The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-11

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The recent han storm which visited
Johnston, has done great damage TO crops
and many farmers viii have 10 replant
cotton
\ commission for a charter has been
issued to the Home Telephone Company
OF Gree1ville. the capital stock Of which
is 70 be s40oo.
C. W. Townsend and ]. H. ". Stroman
have incorporated the Southern Lumber
| Company. with a capital stock OF $1,000
| at Charleston
Gen J. Gary Watts win be a candi-
/ date for adjutant and inspector general
/ Gen. r y. R.chbourg OF Columbia VIII
also be candidate
Gov. Evans has granted a pardon TO
! Ira Myers, who was some time ago con-
vlcted in Oconee county Of breach Of
trust with fraudulent intent and sentenc-
/ ed 10 a term in the state prison.
South Cardinals naval militia is com
posed Of twenty-one officers, 155 men. and
her annual allotment OF money, which
is Sl,1S5.
The Anderson Mattress and Spring Bed
Company was burned on April Is and on
May I was at work again running its
plant which had been doubled 10 its full
capacity.
At Sumter Thursday DR.. J. S. Hughson.
assisted by Drs. A. J. and Archie China
and II. n; stucky, amputated the leg
Of Hazel CuttinO, the 10-year-Old son of
Is. +. Cuttlno of Alendale.
Tobacco is stin arriving at Sumter, al
closed for the season on March l. During
the last few weeks a considerable quantity
OF tobacco has been sold on the floor of
the sumter tobacco warehouse.
Columbia's three cotton mills now in
operation continue to run day and night
and have all they can do to keep up with
their orders The big Columbia duck mill
continues 10 MI up with additional ma
chinery.
Saturday the Truck Farmers Assoc.a-
ton of Charleston sent as gift TO the
young ladies of Winthrop College 300
quarts of Strawberries Next week the
same courtesy viii be shown the boys
at Clemson College.
The plant OF the South Carolina Mining
and Manufacturing Company. at Killians
in Fairfield county, was sold last Monday
under foreclosure of $4,000 mortgage
and knocked down to A. J. Green and
| j. 5. Muller, attorneys, for $l4,5J0
Both Tillman and Irby are elected del
| egates from their respective counties to
| the state convention. The state votes al
| most solidly for free silver, and IN many
/ counties Gov. Evans is the avowed cho.ce
! Of the people for United States senator.
Gov. Evans has committed the sentences
Of John Shepherd, George Taylor, Jessie
| Taylor and Monroe Seay, who were con-
/ Victed in February, 1896, term of the Lex
in the penitentiary. The sentences were
/ each of so fine or six months in the peni-
/ tertiary.
Miss Aiinette Boykin, daughter Of Capt.
| Thomas Boylin of Camden, had a mar
row escape Wednesday morning. She was
/ sitting in buggy, when some one came
| fright and dashed off Miss Boykin was
| thrown violently to the ground and was
| badly bruised.
Judge Ernest Gary rendered a decision
in the court Of common pleas, which
means that the railroad property within
| the corporate limits of the city of Co
! lumbia will pay taxes TO the city on
| about $105 600 more than heretofore-that
/ Is TO say, that the valuation will be in
| creased by 50 much.
! Col. James G. Gibbes of Columbia has
in his possession the first photograph ever
taken in America. It was taken by him
| self in 1854 he having learned the art of
| photography in Paris that year. After his
| return to this country he impaired his
/ knowledge of the art to persons in
| Charleston and Augusta.
Cheraw has lately added to its other
industries that of the South Carolina
Cordage Company. This new company es-
| Inmates that II viii use the product Of
! about 800 spindles, and 1t is very prob
! able 1t will add spinning and bleaching.
! About forty hands will be given employ
ment in the cordage works, all of whom
| will be obtained locally except one expert.
At the session of the South Carolina
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
held in Charleston, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Pres
dent, Mrs. Lucin Cuthbert Roach; vice
! recording secretary, Miss Nettie Farrow
! of Spartanburg; corresponding secretary,
| Mrs. II. ChreitZberg; treasurer, Mrs. T.
! z. DeGanerelly.
The gentlemen who are at the head
of the movement looking to the organiza-
ton of driving park and county fair
! association for Greenvlle county have
| succeeded in raising $780, the amount req
u.site for putting the thirty acres of land
| donated by d. P. Werner for the purpose
| into proper condition and for erecting
though the warehouse was practically
| the necessary buildings.
A commission for a charter has been
issued to the Columbia and Eau Claire
! Electric Railway Company of Columbia
| The capital stock of the company is to
| be $1,000 The cOrporators named are:
A. Clark and j. S. Muller. The company
proposes to build an electric road from
Elmwood avenue TO the Marstellar or
! Bellevue Springs. The company also has
q large tract of land along the proposed
line, which is to be developed.
The Conway Land Improvement and
Seashcre Hotel Company, organized some
weeks ago with a capital stock of $40, 900.
has made application to the secretary of
! state for a charter The proposed road
! from Conway to the beach has been sur
veyed and found to be only thirteen
miles This beach is said to be one of
the very finest on the Atlantic coast. The
| company propose building either a turn
pike or railroad from Conway to the
beach They will also build a large no
tel there for the accommodation of Wis
| tors.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Abbeville cotton mill was held at
Abheville Thursday afternoon. The old
directors were reelected with the ex-
cepuon of J. c. Klugh and p. l.. Grier.
who declined to serve. b. s.. Barnweli
and r. M. Haddon were elected to fiji
their places President Bailey stated that
the capital stock now amounted to $50. 900.
/ and would reach 500 ono Inv limo A .