The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-05

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means another large crop Of cotton plant
! ed.
Joseph W. Neil. a promlnet citizen Of
York county. died at his residence three
mics north of Yorkvlle Wednesday morn
ing. Mr. Neil was president of the Glover
| Cotton Manufacturing Company
The county primary of Edgeield is over
and the following have been elected to Of
! fee: Capt r. f. McCaslan, sheriff; I.
| c. Turner, clerk of court, and DR.. w. A.
Sanders, supervisor Of registration.
The Dial property, on the southwest cor
ner Of Main and Taylor streets at Colum-
bia, has been bought by w. C. Chids,
president Of the Bank of Columbis, from
the owner, John Dial. The price paid for
it was the sum of $1,000.
Several days ago an accident occurred
about four miles above oats, which re-
suited in the death of George Thomas,
colored, and injuries to J. J. Fields and
John Beasley, George Thomas was saw
Ing with an old engine, when the boiler
exploded.
Hon. S. A. Graham, a member of the
House of Representatives from Abbeville
county, has been elected auditor of the new
Greenwood county. An election will be
held soon to fill Mr.. Graham's pace. John
Bulloch and John Shaw are candidates
for this place.
The attorneys for the defense in the case
of the state VS.. Solicitor J. William Thur
mond, charged with the killing Of w. G.
Harris, Jr., appeared before Judge Aid
rich at Aiken Thursday, and made mo-
ton for bail. The judge granted bail in
the sum of 5000.
The New Era Publishing Company of
Union has been incorporated. 1t is
weekly paper published by Jesse T. CAN'T,
who was formerly editor of the Cotton
Plant. The capital stock is $3.50, and the
corporators are John r. Mathis, j. NJ.
Greer and j. T. CAN'T.
The spinning department of the Globe
mill at Rock Hill has shut down for few
days to allow the weaving department
60 utilize the yarn already on hand. Fol-
lowing Rock HIS example, a number of
towns in the state have petitioned the
state railroad commissioners to grant them
the privileges and comforts of union de-
pots First came Denmark, then Column
bia, and now Chester
A commission for a charter has been is
sued in favor of the Mutual Loan Fund
Of GreenviIle. The corporators named are:
Hamlin Beattie, T. P. Cochran, L. w.
Parker, T. Q. Donaldson, N C. Poe, Avery
Patton, T. f. Hunt and f. f, Capers. The
company proposes to lend money, build
and sell houses and do a general invest
ment business. The capital stock of the
company is to be $4,000.
Work has begun on the Paris mountain
roadways, and by the time the season
opens there will be a fine road up the
4,s,, n do r,ff
hundred. Lots will be stal1ed out, and
roads will be opened along all the various
ridges and spurs. There are 700 acres i'm
this property. Several cottages have been
built this winter, and lots have been sold
to others who will build in the early sum
mer.
The official returns as to the county seat
of Dorchester were carried to Columbia
Thursday and copies furnished the Secre-
tary of State and the governor The re-
turns show that LIS votes were cast, and
that 5H We're necessary to a choice. OF
| the votes cast st. Georges received 6jl,
Ridgeville 100 and fSummerville 325. Ac-
| cording to law the governor will have to
order an election within thirty days for
the various county officers.
The following charters have been grant
ed: 1.-The Aiken Cottages Company" the
object of which is to establish at Aiken
| a sanitarium for the treatment of pulmon-
! airy diseases. Miss Louisa p Loring, of
| Pride's Crossing, Mass, is president; Hen
| ~ M. Dibble and DR.. c. f. McGahan, of
/ Aiken, directors The Beaufort knitting
| mills capital stock $4,000. George Holmes
| president; N. Christensen acting presi-
dent; r. A. Lang, secretary and treasurer
and general manager.
Young Harmon of Lexington, who was
convicted and sentenced to life imprison-
ment for killing Cal Caughman, Jr., has
| been pardoned. Caughman had CAUSED
| the downfall of Harmons sister and de-
spite his importuning to act honorably anc
! save his sister Caughman refused to do so
| To avoid a scandal Harmon warned
! Caughman. But it was not long before
| Caughman was caught in a compromising
| position with the girl, and young Harmon
sen a bullet into him, which caused his
death.
The project which the Abbevillians have
conceived of connecting Piedmont and
Pelzer factories with the Seaboard system
of railways has assumed definite shape
| The final survey has been completed, but
| the engineer, Capt. N. r. Lugoff, has no.
| yet submitted his report. 1t is under.
stood that according to the late survey II
| is forty-two miles from Abbeville to Pied.
| three and a half by way of Antreville. II
II stated that the Pelzer and Piedmont
companies propose TO grade the road and
the Seaboard and the citizens of Abbevillt
to equip II.
Columbia State: State Treasurer Tim.
norman, in talking over the expected de,
felt in the states finances, said Thurs.
day that money enough was on hand, with
that which would be derived from vari-
GUS sources, to pay the expenses of tht
| government up TO July. By this he meant
also the interest on the state debt would
be paid. He thought. however, that he
could go on well toward September be
fore 1t would become necessary TO Dor
| row any money to meet the expenses. Nc
less a sum than 100000. and probably
more, would have to be borrowed, he
thought The $15,O00 monthly which tho
dispensary is thinking of paying in would
help the treasury TO a good extent, but
sull not sufficiently TO obviate the neces.
sity of borrowing a good-sized sum. In
making up the deficit that will occur Dr..
Zimmerman does not expect the income
tax to play an important part. II will
be but a drop in the bucket. he thinks.