The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06
SOUTH CAROLINA.


Bennettsvlle IS TO have an opera house
bank and general office building.
The Dublin Courier is strongly in favor
Of fair for Laurens county this fall.
John staubes has been appointed SUI
pervisor OF Aiken county. vice C. W.
Sawyer, removed.
George P. McKagen hns been appointed
sheriff OF Sumter county. vice Marion
Sanders, deceased.
There Is much interest in Columbia in
the selection OF bank examiner pro-
vsded for by a recent act Of the legisla-
ture.
DIR. S. NJ Orr Of Anderson has gone to
New York. where he viii try to place the
$4,000 Of stock needed to develop Port
mans Shoals.
The corn crop in Edgeheldi county is
not so good by S3h per cent as 1t was
this time last year; on the other hand,
cotton is as far above.
The executive committee of Davidson
College have purchased the Presbyterian
high school at Rock Hill. and will reopen
the school at an early date.
A stock company has been organized
to build a bathing house of ample dimen-
sBons in Brookland Tho water will be sup
piled from a clear flowing spring.
The Arcade cotton mills at Rock Hill
have put in electric lights. automatic
sprinlxlers, new engine and boilers and
viii make other important improvements
A new dispensary plan is proposed for
South Carolina. 1t gives control of the
dispensaries 10 the different counties. and
is said to have been received with much
favor.
The Anderson hook and ladder No 1,
was organized there Wednesday night
and the company have offered their SER
vices TO the city Of Anderson and there
is no doubt but that the city will accept it,
Some OF the prominent business men Of
Rock Hill have submitted a proposition
to the council in regard to waterworks
and asked for a franchise. The plans as
submitted are very full and particular
and seem very fair.
The Sumter Cotton Seed Oil Company
will erect a complete ginnery and will
operate il in connection with the oil mill
The latest improved machinery and cot
ton elevators viii be put In, and cotton
Will be ginned with the utmost dispatch.
Capt. James II. Green, master mechanic
of the Southern railway shops at Column
bus, has rendered his resignation. and
viii go to Charleston and accept the po-
sition of superintendent of motive power
and machinery of the South Carolina and
Georgia railroad at Charleston.
The Teachers Normal institute is now
in session in Anderson. Prof. Albert of
PENNSYLVANIA is in charge of the work
He is assisted by Prof. Sutliff, who is
also from Pennsylvania. and by Miss
johnson of Walhalla. who is in charge of
the kindergarten work. Quite a number
of teachers are attending the institute.
A charter has been granted to the Pala-
chucala Club of Garrett. Hampton coun-
ty Over fifty per cent. OF the capital
stock has been subscribed and over twen-
ty per cent. paid in The following are
the officers and directors; John X. Gar
nett, president and treasurer; w. r. Law
ton, vice president, and w. j. Gooding
Jr., secretary.
John II. Smith was badly injured near
Columbia Thursday. Mr. Smith. who is
one OF the guards on the chain-gang.
was standing on the edge OF a pile of
blanks when he made misstep and fell
to the ground. In some way his gun was
discharged, the shot striking him and
entering his right side and arm, INJECTING
an ugly wound
On last Wednesday Robert McComb.
one of the guards over the Abbeville coun-
ty chain-gang, was knocked down with
a shovel and severity cut by one of the
convicts named Henry Bulow. who seized
mis- pistol and made his escape Imme-
diately one Of the convicts unclaimed the
bloodhound and started in pursuit and
upon catching up with Bulow, he turned
and shot the dog and would have killed
the negro in pursuit had he not at once
retraced his steps.
Some forty years ago several thousand
dollars worth Of gold was mined at Town
Vile, Anderson county, and notw.thstand-
ing the crude apparatus used the yield
was about $40 per day to the hands en-