The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02

The board OF trustees Of the State
College for Negroes met in the Office
of the governor last week and finished
the election Of attaches Of the institu-
ton. The trustees present were: Capt.
D. ]. Bradham Of Clarendon, Gen. j.
W. Floyd of Kershaw, ex-senator A.
G. Brice of Chester, Mr.. Cole l.. Blease
OF Newberry and DIR. w. r. Lowman of
Orangeburg, who was elected secretary
of the board. Williams, the former
manager Of the farm, was reelected.
but the salary was reduced, and the in
cumbent declined the job. A negro
from this county named Adams wss
then elected. A tailor was also cleo
ted, a negro from Beaufort, who will
teach the art of making clothes. Thefn
was nothing else Of Importance before
the board.
Mr.. ]. c. WassCn, a prominent farm
er Of Alma, Laurens county, was in
Laurens Thursday searching for his
son. The boy is 13 years old, we'll
grown for his age, and bright. His
name is Grady WATSON. 1t was ascer-
tanned that he boarded a southbound
train for Greenwood at Madden's sta
ton on the o. & w. c. railway. 1t was
thought that he had gone to Green
wood, but inquiry by telephone in that
town failed to bring any information.
The boys father thinks that the lad
had absorbed big ideas about travelling
and seeing the world from a negro
who was hired on the farm.
Johnson Smith, a colored man that
lives in the suburbs OF Jonesyillc,
while on his way from the harvest
field late Thursday evening riding a
mule and carrying his scythe, was
thrown from the mule. He fell on
the scythe blade and cut his hand
nearly off. Drs. Southland, Douglass
and Hames attended him and found it
necessary to cut the arm off above the
wrist. Friday the wounded man was
doing very we'll.
The Thornwell o%rphanage has just
passed a very eventful year. Eventful
in many respects. Progress has been
steady in every department, and new
.accessions have been constantly made.
The board seeing the ~advisability OF
a vice president, who would
assist DR.. Jacobs in his multiplied aud
ayduous labors, chose Rev. Thornwell
Jacobs, son of the president n an
alumnus of Clinton college and Prince
ton seminary.
A heavy wind and rain storm passed
over st. Matthews Thursday aftern-
about 5 o'clock, accompanied
by a severe fall of hail. Corn and cot
are injured more or less, but the
tobacco crop of Mr.. John MCLAUGHLIN
is we'll nigh a total loss. He had 4o
acres OF beautiful weed which he held
as worth at least $4,000. Now he DE-
clares he will take $500. This is the
time that section has been visit
ed by hail this season.
After months of parleying and spin
ming red tape the much-mooted claims
against the Charleston Exposition
company are to be paid. w. H.
chairman Of the board OF re-
received from the treasury de-
partment at Washington S95,74o-S3.
will be devoted to the purpose
aforementioned. The money is in the
hands OF NJ. Rutledge Rivers, attorney
for the receivers OF the exposition coni-
pany.
Rev. J. Barr Harris, a young preach
er who gained considerable pToml-
hence in upper South Carolina through
his revival meetings, wherein he Or
IDENTIFY preached salcti1cation, has
been convicted Of seduction in Mon
and sentenced to n year IN the
p%enitentiary. Previous to his convtc-
ton he was charged with another case
Of like nature out there. He is we'll
here.
DR.. Bacot, Of Charleston, secretary
of the State Board Of Health, to
was referred the report OF an
epidemic Of lung disease among tie
negroes of Williamsburg county, has
made an investigation and says there
Is no epidemic, but many negroes
have consumption resulting from the
d~issipated life they lead, n tnat the
is not within the jurisdiction
Of the board to act upon.
Chief Hammctt submits a report
showing that the cost Of the constant
larry has increased about $3.50 a
month to s4,750, but the results Justl-
fed the increased efforts to enforce
the law. The value Of seizures Oh
linuor has increased from $3.50 to ST.
a difference in favor OF the new
constabulary of sS,1S4.l2.
The eight-year-old son OF P. E:
OF Saluda county. died o.
hyirophobia. He was bitten two or
three months ago by a mad-dog.
TIE secretary of state has received
an application for a commission from
the J~onesville Oil Mill. The corpora
tors are T. NJ. Littlejohn Of Star Ford,
8. L. Littlejohn and NJ. r. Sans OF
The capital stock will be
? 5000.