The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-21
it'll executions against delinquent tax

payers.
Williamson has surrendered it's old char
ter, and was given new one under tie
act of 1896.
Nineteen young doctors will be gradual
ed from the South Carolina Medical Col
lege April l.
Col William Y Fair has been appoint
ed postmaster of Newberry. He will take
charge April l.
John P. Hunter has been appointed
United States marshal of South Carolina
at salary of 5000 per year.
The citizens of Eiloree have recently or
ganized fire department, which consists
of two hook and ladder companies.
Ben Odom a young negro of Bamberg,
is in jail. charged with ravishing Mrs.
Allie Boards pretty little 8-year-old
daughter.
The annual reunion of the South Caro-
lima division of the United Confederate
Veterans will take place in Charleston on
April q.
The marriage is announced of Miss Ste
vens of Lancaster to Benjamin Townsend,
member of the House of Representatives
from Union.
More police are demanded in Charles
ton. as the city is so large and the force
SO small that each man has to watch over
a mile of streets.
St. Andrews Lutheran Church of
Charleston has prevailed upon r. e. Hol-
land. d. D., not to insist upon the ac-
ceptance of his resignation.
Tho total prroI,ar &c ,lo1tnc,,at to- ,,a,.ors
in Lancaster county this year is 321. The
aggregate amount unpaid, including the Is
per cent penalty, is about 1872.
Senator Scarborough of Horny county
has been announced as candidate Tor
Congress in opposition to the present in
cumbent, Hon. James-Norton.
]. A. Brown, the promoter of the sunny
of land near Conway, and will locate 100
Western families on truck farms.
The state Democratic convention will be
held in Columbia on the third Wednesday
in May for the purpose of recognizing
the Democratic party of the state.
The foundation for the new postoffice at
WATERFORD is In course of construction,
and Postmaster lizard already has a new
set of call and lock- boxes for the new
building.
AL the recent town Election the follow
ing officers were elected for Elloree In
tendant, b. A. Shuler; wardens, James A.
Parler A. L. Singletary, J. NJ. Shuler and
e. F. Trick
Lancaster is among the counties making
arrangements to borrow money from the
states sinking fund. The amount Lancas-
ter is negotiating for is So, 800 The rate of
interest will be per cent.
The trial of George Elliott and Wallace
Brown for the murder of Mingo Thomo-
son was held at Sumter Wednesday, The
evidence was circumstantial, and not con-
vincing. The verdict was mot guilty.
Gov. Elerbe has announced the appoint
ment of Mayor Fl. II. Evans of Newberry
| as member of the South Carolina COM
mission to the Trans-M Mississippi EXPOSE
ton to be held this year at Omaha, Neb
The Edisto Rifles of Orangeburg have
received their new improved Springfield
rifles, with bayonets canteens, haversacks,
| etc., and 100 rounds of ammunition Their
old guns have been shipped back to Co.
| lumbia.
Clemson College has received $4,000 this
| season from the fertilizer tag tax At a
meeting of the trustees last week 1t was
decided to appropriate $12,50O of this sur
plus to the erection of a textile mill. Work
| will be begun on the building at an early
| day.
The Southern Express Office in Hampton
was broken in Saturday night. and the
safe entered and robbed of a small amount.
| Tuesday night the postofflce in the same
| town was entered. the safe blown open
| and $S25 stolen. The explosion wrecked the
| interior of the office. There is no clew.
Tuesday Dispensary Constables LaFar
and Holiday made raid on the premises
of P. Jaffraux, who has a vineyard three
| miles from Greenville. They captured
and confiscated 800 gallons of wine, claim
ing that the wine contained too much al
cohol. The stuff was shipped to Column
bia.
Tuesday Adjutant General Watts receiv-
ed the first request that has come from
any member of the state volunteer militia
asking to be allowed to withdraw from
the service. The request came from pri-
| Vate in one of the companies in the state
He stated in his letter, however, that il
was not from fear of going to war that
he desired to be released from his enlist.
| ment obligation.
The following commissions for charters
have been issued: To the Kerr Kimbal
Live Stock and Livery Company of Rock
Hill: to the Palmetto Building and Loar
Association of Spartanburg. The company
proposes to deal in real estate and bonds
To the town of Carlisle, In Union coun
ty, under the provisions of the act of 1896
The Old town charter was surrendered
To the Simsonville Baptist Church
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Politics in the state.
w. H. Bette has announced himself
candidate for coroner of Fulton county
]. H. Cotter, one of LaGrange's young
attorneys, and Prof. Walter G. Parks. hav,