The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A WlDE-ExTENDED SNOW.
1t Spreads Itself Over the Entire Country,
''" South as Well rs North.

soOuCn tS wen stS fOTtH.
NINETY-SIX. December 6.-Snow six
inches deep and it is still showing. The
largest snow We have had in years. ,:'f
MOUNT HOLLY, December .6.-The
signal service observer at this place re-
ports five inches OF snow on the ground
at 2 p. NJ, with indications of another
fall. ,-,t ..-.:.., - .'. - ...,.
RATEwAY, y. D., December 6.-Peter
Laing,. colored, was found frozen to
death in his house next to the Milton
mills, in this city. on Saturday morning.
He was 60 years old and a cousin to
Thomas Kelly, a wealthy colored citizen
of this city. -
NEW YORK, December 6.-Snow be-
gan falling in this city this morning
and continued with few breaks all day.
The storm was accompanied by severe
winds. The street car lines have oeen
forced to double up. No serious delay
is reported from the railways. -.
%, WALHALLA, December 6.-After the
snow storm of Saturday morning a
light rain and sleet set in, and con Ginu-
ed until late Sunday night, when it
terminated in fall of light, haky snow,
nine inches deep on the top of the
frozen snow of the day before. This
afternoon it is thawing slowly.
RICAMoND, Va, December 6.-Al-
most continuous snow, hail and rain
since Saturday morning have made the
present storm one of the severest eX-
perienced for years. Tonight at 6
o'clock the snow took fresh start, fall
ing thick and fast, and appearances are
favorable for several inches more.
ABBEv1LLE, December Cit has
been showing and sleeting with slight
intermission since Friday night, and it
is now four to five inches deep. The
sun seem to be coming out. This is
salesday, but so few people are here
that but few il any sales will take
place. 1t has been bitter cold, but is
moderating now.
SOCIETY HILL, December GIVE are
having regular Arctic weather here.
Snow commenced to fill on Saturday at
I \. NJ. and has continued to fall at
intervals since. Business is seriously
interfered with. The county roads are
almost impossible. Trains on the
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, how
ever, are making fair time.
MIDWAY, December I'VE are cover
ed with a beautiful white mantle of
snow this morning, and at this writing
it continues to snow. The most that
falls on the ground melts, but that on
houses, railroad platform, &C., remains,
rs it is cold enough to freeze. Some
little amusement in the art of snow
balling is practiced by the lovers of the
sport. .n = rG,,....-, II
AsHEvILLE, n. c., December g.
Snow has fallen to the depth of twenty
siX inches and is still falling. Traffic
and travel Of all kinds is suspended.
The weight of snow crushedi in thereof
of the Asheville Tobacco Works and q
large stock, of smoking tobacco was
ruined. The loss is heavy. The old
Shelton Factory, with large stock of
tobacco stored in it, was crushed to the
ground, also the wholesale provision
house of Dickson & Watson.
CHICAGO, December Ga special
from Chattanooga, Tenn, says: The
roof of the stockhouse of the Dayton
Coal and Furnace Company caVed IN
late on Saturday night on account OF
the heavy fall of snow. The building
is near two hundred feet square, and
more than half of the roof caved in.
Usually there are about one hundred
men in the house, but ut the time OF
the collapse only the foreman, named
Kerner, and half dozen negroes were
at work. They were all badly injured
and two of the negroes will die. Ker-
ner was also fatally injured.
SPARTANBURG, December 6.-Slnce
midnight Friday it has been showing,
sleeting or raining, and to-day at II
o'clock the snow is falling with no
sign of clearing off. The depth OF the
compact mass in the open fields is to
8 inches. First we had four inches of
snow. This was followed by frozen
rain and sleet, which was driven into
the snow and made pretty compact
mass. Then yesterday evening we had
rain that made 1T more compact. Dur
ing the night it showed about three or
four inches over this and here we are,
early in December, aboutas much snow
bound as we have been since the fam
GUS SHOWS of January, 1856.
BAMBERG, December 6.-We have
had very severe weather since Friday
night, at which time it commenced
sleeting. Since then it has sleeted,
showed and rained at intervals, and
this morning we are having aheavy
snow Storm such as is rarely seen IN
this country. The trees are loaded to
their utmost capacity with icy burdens,
and many are giving way under their
tremendous strain and came crashing
to the ground. Many valuable shade
trees and forests will be injured, as
well as the few vegetables still in gar
dens. 1t is thought that the oat crop
is as yet but little injured, IT'S the earth
has not been frozen to any considerable
depth.
Embezzler Jackson Pardoncd.
ArIANTA Ga December 1=NlalOr