The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
SOUTH CAROLINA,


Nearly 5000 acres of watermelons have
been planted on the Western Carolina
Railroad
The Excelsior knitting mills of Union
gives notice that Its capital stock has been
increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
A good deal of spurious coin is being
showed on the people in this section
around Cheraw, and there is talk of hav-
ing a special officer sent there to look
into the matter. Several people have been
caught by the bad money.
Judge George Beckwith, a New York
millionaire banker, merchant and jurist,
has just purchased Kalmia, a beautiful
suburb of Aiken, s. c.. upon which ne
will erect residence which will be Sec
ond in the South only to Mr.. George w.
Vanderbilts palace, Biltmore, near Ashe-
vile, N. C.
Gov. McSweeney is still in receipt of
many letters of congratulation from prom
inent men, not only of his own state, but
others. He is receiving also numerous app
pications for appointment as beneficiary
student at the Charleston Medical Col
lege. These appointments are for the
congressional districts, but no appoint
ments will be made until July.
Mr.. w. Boyd Evans, who was private
secretary to Gov Ellerbe, has determined
20 remain with Gov. insolvency for one
month. Mr.. Evans says there are many
things that he can be of real assistance
to the new Governor in handling, and he
is DESTROYS of turning over everything in
behalf of the dead Governor in frst-class
shape. He says he considers il Il duty he
owes to the late Governor and himself,
as well as Gov. McSweeney, to see that
all matters are turned over in good shape.
Charleston is to have the first bicycle
and automobile exhibition in the South
This was finally decided upon at a meet
ing OF the South Carolina branch of the
League of American Wheelmen, held q
few nights ago. The undertaking is a
large one but the men who have taken
hold of the matter are not such as will
lay II down until success has crowned
their efforts. The date selected for the
show is Nov. 20 to Is, and this is ex-
pected to be just a few weeks after the
state fair at Columbia.
Work on the Carolina Northern Rail-
road from Lumberton to Marion is being
rapidly pushed. and it is expected that It
will be completed in very short time now
One of the directors of this road is MIR. T.
Ashby Blythe of Philadelphia, the owner
of the Ashby cotton mill at this pace
This is an important road for Marion. 1t
viii add fifteen 10 twenty miles of rail-
road property to the county, and in adj
dition, IL will be a competing line to the
Atlantic Coast Line, 1t is said also that
the road from BennettsviIle TO Marion will
surely be built in the near future This
road will connect at BennettsviLe with a
road to be built from that place to Os-
borne, on the Seaboard Air Line.
admiral" Cherry has hoisted his flag
over the Commodore Perry having been
appointed the commander of the hig
Charleston ferry steamer of the Consoli-
dated Company to succeed Capt Pinck-
ney. The appointment of Capt Cherry
is an excellent one and will give satisfac-
ton to the public as well as the com
pany. Capt Cherry Is a skil.ful, expert
enced and efficient navigator and enjoys
the confidence of the public generally He
was the admiral of the fleet of the old
ferry company for seventeen years. dur
ing which time he never met with an ne
cident and in all the trying ordeals. in
storms and cyclones, the genial seafarer
has always brought his vessel safe 20 her
landing.
In his address to the people shortly after
assuming the executive chair, Gov. Ne
Sweeney said, among ether things: 1--WE
are on the eve of great Industrial ad-
vance-in manufacture, education. COM
merce and agriculture-and | stand ready
TO contribute my part as citizen and OH
Ger TO this forward Industrial movement
and to do everything in my power for
the welfare of my people. l have no no
litical punishments to infiict and no no.
llucai rewards TO pay. IL shall be nv
aim and steadfast purpose to give the
people OF the state a strictly business al.
ministraticn, and TO be the Governor ~ an
the people. To this end seek their SYM
pathy, their counsel and their pravers
praying myself that peace and happiness
ana prosperity may come to every home
in South Carolina"