The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-09


Groenviile is to have another original
package store.
a training school for negro nurses is to
be started at Charleston.
The institute for the colored teachers of
Sumter county will open this week.
The Spartanburg knitting mill has now
ten machines and has ordered ten more
Hon. w c. Whitney is making arrange
ments to build a winter residence at Aiken.
A. S. Stephens, a prominent citizen of
Anderson. died suddenly Thursday in his
65th year.
Mrs Swanson of Pelzer was fatally
burned by the explosion of lamp a day
or two ago.
n B. Cooper of Mullins died Thursday
He formerly represented Horny county in
the legislature.
The crop prospects generally throughout
York county is better than it has been
for several years.
The old looms at Clifton No. l. at Spar
tanburg are being taken out and improv-
ed ones substituted
The new directory census of the city Of
Columbia and its suburbs give a total
population of something over $4,000 people
Near Hartsville a day or two ago John
| Wright, colored, shot Clarence Byrd, white,
killing him instantly. They had been
| drinking.
At Darlington Thursday the county COM
missioners heard the arguments in the Lee
county contest and decided against the
! promoters OF the new county.
John r. Watson and his son were Bit
ten by mad dog at Ridge Spring
a day or two ago and have
gone to the Pasteur Institute at New
York for treatment.
The county commissioners have unani-
mously requested the state board Of con-
troll to abolish the liquor shops at Pick
ems. The board seems to think II is an
| Improbable business
At Pacolet Thursday afternoon during
a hard wind and rain storm Mai. H. f.
| Mcdowell was seriously hurt by a small
house, i'm which he had taken shelter
from the storm, blowing down on him.
The secretary of state has issued COM
mission to the Prosperity Cotton oil and
Fertilizer Company Of Prosperity. and the
Winnsb oro Dry Goods Company OF Wins
boro which proposes to do a general mer-
camille business.
dnez Turner, the S-year-old daughter OF
+. 2. Turner. master spinner OF Granite.
VILE mills died day or two ago from
the effects OF burns. A lamp turned over
on the child. soaking her clothing IN Oil
which was quickly ablaze
The motorman lost control OF a trolley
car coming up a steep hin from Hyattf
park, a resort two miles from Columbia
Thursday Motorman Morgan was thrown
on ana had his legs broken. None OF
the passengers were injured.
The machinery for the new Norris cot.
ton mill, which is being built at a water
power az Cateechee, near Central. is be.
Ing shipped The mill will be completed
about Sept. TO- IL Is expected to put Il N
operation as soon as completed
At Greonville a day or two ago a young
white man. Oscar smaley. was caurh,
on the long trcstle OF the Southern rain.
way near the depot by the early morn
ing northbound vestlbuiCd train. and Id
injured Internally that he died two hour,
later.
Thursday afternoon "A cyclone swoopcd
down upon the Baptist Association al
Oakdale church In Northwestern Amber.
son. Two women We're seriously injured
hy failing trees and genera. slammed,
resulted in "a few slight injuries Crop,
were somewhat damaged by the wind
Cen. n. y. Plehbourg has reviewed d
letter from Lieut. col Tuman. abou,
whose defeat for tho col0nclcy 81 IA,
F.ru res.meni tbeu aas aueb a rou,
] asking Chat che protest against the rifc|
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