The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-07
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Attorney General Earle is visiting in
Florida.
At Camden ak bar rooms have taken out
licenses at $500.
Camden derives revenue Of $1,000 from
its six bar rooms.
The telegraph line on the Three C's has
almost reached Yorkville.
w. B. Crawford has been elected principal
of the Wilksburg academy.
The Williamsport female college will re-
sumo its exercises on Feb 4.
Dec. 81 was the last day for the sale Of
whisky in Abbeville county
Col. T. C. Cover of Greeuvllle Is a cousin
of President-elect Benjamin Harrison.
D. Foster Jackson Of Ebenezer, York
county, made 1900 gallons of syrup this
year.
Two colored children were burned to
death in Lancaster county during Christmas
week.
There is a strong movement on foot to
have graded school established at York
vile.
In Newberry county farmers are combin-
ing in order TO get low prices from the mer-
chants.
The recent kirmess at Winnsboro added
1924 30 70 the Fairfield confederate monu-
ment fund
Up to Dec. "a the total cotton receipts ia
Anderson for this season amounted to
IA, $50 bales
The Rev. A. l. Slough has accepted
call to the pastorate Of the Baptist churches
in Larcaster aud Fort Lawn.
The employees of the Piedmont factory on
Christmas day presented President Ii. p.
Hammett with a $3.50 gold watch.
Gen. w. w Harllee Of Marion and e. r.
Youmans OF Columbia have formed part
nership for tue practice Of law at Florence.
Secretary Holloway announces that the
state grange of South Carolina will hold its
annual meeting in Columbia at IL o'clock a.
M, Feb. o.
On Jan. l the stockholders of the Pied
mont factory received $25, 900 in dividends,
and those Of the Camp srdown mills re-
ceived S., 000.
The seven bar rooms in Newberry have
all taken out licenses again for this year
The license for the town is 500 each and
for the county 500 each.
B. Wehrie, who had his right leg cut Off
by the cars at the Airline depot at Green
vile Wednesday, died Thursday morn
ing from the effect of his injuries.
The Nswberry cotton mills have declared
dividend of ~ per cent. 1t is expected
now that the mill will pay a dividend of
| from two to three per cent semi-annually
AT WATERFORD, f. H. Fincken's bakery
was destroyed by fire few days ago. The
total loss on the building and contents is
Appropriated at about $500, with an
insurance of $1,000.
Mr. Mcdonald Furman has written a
| fairy story for the Sumter Advance. The
scene is laid in Sumter county, and the
hero is a real live prince, being George
Frederick, son of the Prince Of Wales.
At Darlington some time ago a colored
man gave bill of sale on an OK, which be
used as long as he could get advances on it.
| Then he painted his OK with lampblack, and
| gave another bill of sale on black OK. The
man is now in Jail.
At Clifton several important changes are
being made at Mill No. l. Among them
might be mentioned the changing of $500
common spindles to the improved Rebbeth
spindle, which will Increase his yarn pro-
duct Is to 20 per cent.
Rumor says that young negro boy, IA
years old, lost a dollar that belonged to his
mother. He was so grieved that he COM
menced crying and did not stop until death
ensued in about twenty-four hours. This
occurred near Camden.
Again Walterboro leads the state in high
licen for tho sale of stinulalts. Two
licenses, at 81 so each, have been granted,
|
| 5000 besides the fees to te derived from
the violators Of ordinances.
r. J. Campbell, formerly of Newberry
county, was murdered at Walhaila few
DAYS ago, presumably for money. A jury
of inquest has found verdict of foul play,
and two supposed a5sassins were arrested
ana lodged in Jail, a white man and a negro.
Books will be opened to-day in the Office
OF George " Wright for the receipt If
subscriptions to the capital stock Of the
| Building and Investment Association OF
| Columbia, chartered by the Legislature at
its recent session for a period of thirty
years.
A. Mcneil, of Bradley, was knocked
down and run over by the north-bound
| passenger train on the Columbia and Green
| vile road Thursday One leg was severed.
aud he received other serious injuries. AZ
last accounts his recovery was considered
| improbable.
| AT Prosperity last week. two young boys,
| one white and the other colored, were shoot
| ing at marks with pistol. The white boy
cooked the pistol and was in the act of hand
| ing 1t 10 tho negro when it was discharged.
| The ball entered the Negroes left groin and
| inflicted serious, but it is hoped not a
| fatal wound.
Ben Woods, white man living not far
| from Matthews Bluff, committed suicide
| by drowning himself in a we'll. For some
time before he had glvel unmistaltable evil
dence of insanity, but no one seemed TO
realize that he had any serious intention of
| destroying his life, although he had once, at
least, declared his intention to do SO.
The intendant and wardens OF Barnwell
| will soon put upon the market tine bonds
authorized by an act of the general assem-
| bly, at the session just ended for the purpose
of boring an artesian well and building a
town hall The bonds will run twenty
| years, bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent Per annum, payable semi annually.
Ed Williams and Over Street became in
volved in quarrel about a mile from
Ridgeville few days ago, and Williams
| stabbed Street near the heart and shot him
with n shotgun. His wounds are pronounced
serious and may prove fatal. Williams
short time ago was released from the
pententiary, where he had been sent for a
similar oifense.
At Waterbora, Friday, the residence of
| b. G. Price, Jr., the editor Of the Colleton
| Press, accidentally took fro and was en-
tirely consumed. The contents were mostly
saved. An effort will be made TO have council
make an appropriation for the organization
of fire department, necessity long felt
The insurance on Mr.. Prices residence
was about 81 900.
The fuss about the Three C's bonds, sub
| scribed by kershaw county, seems TO have
ended in talk and smoke. The appointed