The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25
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The Catawba Rifles Of Rock Hin viii
not enlist under the new regulations.
The report comes from Summerton that
a starch factory VIII be built in that
town
Four new dispensaries will be opened
in Charleston very soon. The dispensers
have been appointed.
Rev Mr.. Corey. late Of St. Johns New
Brunswick, has accepted a call to the
Marion Baptist church
Congressman-elect Stokes has appointed
as his private secretary Mr.. Frank f.
Dreher, young lawyer of Lexington.
The Mayesville Volunteers have refused
TO enlist in the state militia on account Of
the oath prescribed, and Will dlsbaud.
The board Of control for pickeus count,-
met Tuesday and located the dispensarV
at Pickens and elected 3. Craig Baker as
dispenser.
Mrs, NJ. \. Thames. the widow OF the
late Capt. A. w. Thames. has been APP
pointed postmaster of the Silver post
office, in Marion county
The Rev. J. II. Boldridge, who has been
the pastor Of the Baptist church at Bates
burg for nearly seven years. has accepted
call to the Lancaster church.
The Secretary of state has issued a char
ter TO the Bank of Seneca. Capital stock
$4,000. The incOrpOrators are Jesse w
Stumbling, William A. Lowry. Robert M
Richardson, and Joseph w. Shelor.
Gov. Evans has practically vetoed the
action OF the Anderson board of control
in electing new dispenser. He has in
formed the board that Dispenser Earle
commission holds good for one year from
the date of his appointment
The secretary of state has issued a char
ter to the NeWberry Manufacturing Com
pany of Newberry, S. c.; capital stock.
stallments of 80 cents per month Cor
porat0rs, T. II. Aull d. r. Wheeler.
II. G. Hoof, A. e. Eddy and NJ. j. Scott
J. w Derckett of Greenwood has made
a n Gicf1 mi fTrsf he hon ~ Ia
itors. George A. Baiksdale of Bai-
ley. Barksdale & Co, is assignee. The
assets are about $4,000; liabilities, not
attainable. Mr.. Derckett did large
business, employing quite a number OF
people.
Constable J. l.. Nunnamaker seized ten
gallons of contraband whisky at the At
lantic Coast Line depot in Sumter Mon
day. II was in a key which was packed
in the center of barrel of grist. The
key was not exactly fun of liquor and
when the barrel OF grist was shaken the
whisky made a slashing noise II was
consigned to Taylor & Ball, Elloree.
John Stewart. colored man. while hunt
ing near Walhalla a day or two ago
tracked a rabbit TO a clay root and ram
his hand in and pulled il out. Thinking
there might be another he put his hand
in again, and feeling someting bite, ierked
II out and found rattlesnake with its
fangs fastened in his skin hanging to
his hand. His snakeship was about three
feet long. Stewart will live.
The police and dispensary oonstables of
Greenville are becoming very Jealous in
their efforts to catch the blind tigers of
that community. A few DAYS ago theV
captured a jug of buttermilk that was he
ing sent by one neighbor to another anc
a little later a cOlored workman I'M one
of the factories had to submit to a search
of his dinner basket, and about the same
time a constable broke open lady's trunk
at the DEPOT
j. Henry Gulick, r representative of a
big gold mining syndicate with head
quarters at Washington. ID. c., has been
In SpartanhurS for several days investisat-
ing some gold mining property I'm This
county. lie has gone back to Washington
aud it is reported that his company Is
about to make some purchases Of S6artan-
burg county lands. Senator Stewart of
the syndicate.
\ petition is being circulated in York
county for a call for a convention If
those faVoring submitting the new CON
stitution to the people for ratification 70
N w. Hardin of Blacksbure is the movino
spirit, and he thinks signatures enougb
Will be obtained to warrant the hoidinn
of the convention, with the prOsDccts
for a large attendance good. Mr. Hardin
thinks the only way to WIN is 10 orga nize
and be prepared for fight.
The state treasurer's books show thar
UP to the first of the month 5000 5a6 Is In
taxes had been paid. This is not half
OF the aggregated taxes that have to be
collected, and yet there are only twelve
more days for the payment OF taxes Con-
uoller General Norton expects in q few