The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-01-14
South Carolina News.
The town council of Laure

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Mr.. John Agnew, prominent
citizen of Columbia. died at his residence
in that city on the Goth ultimo.
The small. grain sown Sin Cbes-
tcrfeld County this winter, is much larger
than ever before. The prospects are fine
for large yield.
- Work on the Greenville and Lau.
rens Railroad is progressing rather slow.
ly at present, owing to the difficulty in,
obtaining cross.ties. The track has been
laid nine miles from Laurens.
Two negro men who murdered and
robbed crippled store-keeper at Miles,
Mill. in Edge6eld County, on the night
of the 2Sth ultimo, have been captured
in Augusta, Ga.
= The Baptist Courier warus the
churches against...a preacher named
Fields, who has. been preachingi in Green.
vile County. He was requested by the
officials of the church to leave on &C.
count of gross misconduct.
According to census just complet-
ed, the city Of Charleston.has a popula.
tion of 60,145, an increase of twenty
per cent. over 1880. OF these 27,6O5 are
white, and $3.50 coloved, the excess in
colored consisting mainly in children.
"A colored man on Mr.. Daniel
HALLS plantation in Fairfield County
has novel way of securing divorce.
He became tired of lis wife and by
means of pistol and razor persuaded
her that it would be best for her TO leave
the home freside.
= The liquor license has caused a
deadlock in the Darlington Town Coun-
Gil. Two members favor the present fee,
while two are in favor of much higher
license. The mayor, who has the casting
vote, is sick and cannot attend the meet.
ings.
= John Erb LeFevre, a sixteen year
old white boy, has been arrested in Ian.
caster County on the charge of breaking
into a mill and stealing from the safe
therein !36 in money and papers valued
at $4,000. He says he was induced to
commit the robbery by three men whose
names he declines to reveal.
= The Charleston Neacs and Courier
says the Washington Light Infantry, Of
that city, is the only corps in South Car.
olina, and perhaps the only one in the
South, that pays regular. annual pen.
sion to the widows and orphans Of their
dead comrades who served in the three
w. L. I. companies in the war between
the States. The trustees have managed
this charity fund with great success
during the past ten years, and their au-
nual disbursements amount now to 81, 900.
In the past twenty years over $40, 900 has
been paid on this account.
AT Winnsboro, last Monday, while
the sheriff and his deputy were selling
personal property, party Of about thir-
teen white men went to the Jail and one
of them told the jailor that they had
the sheriff's permission to visit the cells.
Obtaining entrance they went to the cell
where Ben Dubose and another negro
were confined, charged with burning the
barn of Mr.. Daniel Hall, Jr., of Fair
field County, last week. The sheriff,
being informed of their visit, went with
a deputy and ordered the party out.
After some parley, they retired. Their
evident purpose was lynching. The two
prisoners were taken to Columbia Mon.
day afternoon.
= In Florence on the night of the 26th
ult., Mr.. T. B. Baxter was accidentally
shot and killed by the premature dis
charge of pistol in the hands of Mr..
James Naismith. Both parties are young
men, we'll connected and the best of
friends, and much respected in the com.
munity, they having recently returned
home on visit to spend the holidays.
Baxter held position in Augusta, Ga. :
He leaves young wife, having married
young lady of Florence only a few
months ago. Naismith held a..position
in Fernandina, Fla. The accident oc.
Cured in barrocm. The coroner's jury
returned verdict of accidental shooting.
AT meeting of the Trustees and
Faculty of Wofford College, on Decem-
ber II, the venerable DIR. Whiteford
Smith presented resolutions expressing
deep regret at the death of the Hon.
Simpson: Bobo, who for years served as
Chairman of the Board ofs Trustees.
The resolutions speak in feeling terms Of
the fidelity of Mr.. Bobo in the discharge
of his duties, and of the interest he ever
took in the welfare of the College. The
Faculty, the Board of Trustees and the
students Of Woford College were request
ed to attend the funeral services of Mr..
Bobo in body. As memorial of the
upright, honorable and Christian life of
Mr.. Bobo, the resolutions were ordered
to be nled among.the records of the Col.
lege.
In Union County, on. Christmas
day, B. B. Going and II. r. Fowler,
whose lands join, had difficulty over
an old grudge, and Going killed Fowler.
Going surrendered himself to the Sheriff
and was afterwards admitted to bail by
Judge Wallace in a bond of $1,000.
Going is man of means and successful
farmer and merchant. Mr.. Fowler was
also a prosperous and useful man. The
unfortunate occurrence which cost the
life of one good man and involves the
trial of another for his life is much re.
GREETED. The evidence is very conflict
ing, and it will require the judgment of