The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-08
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DR.. A. S. Salley died at his home IN
Oranseburg Monday.
John n. Houston died al his home at
Greenville Wednesday Of paralysi OF the
brain.
Very little phosphate, compared with
past years, Is being used in i6s1rnwel
county.
W. S Harvin is preparing TO erect a
large knitting mill al Manning, with a
capital stock of $4,000.
Mrs. Hancock, who was perhaps the
Oldest woman in Oconee county, died last
week near Townville, aged l0S
Spartanburg county has 1891 pupils at
tending public schools of which number
1914 are whites, and 5327 colored.
W. NJ. Graham of Sumter has received
$1,000 strawberry plants, which VIII oa set
out on his place on Turkey creek.
Mail service has been put on the Glenn
Springs railroad, which viii be great
accommodation to the summer visitors.
The Grand Lodge of odd Fellows for the
state of South Carolina meets In Spsrtan-
burg on the second Wednesday IN May.
A Newberry negro is engaged in the bus
mess of Shipping rat skins TO New York
where he sells them ut from three 10 i've
cents apiece.
The Barnwell County Interdenomina-
tional sunday School Convention viii con-
vene in the Bamberg Methodist church
on May IS and IT,
j. d. Wood and ]. w. c. Greer OF Spar
tanburg, opened a monazite mime near
Duncans Thursday ana got eighty
pounds as a starter.
DR.. e. S. Jones Of the South Carolina
college has accepted the invitation to de-
liver the address at the closing exercises of
the Florence graded school on June z.
4 party of gentlemen from Colorado
spent Tuesday Ia Florence. They are
truckers who wish TO locate for the pur-
pose of raising vegetables for northern
markets.
There was meeting of the survivors of
the Palmetto Sharp Shooters held at An
az ON a a a "
were taken looking to holding u reunion
next summer.
! Chester has become one of the railroad
! centers of the state. Twenty-Five trains
carrying passengers arrive at and depart
from the city daily, except Sunday, on
/ which day there are ten passenger trains
The Barnwell county board Of equaliza-
ton have been shaking up things. The
/ average value of mules was fixed at $50.
/ The bank returns, which were made AZ
! 10 per cent. OF their capital stock, were
/ raised % par.
| Spartanburg is working for a free de-
livery system. The Herald says the city
has more than 10000 population, and the
sales at tine pOstofiice for the past year
footed $40, 266.55 for stamps alone, not
/ counting anything for money orders or
| other sources of revenue.
A fatal shooting ARRAY occurred at the
Buiow mines, some miles out OF Charles
/ ton, Monday night. For reasons not re-
/ ported AiOnzo johnson shot and killed
Nat Gaillard and afterward made mis-
/ s1AA1
4 and seriously wounded jerry Tallison,
and also escaped.
Dexter Harvey, a white man, shot and
/ r1or-tally wounded Jim Davis colored, at
/ Pacolet TUESDAY afternoon. The men
were playing cards when a dispute arose
as to who was the winner, when II arvey
pulled his pistol and fired. The ball took
effect IN Davis breast. 1t Is thought that
he Will die. Harvey has fed.
The democratic executive committee of
Spartanburg county, of which Stanyarne
Wilson is chairman. has called a primary
for the nomination OF delegates TO the con-
stitutiOnal convention, and prescribed that
no body VIII be allowed to vote in that
primary except those who voted for Evans
and Wilson in the last general election.
An immense dynamo weighing 5000
! pounds was hauled from Anderson down
TO High Shoals Saturday afternoon last.
A very heavy waSon was brought over
from PeEzeT to haul 1t and ten spans Of
! mules were hitched to il. The weight OF
h broke several Of the planks on Rocky
I river bridge and nearly all the LITTLE
bridges along the road We're broken down
Ned Harvin Of Manning met with an
| accident at the Atlantic Coast Line depot
| at Sumter Saturday afternoon, as the train
! from Charleston was leaving the station
! which may prove fatal. The train was
pulling out from the depot when Mr.
/ HarVin who had just arrived, attempted
TO board fl. He. By some means, missed
| his footing and was thrown under the
cars, but succeeded in getting his body
I out. His left leg, however, was badly
crushed. and will have to be amputated
at the hip.
Mrs. Virginia D. Young OF Fairfax
president of the South Carolina Eoua
Rights Association has made arrange.
mcnts TO have the question OF female sur
ffage thoroughly discussed throughout
? the state. She says that the constitutional
convention VIII bee asked 10 allow women
10 vote. coupling the provision with an
educational qualification or if not that q
property qualification. The speakers who
are % canvass the state are Miss Eliza.
, beth Yates 81 Maine, formerly niFsinn.
arF 90 China, Miss Laura Clay OF Ken
lucky. Bliss Helen Morris Lewis Of ASIDE
vile. n. g. Alrs Young Fayg me assonia.
. lion nov has 10 active members. and fha|
the movement is rapidly gaining strength
Coz. Evans has granted the following
pafl0ns OF feeommenda lion nj lhe peni
leniaTy ollrlala. lhe lr-aonlra bong d