The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-19
SOUTH CAEsnIINA


It Is claimed that there is over n ssoo nj,
stock of liquor on hand at the state dis
pensary.
Some schemer in spartanburg has been
changing o 81 to a 50 bill with pen and
l INK ana me work has been SO cleverly
cone shat these changed bills have been
passeA upon some Of the bank officials
Chester has decided to ask the neigh
boring counties Of York, Lancaster. Fair
field and Union to assist her In enter
tanning the Confederate Veterans Of south
carolina on the 26th and 18th of next
Mr. b. f. Weathersbee. merchant ana
farmer who lives in the upper part Of
Balnwell county, it is said, vii. probably
lose his arm, its condition caused nv ne
bite or scratch Of a cat and necessftat ms.
amputation. -
Inc announcement Is made that in thir-
ty days the Atlantic Coast Line is 10 be-
gin the running of trains over its new tine
5roln Denmark e. Robbins, where the
gAai IlesIoh ana Western Carolina track
IS taken on into Augusta
Another freak Of lightning is reported
from MeMlllin township. A few days ago
lightning struck a taH Sycamore tree In
the yard OF Henry War; ana Killed thraa
mems that were standing underneath one
OF the three hens was lowering a brood
even stunned
There has been formed in Florence. or.
rather is now forming a stock companv
whose purpose il is 10 purchase and oper-
ate an Ice plant, the capacity of witch
Wlh be twenty-five tons per day. The con-
llai stock OF The company is $4,000 and over
mar or IL mas already been taken up The
promoters of the enterprise and is stock
holders are ali Florence men. II IS a home
stleiPrise, py which the city will be
Chief Constable La Far says that folks
nave about quit violating the dispensary
Jaw IN Greenwood county. That section once
the hotbed for such Violations. mas now
pecome the most orderly in this resDect
"a the state. Mr., La Far believes Thar
thtre Is less violation of the law in that
county than in any other county in ths
state lie and his force have now passed
Two SOHO months without making a seiz-
ufe, winch is record-smas
John 3. Taylor met a sad and untimelv
death Tuesday afternoon at Pelzer. He
and 5il MS brother We're seining in saluda
river, above the dam and he became en-
tangled IN the sein while in very deem
water, causing hin.to sink from its weight
and before he cOulF5sex tricate himself fsS,re
its fatal meshes, or before hen could reacb
him il was too tate. His lifeless holy
was recovered some time afterward and
e carried hy iLlends 70 his home in Pelzer,
Hhefe grief-stricken wife and two chill
lamity.
A statement coming from Charleston is
to the effect that the mysterious survey
being made from Augusta 10 Charleston
wa Barnwell, is in the interest of the Sea-
BOARD Air Line system, the object being
TO construct an air line thai win he hi.
sected by the Florida Central and Penn
su.ar me and permit the system TO form
a computation with the Louisville and
Nashville that will give il another mort
ana me temltory, besides through bust
ness from both Charleston and Augusta
ana virgin territory, The possibilities
OF such plan, when il is once suggested
and The mao is examined are az once
seen.
The state board of control at its last
meeting. passed a resolution that half
pint beer bottles should no longer be sold
IN Charleston by. the German.a Brewing
company, or Stefens, or anybody else for
that matter: II appears that both of the
hrms nave been selling such bottles and
that both now have large supplies OF them
on hand. They contend, therefore, thst
Tor the new resolutions Of the board "a
go into effect right now would enfeT a
great hardship upon them They say chat
If they threw away these bottles thew
could not now get from the glass works
an adequate supply Of pint bottles They
appealed both TO the board of control ana
Coy. McSweeney 10 have the resolution
held up for the time being at least ana
until the matter can be fully discussed
before the board.
Young Whitfield Murrell. who was par
doned by Coy. Insolvency., reached Edge
field Thursday His health Is shattered.
and he Is almost a physical wreck. The
par0on meets with the hearty approval
of the people Of the county, ana The voung
man was congratulated on all sides upon
his arrival His aged parents were COM
pletely overcome when he reached hone
where in addition to his father ana MON,
er, bis sisters and brothers ana friends
HAD gathered to await his coming For
ten long years he has languished In nris
on, stesdtastly proclaiming his innocence
His co-defendant, William Carpenter. now,
in the penitentiary for life has niwavs
claimed and sworn that Nfurren had notb
Z Ng whatever 70 do with the killing or
~ ing Eouce, ana the jury who conSief
"a him, realizing the mistake they hao
mao e, signed the petition for Murrelrs
pardC NJ
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