The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-06
SOrTH CAROLINA

The Rev. J. II. Pearsy Of Lynchburg,
Va, the new pastor Of the Baptist churches
in Cheraw and Chesterfield, has arrived.
J. W. Davis, who murdered b. c. Evans
of Chesterfield county, at Fort Worth, Tex,
in 1889, has been sentenced to be hanged on
Aug. 10 next
The meeting of the inter-denomnat onal
Sunday school convention for Chesterfield
county Will be held at Plsgah (Presby terian)
church, commencing Friday, July 90.
The infant child OF DR.. j. NJ. Lanham,
near Nesbitt's postoliice, in Spartanbur2
county, fell from the edge of a piazza last
week and was so severely injured about the
head that 1t died.
1t appears now as If some of the counties
q majority Of them, in fact. are entitled to
new examinations for scholars alps for the
Winthrop training school. The positions
are very eligible, and it would seem that
the ladies who desired to compete and who
were prevented, as is claimed, by lack Of
information from appearing before the ex>
amlners should have remedy. Gupt MAY
field is inclined to have a new day fixed for
the examination.
John d. Norris, president Of the colored
farmers alliance of Union county, a school
teacher, has been Indicted for obtaining
bricks under false pretences TO the amount
of So. Norris was convicted in the United
States court several years ago for black
mailing another negro on a postal card
charging him with embazzlemeut. 1t will
be remembered that Norris was one of the
signers OF the Third party movement He
also attended the convention at Ocala last
year.
Friday James Mcdonald, a highly re-
spected and well-to-do citizen living about
half mile from Eiko, went with
q party to Capt W. W. Willis mill
| on a fishing expedition. About 10 o'clock
he and his two grown daughters went cut
into the pond in boat, and while padding
| up the pond the boat struck tree, throwing
| out the younger daughter. He imuedl ately
/ jumped overheard TO save her. when they
| both went to the bottom and did not rise
/ again. The daughter left in the boat man-
! aged TO get the boat out and reported It,
| At Cheraw, Friday, Contractor Hart had
/ just finished framing three large stores he is
erecting for II. W. FInlayson, and number
/ Of hands we're employed in transporting
brick 20 the top OF the buildings, which will
all be under one roof. Suddenly the timbers
/ commenced falling, aud continued doing 50
| until the three frames were on tee ground.
/ All the employees managed to escape. with
/ the exception Of two c1lored men. who "a.
/ ceived sight injuries Mr.. Hart says in.
| fsrior lumber caused the trouble. He is
rapidly putting the frames together again,
e-d hopes u have the job completed in about
! thirty days.
/ II Is not improbable that South Carolina
/ will Be represented in the colounade of the
/ original thirteen states at the worlds fair,
/ some time ago the commiESiouer in charge OF
/ this special suggestion wrote 10 Gov. Till
man detailing sche-e for c representative
/ colonUade. The letter 81 the commissioner
| was published, and 1t was bored that some
/ one Of the propristoTs Of granite quarries in
/ the state would have considered the plan
! fayorabiy. 50 far nothing has been heard,
certainly nothing has been published, 70
show that the suggestion Of the commits