The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06

Sumter held its first democratic pri-
mary election for mayor and alderman
a pril l.
n. Hayward Stansell has been appoint.
ed supervisor OF registration of Barnwen
con nty.
VI RS. Fannie n. Baxter, wife of the late
Mai James NJ. Baxter, died at her home
in N'ewberry, aged about 60 years.
An order of Golden Chain was organ
lied in Florence Monday night by Mr..
Harl of Morristown. Tenn, with twenty
two members.
gorge A. Norwood, Jr., of Charleston
h as been appointed chairman of the board
of police commissioners of Charleston, to
sUcce ed James NJ. Eason, resigned
one hundred and eighty-six mill opera
tives arrived in Chester Monday night
over the Seaboard from North Carolina.
to go to Lackhart to work in the new mill
there
1t is stated that there are already sew
eral candidates out for the postmaster
ship ID the Columbia postoffice, among
whom are eX-Postmasters Clayton and
Wilder.
A new school house has been built in
Spartan burg county in the neighborhood
between Boiling Springs and Cherokee
Springs. II wiki be called the Carlisle
school,
Maj. Ira C. Williams died at Bolton of
heart failure in the 18th year of his age
He was in his. normal good health and
ate a hear ty dinner a few minutes before
his death
Arrangements have been made to place
AbbeviIle I'm telephone communication
with Due West. Donald's, Honea Path.
Bolton, And erson, Pelzer, Greenville, and
Spartanburg-
Under the will of Miss Annie NJ. Ron
ertson of Charleston. recently admitted
to probate, mong other requests to char
liable uses, the Thornwell Orphanage DO
Gated at Chndon) gets $500.
W. d. Pyles, prosperous young farmer
living near Mountville. while moving
some brick from his yard last week.
unearthed a tin box, said to contain 81, 900
in gold and silver, with some Old coins
dated 1872.
The South Carolina railroad commits
sioners are trying to get a reduction in
freight rates OH watermelons. The cost
of transpor cation is now from $50 to 500
per car. The commission wants the rate
made from $50 to $50.
A charter has been granted by the Sec
rotary of State TO the Carolina Bond and
Investment Company The incorporators
are +. II. Weston and 1. L. Withers. A
commission was granted a few days ago
allowing them to open books of subscrip-
ton.
Gov. Evans has committed to life inn
prisonment the death sentence of Wash
Owens who was convicted of murder be-
fore Judge Aldrich at the February term
of court in 1898 in Laurens county and
sentenced to be hung on Sept. of the
same year. respite was granted until
the third Friday in April, 1896.
Six lawyers are in the race for the
solicitorship of the Seventh circuit. New
berry puts forward the present incum-
bent, o. l.. Schumpert, and Cole L. Blease.
Spartanburg is to the front with c. p.
Sanders and w. s. Thomson and Lau-
rens comes into the ring with the names
of c. c. Featherstone and Col. H. Y.
Simpson on her banner.
d. K. Cecil has been awarded the con-
tract for building the new factory at
Edgefield Court House. He is to have
the building completed and turn the keys
over to President Fisher by the first
of next September. The mill will be
| equipped with 500 spindles, and $50 looms,
and will be lighted by electricity and
| heated by steam throughout.
At Abbeville Wednesday the first cleo
| ton for mayor and aldermen under the
new law was held. There were four can
| didates for mayor, namely: w. T. Branch
| j. w. Sign, j. +. Miller and r. NJ. Hill
| None of them was elected. The race will
have to be run over again between the
/ two highest, J. F. Miller and r. Meow
an Hill. The following gentlemen were
| elected aldermen: j. C. Ellis, James Tag
CART, James Chalmers ana Aaron Cohen
Col. Thomas w. Holloway is seriously
i'll at his home at Pomaria, in Newberry
! county. the result of a peculiar accident
week ago. In mounting his horse he
was struck on the head by the forehead
of the animal, fracturing the inner lin
| ing of his (Col. Holloway's) skull
| Lynn Lyon, manager on the planta-
ton of Senator Irby, near Columbia
| shot Lewis WEIGH colored, Wednesday
| afternoon in a quarrel. Welch was shot
with a Winchester rifle. and will probably
| die