The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The OH mill at Seneca City is about
ready to begin work.
Wednesdays earthquake was felt at
many points in the state.
The Yorkville spoke and handle factory
will begin work within few days.
The Wateree drawbridge of the South
Carolina railroad at Camden has been COM
pleted.
Among other new enterprises that are
being agitated at Anderson, is that of a
canning factory.
A great many negroes have left Chester
field in the last twenty days and gone TO
Georgia aud other places.
Several white men are in Camden trying
to get colored laborers to go to Georgia to
work on turpentine farms
The machinery for the Spartan cotton
mill is coming in by the car load, and
hands are hosting it into the building.
On account of the frequency Of fires at
Chester OF late, an effort has been made to
improve the service Of the steam fire en-
CINE.
The trustees of the Seneca graded school
district have decided to have only fou
mill tax levied this year, instead of five, as
formerly.
Matters will soon be in a weaving way at
the Chester cotton factory. A carload of
looms arrived a few days ago, and others
are to arrive soon.
Alonzo Sample (coloren was arrested at
Chester several days ago on suspicion of
having set fire to r. L. Stewards warehouse
on the night of Jan. 4.
There is some talk of organizing a news
paper company at Anderson, for the purpose
of publishing tri-weekly paper, with the
expectation of eventually publishing q
daily.
1t is reported in Camden that the Dubose
house, ten miles east of Camden, on the
| Chesterfield road, now occupied by the Rev.
| Robert Bradley. was destroyed by fire on
| Jan. 10.
A furnishing night school is in progress
at the Chester Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation rooms, under charge of S. B.
Latham. Tuition is free to members of the
association.
Betty Carter (colored) was accidentally
shot and killed by her husband on j. r.
Wilks' place, near Chester, several days
ago. The accident was caused by the care
less handling of an old pistol.
~-9he contractors on the Georgia, Carolins
and Northern railroad, who have the con
tract for grading that section of the road
are at Abbeville getting ready to go on tt
work in earnest, aud will break dirt in 8
few days.
The Carolina Buggy Company are put
ting up the machinery in their new three
story brick building at Yorkville They
have large force of hands employed, anC
at an early day will be pre- pared to com
mence operations.
Mr.. Clark. a Northern gentleman, has
completed a boat for the purpose of navi
eating, the Wateree, and he is now engaged
in putting in the boilers and machinery
The boat was built on the Wsteree. SOM
miles below Camden.
Major Brown (coiored) laid down to takt
a nap on the railroad track at Chester Fri
day night, short distance below the Rich
mond and Danville depot, and woke III
several hours later minus a foot, a passing
freight train doing the work.
A. L. Washburn, proprietor of the pin,
straw factory, Aiken county, says that hi
factory is now turning out 1900 yards
day in baggilg. This is pretty good for al
institution i'll its infancy. The ma
chinery is mostly all patented by Mr.. Wash
burn.
The superintendent Of the Anderson Cot
ton Mills, j. +. Schimer, of Lowell, Mass.
arrived at Anderson a few days since. 81
has taken charge of the mill and is now put
ting in the machinery. 1t is now though
the mill will be running in full capacity b,
April l, if not at an earlier day.
The large engine for the Globe Cottor
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be placed in position. Maj. John R
: London, the president of the mill, expect
TO have the mill running in thirty DAYS. |
is the intention of the company to make thi
the model mill of South Carolina.
While George Norris, who lives few
miles from Timmonsville, was absent from
home, two of his little children, and
years old respectively, got hold of an old
rusty, ''unloadedn pistol, which was dis
charged while in the hands of the 7-year
old boy. His little brother was shot in tn
: abdomen. Medical aid was procured a
once, but the little fellow, after suffering
much agony, passed away within tire
hours after being shot.
II. w. Gray, of Aiken county, had tn
misfortune to lose his dwelling house wit
, contents, and outhouses by fire on WedneS
, day night last Mr. Gray said when he wa
awakened the roof Of the house was falliu
: in on him. He. together with his wife an
? child, barely csc ped death. The fire wa
caused by some irresponsible person o
persons adjoining his place, who caused
through carelessness, the woods to cate
fire. MIR. Gray puts his loss at $1,000; in
surance S425.
, Between Midway and Bamberg lives
colored man named Flick Patrick He ha
a second wife who has a crowd Of sna