The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
SOUTH CAnnI.INA


1t is reported there is an endemic az
smallpox at Barnwell. DR.. Patterson of
Barnwell says there are probably 200 cases
IN the vicinity OF that place The state
health authorities have taken the matter
up.
Inc beer privilege question has puzzled
the dispensary people no little. How to
establish dispensaries for the sale of beer
LOT the sake of the immense ROYALTY. and
sun Keep such establishments within the
pale of the dispensary law. has been a
perplexing matter. The state board has
decided that all such dspensaries be es-
tablished in the same manner as whisky
dispensaries.
Inc ad1utant general has officially notified
the navy department that the state naval
militia cannot avail itself of the services
or the Prairie ON the proposed cruise. The
militia asked the government for service
CLONES for the cruise, but as they were not
given them the men decided not TO GO az
much as they regretted to do so. Thev
paid their own money for their uniforms
ana let that they could not suffer the
expense of running them cleaning guns
heaving coal and doing deck duty.
The Episcopal Church has taken up the
matter of the division of the state into
two dloceses, No formal action has been
taken on the matter, but the question was
discussed at the Greenvine convocation
which was held In Greenwood, and al the
Columbia convocation, which has inst been
held in Orangeburg The three convoea-
lions of the state are those of Greenville
Columbia and Charleston. The matter Is
likely to excite considerable interest In
Taign
ed.
Greenville News: The 5000 suit for
damages brought in the Common Pleas
Court by Miss Minnie Pollard against John
Jenkins for breach of promise and BETRAYAL
resulted i'm verdict of $3.50 for her. The
verdict was not unexpected and meets with
general approval. According 10 the
statement of one of the jurors, eight OF the
jurors wanted to give the fun amount
sued for; two voted for verdict of 81. go
one for $1,000 and the other for $500. Then
there was compromise by which the YER
dict as announced was reached.
Beaufort Gazette: A sad case of drown
ing took place near Bay Point Sunday. A
party OF bluejackets belonging TO the INIT
ed States Lancaster. returning from n bau
game which took place on Paris Island
came alongside the Lancaster One of tbo
men made spring for the hanging lad
der which swings from the boom tbat =.
put out when the ship is az anchor rrha
distance was too great for him and no an
! in the water. That was the last seen 90
him. Two OF his shipmates sprung in 80
er him, but they could not get hold 90 ~
| drowning man, and were themselves "a.
cued with much difficulty in a greaf stato
of exhaustion.
Beaufort correspondence Charlestor
News and Courier: 1t was stated some
! time ago in some newspaper that the first
/ paper mill established South was al Ath-
ems. Ga, owned by Messrs. Chase & ~,
! ton, and was started on the 18th OF March
! 1919, whom the FIRST sheet OF paper ~
/ run through the mill. Chase. AZ DO,
| time. was editor and proprietor Of ~
| Southern Banner OF Athens CA rhe
mill was called the Pioneer PAPER A,ili ..
/ Your correspondent knows thar a go.
! mill, run probably by water pov,er -,
| the banks Of the Congaree In Colun,h,a
was owned and run by Gen. Jacob To,,",
with the late John Blake White. the f,,b,
eF Of your correspondent as D,rt ,r,-
prlctor somewhere about 1890 or 1ga, -,
WAS consumed with large stock az n,st.-
rial on hand ana a. great loss Ger
Faust, who was pm officer In the contt-
mental army, was alsO az the lime editor
ana proprietor Of the Columbia Gazette,