The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-08-19
THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
Some OF the Latest Sayings and DoIngs In
South Carolina.

| Some Oh the Latest Sayings and Dolngs In
| South Carolina.
-Ex>Treasurer B. G.. BRYAN, OF
Edgetield, is u defaulter to tho extent
of 81 900.
---Chills and fever and malarial fever
prevail in the Pleasant Valley section
of Lancaster.
"A thief carried off the clothing OF
MIR. and Mrs. Wade Pattel son, of
Aiken, on Monday night.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Roach, q we'll known
citizen of Rock Hill, died on the 7th,
from paralysis of the throat.
-Clarissa Padgett, an Edgefield
colorcd woman, weighs 303 pounds
and is not above medium height.
"A colorcd man was cutting down
tree near Ridge Spring last week
when it fell and killed cOlored child.
"A lad named Nellie Sentell was
drowned on Sunday, while bathing
below the dam at Clifton, Spartanburg.
Senator Butler has returned to
Edgcfield, his family having postponed
their European trip until later in the
year.
ARTHUR Kearsc, who killed an
other colorcd man in Barnwcll several
months ago, has some i'm and surrcn-
dercd.
The family of Mr.. Thos. Stewart.
of Monck's Corner, have lost four
members from gastric fever in one
month.
The Rock Hill factory will sus-
pend for two weeks, to give the opera
tives rest and to clean up and level
the machinery.
Tho Augusta and Edgefied Mar
row Gauge Railroad is on boom. "A
$4,000 subscription was secured at
Edgcficld in one day.
Walter Sassard, Il tcn-ycar-old
lad, was playing with pistol in An
| dcrson, when it exploded and wounded
him severely in the abdomen.
Mrs. Elizabeth Garvin, of Aiken
county, with her daughters and negro
| boy, has made a most excellent crop
OF cotton, corn and produce generally.
The citizens OF Florence held n
meeting on Friday last to take steps
towards organizing bank. About
sevcnty-five shares were taken at once.
The contract for building new
Methodist church at Spartanburg has
poets TO finish the work in twelve
months.
"A difficulty between Samuel Catoc
and Spencer Morgan, on Sunday last,
at Flat Creek Church, Lancaster, re-
suited in both being seriously cut with
knives.
Willie O'Donncll, colorcd resi-
dent of Greenvillc, was accidentally
run over by wagon containing three
persons, but he was too drunk to be
badly hurt.
Two negroes employed OH the Air
Line Railroad near Spartanburg had a
quarrel, which was terminated bv one
sinking his pick in the head of the
other. No harm done.
Ben Johnson, colorcd, while Dig
ginS well in Aiken county, was
caught by caving earth and so COM
plctcly buried that his body was not
recovered until next day.
"A young child of Mr.. VIM. Bovd.
living near Rock Hill, was terribly
stung by bees few days ago. The
| insects literally covered the head Of the
child and even got into its throat.
The Camperdown mills property
has been formally transferred to Col.
Hammett and the new company. They
start free of debt and will commence
operations about the first of October.
A train Of empty freight cars on
the Air Line Railroad was run into
near Central, last week, when the
! headlight exploded and set fire to the
empty cars, four Of which were con-
sumed.
Rock Hill is becoming the Gretna
| Green of South Carolina. On Monday
last another couple from Concord,
| N. C.--Mr. A. Wood and Miss Robbie
Burrows-werc made happy in that
lively town.
Peter Boyd, Il worthless darkoy,
received fifty lashcs in Lancaster, i'm
lieu of going to Jail, for stealing pair
of pants. He had been whipped q few
days before for occupying bed in the
hotel without leave.
1t is understood that Capt. Legarc
j. Walker, one of the Railroad Com
missioncrs, will resign shortly, in order
to take the position of deputy collector
of the port of Charleston, to which he
was recently appointed.
Mrs. Lavinia Kelly, aged 93 years,
NiSe iStShtit III CCouCC. hEb. hCllN
was remarkable woman. She re-
ceived premium for the best wood
work of one-horse wagon, pair OF
shoes and quilt, the work of her own
hands.
One bale of new cotton was re-
ceivcd in Charleston on the 11th inst,
from Macon, Ga, and one from South
Carolina on the 18th. 1t was sampled
and accepted and classified as strict
low middling and middling respec-
lively.
The annual reunion of the survi-
vors of the Twelfth Regiment will
como off at Yorkvillc on Thursday
next. Col. Cad. Jones will deliver the
annual address. Reduced rates will
be given over the railroads to the sur
vivors.
Charley Hawkins, a young darkey,
attempted to rape en- imbecile daughter
of Mr.. w. Il. Brockman, of Spartan
burg, but was interrupted, when the
scoundrel ran off. The indignant
father offers reward Of $25 for his
arrest.