The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
SOUTH CAROLINA

A young mems business league was or
ganized at Laurens Tuesday.
The reunion of Harris Battery will be
held at Holmans Bridge, in Barnwell
county, on July II.
George w. Davis, ex-county commits
sioner of Richmond county, died at his
home about two miles from Columbia
Friday morning.
gro in the eye few nights ago, and his
eye is so much infiamed that 1t is feared
he will lose the sight.
Capt. j. o. Westfeld and r. Y. Hell
lams of Greenville, comprising the new
firm of Westfield & Hellams, have bought
out the furniture business of ]. c. c.
Turner in Greenville
The Stewart Stone Company of Column
bia has secured a contract TO furnish the
stone work for the Pensacola, Fla let
ties. Their bid was Sl9s445 There were
several competitors from all parts of the
country.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert has noti-
fed Adjt Gen. Watts that a war vessel
Will be sent to Charleston some time this
month, to give the state naval militia an
opportunity OF practicing target shooting
with big guns.
The first car load of South Carolina mel
ons for this season was shipped by c. B.
ing The car contained. 1900 melons,
weighing $1,000 pounds, and was consigned
to p. j. Zagler, Spartanburg.
A commission has been issued to George
W. Williams anu 0dnluGl hQR0GS as COR
porators of the Charleston Metallic Pack
ing Company, the object of which is to
manufacture METALLIC, steam, hydraulic
$1,000, divided into shares of 500 each.
on last Saturday in the Johnston
netghborhood, In Edgeheld county L. G.
Corley shot and killed a negro by the
name of Sherman Frazier. The testimo-
ny taken at the coroner's inquest discloses
a pretty clear case of self-defense. Mr..
Corley was admitted to bail by Judge
Gary In the sum of 81, 500.
James Brown whe lives near Pamela
while out riding with his family last Sun
day, was caught in a wind storm, and a
large tree. fell between his horse and the
buggy The buggy shafts were crushed
to the ground and had the horse taken
one step further the chances are that
some Of the occupants of the vehicle
would have been killed.
At Factory Hill, in Union county, Thurs
day morning, Pink Scott, II years old,
was IN the woods with a friend, and they
were fooling with pistol supposed to be
empty, when the weapon in the friend S
hand exploded, and the ball entered little
Pink's back below the ribs. 1t is feared
tor has been unable to ind the ball.
A commission has been issued to W.
o. Willard, J. d. Smith. J. II. Brown, r.
W,,l,a, Robinson 0nter T. N. HRH dder
c. b. Hamilton and others, as corporafors
of the Liberty Oil Mill and Manufacture
ing Company of Liberty, Pickens county
Inc capital STOCK Is S1O,UUu, win the priv
ilege of increasing to $4,000. divided into
shares at $3.50 each.
Columbia is TO have another cotton mill
It's name is to be the Carolina mills. 1t is
to have capital stock of 100000 with the
privilege Of increasing to S1,OO0,000. This
mill is to be built on the cooperative
plan, which has proven so successful in
North Carolina Its incorporators are
young men, many Of whom have much
capital behind them. This makes the third
new mill 70 be started in Columbia this
year, and fourth one will follow soon.