The morning news., 1894-10-22
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Capt, Harvey Drummond, living near
Switzer had his cotton gin, saw mill,
corn mill and wheat mill all burned Tues
day. There was very little, If any, in
surance. 1t is believed that the fire
originated in the cotton gin. His loss is
$500 to 5000.
The Smith family had a reunion at the
home Of William Smith. near Glenn
Springs, Saturday. He is a son of a
revolutionary soldier who was in the
battle of Cowpens. There are several
families in the county directly descended
from the Cowpens soldier and they pro-
pose to get the family records in suitable
shape for preservation.
At Greenville Wednesday a little before
II o'clock the fire alarm was sounded, and
II was discovered that the planning mill of
Cover q billiard was in a blaze
Cover & billiard are contractors and
builders and have a plant OF considerable
value The office, mill and a large amount
OF lumber and prepared material were
burned, together with the four tenement
houses adjoining the factory. There was
no insurance on any Of the property de-
stroyed.
A charter has been issued to the Glenn
Springs Company which will develop the
Glenn Springs property The company
has elected as directors w. w. Simpson
S. ]. simpson, II g. Simpson, Paul Simp-
son, r. G. Simpson, F. S.
Simpson, A, o. Simpson, II. Y. Simpson
and c. w. u. Zimmerman. The officers
of the company are: Paul Simpson
president, c. w. Simpson vice president,
r, c. Simpson secretary, A. o. Simpson
treasurer .-s
c. c. Holland a dealer in fancy gro
I ceries, at Aiken, has failed. He opened
store of his own about the middle of
I September, with a large stock of fancy
| groceries, in Henderson's block AS he
was not able to meet his debts, his cred
itors closed down upon him, and he was
forced to suspend on last Monday He
has given two mortgages, one in favor of
his wife, Mrs. E. s. Holland, and the
other TO e. d, Andrews. The stock Is
being sold at auction to satisfy these
mortgages.
Many farmers around Spartanburg re
| port that their cotton is nearly all open.
/ The majority have sold as they got 1t
/ ready for market. They declare that
/ they win, in a great measure, abandon
/ the use of guano, because they cannot
/ afford TO pay present prices to raise cot
/ ton which brings only or cents. They
| know that the price of the material that
! goes into guano does not depend on the
/ price of cotton They know that they
/ cannot take any risks in the purchase of
/ guano. If they act next spring as they
/ talk now they win not buy more than
/ half the quantity purchased last spring.
The active and energetic business man
| agement Of Messrs. Sydnor s. Treadway
is doing more to make Darlington the
leading tobacco market of the state than
any other consideration. Last week, for
the first time In the past two weeks a
/ long procession of tobacco wagons from
other counties wended their way to the
ware house. Thirty-two planters from
/ Clarendon and Williamsburg counties
I came in, and it took fifteen wagons to
{ bring their leaf tobacco. A good many
came in from Florence and Darlington
county also, and 1900 pounds were sold
at.an average price Of Y cents per pound
a great many lots sold for 30, 30 and IS
cents, and some sold at 80 cents per pound
The tobacco crop is good and will yield
over 100000 pounds.
The case of the state VS.. w w. Thomp-
son. charged with the murder of =. e.
Rowell at Greenwood, 8. c., in May last
was begun Thursday afternoon, and was
/ turned over TO the jury Friday night at
1880 o'clock. The jury, after being out all
night, brought in verdict OF mot guilty"
The members of a commission to make
a report upon the location and plan for an
institution for the blind met at Columbia
Friday and Saturday and considered
: propositions that had been made and
talked over the plans with the architects.
Several plans were submitted to the COM
mission for the building for the institute
/ one submitted by Mr.. Niemsec provides
for a S-story building with 40 feet 'front.'
ago. The Rev. Mr.. Blalock promises to
write some articles showing the absolute
need FOR such an institution and that IL
viii cost li4 cents 10 each person and be
of much value In return.
Mr.. Norton, who is I'm charge Of the
controller generals report, Is getting HE
work well under way. The last of the abb
etracta have been received and the FIRST
of the tables 60 he made,up is for tho
amount OF personal property The loss.
however, has been made mp in the as
SEES mont OF real estate and otherwise
Charleston county pays taxes ON about
ono-seventh Of an the personal property