The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
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al 3 O'Clock by the iaeessant ringing Of
tn" fire he'll. Upon examination big
blaze was discovered in the boiler room
or the Gardner & Lazy Lunabsr Com
pany. There was a rush for the boats
ana the crowd began C5ossing, the river.
The tug boats were soon OIL the scene
and in lcas than twenty minutes the
tugs tonEdon and Fearless had towed
me hr" engines Of the city ACROSS on
lighters and through the efforts Of the
hrrm"n tho only damage was the de-
strnction OF the planning mill, involving
loss OF about $500. fully covered by
insurance. The building will be re-
placed at once
Ih" Charleston footballs team re-
turned Friday morning from Savan-
nah. bruised and battered. as a re-
suit OF their game in Savannah Thurs
day. The young men brought back \
story OF the outrageous treatment to-
which they We're subjected by the Sal
rannah team and about 400 spectators
who crowded into the field and assault
en them, when they had had the Savan-
nahan& hard pressed. Immediately
upon the beginning Of the game sticks
and stones were used and cases were
cited whcrH Charleston men were held
while they were piled with a horse
whip in the general Schcmc OF diSab-
ling them. All the men were severely
handled and the cuts and bruises eTi-
dcnrc their hard treatment.
Almost COO poor children sat down
to the big feast which had been pre-
pared for them by the charitable pco-
pie Of Charleston at the Masonic tenn
pie Friday. The dinner was given under
the auspices Of the Kings Daughters.
1t was a feast which brought good
cheer to the little children and they
dined happily and we'll. A band Of
music was in attendance to brighten
| the occasion and the hall was beauti-
| fully decorated for the dinner The
prayer and address was delivered by
Rev. &. S. Nedder. OF the Huguenot
church. All the children were given
bags OF candy to take home.
Saturday morning about 10 o'clock
a fatal shooting affray occurred be-
tween two white men, a mile or two
from Cayce's In Lexington county
named Charles Hutton and West
Speirs and the former was killed, hay
ing had double load of buckshot fred
into his body. The men had been un-
| friendly for some time, Il woman being
| the cause of their enmity it Is said
| Evidently each had expected violence
on the part Of the other and both were
prepared for it. Spiers WAS arrested
and taken to joil at Lexington.
On December 2Gth. a white man Civ
| ing rs his name Jake Spencer. hired
horse and buggy from j.. l.. Wilson's
| livery Stablos in Spartanburg. stating
that nc wished to go to Clifton and
| return. Mr.. Wilson has not since seen
the man nor his horse and buggy.
| Efforts nave been made to trace and
locate the man and team, but SO far
these has been Intellectual. The turn
out was traced TO Henrietta, N. c..
but nothing further has Mr.. Wilson
heard on the subject.
j. S. Drakcford, Of Yorkville.
through his attorney, Frank p. Nc
Cain. ESQ, Saturday procured an or
der from Judge Gage, at Chester, ap-
pointing Paul II. McNeel receiver OF
the Drakeford Newspaper Company,
| publishers of the Yorkville Yeoman
1t Is thought the creditors will be paid
| In full.
| The first new cotton mill projected
| this year got its commission from tho
| secretary Of State Saturday. It Is to
| bear the name "Glucll Mills and will
be located near Anderson, having
| capital Of half million dollars. Tho
c0rpOrators arc: r. S. Hill; N. b.
Sullivan Robert II. Ligon and JOS. N.
| Brown.
An amendment or charter was
granted changing the name of the
Norris CoOner-King Company to the
| Norris Co0ner Comany. This is one
Of Colmbia'S leading Wholesale gro.
| Gerry concerns capitalized at 100000.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank,
Orangcburg's fourth bank, opened it's
doors for business Friday morning.
The officers arc: l.. S. Harley, presi-
dent; w. B Thompson, cashier, and
David Wolfc assistant
The New Year starts out with a
new bank-thc bank of Fountain Inn,
Grccn"illc county. 1t is to have a capi-
tai stock Of $4,000. The corporators
are. d. NJ. Garrett, j. +. Sloan and II.
l.. Shaw, Of Fountain Inn, G. 4. Nor.
wood and NJ. J. IIaynesworth. Of
Grccnvilc, and r.. w. Davis, OF
| Laurens.
| Brakeman Harper Glenn, Of the
Grcenville switching crew OF th9
Southern road. narrowly escaped
death Saturday morning between
Grcenvillc and Piedmont by beingf
hurled to the ground from a cab that
was overturned while going at tho
rate OF about so miles an hour.
A commission was issued Friday to
the Southern Mutual Insurance Com.
pany, OF Spartanhurg, which is to do
and industrial. accident, sick benefit
al indemnity insurance business on a
capital stock Of $4,000. The corpora.
tors are: VIM. Magness, II. M Cleve-
land and G. II. Barber.