The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-09
STATE NEWS.
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and
Doing Condensed for Busy Readers.

Doing Condensed for Busy Readers.
Columbia is moving to have paid
FIRE department.
All the banks of Columbia are
sound and Furnishing financial insti-
tutions.
Anumber of business changes have
taken place in Columbia since the
holidays.
Hon. Ellis G. Graydon, Of Able
Vile, is announced as a candidate for
Judge Townseud's place.
James Kelly, colored, was hanged
in Charleston last Friday for the MUIR
der of Willis Bonneou, an aged ne
gro.
May S:h has been definitely fixed
for the annual State reunion Of the
Confederate Veterans The reunion
is to take place in Columbia.
A special term Of Court will be
held in Ne8berry county, commenc-
ing on January 2Sth FIX Judge
,Izlar has been appointed to preside.
S B. Lumpkin, general freight
and passenger agent Of the South
Carolina and Georgia Extension rail-
road, died at his home in Blacksburg
last week.
In Union, S. G, a negro had his
hand so badly torn up by large
cannon cracker exploding in it, that
be had to have it amputated above
the wrist.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Central National Bank
of Columbia, was held in that city
last week. All the old officers were
r. elected.
J. W. Cothland has sold his Kee-
lev Institute in Columbia, S c., to
strong company with capital enough
to make it the leading hospital of
the kind in the Sonth.
It has been just 100 years since
the death of Capt. James Kincaid,
who built the first gin run by water
in this State, and was the first cot
ton buyer Of the up country.
Not few of the members of the
general assembly are already discuss
ing the future of the State dispen-
sary law. Several bills affecting the
law are likely to be presented at the
coming session.
Jonas Swink of Spartanburg, who
was recently acquitted Of the charge
of numbering Mrs. Wilhelmina Pear
son, is to be tried for assault and
battery on warrant sworn out by the
husband of the woman.
Mr.. J. A. Platt, who was burned
out during the recent Hotel Jerome
fire in Columbia, has bought out the
extensive business of Platt, Hook &
Shull Of that city, and the two bust
resses will by consolidated.
The wooden steps at the eastern
end of the capitol have been repair
ed and painted for the use OF the
members Of the General Assembly
during the session. The front steps
will be torn away next week.
At the instance Of Colonel Jonn u
Haskell of Richland has granted an
unique pardon. A negro boy OF IA
years was recently sent to the chain,
gang for thirty days. The Governor
has pardoned him conditioned upon
he being fogged by the foreman OF
the gang, with the consent OF the
mother of the criminal.
China has accepted the terms OF
the Powers. The plenipotentiarles
are instructed to endea7or to limit |
the number of army posts along the
line of railway to as few as possible
and finally to request the powers not
to destroy the forts, but merely to
disarm them.
The Columbis State has turned !
ever and groaned again. This time
its belches forth its cry for new
comfy out of Lexington with Bates
burg as its capital. Poor old Lexing-
ton, what has she done to bring down
upon her devoted head the enmity OF
the State? But, no matter, Lexington
can paddle her own canoe without its
influence.
OF the five hundred million pas
sepgers carried upon the railways OF
the country last year 22l were killed
and 2,944 were Injured. OF the en-
ployees 2,237 were killed and 3S,749
were il jured. and of the others
tr,,,,c trosnassers and necnle who |