Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.


Farming operations in Barnwell county are
very much behind.
The municipal election at Lancaster will
be he'll on April 10.
The Lutheran parsonage at Lexington has
been ncariy completed.
The Edgefeld Baptists will hold a revival
meeting, beginning on April 3.
\ Grange was organized at Gum Swamp,
I'm Lancaster county, on March t.
Tweuty-three hundred liens have been
fled in the clerks Office at Barnwell.
The cost OF the recent term OF the court for
Lancaster county amounted to l,lG7 IS.
DIR. y. +. Kirkland. OF Barnwell, has al
ready planted SIX acres of watermelons.
The young men of WATERFORD talk OF or
gaming military company at that place.
4 great many shad have been sold in Barn
well this season, the prices ranging from 90
to 50 cents.
NIB. Randall is about to locate in Orange
burg for the purpose Of manufacturing arti-
fetal stone.
Barnwell has a demijohn that has made $50
trips 10 Charleston in the last 32 months, and
it's not the Oldest lnhabitant either.
The first annual exhibition of the Charles
ton Poultry Association closed Friday night,
after having continued open for four days.
Timber men in COlletOn county complain
that the market is duller now than for years,
small timber going at 8 and So per thousand.
In January and February the merchants at
Greenwood, Abbeville county, sold more
goods than they sold during the whole of last
year.
The grain crops in Barnwen county are
said TO nave been badly damaged by the hard
winter weather that has prevailed for several
months.
There will soon be another post route in
Orangeburg county. connecting with the Lex
ingtOn and Graham's route at Sawyerdale
post Office.
Martin Keeler, OF BlaekvIlle, Barnwel
county. ships 500 dozen eggs TO Charleston
every week. His sales of hides, eggs and tai
low amounts 10 $500 per month.
The stewards OF the Methodist Church at
Spartanburg have determined to build a new
church. They think they can erect one for
$4,000 that viii be an ornament TO the town.
Mr.. X. NJ. Raymond. OF the Halle Gold
Mine passed through Lancaster on Thursday
FOR Charlotte. with four gold bricks, l6O
ounces, valued at $3.50, the yield OF the mine
for one month.
The Rev. J. d. TadIOck, d. D.. President of
King College, Bristol. Tenn, has accepted the
Chair Of Church Government ana history In
the Columbia Theological Seminary TO which
he was recently elected.
The Secretary Of the Interior at Washing
ton, on the recommendation OF the Hon. >. ).
Hemphill, has designated the Rock Hill LII
brary as depository Of public documents for
the Fifth Congressional district.
On Wednesday 5. B. Layton, a young mer-
chant near Cross Anchor, near Spartanburg,
committed suicide by shooting himself through
the head with gun. He attached string 10
the trigger and tied il To his foot. lie was
.,,., dne-lOokipg, respectable young man.
10 Was in town On Monday and made several
purchases Of goods, payss"g the cash ior theM,
lie was quite cheerful that day. NV Sause
Of the act Is not known.
Mr.. b. DOscher, the Charleston newsdealer,
who was convicted on Thursday Of refusing 70
comply with the law prohibiting the exposure
and sale Of obscene publications, was released
frou, isil Saturday. II there is anything on
,rhirh TO make a ease he will do so, but II not
Se will simply pay his fine and comply with
the law, IL was stated Saturday that the
publisher Of the Police Gdsetts had instructed
an the news agents who sell his publications
to s.make a fight in case they should be
prosecuted for selling his papers, ana that ne
would furnish them with 1.-THE slneWs OF
war" 4.
Miss Helen r. Black, OF Charleston, sent 70
President Cleveland, day or two before ms
inauguration, a neat and appropriate tesu-
monial IN the shape Of palmetto tIee
wrought by her own hands, out OF palinettO
leaves Tie testimonial was entrusted 10
gentleman Of this city who went to the lnau-
guratiSn and was duly presented 70 the Fres-
dent. The gift was received by Mr.. CleNe-
land, who, in return. sent 10 the Ialr donor IN
appropriate acknowledgements Win ms caIu,
his autograph and hIs photograph. Congress
man Di6ble and Congressman Eaton, OF Con
necticut. were also remembered Dy Miss
Back. and at the inauguration both OF these
gentlemen wore palmetto badges MADE Dy
her,