The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
SOUTH CARnLINA

Inc constables raided the Freundschafts
Bund Geseilschaft, at Columbia the other
night and seized five dozen bottles of beer
~ is a social organization. and the mem
Ders are quite indignant al being raided
Every one has known that the members
nave Deer sent TO the club rooms and go
there and have a pleasant time.
Mr.. b. p. Chatfield has been appointed
postmaster for Aiken in the place of Mrs
l.. e. Norris. He does not yet know
Wnen ne VIII take charge of the office. as
there are many details to be attended 10
He was postmaster some years ago-un
der the Gartield-Arthur administration
and having had experience, will doubtless
give an efficient, service.
The arrangements for the approaching
mid-winter race meet OF the Aiken Bicycle
aud Athletic Association are progressing
nicely The races will take place on
Thursday, March %, al $50 p. m. The
Eusus Park track is being put in fine
condition, and will be in very fast shape
on the 23d. Although the time for en-
tering has not yet closed. some very fleet
riders have written that they will be at
Aiken.
Mad dogs are at large in Fort Mill town
ship. One passed through a week or ten
days ago and bit pig belonging to John
Stigall and two cows belonging to Fred
Minis. The pig and the COWS afterwards
showed signs of hydrophobia. The origi-
nal mad dog was killed, but the under
standing is that it bit quite a number of
dogs in the vicinity. and there are more
or less uneasiness as to possible devel-
opments
William Catoe of Lancaster county went
to Kershaw during the recent freeze and
started for his home about nightfalI: but
he became so benumbed by the cold that
he lay down by the roadside, where he
was found next morning in an unconscious
condition. On attempting to take off one
of the unfortunate mans shoes, a foot
broke off at the instep as If 1t had been
piece of wood. Both feet and one arm
had TO be amputated.
Florence Times: There is a little rail-
road running out of Greenville into the
hills, called on the books the Carolina.
Knoxville and Western but known bet
ter in local parlance as the Swamp Rab-
Bit" The road has never paid operating
expenses, and was sold not long ago to
j. T. Williams who wants to tear up the
track. The people along the line are
fighting mad, and will not allow a rail to
nc NdhNu up AbSy nave gone INTO law
to compel Williams to operate the road.
The Rev. William Aiken Kelly is still in
a pitiable condition at his home in Sum-
ter He is stin confined TO his bed at the
home of DR.. Crifton, his father-in-law
and his physicians forbid that any one ex-
cept the immediate members of the fam
lily be permitted 10 see him. 1t will re-
quire several days of absolute quiet and
rest to restore his mind to its normal con-
dition. His recovery win be slow and be-
yond doubt he is suffering from a tenn
porary alteration of mind He is the
South Carolina minister who, in a tenn
porary state of insanity. wandered away
from home and was finally located in
New orleans.
Several weeks ago an emigrant agent
created quite an exodus from Abbeville
county. His name is r. A. Williams. but
! he is widely known as peg Leg Will
| Jams" This Is not the first time he has
| been at work in South Carolina. and he
| is said 10 be an expert professional emil
| grafton agent But Williams has gotten
| into trouble. There is an Indictment
| against him for violation of the statutes
! requiring a license tax of $500 for every
county in which an agent works. IL is
! charged that he had not paid the license
! Gov. Ellerbe has issued a reuuisitlon on
| the Governor of Georgia, asking him IN
aid in the arrest of the agent, who is now
in that state.