The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-08

The commencement exercises of WoffOrd
College. Spartanburg, viii be held June IL,
y and 49,
The cotton mill at Greenwood contemplates
putting in more machinery before the next
| crop comes in.
A test is TO he made of the validity Of the
bonds voted by Darlington in aid of the
| Charleston Sumter and Northern railroad.
There was a heavy rain and wind storm pre-
Valllng along the Saluda Wednesday. with
considerable hail in some sections, which did
much damage to young cotton.
The people of Cheraw have subscribed $50
900 for cotton factory and "a company has
been organized with an excellent board of di-
rectOrs. Fl. w. Finlayson is president. Work
viii very likely be begun on the mill before
the end of the coming summer.
The board of corporators of the Edisto Cot
ton Mills of OrangebuJg has decided not to
accept the lot and buildings of the Alliance
Ware house Company as a subscription 20
The capital stock OF the mills at valuation Of
5000. as they regard the price too high.
The annual meeting of the Greenwood Oil
Mill Company was held Wednesday and the
old officers We're reelected. A dividend Of 80
per cent. was declared. after reserviug enough
10 run the mill the coming season. Hereto
Tore dividend Of per cent. has been paid.
but now the showing made is possibly the
best in the state for oil mills
The board Of trustees Of the South Carolina
University met at Columbia Wednesday,, DR..
DuntOn president of Clafiin University an
peared before the board and stated that
Clatiin wanted $4,000 with which to carry on
necessary work and equip the college The
board had appOrtiOned a smaller amount.
The special committee on Clafin was in
structed to visit Claflin University and to in
Qulre into its needs. and to report to the
board at an adjourned meeting what they
thought would he best to do. DR.. Dunton
made fine showing. and one that impressed
the members of the board
Spartanburg frogs are not to be sneezed at
\ truthful. conscientious citizen living near
Fingerville had some hens that were laying in
nests made on the ground in the hen house.
The smaller chickens were roosting on the
ground. Night after night the chickens were
disturbed and the eggs taken. He made dill
gent effort TO catch the egg thief He secured
good dogs and tried to get them to track the
''varmint, but they never as much as shifted
up their noses. Finally he set trap near the
hen house door ana baited it with piece of
chicken. Next morning he found frog in
his trap which was s.by IA inches in size with
mouth large enough to take in frying
chicken.
The tenth annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Newberry cotton mills was
held Wednesday. The reports of President
r. L. Mclaughlin and General Manager \. J.
McCrarN show that the mill is in a Splendid
condition. The mill is now paying hand
some dividend and has bought some valuable
real estate during the year on which to build
operatives houses. In view Of the enlarge
ment OF the mill the stockholders decided to
increase the capital stock from $3.50 900 to
100000 and put in 10 coo spindles making il a
will begin soon. The foundation will be laid
by next October, and the addition will be built
next year, to be ready for spindles in the fall
of 1894.