The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SON, ana sam ana Jonas James, ColOieu
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston begins to-day the celebra-
ton of her gala week.
The Wise postoffice in Chester county,
will be abolished on the 18th inst.
There is an epidemic of measles at Cal
houn and in consequence Clemson college
has been closed.
Col. William wilkins, head of the firm
of wilkins, Poe & Co, of Greenville, aged
20 years. died Thursday.
w. V. Gin, of Allendale. who suffered so
disastrously from fire recently, has offered
reward of 500 for the apprehension of the
guilty parties.
Mrs r. n. Wells, widow of the late
Rev Dr. Wells for many years the pre-
siding elder of the Methodist Episcopal
church of the Charleston district, died
Wednesday.
W. w. Ball. editor of the Charleston
Evening Post, has resigned the editOrship
Of the paper. At the request of the stock
holders he will continue TO edit the paper
for the present.
A declaration for a charter has been filed
in the office of the Secretary of State by
the Pee Dee Telephone Company of Ma
riOn. The corporators are j. NJ. johnson,
ID. NJ. Dew and J. H. David.
Gov Evans has offered reward Of $50
for the apprehension and conviction Of
the party or parties who on the night of
Nov. IL set fire to and burned the house
of f. A. Townsend in Abbeville county.
A petition is being circulated at Column
bia, with strong affidavit attached, re-
questing the governor to pardon William
Johnson, who was convicted about "a year
ago for wrecking train near Kingville.
Judge Brawley has appointed Maj. G. ].
C. Hutson of Hampton to be clerk of the
district court of the United States for
South Carolina to fill the vacancy Occa-
stoned by the death of Col. L. y. Sea-
brook.
The machinery for the Camden cotton
fNr to rfr.fr 4
of the workmen are at work. There Will
be no interruption in the work Of setting
up the machinery, and ere long the mill
will be in operation.
James Reeves. who lives in Clarendon
county, planted one acre in tobacco, US
ing only one sack of acid and one OF 2lb
per cent. amoniated goods and stable ma
nure. over and above all expenses of grad
si5 So. 5."-iDS' 9'''''s' e'''' ne nus "e''eo
w. G. Chafee of Aiken has rendered
his resignation as mayor of the city to
take effect on the election and qualifica-
been ordered for the 18th inst, TO fill the
vacancy. So far there is only one candi-
date in the field, 9; Kinloch Ghafee, an
Chafee, and uncle of the present mayor
Last October Constables Duncan and
Gardner seized 100 gallons of wine from
Chappells, in Newberry county. They
shipped the wine to Columbia, and Mrs
Fowler was indicted for selling liquor
The grand jury did not return true bill
in the case, and her attorney. Cole l..
Blease, has secured the return of the wine
to Mrs. Fowler
The inquest in the case of Bertha Cald-
well. who was murdered some time ago.
and her body left in an open field was
concluded at Sumter Wednesday. The
| Jury returned the following verdict: From
the evidence before us Bertha Caldwell
/ came 10 her death at the hands of Bracy
! Dargan." Dargau has been confined in fail
ever since the finding of the dead body
\ but he was regularly committed Nednes-
/ day under warrant issued by Coroner
! Commander.
The dispensary board of control has
| been instructed by headquarters to give
| Newberry its share Of the profits. The
sales for November were $S,76i So, with
amounting to S162.4O, making the net
! prohts $4I9.3l The settlement between
the board and the town is to be made.
/ terly report which would make the
towns share S53290 including the half of
the November profits.
Among the South Carolina exhibits Of
the Atlanta exposition is a silver vase
with history. It was given by the indies
| of South Carolina to Gen. Andrew Jackson
( to be held in trust and presented 10 the
bravest member of the Palmetto regi-
| ment. Gen. Jackson was unable TO decide
/ which was the hravest of that heroic hand
! and decided that the vase should 20 to the
/ last survivor. There are still twenty-five
members of the regiment living one OF
whom is William Rose, a faithful coored
! member.
Citizens in the lower part Of Aiken
county are working for new county Ia
be formed from portions Of Aiken and
| Barnwell, and 10 be known as Ellenton
! county AS now outlined il will be a long.
narrow county. 1t starts al SandbaI
Ferry, just below Augusta, and runs down
! the Savannah river about fifty miles Ia
crowns Ferry. Its advocates claim that
/ they can come up 10 all the requirement
I Of the new constitution. A survey has
1 been made. and petitions are now heinz
| clreulated % 90 before the leglslaturo.