The morning news., 1889-02-18
SOUTU CAROLINA

Anderson is to have an ice factory.
The Mount Zion colored Baptist church
of Laurens county was destroyed by fire on
Feb Z.
d. A. G. QUITS of Edgefield has been Of
fered an important position on the editorial
staff of an Alabama newspaper.
John I. Wilkes, aged 96 years, and Erwin
Robinson, aged so years. two Of Chesterfield
county's Oldest citizens, died last Friday
and Thursday, respectively,
The valuable mills about three miles from
Laurens, belonging to Capt. G. w. Shell
and A. H. Martin, were recently destroyed
by fire. No insurance; loss 5000.
The Baptists of Anderson will soon pull
down their old church building aud COM
mence the erection of a beautiful structure
on the same lot, which will cost SIS, ,0G0
The application of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank of Anderson was filed in the
secretary Of states office Wednesday and
commission was issued. The capital stock
is to be $4,000.
The Wilson and Summerton railroad was
opened for business on Feb. 13. 1t runs
from Wilson's mill, on the Central rail-
road, to point very near Summerton, a
distance of thirteen miles,
J. j. Wessinger of Lexington county,
recently lost his store and large stock Of
goods through fire. Loss 81, 900. Insurance
$500. 1t is thought that the store was
rob ed and then set on fire.
The regents have given up the idea of
having the state lunatic asylum illumi-
mated by the Columbia Electric Light
Company, but have decided that If they
have electricity they will have their own
plant. &C.,,
A. M. Rankin, one Of the two members of
the House of Representatives from Chester
field county has rendered his resignatio TO
Gov. Richardson. Mr.. Rankin intends NOV
ing out Of the county, and hence his resig-
nation.
F. w. Smith, who has been incarcerated
at Orangeburg for some time charged with
murder, and who was recently admitted TO
bail in the sum of g., 500 by Judge Wither-
spoon, succeeded Friday in procuring the
required bail.
AT Greenville Wednesday Calvin Nelson,
OF Laurens county was tried in the
federal district court for counterfeitng
nicSels He was convicted and sentenced
to two years at hard labor in the Columbus,
Ohio, state penitentiary, and to pay a fine
of 500.
The state pension board met again
Wednesday and considered l70 applications
for pensions from the counties OF Barnwell,
Chester, kershaw, Laurens, Marlboro,
Marion, Sumter and York, approving 40
and rejecting 30. Totals to date: Approvals
5G5, reflections Ill.
The railroad commission has authorized
the Richmond and Danville railroad and
connections TO make special two-third
rates on building material, machinery, etc
to be used in the construction Of building rs
to be erected by the Rock Hll Construction
Company for manufacturing purposes
Rock Hin Heraid: 1t begins TO look like
business at the Standard Cotton Mills. Toe
company now has seventy-flve looms in
operation, al d expects to increase the num-
Der TO 200 by the 1T OF MARCH, The goods
now being manufactured is a first-rate
quality OF ginghams, which is being woven
TO the order of a northern wholesale house.
Rock HUI Herald; There is likelihood
that there are almost inexhSustible quanti-
ties OF iron ore a out n mile south Of Rock
Hill, on Hands owned by w. b. Wilsol,
Jr. A representative of parties in Penn
sylvania was on the ground several weeks
ago and obtained specimens, which he took
20 Philadelphia He has since returned,
and few days ago leased the ore beds from
Mr.. Wilson.
At Anderson, in addition to the work on
the new hotel, which is going forward
rapidly, the masons are about TO tear down
the presentEmasonic hall and erect on the
site large and handsome building which
will contain three stores. fronting ON the
city square, and commodious and tas eful
opera house, with masonic lodge rooms
above. The lot and the building, when
completed, will be worth $4,000.
In the secretary Of states office at Co
lumbia Thursday a return was received
from and a charter was issued TO The Boil
ton Mines Company Of Berkely. The re.
turn OF tho corporators shows that all OF
the capital stock Of $4,000 has been sub