Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-18
South Carolina Nos.


a streng company with amp capital has
been organized. and the work h been com
menced, to build a new factorat Barnett's
Shoals, in oeonee county. This said to be
one Of the best water powers in g State. The
work is already under way, 81 only few
months viii elspss before thelachinery win
be in operation.
One hundred and seventy tRtaOusand eight
hundred aud ninety nine dolls and seventy
seven cents Of the new Colubia city bonds
have been issued under the te funding act,
and the funding is going on sadly.
Glendale, Spartsnburg al Clifton have
been connected together b telephone, and
conversation can be easily called on between
these places. ieF~
The Rev. J. n. Runion dietn GreeDvilIe on
last Friday Mr. Runioa w the Auditor of
Greeaviae county during T. Republican ad-
ministratiens 10 The State, prominent local
politician and editor Of the reenville RepuJH-
can. lie removed from ie State after the
Revolution Of 1876 to Penn lvania, where he
had charge OF Baptist Chlch. He returned
TO this State about two mohs ago.
The cotton factories ciAiken county run
44,4SO spindles, ! ,224 looms have 1.Os0 opera
tives, and consume 1888 lles of cotton an
nually.
Mr. Rufus johnson, OF 'ngerville, dropped
dead in Spartanburg Frids.
The Pelzer Manufacturiy Company adver-
tise bids for making 10000 bricks, which will
be used in constructing Il buildings for their
cotton factory on the Salla at WalhalIa.
Reel estate in and aroud town. says the An
der on IHfeiigeHceT, has tvanced 100 per cent.
within the past twelve mnths
Mr.. J. A. II. Brinsdon,o Pendleton, has
Spanish coin dated 10 Ii is squar-., and
bears the imprint 'Macquiua." II was made
hfty years before oumbus discovered
America.
The building Of the ishing Greek Manufac
turing Company, az bck Hill, will probably
be ready for the machlery by September Mr..
f. II. Barber, the Prtident Of the company.
has left for New EnsRnd for the purpose of
ordering the machiFy.
Mr. NJ f. O'Brienhn Irish gentleman, lately
residing in Canada has recently purchased a
tract of land fron DR.. Dorroh, near BrushY
Greek, in GreenvilRand purposes building on
il and becoming permanent settler. Dir.
O'Brien some years Ego was an officer of the
mounted police in ABtralia, at q time when to
I'LL that position retlired qualifications of a
high order. Mr.. ObFien was an important
witness in the notoious Sir Roger Tichbo.ne
case.
ne SnnOke-nOUSGtuQ klLcnen belonging
Mr. William Harmn, of Bordeaux, Abbeville
county, were buried last Wednesday night
The fire was the ct Of an incendiary-both
houses being firecat the same time. The con-
tents of the hOuss were destroyed
The iron or t,s Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad has beei laid to Quaker Springs with
in five miles OF hguSi a. The company now
has four hundrd thousand dollars, and will
push the work toward to an early completion.
'The road will beiaished to the river by the
first of May.
In response to request from the committee
who are engaRedin raising funds to defray the
expenses of the indicted parties from Cheraw,
who have been bund over TO the United States
Court for iegedirregularities at the late cleo
tion, the Rev. D. +. Gregory, pastor of the
Baptist Church delivered a lecture in the town
hal on Friday svening to a large and appre-
ciative auGienc. His subject was: Random
Rhymes Will Occasional Chances at the
Times" Associate Justice EIcIver presided and
introduced tie speaker, taking occasion to
state the objects which had filled the hall that
evening. andthanking the large audience for
their presence.
Mr.. Charles Petty. Chairman of the Execu-
tive CoIa1niftee, publishes the programme of
the exercises for the State Sunday School
Convention, which viii be held in Columbia on
the 18th and l4th of April. The convention
will be called b order at 10 o. m. the first day.
The followingsubiects will be discussed In the
following orCer, unless otherwise ordered:
The Rev W. l. Jacobs The proper use OF Illus
trations by the Superintendent and teacher.
The Rev I w. II. Stricklend-Sunday
schools and missions-twin sisters. Mr..
G. j. Pa'terson-Best way to re-
tain and interest adults in Sunday school
work. The Rev. A. Coke Smith-Ihe lnterna-
tiOnal lesson system-its merits and defects.
The Rev. J. Hawkins Sunday school libraries
and literature. Mr.. j. Adger Smythe DDS
in preparation and teaching. The Rev. j. L
Girardeau-Perils of, the youth of to day. The
Rev C. G.. Brown Organization and records.
There will te a mass meeting Tuesday eve
ming the 18th OF April, under the direction OF
the committee cf arrangements. in Columbia.
II Is desirable that each county send up q full
dsIegati N Arrangements will be made with
railroads for reduced rates for delegates.