Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-15
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The colored people of Anderson have or
ganized a FIRE company.
S.J. Evans will establish afOundry and
machine shop at Laurens.
The past indebtedness of Colleton coun-
ty now amounts to $5,552 70.
The Aiken Schutzenfest will be held
this year on April % and %.
During the month OF January there
we're four deaths in Camden.
The Greenwood Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION will soon be organized.
Fourteen persons joined the BarnweII
Baptist Church on Sunday, Feb. Z.
The oat crop around Ninety-Six is said
to be killed. Wheat is injured but will
come out.
The Methodists are actively at work
raising funds for building church in
Barnwell.
During the last week George ShiIlito. of
Abbeyille, killed 2O9 cartridges and 1
| WOOdcock.
The Mount Pleasant Lutheran church,
IN Barnwell county, has recently received
80 new members.
In January. 1885, there were recorded
in Marion 1859 liens. In January, 1886
only 149 were recorded.
Many farmers in Edgefield county are
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again in the same place.
1t is proposed to establish public mar
ket for the sale of meats, vegetables and
country produce at Georges.
! The corpse OF an unknown negro is
| ahOat In BULBS bay. 1t has been found
impossible 10 recover it as yet.
The poor house farm OF Marlboro coun-
| ty failed TO he self-supporting last year,
but took S ,440 from the treasury.
| subscriptions to the building fund Of
the proposed BarnwelI NJ. K. Church.
South, now amount to over $1,200.
Several Northern gentlemen have re-
Gently bought lands near Elko, for which
they paid from $40 TO $50 per acre.
The Williamson Female College opened
on Feb. with larger patronage than it
has ever before received on the opening
day.
The Rev. J. NJ. stoney, rector of Grace
Episcopal church at Camden. was mar
rled on eb. 10, to MISS Jennie M. Shan
non.
David Wilson died in the poor-house at
Georgetown on Feb. 3 from the effects OF
beating by Theodore Bacot at Smiths
Mill.
Capt. A. o. Banks, Of Lexington, made
IA bales Of cotton with one mule last sea-
son. On four-mule farm he made 90
bales.
While the Palmetto Mills, Of George
town, were burning IL was noticed that
large a0cks OF wild ducks circled around
the flames.
+. l.. Arthur, a former candidate for the
Legislature from Orangeburg county, has
started for Florida with his family in a
covered wagon.
The ladies Of the Methodist church at
Aiken are making arrangements TO hold q
fair for the purpose Of securing an organ
for their church.
The Rev. DR.. Carter, President Of Will
liams College, OF Massachusetts,, will
preach In the Presbyterian church OF
Aiken on Sunday.
Seventeen witnesses were bound over
last week 10 testify at the next court
against defendant charged with selling
liquors at Williston.
A few days ago F. A. Cook, near Troy,
killed seventeen birds In three shots. He
killed eleven the first shot, one second
shot and five the third
The Greenwood. Laurens and Spartan.
burg Railroad Company have offered TO
grade the street nj Laurens running from
RObertson's hotel to their depot.
Rev. Paris Cowan, cOlOred, OF Able
Vile, has just returned from a visit TO
relatives In Arkansas, and advises his
friends TO remain in South Carolina.
Two families who emiQrated 10 Florida
from Orangeburg county two years ago
have returned, thoroughly convinced that
there is no place like south Cafqlipa. 4