The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-12
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 70, 1891

avenue and LauTens street. and have moved
their Office there. They have put in a two-
horse power oil engine, aud will run their
presses by steam.
The city council OF Greenville at its last
meeting passed an ordnance fixing the
time for closing the saloons OF the city at II
o'clock at night, and the time for opening6
O'Clock in the morning. -Four new police
men were elected, making a force OF thir-
teen men. a chief and sergeant. The council
is reform body and is going TO reform
with vengeance.
Darling Williams, indicted for murder,
was put on trial at Aiken few days ago
he had shot and killed Lige Miles In diff
Guilty in June last The defendant is a we'll
to-do young white man, who lives in the
upper portion Of this county. The deceased
WAS a colored man The defendant set up
the plea Of elf-deferse, which he sustained
to the satisfaction of the jury.
The dwelling house Of DIR. L. NJ. Hender
son OF Waterloo came very near burning
down the other night, from the negligence
Of one OF his daughters, who upon retiring
placed q lamp upon the table to read. After
reading awhile she fell asleep. The lamp
was turned over In some way and set the
bed on'ire. This awoke her in time to give
the alarm. If she had not awakened when
she did, she in all probability, would have
COOA OuAASu 10 OedLu
A few nights ago two masked men-one
armed with gun and the other pistol
went into the house of Mrs. Elizabeth
Pettis, in the Hawthorn neighbo hood in
Aiken county, and pointing their weapons
at her and Charlie Green demanded their
money, but for some reason the robbers
became frightened and ran away without
getting any. 1t is not known whether they
We're white or colored persons. A reward
of 500 will be paid for their capture with
proof to convict
The Newberry Lutheran congregation
voted to establish scholarship in the New
berry College for the education Of young
man to be selected BY the college faculty
under certain restrictions. The scholarship
will be known as the 20. B. Mayer scholar
ship" and is a memorial of the late DR.. o.
b. Mayer, ST., who was q member of the
congregation. ard also Of the faculty of the
college. This makes the fourth scholarship
added to the college with the beginning Of
TINS session, equivalent to an endowment
fund of "a 900.
The particulars of the suicide Of Robert
MaRes ut Mayesyille are ascertained to be
thathe had been dealing in cotton futures
on the New York market and lost, so it is
reported. about s., 000.j A representative of
NeNWo1 DIRK house appeared in Muyesville
With papers for the arrest Of Mayes for
fraud IN connection with the deal. When
Mares heard of this he went TO his room aud
shot himself through the body, just below
the heart He fingered three or four hours
before be died, during which time he said
he did not want to live. He left letter
explaining why be decided to take his own
life, out his family have not allowed the
coutentHof the letter TO be made public.
The following addfs slESdll explain itself:
''T6f Rs Farmers of dS6as6 Carolina: The
powers L6hd duties Of the cid board Of agri-
culture have been deYolyed upon the board
OF trustees OF Clemson College. All the
energy and money hitherto used by the
superintendent of agriculture in other ways
are now being directed to the building of
ADMINISTRATION. But the trustees are not
unmindful Of the importance OF utilizing
every opportunity which is offered to adj
vertise our resources It has, therefore,
been determined to make an exhibit of
products and industries at the Augusta
exhibition, which opens on Nov. 8,
add closes on Nov. 80. The committee in
charge of the work respectfully asks the
earnest corporation and help of our farm
ers toward furnishing samples Of agricult-
ural products, corn, wheat, rye, rice, oats,
barley, potatoes, turnips, etc. The value of
such exhibits depends upon the purity and
quality OF the article and OF its being dis
played in liberal quantity. Persons willing
to contributes or sell extra fine samples of
any of these things will assist us greatly il
they will at ofna notify the secretary of
state. who will forward tags and the
articles can then be shipped direct to Au-
gusta. IL the article TO be exhibited is
bought only the name of the county will
appear; if it is contributed the name of the
donor will be placed upon it. We ask our
brother farmers to give us prompt help in
making credidable display of farm prod
ucts. Respectfully. B. r. Tillman, ]. E.
Tindal and J. E. Wanamaker, committee. y