The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-23
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS

q CuaI uo VIII speak at manning
f Friday, April 25.
: Furman's Univeisity orator, M
G. w. Cunningham, won IN the inte
collegiate oratorical contest at Greer
| wood.
Octavius II. Gibbs, one of the fe,
survivors of the famous Palmett
Regiment of the Mexican war, died
!, Augusta last Saturday.
The commencement sermon of CO
lumbia Female College will be preache
by Rev. r.. y. Watson, and the literar
address will be delivered by Geo. II
Cromer, LII. ID.
| Senator Tillman is the only Senate
who has recorded in his autobio
graphical sketch in the Congressiona
Directory that he was a I" farmer
before coming to the Senate.
A movement is on foot for the for
nation of trust of all the cotton yarr
mills Of the South. The matter will b,
settled at meeting to be held in Char
lotte on Wednesday, April 23.
Mrs. Minnie r. Pike, whose hus
band was killed ly the recent accident
at the Spartanburg electric power
house, has brought suit against the
company for $4,000 damages.
The railroads have granted cheap
trip rates to the State Democratic con-
vention, to be held in Columbia on
May Fl. Tickets are TO be sold on
May 70 and II with final limit to Nav
23 inclusive.
1t is probable that fish hatchery
will be established by the government
in this State. The Senate committee
has reported favorably bill making
such provision which was introduced
by Senator Tlllman.
The father of Simon Ellis, who is
sentenced to hang In Union on the
9th of May, will petition the Governor
to send his son to the penitentiary for
life. The petition is signed by most
OF the leading citizens in Union.
Rock Hill boasts of citizen fifty
years old who has never owned dog
nor gun, never has been intoxicated
but twice and that many years ago
when he was a boy, and lastly he has
never smoked cigar nor cigarette.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro-.
ina, made an extended argument
against the Chinese exclusion act. He
thinks the passage of the measure
would prove disastrous to the cotton
manufacturing interests of the South.
Colored citizens of Columbia have
naugurated a movement to contri-
oute to the Hampton monument fund.
The General was great friend of the
,olored men and they propose to show
heir appreciation of the fact in a
PRACTICAL manner.
President Roosevelt is said to have
earned great deal of South Carolina
politics during his recent visit to this
slate and among other things expressed
egret that he should have made a
mistake in attempting TO force the
nomination of Koester.
Miss Hepzibah Dye, of Rock Hill,
has sued the Journal Publishing com
'any for SO 500 damages because they
published willfully and mallclously
alse and damnatory remarks " about
ler engagement to marry Florida sea
'aptain. The courtshlp came about
through newspaper advertisement.
Representative Johnson's biz for
he relief of Mount Zion college, at
has been favorably re-
ported by the sub. committee of the
committee on claims, which practically
nsures its favorable report to the
louse. The claim is for $11 900, for
Use of the buildings by Federal troops
n the civil war.
A. II. Aldrich, machinist working
n the Grendell cotton mill, Greenwood,
lad spell OF typhoid fever. He brought
uit against the company for $1G 900
lamages on account of loss of time,
'ain, mental anguish and all that sort
If thing. After trial lasting two
lays, the jury rendered verdict in
avor of the cotton mill.
MIR. L.. II. Williams, of Yorkville, is
If the opinion that there is poor
for a good wheat crop this
1ear. He has been about consider
IDLY of late and has seen but few
,rops which seem to promise very
satisfactory yields. He says that wheat
generally is quite thin and he does not
believe that it can develop much out
,Ome.
Samuel Morrow, farmer from the
Bordeaux section of Abbeville, sud-
ienly disappeared Saturday, the 5th
Instant. He drove to AbbevIlle, sent
1is horse and buggy to the home of a
orother-in-law. He asked a negro to
larry the horse to the stable. That was
,he last seen of him. Woods, wells,
'avines and all sorts of places were
searched jp vain for him. He had no
y ,al or financial troubles.
Tuesdk the 53d anniversary of
what is know as the (" April snow"
On the 10Th of April, 1S49, snow fell
the upper part of the State,
covering the ground to depth of sew
eral inches. The weather that year had
been balmy and vegetation was far ad-
vanced. All the fruit was killed, and
the wheat and oat crops we're badly
damaged. Corn was springine up and
was all killed, but was rcplanted. The
cold was very intense and a great
many grown trees were killed, as they
had commenced putting out foliage.
The Washington Post says that the