Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-15
sonTH CAROLINA.

The CelsteAaTy, OF Florence, has reached
a circulation OF 5000.
During the month of February there
were only two deaths in Camden.
Several Northern iuvalids are wintering
in Elko and others are expected to arrive
soon.
Two lodges of the Knights of Labor
have recently been organized in Flor
enee.
HI. Carr, Of Sumter, has the con tract
for the erection of the new Catholic CHI urch
at Florence.
The Sumter Library Association has re-
Gently appropriated $3.50 for the purchase
of new books.
T. H. Crooks, of Newberry county, ex-
poets to realize $4,000 from his recently
patented eultiVatOr.
The outer walls of the Edgefeld Jail
yard have been torn down in order that
new wall may be built.
The foreign shipments Of phosphate
rock from Port Royal during the month of
February amounted TO $3.50 tons.
G. G. Neil, one of Beaufort's most
popular and enterprising merchants,
breaks up and goes to Charleston.
j. f. Bryant, living near Johnston, has
a hen egg rs inches around the long way
and Ga inches ia circumference the small
way.
The fruit trees OF Edgefeld county have
been much injured by the severe winter.
1t is said that some orchards will not bear
at all.
The Conference of the Evangelical Lu-
theran Tennessee Synod will meet IN ST..
Andrews church, in Richland county, on
Friday, March 26.
Mr.. n. l.. FAINT, a clerk IN the post Office
at Anderson, has been appointed route
agent of the United States mail between
Columbia and Walhalla.
Col. j. J. Dargan, of Sumter, has gone
to New York, where he will deliver an
address on free trade. He will also deliV-
err an address on the same subject in Con-
necticut before he returns.
The congregation OF Bethel church, col
Ored, at Columbia, IS divided against
itself in a bitter fight. The doors of the
structure were broken in Thursday night
and stormy scene followed in pulpit and
peWa
An attempt was made 10 burn the resi-
dence OF Lewelen Boon, OF Edgeh cid, on
March Z. The roof was covered with
bags saturated with kerosene. The fire
was discovered and extinguished before
any serious damage was done.
Matt Burnett, OF ReldNlle, Will nave TO
stand trial at the next term OF the Spar
tanbuTg Court for cruelty whipping a
neighbours child. Burnett says that the
child was burt by tree falling on 1t, but
the child says that Burnett whipped IL.
Eli Marx, who escaped from the sumter
jall more than year ago, has been cap
tured and lodged In the Darlington jail.
He was recognized while driving a wag-
on. He tried TO escape, but was shot as
he was running away. His wound was
not at all serious.
A son of j. Burton Smith, Of Spartan
burg. has been placed in the lunatic
asylum. His insanity is the result Of
suffering caused by an earwig getting
into his head. His head became so swol-
len that IL burst at the temple. The ear
wig has worked out.
Friday Gov. Thompson commuted to
Imprisonment in the peniteutiary for life
the sentence OF John Benson, alias John
Vinson. eolOred, who was convicted at the
September term Of court, 1885, for Lau-
rens county for muraeT, and was sent
enced by Judge Witherspoon 10 be hanged
on Nov. 20, 1875.
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