The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Work on Seneca's oil mill is progressing.
The colored alliance at Abbeville mum
bers sixty members.
The corn crop for Abbevlle county will
be greater than it has been for years.
AT Chesterfield, few days ago, W. D.
Merriman was convicted of the murder of
A. G. Douglass.
A noted old oak, said to be over 100 years
old, near the widow Boyce place, Jacks
township, Laurens county, has fallen.
The Presbytery of South Carolina will
meet at Abbeville on Friday, at s O'CLOCK
p. m, before the fifth Sabbath of Sep
tember.
The granite in the immediate neighbor-
hood of Rock Hill is being used to advau-
tage in paving the streets of that progress
sive town.
The Laurens Cotton Seed Oil Mill and
Fertilizer Company will open for business
at an early date The buildings are nearly
completed.
DonaldsonLeech and John Miller (colored)
shot James Mcmillan (colorei) in the fore
head on the base ball grounds, near Jeffer-
son, on Sept T.
Frank Calvert of Abbeville county, dur
idg,this year has killed thirteen rattlesnakes,
and no doubt will add to the number be-
fore Christmas comes
Duncan Sinclair was shot in the thigh by
Sam Parr near Headly in Chesterfield
county, on Sept. 4. 1t is said they had been
drinking too much cider.
A man named Moore. in the upper part
Of Chesterfield county, shot another. named
Jordan, the other day in tue leg. Jordan is
in q critical condition and will probably
die.
Robert Moore, who killed his brother,
Alfred at Cheraw a few weeks ago, has
been tried and convicted of manslaughter,
and sentenced to seven years in the peni-
Tertiary
The works of the Columbia Fertilizer
Company are being rapidly pushed TO COM
pletiOn, and the management seem deter
as soon as possible.
Edmond Deas. the notorious negro poll
tician and carpet-bagger of Darlington,
arrived at Cheraw last Monday and relieved
Capt. c. A. Malloy Of his Office of deputy
internal revenue collector.
J.lH. Fordham of Oraugeburg has re
| ceived the appointment of deputy collector
of the third division, which embraces
Barnwell, Aiken, Edgefsld, Lexington,
Newberry and Oran geburg
J. S. Fowler of Anderson has few acres
of cotton within the city limits that, his
friends say, will yield him two bales to the
acre. An average stalk was selected from
the field few days ago, and it contained
| 100 bolls.
The next state fair which is to be the
twenty first given by the State Agricult-
ural and Mechanical Society of South Car
| olina begins on Nov. II and continues until
| Nov. l6. From every indication it promises
to excel all previons fairs.
E. II. Deas OF Darlington has been re-
| Warda1 with fine fo1Sition IF dan nv ooIlooA,,
in charge of the second division, which en-
braces Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington,
Floreuce, Horny, Kershaw, Lancaster.
Marlboro, Marion and Sumter.
Collector Webster of Carolina, has made
the following appointments: j. F. Ensor
of Columbia, as raidiug deputy, vice j. w.
Brunson of Pickens; Thomas G. Fahne-
stock, deputy collector of the Fifth division
vice r. A. Childs headquarters at Wal
halla.
The dam across Broad river, at the head
of the Columbia canal, was completed
Friday, as far as the foundation of the
timbers is concer ned and the dam reaches
from bank to bank. The section at B1ll's
sluic9 is to be protected for 100 feet by shee,
piling.
The following are tho officers of the Co
lumbia Fair Association: President, Col.
George K. Wright; vice president. Can't.
w. ID. Starting; secretary and treasurer,
o. n. Flanders; corresponding secretary. j.
w. Gibbs; executive committee, Dr. W. G.
Fisher, Capt. R. S. Desportes and N. w.
Trump.
P. H. Koon of Vaughnsville, Laurens
county, has one acre Of cotton from which
he expects to gin three bales. The cotton
is the variety known as the Peterkin. and
1000 pounds make a bale Mr.. Koon has
picked 1000 pounds off Of this same acre
before, and it is much better now than it
was then.
The Postal Telegraph and Gable Com
pany's line at Cheraw opened their office for
business last Saturday The line Is now ia
operation from Columbia north, and is
being rapidly pushed toward Augusta. A
branch will be constructed from that point
TO Savannah and one from Columbia 10
Charleston.
The Columbia Street Railway Company
have placed iron ratings around the front
platforms Of their cars, so as to prevea
passengers from entering or leaving the car
by the front door. The road had to resort
t this plan to prevent accidents to those
who persisted in alighting from the front of
the moving car.