The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.

6partanburg and Union have each decid-
ed TO build another cotton mill.
Subscriptions are being solicited for
new 10000 spindle mill for Gaffney.
Gpeenville proposes to purchase the wa
ter works that supply that city and inn
prove the service.
1t is estimated that the completion of
Cardinals state capitol at Columbia VIII
cost about $2j00OO, and it is desired 10
prosecute the work by paying $4,000 a
year for five years.
The Winthrop girls have hearty appe-
tiles. For Thanksgiving dinner they con-
stunned 80 turkeys, 225 pounds of fruit cake.
so mince pies $50 pounds of nuts, 12O
pounds of raisins, boxes of oranges,
punches of bananas and a million pickles
A correspondent Of the Columbia State
says Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Brumby, Dewey's
famous flag lieutenant, who is a native of
Georgia, is from South Carolina ancestry
He states Lieut.. Brumby is descended
from the Haynsworths OF Sumter county
In the United States Court at Columbia
Mrs. Morris obtained a verdict for $500
against the Southern Railway Mrs Nor
ris was hurt while getting off the train at
Naucluse The action for $4,000 was
brought by Henderson Brothers, Mr. B.
l.. Abney representing the Southern.
Mr. Henry BUST, attorney for the Sea-
board Air Line has closed the Murray op-
ton on the Benefits Mill water front
property in Charleston. This makes about
$4,000 worth of property that the Seaboard
Air Line has accepted in Charleston on OPP
tons obtained during the last few months
a nd ie sic Of ha 70 th,
Seaboard Air Line means business.
Thomas w. Belvin, white, of Claremont,
and Arthur Nelson, colored, shot each
other in a row at the house of Lilly House,
colored, in Sumpter, Wednesday evening
Nelson has wound through the abdomen
from a hIrty-eight-calibre pistol, and Is
expected to die. Belvin has CHANGING
shot in the side of the head. He Is not
seriously hurt, Belvin has been released
on bond. Nelson Is at the nfirmary.
Greenville News: Everything seems to
be coming Greenvilles way just now 1t
Is announced now on good authority that
the Standard Oil Company has decided to
make Greenville headquarters for lubri-
eating oils, not that this city isn't slick
enough already, but because the company
finds this place admirably convenient as
a shipping point. The only other station
Oh ttlS KIM Is IN charleston, tnOQSD small
quantities of oil are kept in Columbia.
The State Board of Health met in
Columbia Wednesday. There was moth
ing special done except to pro-
vide for the further elimination
of smallpox in the state, which has APP
pearSd in sixteen different places. The
board wants money with which to buy VI
rus and employ physicians who have au-
thority to vaccinate. Some trouble is had
in enforcing vaccination. The board has
handled 1900 cases this year. There is
smallpox now in eight counties.
Charleston News and Courier: A big
cooking main between South Carolina and
Georgia birds viii be fought up the road
on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons of
next week. The main will be fought for
$50 fight. with $1,000 on the odd chicken,
and for the interstate championship The
Georgia birds will be entered by Mr.. Moore
of Atlanta, and Mr.. Harmon Of Beach
Island, one Of the best chicken men In the
state, will hold up the South Carolina end
The cocks have already arrived in the city
and Will be shipped to the pits on Monday
There is a great deal of interest being
shown in the result of the main and many
sporting men have arrived in the city TO be
present on the two days fixed for the fight
Some time ago there was fight at Ten
mile Hin between Georgia and South Car
ollna chickens and all OF the sporting ele-
ment in the city was out for the occasion
The main next week will be the best, per-
haps, ever fought near Charleston and the
big money up Is an indication that the
best cocks TO be found in the country will
be pitted to win Il, along with the cham
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