Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-05
SOUTH CAROLINA,

! Au AGRICULTURAL ana mecnA0lcal IalT
will be held at Walhalla on Oct. 20 and
so.
Spartanburg has organized board OF
trade. George Coheld was elected presi.
dent.
Court conyenes in Anderson the first
Monday in October, Judge Wallace pre-
siding.
The new Catholic Church at Abbeville
is TO be dedicated on the fourth Sunday in
| October.
Two new post Offices have been estab-
lished in Chester eounty-SandersYil
and Osborn's Mills.
Robert Gillespie, who lives about two
miles below Liberty, had his hands badly
mashed in a cotton gin, Sept Is.
N. A. McCully, Jr., of Anderson, has
been appointed one of the cadet petty Off
GERS in the United States Naval academy.
Recently a young man OF Abbeville
county gave q COW and calf, shotgun, a
a sow and seven pigs and So in cash for a
hound.
Seven warrants are now pending
against G. W. Bryant, the forger who has
been operating in the eastern counties OF
the State.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union OF South
| Carolina will be held in Greenville on
Oct. 10 and 16.
The roof is now being placed on the new
opera house at Camden. 1t will be the
most imposing building that has ever
been built in Camden.
David Bolton, colored, found guilty OF
the murder of Aaron Deane, is to be
! hanged at Camden on Nov. 10. A new
trial was refused him.
The Marion and Nichols tramway or
railroad has received its death blow, and
at present at least, there is no hope of it
ever being resuscItated.
A grand banquet is to be given In Spar
tanburg on Oct. Is, to celebrate the open
ing the Greenville, Laurens and Spartan
burg Railroad to that place.
1t is rumOred that the County Commits
siOners OF Horny are opposed to the pay
ment OF the eXOrbitant bills of some Of
the Trial Justices OF that county.
Williamson has elected the following
municipal officers: lntendant, DR.. b. f.
Brown. Wardens-W. l.. Prince, A. W.
Clement, Z. B. Crimes, j. NJ. Lander.
Preparations are making for the COM
ing State fair which insure its success.
The military, knights tournament and
racing features are given special atten.
ton.
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organize the society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals. which was organized
several years ago, but which has since
become paralyzed.
The old we'll on Monument Square, that
has been there ever since Camden was
first known, has been abandoned and filed
up by order of Council. The expense OF
keeping it in repair was zoo great.
The criminal docket Of the approaching
sessions at Orangeburg will be very
| heavy, There are no less than 80 persons
charged with criminal Offenses to be tried,
and five Of these are held for murder.
Among the white teachers of Abbeville
county there are more than twice as many
females as males. On the other hand,
among the colOred teachers there are more
than twice as many males as females.
! Last week at Capt. Hugh Robinson's.
| Abbeville county, a race at cotton picking
came off between William Robinson,
white, who picked 41S pounds and John
Brooks, cOlOred, who picked 416 pounds.
| A silk pedder is under arrest at
| Charleston for passing worthless checks
and stealing a gold watch from a woman
| of the demi-monde. Mary DeLyOD. no.
torIous woman Of Savannah, figures in
the prosecution.
There have been enrolled in Abbeville
county this year, 6,6S6 school children, an
increase Of 800 over the enrolment of
| 1884. Two new schools have been built
during the year at a cost of about IS, 900,
one of them at Mccormick, and the other
| at Greenwood.
A firemen's convention was held on
Sept. 10 at the town hall, Beaufort, for
the purpose OF electing chief and an as
sistant chief OF the fire department. Tue
election resulted IN the selection OF Mr..
| William kressel az chief and MIR. G. g.
Tolley as assistant chief.
A number Of citizens of Beaufort have
presented to Willie Won Harten q fine
gold medal and handsome watch, as
Testimonial OF their appreciation OF his
bravery in rescuing the four men from the
wreck of the pilot boat r. W. Scheper, on
Bay point, during the fearful storm OF
Aug. %.
AT Marion, Thursday, as the freight train
was moving of tramp attempted to board
It, fell and was horribly crushed. He died
within an hour. A letter taken from his
pocket indicates that his name was
Charles Erickson. In bis pockets were
found cents, photo Of two little boys
and two Seaside Library novels.
The Rev. w. Il. johnson. the founder OF
the new Methodist church, or rather the
instgatOr Of the schism in the A. NJ. +.
Church, mas PLAYED havoc wild Jne men,
bership OF the A. NJ. T.. Church mt Marion.
The Pee Dee IndeG IL informed that about
1850 OF its members are now following the
lead of the ex-senator
b. Lamar, OF Beach leland, informs
the Aiken Journal and ReDfew that on
Friday. while one Of the sand Bar ferry
boats was making a trip across the sa-
vannah river, large sturgeon jumped cut
OF the water and landed into the boat. IL
was captured and killed. and It's weight
was estimated at 100 pounds.
The sinking fund commission has serv-
ed notice on the lessees OF stores in the
city hall and opera house building, at
Columbia, 10 pay their rent In future 10
the commission on account OF taxes due
tho state by the city on the building. The
city has disputed this claim Of the State.
Taxes have not been paid on the building
for years.
Near Oak Grove, Thursday, a colored
man committed a most brutal murder by
crushing Ia the skull OF his daughter, who
WAS I3 years Of ags, with an axe. The
murder was committed without proyoca-