The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07
SOUTH CAROLINA.

I
The gridiro championship Of the state
hes between AYofford and Clemson.
The election to determine the fate of
Edisto county viii take place on the 18th
inst.
An extensive cat crop has been planted
in Manning count and some of the fields
are green already.
Owing to the scar city of white labor in
Charleston, negro OPP sratives- are employed
in the knitting mills the city
There is still a large quantity of cotton
stored in the city and county Of Sumter
for which the owners wish to obtain higher
prices.
Dr.. A. G. Dozier of EdyeAield was found
dead in bed Tuesday morning the culmi-
nation of a case of heart dis ease OF long
standing.
1t is now probable that Senata'r George
Mower of Newberry will oppose incumbent
Judge Townsend, before the general as
sembly for circuit judgeship.
Miss Nancy Gfunter, aged 1O6 yeats IS
evidently the Oldest person in PiclkAhs
county. She cut out and made a shit
last week without the assistance Of eye
glasses
A charter has been granted to the Prln-
gle Bros Company of Charleston, which
is to do a general dry goods and notion
business. The capital stock of $6l,OOO has
been subscribed and the required amount
has been paid in.
Joseph Hunter, son Of r. T. G. Hunter
ST., of Prosperity, who is attending Glenn
son College met with a serious accident
last Wednesday. He was working in the
machinery building and by some means
four fingers were cut off.
Frank Scales. colored. who lives on the
statesburg road. several miles from Sum
ter, reports that he and his son were ku-
kluxed on Friday night by crowd Of
men. He said that he recognized only
six of the party, and these he had m
dicted. The reason assigned for the visit
of the ku-klux was that Scales had been
taking up stock under the stock law, and
this had enraged his neighbors.
1t is decided that Salem county cannot
be revived for four years. and an effort
will be made to create new county to
include the southeastern portion Oh sum
ter county and portions of Clarendon ana
Florence counties. AT least that is the
most recent new county rumor in cEreuia-
ton The county seat and. all the county
officials have not been selected.
Mrs. J. f. ,.Buckheit of Florence was
burned to death Wednesday. Just how
the fire started is not known, but ths
superstition is that Mrs. Buekheit went 70
her room to rest for awhile. She prob
ably fell asleep and coal from the HAres
place which was aglow had popped out an
the feather bed on which she lay and had
burned her so badly before she aEokta
that she was unconscious after awaken
ing. She was, therefore, unable to either
find the door of exit or even to scream.
Hon. Leon ]. Williams, member of the
legislature and otherwise prominent citi-
zen of Edgefield county, who on Sunday
last shot and killed Luke and Joe White,
brothers, at Bethany church, turns out to
have been desperately wounded in the at
fray himself. He was stabbed in the breat
and back, and cut in the back, and in the
throat Williams will be arrested If he
RECEIVERS sufficiently to be taken to Edge
field. Differences had existed between
Williams and the Whites Eor some time,
but the shooting was predpitated unex-
pectedly at Bethany church, where union
services were being held. Williams was
getting in his buggy to drive his aged
mother home, when Joe White called him
and said he wanted to see him. Williams
went to him, and after a moments animat-
ed conversation, fisticuff eI,sued. While
they were scuffiing on the ground, Luke
brother of Joe White, ran up to assist Joe.
| 1t is stated that Luke stabbed Williams
| and the latter arose, dlew his pistol and
fired. The ball lodged in Whites heart.
His wife ran to his side and Luke fell in
his wifes arms dead Joe had, in the
meantime, gotten up from the ground, and
was using his knife with deadly effect,
when Williams shot him dead.