The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-19

Water works will probably be erected at
Aiken soon.
Wade Hsines was Convicted of murder at
Columbia Thursday.
Willis Fore was killed in attempting to
get off moving train at Marion a day or
two ago.
A negro named Henry Morehead
killed Another negro named Starkes Harris,
near Kelton, in Union county, Thursday
night. The killing was done at Morehead's
house and with a shot gun. The deceased
was shot in the legs and bled to death. IL
is supposed that woman was at the bottom
Of it. Morehead has not been arrested yet.
Near Florence, Wednes lay, the steam gin
of j. K. Gregg & Sons Irst. Wesley Will
lama, one of the hands employed in the gin,
was killed and two others were scalded, one
very severely, and Ude gin house was COM
pletely wrecked. Pieces of the boiler were
scattered for long distance from the sceae
or the accident and the ground shaken as if
by al earthquake.
The Light and Power Electric Company,
which has its plant located near Granite
vile, and which has the contract for light.
ing up GraDiteville, Langley and Vauciuse
factories, has been delayed a month on ac-
count of the failure of some of the machin-
cry to arrive. It ia now all in and in about
a weeks time the light will be turned on.
As soon as that contract is carried out the
company will extend their lines to Aiken,
the contract for lighting the city having
been made out some time ago.
The annual meeting of the South Caro-.
liza Club will be held at Columbia Nov. H.
At this meeting the officers for the next
year will be elected. None but duly elected
members OF the club can be admitted to the
ball room, and all applications for member
ship must be filed with Secretary George
K. Wright at least three days before the
meeting, and must he ACCOMPANIED by the
initiation fee. Applications for new mem
bershiIs have already begun to come in.
The treasurer reports that the annual dues
are being promptly paid from all parts OF
the state. The ball will be given at the
Agricultural hall on Nov. -. The invita-
tions will be sent out in the course OF few
days.
A shocking affair occurred at Lynchburg,
near Cartersville, on the night Of Oct. II,
which resulted in the death of one of the
most prominent citizens Of that place. AS
the north-bound train, due there at 1928
o'clock a. m, though an hour late, rolled
into the station, j. E. Phillips and his two
sons, James and Willie, got of. The father
and youngest son, Willie, Immediately left
for their home, In the outer edge of the lit
tie town. James loitered on the platform,
and in answer to a remark from Mr. Boyle
that his father was drunk, passed the lie,
which young Boyle resented, and fight
ensued. Upon being informed OF this the
father and Willie hurried back and ran up
to where the two young men we're fighting.
X. Pennington being present, inter
fered to keep Willie Phillips from getting
to the parties, and in doing so Willie Phil
lips was thrown from the depot platform
down on the railroad track below. On
getting up he drew his pistol and fired at
Mr. Penington, the first shot striking him
centrally ia the forehead, producing death
in about three hours. Four other shots
were fired by the young man without fur
Their result. MIR. Pennington leaves a wife
and five children.
The awful scene In the courtyard of the
Jail at Laurens Friday as Isaac Kinard was
ushered into eternity is only prelude to
that to be enacted when the eleven negroes
pay the penalty for the murder Of Nance.
At IL o'clock Kinard was seen in his cell
and appeared 20 be very cool, and cared
little to talk. He said he slept we'll Thurs
day night. AS they took him from his cell he
made only one request, and that was that
he be allowed to tell his fellow.prisouers
good-by. This was granted and with a
broad grin he shook their hands and they
cried go, meet us in glory, Ike" BE
sure. land then as he proceeded down the
stairs the prisoners. who had bssn singing
X,
"Praise God, from whom all blessings fiow."
At IL o'clock he was placed on the scaffold,
and had no request TO make but that pair
of socks and Testament he had in his
pocket be given to the colored preacher.
The block then dropped, and after hanging
twenty-five minutes Kinard was pronounced
dead by Drs. Dial, Aiken and Anderson.
Ike Kinard was hanged for the murder Of
his landlord, Lemusl G. Oxner. which o.
CURED on June Is last. He was sentenced
on Oct. to be hanged Friday. His attor-
neys endeavored to get respite, but the
governor refused. Thursday he expressed
himself to Deputy Winters as being very
sorry that he killed Mr.. Oxner; that he was
the best man he had ever worked for, and
he wished Oxner had killed him instead of
| him killing Oxner. His appearance, how
ever, showed no signs Of emotion. A respite
has been given to the eleven negroes sem
fenced to be hanged next Friday until the
supreme court can act on the motion for a