The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
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Darlington is building and growing in
every direction and presents an unusually
lively appearance.
A commission was issued Friday 70 the
Win ashore Savings and Investment Com
pany. Capital stock $40. 900.
The work Of rearranzing tae books In the
state library is progressing rapidly. Five
OF the alcoves have been completed.
Joel E. Brunson Of Sumter will go with
ths Rev. H. F. CHI eitzberg to attend the
Right Worthy Lodge of Good Templars to
be held in Scotland on May 25 next.
At Barnwell Friday the jury in the case
of r. c. Herdwick. indicted for the m urder
of Pare Mcneil, fireman at Graham, after
a trial OF two days, returned We rdict of
acqIittal.
A large force of workmen is engaged in
tearing down the old Benson house. The
foundations for the new block Of stores 70
occupy the site Of the Benson house will
soon he laid.
Anderxon is to have another bank. 1t
will be known as the Loan and Exchange
Bank of Anderson" The capital stock is
$4,000. More than half OF that amount
mas already been subscribed. The remainder
will be easily obtained.
@Ho OoOH2W uAuiuK Oh beauS
fort discharged five Of the white EMPLOYEES
last week, and it is rumored that more will
follow shortly. The men who have been
retained in the employ of the company
have had their salaries reduced.
Sumter will have a fertilizer factory in
operation in a few days. T. B. Curtis. p.
7. Finn and A. N. Alphonse have projected
the enterprise. The building is now about
ready, and as soon as the necessary materi-
a and Hxvtrr
company of gentlemen from Boston
were In Cheraw last week, and while there
purchased the Harrington plantation lust
across the Peedee river. They also pur-
chased portion of the Irby land and il il
rumored that they intend going into the
manufacture Of furniture as one of their
enterprises.
A well-dressed and apparently gentle
manly fellow took board in private board
ing house at Florence a few DAYS ago,
Thursday night no went through the trunks
OF his fellow boarders, got considerable
money and jewels. and left on the vestibule
train for the north. kilograms were sent
after him, but he escaped arrest.
In 1889 the legislature authorized the
town council of Union to issue bonds to the
amount of 81 600 for the erection of a new
school building. The money is now in the
hands of tho proper authorities, aud as soon
Atlanta, can give them a plan the board
Will be ready TO receive bids for the build
ing
Mrs. Abercrombie Of Pickens, who had
been In the in ane asylum at Colum bia for
about a month, committed suicide Monday.
her comp amt was melanch lila. Sh made
rope OF strip of blanket, using also her
garters, attached the rope to the window
grating, got on table and Jumped off.
She was found dead by enc Of the attend
ants
Gen. Hampton was ir Columbia Friday.
he Will probably leave Wildwood in a dav
or two for Mississippi. TIE Bible on which
ne was sworn in as governor after the cleo
tlon or 1876 appears again in history. The
INCIDENT OF that ceremonial touching this
bible as related to-day is that when Gen.
Hampton was ready TO be sworn in there
was no Bible at hand. One was obtained,
which Is now in the possession Of Mrs.
Leconte, state librarian, who will ask Gen.
hampton to make an autograph entry
therein recording this interesting little bit
of history.
The trial of case that is unusual in that
part or the state is on in the court of com
mon pleas at Greenville. Mrs. Nancy John
son, living near the works of the Greenville
fertllizer Company, is suing that company
Tor 50, 900 damages. She alleges that the
tunes from the factory are injurious to AMI
mai and vegetable life, that health and
comfort are endangered and that her prop>
erty has decreased in value since the fac
tory was established near her. There are a
large number of expert witnesses for both
sides. Another suit for the same amount.
brought by another plaintiff. is pending.
Columbia correspondent Charleston Netus
ana Courier: Touching the school book
question 1t is not unlikely, it is said, that
suncleht provocation and excuse may soon
De given for the publication of the most
interesting private correspondence ever
written on that subject. The Netcs and
Courier correspondent is informed that the
records will show that while several pub
fishing houses apparently compete for the
adoption by state Of certain text books.
yet by means of confident agents there
is actually no competition. 1t appears
TO have bee done in this way: A, B, G
and ID offer state books for adoption.
Whie B, G and II publish gram
mars, they so arrange it that they will not
Interfere with A by undertaking him on
grammars. "A, of course, sells Biographies,
but he and b and d will not interfere with
Us biographies, and so on until A, B, G..
ana ID are satisfied by a surface competition
that does not compete. This actual book
trust can also divide up a state into terri
tories and thus further equalize, and some
times magnify, the pie. 1t is said that a
record showing up this game is In possess
sion OF we'll known gentleman Of Colum-
ola w bether 1T has any reference to South
Carolina is not known, but the facts are in.
terestlng as showing how pretty stiff prices
may be secured for an article even In the
lace OF q nave!Y honest trlIst