"The Carolina Spartan" Issue: February 4, 1880 There was almost a fire in Mrs. NESBITT's kitchen last Sunday about 4 p.m. She had 3 bales of cotton in a house where a family of colored people was living. Two children were left in the house, and the older one of them states she lighted a lamp and placed it near the cotton to amuse the little child, and from the lamp the cotton caught. Friends rushed in and prevented the fire from doing any damage except to the cotton. This is considerable injured. Captain Charles B. HAMMETT lost his mills on Pacolet last Sunday night about 11 o'clock by fire. There were corn and wheat mills, a saw mill and four cotton gins in same building. Six bales of cotton, and about 1,500 hundred bushels of seed, with some grain were destroyed. The mills had been lately improved, and they were in fine condition. The loss was about five to six thousand dollars. There had been no fire about the mill lately. The fire was first discovered in the gin house. All the indications are that it was malicious work of incendiary. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg County-Court of Common Pleas Jesse S. TEED, Plaintiff, against Mathias C. PENNYPACKER, Defendant, Summons for Money Demand-Complaint not served. To Mathias C. PENNYPACKER, Defendant in this action: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, and of the Court of Common Pleas, at Spartanburg Court House, South Carolina. January 17th, 1880, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office at Spartanburg Court House, S.C., within twenty days of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court of judgment against you in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, with interest, at he rate of seven percent per annum from the fifth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and cost. Witness, F.M. TRIMMIER, Esq., Clerk of the Court, of Common Pleas, in and for the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County aforesaid, at the place aforesaid, the seventeenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and eighty, and in the one hundred and eighty, Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. P.D. HYLER Plaintiff's Attorney. Issue: February 11, 1880 Mr. Frank L. ANDERSON left for Florida last week to visit his brother, Mr. Mason G. ANDERSON, who has been in a low state of health for some time past. The following persons were drawn to serve at the April term of the United States Circuit Court to meet in Charleston the first Monday in April. Petit Jurors from Spartanburg: P.P. GOFORTH and W.R. CUDD; from Union, W.A. BALL. Miss Emma SWYGERT, formerly a resident of this place has been teaching Telegraphy in Columbia Female College for the last session. We learn that she has been recently promoted and that she is now assisting in the Literary Department. Gov. SIMPSON and his wife have been spending several days here with one of their sons who was quite sick with pneumonia. The Governor left Monday for Columbia. We take pleasure in reporting that his son is improving today. {Tuesday} Last week several of our citizens visited Charleston during the meeting of the State Grange. Amongst them were Col. Joseph WALKER, Col. T.J. MOORE, Messrs. S.C. MEANS, Samuel BAGWELL, J.C. STRIBLING, John DODD and J.H. BULLINGTON, Doctors J.B.O. LANDRUM, J.C. HESTER and J.H. SHORES. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg County-Court of Common Pleas S. Jones FOSTER, Plaintiff, against James C. FOSTER, Defendant, Summons for Money Demand, Complaint Served. To James C. FOSTER, Defendant in this action: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office at Spartanburg Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment against you in the sum of One Hundred and Sixty-six dollars, with interest, per annum, from the sixteenth day of January, one thousand and eight hundred and eighty, and costs. Issue: February 16, 1880 CHEROKEE: --Capt. BLACK is getting on very well with his broken leg. He will soon be on his feet again. GAFFNEY --Andy GILMER, who makes and repairs wagons and buggies, and carries on general blacksmithing, has built a neat two-story paint and finishing house. --Mr. Robert WILKINS is building a neat cottage near the railroad, and Thos. G. GAFFNEY is having one put up near Nathan LIPSCOMB's. --Mr. H.L. CLOWER has returned to this place and is clerking for Nathan LIPSCOMB. SPRING STYLES Imported overdresses represent polonaises with scarf fronts like aprons and soft bouffant draperies at the back. The skirted coats and coat basques will be worn again this spring. A design for woolen fabrics will be the surtout, which was worn in cloth costumes during the winter. This is shaped exactly like a gentleman's surtout, is merely stitched on the edges, and will be worn for street and traveling costumes. The old style, straight skirt, with the front width slightly gored, and four straight breadths, will be worn of the wash goods. Ladies say these straight edges wash better than the gored edges. Notes: The newest Breton lace has the design darned in with silk instead of cotton. Ladies of taste incline to reddish laces, preferring them to the pure white which we find so trying to the complexion. Ball dresses are much trimmed with beads in every imaginable design and style. Handekerchiefs of sheer silk muslin are bought out in blue and cream with a bright border of many hued flowers. These are worn as turbans, or as cravat bows for the throat Phantom. GARIBALDI, the old Italian hero, has just secured a divorce from his wife, whom he married twenty-one years ago. The morning after the wedding, he left her, and has never seen her since. A difficulty occurred between J.H. and L.E. IRBY, brothers at Laurens, in which the former was seriously cut. They are brothers of the young lawyer who has fled Laurens on account of pending indictment for murder. A telegraph operator by the name of Edward F. RIDDICK committed suicide on the premises of his brother-in-law, E.R. DODGE in Charlotte, N.C. RICCICK was a native of Richmond, Va., and had not been long in Charlotte. He had been married a few weeks before he committed this act. No cause is known for the deed. free post Lisa