Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-02

Bishop Howe Will mold service with the
holy communion at Walhalla, in the
Methodist Church, on Friday, August g.
There have been $4,000 acres of land
in Darlington county placed on the tax
books which have never been on them be-
fore.
Capt. William A. Carnes, of Lancaster,
recently killed hen that had inside of
her twelve hard shell eggs and four small
ones.
1t has finally been decided to celebrate
the completion of the Savannah Valley
Railroad to Anderson on Thursday, Au-
gust II.
By new ordinance Of the town of Oar
lington the bell is rung every Saturday
night at y O'Clock, as a notice to saloons
to close up.
There will be no Normal Institute held
at Laurens this summer. there being no
available funds in the treasurer's office
for that purpose.
At the beginning Of the war the Man
ming Guard numbered 1l5, now there are
only IS LETT, the greater part Of whom are
scattered the world over.
The Episcopal denomination OF Wal
halla have in contemplation the erection
OF church at an early day. The amount
necessary has nearly been raised by sub
scription.
The post office at Chester has just been
furnished with a new outfit from the Yale
& TOwne Manufacturing Company, SIAM
ford, Conn. There are now 1875 lock boxes
and drawers and 40 call boxes.
On Friday, July Is, while the steamer
Farmer was going down the Santee river,
not far from the trestle, colOred man,
whose name could not be ascertained,
jumped overheard and was drowned.
There are four secret societies in Che
raw; the Ancient Freemasons, the knights
of Honor, the Chosen Friends, and the
American Legion of Honor, all which
seem to be in fiourishing condition.
ASunday school mass meeting was held
at Flat Rock church, Pickens county,
last Sabbath. The schools participating
in the exercises were Eighteen Mile, Ru-
hannah, Liberty, Shutdown and Flat Rock.
A very large crowd was in attendance.
The next big affair IN Westminster,
Pickens county, will be the laying of the
corner stone OF new scooOl house, which
Will be on Thursday, Aug. II. Bill Arp,
of Georgia, andsdistinguished citizens OF
this State, will be on hand, and an inter-
esting time is expected.
The reunion of the survivors of Orr's
Regiment of Rifles will be held at Sandy
Springs Aug. II. The survivors of all
counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Marion,
Oconee and Pickens are invited to attend
this reunion, and quarters will be as
signed them.
Thomas Orr, negro, was brought over
from Lexington TO Columbia Tuesday and
lodged in the Richland Jail, CHARGED with
| assault and battery with intent to Kill.
| OrT's offense was putting a gun through
an auger hole and shooting his Victim
with slugs, rendering him cripple for
| life.
The annual reunion OF the survivors Of
the town of old Pickens was celebrated
on last Thursday. The day was auspi-
! cious aud the occasion brought together a
few of the surviving inhabitants OF the
ancient town and quite a number OF their
descendants and friends, who still fee!
and cherish lively interest in the his
toric grounds.
The colored dynamiter now confined in
jail at Spartanburg tried the insanity
dodge last week, some OF the prisoners
having informed him that II he could play
crazy he would be released. Deputy
Camp, the iailer, instead OF sending for a
doctor, withheld his rattOns and informed
him that 1t was contrary 20 his rule to
feed crazy people. This soon restored the
dynamlter to a sane condition.
AT the MOUNDS on JOun w lJner6pOOn'B
plantation, on the Pee-Dee, pots, jars, ETC.,
have been exposed to view by the recent
overfows OF the river. There are large
numbers OF bones Of all parts of the
human frame, and it supposed that this
was a buryIng ground, used by Indians
before the settlement OF this country BY
white men. Some OF the jars or earthen
pots are engraved and some plain. There
Il considerable speculation as to the use
made Of these jars by the Indians.
Elections were neld last week In three
townships of Lexington county for the
purpose OF deciding whether or not these
townships would subscribe the amounts
asked from them for building the Colum-
bla. Newberry and Laurens railroad. In
Fork township, where $14,4 400 was asked
for, there were 916 votes cast, 257 for and
90 against the subscription. In Broad
River township, which was asked to sub
scribe S15, 100. the subscription received n
majority OF II votes. Saluda township
voted SlO,5O0 subscription by a majority