The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-24
SOUTH CAROLINA.

IS now FOUR stories high.
The Chester Telephone Company is now
located in it's own quarters.
A charter has been issued to the Carolina
Manufacturing Company of Newberry.
An election held at Branchvire decided
by good majority to adopt a new charter
for the town.
Twenty-Five dollars was raised at the
WILLIAMSON College last week for the
India sufferers.
The secretary of state has granted
charter to the Mutual Loan Fund Com
pany of Greenville.
Thursday an old deaf colored woman
was run over by the Greenville and Lau-
rens train at Owens and killed
Tomorrow is the date fixed for the BIZ
cycle races under the auspices of the
Rock Hill Athletic Association.
There is a movement on foot among
the people of Pickens to establish
Knights of Pythias lodge at Pickens
For accident insurance the people of
this state paid out last year $5S,563, and
received for injuries sustained SOL col.
The members of the Spartanburg Gun
Club are making all preparations to at
tend the live pigeon shoot at Greenwood
on May 26.
The Rev. j. NJ. Stoney, who for the past
thirteen years had been the rector of
Grace Episcopal church at Camden, died
Wednesday.
colonial and revolutionary history of
Spartanburg county, and, incidentally of
Upper Carolina, has been written by Dr.
j. b. o. Landrum.
William A. Wood, white aged II years,
was drowned Tuesday while in bathing at
Curetons Mill, in West Wateree. The
body was recovered.
The Rock Hill Machine works made an
assignment last week to j. d. Scruggs,
assignee. The liabilities of the concern
are estimated at $1,000 and the assets are
$1,000.
In the early part of June Hon. John c.
Sheppard of Edgefeld will go to st. Louis
to represent South Carolina In the meet
ing of the National Lodge of Knights of
Honor.
charter has been issued to the Mathe-
son Telephone Company of Blenheim. The
company proposes constructing a tele-
phone line between Blenheim and Ben
| nettsvile.
Senator Mayheld of Barnwell county
has imported a pair of mule-footed pigs
from Florida. They are said to be exempt
! from cholera and other diseases incident
to swine; moreover, they are exceedingly
| swift of foot.
Bishop Capers preached the sermon at
the dedication of the new Episcopal church
at Glenn Springs. The old church was
finished nearly fifty years ago. 1t was
the first house of worship built in this
country by that church.
A commission has been issued to A. T.
Manship. d. A. Berry and II. II. Newton,
Jr., as corporators of the Tatum Mercan-
| tile Company, which will do a general
business in merchandise at Tatum, with
a capital stock of $4,000.
Barnwell county has received a loan of
Sc 200 and Fairfield county $500 for the
sinking fund. The state is loaning money
to the counties at per cent per annum,
and Is taking a first lien on the taxes TO
be collected by the county.
In the United States district court at
Charleston the grand jury has found
true bill In the case of young Thomas ].
| Black, the former night clerk OF the Co
lumbia postofiice, who was caught robbing
the mails by Inspector Gillespie recently
AT meeting OF the stockholders of the
Clinton cotton mills Monday afternoon. 1t
was decided 10 increase the capital stock
of the company TO $1,000; also to add
fifty feet to the main body Of the mill
and put in $50 additional looms and 5000
more spindles
Miss Constance McCorkle. lady princ-
pal of Chicora College, at Greonville, has
received notification by letter from Or.
| S. H. Chester, secretary OF the executive
| committee OF foreign missions Of the
Southern Presbyterian church. OF her as
signment TO the japan mission field.
The secretary of state has issued a COM
mission to Charles T. Mason OF Sumter
and Z. L. Blow OF Knoxville. Tenn. as
corporators OF the Telephone Manufacture
ing Company, which will manufacture tel
ephonos az sumter. The capital stock OF
the company is 5000, divided into 100
shares.
The warehouse at Sellers Marion county
was entered Tuesday night by breaking
the sash In the office. The postoffice IA
kept in one corner OF the waiting room.
All the drawer locks In the express and
postofiico were forced. and about SIS worth
Of stamps and three packages OF express
matter we're taken.
Gov Ellerbco has granted commuta-
ton OF sentence 90 -. c. Boholor. who was
convicted az the fan term. 1896. In Chester
county. Of the violation OF the state dls-
ponsary law, and sentenced to pay n fine
Of SEQ or serve a period OF three months
on the county chain-gang. The commute.
ton merely reduces the fine to 500.
The contract OF $3.50 for building the
new @.0o-spludlo mill az the Granitovile
junction. which Is known as the Warren
Cotton Mil, has been awarded. Ground