The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-27


Northeastern railroad tracks. three miles
from Charleston
Thursday night. al Sellers. a negro nam
eI Dave Sparks was shot By some IN
known person while b. was standing in
bis door. The wound is not considered IA
tai
A reward Of fifty dollars has been offered
1y Gov. Evans for the arrest and convic-
zion % the party OF parties who burned
the barn Of J. Mglliugs. Of Greenwood. on
June p
Charles Harris. the 7-year-old son Of
air. and Mrs. ". l. Harris OF Spartan
burg. died Thursday OF blood poisoning
in the hip. brought on By injuries sustain
ed by a fan
The Mccall Manufacturing Company Of
Mccall, S. G.. has filed an application to
the secretary OF state. asking that the limit
OF their capital be increased from s5J,900
20 $4,000.
The city OF Chester has just been put
in telephone communication with Lowry
Vile. eight miles away. on the Chester and
Lenoir railroad. The wires Will probably
Doe soon extended 70 McConuellsville. i've
miles further.
Lilies Reid. a 5-year-old boy OF Spartan
burg. died Monday from Inflammation Of
the stomach, brought on by swallowing
chewing gum. The little fellow mad a
mania for gum. and swallowed every
piece that he could get hold Of.
Bunnells. a penitentiary guard. accident
ally shot himself IN the left arm and leg
al Columbia. Wednesday. blowing the
whole calf OF the leg of and also the hand.
Bunnells Is TO charge Of a lot OF cOnvicts
at Bingham s. near Latta. He Is in a
dangerous condition
Furman University Of Greenville offers
to some young man In Richland county a
$50 scholarship for the session Of 1861
The appointment is to be decided by a COM
peutve examination conducted by the
county superintendent Of education In this
city on Friday, Aug. q.
Miss Cora Campbell. who lived near
Seneca. shot herself with suicidal intent
Sunday afternoon. The wound is not ia
tai, however and she viii recover. She
claims that she had trouble with u young
man and begged TO be allowed 10 make
another attempt at self-desuuction.
II is rumored at Lancaster that the Ca
tawba Indians. in the upper part of Lam
caster county, have employed counsel to
recover for them 10000 acres Of land most
~ I'm York county The territory in ques-
ton. b IS said, embraces the towns of
tQEh an anu FplA MINIS. II the claim
is finally established Il may be that Rock
HIN and Fort Mills may yet be run, each,
as an annex to Lancaster.
spartanburg is now experiencing one Of
the greatest building booms ever known
IN the history of the place improvements
are going on In every part OF the city
over million dollars Is being invested in
improvements such as factories. stores
and dwellings. Work on the new Spar
tan mill and the Arkwright mill Is being
pushed rapidly ahead. a large force OF
hands are az work on both mills and hope
10 be ready for the next crop OF cotton.
A jail delivery was effected at Aiken.
Tuesday night at Z o'clock. Three prison
ers made their escape. One Of them, Sam
Coleman, was held on a charge Of murder.
which crime was committed at Blackville
several weeks ago Another prisoner was
Dan Hammond. charged with assault with
Intent TO kill. The third was VIII Walker.
under two years sentence for larceny
from the house. The men made their es-
cape by tearing out part Of the Jail wall
and scaling the high brick fence around
the building.