The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22


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SOUTH CAROLINA.
DR.. W. ]. Garner of Darlington died
Saturday.
The Methodists of Union have almost
completed their new church.
A commission has been issued to the
Georgetown Literary and Social Club.
The artesian well at Monroe has been
sunk over 600 feet and very little water
obtained yet
The Hessian fly has appeared in some
sections of the state and is ravaging the
wheat crop
The new Council of Kershaw is consid-
ering the need of more and better water
for the town.
Telephone connection with Yorkvile via
Lowrysville and McConnellsvile was es-
tabiished Tuesday
A large amount of cotton that has been
in storage in Sumter for several months
was sold and shipped Friday.
Capt. D. E. Dudley, one of BENEFITS
ville's most prominent citizens, died We'd
nesday night from cancer of the stomach.
A commission has been Issued for the in
corporation of the Christ Church Agri-
cultural Society of Christ Church Parish.
in Berkeley county.
Winnsboro is becoming a great cattle
market On Thursday eight car loads of
cattle were shipped from that place to
Richmond and elsewhere
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Bamberg cotton mills will be held on
March % for the purpose of voting an is
sue of bonds to the amount of $4,000.
Eliza Jackson, alias Mamie Wilson, a
young white woman, who was burned ac
cidentaly two weeks ago, died at the City
Hospital at Charleston Friday morning,
as a result of her injuries
Resolutions were adopted by the Able
vile Alliance advising a reduction in the
acreage of cotton this year-it being
thought by the alliance that it was the
only redemption for the farmers.
A new circle of the Kings Daughters
has recently been formed in Charleston
for the especial purpose of founding a
refuge for penitent women of a certain
class, with view to redeeming them to a
worthy life.
Maj. Cambridge M. Trott has resigned
from the command of the Second Battal-
ion of the Fourth Brigade of Charleston.
He gives as his reason for resigning press
of business James Allen. Jr., has been
asked TO accept the nomination.
Gov. Ellerbe has received a letter from
Prof J. L. Jameson of Brown University
asking the privilege of editing the letters
of the great Calhoun. The work is to be
prepared for the American Historical As
ISOLATION, and to be published by the Uni
ted States government.
Union has a young man at its graded
school named Cogden who is 10 years of
age, weighs ifty-four pounds and is for
ty-four inches high. He is a native of
North Carolina He has a sister nearly
the same size. The parents live al the
Union Mills, and are of normal size.
The Union Cotton Min>. Company will
build 100 more dwelling HOUSES They will
also increase the capital stock $500 COO
making the total over Million They
will build large store room. and place
electric lights in the operatives houses,
thereby diminishing the liability of fires.
The insurance adjusters finished their
work Thursday over the losses by the
burning of the Highland Park Hotel at
Aiken, and agreed upon $62 900 on the build
ing, 5000 on the furniture, and $500 on
the electric plant; a total of $50 500 The
question Of rebuilding The hotel has moi
yet been decided.
Monday night Belle Hardy, notorious
character of Anderson, while under the
influence of liquor, went into the meat
market of Gabe Massey and raised row
and when he undertook to eject her she
grabbed large butcher knife and plung-
ed il into his left side. She was lodged
in Jail. Massey is in a precarious condi-
ton.
Permission has been granted by the Sec
rotary of State to the Phillips & Meyers
Manufacturing Company of Charleston to
increase the capital stock to $4,000. Per.
mission was granted to the Southern
Loom, Harness and Reed Manufacturing
Company of Spartanburg to change its
name to the Correll Loom Harness Com
pany. ana to increase lis capital stock TO
$4,000.
A severe fire, driven by a heavy western
wind, ragged near Dupler Friday. Several
thousand dollars worth of property was
destroyed. Shortly after the fire broke
out Mr.. Falls Bedenboughs lumber mills
caught. and before help could be secured
the mill and several hundred thousand
feet of lumber were in flames. Several
neighbors barely escaped having their
homes burned.
The Piedmont Tobacco Works factory at
Rock Hill, with its contents, was com
pletely destroyed by fire Saturday morn
ing It O'Clock, also a small tenant house
adjoining. The estimated loss on the fac
tory and contents IS $1,000. The insurance
is $1,000. The tenant house was valued at
$780, covered by insurance. The cause of
the fire is unknown. The directors will
rent another building and continue oper-
atoms. The factory will be rebuilt at an
early day.
CANDLERs CAMPAIGN.
Editors of the state still Discussing