The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-07-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS,
Ex-senator Irby Will Try for the U.
t.-.-- =. Senate-Other Scraps.

-. .: senate-other Scraps.
T. II. Wannamaker has been granted
bail in the sum OF 81, SEQ for the killing
Of o. +. Jones at Bamberg.
Prof. F. G. Woodward has been cleo
ted by the South Carolina College trus-
toes to fill DIR. James Woodrow g place
as president. he having resigned.
=. T. is currently rHmored that E2-
Senator Irby is to make the race for
United States Senator against Nc
Laurin on q straight ''tariff for revenue
onlyY platform.
1t is said that petitioners for the new
county OF Willismstun will Contest tho
el6ctiou for tho new county which was
held last week They claim illegality
in the contest.
Cadet j. b. Sally, OF Orangeburg,
won the Teage 'Star of the West"
medal in tho competitive individual
drill of the Citadel cadets at Anderson.
There wore forty four contestants.
TIE annual address Mt the commence
ment of the South Carolina College was
deliveied by President Aldemany, of the
theme was: The Duty of the State TO
the College and the College to the State
At Orangeburg last week the three
city reel companies were out for con-
test, and the East Enders made 100
yards run and threw water i'll 23 2-5 sec
ends, and now they say they W i'll hence,
forth claim tho Southern record and will
hold it,
VIM Campbell was found guilty of
, lnanslaughter, at Spartanburg, for the
killing OF Pettigrew some months ago.
Campbell was an officer and was en-
deavoring to lock up Pcttigrew and he
knocked him, whereupon Campbell shot
him.
| At Union another reward has just
been offered by the town council. This
time it is $500 for the apprehension of
the party or parties who attempted to
burn the opera house few months ago.
It Is reported that this reward will be
raised by the citizens to 81, 900.
Last week IN Columbia the Beckroge
caDe against Messrs. Scruggs and Cas-
ton came up in the Court of General
Sessions, and it was thought that it
would be the entering wedge to great
deal ef> disrensary scandal, but the
grand Jury found mo bill" in each
case.
The Richland Volunteer Company OF
Columbia, organized in 1913 and par.
ticipating in the Florida, Mexican and
civil wars and member of the famous
Palmetto regiment, has decided to dis
band because of the result of the recent
court of inquiry, which recommended
that one Of its members be dismissed.
It's members allege that partiality was
shown by the board to the Goeernor'
Guards whose members also broke
ranks, and to Adjutant General Watts
by the Governor, as he carried out the
recommendations of the board AS tt
members of the Volunteers, but did no
iv-EGGiY censure Watts as recon-
gradrI.-
College Tltn their degrees: wlrfre,
Landau Brooker, A. b., Lexington
Joseph LeConte Davis, b. S., Rich
land; John Gordon Hughes. 4. r
Edgetield; George Oswald jaeger, A. b,
Charleston; Duncan Donald McColl
A. b., Marlboro; Charles Howard Nc
Leurin, A. B., Marlboro; John jackson
McSwain, A b.. Laurens; Simon
Franklin Parrot, a. b., Darlington
christopher Gadsden Sayre, Is. s., An
derson; George Coffin Taylor, a. B.,
Richland; John Nelson Trump, B. S.
Richland; James Spencer Werner, A.
b., Richland.