The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-07
sOUTH CAROLINA-


SOUTH CAROLINA.
At O'clock Tuesday morning the store
of r. j. Mackaren at Blackstock was
burned. Loss. $500 Insurance $500.
d. G. Zeigler Of Charleston has leased
the plant formerly operated by the Wood
and Material Company and will move
10 Orangeburg to operate it.
At a town election held at AUendala
Monday the following officers We're clecter
10 serve for the ensuing year: Intendant,
Is. =. Cuttino; wardens. Or. r. c. Roberts
}. i. Oswald, John Gooze and Ben Pick
ram.
A commission for a charter has been
issued to the Lindsay Dry Goods Com
pany of Rock Hill The company pro-
pose doing business on a capital of s. $50
The corportaors named are: J. G.. Lindsay
and Q. NJ. Lindsay.
The dwelling of DR. d T. Wilson at
lndiantown, fifteen miles east of Kings
tree was burned last Sunday. The house
was very large one, being one of the
finest in the county, and was comparatively
new. DIR. Wilson's loss is estimated at
5000, with no insurance.
The board Of trustees of the South Caro-
lima College have been called to meet
at Columbia on Jan 10 for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of the recent
Winthrop Normal and Industrial College
have been called to meet on Jan. to pre-
pare for the completion of the work on
the buildings.
i. II. IhOHndSs uNlnR near cherokee.
was killed Monday evening. He got into
his cart 70 go to town to asst the auditor
in assessing property. His horse became
frightened and threw him from the cart
His feet caught between the spring and
axle and he was dragged half a mile or
more, his head striking the ground lie
lived only a short time after being res
cued
Edwin Harper, at Harper's postofice
on the GEORGETOWN road in the lower por-
ton of Williamsburg county, lost his fine
residence by fire during the Christmas
holidays MIR. Harper has been peculiarly
unfortunate with fires About year ago
he had his mill gin, press and machinery
burned, with no insurance, Mr.. Harper $
I house was a new one The fire occurred
in the day time and was caused by sparks
from the chimney. His loss is estimated
at from $1,000 to 5000, with no Insurance.
Bamberg Herald; A daughter Of Sec
| ton Master Tanning of Olar has develop
! ed as mysterious a power as that which
made Lula Hurst famous a few years
/ ago. She is but Is years old, but well
grown in body and remarkably bright in
mind. When she places hand on the
/ shoulder of her younger brother, a sIen-
] der youth, the strongest man in that com
munity cannot raise him from the floor.
! Other tests are as strange Our inform
ant, a strictly reliable gentleman, says
/ that distinct electric sensation is felt
( whenever these tests are made.
six policemen who were arrested at
/ Union Tuesday for the killing of Greg
/ cory are all out on bond. and the bond
/ that they gave Is about the strongest bond
4 that has ever been given in Union. The
/ bond amounted to $4,000 being s.. 500 each.
F.. On this bond We're the names of Mayor
( John A. FAINT, President r. c. Duncan,
! DIR. J. II. Long. William CUP, w. H. Sar-
tor j. d. Arthur, Capt. +. NJ Farr, Z. NJ.
( Cohen, w. c. Wallace and others. This
represents a bond with a strength
I Of over 10000. The bond was
/ brought before Judge d. A. Town
/ send and the prisoners were released.
Solicitor Schumpert had been heard from
by wire. The police have resumed their
duty
There seems to be a good deal of bad
/ feeling in Berkely county over the seleC-
] ton of AIouCks Corner as the future coun-
/ " seat of Berkeley. 1t appears that a
/ commission consisting of j. n. Wilson W.
4 \. Jones, j. G.. Giles, Philip Nelson and
/ &. II. Wilson was appointed to select the
4 site of the county town. Subsequently q
/ bill passed the legislature authorizing
| the appointment of two additional com>
missioners. The board consisting of the
! gentlemen whose names are given did not
! wait. however, for these appointments
/ to be made. A meeting was held. and
/ Moncks Corner was selected as the future
/ county seat Some people are well pleased
| with this choice, while others say that
| the board acted hastily. Among the lat
| ter is the Summerville News. That paper
| holds that this board had no right to
take final action until the two new mem
hers had qualified