The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-05-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of More or Less Interest Condensed
In the State.

IL. l. Depo, a negro at Santuc, in
Union, says that he was shot at in
his home 25 times one night last
week and found next morning let.
ter threatening him with she'll, death,
and destruction" if he didn't get out
IN ~ hours. He says it came from
colored enemies
The Methodists Of Greenville have
already begun making preparations
for the reception of the Methodist
Conference which meets in that city
next December.
Blacksburg's chief Of Police cap
tured last week in Arkansas a young
man, j. G. Duncan, native of
E'lacksburg, who some time ago went
around among his home people asking
them to cash checks for him, that
tho bank had closed, and he needed
the money immediately. Having
every confidence in him, his people
readily cashed bis checks. The same
night he left for Mexico. He had
NJ money in the bank.
Work is being pushed on the streets
and avenues of the site selected for
the new female college at Greenwood.
The building will stand at the head
Of 7O-foot avenue, and the site will
comprise 18 acres of what is known
as the Reynolds property.
During the past two years the
oyster canning business at Beaufort
has had Il wonderful growth, and
there are now six factories in opera.
ton there. In some of the factories
the daily output often reaches 100
cases.
Lee Walker, a negro, was con-
victed last week in Clarendon of
rape aud sentenced to ten years in
inc enlConLlary.
ii. S. Jones, q young man of Co.
lumbia, fell off an Atlantic Coast Line
train near Charleston last week and
had his arm 80 badly mangled that am.
putation was necessary. He is un-
able as yet to tell the circumstances.
The postotices at Clifton and at
Converse, in Spartanburg County,
were broken into one night last week,
but the robbers secured nothing to
repay them for their trouble.
There will be no further effort to
require the Seaborad to enter the
union depot in Columbia. The rail
road commission, however, will re-
qnre this road to build new pas
senger depot at an early day. The
depot will be erected on Gervais
street.
The Loan and Exchange Bank in
Columbia is to increase it's capital
izntion from 100000 to %5O0,0O0,
and ia to become national banking
institution
In recognition of Col. j. G. Gibbes'
services to his State, the Palmatto
flag was at half mast on the State
Capitol on the occasion of Col.
Gibbes' funeral in Columbia Thurs
day afternoon. Tho city bell WAS
tolled.
There is on exhibition in Columbia
handsome gold headed umbrella,
inscribed with appropriate ineignia,
and it is to be presented during the
reunion to the oldeAt visiting veteran.
Lang, Rodgers, Wilson, and Wood,
who robbed tho postoflice at Greers,
were convicted in ,he U. S. Court at
Greenville last weei- and sentenced
to five years each in the Atlanta
penitentiary.
Fire broke ont in the store of Mrs.
Nj. A. Brock at Honea Path Friday
night and for several hours the town
was in danger. The loss is estimated
at about $4,000.
The work of erecting now school
building in Anderson will soon be
gin. $4,000 bonds have been
The Paris Island training station
at Beaufort will soon be reopened by
tho government.
The case of Mrs Plume Hall, re-
Gently DardOned by tha GovarDor.