The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-14
SOUTH CAROLINIANA.
News Items Of Interest From State
Exchanges.

Lee Reed and his wife, who live
on Capt J. G. Fosters plantation
near Riverside. went to a prayer
meeting. last Friday night leaving
taeir ten months old baby in charge
of an old colored woman who lived
with them. The baby began crying
shortly after the parents left home
and the old woman, who habitua!:y
used morphine, concluded to give
it little to quiet it She ran her
finger down into the morphine bottle
and stuck it in the child's mouth
In about fifteen minutes the child
went to asleep. and it never awoke
from that sleep The coroners jury
found verdic. that the child came
to its death from an overdose of NOR
phine.-Lancaster Ledger.
The South Carolina Holiness Asso.
citation, of which Rev. T C Ligon is
president, will meet at Leesyille, S.
G. next Tuesday.
The Simpson,ille ginnery and cot
ton seed oil company made start
last week. They have in position
three 70.saw gins, but owing to a
lack of power are now running Only
one of them A delay has arisen in
the arrival Of the remainder Of the
needed machinery which was order
ed some months ago, but it is expect
ed that all Of it will arrive soon, and
by December the making of cotton
seed oil is expected to begin The
ginning outfit will be complete in all
its details and will include all the
labor saving appliances Of the pres
ent day -GreenviIle Mountaiueer
The deficit of Treasurer Kee's, of
Sumter, is s7,164-far too large g
sum to be accounted fer on the
theory Of "bad bookkeeping" 1t is
case Of bad morals Kcels is q
criminal. We ask the attention Of
honest "Reforlners to the fact that
Ke,!s and his son we're among the
pioneer "Reformers of Sumter
county, fully endorsing TilIman's
charges Of corruption in former ad-
ministrations and seeking office in
order to set things right The last
we heard Of the son he was up for
forgery. and now the father has en-
bezzled $1,000 of public money.
Moral: Don't trust everybody that
howls for "Reform." 1.-The State.
Mr.. J. D Roper, formerly of Edge
field, died In Columbis Wednesday.
He was found dead in bed.
Leoan Morrow and one Milling
made an attempt on Tuesday night
to assassinate lion. n W. Graydon,
of Abbeville. They fired four shots
at him
Mr.. A. G. Davis has been appoint
ed clerk of court to fill out the unex-
pired term made vacant by the death
of his father Manning Times.
Hon E. r Lesesne, of Williams
burg was in town last Monday, and
while here he informed US that he
would be an applicant for the posi-
ton of sergeantat arms of the State
Senate Mr. Lesesne has served
several terms in the legislature and
is quite popular with the old men,
bers of the general assembly Man
ming Times.
Miss lavada Hensley, more or
less comely looking white woman, is
charged with the heinous ofense of
engaging in the retail of spurious
liquors in the neighborhood of Well
ford The allegation is that she has
been driving good trade in booze,
and owing to the close proximity Of
Tucapan mills to her secret rendez.
Gus and the mountains as base of
supplies she has grown and pros
pered in this nefarious calling. Dep.
uty Marshal Miller, however, on in
formation. yesterday brought the lady
down and carried her before Commis-
sioner Calvert, who bound her over
for preliminary trial which will be
held in few days. She gave bond.
-Spartanburg Herald
Prof. Lucius S. McSwain, who
Will be remembered by our older CIT
liens as the youngest son Of the late
Rev. w. 4 McSwain, died at his
home in Seneca, S. C, on Monday
last. This will be sad news for his