The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-27
SOUTH CAROLINA,

Mr. J. N. Ninson, proprietor of the Cliff
ton Hotel and a very prominent and pop
ular citizen of Clifton, died very suddenly
at his home Thursday He had been sick
but short while
Aunt Patsy Harris. living in Gaffney, is
nearly 100 years old. She has good health
and can see to thread a needle without
spectacles. She says when young she did
mans work and often cut and split three
cords of wood a day
The Sumter and Wateree Railroad will
certainly be finished within the next 80
days. large force of hands are now grad
ing the Sumter end Of the road, beginning
on Factory street. The work of putting
down the rails VIII be commenced in a few
days.
Tobacco barns are going up In many sec
tons of Sumter county, and quite a large
number Of progressive farmers who have
never done so before, win undertake to
grow tobacco as money crop. The secret
of success with tobacco is a small crop
carefully cultivated and cured as a begin
ming.
Preparations for the Confederate veter-
ans reunion in Charleston in May are
hAcFAhS dApi5 Adpltty anu smoothly now
and the fear that existed at one time that
the city would not be entirely equal to the
expected occasion has apparently been dis
PEELED. Contractor McCarrel is working
night and day on the big auditorium and
the finance and other committees are maxi
ing splendid progress.
Gov. Ellerbe is sometimes asked to give
his autographs for other purposes than Se-
- h.
man in Charleston, who has collected the
autographs of about twenty Governors of
South Carolina, has just written to a friend
IN Columbia, asking that he secure Gov
Ellerbe's autograph Tor his collection, The
autograph wiz be sent as soon as the Gov
ernor is strong enough 10 attend to mat
tiers not so pressing.
The last Of the legislators has left Col
umbia, and the reaction has set in. Column
bia is as dun as midsummer. and news Is
exceedingly scarce. The state house pre-
sents very different appearance from
what IL did week ago. Cleaning up and
renovating is the order of the day. Ser
geant-at-Arms Stansell and Mr. Hardy. the
keeper OF the state house, have a force of
eonvicts In their charge, and are busiIv
engaged In cleaning and scrubbing the
han of the House of Representatives. the
state library and the Railways adjacent
thereto
Railroad building in South Carolina is to
have the biggest revival known in recent
years, judged by the number of new char
ters granted by the general assembly inst
closed. According to these charters there
are IL new railroads projected, having In
round numbers an aggregate length OF 800
miles. In almost every instance the lines
are short, but study of a railroad man
VIII show that their object in each case Is
to connect with one Of the big lines of the
state, so as to create competition with ito
rival system. The big lines are already In
operation, and these will fin in the cans
and serve as feeders to them.
Columbia State: A very much needed stem
in the line Of 'perfecting the dispensarv
system '-albeit against the wishes of the
straight dispensarians-wa taken nv tho
Senate when il adopted Senator Barnvyesl,s
amendment requiring dispensary consta-
bles to give bonds for the faithful nor
Torrance of their duty. The irresnonsilla
power exercised by this force has been q
scandal TO the state and an offense IN the
people. IL bonding them will make tben,
NEEDLE less with liquors imported nv Con-
tlemen for personal use and suppress hind
tigers instead of levying tribute on tbern
the change Will be wholesome.-P 6 TN
House doesn't think so.