The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
SOUTH CAROLINA.


Spartanburg has a poultry association.
The GreenviIle Guards have decided to
disband
The Greenville News is to issue wo-
mans edition at an early date
The Charleston Sailing club will race
on June 6. for the MoultrieviHe cup.
The citadel boys viii hold their encamp-
ment and commencement at Sumter this
year.
The Sumter Cotton mills are still shut
down waiting for an advance in the price
of yarns.
Thirteen new cotton mills were organ
lied in the state from January to May Of
this year.
The state convention of the Daughters
of the Confederacy win convene in Column
bia next Thursday.
Senator John r. Harrison Of Greenviue
it is announced is candidate for the gu
bernatorial nomination.
A long distance telephone is spoken of
to connect Greenviue with surrounding
towns, including Laurens.
spartanburg is to have a county fair
this fall, and it promises to be a big
thing for the county and town.
There are three Peabody scholarships
for south Carolina this year to be decid-
ed 10y competitive examination.
The state pharmaceutical examiners will
hold their next examination in Charles
ton on July Is, TO continue for two days.
The state convention LAS been held
and B. r. Tnlman, ]. G. Evans, w NJ
Ellerbe and d. J. Bradham will go TO the
Chicago convention untnstructed
Adjt Gen. Watts will stand for re-elec-
ton, and the only opponent to him thus
far known is in the person of Gen. r. N.
Richbourg, who ran two years ago.
Sampson Pope issues in the Columbia
State a manifesto announcing himself a
gubernatorial candidate on the republican
platform TO be adopted at the st. Louis
convention
The South Carolina democratic state
convention took a recess until Sept. l. in
order to meet again and give instructions
in case its delegates bolt the national
convention.
The Florence Cotton OH Mil Company
ships much Of its products abroad, and
consumes at home hulls, meal, etc, max
ing it a market for seed, as well as for
its products.
A numerously signed petition has been
forwarded to Gov. Evans for the pardon
of Marion S. Toole who is serving an
eight years sentence in the penitentiary
for the killing of Julius NJ. Rhett.
The Charleston Shoe Manufacturing
Company has been organized with a cap
ital stock of $4,000. The directors of the
company are 5. S. Solomons, c. Wulbern,
NJ. Z. Lopez, James 5. Simons and r. c.
Williams.
The oat crop in Sumter county and
throughout that section was pretty well
harves ted the past week. Only about a
half crop was made, owing to the con-
tinued dry spell IN April and the first
part Of May.
The directors of the Bank of Marion
and of the Merchants and Farmers Saw
ings Bank. at separate meetings. held in
| the past few days, have decided that IL
would be well to wind up the business OF
these two institutions and organize one
new bank.
T. u. Johnson of spartanburg has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
! legislature. He is the first candidate for
/ the House. It is believed that several OF
the old members will not ask for re-elec-
/ ton. Q. p. Brown, who was one of them
| has moved tG Union.
! \ new cotton mill company has been
! organized at Landrum with capital OF
! 100000. Of which 5. 3. EzeI is president
! and general manager. They have elected
]
/ work is expected TO begin in earnest in q
| few weeks. This factory will use steam
as motive power.
/ A charter has been issued to the Pytbiar
| Hail Company of Charleston. The direc.
tors of the company are: Henry Haesloop
H. W. PregnalL, II. c. Hughes
/ w H. Thomas, Wilson G. Har
! vey, Jr, J. II. Jahnz, George r Won Kol
| nitz, Jr., and Edward Anderson. This
| company proposes to erect Pythian hal
/ in Charleston.
Some time ago the grand jury in Edge
field county called attention to certain al
| legged irregularities in the office OF tn,
| county treasurer Of that county, which oc
! Cured under the management Of the Ia II
! county treasurer. Controller General Nor
| ton expects to 80 to Edgeheld early next
! week for the purpose Of arranging The
/ preh mnaries Tor an examination Of thf
affairs Of the office by an expert.
Mrs. S. E. Tompllins of Greenville met
with serious accident at her home Wed.
] nesday. While preparing a dish Of cher.