The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-21


Mrs. Schwerin, giving her the full amount
of insurance and interest on the same up
to the time the suit was begun. An APP
peal was taken.
1t is proposed on the LIST of January to
consolidate the dispensaries in Columbia.
so that after that time there will be only
two in operation in the city, and il these
two do not supply the thirsty others can
be opened later
The municipal election was held at Aiken
Wednesday, and the following ticket elect
ed: M. B. Woodward mayor; H. Bush
DR.. ]. F. Wyman. j. H. Beckman, c. X
Henderson, L. Bradwell, and r. w. Nc
Creary, aldermen.
Aiken will soon have telephone ex-
change. 1t will be worked on the auto
matte exchange system The contract
for erecting the system has been awarded
to F. w. Jordan of Aiken, and work has
been commenced. C. K. Henderson is
president of the company.
The gentlemen appointed by the general
assembly to examine the books of the
state treasurer have entered upon the
discharge of their duties. The commit
tee consists of Messrs. Burns and Car
roll, on the part of the House, and S.
G. Mayf1eld for the Senate.
Mrs. Ellison Capers has accepted the
presidency of the South Carolina state
division of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, to which she was elected by the
convention at Charleston. Mrs. Capers at
first declined to serve, but after recon
sideration has decided to accept.
Gov. Evans has respited the sentence
of Chris Cannon for thirty days. Can
a.
Blassingame at Spartanburg, and sent
enced by Judge Gary to be hanged Fri
day. The respite was granted pending an
appeal for new trial by Cannons at
torneys.
Dennis Neal, a. negro who was employed
on the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago railroad. fell from a moving fiat
at Aiken Wednesday and had both legs
broken just below the knees. Physicians
amputated both broken limbs soon after
the accident. but Neal died Wednesday
night.
Austin Newton. a well-known young
man of Pickens, aged % has mysterlously
disappeared. He was last seen on Sun
day night, and is known to have had on
his person at that time $780, His mother
is of the opinion that he has been the
victim of foul play though it is the opin-
ion of others that the young man has
gone west.
William Whiteside, a farmer, was drlv-
ing his family to church at Hickory
Grove Sunday, when the horses ran away.
All of the occupants were thrown out.
Whiteside was knocked insensible. Mrs.
Whiteside and one of the children each
had an arm broken and two other chill
dren were badly injured internally. The
only member of the family to escape in
jury was the nursing baby.
A special train from Anderson, having
on board about 100 Clemson College Ca
diets. on their way home in the lower part
of the state was deraled Thursday at
Lowdensville on the Anderson branch of
the Charleston and Western Carolina
road. No damage was done, but the ca
diets were badly frightened. Some of them
were hurled from their seats in all direc-
tions of the car, shaking them up consid-
erably
A Charleston fruit firm has recently
sent to State Treasurer Bates copy of
certificate of the old Republican Print
ing Company, of disreputable memory
which was passed upon clerk in the
establishment as good greenbacks. The
certificate looked like a regular United
States note, having the right color and the
general appearance of the currency of
The day. When it was looked over by the
cashier he was astonished to find the
words Estate of South Carolina" and Re
publican Printing Company"
The following commissions have been
issued by the secretary of state: To the
Benevolent Brotherhood of Florence, cor
porators, A. L. Beard, B. F. Bowen, e.
Lee Beard and others. The object of the
brotherhood is to relieve the sick and
bury the dead. W. A. Nicholson, II. w.
Wallace, r. A. Ohphant and others want
to charter the Union Shoe Company. cap
ital stock, $4,000 The company pro-
poses to deal in gents furnishing goods,
shoes, hats, etc. The Smith Paving and
Supply Company want to do business in
Charleston and in the state on capital
stock of $1,000. The corporators are
George c. and d. Van Smith and John
D. Gadsden.
Columbia correspondence in Charleston
News and Courier Schrader, who calls
himself "the divine healer" arrived at
Columbia Thursday night on tour of
the south. Much has been printed about
Schrader in the papers of the country
during; the last few months. Heretofore
he has spent most of his time in the large
cities of the north. His trip through the
south is a new departure. / called on
him this morning and found him estab-
lsiled in pleasant quarters at l2l2 Main
su'eet He is a peculiar looking individ-
utl AS his name indicates. he is a Ger
man He is a large, heavily built man.
with massive. square head, covered with
Ia shock of dark brown hair. which falls
in a curly sweep upon his shoulders. He
wears d beard and mustache. He is clad
in a long, flowing black robe, with vo-
luminous sleeves. Across his chest is o
band bearing this inscriptions: "Divine
Healer. Schrader" He makes no charges
for his services. but he has no objection
to his visitors leaving little something
with him.
Sister Mary Helena NARROW died in the
Convent Of the Sisters of Mercy at
Charleston Friday. IN the 18th year OF her
age. Sister Helena, as she was Familiarity
known. entered the convent in 1858 and
has served that community almost In ev-
cry capacity Tor the past thirty-eight
years. In 1862 Sister Helena was one OF
the band OF Sisters OF Mercy who served
in Virginia during the war in caring for
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