The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-05
SOUTH CAROLINA.


munity.
Some Of Greenwood's citizens want a
beer dispensary.
Twenty bridges have been washed away
in Greenviile county during the heavy
rains Of the past weeks.
Mrs. Ellen Clary is the only woman in
the Algood community who uses an old
time spinning wheel and four-cut crack
ing reel.
Aigood mas variety Of people with queer
names. She has Bankheads BIuelegs
Tamebuggars, Camels and DooHttles of
every description.
A correspondent writes that there is a
good opening for a physician at Bluffton.
5. G. There Is a large population in the
vicinity of that town, and a good doctor
would do well.
The City Council of Orangeburg will hold
meeting to discuss the advisaoility of
issuing bonds for the construction of
water works system and the erection of an
electric light plant.
e. Lawrence of Rambling Is the cham
pion bean-raiser as well as wheat-grower
"a
OF an acre Of land a fraction over TWENTY
one bushels of beans, besides what he has
used. he says there are at least three or
-FOUR bushels on the vines at present. These
were sold at an average price Of 48 cents
per bushei. He VIII get at least five BUSH
els Of corn on the same land
The 6-year-old son of Miles B. Lake Of
Township No. 8. near Newberry, was Bit
ten on Nthe wrist last Saturday afternoon
by pet dog, which had been bitten bv a
DOG having hydrophobla four weeks pre-
vlously. Mr.. Lake killed the dog and took
ms son to Chaplin on Sunday and applied
Editor Z. l.. Boards maidstone to the
wound. The stone adhered over seven
hours. which is an indication that It had
absorbed the poison.
The following is the official declaration
Of the results of the primary, made BY
County Chairman Austin at GreenviIle.
For the House of Representatives. J.
mccullough. j. o. Wingo, A. Blythe; for
treasurer, G. L. Walker; for auditor w
p. Hicks: for county supervisor. I p
Speeglei for judge of probate, ]. c.
BAILEY; for superintendent of education
W. ii. Barton; for register of mesne con-
veyance, j. N. Stewart
Newberry has not a real Klondike with
in her borders, but gold dust does exist
in some sections. Monroe M. Harris has
! prospected recently for Newton r. Leslie
IN township No o. and found gold. but not
in paying quantities. Gold has been known
10 exist there for fifty years. He secured
some specimen pieces of ore for govern
ment assay, and will return later and
make a through search for the precious
ore. Iron also is found to some extent in
the same section. Mr.. Harris spent TWEEN.
ty-hVe years an South America in mining
operations, and has also considerable ex-
perience in the same line on the Pacifs
slope. He returned to Newberry last wear.
after an absence of about thirty years
from his old home
w. w. Harris of the state constabu-
larry force has received information from
Sumter and Florence counties to the Of
feet that negro, whose name the inform
| ants said, they could give, was passing
! hamself off in that portion of the state as
constable for the dispensary. 1t is nor
/ presumed that he has had the effronterv
| TO make any arrests or seizures. but II Is
STATED that he is advertising himself as a
! constable. presumably being melted To do
so by white men for political effect Mr.
harris emphatically states that there is
! no negro employed on the constabularv
! force in this state. A constable has bcen
sent over into that section, and If The
negro is caugh. he will likely get a dose
o. justice hew ont fancy.
The separate coach law has gone into
effect in South Carolina almost without
being noticed. The railroads had their
coaches separated in many instances. so
/ tnat the travelling public could get accus-
| toned TO the new order of things Tho
first-class coach in most instances is sep-
/ arated by division, which is permissible
Under the terms of the law, as a separa-
Ton OF the races seemed to have been
the main object of those who favored the
act. 1t is not known how the law will
ne received and it win take some little
time before the travelling Dublic viii ~
made to enforce the law. Up TO this time
although there have been divisions in the
cars great many whites have sat IN
the portion assigned TO the ooiored people
and vice versa