the road VIII certainly
be built and that the grading will be COM
mencsd according to contract.
An interesting legal ecclesiastical question
involving the ownership Of church property
valued at several hundred thousand dollars
has just been argued before special referee
in New Orleans. In 1881 the Lutheran Synod
Of South Earolina and adjacent States eX-
PEELED Rev. Godfrey Dreher from its mem
bership Tor hetefOdO4g. y majority OF the
incOrpOratOrs and membeTs CT the Synod ar
rqVed themselves on the side OF sir. Drehef,
and with him became associated with the
] Tennessee synod and held possession of the
church property in Louisiana Those who
adhered 10 the South caro- ina Synod lnstl-
tuted suit for the purpose o. obtaining Dos
session Of the churen temporaiities before
Chancellor Job johnson. In lS4I Chan
cellor johnson filed his decree,
setting forth thct the adherents of
the south Carolina SynoG were the proper
/ custc dians Of the church properly, and those
| who seeded or were expelled lost all rights
therein, but as the adherents had failed to
give notice to Mr.. Dreher and His fol overs
! of the action Of the Synod in reference 10 the
/ expulsion Rev. Godfrey Dreher and the Sc
! ceders we're permitted to hold possession of
| the church property, and the bill in equity
was dismissed. 'COGnsel for the South Caro-
lima synod have recently gwen the notice
rendered in 1871, and have fled complains
and demand for relief. Eminent counsel are
engaged on both sides. and the proceedings OF
| form ~ bsDtisu, the administration OF the
! Lords SUPPER and other matters OF Lutheran
| Church government and doctrine we're IN
I quIred into and argued.