The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-21
souTH CAROLINA.

to the orphan house OF that city.
Middleton Emerson of st. Charles. an
old citizen of Sumter county, was FOUND
dead in his yard on Wednesday night.
1t is proposed to take part of Anderson
and GreenVille counties and form new
county with WILLIAMSON as the county
seat.
Four artesian wells have been sunk
at Magnolia, Sumter county, and ali arc
flowing. They are from l2O to 40 feet in
depth.
d. p. Crosby of Fairfield county, has
bought the shops of the Moffatt Name
featuring Company in Chester. The price
paid was $4,000.
The new church building of the Epis-
copalians of Orangeburg has been COM
pleted and the dedication ceremonies will
take place some time during November.
David 5. Mccullough, a prominent cit
lien of Darlington, while handling a PTS
tOl Thursday, was shot by its accidental
discharge and died a few minutes later.
At an election held in Blackville on
Monday last the following were elected:
Intendant, J. p. Strobel; wardens, +. S.
Hammond, l. +. Still, J. H. Levy and Il.
w. Briggs.
Fifty thousand dollars invested in man.
ufacturing enterprises in YOrkville is the
minimum amount the ordinance recent
~ passed by the town council proposes 10
exempt from taxation Tor twenty years.
II. L. Hightower of Barnwen has
brought suit against the BamDerg cotton
mills for damages, In the sum of $1,000.
Mr.. Hightower, while in the employ OF
this company, had his right hand cut off
Just above the wrist
John Wimberly, a farmer, living near
St George. was caught in his gin a few
days ago and his left arm, side and
face was badly lacerated. The arm
was nearly cut off which necessitated
amputation above the elbow.
Capt. j. w. Woodward of Barnwell has
brought suit against the South Carolina
and Georgia railroad for damages in
the sum of $4,000. Capt. Woodward
was seriously injured several months
ago al Blackville, and he is probably Grip
pied for life.
Less hay raised in Newberry county
this season than for many years. The
to make the grass grow. Sweet potatoes
are small and few in a hill. The phe-
nomenally dry September did the bust
ness for the sweet potato.
Capt. J. T. Paysuer, a conductor in the
employ of the Chester and Lenoir rail-
road, was killed at Lenoir Thursday night
az about O'Clock while engaged IN cOup-
ling cars loaded with lumber. Capt. Pay
was about SO years of age.
The residence Of NJ. G, Batson, ST., Oh
Rutherford street at Greenville. was %
tally destroyed by fire Wednesday, tohget-
er with the greater part of his furniture
The house was worth about 81 200 and the
furniture from $500 to $500 There was
$50 insurance on the building and 500 on
the furniture.
Suit has been instituted against the
South Carolina and Georgia Railroad
Company by ex-Engineer Richard Park
er and Firemen Weatherford and Hare
for the sum of $4,000, on account of IN
Juries received in the wreck which oc-
Cured on the Gap road, near Edgeheld,
last summer.
Mr.. Ruberg. one of the northern I'M
migrants now at Barnwell, traded some
city property in the northwest to Simon
Brown for two tracts of land i'm Barn
well county, Ruberg is dissatisfied anG
claims mat he was overreached, and is
said to be suing for $1,000 damages. Mr..
Brown, on the other hand, claims II is
said, that the trade was fair
There is quite a sensation at Barnwel,
lnNoNlng the trial justice, town council
town marshals and some others 1t seems
that there was some trouble between ce~-
tain young men and the marshal under
took to arrest them. They were carried
posed. The town marshals are now under
arrest and are to be tried before a trial
justice.
Fol-. week or more runners have been in
circulatlon that ID. 4. Bacot, a prominent
citizen of ,Greenville, having the con-
hdence and respect of the community. had
lett MS FAMILY and gone away with a
young woman of Columbia, said to be re-
lated to him. About three weeks ago ne
left the. city, and at Greenwood he was
Joined by young woman who wen,
north with him over the Seaboard Air
Line. Nothing was known of this move
ment until the news reached CreenViile
that ne was in New York about to take a
steamer for Europe or South America DIR
Bacot has been a successful druggist do
ing large wholesale and retail business
For some time there has been cons,c.
cradle disturbance at Clanin UNIVERSITY
the great negro educational instif1tion
located at Orangeburg In some manner p
conflict had arisen between memhers or
the faculty and the president DR.. T. N
Dunton. An appeal was made to the air
fereht Doards controlling the college, and