The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-11
THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA.
Current Events in the Palmetto
State LaconicaIIy Recorded.

Current Events in the Palmetto
State LaconicaIIy Recorded.
The Chesterfield County Oil Com
pany has declared a 10 per cent. divi-
dend.
The route of the proposed Colum-
bia-Lexintgon trolley has been sur
yeyed.
Williamsburg now has five avowed
candidates for county auditor, with
another in prospect.
The chinch bug is making its ap-
pearance on the corn in several sec
tions of Chesterfield County.
-Spartanburg is to apply for anoth-
er beer dispensary, making three for
that town, if the permit is granted.
The people of Brookland are rails
ing money for brass band in that
town.. The ladies have the matter in
land.
The name "Hagood'' has been
suggested for the new county proposed
to be cut from Hampton and Barnwell
counties.
The Liberty bell was removed from
Charleston Saturday afternoon and
taken back to Philadelphia. The oc-
casion was marked by much pomp and
ceremony.
Plans have been completed in
Charleston for the establishment of a
steamship line between that port and
Baltimore.
Among the patents issued by the
Patent Office at Washington last week
was one to ". a. Harper, Of Glendale,
for furrow opening and covering at
tachment for planters.
Under the statute for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals, Louis
Weathersbee, an Aiken County man,
was convicted of fast driving, by Mag
istrate Weeks and fined s25.
Florence is now assured of getting
her Federal building. The bill appro-
priating 800, 600 for it which was re-
Gently passed by congress has been
signed by President Roosevelt.
Miss Lotta Groeschel, of Chester,
is exhibiting some Of Mont Pelee's
dust. It was taken from the British
steamer Coayi, at Charleston. While
passing Martinique it settled on the
steamer.
The new power house Of the Cam
den water, light and ice company is
being hurriedly constructed. This
time it will be brick structure. Wa
ter and lights are now looked for at an
early day.
Extensive forest fires ragged for
about week in the neighborhood OF
Little Mountain, Newberry County,
and much valuable timber was destroy
ed. Fire had been left in the woods
by berry piekers.
The new Methodist Church at
Orrville, Anderson County. has been
finished and will be dedicated the fifth
Sunday of this month. Rev. G. B.
Smith, of Bennettsville, will preach
the dedicatory sermon.
The contract for the erection of
the building of the Columbia glass fac
tory has been awarded. Work will be
commenced at once and completed by
August Is. It is to be frame struct-
ure, to cost about 1900.
Senator 81. G. Money, Of Missis-
sippi, delivered the annual address
before the Clemson graduating class
last Friday. His theme was character
building. The graduating class this
year was composed of 80 bright young
men, who received diplomas.
The entire last years cotton crop,
26 bales, produced on the Chester
County farm, was sold, few days ago,
for 91a cents, and 81, 055. rs was turned
into the county treasury as result
of the sale. These 26 bales were raised
from 80 acres of land planted.
L. H. Gilmore, Darlington
County farmer, on his return home
from town, the other night, while
taking bundles out of his buggy, in
some way accidentally discharged his
pistol and shot himself in the bowels
He lived only few minutes after the
accident.
-Pickens County boasts of the
champion mean man. Before under
taking to dig well, he timed himself
to the spring and back and made a
close calculation as to how long it
would take the time lost going to the
spring to pay for the digging of the
well. It is also said of the same man
that he killed two hogs and sold five
hams.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week, in the Cork" Orangeburg
County, Henry Whitmore, a negro
laborer, was cutting oats. Seeing that
e storm was coming up, he started for
home, taking his cradle on his shoul-
der. He had gone only very short
distance on his way home when bolt
of lightning struck him and he was
killed instantly.
The Columbia school board has
voted $40 raise of salary for each of
fo tho yoor In