The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-20
SOUTH OARoLMA

Several unsuccessful attempts at burglary
were made at Prosperity last week.
The large water tank of the Marion oil
mill gave way Monday and deluged the
yards with about 900 gallons of water.
The Moffatt Manufacturing Company of
Chester made q great Improvement by
an addition Of q foundry, at a cost of
$1,000
David Feinberg Russian Jew. shot and
Killed himself liz Spring street, very near
King, Charleston, Wednesday night about
~ o'clock.
A charter has boon issued to the Ameri-
can Bank IF Greenville The total capital
stock of SIS, 600 has been subscribed, and 20
per cent. paid in.
The first frost of the season made its an
pearance at Sparta aburg Wednesday morn
ing. Ii was very light. and did not kill
tender vegetation.
Eight prisoners escaped from Jail at Spar
tanburg Thursday. Three OF the fugitives
were recaptured. The prisoners were only
charged with slight offenses.
The Beaumont mill at Spartanburg began
to twist Irvine WEDNESDAY. The first ball
was neat and compact, and very strong. 1t
Is smooth thread, and superior TO the
wrapping thread on the market,
A commission has been issued for the or
kauiZa0ion Oh lue OpaTtdnDurg heal Estate
Company of Spar tanburg city, the bust
ness of which is indicated in the title. The
capital stock will be $4,000. in shares of
800 each.
The state veterinary surgeon has been at
Clinton TO examine a disease among the
stock. IL is pronounced CHAMBERS and
Messrs. Hale and Briggs were required t.
kill three of their horses which were affected
with the disease
At Sumter Oct. IL joe Chandler Daniel
shot James B. Hurst, Who died the follow
ing day. Hurst evidently intended to kill
Chandler aud fired the first shot. The
quarrel between the two arose on account
Of Chandler beating his wife. who was
Hurst's sister.
John Winchester (colored) of Monroe N.
G, trainman on Georgia, Carolina and
Northern railroad freight train, was killed
at Clinton Wednesday night as the train
was coming into the depot yard. 1t is sup
posed that Winchoster fell from the top of a
car where he was holding brake. Two or
three cars passed over him,
Saturday night at Aiken Minta Russell.
while on the way h me, was cut from be-
hind by an unknown person, who demanded
her money. The same party, it is thought.
struck another colored woman with n
sllnGshot and demanded her money. Mar
shall CASTOR arrested on Monday a white
youth, by the name of William Weeils.
whom the woman recognized as the often,
der, and accordingly he was lodged in
jail.
The Chester Gotten Mills have added TO
the already handsomely equipped factory
finishing machine at cost Of
$4,000. This is the only machine
OF the kind in the state, and one of the few
in the south. The goods that have hereto
fore been sent north for this purpose are
now finished where they are manufactured
and put on the home market cheaper than
they can be bought at tie north by big
| odds.
Friday evening at Prosperity Miss Bessie
Bowers, Oldest daughter of l. 8. Bow ers,
met with a severe and painful accident.
She. with several young ladies, were riding,
and The Greenviile and Columbia material
train came upon them suddenly and blew
the whistle. This caused her horse to shy.
throwing her violently 20 tine ground,
breaking her collar bone, but not injuring