The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-20
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STATE NEWS IN BRIEIN.
Interesting Notes from Various Sou

interesting Notes from Various Sour.
ccs.
Rev. DR.. Gwaltney has accepted
the pastorate Of the Edgetield Baptist
Church.
-~EX-.Iudge Kcrshaw announces that
he will resume the practice of law at
Camden.
The grand jury of Sumter has re-
commended that the old court house be
sold and new one built in another
portion Of the town.
"A military company has been or
ganiZed at Ridge Spring. Thirty-iive
members were enrolled, and DR.. w. ID.
Youngblood was elected captain.
-Elbert Nj. Rucker, OF Columbia,
who was endorsed by Senators Irby
and Butler, has been appointed to u
~, 600 clcrkship in the Interior depart
ment.
Mr.. W. T.. Branthey, of Orange
burg, who has been u clerk in the
treasury department for some time,
has been made chief of Il division with
So, 600 salary.
John II. Kcels, of Sumter, under
Indictment for forgery, has been ,noti-
fled to get out of the way or a bench
warrant will be issued for his arrest.
He will likely take the hint and leave
the country.
The Tugaloo Iron Works at Able
Vile has the contract to furnish the
iron pillars and other iron work for
the new court house at YOrkville. The
pillars will be the largest ever cast in
this State.
james Trotti, Il colored farmer of
Red Oak, Barnwcll County, has raised
wheat enough to make three or four
barrels OF flour, besides the seconds and
bran. He says it will cost him far less
than it would to buy it.
Mr.. w. II. McFall of Pickens
County sent ten and'a quarter pounds
1t was all in one cent pieces and there
was 800 of them. He still has about
100 or $50 which he is keeping for seed.
AT the Woiforl College commence.
mcnt Rev. N. b. Clarkson, in behalf of
the members of the South Carolina Con-
ference. presented to Bishop Duncan a
beautiful ivory silver mounted gavcl.
The Bishop accepted it in Il few appro-
pirate remarks.
The mail contract heretofore ex-
| listing between the w. G.. & A. and
the c., G. & A. railroads has expired,
and the people of Sumter and other
places along the Atlantic Coast Line
Will suffer great deal of Inconvenience
in consequence.
The several Alliances of Chester
and York County have decided to have
big picnic at Wylies mill, July 20.
| Senator Irby, Congressman Talbert,
| Hon. John Gary Evans and other dis
tinguished speakers are expected to be
present and address the people.
Rev V. I. Masters has accepted
the pastorate of the Rock Hill Baptist
Church and will take charge July |.
| Mr.. Masters is q South Carolinian and
n graduate of Furman University. and
has just finished at the Southern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary at Louis
vile.
1t is thought that the District At
torney OF South Carolina will be APP
pointed by the lst OF July. and the
main fight is between Geo. w. Dargan,
of Darlington, and w. Perry Murphy,
| OF Colleton. The indications favor
Dargan, who is backed by Ex-Governor
Hugh S. Thompson.
The chandelier of the Clinton Meth
odist Church, upon which rested eight
heavy lamps, fell with u crash ON sun
day night, llth inst. The oil caught
fire and 1t looked at one time as IL the
building would be burned. Hard work
soon extinguished the flames, however.
No one was hurt The chandelier was
! a costly one.