The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-08
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Henry Schroeder of Aiken died Friday.
The State Press Association will assem-
BILE at Newberry on May 25
Mrs. Viola Neblett of Greenville has
given house and lot for the establish
ment of a free library for that city.
Tom Ferguson, a negro, who was shot
by Dock CLANCY three weeks ago, died
Wednesday, 1t was a family difficulty.
CLANCY is in jail
The city council of Anderson has sent
an invitation to the authorities of the
South Carolina Military Academy invit-
ing the cadets to Anderson for the sum
mer encampment of the corps.
John Baylock, who killed Jerry Mack in
a fight near Elliotts. in Sumter county, on
Tuesday, has surrendered to the officers
of the law. From the evidence SO far OBJ
tanned it seems that the killing was done
in self defense.
Gov Ellerbe has appointed James Eison
to be commissioner of election for Grim
ball in the new county of Cherokee, and
J. c. Blum supervisor of registration at
Little River, Horny county, vice, w. II.
Howell resigned.
A negro named Hampton was shot and
it is thought fatally wounded by a ne
gro desperado, named Richardson, in a
colored restaurant on Washington street
at Columbia Monday. Richardson has
not yet been arrested.
The 100000 addition to Spartan mill is
about finished and the machinery is be-
ing put in as rapidly as the machinists
can do the work. The Corliss engine has
already been erected and a great deal of
the machinery is in position.
Gen. Wade Hampton has prepared his
resignation as railroad commissioner and
has 1t ready to hand to Mckinley at
once His term does not expire for two
months yet and it is understood that he
can hold the position If he wishes.
In the court of sessions at Sumter true
bills have been found against Isaac Boyle.
Robert Wilson and Jake Mcleod as ac-
cessories to murder. These are the ne
groes who were associated with Simon
Cooper in his wholesale slaughters.
| Dodson and the two Duncans, convicted
of counterfeting and Raymond Hunter,
convicted of violation of the postal laws,
were sentenced at Greenvilie Wednesday.
| The counterfeiters were sentenced to two
years hard labor and Hunter to eighteen
months in the penitentiary at Columbus,
| O.
In a difficulty between Yochum and
| Bryce McComb, two employees of the
Richland mills. at Columbia, Monday,
Yochum was shot and almost instantly
killed. McComb had demonstrated with
Yochum for language he had used TO a
man named owens, and this started the
trouble.
The secretary of state has granted a
charter to the Independent Ice Company
of Sumter. The entire capital stock of
| $1,000 has been subscribed and paid in.
The directors are A. M. Fountleroy l..
II. Moses, Marion Moses, r. d. Lee, G..
u. Shore, George f. Epperson and Abe
Ryttenberg.
There are grave apprehensions in the
minds OF the people of Edgefield that the
act creating Saluda county has inval-
dated the jury, which was listed in jan
uary for the entire year. II the act
| legalizes Greenwood county at once then
II is claimed that the jury, which was
listed from both Edgeheld and Green
wood counties, Is Illegal. and there can
! be no court held during the year in which
! jury cases are tried.
Near Newberry Monday morning while
Miss Lulu Workman and Miss Carrie Blu
| ford were on their way to school two ne
! groes, who were lying in wait under a
| bridge. suddenly emerged from their hid
| Ing place and approached them. The
! young ladies, who were accompanied by
Mrs. G. w. Buford, on her way 10 a
neighhor's. would have been harmed had
Il not been that their calls for help fright
ened the negro men away.
A petition has been filed with the Sec
rotary OF State, asking a charter for
''The Aiken Cottages" The company
| proposes TO build houses 70 be used as
hospitals for the treatment of pulmonary
diseases. All OF the incomes and receipts
are to be devoted TO this object. The
capital stock IL to be 500. divided in
twenty shares Of the par value OF S
each. The petitioners are: Louisa y.