The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Capt. r. A. Chandler of the York sec
ton of Clarendon county died suddenly on
June 20, of apopexy.
A mile and half of track has been com
pleted from Greenville, on the Carolina,
Knoxville and Western road and trains are
now running that distance
AT Greenville, Friday, William Arthur
(colored) was sent up for trial in the dis
trict court for robbing, embeszling and de-
stroying letters belonging to his employers,
d. T. Bacot s; Co.
The books are now open for subscriptions
to the capital stock of the Bank of John
ston. The requisite amount has already
been subscribed, and at an early date the
stockholders will meet and organize.
Elenton has had partial showers every
day since Monday, that have benefited
growing crops, although full season has
not fallen yet. Crops have beeh somewhat
improved by the showers, still they are
very poor and backward.
Rev j. w. Kllgo assisted by the Rev. j.
Z. Rushton and the Rev. Mr. Webb of the
North Carolina conference, are conducting
revival services at the Methodist church at
Chesterti Id. There is great interest in
the meeting up TO this time
The Chesterfield county farmers Alliance
will give a basket picnic at that place on
y
the county is invited, and it is thought there
will be at least 800 TO 1000 people there
There are now thirty sub-alliances in the
county.
l. n. Brunson who clerked for his
brother, Charles =. Brunson, at Orange
burg, was con sderably burned on Tuesday
in trying to extinguish the flames when the
store took fire. lie is quito sick, suffering
considerably from the shock. During the
H-., Al hy,f "a
Railroad avenue took fire, bnt the fire was
extnguished as soon as it caught.
The interior OF the Barnwel Jail has been
put in excellent condition. The work was
done by prisoner named Golding, who is
charged with having fired a shot into the
private rosiden Of gentleman near Bam-
berg while Under the influence of strong
drink. lie has piled both the paint and
whitewash brush scientifically. Sheriff
Peoples furnished the material and Golding
did the work without cost to the county.
burglary, accompanied with assault
and battery, was made by three negroes on
two unprotected females, Mrs. Barnes and
Mrs Thomas, near Mount Arnold church,
two miles from Allendale, on the Barnweli
road, about O'clock Thursday morning
Circumstantial evidence pointed strongly
TO Sammie Sanders and Arthur Owens. two
negroes, who were accordingly arrested by
an armed band of citizens from that neigh
borhooI, and committed to jail
Invitations have boon issued at Green
vile, for grand governors levee and mill
tary soiree TO be given on Friday night OF
gala week, July p, by the Greenvi
Guards and Butler Guards, complimentary
70 Crov. j. Z. Richardson and staff. The
ball is intended TO be one of the features
that will render the Greensville oncamp-
ment a notable event in the state, and IL
VIII probably 'lpse anything Of the kind
ever undelta taken In South Carolina.
meeting of the citizens Of OF Newberry
was held on the afternoon OF juno %, in
the Knights Of Honor hail. for the purpose
OF organizing board Of trade. A tempor-
airy organization was elected by the cleo
tlon OF John o. Peoples, chairman, and e.
II. Aull, secretary IL was decided to or
gaaiz9 board Of trade, Committees were