The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29

Fannie .Priestly of Greenville, was burned
to death Wednesday.
Congressman Strait killed his large
stock bull last week. The hide alone
weighed ninety pounds.
There has appeared in the knitting mill
population of Union several cases of diph-
iberia among the children.
The Lutheran synod is now in session
in Brookland, Columbia's suburb. There
are hfty-six members present
The Chester Telephone Company has
been granted a charter by the secretary
Of state. The capital stock is $1,000
The annual convention of the South Car
DINA division. Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, will meet at Abbeville on Dec. l.
A little child of Docia Clinton, colored,
died at Lancaster several days ago from
the effects Of swallowing some concentrat-
ed I've.
The fan term of the state supreme court
will begin this week. Four days are given
to the third circuit, which will be called
on Dec. g.
1t Is the opinion of prominent cotton mill
men in Columbia and elsewhere that the
round baling of cotton is preferable to the
old method.
Dock Blackwell, a white man, wanted
for burning a house near WAGNER was
captured near Horses bridge, in Lexing-
ton county, by J. A. Pitner, was taken TO
Aiken and lodged in jail.
The work on the city hall of Anderson
is progressing finely much faster than on
The court house and jail and the proba-
bility is that the city fathers will be hous-
ed before the county officials are.
Gov. Ellerbe has offered a reward of SIS
for the apprehension and conviction of
the party or parties who recently set fire
to and burned certain buildings on the
Richardson place in Sumter county.
Last Wednesday Eugene Smith, the IT.
year-old son of J. G. Smith of Lowrysville,
fell from a load of cotton while on his
way to Lockhart shoals and broke his
neck. His death was instantaneous.
Charles Benham was found dead and his
body badly burned at his home at Sumter
Friday. He had been an invalid for some
months, and 1t is supposed he tried to rise
Anderson is to have a new savings
bank about Jan. /. Plans are now on foot
to organize under a charter and run the
institution in connection with the Farmers
and Merchants Bank, and with a capital
of $4,000.
The annual Aiken farmers convention
will be held at Schofeld school on Satur-
day. Dec. 4. The results of the expert
ments carried on this year at the school
farm will be described and other matters
of interest discussed.
One hundred and thirty looms were put
in the Arcade mill of Rock Hill recently
making the total number now 294, the full
capacity of the present building. 1t will
now be necessary to run the spindles, 6,032
in number, day and night.
Coon McManus, who lives on Frank
Hailes place, near Dwight, had his dwell
ing burned, together with all his house
hold effects, on last Wednesday night. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Nc
ManuS family barely escaped as the roof
was falling in when discovered on fire.
Annie Abbott the Georgia wonder, who
can lift half a dozen men on billiard cue,
and accomplishes many other feats on the
same order, has had her son and man
named James Current arrested on a
charge of stealing jewelry from her. The
jewelry was found in their possession.
The accused are in jail at Columbia.
A few nights ago w. J. Lee, of Sumter
county was slain in his home, the muir
derer, who attempted burglary, using an
ak. Charley Williams, negro, was ar
rested, and he has since made a confess
sion, duplicating an accompHce. Williams
says he wanted to become a second Simon
Cooper-a qulntuple murderer. To this
end he had been under treatment by a
Voodoo doctor who claimed he could nerve
him up to do any deed and at the same
time exempt him from danger of detec-
ton. To further harden himself TO be
butcher of men, the negro says he had
been eating gunpowder. When Simon
Cooper had the county terrorized the ne
groes thought he was invincible because
he had been known to eat gunpowder and
swallow shot.