The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-03-19


w. G. Shrine and F. L. Stone.
Bowman Loan and Trust Company,
of Bowman's (charter) Capital stock,
$4,000. L. F. Easterlin, president; T.
E. Bruce, secretary and treasurer.
Robinson-Elliott Company, Of
Winnsboro (commission.) The COM
pany proposes to engage in farming.
Capital stock, $4,000. President, T.
K. Elliott; vice president and general
manager, j. L. Robinson.
Gahney Brick Company (charter.)
Capital stock, $4,000. Corporators,
Thompson Robbs and j. H. Curry.
Pauline Oil Mill Company, Of
Pauline, Spartanburg county (com-
misson) Capital stock, $4,000. Cor
porators, S. T. D. Lancaster, E. D.
Foster, w. S. Montgomery
Lydia Gin Company, of Lydia, in
Darlington county (charter.) Capital
stock, $4,000. O D. Lee, president and
general manager; W. F. Dargan,
secretary.
Sumter Light, Ice and Power Com
Moses, president; F. A. Bultman,
secretary and treasurer Capital stock
$4,000.
James L. Tapp Company. of Colum-
bia, department store (commission.)
Capital stock 100000. Corporators,
Jas. l.. Tapp, formerly Of Charlotte,
and w. II. Lyles and John j. Nc
Mahan. The company will open at the
McCreery stand at once.
/. A special from Newberry says: We'd
tnesday morning about O'Clock the
H4me Of Mr.. J. D. Davenport was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. The fire ori-
,ginated from the outside and the house
was almost enveloped in flames before
the inmates were aroused, and they
barely had time to make their escape.
Nothing was saved, not even the cloth
ing Of the family. The insurance is
very small compared to the loss,
anounted to S1,700.
A Greenville special says: Magis-
trate Clyde has rendered his decision
In the eases against c. w. Clifton, in
dicted for petit larceny, and the de-
fendant was given 80 days or $3.50 fine
to cover the several cases upon which
he was tried. The remainder of the
cases were abandoned, as the mer-
chants did not wish to put the county
to further expense, since it is expected
he will remain in Jail and not pay the
me. Clifton has furnished a weeks
sensation and has not profited himself
In reputation or finances, while he
loses as book agent, in which he had
been quite successful.
Saluda, Special-Felix Bouknight,
Mahlon Johnson and Alfred Johnson.
colored, have been lodged in Jail to
await trial at the court of sessions, on
the charge OF being accomplices OF
Robert Bouknight in the robbing and
burning Of Mr.. j. T. Herlongs crib
Few weeks ago. Frank Aiken has con-
fessed that he was in the party, but
ne has not been arrested. Abram Hol-
ioway was also suspected, but Magis-
trate Little dismissed him because of
the lack Of evidence against him.
The legislature has provided for the
appointment Of commission to wind
up affairs between Sumter, Darlington,
Kershaw and Lee counties. The latter
was carved out of parts Of the three
counties named first, and there are
to be settled several questions relating
to. the old counties for past indebted
ness, etc. Governor Hayward in COM
pIance with the act has requested the
legislative delegation of each county
to name two members of the commits
sion. The governor will himself ap-
point the ninth member.
Governor Hayward has been very
much pleased on account of the num-
Der Of invitations extended to him to
deliver commencement addresses, but
he cannot comply with them all.
Within the past two days he has re-
ceived no less than seven such invi-
tatioDs.
The secretary of state has issued
charters to the following concerns:
The Church of Christ, Charleston; the
town Of Fort Madison, Anderson coun-
ty; and to the Brusy Creek Ginnery
company Of Anderson county, capital
stock $4,000.
The internal revenue department
has had considerable trouble recently
on account of complaints that parties
representing themselves to be revenue
officers have endeavored to collect
government tax from merchants who
are as a rule keepers of small grocery
stores in the suburbs Of Columbia.
Paul ]. Steele, cadet Of Clemson
College, died there Of pneumonia last
week.
Mr.. N. W. Brooker, the chairman Of
the Richland committee for the Hamp-
ton monument fund, is now vigorously
pushing the canvass in this city for
subscriptions to the fund. So far he
has secured about 300 subscriptions,
and has collected about one-third OF
the amount subscribed. He finds, he
says, that dozens of men say they will
subscribe, but ask him to come back
later. This is hampering the work
badly and he urges that all try to say