The morning news., 1889-04-22

W. A. McClintock, corporators of the
Laurens Oil and Fertilizer Company, was
fled in the secretary of states office Thurs
day. The capital stock Is to be $40, 900, in
shares Of 800 each, and may be increased
to $4,000. The purpose is sufficiently in
dicated by the title. A commission was
issued.
Florence still continues its course on the
road to prosperity. The latest enterprise
now on foot is the establishment of furni-
ture factory. w. D. Heape, furniture
dealer, is working up the enterprise,
assisted by several other leading citizens.
A meeting will be called for some time this
week, when the project will be fully dis
cussed and committees appointed to solicit
subscriptions to the capital stock.
AT Camden, State Senator G. u. Alexan.
der being asked for an expression of opln-
ion as to his being candidate for federal
Office, as was mentioned in a Washington
dispatch recently, authorizes the publ!ca.
ton of the following: That Mr.. g. G..
Alexander has never applied for a federal
appointment, but would certainly accept il
good position was rendered him. AS to
the Camden post Office, he has already ex-
pressed himself to the effect that the
present incumbent has and would continue
to give satisfaction to both democrats and
republicans
HAuOtubT CDGbOu 5ee1 Oh nun was Cldf Jcf 6A
by the secretary of state Tuesday. The
Ninety-Six Manufacturing Company have
filled all the requirements, and their charter
was to-day issued The directors of the
new company are Messrs. E. NJ. Lipscomb,
j. d. Watson, NJ. l.. Anderson, Jr., T. II.
Hill. NJ. Richardson and W. B. Utsey. The
officers of the company will be Z. NJ. Lips
comb, president; J. D. Watson, vice presi-
dent; u. l.. Anderson, Jr., secretary and
fraa q nd IN
ager. The capital stock of the company is
$40, 900. The chief purpose of the company
will be to manufacture cotton seed oil meal.
At Honea PATH last Saturday afternoon,
while thunder cloud was passing over
town, the barn on the premises Of the Rev.
d. w. Hiott was struck by lightning. The
building was badly torn up. Two pigs in
pen near by were killed. Several chickens
were killed under the building. A buggy
in the hallway of the barn was very much
damaged. The barn was set on fire, but by
the aid of timely assistance the fire was
soon put out. Mr.. Hiott had. only a few
minutes before, sent his horse uptown
for some purpose. II the horse had Leea in
the stall he would, in all probability, have
been killed. A cow and calf in the lot
were both unharmed.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Greenwood cotton mill, held Thursday, a
permanent organization was effected. The
board of directors consists Of Dr. J. G.. Max
well, DR.. w. B. Miliwee. w h Bailey, W
L. burst, G. A. Barks iale, j. n. Goisey
and H. P. McGee. The constitution pro
vides for nine directors, but it was decided
to leave two vacancies, to be filled at some
future meeting. The directors, at a meet
ing on the same evening, elected W. L..
burst president and joel $. Bailey secre-
tary and treasurer, and decided to call for
the payment of the first installmeat on MAY
4. An experienced engineer will be there
in day or two to examine the location that
has been selected for the mill, and to do
other work in his line. Bids and estimates
for material and brickwork have been
called for, and work will be commenced at
no distant day.
N. w. Brooker, attorney, of Ridge
Spring, has been hard at work for some
weeks in the interest of some residents of
South Carolina and Georgia, who are said
to be heirs of a large estate in Germany.
The history of the estate is one of interest.
1t has been out of the possession of the heirs
for nearly 200 years. 1t is known as the
Brandenburg estate, and is valued at nearly
GO, 200, 900 sterling The history briefly is:
That about the year 100 the property of
Solomon Brandeuburg was confscated on
some account by the crown of Germany
During the seventeenth century his
descendants came to America and settled,
and are now scattered over the United
States There are said to be about, 100
heirs. This estate has now been restored to
| the heirs, and advertisements have ap-
peared in the German and American news
papers for claimants. Toe claims of the
heirs represented by Mr.. Brooker will
aggregate 81, 100000. They are sanguine of
their right to the estate, and hope to be
| able to trace their relationship success