The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOU III CAROLINA.
A movement is on foot to erect an OPP
era house at Bamberg.
The game law for deer is now in force.
and deer cannot be shot.
There has been sold in Chester this sea-
son about 1900 bales of cotton from wag-
ons
The Pelzer Company furnishes the vac
cine points. and the doctors charge only Is
cents each.
The negro cotton mill at Columbia will
ploy 500 persons.
Ii is rumored that Saluda will have a
gubernatiorial candidate in the person of
Col r. B. Watson,
The secretary of state has issued a COM
mission to the Charleston Auction and
Brokerage Company.
The secretary of the state has granted
charter to the Carolina Benevolent As
ISOLATION of Rock Hill.
The order of United American Mechan-
les will erect a flag of the United States
over the new school building at Spartan
burg on the 18th inst.
The seaboard Air Line Railroad paid
lis taxes to County Treasurer Guy of
Yorlville last week. The amount of state
and county taxes was something over ST.,
7O0.
The fertilizer trade has opened, but II
will be several weeks before delivery be-
gins. There seems to be disposition
among farmers to curtail the use of fertil-
izers this year.
The county treasurer of Manning states
that he has collected something over SSi,-
900, which only leaves a little over $1,000
vet 10 be collected. This has been the best
collection since 1890
A commission for a charter has been
issued to the Commercial Club of Charles
ton. The purposes of the club as an
nounced, are a promotion of social
friendly and intellectual intercourse be-
tween its members
A comparative statement from Dec. 10
to date for last year as compared with this
year indicates that there has been a very
decided falling off in the income from the
privilege tax. Last year it was 1852 so
as against $2267 for this year.
The resident ministers of Florence met
at the study of Rev. Walter l. Herbert
last week and organized a ministerial I'M
ion. Rev. FL. r, Moseley was elected pres
| ident, Rev. j. II. Dixon, vice president,
and Rev. w. l. Herbert, secretary and
treasurer.
The election on the question of voting
| a subscription of $4,000 in bonds to the
Black Diamond Railroad was held at
! Anderson Thursday. The result was over
/ hal mir oil N of his
| The bonds are to be held in escrow until
| the road is completed to Anderson.
The sons of John Hawley aged 10 and
IA years. We're out hunting birds on the
plantation of Capt. w. w. Entzminger in
Fairfield county. Thursday. when the gun
| in the hands of the eldest suddenly and
unexpectedly exploded, and the contents
| lodged into the body of the youngest boy
killing him instantly
Coroner Ferguson held an inquest at
Laurens Thursday over the body of Dave
Hunter, coorcd, at Clinton. The evidence
went To- show that the negro was charged
! with breach of contract, was taken from
| Clinton. and whipped with a buggy trace.
He was left and picked up by the Clinton
| police, and soon died. The jury failed to
find who inflicted the injuries,
The barns and store of DIR. w. ]. Bowen
of Mount Pleasant We're burned Monday
morning There was a large stock of
merchandise in the store. all of which
was entirely lost. All his fodder and grain
in the barn. together with farm imple-
ments and in the stable fine horse and
mule an OK and COW, several head of
hogs and eighty head of chickens, were
| all burned. The loss is estimated to be
about S1,500, with no insurance.
DR.. Hext NJ. Perry of Greenvile has
! in his possession very valuable and in
teresting antique, which he has lately add
| ed to his collection. II is a Stradviralus
violin, said to have been made in the year
| 17Co DIR. Perry secured the violin in
! Charleston some time ago, ana he has
been able to trace its history back for
nearly 100 years. Among DR.. Perry's relics
he prizes very highly a watch once owned
| by his grandfather, and which has been
| in the family ninety years when 1t was
| bequeathed 10 the present owner over
thirty years ago.
On Monday evening, near Sharp postof-
| fee, In Fairfield County, there was a re-
| markable marriage of an aged colored
| couple-Frank Rosoborough to Hester
! Howell The bride is 20 years of age. Her
| mother was present She was an old serv-
! ant of the late Thomas Session, and was
purchased by him hfty-siX years ago. at
the age of 40; therefore. she is known 10