The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-13

There are forty candidates for office in
saluda
The Charleston Post advocates opening
tho lecture rooms Of Charleston College
to the women.
The outlook IS that the cotton season
IN Charleston Will open by two weeks ear
lier this year than for the past season.
S. II. Edmunds was elected vice pres-
dent Of the State Teachers Association
at the recent annual meeting IN Rock
Hill
Womord College is keeping up with the
progress OF the times. Hereafter she will
admit applicants for admission to the ju-
Nor class regardless Of sex.
Near Woodruff. in spartanburg county.
Wednesday. Mrs. John Flemmlng was
killed by the careless handling OF a gun
In the hands Of a neighbor
At Pacolet, Wednesday. a runaway car
jumped the track and bounded into a
crowd of hands returning from a cotton
mill, seriously injurng several.
The Columbia Water Power Company
has filed with the secretary of state its
official notice Of the Increase Of its capt.
tai stock from 100000 TO 81 10000.
The annual convention of the Richiand
county Sunday School Association will be
held at Mn Creek Methodist church,
about nine miles from Columbia on the
Gamers Ferry road, July 27-30.
Laurens has put In a bid for the en-
campment of the Third regiment. Sew
eral OF her sister cities are moving on the
same line and the name Of the successful
aspirant has not been announced.
Of Batesburg are preparing to engage in
fruit culture. Several thousand trees
will be planted next season, as the bust
ness has proved quite profitable this
year.
A reward Of $50 has been offered for the
persons who burned AIRS. A. Smiths barn
in Laurens county last May. Also. one
OF 500 for the incendiary who burned the
residence OF Mrs. Eugene Atble Of Aiken
in June
The Methodists OF South Carolina viii
erect on the Epworth Orphanage property
in the suburbs Of Columbia. a memorial
home 10 be known as the kirkland
home, in honor of the late Rev. DR.. w.
d. Kirkland.
There are 100 banking institutions in
South Carolina. OF these sixteen are ma
tional banks, seventy-seven state banks.
ana tWenty-seven private banks. There
has been great increase in banking bust
ness within the last decade
The county democratic committee.
which met at Sumter Thursday, has de-
cided to hold campaign meetings at sum
! ger, Aug 49, Privateer Aug. IA; High Hin.
Aug. l5 Spring Hin. Aug. 20: Bishopville,
! Aug a. and Pleasant Grove, Aug. p.
Wednesday. Startling Grimm. colored. has
been committed to jail by Magistrate
/ Clark. Of Inman, Spartanburg county. on
/ a charge of attempting a criminal assault
on a little 6-year-old daughter of White
Bishop, well-to-do farmer of the Inman
| neighborhood.
The secretary of state has granted a
| charter to the Saluda Land and I'M
| provement Company of Red Bank. The
/ required capital stock has been paid in
I The officers of the company are J.
| Attaway,. president; DR. j. NJ Daniel. vice
| presidents 3. w. Crouch, secretary: AL
| win Etheridge. treasurer.
At meeting of the citizens Of Abbevrle
| held about a week ago it was decided
| to hold an election to decide whether
or not city bonds should be issued to the
/ amount Of $4,000 for the purpose of Sc
/ curing water works. This election was
/ held Wednesday and gave a majority on
157 votes for the bonds.
Red Bank will give a free barbecue on
the 23d inst. on that date the cornerstone
Of their new court house will be laid
with impressive ceremonies. "I7ncleo
! George Tillman. the father of the new
county, will deliver a speech There win
also be an auction sale of lots in fulfill
ment of a promise made the people when
! the county seat was chosen. All of the
county candidates VIII be there and a
/ big time is expected.
A motion was made before Associate
/ Justice Ira b. Jones at Lancaster.
| Wednesday, for bail for N. r. Reese and
| d. G. Luckie. charged with the murder
/ of Charles 7. Williams Of Tunnel nm
/ Ca, at Blacksburg, S. c., on the night
! Of Feb. 6. The motion was granted the
/ amount Of Reese's bail being fixed at
! 5000, and that OF Luckie at 5000 The
| prisoners were present in the custody OF
/ the sheriff Of York county.
| Doctor: You are suffering from a com
! plication of diseases, my dear sir-at least
I SIX Humorous Invalid. EJou, ,,,,c, a.