The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14
! PALMETTO GLEAN|NGS. !:
. Timer Events Cf the Week in Is
Brief Form. X
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thy citizen of the Red Hill section,
saea" Eenncttsvil,e. died May Is.
Subscriptions amounting TO $4,000
have already been made fer the new
cot;cc :2:i! at Sa!lcy.
TIE Ps1dleton Cotton siills. of
Pcndjotc2 has hesr chartered with
capitalization OF $4,000. The corpora
tors are: NJ. ". Hunter. j. ]. S:tton.
Z. C. EYans, j.. End ". J. Martin. The
company proposes operating Gotten
mill st CT 2ca: Pca3lstoE.
Anderson. Special. city council
sold $4,000 worth os street improve
.ment and school bonds 20 Mcdonald
McCoy 6 Co. Of Chicago. who were
the highest bidders. at good pre-
mium. The bends run for 80 years and
bear ) Per cent. interest.
At a e2rly date the people OF Green
wood Will vote on bond issue here to
build 4 new graded school building To
take the place OF the one that was
burned some time ago. The amount to
be put into the building will be $4,000.
The architect is r. H. Hunt Of Cnatta-
nooga, Tenn. The question OF location
for this handsome building is one that
is causing no little agitation.
- The boys of Fairfield are having
more than usual opportunities for win
ming positions in the two schools
where Uncle Sans soldiers are train
ed. as a result Of the change CT this
county from the Fourth to the FIFTH
congressional district. Last year they
had en- extra chance for vacancy to
West Point and now they come in to
compete for the vacancy to Annapolis
to be awarded b. competitive eX-
animation TO be held in YorkYille
May s.
The field work of the survey for the
sewerage system to be installed in
Sumter has been finished. j. l.. LnG-
low, Winston, n. c., had the work IN
charge. Some time will be required to
work up the survey notes, make maps
and prepare the plans and estimatc OF
the sewerage system, but as M. Lud-
low has six months in which TO SUB
nit his estimate there is ample time.
Mr.. Kelly says that Sumter has SO or
40 miles Of streets. which VIII be
surprising statement to many people.
.as few citizens of Sumter have any
idea as to street mileage.
The building committee Of the city
schools at Anderson have adopted the
plans Of Avery Garter, the well known
architect Of SpartGnburg, for the new
school building. which will be TWO
stories in heighth. 76 By 80 feet, anu
will have a pa. aDet roof. with q dome
that will light the whole interior.
There will be nine rooms IN the nam
body OF the building, with Two large
rooms II the basement which may De
used IS recreation ICONS In Dau
weather and which may also be htted
I'D rs gymnasium whenever the
trustees decide 10 add physical cui-
ture to tie curriculum. The esu-
mated cost or the building Is Sll,ooV'
The Abheviile Gotten mills are shut
down CT account OF .22ay OF the o2ef-
.atives suffering from sore arms caUssu
Ly vaccination. 1t ;s expected that al
Will te veil enough 20 commence EcrH
.GUring nc present week. While the op-
CratiVes are enjoying lest ana De-
coming immune from smallpox tie ST.
ue-inEendent and bosses a.e TlaklnS
repairs that are needed. Since the city
council passed the compulsory Vacc'n2-
ton ordinance nearly 1900 persons
have been vac>iaated.
Jim Montgomery "a burly young ne
gro, went 10 tie house OF Mrs. Neeiy
Smith. at Lowrysvi.le, highly re-
.spected and aged widow, presented
pistol and declared that if an alarm
was made he would shoot. Mrs. Smiths
granddaughter, the only other occu-
pant of the house. did not hear the
threat. but ran and called neighbors
and the intruder ran Off. The negro
was tracked and caught about dark.
He was locked up in a store and sur
rounded by armed men. He was con-
fined ID Jail and will be held for trial
at tic next term of court.
The Bank OF Rock Hill. which Sc
cu.sd a commission Some time ago,
has Ieen chartered. Mr.. r. T. Fewell,
president of the Arcade mills and
prominent merchant. is the president
,cf the new bank and Dr. w. G. Stevens
is the vice president. Mr.. Ward Al
bertsca. formerly bank examiner, is
70 be the cashier. The capital stock
of the new bank is $4,000, and the
business rncn OF Rock Hill think that
the new institution means : lot 70:
that city.
Monday afternoon Newberry was
visited by a terrific hail storm. The
stones were very large and fell so
thick ana fast that the ground was
completely covered. Young vegeta-
ton was badly damaged. The home
of Sir. Tabar Hill just out Of the city
limits was struck by lightning. Part
OF the front porch was torn away and
a chimney thrown down.
4 large enterprise which has been
chartered in the Saluda River COM
pany.. 10 be located in Greenville
county. The capital is $4,000 and
tho officers are r F. Johnson OF