The morning news., 1889-05-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.

boulevard and Will be decorated with
spread-eagle sign. The boiler house will be
of brick. The plant will cost about 81, 500.
SOUTH CAROLINA
A racing association is to be organized at
L9urens
A new brick company and board OF
trade were organized at Ridgeway last
week.
The house of John NJ Mitchell, we'll
known citizen of Mount Pleasant, was de-
stroyed by fire about 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
At Rock Hill last week q cotton seed oil
mill company was formed aud $4,000 of
the capital stock of $50, 900 was subscribed
in one hour.
W. d. Mars, an eX-rcpresentative. died
Sunday at his home near Calhoun's mills.
= He was about So years old and was q mer-
chant and planter He was admitted to the
bar but never practiced.
Chambers is reported prevalent among
the horses of the upper section Of Laurens
county, and the state veterinary surgeon
has ordered two horses to be killed and
stables burned TO prevent a spread of the
disease. These are tho only cases known to
be glanders.
AS the students were coming out of
Science hall at the university at Columbia,
Tuesday, they noticed the roof in blaze.
An alarm was raised and soon the now
famous bucket brigade Of the university
put the fire out. Two large holes were
burned in the roof.
T. E. Horton, who is to represent South
Carolina ct the Paris exposition, has had a
conference with Commissioner Butler, at
which various details were considered and
arranged. Mr.. Horton will leave on May
a. spend the month Of June in the British
Isles and afterward begin his work in Paris
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
State Dental Association began in the
Young Mems Christian Association hall at
Columbia, Tuesday, President T. II. Alex
alder and Secretary r. Atmar Smith in
their places. About twenty members were
present. Dir. I. B. Legare of Columbia
was elected to fill a temporary vacancy on
the board Of dental examiners.
At Columbia Tuesday the declaration of
the corpOrators of the Marlboro Cotton Oil
Company was fled in the secretary of
states Office and a commission was
issued. The company will locate at Ben
nettsville, and build and operate a cotton
seed oil mill, gin seed cotton, and manu-
facture fertilizers. The capital stock is to
be $40, 900, in shares of 800 each.
Two Mormon missionaries have for some
time been preaching in the Onsley section
of Chesterfield county and the Pond Hollow
section of Darlington county. They have
made some converts to their faith, but q
week ago last Saturday their operations
were put a stop to- They were given
twelve hours to leave the state by a crowd
of men, some of whom were armed. They
took the hint and departed.
There is no end to the new manufactur-
ing enterprises in South Carolina. 1t may
be roughly estimated that during tho last
year more companies have been initiated
and organized for industrial work than
have been started during the proceeding
five years. There are few towns in the
state which are not trying to get up some
sort of a manufacturing company, and the
success which is being met with indicates
that the attempts in nearly all cases will
be successful.
A commission was issued at Columbia
Tuesday for the organization Of the Ridge
Spring Manufacturing and Banking Com
pany, corporation which will have an
unusual variety of powers, being authorized
to conduct q general banking business,
manufacture cotton seed oil and cotton seed
meal and fertilizers, can and evaporate
fruits, buy and sell the same, and buy and
sell real estate. The capital stock will be
81, 900 in shares Of $50 each, and may be in
creased to $4,000.
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Greanville county, separated some time
since and lived apart. Recently Mr.. Holli-
day became very anxious for a recouclia-
tion, and visited Mrs. Holiday several
times with that object in view, but without
success. Despairing and desperate, he
threatened TO kill himself. The woman ran
for assistance, being frightened at her
former husbands appearance. When she
returned he was dead, a large dose of stfych-
nine having ended his life.
The South Carolina Home Insurance
Company of Columbia having appointed a
committee to consider and report upon the
adviSability OF the compsny's joining the
Southern Tariff Association, the committee
have agreed to report in favor of such ac-
tion. The company is now taking risks on
its own account, and is prepared also to
reinsure property with stroug companies
until its own funds accumulate more
largely. InstRlments are being paid
monthly on over $4,000 Of its capital Of
$l50,000.
A serious difficulty occurred at Easley be-
tween Henry Roseman and Wiliston Pitts,
both colored. Pitts was struck in the head
with a base ball bat and his skull was
fractured. He died on Sunday morning.
Town Marshal Green, who arrested Rose
man, had trouble Tho marshal drew his
pistol and the negro tried to jerk it out Of
his hand. In so doing the negro was shot
seriously. An inquest was held in the after
noon over Pitts body, and the jury brought
in a verdict Of murder by Roseman, who is
now in Jail at Pickens.
Friday the secretary Of state issued COM
missions for the formation OF the following
comuanes: The Farmers Alliance Cotton
Seed Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company, Of
Seneca City, Oconee county. Capital stock
$4,000. in shares of $25 each. Objects in
dicated in the title. The Clover Manu-
featuring Company, Of Glover, York
county Capital stock 1000, in shares OF
500 each. Object, the manufacture Of
cotton yarns, warps and cloth. Subscrip.
tions TO be paid in monthly installments Of
90 cents per share. A charter was issued TO
the CowDens Manufacturing Company, Of
Cowpens, Spartanburg county. more than
30 per cent. OF the capital stock having
heeu subscribed and 20 per cent. Of the sub
scriptions paid Ia.
j. f. McKennon, NJ. II. Moore, d. B.
johnson and y. a. Darby have applied 70