The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-28

which they will shortly move. The pus-
fishers viii enlarge their paper so that it
will rank among the largest Of TIE state,
/ and they will also conduct general JOB
printing business.
| While three men were rowing boat on
KEYS fish pond, two miles west OF Anderson,
I Sunday afternoon. the boat capsized. ana
one Of the party, George Waldrop, being
unable to swim, was drowned. He was
young man about "a years old BE leaves
/ wife and one child
Paul Q. McCreary estimates that the acre
age planted in watermelons in Aiken, Barn
| we'll and Orangehurg counties this season
viii not exceed two-thirds that planted last
year. Some reduction in freight rates has
been secured, and the rate per carload of
2. 600 pounds from Aiken to Philadelphia
will be $50, against $50 last season.
! Albertus Williams, a negro about - OF
II years old. left his home at the Camden
i junction, near Wedgeield, Thursday morn
/ ing, and went down the Wilmington, Co
lumbis and Augusta railroad 70 a creek to
/ fish. After fishing awhile he sat down on
the track and soon fell asleep. Soon after
he was aroused by being thrown from the
track by passing train
The fortieth annual meeting Of the South
Carolina Medical Association was convened
/ at Laurens Wednesday in the county court
siding The features Of the session were
the reading Of a number of interesting re-
ports ana essays and the annual address
of the president, DR.. Evans. Twenty-six
applicants presented themselves for men,
bership in the association.
The first annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Greenwood Oil and Ferti-
lizsr Company was held in the Bank Of
Greenwood building on last Thursday, at
which time n rpr1ork WAS rl1ada nv Dr W r
Millwee, general manager, showing that the
enterprise has made handsome profits in
spite OF the disadvantages which worked
against its success early in the season. 1t
was decided to establish large cotton gin
to be run in connection with the oil mill
A three-story brick building viii be put I'D
for that purpose.
Last Friday J. D. Risher, an estimable,
pious young man, was caught away from
home in Colieton county by Frasier Roger,
j. w. Lemacks, ST., and Andrew Lemacks.
The elder Lenacks held pistol to Risher's
hesd while young Lemacks welded a cow
hide, giving Fisher a merciless and bloody
| lashing. Lsmsclrs charged FISHER with cir
cuiRting q report against Miss Lemacks.
wnich be denied Immediately prior TO the
cowhiding. FISHER decided 10 appeal to the
law for redress, but he has many friends
who objected to this mode of settlement.
Toe preliminary examination came up Tues
| day before Trial Justice p w. Ackerman,
and the two Lemacks and Roger were
bonnd over to the sessions court.
H. c. Folk, a merchant at Bamberg, on
going to his store Tuesday morning dis
| covered that he had been robbed during
the night to the amount of about $3.50 He
and his clerk, ]. NJ Grimes, Immediately
went in search, trying 20 trace the direc-
ton taken by the thief. In going through
the woods near the town they ran upon
negro. Butler Holman, who commanded
them to halt, and Immediately fired upon
them with a double-barreled shotgun,
wounding Mr.. Grimes, not seriously but
severely, in the face The negro thereupon
| fed, and Mr.. Folk discovered a trunk full
| OF the stolen goods. In the meantime Mr..
Grimes had gone to the town to have his
wounds attended TO, and when ne reported
what had occurred the entire town turned
out in drive and succeeded in jumping
the thief, who, in attempting to escape, was
shot at several times and was finally hit.
being shot in the legs, hips, back, face, and
| pretty much all over. After being down
he attempted to shoot William Brabham,
but fortunately his pistol did not fire.
| During the whole time he showed up game,
firing at those VINO got within range. He
was finally lodged in Jail.
Mccormick was in fever Of excitement
| Monday, the result OF a difficulty betW cen
Town Marshal J. NJ. Jennings and his assist
ant, III. L. B. Sturkey, on one side, and p
B. Calhoun, druggist, on the other. Cal
houn had been charged with selling liquor
and was fined 500 by the town council.
He refused at first to pay the fine, but after
ward complied. According TO Jennings
story Calhoun stepped out of his store with
a gun in one hand and pistol in the other,
and said: snow, Jennings, if you want any
thing you can get it, whereupon
jennings told him to consider
himself under arrest. Calhoun at this
| juDcture biazed away at Jennings
twice, the balls CHANGING ny his legs. Jen-
niugs returned the fusilade, wounding Cal
houn slightly in the head and other parts of
his body. His wounds were painful but
not dangerous, and Calhoun hobbled about
| seventy-ive yards from the main street and
| opened a general bombardment with his
| Winchester rife uDon the stores of j. B.
| Harmon, NJ. B. L. Sturkey & Co., and Jen-
nings and Sturkey, all of whom, from their
| doors and windows, returned the fire with
their shotguns. Calhoun eventually took
refuge in tie woods, whore he remained
until an hour before sunset. Upon his re-
| turn he was taken into custody by j.