The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-13
SouTH CAROLINA.

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Prot. A. w Long has been elected to the
chair of English in Wofford college.
The new Episcopal church at Darlington
was dedicated a week ago yesterday.
The colored people propose holding base
ball tournament 81 Laurens at an early
date.
Rev. T. D. D. Clarke has assumed pasto-
raj control of the Baptist church at
Marion.
| There is not a vacant house in Cheraw,
and there is steady demand for dwellings
and stores
There is some talk of the wooden mills
now located at Hamlet, n. G., being moved
to Cheraw.
| The interstate farmers encampment at
! Spar:-nburg during the past week has been
a big success.
The farmers of Fairfield are making
arrangements for the holding Of an institute
in that county.
The Presbyterians of Cheraw have sold
their parsonage and will build another on
| the adlolning lot.
The Richlaud Volunteer rife company OF
| Columbia celebrated its seventy-fifth an
niversary Wednesday.
The dwelling OF lack Pearson of MARI
boro county was set on fire by lightning on
July 20 and entirely consumed with all its
| contents.
J. W. Mack of Orangeburg county re-
Gently lost his gin house, mill and several
| outhouses by fire from an incendiary torch.
Loss g., 900.
At Aiken, Bradwell & Lamar are build
ing livery stable on Curon street, GU the
site of Chapin's stables, that were burned
last summer.
T. G. Lamar recently sold his plantation
on the "evels" near Aiken, to Messrs Holley
and Coward. 1t contained 313 acres,
and brought 5000.
A new postoffice to be known as Dibble
has been established on the old Charleston
road, between Orapgeburg and Connor's,
with Thomas Riley as postmaster.
| One of the arguments used for the build
| ing of another hotel at Aiken is the fact
that last season over 500 people were unable
TO secure hotel accommodations there.
During a severe storm at Walterboro on
| Tuesday john Graham, respectable col
| ored man, living on the outskirts of the
town, was struck by lightning and instantly
killed
J. B. O'Neall Holloway of the Pine
Grove section of Orangeburg county says
that "A large salmon has been caught out of
the Santee river. Mr. Holloway saw it and
says it was quite large, fine fish.
Quite a number of new dwellings are in
| u
still larger number will be built in the near
future This is due in a great measure to
its successful building and loan association.
Sheriff Long of Union brought to Co
| lumbia Tuesday afternoon and lodged in
the Richland Jail for safe keeping John Gist,
the negro accused of criminal assault in
Union county and threatened for several
days with lynching.
While the Rev. J. w. Kilgo was driving
on the road between Wadesboro and Ches-
terrified, q few days ago. his horse was struck
aud instantly killed by lightning. Mr..
Kilgo was much affected by the shock. but
it is not thought that he will experience any
serious injuries.
1t is understood that at Darlington Thurs
day contract for the largest cotton gin
merry in the state was given out. The gin
merry will be operated by company in the
town of Darlington. There win be six gins
in the ginnery, and all the other machinery
will be Of the most improved kind.
| A white man named William Martin
| from Anderson county was accidentally
shot while examining a pistol in West
Greenville Thursday. The ball entered the
right breast and penetrated under the
shoulder bone, whence it was extracted.
Martin was sent home, but he may die.
1t seems that Laurens county's triangular
| fight for senatorial honors is destined to
continue. Senator Crews is opposed by Col.
| John w. Ferguson and Lewis w. Simkins
| There appears to be little difference of opin-
| ion between the candidates, as all are in
favor of the Clemson college. Not having
| a clear-cut issue, the election will probably
turn on personal preference.
The regents of the State insane asylum
met at Columbia Thursday aud it was de-
| cided to reconstruct a number of rooms in
| the basement of the old asylum building,
which have heretofore been used for storage
purposes. w hen enlarged these rooms will
be formed into wards and the capacity of
the building will be SO increased as TO ac-
commodate twenty-five additional patients.
Taking the whole Pee-Dee section of
country into consideration, there have been
very few complaints this year as to bad
crops. OF course there are sections here
and there that have suffered from drought,
etc., but the general crop is good, and
farmers seem to be cheerful. A good crop
this fall will put many of them who are
behind even with the world, and should the
seasons be good again next year many will
have some money ahead.
At o'clock Wednesday afternoon a very
severe wind, rain and hail storm passed
over Fairfield county, between Blackstocks
and Winnsboro The wind is said to have
nearly approached cyclone. Trees and
telegraph poles were blown down, and it is
probable that considerable damage was
done to corn and cotton. The hail stones
were as large as ones thumb. The effect
of this storm was felt in Columbia. The
Temperature fell considerably between 6 80
and o'clock, and pleasant breeze sprung
up.
An electric storm followed by rain passed
over st. Matthew's Thursday afternoon.
Lightning struck the large oak tree in front
of Banks & Wimberley'S store, tearing off
the limbs and bark and killing one of a
team of two mules standing beneath the tree.
Tue driver, colored man, was shocked
whirled around and thrown several yards
away. He is not seriously hurt, aud will
soon recover. Mr.. Ed Wimberly was
thrown from his chair and slightly stunned
while number of others standing around
were shocked. On the outskirts of the
town negro by the name of Zeigler was
killed while in the act of picking up his
saddle from the roots of an oak tree.
At the primary election held at Bolton
Friday there were l50 votes cast, of which
, NJ. +. Ansel for solicitor received 1l3, W G.
MCGOWAN IL and r. A Cnids %. For the
house of Representatives Ii. Il. Vandiver re-
ceived lib, J. Perry Glenn 1872, j. Bolton
Watson ll9, j. Z. Breazeale 1875, and q
small scattering vote for others. For clerk
of court NJ. p. Tribble received no. For
probate judge, W. +. Cox las For school
commissioner, c. Wardlaw 81, r. w. Todd
, 46 and d. II. Russell 20. For coroner, r.