The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.

John f. Lucas has resigned his position
as intendant of the town of w aterboro
In York county 80 soldiers and so widows
have applied for pensions under the recent
law.
The residence of r. C. Garrison, in Ian
caster county, was recently destroyed by
fire.
Rev. c. A. Marks, of Prosperity, has de-
clined call to lutheran church in Vir-
GINA.
The Oconee Vine Growers and Fruit Dis
tilltng Association has been organized at
Walhalla.
The barn and stables of Capt. George w.
FORTRESS, of Hampton county, were recently
destroyed by fire.
Fred Schneider, boy of Westminster.
was killed a few days ago while jumping
from a moving train.
Mount Carmel, one of the oldest churches
in Hampton county, was burned to the
ground recently by forest fires
A house on the Dehart place, in Licking
ton county was burned on March Is. Tom
Bates, colored is in Jail awaiting trial for
arson.
The Episcepalians of Winnsboro have
secured nearly SO, 900 with which to rebuild
their church, which was burned during the
recent fire.
Capt. r. F. Miles, near Holly Springs, fell
from his stable loft Monday and broke both
bones of his rightleg aboutsix inches above
the ankle joint.
Gevart Prigge, who recently went to Flor
ence to establish bank, has departed with
out paying his bills His capital is said to
have amounted to SIS.
Prof A. Coke Smith, of Wofford College.
Spartanburg has consented to deliver the
annual address at the Prosperity High
School commencement in June.
Thad. S. Burdell, the Deputy Clerk of the
United States District Court, died in Green
vile Tuesday, and his remains were con-
veyed to Charleston Tuesday night.
The literary societies of Newberry Col
lege have invited Prof. F. c. Woodward,
of Wofford College. Spartanburg, to deliver
the annual address at the approaching COM
mencement.
At the recent municipal election at Har-
lin City the following ticket was elected:
j. z. O'Neill Intendant; G.. e. Schffiey,
w. j. Stack, d. G.. Sanders and DIR. E. Fl,
Williams, Warden.
A project for establishing cotton seed
oil mill has been started in TimmonSville
1t is intended to make the capital $25, 900,
with shares of $25 each. Cotton seed will
be taken in payment of shares.
Robert Conrad, of townsville, Chester
county, last year made 100 gallons of sorg-
hum syrup. twenty-five bushels of seed and
465 bundles of fodder from one acre. His
mill made $500 gallons of syrup for his
neighbors.
At Chester as result, presumably, of the
recent temperance agitation in town, the
Council has recently passed stringent or
dinance in regard to whisky-selling drug
gists. One provision is that no druggist
shall be allowed to fill a prescription given
by himself.
J. NJ. Smith has been elected Alderman
of the Fourth ward at Columbia. When
State Senator he admitted that he accepted
bride. The people of Columbia are said
to have been unacquain5ed with his record
and now they demand that he resign his
Aldermanic position.
Handsome prices have recently been of
fered for shoals on Twelve Mile river near
Central in Pickens county. The only thing
in the way of the trade was that the grant
ors wished to impose the condition that a
10000 spindle factory should be erected on
the sight within eighteen months.
A few days ago the gin house, grist mill
and saw mill belonging to Messrs. GRAY
Gerard & Hillhouse, about six miles west of
Anderson, were consumed by fire The wind
blew fearfully strong, and the conflagration
resulted, it is supposed, from sparks from
the engine. There was no insurance
College, Columbia, and four students were
badly poisoned by drinking some milk at
the mess hall Tuesday. All had symptoms
of tyrotoXiconic poisoning, and DR.. 1aylor's
services were needed Prompt action pre-
vented serious results, and all the patients
were doing well when last heard from
A big boom has been developed in Column
bia real estate. The status of the canal, the
assured establishment of cotton mills and
tI.aU IF md
in the city are the causes which have Gre
ated the strong and sudden de nand for land
Sales at advances of 100 per cent and over
in two or three months are facts of record
The Pacolet cotton-mill, at Spartanburg.
is running day and night. President Mont
gomery began to get in new hands, prepare
tory to the opening of the second mill, and
in order to train them and give them work
aud wages he is running at night He is
receiving the machinery for the new mill,
and Will soon have the wheels ready 10
turn.
Capt. Denning, Of Augusta, Ga. late CON
tractor for the building of the bridge over
the Catawba river for the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern Railroad Company, has
brought suit against the company for the
sum of Sl5,415 90 for alleged violation of
contract on the part of tho railroad COM
pany. The case will be tried at the ap-
preaching term of the Circuit Court for
York county.
Gov. Richardson has respited Jasper N.
Davis, white, of Anderson county, until
April -. Davis was to have been hung
last Friday. In September, 1885, Davis con
cealed himself by the roadside, and as his
wife was passing with her children he shot
her dead in the road. He had matreated
his wife and left her, and she had refused TO
allow him to live with her again. Davis
ha been in the Asylum for few months
year before toe murder. Insanity is the
ground Of the plea for clemency.
The Nesbit brothers make a very liberal
offer to any company wishing to erect
cotton mill. They have fine water power
on Tiger, fifteen miles south Of Spartan
burg, and seven miles from Woodruff, Just
below the junction of all the Tigers The
fall is about twelve feet with a very large
basin for u reservoir. With ten foot dam
there could be fall Of twenty feet secured
The Nesbit brothers cffer - give this shoal,
with one hundred acres of land 10 ANY com q.
pauv that will erect large cotton mill.
Several Of the neighbors may offer other
inducements.
Prosperity Press and Reporter: Mr..