The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-11-07
A. SUMMARY or STATE NEWS.
Gathered Here and There from Our
Exchanges and Oth,r Sources.


Exchanges and OIh,r Sources.
"A knitting mill is feing tuilt in
Newberry.
People Of Ninety-Six are talking OF
q $500. 600 cotton mill for that p ace.
"A wild cat four feet in length was
recently killed in Newberry County.
Mosquitoes are unusually prevalent
ard troublesome about Charleston this
fall.
The taxable value OF the property
OF Oconee County has increased 49,
04C in the last year.
"A game protective association has
been organized in N~ewberry County
with o. l.. Schumpert as prcsid ;nt.
"A suit for -, 900 for trespass has
been filed against j. Nj. Padgett, ofCCl
Teton, by Massachusetts owners Of tim
hered lands.
The Atlantic Coast Line will soon
put on from Atlanta to New York, go.
ing by way OF Florence, tho fastest
train in the South.
Theodore ID. Jervey writes to the
News and Courier claiming that tac
late census OF Charleston il Incorrect
and urging the city council to retake
IL.
Chancellor w. d. Johnson has sold
his plantation, DOnoho, Marion C0un-
ty, to A. l.. Calhoun for $l5, GO. There
are 800 acres and it is Is famous es.
tate.
Union is making a bid for North
ern tourists, and IL hotel. and the
Southern railway are advertising the
line hunting conditions around the
city.
The main building Isl about com
pleted Of the Alpha cotton mills, Jones
Vile. The engine room is nearly com
plcted and the engine is in its place.
Machinery VIII soou BE- ready Tor the
belts TO be put o. and the steam APP
piled.
Several inCendiary fires have oc.
Cured near Beech Island, Aiken Coun-
ty, lately. Stealing mas been preva.
lent also. Rev. V. | Masters In the
News and Courier says more mission.
airy work aud shot guIs are needed
In that section.
Citizens Of Lexington County have
~petitiCned the Governor 10 order an
election TO settle the question as to a
designated territory going into Rich
and County. The section proposing
to sccedc from Lexington to ltichland
contains about 3 200 people.
Mrs. b. L. Nicholson, Of Union, has
donated for the use Of the people at The
Excelsior mills, Of that city, commod.
Gus building to be used as q chapel
ana Is "a general gathering place. 1t
Is to be opened all the week ~ q read.
ing room. The formal opening will be
soon.
Phoenix, in Greenwood County,
where the famous election riot occur
red two years ago, seems TO be Affected
with lawlcssnoss. Joe Lake and j.
Snyles Watson, w loading citizens
VINO prosecuted some rioters, haze re
celVed anonymous warning notes.
Messrs. Lake and Watson are out in
strong statements in reply.
According to the census figure S
just made public, IL is possible that
South Carolina may get another Rep
rescntative in Congress-, unless there
Is q change in the basis OF represents
ton. At present there is one Con
gresham for each III 900 inhabitants.
South Cardinals increase Is lS9, 1853, but
1t Is not improbable that there will be
a change in the basis Of Representa-.
ton.
Mr.. a. j.. Latta, a native OF York
County, S. c.. died near jacksonville,
Ark, Oct, y, 1900. On Saturday,
October 20, he started to market with
some eggs and a coal oil can. The
mule became frightened and began
running. Mr. Latta threw down the
eggs, which caused the mule to Jump
and threw him on his head, cracking
his skull. Tic lived one week but new
or spoke or rcgained consciousness.
The attorney general has decided
that conVicts under sentence for muir
der, arson, rape or m~auslaughter NAV
not be farmed out by the superintcn.
dent OF the ~penitentiary. This has
been done under former administra.
lions and there are now on different
farms Ia the State such criminals.
Their places will be supplied with con.
Victs guilty OF crimes OF not so grave a
nature.