The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-07-03
STATE NEWS.
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and
Doing Condensed for Busy Readers.

-Four or the striking macnlnlst OF
the Southern Railway shops in Co.
lumbia have been arrested on war
rants sworn out by the railroad
authorities charging them with riot
and assault.
The team of the Independent
Steam Fire Co., of Columbia, has
decided not to accept the invitation
of the Charlotte fremep, to partici-
pate in tournament, on account OF
the smallness of the prizes offered.
Tie State Phosphate Commission
will meet in the city of Columbia on
July 9th and will then start on tour
of inspection Of the phosphate beds
Of the State.
J. G. Simms, formerly Of Lancas-
ter county, in this State, is promi-
nently spoken Of as the next Demo
cratic candidate for the governor-ship
of C,liforria. He was private secre-
tary to Gov. Hampton.
The Southern Railroad, since Janu-
ary 1s!, has built or contracted for
S27,600 worth of side tracks in Co.
lusnbia The growth Of the whole
sale business in Columbia has q great
deal to do with this demand for IN
creased trackage.
Mr.. W. A. Neal, a former superin-
tendent of the State penitentiary,
was tried at the Richland term of
the court of sessions on an indict-
ment charging him with failing to
turn over public moneys to his sue
cesssor within the limit prescribed by
law.
Walsb's new city directory for
Columbia has been issued. The pub
fishers state in their preface that the
directory, based upon careful car
vass of the city and immediate su-
burbs, shows the population to be
not less than $4,000.
Mr.. N. II. Williams, says he has
curiosity at his house in the shape
of animal which is half rabbit and
half cat. The fore part is like a cat
and the hind part looks like rabbit.
1t is about elk weeks old, and he
supposes it to be the result Of tame
rabbits aud cats breeding together.
The Governor has been asked to
offer reward for the capture Of a
negro named Rodgers Robertson,
who is badly wanted by the peace
officers of Greenwood county to
answer for the unprovoked murder
OF negro woman named Mary Lou
Griffin.
On the advice of Solicitor John
SOD, the Governor has pardoned Ben
King, colored, of Marlborough
county. he had served a six months
sentence for wife beating and the
pardon was granted to restore
citizenship so that be could be used
as q witness in case now pending
10 court.
A deplorable accident occurred at
the Epworth orphansge in Columbia
on June 26, in which a young boy
lost his life. During storm which
passed over that city on the day
mentioned, nine boys sought refuge
under shed, which the violence of
the wind brought down with crash
instantly killing Charlie Stack.
Governor McSweeney announced
some days ago that it was his inten-
tion to call Good Roads" conVen-
tion to meet some time during
August. The correspondence with
county supervisors has been favor
able to the convention idea. The
State geologist and his assistants,
who are familiar with the aspect OF
economical development, will be
consulted before date for the con-
7ention is made.
The addition to the barracks
Clemson makes room for $50 more
boys. This increase in the number
of students necessitated an in
crease in the teaching force, and the
trustees recently elected the follow
ing additional teachers: Mr.. s. W.
Reeves, of Marion, assistant profess
sor of mathematics; Mr.. Arthur B.
Bryan, of B,rnwell, tutor in English;
Mr.. J. E Hunter, of Newberry,
tutor; MIR. Mark Bradley, of Abbe-
vile, tutor.
Little Vernon, the two year old
son OF Mrs. E D. Humphries, of
Union, passed through an experience
recently which caused his parents
considerable unessiness for the time
being. He was playing with four
penny wire nail and. bis mother
| notioe6 him paocino and irving to