The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-30
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Greenville is to vote on the prohibition
question soon
The Batesburg Baptist church is at pres
ent without pastor.
1t is said that rice mill will be estab-
lished at WATERFORD.
The ministers of Aiken have formed So
Ciety to meet once a month.
The Presbyterian congregation at Lau-
rens have decided to build a new church.
The colored people of Sumter are making
an effort to build a Presbyterian church.
The high license municipal ticket has been
reelected at Trenton, with j. \. c. Jones as
lntendant.
Michael Hammell, of Manning, commit
ted suicide Friday, after a spree, by taking
laudanum.
Applications for pensions are coming in
rapidly. The Comptroller General has re
ceived about ffty-hye so far.
There are IA tax defaulters in Abbeville
county. OF these "A are on real estate and
100 on personal property.
Capt. c. f Bryan has sold his fine farm
of 100 acres. a mile below Lees in Barnwell
county, to j. n. Wood for ST, 400
A company will be soon organized at
OrangeburE with Dr. J. g. Wannamaker.
TO manufacture patent medicines.
The total receipts of cotton at Columbia
for the season are d, 65l bales, an iucreast,
over the entire receipts of last year of 9.G5l
bales.
fund of about 81 ,275 came into the
treasury of the Thornwell Orphanage at
Clinton from several different sources last
month.
John Outlaw, of Chester county, is proba-
bly, the oldest man in the State He was
born in 1913. He was soldier in the war
of 1872
The First National Bank of Rock Hill
during its first year made 81, POS 30 over
and above all expenses. The capital stock
is $4,000.
C. w. Mccall has begun the publication
of the Monitor at Cheraw. 1t is the only
organ of the colored people of the Pee Dee
section of the state
The Edgefield Hussars, who disbande |
some time ago have re-or2anized with :, na-
tor W. j. Ta,Dert as Captain, and will be
mustered in Feb H.
The Abbeviile Press and Banner saws:
There is not n single business firm in town
whose business standing has not improved
during the year just passed.
The Barnwell railroad is doing a larger
business than it has done at any previous
period. Freight5 on goods received on last
Friday footed up over $500.
The Barn we'll Town Council has granted
TO Mike Brown, W. II. Duncan and J. Vs..
Woodward the right of way for the con
structon and operation of street car line
Prof. \, f. Harris, OF Laurens, was elect
ed TO ill the vacancy in the Johnston school
faculty, caused by The resignation of Prof
Bail, which was rendered at the close of last
year.
Russell Smoak and three Of his children
living near Orangehurg, were bitten by a
mad dog day or twoago. The canine died
in spasus, but none OF the Smoaks have
been affected a. vet
Charles Shorter and BENJAMIN Sports
quarreled Oh their way from Manning Fri
day night and a fight ensued, in which
Sports gave Shorter Il dangerous wound IN
the abdomen with knife that will prob
ably prove fatal.
T. Minis is now constructing a tram road
from bis mill in Co!letcn county 20 the
Green Pond, Walterboro aud BranclvilIa
railroad, and as soon as completed be VIII
make all his shipments of lumber by rail
instead Of by water as heretofore
A. NJ. Kingsbu y, manufacturer Of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, having purchased f0rty-seven
acres OF the farm Of Lyman Holden. near
Aiken. has commenced % build "A very neat
four-rOom cottage and otherwise improve
his property with Wow Of making IL his
home.