Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-28

day at Stribbling's mills, three miles from
Seneca. Bill Boston, colOred, was stabbed
to death by young man, Mat Scurry.
While loading a vessel at Smiths mill
IN Georgetown county few days ago,
Abram johnson was struck in tie stom-
aeh by plank. The wound caused his
death.
Comptroller General stoney has been
upon an official trip to the upper counties
of the State for the purpose of examining
the books of the county treasurers and
auditors.
The turpentiue dlstillery of Burroughs
& Collins, at Cool Spring, Horny, together
with few barrels OF spirits and crude
turpentine, was destroyed by an acct
dental fire on June u.
The Marion Star saws: "An effort was
made last week to organize Tillman clubs
in two townships in this county, but
there were only six men at one meeting
and three at the other"
Capt. John j. Smith, of Clover, in York
county, while sitting at his desk in his
store a few days ago, was bitten by mad
dog. He at once procured the MAD stone
4 owned by j. L. Butler OF Charlotte.
The boiler of the engine of Dobson &
Rentz's saw mill at Cummings Station
exploded on June Z and tore up the mill
house. The fireman was blown against
post with so great force as TO kill him.
Joseph Barker, of Lancaster, a few
days ago had his leg so badly mangled by
being caught in the cog wheels of reaper
and dragged some distance by a pair of
frightened mules as to necessitate ampu-
tation.
The residence of W. A. Geer, near An
dersOn, was consumed by fire on the night
of june -. The household effects and an
clubhouse containing provisions were also
burned. Loss $4,000, covered by 81, 700 in
surance.
The temporary roof over the Hall OF
Representatives is not quite water-tight
| The offices OF the Governor and his pri-
vate secretary, and those OF the Secretary
of State and his clerks, are flooded when
I 1t rains hard.
The closing exercises of the Cedar
| Springs Institute for Deaf Mutes and the
! Blind Will take place on Wednesday, june
30. Gov. Thompson and Col. Coward, SUI
perintendent OF education, are expected
to De present.
w. A. Anorum, w. #. Russell, l.. C.
! Thompson and &. W. Moseley have is
sued circular to the farmers of Kershaw
| county, calling upon them to organize
farmers clubs as ordered by the State
convention of farmers.
G. A. Woods, of Marion, has been
elected orator for the next meeting of the
Alumni Association of WoffoTd College,
with G.. f. Prince, OF Anderson, and PROF.
J. FL. Kirkland, Phi. D., of Vanderbilt
| University, as alternstes.
The new safe for the Williamsburg
| County Treasurer's office has been placed
in position. 1t weighs 5, 100 pounds and
is a massive piece of mechanism, the
inside of which is protected by three large
combination locks of powerful structure.
Near Newberry John Williams and
Lewis Maize, while hOeing cotton, got
into a trivial dispute, whereupon Will
| liams struck Maize on the head with his
| hoe. from the effects of which Maize died
soon after. Williams has fled and is still
at large Both parties are cOlOred.
The Greenwood Board of Trade has
! passed resolution urging he members
of the Legislature from Abbeville to use
their influence to secure the enactment of
| the law entitled: IAN act to aid and en-
| courage manufactures in this State"
which was repealed at the last session of
| the Legislature.
Mary Mitchell, a colored woman of
/ Georgetown, after Intellectual attempts to
win back the love of her paramOur, Joe
| Wootham. who deserted her for another
col0red woman, stabbed him in the abdo- :
men and almost disemboweled him Onf
| June 10. The woman is in jail awaiting
| the result of Woodlands wounds.
The crops OF corn and cotton on the up-
lands throughout Lexington county,
wherever they have been we'll worked.
} are now growing finely, and If the
weather should be reasonable in July the
yield on the hills and highlands will be
good and in measure compensate the
| farmers for the great disasters they have
suffered on the lOwlands.
On Sunday, June Is, the son of Derry
Il of A A. l..
the son Of Tom Jones rode an OK. While
| they were riding together the OK turned
and gored the mule. opening its side 80
that its entrails protruded. This was in
sight of DOnaldsOn's wife, who was in a
delicate condition. The result was so
! serious that she died next day.
For some days past committee Of bus
mess men have been canVassng to raise
$500 for premiums to be awarded to sue
| cessful competitors at the floral and hor-
ticultural exhibit, which is TO be held in
Columbia during the joint summer meet
/ ing ia August. About $3.50 has been sub
scribed, and 1926 paid in. The total
/ amount will be secured within a week.
DR.. j. q. Black, of Blacks Station,
York county, bias written to Commissioned
| Butler, stating that all the stock in that
section suffering from CHAMBERS have been
destroyed with the exception Of one ami
u
He thanks the commissioner for his
prompt attention IN the matter, as the
people in the neghb0rhood bad become
very uneasy as to aspread Of the disease.
The Carolina Spartan says: The crop
reports from the county are not very en-
couraging. Cotton is generally very small
and IN many places the stand is bad.
Then the grass has pretty well taken some
OF the fields. Taking the county over and
compared with a full crop, the estimate is
about 90 at this time. A favorable Au-
gust ami a late, open fall wOulG save the
crop. The corn prospect is poor. All the
lOwlands have been flooded and three
iOurths OF them have to be planted over.
The losses sustained by the farmers
along the principal streams in Lexington
county from the recent heavy rains and
high floods are very great and in many In
stances deplorable. On some farms
along the Saluda, Broad and COngaree
rivers, ana some Of their larger tributa-
ries, not only the crops, but in some
places the soil, TO the depth Of several |
feet, have been swept away by the surging |
waters. The damage thus done is the |
most serious Of all, as II is in many cases |
almost parable.
Several months ago the Town Council |
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