The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
SOUTH CAROLINA.


A South Carolina Society has been or
gained in Washington.
Miss Georgia Tobin received her COM
mission as postmaster for Barnwell, and
took charge on Monday
The primary for the selection of Salu-
da's county site has been postponed from
March 10 to March % or %
The legislature has appropriated $500
to the state fair and all the state col
leges have been provided for.
South Carolina at the end of 1895 stands
at the head of the southern states in the
matter of cotton manufacturing.
There are now SO dispensaries in South
CaroliAa Under the old regime there
were 800 barrooms in Charleston.
A week ago R. F. Ferguson of Charles
ton sustained a fall from his bicycle which
resulted in his death Friday night.
Last Sunday, for the first time since
the war, the people of Cheraw were treat
ed to the convenience of Sunday train.
1t is said that the second cotton mill
for Greenwood is a certainty, and the
Hon D. A. P. Jordan will be it's presi-
dent.
S. A. Norris was found dead in the foot
of his buggy about 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the fork of the Providence
and Statesburg roads, three and a half
miles from Sumter.
The election for city councilmen for
the ensuing year. held at Inman last
week. resulted as follows: ]. d. Humph-
rey intendant; Messrs A. 5. Ekard, S.
Gowan. Il. c. Clark, and @. II. Mabry
wardens.
A great many improvements are being
made through the town of Brookland
tracted for forty double story dwelling
houses, which will be occupied by the mill
employees.
Passenger train No. IA. south-bound
killed a man between Landrum and
Campobello Sunday morning. He was sup
posed to be mute and paper found on his
person indicated that his name was W. J.
Stevens, from Blackburg, S. C.
The annual reunion of the South Caro-
lima Veteran Association of the confed-
| crate states army and navy will be held
| in Charleston on March p. Gen. Clement
| A. Evans of Georgia has accepted an in
vitation to deliver the annual address
The Carolina Mutual Telephone and Tel
egraph Company of Charleston has made
| have the capital stock increased from
| $50 600 to $4,000 Z. NJ. Bailey is presl-
| dent of the company and r. Bee Lobby
secretary.
An interesting and growing industry
in Abbeville is that of poultry raising.
1t has already grown to be a noted bust
| ness, as there are a number of "fanciers''
| who are raising thoroughbred BIRDS
| from the finest strains in America The
''fanciers" are buying from and shipping
to all parts Of the country, north, east
south and west.
The Catherwood Manufacturing Com
pany of Hammond, Aiken county, has an
piled for a charter. The company will
| manufacture, spin and weave cotton goods
and do a general mercantile business
! The capital stock is $4,000, divided into
| 600 shares at $25 each. The corporators
are Harry Hammond and John w Dun
| bar.
While Deputy Marshal j. D. Kirby and
other officers were taking Joe Dill and
his son to Spartanburg for Illicit distill
| ing, Joe Dill seized Kirbys carbine ana
| killed him by shooting him in the head
| The prisoners then escaped A DEPUTY
marshal who was with Kirby had gone
| ahead with wagon load Of captured
whisky, and two others had gone 10 n
nearby pond to hunt ducks.
Master Miles P. Mcsweeney, the little
son Of Representative McSweeney, OF