The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-03
SOUTH CAROLINA.

A lodge of the Knights Of Pythias was
organized in Aiken on Tuesday evening.
The Hessian fly, which is very destructive
to the oat and wheat crop, has made It's APP
pearance in Orangeburg county.
The new Baptist church at Clintonward
was dedicated last night. A large delega-
ton from Edgefeld was present.
Only about half as many liens have been
indexed for York county for advances as
were indexed at the same time last year.
A number of representative citizens of
Horny county held a meeting Thursday to
consider the advisability of starting a cotton
factory at Conway.
A dummy railroad from Pickens to some
point on the Air Line railroad is now talked
of. 1t will be a great convenience to the
business men of Plckens and to the travel
ing public.
A commission has been issued to the
Greenville Fertilizer Company of Green
vile. The purpose of the company is to
manufacture and sell fertilizers. The
capital stock Is 100000.
Secretary Holloway of Columbia has
several checks on hand for premiums
awarded at the last state fair that have not
been called for yet by the proper persons.
Their addresses are unknown.
commission has been issued to the
Eureka Cotton GIN Company of Charleston.
1t has cauital stock of $50, 900, and will
manufacture and sell the gin known as the
"Haselton," and to be known as the Eureka
Anderson will have the unusual expe-
rlence OF two judges at one term of court.
Judge A. p. Aldrich presides the first week,
commencing on Fee. 10. His commission
will expire on the 10th, after which Judge
James Aldrich will preside.
T 10 ~ DaannAks,vilIo H.
Gently awarded the 81 200 prize for corn, is
sell ng the 254 bushel crop for seed at 500
per bushel. He claims tnat it is the finest
seed corn in the world, and, given an equal
| quantity of fertilizer, produces more to the
acre than any other.
| Two frame houses owned and occupied
| by John Rhodes and Capt. Press Brown
were burned at Columbia Thursday night
Mr.. Rhodes loss on the house furniture i,
about 81, 700. Insurance $3.50. Capt
/, Browns loss on the house and furniture is
about 81 800. Insurance 5000.
W. I. Daniel, near Landrum, says the
/ Spartan, plowed up a finely polished anc
| well shaped half of a Ratchet, or war weapod
1t was about four or five inches long
curved, and tapering down to poiat. Il
| was broken where perforated with a hol,
about If an inch in diameter. He state.
that he has found pipes, pieces of pottery
and many other Indian relics near the same
| place.
| Mrs. Oscar LiDscomb of Gaffney City
was Mrs Julia Wood. Her oldest child
Elma Albertine, is about years DID, The
other is an infant. They have five grand
mothers and three grandfathers. They are
| on the fathers side, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S
Lipscomb and the great-grandmother, Mrs
Rebecca LiDscomb; on the mothers side
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Wood and the great
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James WOOD
and Mrs. Susan Meng
The Bennettsville correspondent of the
Charleston World says Sim Lowery, sol
of the notorious Steve Lowery of the ia
NOUS Lowery gang of outlaws, on the
border of that county, was shot aud killed
last Saturday night at Maxton, by j. D.
Mcqueen. Mcqueen killed Steve Lowery.
the father, and the son swore he would Kill
Mcqueen when he became of age. Last
Saturday he filed up on fighting
whisky at Maxton, and began row witt
Mcqueen, with the above result.
DR.. o. G. Falls of Clifton had a very
serious case in his practice, saws the Spar
tanburg Spartan, which caused him to call
in DR.. q. w. Heintish and DR.. George r.
Dean, who are sklllful surgeons. to assist
him. After a tn rough examination they
| decided that the only hope for the patient
I 49, "eNI g fNGAlS AAoA AACO NOllAdL, WAS IlE
knife. Last Wednesday they performed
the operation, which was quite successful.
They removed a cyst or tumor weighing
thirty-five pounds. AT last reports the
patient was doing well.
The Edgefeld Monitor says there is a ne
gro on HiIory Boukuight's place, in Norris
township, who after going to bed at night
enters into sleep or trance, and breaches q
sermon. And this is an every night occur
renee He is quite illiterate, but without
book and with his eyes closed takes a text
which, by reference to the Bible, is found 10
be correct in chapter. verse and wording
When in this state he is entirely oblivious OF
any and averyt hing that may be going on
around him, and a physician who has ex.
amined him says his arm could be taken of
when these spells are on him and he would
not know it.
An assault was made on young lady in
Lexington by negro named William Lean
hart on Sunday night. The young lady
was at home on Sunday evening with nc
companion save young brother. The
negro opened the door of the house, and
when told that the gentleman Of the house
was away asked for something to eat. Upon
the young lady's going to another room to
| get him something he seized her and rushed
her violently out of the house. The screams
OF the young lady and her brother attracted
! the attention of some gentlemen who were