The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
SOUTH CAROLINA.


Considerable building is going on In Co
lumbia.
Hattie Ross was killed by Bud Franks.
during a quarrel at Greenville Tuesday.
The Hon. w. c. MCGOWAN of Abbevine
lies at the point of death with pneumonia
A commission for a charter has been Is
sued to the Eureka Social Club of Charles
ton.
will hold their state convention at Cln-
ton from April l to 3.
a charter has been issued to the Charles
ton Dry Goods Company; also to the
Charleston Driving Club.
Capt Isaac II. Means, librarian and
treasurer of the South Carolina College,
died of pneumonia Wednesday night.
The Aiken Bicycle and Athletic Asso-
citation will hold their mid-winter races at
Eustis Park on Thursday, March 10.
The Gaffney cotton mill has about all
the $50 additional Narthrop- Draper looms
in place, and nearly ready for operation.
The "Jm Grow" car bill has been sign
ed by the Governor and is now law but
does not go into operation until Sept. l.
There are $500 persons in Piekens ooun-
ty liable for road duty but up to Monday
2,19O had not paid the Communication road
tax.
Charles Coleman, colored boy 16 years
old. is being looked for by the Charleston
police for an alleged assault on a white
girl years old.
1t is announced that Hon. William j.
Bryan has accepted an Invitation TO de-
liver the literary address at Erskine Col
lege, Due West, on June "a.
The Denmark Times says: Dorchester
county has had a debt of $4,000 sadded
upon il for the transfer of the records
from Colleton and Berkeley counties"
Lewis Morgan. a young farmer, living
near Wexford accidentally shot himself
while jumping out of a wagon near Lib
erty Church, Greenvile county, Wednes-
day nhicting a serious but not necessar-
lily fatal wound.
In the United States circuit court at
Charleston Friday, Judge Simonton issued
q decree lof tne SAFE Oh the WdppOO Mills.
The court fixed $4,000 as the upset price
which is considered very low figure. The
mill is bonded for over 100000.
The fire which occurred Friday at Rock
Hill, burning the Piedmont tobacco works
and a dwelling house next to 1t, is Thought
to have been incendiary in its origin. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, and there was
$1,000 insurance upon the whole.
Monazite mining is reviving again. Re
Gently l. L. Campbell purchased 1870 acres
in Limestone township, Cherokee county,
of c. NJ. Amos, of Sumter, for the mona
ztte company that Mr.. Campbell repre-
sents. A large force of hands were at work
mining the mineral last week.
Sam Wilson, colored, was committed to
Jail at Sumter on Tuesday for placing OBJ
structions on the Atlantic Coast Line track
between Mayesville and Atkins with ma
licious intent The attempt to wreck the
train was made on jan 10, but the evil
dence establishing the guilt of Wilson was
not obtained until a few days ago.
B. II. Cuttino's dry kiln and planning
mill, situated at Evergreen, about three
miles from WATERFORD, was completely
destroyed by fire Thursday. The loss of
the mih property is between $5,OO0 and Sc
600. with no insurance. The Stokes Lum-
her Company also lost five cars of lumber
that stood on the railroad track ready for
shipment
J. T. Riddle. who lives one and half
miles Southwest of Glenn Springs, has a
hen that last year did her egg laying up
in a large oak tree 80 feet from the ground
and last wees Il was found she had fixed
her nest in that same elevated spot. Upon
climbing the tree 10 eggs were found In the
nest The hen is a cross between game and
Plymouth Rock.
The City Council of Sumter has given
notice that proceedings are to be institute
ed at once to enforce the collection of all
delinquent taxes. license taxes included
This will bring Up the fight on the license