The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-06-04

suit vas begun in the court OF con-
mon pleas for Cherokee county las;
Saturday by A. E. Gaines. He claims
that the Southern Railway has been
operating competing lines contrary to
law between Blacksburg and Gafney
scnyc the first day of July. The coasti-
tuition forbids this and the statue
makes it a penalty OF one hundred dol-
lars per day, to be recovered by any
citizoa suing for tne same. 7 half
tc GO TO him, the other half to the
State. Dir. Gaines sizes for $32.1oo. lie
is represented by Hal & Willis OF
GaEGey and Johnson & Mash CT spar
tanbGrg.
i 2cgro nan visited the house CT 4
laiy en- Gervais street in Columbia 4
n;ghc c" two ago apd after asking
some foolish questions asked the lady
il her husband Vas at home. She be-
came frightened and slammed the door
IN his face. The negro's manner greatly
alarmed the lady. whose husband hap
pened to be in New York, and she had
10 scad for her brother-in-law to re-
main in the house with her all night.
From the negro's manner she was sure
she said, that he was there for no good
purpose. The police were unable to 10
cate Tho man.
Several days ago julius Harvin, one
OF Mrs. N. r. Witherspooa's p.ow
hands. committed a criminal assault on
his wife's niece, a child seven or eight
years old, who was nursing for Julius
vile at Coochville. Some OF the negroes
VIC I I'd TO whip him and run him OF
but by advice Of white men . warrant
was Ia.;en out for him. Seine one gave
him the tip ana at noon Of the day
tie warrant was secured he took TO
the woods.
Cons5a5ies Thursday night raided q
store in the mill district in Columbia
kept by s man named Miles, and TOOK
everything in sight. A large quantity
OF whiskey and beer. ice chest. siot
machines, glasses. soda water and
everything else was seized and Miles
was put completely out Of business.
This is about the most thorough raid
made i'll some time.
The governor received a letter Fri
DAY morning from o. P. Austin, chief
OF the bureau OF statistics Of the CEN
sus department, who is compiling a
work showing the area ceded By the
thirteen original states to other ter
r;tCries and states. Mr.. Austin finds
that after the peace treaty OF l7o5
some maps show that South Carolina
owned a narrow strip of land extend
ing to the Mississippi river.
About twenty invitations were re-
ceived Friday morning by the COVER
nor TO deliver addresses and be pres
ent at commencement exercises and
ether events. The invitations came
from every anrtion Of the state and the
dates for some OF them are two
months OF. 1t will, OF course, be i'm
possible for the gorenor to accept
many Of these invitations.
Beaumont Manufacturing Co., Spar.
tanhurg, S. c., held its annual stock
holders meeting last week. The re.
port of the management was voted
satisfactory, and the same officers
were reelected. The regular annual
dividend Of 6 per cent. was declared,
together with an extra dividend OF 2
PEI cent.
TIE secretary of state has issued .
commission to the Columbia Trust
Company OF Columbia. The company
will do a general banking business,
dealing in stocks and bonds o. a cap
itai of 500, 900. Henry w. Parson of
New York city, E. W. Robertson and
Is. l.. Abney OF Columbia, are the pc
titiolers.
JuGson Beck, of Barnweli, has had a
narrow escape from the gallows. Gov
e-nor Hayward has committed his SEN
tencs to life Imprisonment. The con-
demned man was to have been hanged
Apri, "a, but it was represented to the
governor that an appeal was pending
and a respite Of 30 days was granted.
The oldest soldier in South Carolina
is James Pc Sers. Of Richmond county,
a veteran of four wars.
Henry Brown. a misled negro porter
in the offices of the Seaboard Air Line
Offices. in Raleigh. has confessed 10
stealing $193.27 from the desk OF Mr..
Marvin Harris. the company's local
collector. He is in Jail to await the
next term OF Wake Criminal Court.
Sheriff Hunter of Lancaster has ar
rested aud lodged in jail several negro
men and women who are thought TO
haze Dcen implicated N the killing OF
Ben. r. Blackman, last Sunday.
Minor Nentton.