The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
SOUTH CAROLiNIANA.
News Items of Interest From State
Exchanges.

The Horticultural Society will on
uext Thursday and Friday, October Stb
and 9th. give its regular ssml-anuual
Floral Fair. Especial pains have
again been taken to make his occasion
attractive and interesting Darling
tonian
The Graded Schools opened last
Monday With full corps OF teachers
and u good attendance of scholars.
The following is the enrolment to date:
ST. Johns 287; Factory %; Mayo
243; total 553 Darlington News.
The Rev J. B Holly resigned as
pastor of Black Crack Baptist Church
week ago last Sunday.-Darlingtoo
News
Nike Harmon has been sentenced TO
life imprison meot 10 the Peni:ertiary
for killing Cal Caughmao, Jr. The
motion for new trial was argued be-
fore judge Buchanan and deuied.
The case will 70 10 the Supreme Court.
j A. Christmas who lives out iu
the Hebron neig bborbood, recently kill.
ed ao eagle measuring feet, 4 inches
from tip to tip.-Lake City Times.
Judge I D. Wi'herspoon will aot oe
caodida,e for re election, upon the
cz piratiou of his fourth term, psxt
year. His mantle will probably fall
Oh Attorney General Barber.
One day last week carpenter named
Timmous fell from the top Of the baro
at the Winthrop farm. Although he
fell backwards and the distance was
about % feet, he escaped with slight
Injuries Rock Hi! Herald.
The VIVID storm Las. Tuesday blew
many limbs from the trees about town.
as we'll as blowing of part of The Bsp
'ist Church steeple aud blowing down
one of the prize houses at the tobacco
warehouse Dillon Herald
The railroads have granted the one
ceut mile rate for Charleston Gala
Week.
The Greenville correspondent Of the
News aud Courier says on Oct lsr ::
Yesterday Mrs. Nicely, most excel
lieut. woman, was burned so seriously
that she died today. She was very
old aod was in the house Of her son
alone. few miles above the city 1t
is supposed she attempted 10 kIndle
fire and her clothes caught.
A special to The News and Courier
from Georgetown says: A report reach
ed here to- day that three masfe,
schooner was apparently water-logged.
lying near DeBardsau beach. Her
foremast is gone. aod she is badly
wrecked. Tugs left with the object Of
finding out the particulars concerning
the unfortunate vessel
The Baptist congregation, Darling
ton. have purchased 2 brand new organ
for their church al cost Of $1,000
and on tbe night of O:'ober 1st vast
copcourse of peopls composed of all
denomin ations assembled al the church
and listened TO trial test of the new
organ, assisted by magnificent choir
of male aud female voices
The governor has offered reward of
$50 for the apprehension aud couv'e-
ton of the party or parties who burned
the residence Of s. L Morris W Aboe-
bic county recently 4 like reward
was made for The arrest Of the party
or parties who burned the giubouse
aud lS bales OF cotton belonging to
D A. Marsh in Ejge6eld county.
The residence of Mr. H. F. Seattle.
of Uniop, was buroed at II o'clock on
the uiynt of Oct. 2nd. The loss was
10 excess Of S. 600.
The Columbia city schools have made
good Increase in the number Of pn
pills attending them. At the end OF
this, the first week Of the session. there
are l3O more children enrolled than
there were last year.
Oct. 2od the shipments FROM the
State dispensary we're the heaviest ever
made in ore day from the big gin mill
The shipments amounted to ,346 cases
of liquors. about I 200 gallons.
4 novel methnd Of raising money for
Church purposes among the co'ored
members was related recently by ap