The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-16
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS

A SOW belonging to Alfred Nc
kcnna, n colorcd citizen near Lam
easter, gayo birth last "Wednesday
night to n ply with two natural sized
heads. Each head had it's full COM
plemcnt of eyes, but one head was
short an ear. The pig died tho next
day.
Tho Winnsboro Granite Company
has just been awarded n very large
contract for the granite work of the
new capitol building of Pennsylvania
ut Harrisburg. The total cost of this
new building will be five million dol
lars. The contract for the granite
work is above million dollars. THIS
is great thing for tho granite com
pany, and still greater thing for
Fairfield County. 1t will tako at least
three years to complete this work, and
it will require tho employment of at
least 200 moro skilled at0nr cutt crs.
When this full force of -four hundred
or moro hands is at work, tho pay roll
Of the company will be about $50 900
per month.
A unique marriage took place at tho
Chester County homo last Tuesday.
Rev. John Bass Shelton was to preach
TO the inmates, and was also to oilici-
ate at the marriage Of Mr.. G. w,
Hodge and Miss Clara Hudson. I'm
fortunately Mr.. Shelton was nbsont
from town on that day and Mr.. Hodge
wac almost brokcn-hearted as the hour
approached and no preacher arrived
When 1t was learned that MIR. Shelton
would not be present, Mr. Hodge ap.
pealcd to DR.. Johnson, who hap
pencd to be present, TO get q preacher
somewhere. Rev. b. C. Murphy was
called in and soon had tho couple il
the desired condition--namcly, MAJ
ricd. Mr.. Hodge is in his eighty
seventh year and Miss Hudson is in
her forty-fourth year.
| Mr.. A. Baron Holmes, ST., died
suddenly Monday night AT about 10 &c
O'Clock at his residence on Montague
Street, Charleston. IIo was chatting
with his family during the early hours
OF the evening and after going to hit
room about 10 o'clock he complained
of feeling badly and half hour lato
he was doad. He had been troubled
with heart disease for about a year ant
q half. lie leaves n large family
Mr.. Holmes was well known, not onl,
in Charleston, but all over South Caro-
lima. He travelled the State for tn
Walker, Evans & Cogswoll println!
establishment for the past twcnt,
years, and he was highly regarded b,
all who know him. He served through
out the entire civil war in tho Palmott
Guards. Hc was Mason and
member of the Palmetto Guard Cam
| U. G.. V.
| A Now Orleans telegram of recen
date states that steamer just arrive
at that port from Honduras brine
news Of the doath of Joseph p. Benz,
min on his plantation near CiengOlf,
Honduras. This Joseph was brotht
Of Judah p. BENJAMIN, Secretary
State of the Confcderacy; and one
the most famous leaders Of tho Lo
Cause. Joseph. served through Il
war. At its close he and his broth
declared they could not live in cou
try whore the cause they..loved 30 w,
had been crushed. Judah went
England, and there became known
t ono of the most brilliant lights Of t
r British bar. Joseph went to Cent?
: America and bought land in Hondur,
: There he acquired large coffee q
l frult plantations and became wealt
D and powerful; and there he lived to |
: ond of his days. The sketches of b
now published state that he was
: native of South Carolina, but that
n was educated at the University
0 North Carolina. ..>>.
d If the following from tho Charlie
Vt News be true o good many South Ca
lima towns will not have circus I
o year: "The cities and towns along