Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-18

80 NeAA ANoAAn " al pay Tue AdulNCh
Town Council a license OF 5000 for 1886.
one liquor dealer is willing to pay an an
nual license of $4,000, provided the Coun-
Gil VIII refuse to grant any other licenses.
1 Il. Wilson, formerly a resident of
sumter, was killed near Florence, Tues
day, by passing engine striking the
snanIy car ia which he was standing.
Mr.. Wilson has lately been residing in
Columbia.
At meeting OF the citizens of Laurens
on Jan. 4, the following ticket for intend
ant and wardens was nominated: Intend
ant, D.. B. +. Martin; wardens, A. w.
Burnside, c. W. Tune, A. Ii. Shell, and
j. NJ. Robertson.
Camden certainly had a good record
during The year just passed, so far as de-
structlon OF property by fire is concerned.
me nre alarm was sounded only three or
four times, and only on one occasion was
serious loss sustained.
Four gentlemen recently went from
AobeVllle to shoot partrldges, and as the
result OF their days sport brought in l40
hlrds. The score stood as follows; w. g.
MCGOWAN A, J.. G. Haskell So, Il. c..
Sondley b, and t. =. Cothran %.
j. c. Cannon, colored, fell from the SEN
eca trestle on the Blue Ridge railroad on
Monday ana broke one of his thighs in two
places and an arm in several places. He
was employed by Il. 2. Hill, bridge
builder. and was at work on the trestle at
the time OF the accident. He may recover
from his injuries,
During the year 1885 there were 81 days
IN which rain fell in Camden and vicin-
lty, and the whole amount of rainfall for
the year amounted to 1859 inches, the
average per month being within a frac-
ton of 4 inches. January showed the
greatest tall-622 inches. July came
next with fall Of 5.S6 inches.
Thomas r. Wilson, a trestle master on
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
railroad, was killed, Tuesday, on the Pee
Dee trestle by the northbound freight
train. The deceased was trying 10 unload
TWO hand cars OF timber when the train
turned a curve, ard before it could he
stopped ran into the cars knocking both
from the track, aud killing him instantly.
Wednesday Croft Walker discovered
the body of dead man in the culvert on
the South Carolina railway, about half
mile below Summeryllle. Several parties
Identified the body as that of Thomas
scott, Sc0tchman, about % years of age,
who had been EN- ioyed at Taylor 4 Stan
lands saw mill. The coroner's jury rem
dered verdict that the deceased came to
his death while trying to cross the culyert
in state Of intoxication.
The ''priority bill" seems, indeed, to
have given the lien law the death thrust
which was intended. At Column bia lien
giving is usually exceedingly fashionable
at this season, but so far very few have
been filed in the clerks office, although
the hard times should have produced a
considerable increase. There is a marke
extension of the volume OF mortgages OF
real estate. but this is attributed to the
financial stringency which prevails and
not to the ''priority'' bill.
The Rev. Benjamin Allston, of George
town, in a letter TO the Georgetown En-
guirer, advocates the establishment of an
agricultural college on the plantation in
AbbeVille county which was bequeathed
by DR.. De La Howe for the purpose Of ed
ucating the poor. BIr. AlstOn argues
with great force that the State is under
obligations to execute the De La Howe
trust, and contends that she can do it in
no more eifectual and benehcent manner
than by uslEg this bequesJ as the founda-
ton OF an agricultural college.
Greenville Enterprise: Last Thursday
night young man, aged about % years,
living in the upper part of the county,
eloped with another mans wife. a near
neighbor) both OF the clippers being of
respectable parentage. The friends OF
the clippers nearing OF tuG direction WQICl
they had taken followed them and over
took them near the Blue Ridge mountains.
and returned them TO their homes on Sat
urday evening. A young couple of the
neighbOrhOod was married the evening
before, and on Thursday night the hus-
band OF the fleeing wife went with the
other boys to serenade the newly married
couple, and when the husband bad re-
turned he found thatsome one had entered
his home and robbed him Of that which
was dearer to him than life.
Greenyille Nei0S, Jan. Is; Much inter-
est is felt here regarding the effect Of the
recent intensely cold weather on the
grape vines, grape-growing having be-
come a very prominent and important
factor in the commerce and agriculture of
this immediate neighbOrhOod. The most
experienced observers say it is yet i'm
possible TO speak with certainty OF the
vines, as few days of warm weather
will be required to reveal any injury
done. All those along the mountain
slopes are believed to be safe, the tenn
perature on those exposures being gener-
ally much milder than lower down. II is
feared that the Delaware, Clinton and
catawba crap g are so severely hurt that
they will bear very little mex summer,
that having been the result Of the cold
snap of five years ago. The Ives and Con-
cord, which are chiefly grown as wine
graz pes, are thought to be unhurt, as they
are remarkably hardy and have never
suffered from any weather in this section.