The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-08
SOUTH CAROLINA.

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SOUTH CAROLINA
The regular summer meeting of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Association is
to be held at Pendeton from Aug. to
Aug. Q.
The premium lists of the next state fair
have been issued and are now ready for dis
tribution. Applicants for the lists may
obtain them from Col. T. B. Holloway Of
Pomaria.
Henry Marcus Of Columbia, who at one
time was prominent and conspicuous re-
publican politician, was sent to the poor
house Wednesday. He was at one time
quite distinguished stump speaker
Inc acceptance of the resignation of Su-
preme Court Librarian Lynch necessitated
the appointment of his successor. Monday
I. S. Norman of Newberry was appointed
and assumed the duties incumbent on the
Librarian.
County Auditor Capt. W. r. Delgar has
completed his abstract of real aud personal
property in Sumter county, which shows
an increase Of $169,550 in the valuation
over last year. This increase is almost en-
tlrely in personal property.
At Columbia, Tuesday, commission was
Nued to the Ninety-six Fair Association.
The purposes of the company are to have
an annual exhibition of live stock, poultry
farm products and machinery. The pres
ent capital of the company is 81 600 divided
into ten shares, with the power to increase
the capital to $1,000
At Beckham, Lancaster county, Tuesday.
James Krke, a young man aged about 20
years, son of Robert Kirke, dropped dead
IN bis chair. Up to the time that he began
to fall be had not complained, but was
sitting laughing and talking with his mother
and grandmother The supposition is that
he had heart disease.
The people of Chesterfield Court House are
very indignant at the appointment of Har-
ret Commander (colored) as postmaster at
that place. At last accounts she had not
secured her bond 1t is certainly very un-
Just to the colored people at Chesterfield
that one OF their number was not chosen to
run the postotiice there, instead of going to
Cheraw to got person who had no claim
to the position.
At Chester the jury of inquest in the case
OF Isaac Wilson, the negro whose body was
found on the Richmond and Danviile rail
road track on Sunday morning, completed
their work Tuesday night at the third sit
ting. The verdict reached was that Wilson
had been killed by parties or party unknown
to the jury, and his body laid in the way of
the trains. The Jury was not finally dis
charged, but will be called together again
If anything more turns up.
A. j. Clarkson, who is one of the most
prominent and extensive farmers of Rich
land county, has determined to erect small
cotton seed oil mill on his plantation near
Wateree. Mr. Clarkson has ordered only a
small outfit and will use most of his product
on his large plantation and sell to his neigh
bors the surplus. The plant is in transit
from Richmond and will soon be in opera
tion. He has not chartered the mill, as he
is sole owner and proprietor
The Miners and Merchants Bank Of
Columbia was chartered by Secretary Mar
shall Tuesday The stockholders have
elected as their board of directors: Messrs
Theodore ID. Jervey, Caspar A Chisholm.
Stephen l.. Howard, Cornelius j. Huguenin
f. A. Wilcox, Samuel G.. Stoney and Will
lam Bornemann. Mr. T. d. Jervey was
elected president; Caspar A. Chisholm,
vice-president, and Arthur LYMAN cashier
The capital stock of the company is
100000.
At Bamberg, Monday, JIM. Dickinson
was shot and fatally wounded, in his own
yard, by Jasper Brabham tcoloredl The
shooting was done with a 32-caliber pistol
The ball entered the left breast and is sun
posed to have penetrated the lower portion
Of the heart. MIR. Dickinson and his SLAYER
had difficulty Saturday, and when Brab-
ham entered his yard Monday for the mr.
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kearse, who lives in the same house with
Dickinson, the quarrel was renewed. and
both parties probably used pistols with the
result above stated.
AT Lancaster bank, designated as the
Bank of Lancaster has been orpanjzed
The entire capital stock Of $4,000 vas sub
cribed in a few hours after the books were
opened. The officers elected are Col.
Leroy Springs, president; d. A Williams.
vice president, and w. c. Thompson
cashier. The bank will commence business
about the first or middle of August at the
farthest. The company contemplate build
ing banking house, but at first they NAV
use temporary building. The books have
already been opened for another bank under
the leadership of Capt. John H. Fitzpatrick
and other and equally enterprising men.
which, it is confidently believed, will also
be a success. This is to be known as the
Peoples Loan and Savings Bank of Ian
caster.
gentleman who is much interested in the
watermelon crop was seen by the Charleston
NelCS dnd Courier representative at Co.
lumbla, Tuesday. The melon king said that
the present crop was larger than ever be-
fore, and there was every prospect for an
immense crop, only there vas a little too
much rain. Being IN capacity TO know,
he said the COMMERCIAL CROP would be
about two and a half millions of melons
which would necessitate the use of .. OO5
box cars for the transportation. There are
between eleven and thirteen thousand acres
planted IN melons this year. The cost of
transportation OF this large crop would be
about $4,000, and the growers ara afraid
that the roads which carry their products
are going to ''crush" them with excessive
rates.