The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-04
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Columbia to discuss matters or mo-
Dlent TO the city schools all over the
State the largest number of school SUI
pcrintendents that has ever come to-
gether in this State for like purpose.
The State association Of city school
Guperintendents was formed not so
long ago for the purpose of getting al
the leading school superintendent to-
gether during the holidays each year to
talk over new methods and plans for
the improvement Of this class Of edu-
cational institutions. 1t was found
that an interchange of views on such
subjects was not only beneficial to the
superintendents themselves but to
their several schools.
The following superintendent were
present: w. H. Wallace, Newberry;
Davis Jeffries, Union; ]. c. Cork, Rock
Hill: E. L. Hughes, Greenville; ]. F.
Fooshe, Winnsboro; J. l.. Mann, Flor
ence; j. B. Virgins, Eutawville; J. A
Virgins, Denmark; NJ. w. Peurifoy,
Rockton: Tnos. c. Walton, Anderson;
L. w. Dick, Aiken; T. G. Wilkerson,
Walterboro; o. D. Seay. Lexington; T.
A. Sharpe, Darlington; R. N. Kennedy
Camden; L. T. Baker. Lancaster; E. S.
Dreher, Columbia; Henry P. Archer,
Charleston; W. H. Hand. Chester; R.
F. Gillian, Abbeville. and Prof. Pa;ter-
son Wardlaw Of the South Carolina
College, and Hon. Jno. J. Mcmahon,
State superintendent of education.
The educators present represented
schools with enrcllments amounting to
24,1S1 pupils, so it is easily seen how
far reaching are the benefits that
come from such a gathering.
Three sessions were held daily ard
some of the subjects heretofore men
toned were discussed. OF course these
discussions are Of practically no in
terest to others than the superintend-
ents themselves. One that they are
marifesting great interest in is the
relationship between city schools and
colleges.
In Greenyille, on Christmas day, at
noon, the store Of H. X. Sturdevant
was discovered on fire. The fire was IT
the second story. where surplus goods
we're kept. The store is one OF the
larges. dry goods and furnishing estab-
lisments in the city. The firemen got
to work quickly and drowned the fire
out. Loss, $4,000; covered by insur-
ance: cause of the fire unknown. At
10 o'clock at night, the boarding house
of Mrs. Wiley Adams was discovered
on fire. The house is frame build
ing on Laurens street, and it is suppos-
ed the fire started from defective
Nue in the kitchen. The building was
completely gutted. The residence OF
Mrs. NJ. 3. Dacaus. next doo::, was
damaged to the extent Of a thousand
dollars and the beautiful residence OF
Miss Boneymeyer lad close shave
There was fifteen hundred dollars in
surance On the Adams house.
Christmas evening the shifting en-
gine at the Charleston and Western
Carolina depot in Anderson ran over
Mrs. James Jones. Mrs. Jones, with
her two little boys. had just returned
on the p. m. train from Christmas
visit to her mothers, and, accompa-
MED by her husband, was walking
short distance up the track, toward
their home, near the Orr Cotton Mill,
when the accident happened. 1t seems
that while they were crossing small
trestle they were overtaken by the en-
CINE. Mr.. Jones gathered his two 1T
tie sons and jumped from the track
the engine brushing one Of the Chill
dren slightly. Unable to save his wire
he was compelled to see her mangled
under the wheels Of the locomotive.
Mrs. Jones lived about 80 minutes az
ter her injuries. She was a woman or
good repute and highly spoken of by
her neighbors. She was about 80 years
of age. and her husband. who is car
pepter at Orr's new mill, and two chill
dren survive her.
The list of Christmas casualties N
Sumter county is a short one this year.
The only serious affray is reported
from Rembert's, in the uppe. portion
of the county. On Saturday night two
| negroes Tom Murphy and Mnncin