The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-06
STATE NEWS IN BI
Interesting Notes from Va

The next session of CT
lege will open on the 18th
Thomas b. Earle, Esq.
appointed Coroner for Ande
vice Il. Nj. Wright, resignet
The State Dispensary ha
to Greeleyville, in Will
County, u large supply of Ii,
the dispensary just opened th,
An election was held a
Mountain, Newberry County, fl
pensary or mo dispensary.
dispensary people won by vote
The State Supreme Court has
lourned till the 10th of April. c
from the Eighth Circuit will be GA
on the 18th of May and seven days
be allowed for arguments.
The State Dispensary w
down last week, and nearly
employees were laid off for
Ihls Is necessary in order to t.
and make up the quarterly +,
-Pacolet Manufacturing I
are paying fully half a cent '
'ci SoOpOil UI1uIl UnSl
price could possibly be, yeti
farmers who think factor,
tion in their midst great G
A special to the Times,
Iitusville, Fla, SAYS: A.
Laguire from South Car,
murdered and robbed near
this evening, by two negro'
negroes are caught, lynchir
to follow.
Rev. M. A. Connolly.
nuated preacher tho Sout
Conference, died on the 29ti,
scventieth year. His reme,
TERED in the cemetery al
Lancaster County, where h,
at the time of his death.
The town of Abbevir
pletcd u special census b
population is shown td
1880 the population was
crease in three years beifH
There is building boomR
ply houses for the'newh
State Pilosrh" fhs,,,.
Is still 1T work { repairing, uno
recent act OF the Legislature, TIA
and regulations under which this
phatc mines will be managed
future. 1t will be some time be
is ready to report to the Statar
Sioncrs.
The President has sent tdlch
"tc the nominations of THan
Ferguson of Maryland as onveaI
ordinary and minister plenih 70,
to Sweden and Norway, ami ZIG
ID. Bryan of South CarOlinaHS9c
tor of customs for the dIstidt
Charleston.
S. G. Whiteheart, of Marion.
mitted suicide on the 3lst ult. bv 4
ing himself in the head with z
calibre pistol. Mr.. Whiteheart Il
merchant, dealing in stoves, a.
forty-fivc years of age and possesse
many noble traits of character.
leaves wife and five children.
Circuit Judge Simonton has dc
mated Augustine Seymour, of
Western District of North Carolin;
.n2ld the February term of he +"
States District CoG:r.t ,vhich convc
at Grecnvillc. S. c., on Monday, Fel
ary .. Judge Brawley. tho new ju
Tor this State, not having yet qualil
Laurence Tolleson, q young
about twenty years old, commit
suicide ON the Both ult. at Gowd
vile, Union County. Mr.. Tolies2r
a bright young man, but has bee
sufferer from Indigestion for
time. He was an invcteratc cigar!
smoker, and it is supposed that
spondency caused the act.
The test case against George
Legarc for interfering with whis
constablcs in Charleston was tried
the judicial court on Friday, VIII,
for the prosecution and Smythe for
defendant. The jury, composed
prominent business men, were out
minutes and returned verdict of
guilty amid great cheering.
The first conviction under the ,
dispensary law in Anderson Cou
was secured before Trial Justice +
at Iownville, when Warren Holla
colored, was convicted Of selling w
key contrary to the dispcnsary law
delivering contraband whiskey in
night time. He was sentenced to
fine of one hundred dollars or be {
fined in the county Jail for thirty d;
AS a result of the suspension of
collection Of taxes in Georgett
County, owing to the August hu
cane, all the public schools in t
county have been closed. save
graded schools in Georgetown and
in the county, which do not havt
rely on the collection of taxes forM
maintenance. 1t seems that the &C
ty is run on a cash basis, and was
willing to go into debt to continue
schools.
AT the twenty-sixth anniversar,
the home for mothers, widows
daughters OF Confederate soldiers. h
in Charleston last week. a Gift of 3
600 from a Baltimorcan was announc
but the name of the givcr is withht
This home, the oldest in the Sou
was founded and has been managed
women. 1t has housed thousands
widows and educated nearly the
and daughters Of Confederate soldi,
lJD to this time. tha lntn w w (