The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
SOUTH CAROLINA

/ nletiou the Slmmeryille hotel project.
/ BarnweIl is to issue bonds, and with the
nroceeds bore an artesian. we'll aud build a
/ town hall
The new ordinance Of Laureus fixes the
/ liquor license al 5000, and half dozen IL
censes have been granted.
DIR. Hill Of Edgefeld has declined to serve
as a member Of tue county board OF PEN
sions and DR.. F. w. z. Butler has been ap-
pointed in his place.
Greenwood has elected the following off,
GERS: Josepe L. 5. Bailey, intendant; j. w.
! Duckett. K r. Calhoun, c. w. Crews and
! LEWIS c. Walker, wardens.
It is likely that a colt IN seed oil mill win
be built at an early date at Laurens It is
proposed 70 organize a $4,000 mill, SI5, 900
Of which has already been subscribed.
At GaRney, Tuesday, Wesley Littleiohn
was committed to jail on the charge Of as
sault with the intent to criminaly assault
Mrs Wilson, who lives near that place.
The comptroller general estimates the
present population Of the state at !, $50 900.
and the taxable property at $l62, 900 900,
or about $50 for each man, woman and
child.
Yorkville has voted unanimously in
favor Of an extra tax 10 support d graded
school, aud now the progressive spirits of
Aiken are agltatlng Like sensible step for
that town.
The Presbyterians Of Marion have Sc
cured the services Of the Rev. j. E. Dunlop.
aud hereafter there will be service in that
church on the first and third Sundays in
each month.
Louis Parker, while cut hunting last
week, near Blythewood, accidentally shot
himself in the left side. The whole load
entered his side, and at last accounts he was
III a critical condition.
Mrs. Ellen w. Twitty, who died the other
day in Sportanburg, left all her real estate,
valued at 1900, to the Catholic church.
She was native of Albany, n. Y, and left
no blood relations in this country.
At Clinton the election for mayor and
wardens passed off quietly, with the success
of the following ticket: For mayor, DR.. w.
A. Stands: wardens, r. T. Wright, c. K.
Hale, w. F. Montjoy and 7. C. Summerell.
The veterinarian Of the department OF ag-
riculture DR.. w. B. Niles, reports that the
disease among the stock which he went to
Marion county to Investigate is cerebro-
spinal fever aud that several horses have
| died Of it.
W. T. Moffatt Of Chester is building up a
! splendid business in the wood. working line
| With the assistance Of twenty hands he now
| turns out 800 plow stocks each week. Very
shortly he will begin the manufacture of a
patented fertilizer distributor.
Isaac Williams, colored, in attempting
| to board the south-bound passenger tram
| No. 90 while in motion, at Kingst ee Wed
nesday night, missed his footing and sus-
tanned serious injuries. 1t was found
necessary to amputate his leg, but he will
| live.
At Beaufort the city councIl-elect are as
| follows: For mayor, J. w. Collins; for
aldermen, j. c. Mayo, n Christen, NJ F.
| .Ra1 iar Rf1~
and H. g. Grant. Mr.. Collins has been at
the head Of the city's government for eight
years.
Isaac Williams, colOred, in attempting to
| board the southbOund passenger train No.
| % while in motion, fat Kingstree Thursday
night, missed his footing and sustained
serious injuries. He was brought to Flor
ence, where it was found necessary to am
putate his leg.
Gov. Richardson has appointed the fol-
| lowing gentlemen to constitute the state
board of medical examiners; Or. A. n.
Talley, chairman, Columbia; DIR. I. Grange
Simons, Charleston; DR.. {. r. Faber, Fort
Motto; DR.. S. NJ Orr, Anderson, and DR..
J. c Wilcox, Darlington.
"The color question: is to come up again
in the Episcopal diocesan convention to be
held in Aiken MAY 10. 1t is at present in
the hands of a COmissiou, consisting OF Rev.
DR.. A. T. Porter, Rev. Messrs. Ellison Ca
pers, John Kershaw and Messrs. K. w.
Shand j. L. Manning and j. p. K. Bryan.
The grand stand on the race course Of the
Sumter Park and Agricultural Association
has been converted into a dwelling house.
The main exhibit building has been torn
down, and the fair grounds and race course
will be cultivated this year. 1t has been
six or seven years since the last fair was
held there
Spartanburg's sheriff and probate judge
are advertising q large quantity OF land for
salesday in February. Perhaps half OF the
tracts are for partition, the others for debt.
| The price Of land is somewhat at a standstill
at present, and the indications are that 1t
| will not get any lower, unless this is very
poor crop year.
At Union the high license law went into
| effect on Jan. a. This change is made after
| trying no license for eight years. w. e.
| Ray & Co. and John Willard have secured
licenses at $500 each, paying cash, as the
council required. 1t is rumored that there
will he two more who will open barrooms
at an early date.
The new building and loan association of
| LaUrens met afew days ago and determined
| 10 apply at once for a charter. Laurens has
| one such association which has been very
successful, and has been the means of ena-
bling many persons to buy homes. The
new association, with 500 shares, Will
! scarcely supply the demand.
! Laurens IS now agitating the question OF
| electric lights, and there is strong proba-
! bility that the mat er will be favorably de-
| cided in a few days. Preston b. Hicks,
| general manager of the Edison Light Com
| pany, is a native of Laurens, and through
! his generosity in contributing bis commits
sions the cost will DO much reduced.
| A meeting Of the citizens OF Eutawvllle
| was held last Wednesday for the purpose OF
! making nominations for iutendant and war
dens for the ensuing elections, to be held on
| Jan. 25 The Meeting resulted as follows;
| For intendant r.. NJ. Walker; wardens,
Mossrs |. w Fowler, ]. d. Virgins, Peter
! Galllard, and John Gadsden, Jr. There
being no other business before the meeting,
| it adjourned
| At Beaufort, Tuesday, one Of A. Buck
! harris little boys was accidentally shot by
| his older brother, who had an old pistol
| playing with it. The pistol carried %
cartridge. The ball entered the skin just
inside tho external ear and ranged back
ward about one iuch. DR.. A. z. Prioleau
was at once summoned and cut the ball out,
and the little fellow was studying his lesson
| at last accounts.
| There Is a colored church on the road be-
! tween Mayesvile and Sumter that is unique
| in the way Of country church architecture.
II is frame building, about p by 80 feet,
! with one brick pillar under il, with a piece
Of marble about $ inches square let into II,
! upon which is inscribed the name OF the
| gh1rrb with tba a N layiun flA cDrnnT-