The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-16

Is said, that a stock company has been
formed by able men tia cedar Key with
all the subscribed stock they need 10
again operate the mill. The chief stock
holder thinks that the mill viii be run
ming within sixty days. One of the stock
nolQers mas Mu,VJO or more worth Of cedar
on hand. while another has considera-
bic amount OF saws, belt. and other mill
fixtures.
DeLand Record J. y. Banta. while at or,
mOnd last week. saved a young lady. guest
OF the Ormand. from drowning in the
ocean. The young lady. in company with
another lady and gentleman. had ventufed
too far out, the breakers and undertOW
had gotten the best of them. Mr.. Banta
was sitting on the porch of the Coquina
and hearing the cry for help Immediately
responded by rushing down and into the
water he succeeded in getting the young
lad& out, and with the assistance Of an
other gentleman who was bathing near,
the other lady was brought out safely
to shore by her companion. The young
lady 3 father has written very nice let
ter to Mr.. Banta expressing a desire TO
present him with watch appropriately
inscribed 10 replace his watch, which was
ruined by the salt water.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
A young lady in Darlington is studying
medicine.
A silver league has been organized in
Pendleton township with w S. Young as
president.
J. n. Dallls of Spartanburg has invent
ell and applied for patent for a new cur
tain pole.
Spartanburg has passed a law requiring
all dogs ON the streets to be muzzled after
March Is.
The Lutherans of Columbia have pur-
chased a lot and will erect a handsome
church on 1t.
John Hopkins University has conferred
the degree of Phi. ID. on Prof James NJ
kinard of Winthrop.
Mr.. ]. w. Harrison, postmaster of Tren-
ton. died suddenly Monday. He leaves
wife ana -four children.
The Columbia Electric Street Railway
Company have completed arrangements
for belt line in that city.
LAWRENCE Quinby. who is said to have
been the oldest Mason in the world, died
al Granfteville Monday. He was IS years
old.
At a meeting of the citizens of Newberry
IL was decided to secure plans and sur
veys for a system of sewerage and water
works.
The state board of pharmaceutical ex-
aminers will meet in Newberry on March
IS and 10, to examine applicants to prac-
tice pharmacy.
The town of Port Royal sumomned citf-
zens between 10 and 50 to work on the
streets Thursday. Some half dozen came
out. The others Will fight the legality of
the call.
Jon and John Dill, in Jail in Greenville,
for the murder of United States Deputy
Marshal John Kirby have been surren-
dered to the state authorities, and will
be tried in Spartanburg.
-Four persons have so far been men
toned as candidates for governor in the
coming campaign-all reformers John
r. Harrison of Greenville; r. b. Watson
of Edgeheld w. T. c. Bates of Orange
burg, and w. IL. Ellerbe of Marion.
John Wilson, a track hand on the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad and
the oldest employee on the road, being
nearly 50, fell from the pilot of a shifting
engine in the yards at Columbia Thursday
and was crushed to death in a horrible
manner
Gov. Evans has appointed Lieut. Marcus
B. Stokes, United States Army. who is
now stationed in Columbia, to the position
OF military secretary on his staff. Lieut..
Stokes was sent to South Carolina by the
United States government TO look after
the state troops.
After year of hard fighting In the
courts Charleston gets real estate worth
$4,000 as devised in the will of the late
John Thompson: The decision, which
gives the city the property, was handed
down in the supreme court of the state
and, therefore, is final and lasting.
Chesterfield was visited by a most dis
astrous fire a few days ago. 1t broke out
about II o'clock in the office of DR. d. II.
Teal and spread until nineteen buildings
were consumed, some of them containing
stocks of goods. The total loss is placed
at $4,000 OF $4,000 and no insurance.
The clearing and grading of the site for
| a l0,OO0-spindle cotton mill will be COM
menoed at Seneca to-day. This mill will
be built on the water power known as
! the Coneross shoals. the property of w
c. Coleman of Seneca, who is the prime
mover in this enterprise and to whose
energy its success is due.
A declaration for charter was filed
with the secretary of state for another cot
ton mill for Chester. The capital stock
| is to be $4,000. The corporators are D.
| j. Crosby of Feasterville, Fairfield county
and e. C.. Stain, ]. II; White, Joseph
| Wyle ]. L. Glenn of Chester. 1t is tc
| be known as the Enterprise mill.
A declaration for a charter has been
| filed by the Florence Prize House Com
pany of Florence The company will
| handle dry and manufactured leaf tobacco
! The capital stock is $1,000 with privilege
! to increase it to $780, The corpora tors
4 liam r. Branigan, w. d. Douglas and L
L. Wilcox.
Quite sensational elopement took place
one night last week in the lower portion
of Kelton township. William Lyles. a
! widower of only six weeks, eloped witt
/ his 15-year-old step-daughter 1t seems
| that 1t was not unexpected, as her broth.
| ers had sent her to Cliffords Seminary
at Union and forbid Lyles seeing her
| Where they went is unknown.
There are several new county schemes
already in the air, Greenwood, Honea
Path and Branchville, have already shown
| their colors, and are already out aftel
! first honors for new counties. Their,
seems to be but little doubt that half OF
/ the counties viii have another box al
| the general election in which to vote OF
the question of dividing the old counties.
Some of the farmers near Dovesville
Darlington county, it is reported, aver.
aged between IA and 20 cents per pound
| on all their tobacco last year. Mr. NC.
| Car of Florence made 1876 pounds pei
| acre, on four acres, or 6944 in all. If he
| had sold his crop at the Dovesville prices
| he would have received from S24S to S3l(
per acre, or from 1912 to S1,SSS from the
| four acres.