The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

A society has been organized at Orange
burg to prepare an entertainment to raise
a fund for confederate monument.
1t is quite probable that an effort will
soon be made to form company for the
building of a cotton oil mill at Greenwood
Arrangements have been made whereby
a refrigerator car will leave Georgetown
every other day loaded with shad for north
ern markets.
j. NJ. Wade's house at Montmorenci was
burned few days ago The fire is thought
to have been an incendiary. Loss $1,000;
insurance $500.
Marion county will have several COM
petitors for the $1,000 premium offered by
the American Agricultural and the State
Bureau OF Agriculture for the best acre of
corn.
At Greenville the work of securing stock
for new cooperative factory is being
pushed vigorously, with higAly encourag-
ing results. More than 600 shares have been
subscribed.
Capt E. r. Arthur has resigned the posi-
ton of adjutant of the Palmetto Regiment,
and Lieut. Joseph X. Aston, of the Rich
mond Volunteers, has been appointed in his
stead with the rank OF captain.
S. Morse of Charlotte, n. c., who has
bought cotton at Greenwood for several
seasons, has secured valuable lot near the
Port Royal and Western Carolina depot in
That town, where he will build handsome
residence in short time.
George W. Bearden a merchant and cot
ton buyer Of Columbia since 1865 died
Wednesday night, at his home in that city.
OF paralysis. de was born fifty-nine years
ago at Glenn Springs, Spartauburg county,
and was known in the up-country and
Charleston.
Near Greenville Thursday hunters hurry
ing through piece of woods near the Air
Line depot, stumbled upon a mystery. A
small wooden box was found Containing
the body of new born white infant, dead
and Of unknown parentage. The police are
working up the case, and an inquest will be
held tomorrow.
Tho memorial services Sunday night at
the Methodist church at Camden, in honor
Of the late Bishop Holland N McTyeire,
were very interesting. The sermon or ad-
dress was delivered by the pastor, DR.. +. j.
Meynardie. The Rev. w. w. Mills Of the
Presbyterian church, and the Rev. 2. V.
Bomer Of the Baptist church, were seated
in the pulpit.
Sheriff Hood of Chester has written TO
Sheriff Rowan at Columbia, that he has
under arrest a man supposed to ie Samuel
Gregory, one of the two horse thieves who
recently took number of stolen animals to
New Brookland, in Lexington county
opposite Columbia, and sold them there.
Gardner, the other thief, is already in the
hands Of the law. Sheriff Hoods descrip-
ton Of the man he has captured agrees
exactly with that of Gregory.
The large store of Rodman & Heath and
a dwelling owned by Mac Price and occupied
by Mr. Davis, the railroad agent. at Wax
haw, were consumed by fire Thursday night.
The fire originated about / o'clock in the
house occupied by Davis, and was commu-
nicated from 1t TO the store. The total loss
amounts to about $2O,0 1t is not known
how the fire originated, but it is thought TO
have been the work of an incendiary. A
few articles were saved from the house and
all the valuable papers were saved from the
store. The store was partly insured.
An effort is being made to secure subscrip-
tons for stock in the proposed cotton mill
at Greenwood. The cooperative plan,