The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-09
SOIrTH CAROLINA


portion of the bone yet remaining, she
is slowly improving.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The state fair opens at Columbus to-
day.
H. NJ. Stimulates dry goods store at
Greenville was burned Wednesday. The
loss is $4,000 with no insurance.
The Clifton Manufacturing Company. of
Clifton, is now placing in its third cotton
mill, and will be ready to begin opera
tons with this plant in a few weeks.
Gov. Evans offers reward of $50 for the
the Earn of ]. B. Fort, in Richland county,
on Oct 26. Mr.. Fort places his loss at
$1,000.
The governor has committed to date
the sentence of George Blackwell of Spar
tanburg county, charged with violation
of the dispensary law, and given six
months on the chain-gang.
John Hoefer the 16-year-old son of
Charles Hoefer of Columbia, while play
ing foot ball Monday, fell and broke his
right leg between the ankle and knee His
ankle was also badly wrenched.
The governor has ordered an election
next January on the petition for a new
county to be formed from parts of Able
Vile and Edge1eld counties. The name
of snis county Will be Greenwood
AT Spartanburg Sunday afternoon, while
Joseph Huseman was practicing with a
parlor rifle. he accidentally shot his g.
year-old SON The boy is in a critical con-
dition, and little hope is entertained of
his recovery.
A petition has been presented to the
governor asking for the pardon of VIII
liam Johnson, colored convicted in Rich
land county two years ago, for derallns
a train on the South Carolina railroad
near kingville. Johnson was sent up for
twenty years.
J. e. Richards and w. T. Mxson, part
ners under the name of Richards & Mix
son, dealers in bicycles and supplies at
Columbia, have made an assignment for
the benefit Of their creditors to w. D. Mel
Ton. The assets of the firm are $3.50 AZ;
liabilities, %,lSl.55.
The secretary of state has issued a com
mission to open books of subscription to
the Heriot & Storfer Company of Charles
ton, to conduct a general wall paper, pa
per hanging and painters supplies, both
wholesale and retail. The corporators are
II. I. and j. w. Heriot and j. Storfer, and
the place of business will be Charleston
The capital stock is $500, divided into 100
shares of the value of $25 each.
The Governors Guards of Columbia, at
their annual meeting, elected the follow
ing officers; First lieutenant, NJ. H. Bren-
men; second, +. b. MeCreery; first ser
geant, Allen G. Pearce; second, j. Doug
lass Lowrance; third T. G. Swaffield
fourth, Lemuel Scott; fifth b. Meade Par
ham; color sergeant, w. f. Lamar; cor
porals, j. NJ. Bell, l.. E. Marshall, G.. T.
Pressly, w. +. Young; solicitor, j. S.
Muller. The terms of the other officers
hG ye not yet expired.
Gov. Evans has examined all the petit
tions sent in for the calling of elections
for new counties. and says that he finds
that the papers in all the cases now be-
fore him are In the proper shape He
says he is having the several election proc
lamations prepared and his purpose is to
have all these elections take place on the
same day. This new county election
day will be selected in a few days. This
Of course, will not affect the elections
which have already been ordered.
wear DA duASys III ADDeNllle county,
Tuesday night, about O'clock, while
Thomas Perrin, a young man, was alone
in his house, some one slipped up behind
him and dealt him a fearful blow on the
back of the head with an ak. Young Per
rim was found a few minutes later in a
pool OF blood, and was unconscious. Rob
berry was evidently the motive, as he had
sold cotton a few days before, and was
known to have a good deal of money. A
negro, Wade Adkins, has been arrested
on suspicion.
d. A. Burwell and J. Newton Fowles,
lumber dealers in Columbia, have gotten
into trouble about a lumber transaction.
Mr.. Fowes claims that Mr.. Burwen
should account to him for $4,000 feet of
lumber. and that as matter of fact
he had only received returns for something
Ike $4,000 feet. MIR. Burwell claims tina;
he Is being prosecuted by Mr.. Fowles,
while Mr.. Fowles says that the facts will
bear out his charge that Mr.. Burwen has
appropriated money out of his jurisdiction.
Mr.. Burwell has given bond for his az
pearance at the next term Of cours.
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