The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

There are rumors of a knitting mill be-
ing erected al Rock Hill. but nothing def
mite has been decided upon.
Cotton Is opening very rapidly around
Aiken The crop, from an reports, will be
! short-injured Ia great measure by the
rains.
The river swamp farmers have lost heav-
iEy by the overflow of the Savannah river
Thousands of bushels OF corn and hun
dreds of tons of hay.
An effort is being made to build a tele-
phone line from Anderson to AbbeviIle.
Those who are in charge of the matter
VIII make of it a success.
President ]. c. Wilborn of the State
Cotton Growers Association cordially in
vites bankers and merchants to attend the
| convention in Columbia next Tuesday.
The large amount of tobacco that as be-
ing shipped from Dillon this year viii be
an inducement to some active tobacco man
| to open a tobacco market there next fall.
Mrs. NJ. L. Pullman died at her home on
Howard street in Spartanburg Tuesday,
about II O'Clock a. m, in the list year
of her age. She was apparently in good
| health and had Just walked out on the pi-
| azza when she dropped dead.
J. b. Smith of Rock Hill has secured
the contract for experimenting the cree
ton Of the Monetta mills at Fishing
Creek the main building of which was
destroyed by fire in the spring. Arrange
ments are being perfected now for the
commencement of work.
Capt and Claud e. Sawyer will be an
applicant for solicitorship of the Second
circuit after Mr.. Bellinger goes into the
attorney generals office. The solicitor will
be appointed by the Governor. Capt. Saw
yer preferred to stay in the army, but as
his regiment viii be mustered out, his
| friends win see to it that he gets this Of
tice
Spartanburg Headlight: Ed Charbonnier,
with his family, have moved to Spartan
burg and win locate in our city. Mr.. Char
| BONNER is from Athens, Ga, and has gone
| into the fire insurance business with A.
| L. White. He belongs 10 one of the lead
| ing and most honored families in Georgia,
and we are glad 10 welcome him az citi-
zen. He Is an experienced and highly
successful insurance man.
The Cokesbury conference school will
open on Wednesday next, the 21st inst.
This is one of the Oldest and best known
| institutions In South Carolina, having been
| chartered in 1894. Many prominent men
| have gone from It's walls, whose influence
| has been felt both in church and state. The
| new rector, the Rev. Peter Stokes of the
| South Carolina conference, has arrived. He
| wM occupy the handsome cottage near the
| school, building recently erected by Prof
| j. 3. Game, his predecessor. Prof. r. D.
| Epps will continue as first assistant Miss
| Mary Walker Newton, a bright young
| lady from Bennettsville, has arrived al
| Cokesbury and win be In charge of the
music department.
Spartanburg Headlight: Mr.. F. II. Hem.
bree, of Walnut Grove, brought to the
| Headlight Office on Monday two Engllst
walnuts borne on tree on Mr.. N. p. Nc,
| Abee's farm near Walnut Grove, this coun
| ty. Mr.. McAbee planted the seed from
! which the tree grew twelve or fourteen
| years ago. 1t Us now % feet high, and itg
| branches cover space of 80 feet in diam
| eter. The tree began bearing four or five
| years ago. increasing the crop every year
| and this year it is fur, bearing about five
| bushels The nuts are large and well shap
| ed and full of kernel. This fact develope;
| the certainty of a new industry which
awaits the enterprsing farmers In thii
| section who VIII start English walnu
| farms. There is not more healthy frui
| grown than the English walnut. Farmers
| would do well TO plant English walnut tree
| for shade and in a few years have goo(
shade trees and plenty of nuts which bring
a good price in the market always.