"The Carolina Spartan" Issue: February 25, 1880 Mr. A. MARTIN, a hale hearty young man, a few miles below the Cowpens Battle Ground is dangerously sick the pneumonia. Another object lesson: Toumey says: "At Mountain Shoal on Enoree, this contorted Gneiss makes its appearance, forming a natural dam, over which the river falls in a series of beautiful cascades. The fall here is about 76 feet in a distance of 400 feet. LAURENS HOMICIDE A difficulty occurred at the residence of Mr. James SHELL, nine miles from Laurens, on the night of the 14th inst., which resulted in the death of one man and the serious wounding of another. The circumstances as well as can be ascertained, were about these: At a party given by Mr. SHELL, some young men-PUTMAN, PARKER and MARTIN-became involved in a difficulty. The row commenced with the two former. Mr. Judson MARTIN, a fast friend of PUTMAN, interfered in his behalf. Some loud cursing passed between them, in the midst of which PARKER fired upon MARTIN, the ball taking effect in his neck. As he fell he returned the fire but missed his man. MARTIN then called to Mr. SHELL, who was standing in the door, to come to his assistance, for he thought he was dying. In the meantime, nothing was seen either of PARKER of PUTMAN. After a short time had elapsed, PUTMAN came in the house, sat down by the fire and went to sleep. After having slept for more than half an hour he remarked that he had cut him well, and the he never could have been satisfied unless he had done so. About this time a Negro called at the gate and said there was a man lying in the road whom he supposed to be dead. Some who were present went out to the road and found PARKER dead. Upon his body were four wounds, either of which could have been fatal. It is probably that this stabbing was done just after the shooting near the gate and that PARKER ran as far as the road - about 75 yards-and fell dead. PUTMAN has made his escape. This is certainly a lamentable affair, and calls loudly upon the lovers of sobriety, not only to condemn but put down the public sale of ardent spirits. I have just learned that Mr. HARRIS, a vender of goods and drugs at Waterloo, in this county, killed a Negro on the night of the 14th, by striking him on the head with a weight. I am not informed as to the particulars, and so cannot give them at present. PERSONALS: --Mr. R.H. MOUNCE, formerly of our town, has opened a hotel in Laurens, and it is said he keeps a first class table. --Mr. Jacob WALKER, brother of L.P. WALKER, has just arrived in Spartanburg from the West. He will assist his brother in his store. --Dr. B.F. KILGORE, living on Enoree, not far from Woodruff, was in town last Monday. He looked almost as young as when he was soldiering in old Virginia. --Bluets or Innocents, the little modest flowers that carpet old fields in the early spring, made their appearance this year the last week in February. --Mr. F.D. WEST, living between South and Middle Tygers, says that five young colored men 18 to 20 years of age came to his house last week to hire. They said they came from "away below", and left because they could get nothing for their work. Mr. WEST and one of his neighbors agreed to hire them last Saturday. Monday morning before day they all left. From their clothing and shoes the inference is that they are evading the law or perhaps escaped prisoners. There are several suspicious circumstances connected with them. One of them is yellow, the others, black. John WRIGHT, having been a close student of Prof. TICE's and Mr. VENNER's weather predictions, and believing that the coldest part of the winter was to come in March, thought it would be very wise to provide himself with a good, warm overcoat, so that he could go about his honest business, even in the coldest weather. Last Monday he got the overcoat, which happened to belong to Mr. MILES from Hobby's and Tuesday morning when the Mayor said $20.00 or 20 days hard labor on the streets, John felt altogether convinced that it was better to be President than WRIGHT. AN OUTRAGE AT LANDRUMS Last Sunday night several young men visited the shanty in which some section hands of the S. & A. Road are staying. They enticed them out, and without any cause cruelly beat and bruised one of the hands. His condition is truly pitiable. It is said that these same young rowdies frequently disturb the people of that community at night. There is no allowance to be made for this last crime. The people of that community should rise and arrest these midnight ruffians and bring them to merited punishment through the courts. It is thought that some of the party belong to North Carolina, and that they come across the line and commit their crimes and go back. Proper vigilance and a sever execution of the laws will stop all this. free post Lisa