The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Abbeville will soon have new school
house.
The Baptist church at Orangeburg Is to be
lighted hereafter by electricity.
The rooms of the Charleston Art Exhibit
Club were formally opened Wednesday.
| The Episcopaliaus Of the South Carolina
diocese have so far contributed 1913 81 to
the Russian relief fund.
The state teachers association will hold
It's annual meeting for thIs year in Colum-
bia on July 10, 20 and21.
Columbia is to have a new cotton mill.
| The money has all been secured and work
will be commenced shortly.
Prof. E, @. Woodward, OF the South
Carolina College, Is writing grammer. He
! expects to have IL published shortly.
The building boom is on in Columbia, and
| the number OF new buildings beng erected
would do credit TO a city twice its Size
The Young Mems Christian Association
convention for the state Of South Carolina
| was in session at Spartanburg last week.
The Timmonsville NelOs has suspended
publication, the editor aud publisher being
unable to tide over the financial stringency.
A cold snap, lasting from April to l6
| IN Marlboro county, completely killed
| young cotton and badly damaged gardens,
| fruits, corn, etc.
A man going by the name OF Doc Rich-
ardson was arrested in Columbia Tuesday.
| He is supposed TO be man wanted in Nssh-
vile for robbing mail boxes.
Solicitor Ansel will be candidate for re-
| election to the office of solicitor of the
| eighth circuit, and a regular announcement
OF that fact will soon appear.
Spartanburg has invested in a rock
crusher and now some very fine macadam-
| lied roads are being put down for the pleas
ure and convenience Of taxpayers.
County Commissioner j. P. Goodwin of
| Greenville will probably be a candidate for
county treasurer. He has been chairman OF
| the board of county commissioners for four
years.
The cornerstone of the Masonic temple
at Sumter will be laid April 90, and Masons
| will be present from various portions OF
Caroline. Adger Smythe of Charleston will
| deliver the GRAFTON.
There Is a probability of the oil mill be-
| ing rebuilt in Rock Hill. The only obstacle
that now seems to be in the way is the
| freight rate on coal and seed to the place
| and oil shipped to other points.
Blacksburg has been fixed upon as the To-
cationfor the works of the Carolina Sulphu
rio Acid Manufacturing Company. and the
Blacksburg Phosphate and Guano Company
| will work in conjunction with it.
g. G. MoEachern and J. o. Bird of Tim
monsvllle have started a canning establish
ment having already purchased the outfit.
They will raise their own produce for cam
| ming, thus making both prohts-thet of pro-
| Queer and manufacturer.
r. A. Millen, one of the carriers Of the
Greenville Netos will enter the race for
coroner, making a formidable array of cam
didates for that importent office. He Is a
one-armed man, and says his friends assure
him that his chances are good.
The executive committee OF the State
| Bar Association met In Columbia Tuesday
and arranged for their annual meeting,
which will take place in Charleston Friday.
| goth. The orator of the occasion will be
the Hon. Dan VOORHEES, of Indiana.
| The Bishopville Eagle. which was discon-
tinued in March. will again make its ap-
| pearance this week, with the name changed
| to the Bishopville NetUS. s. Nash will cen
| duct the editorial columns aud w. J. Mo
| Dowell OF Camden will manage tho local
! department.
The remains of James Gillespie, who was
| a member of congress from South Carolina
| and died at Washington in 1905, were trans
| ferred last week from the Presbyterian
cemetery IN Georgetown to the Con-
| greSsional cemetery. at the instance of the
South Carolina delegation.
| The confederate pensioners OF the state
| will receive their first inssamsnt in a few
| days. The indications are that there will
be two payments of about Sl2 each on ac-
! count OF the pension fund. The appropri~
alton, which is $4,000, will have to be di-
vided up pro rata among the entire number
OF approved pensioners.
| The cornerstone OF the confederate monu-
] ment erected by the women of Orangebu cg
was laid with appropriate ceremonies last
week, Samuel Dibble was marshal OF the
| day. He wore his old confederate uniform,
| the one in which be was married. Gen.
Izlar. past grand master OF the state, con-
| Quoted the Masonic ceremonies Senator
! Butler was the orator of the day, his sub
| ject being "Honors Due to Our Dead Sol
diers."
The stockholders Of the Enterprise Rail-
road Company held their annual meeting
! Wednesday in Charleston and elected the
| following board of directors A. g. Vaughan,
| c. G. Cuyler, A. F. Ravenel. A. Canale,
| Thomas Frost, S. s. Solomons, Benjamin
| Strong and G. 3. Gadsden. The board at a
meeting held just after the meeting Of the
stockholders elected Theodore w. Pascal
laigue as president Of the road and P. J.
Baiaguer as secretary and treasurer.
A new cotton mill is now a certainty in
| Columbia. The organizers have placed all
the stock but 81 900, and that il as good as
taken. The application for charter was
died Friday. The capital stock will be
! $4,000, divided into shares at 500 each.
! The company has already purchased the
! 4-acre lot lying between the Oliver oil mill
the cotton compress, on the line of the rail-
road. The building will be one story and
160x40 feet. A 50-horse power steam eng inc
will be used.
A conference of representatives OF the
colleges of the state was held in Green
wood few days ago. The purpose Of this
matter was to legisate upon matters per-
tanning to the welfare of the respective coll
leges, with special reference TO adopting
uniform requirements for entrance into the
freshman classes. DIR. James Woodrow
was chosen president OF the conference of
college men," and Prot Voyt secretary.
The conference adjourned to tmeet OF Col
umbia during the meeting of the state
! teachers association.