The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-14
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The prospect favors a fine fruit year in
South Carolina.
The dispensary sales in Georgetown av-
erage about $40 every day
South Carolina owes less per capita by
si2 than any state in the Union
The State Medical Association VIII meet
at Harris Lithia Spring this year.
A. Fl. Patterson of Barnwen Is the last
candidate suggested for Governor.
There Is renewal of the talk that
Senator Tillman will run for Governor.
E. d. Smith of Sumter is a candidate
for the state superintendent of education.
The Council Of Charleston is inves.isat-
ing the Church street fire, ia which nine
lives were lost.
The Christian Endeavorers of the state
will hold their state convention at Clinton
from April l to 3.
Piczens will soon have bank. Already
something over $1,000 has been subscribed
to the capital stock.
Rev. r. C. Holland. D. D., of st. An
drew's Lutheran Church of Charleston has
resigned to go to Atlanta,
A charter has been granted to the Greg.
ory-Heath Banking and Mercantile Com
pany of Lancaster county.
Gov. Ellerbe has appointed a commits
sion to look into the establishment of
reformatory for youthful criminals
The water works and electric light plant
of Camden are about completed. Lights
are promised during the next few days.
James Gregory, colored boy, IA years
old, killed Forest Bates, also colored, dur
ing quarrel at spartanburg few days
ago.
At Manning, last week, Gus Davis
charged with arson, was found guilty and
sentenced TO seventeen years at hard la
Dor in the penitentiary
AT the invitation of Gen. C. l. Walk
er. the veterans of South Carolina ere
meeting to make arrangements to attend
the reunion in Atlanta.
There was an election held few days
ago at Monck's Corner for municipal Of
hcers. S. p. Driggers was elected intendant
with full board of wardens.
The farmers of the Eta Jane section of
Union county are using more guano this
spring than usual They propose to put
much of il under their corn crop
The colored people are laying the foun-
dation for handsome college in the west
ern part of Camden They expect to have
4 completed and ready for use by the next
school term.
Louis Jacobs has been appointed post
master at Kingstree, and he will take
charge April /. succeeding Mrs. C. M.
| Chandler. who has held the office for
twelve years.
The South Carolina College will graduate
more students this session than any other
male college in the state. the number be-
ing twenty-nine. fourteen of whom are in
the law department and fifteen in the aca-
demic.
Rev John G. Williams, so long and well
known in the state as a writer of negro
dialect was stricken with paralysis last
week. His face and left side are severely
| affected though his condition is not re-
| garded as hopeless.
Perry p. Thornley,, young man about
| is years of age, a son of John Thornley,
a well-to-do merchant of Pickens, commit
| ted suicide at Anderson Monday. An UNI
happy love affair is said TO be at the
bottom of the suicide.
At Clemson College, a new building for
! horticulture and entomology Is to be con-
structed near the greenhouse and equipped
for laboratory and class room work OF the
| recent graduating class of %, seven (28 per
cent? have remained at Clemson to pursue
advanced courses.
The City Council of Sumter passed an
ordinance imposing a license on business
and professional men Of all kinds, which
! the business and professional men refuse
TO pay, and the city authorities are uro-
ceeding to enforce payment A test case
is 10 be made and the license is to be
fought to the bitter end.
The negro Charles Williams, who was
suspected Of the murder Of Mr.. Lee near
Carters crossing. in Sumter county and
who so narrowly escaped being lynched
when arrested. has broken down and con-
fessed the crime IL was thought that he
had an accomplish and 80 stated. but now
he says that he alone is responsible for
the crime.
Charles r. Barrett, who several years
ago, was tried in the United states Court
on charge Of defraudlng the govern
ment and convicted. and who appealed for
new trial on the ground that the case
was not tried In the district where the