The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-03
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The horticultural fall fair at Camden has
been postponed on account Of the drought
and its effect on the flower gardens.
The State: We understand that before
Fair week the construction OF $5OO,000
| cotton mill on the Columbia canal will be
initiated.
A light frost was noticed on low places
around Greenville Wednesday morning by
early risers. Tuesday night was cool and
overcoRts would have been comfortable
The frost was too light to do any serious
damage.
The South Carolina College reopened its
doors for the season OF 1928 Tuesday.
There are already about 100 students In at
tendance and the faculty expect 6fty more
before the session closes. OF these, about
twO-thirds are old students.
The South Carolina state treasury il now
in a much better condition than il has been
in for some months. The total funds now
on hand are s254, 457 6S. OF this, however,
$66 900 is the Morrill, fund. Up TO date
$l37 so has been received from the privilege
tax.
Converse College at Spartanburg began
its third session Sept. %. Tners were en-
rolled about 100 pupils. Two hundred and
City will probably be enrolled. Converse
begins the years wsrk with unusually
bright prospects, and the indications are
that the present session will be one Of
| marked success.
| A new weekly paper entitled the Southern
| Star has sprung into existence at Orange
| burg. 1t Is edited and published by colored
| people, its editor being G. M. Fnnohess. Its
| first issue speaks well for it, IL is the sue
cessor of the Plain Speaker, which came to
an untimely end recently, the result of its
having conceived an erroneous idea as to
the meaning of its name.
The WILLIAMSON Female College at win.
iamston opened with a larger attendance
in the training department. than 1t has had
IN six years. The town patronage amply
supplements that from distance, and the
gratifying to its friends throughout tho
state, novel addition to its museum
arrived last week in the shape Of q box of
interesting sundries from Brazil.
Columbia State; Up to date 500, 277 66 only
OF the state direct tax fund remains in the
stare treasury. Tie original amount de-
posted here was over $500. 600 It was
placed in ust for claimants in this state.
There Is yet, as far as can be seen. only
about $4,000 IN claims that have not yet
been checked out. These claims are ex-
pected in daily. The surplus will ultimately
revert TO the United States government.
The community of Knghtsvile--in fact,
the county of Colleton-Sustained severe
loss on the night Of Sept 20 by the hurnino,
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was one of the best school buildings in the
county. Fortunately oil maps, charts and
other school appliances had been removed
IL Is impossl lie to say how the fire origi>
mated, as none bad been used in the stove
the day before the burning. 1t is unoues-
tionably the work of an incendiary.
Friday was the last day of the special
opening sale of tobacco at the Darlington
leaf tobacco warehouse. The break has
| m afk I,l i
satisfactory results are only natural CON
sequence. Large amounts were sold each
day, and the average price was good. Many
of the planters reserved their best grades
and are satisfied from the indications that
what they now have will bring them 20 to
80 cents per pound.
Columbia State: Thursday night there
was quite a serious cutting affray on Main
| street, In front of the agricultural hall. in
which David Eldrode cut open the front
portion of the leg of his brother-in~laR -,
Henry Milligan, with knife, The cash
was an ugly one and the wound bled pro-
fusely. The wounded man was taken into
DR.. Murray's, where the leg was bound to
prevent bleeding to death He was then
removed 20 hIs room where DIR. Gaubert
dressed the wound.
Abbevlle Press and Banner: The next
legislature will elect several judges and it is
presumed that the old judges will have to
give place TO new men who know which
side Of their bread is buttered and who
have not yet been rewarded. AS Abbeville
never fails to get portion Of the good
things that are to be given out, we expect
several plums TO be divided out with our
citizens. Abbeville. by virtue Of the merits
Of her citizens, deserves to get a portion Of
the good things.
The affairs of the Colored State Fair AS
ISOLATION of Sumter are moving along finely,
Exhibits are already coming in from
Charleston, Darlington, Bennettsville and
other places The exhibits this year will be
by far the largest and most varied vet
shown here. u. +. Walker, Sumter's lead
ing colored business man, is as the head OF
affairs and has worked very energetically
for the success Of the fair, and il was
through him chiefly that the large contribu.
: tons and patronage from the white people
have been secured. The Hon. h. Frank
Wilson will deliver an address on Wednes-
day night Of the fair. In this agricultural
fair business the colored people about here
: are far ahead Of the whites The colored
people here are forging ahead in educational
] and industrial matters, and there is perhaps