The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOIIh Carolina
A board Of trade has been organized at
Aiken.
The colored farmers alliance of South
Thursday and Friday.
Prof Adolp Keeper died at Columbia
Tuesday. He was q music teacher and mad
lived in Columbia since 1882
The Cheraw iron works have notified the
secretary of state that they have increased
their capital stock from 10000 to $25, 900.
Editor MoSweeneY of the Hampton
Guardian has been announced ia the
Gudrdidn for the House of Representa-
tiYes.
Capt B. r. Tillman made this year $400
on eight acres Of grapes, and has the finest
herd Of Jersey cattle between the two
rivers.
A charter has been granted to the New
berry Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer Com
pany. or the capital stock Of $50, 900, S1S,-
600 has been subscribed and 20 per cent
paid in.
A joint stock company has been formed at
Graniteville to develop a clay bed on the
Snow Hill place. The corporators are Drs
J. A. Stothart. j. B. Mcmillan, Col. G. E.
Sawyer and T. A. Allen.
At Gaffney City, few days ago, while a
little son of Adam McCullough's was play
ing with an old rusty pistol, it went off
and shot his little brother. The wound is
serious, but not necessarily fatal.
At Orangeburg, Wednesday, Willie Rob-
inson, who is employed at the Wood and
Material Company, had two joints of the
fore finger and one of the thumb of his left
hand cut off by a circular rip saw.
From gentleman who is familiar with
the condition of the crops on the various
far oraaratad hxr fha 81,
| convict labor, it is learned that the pres
pect for large yield on all the farms is
very fine.
The Spartanburg postoffice is still hung
up. Col. Poiner is III Washington and w.
w. Russell was there a few days ago. 1t is
evident that there is hard fight between
the regular Republicans and the Russell
Independents.
/ A tire occurred at Mccormick about l
o'clock Wednesday morning, which de-
stroyed the store Of NJ. l. Sturkey IL Co.
| The loss is 81, 500, with no insurance L. N.
| Chamberlain lost $4,000, but is fully in
sured. The town came very near being de-
| stroyed.
A. B. Finch, who lives near Wexford, is
going to get four crops from one piece Of
land this year. Last fall he sowed the lot
IN rye lie pastured it January and Feb
ruary, and then planted the lot in corn and
! pSdes 1id INV ue udS TWO luXuTldgb crops
growing on the lot.
A hardworking colored carpenter by the
name OF Page at Aiken had the misfortune
to lose his dwelling house by fire last week.
he had near sl74 in the house at the time.
and 1t is surmised that his house was first
robbed aud afterward set on fire. Fortu.
nately Page carried insurance.
The fine residence Of ex-Judge II. b. Car
penter. about two miles east Of Columbia
was destroyed by fire about O'clock
"wednesday morning The origin Of the fire
was accidental All the furniture and
household effects were lost, and. AZ far az
ascertained, there was no insurance The
house was a fine une aud worth 1000 or
, $1,000 IL cost much more when IL was
built many years ago. The total loss runs
up 20 about $1,000
Emmie Moon, little s-year-old daughter
u w. H. Noon, who lives twsntg-ave
miles above Gresnviils, was instantly killed
IA singular manner Wednesday She vas
paying Ia The yaFi, add young lady was
ieanlng against post ~ the plazza Tie
htte CIR stole behind ths young lady aud
pulled hsf dress, frgbleulag tie young lads