The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-05-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items OF More or Less Interest Condensed
In the State.

The postoflice robbers, convicted
at the last term Of the GreenyilIe
U. 5. Court of robbing the postotfice
at dreers, have been carried to the
Federal prison in Atlanta.
An interesting question has been
raised under the recent Dick militia
law-can the militia of one State be-
called into service in another State ?
The question was asked the Secre.
tary of War, who gave an ambiguous
answer.
Mr.. Robert j. Whitton, u popular
young Coast Line engineer of Flor:
ence, was shot and probably fatally
wounded on Thursday by Mr.. II. A.
ii uey, young sewing machine
agent of Lee County. Hatley and
another young man engaged in a
quarrel in house in Florence, and
Whltton, trying to act IA peace.
maker, wns shot.
Mr.. W. s. Abrams, the young man
shot on last Tuesday at Conway by
Mr.. l.. Stackhousc, Of Marion, a son
of Senator S!ackhouse, died on Thurs.
day. Another account Of the affair
than the one already published says
the two young men got into dis
pute over racing bet, when Stack.
house struck Abrams in the face, and
when Abrams resented Stackhousc
shot.
The United States government has
awarded contracts amounting to
nearly $1,O00,OO0 for the Charleston,
navy yard.
The railroads have advanced the
rate on COW peas, shipped from Char
lesion and Wilmington to New Or.
leans, 8 cents hundred. This will
work a hardship on Charleston local
dealers and the railroads will be ap-
pealed to. Charleston's COW pea
business amounts to Sl50,O00 unnu.
ely.
The Sunday school institute Of the
5. q. Conference WAS held in Spar
tanburs last week. Prof. Hami)l.
who is we'll known in Newberry, was
present and delivered addresses.
Mrs. Herrell, who lives near Chero.
kee Springs, in Spartanburg County,
disappeared from her fathers home
on Thursday night and has not been
heard o! since. Her husband and
two children had gone away to spend
q week and she went to her falher's
home during their absence.
The stockholders of the HartsviIle
cotton mill have endorsed the in
creasing of capital stock from $780,.
600 to S5O0,000.
Henry Windham, Il carpenter, was
shot and wounded by Wesley Skip,
per, farm laborer, at Timmonsville
on Friday. Skipper simply pulled
his pistol and shot, taking to the
woods Immediately. The wound will
possibly not result fatally. Both are
white men.
A box car Dear Ruby on the Ches
teriield and Lancaster Railroad while
being loaded with lumber on Thurs.
day night got away and ran down a
grade into q section force on a tres.
tie, killing aud wounding several
negroes.
Carrie Lipscomb, negro woman,
on Wednesday night dropped dead
IN front OF the passenger depot at
Greenwood while waiting for train.
T. p. Jones was shot and killed on
Thursday night in his home at viii.
son, N. Q, by one of band OF white
cappers to whom his manner Of living
was objectionable, and who had war.
ned him to leave the town. A mum
ber Of erre0ts have been made.
E. II. Nye, n Mormon elder, who
came 10 Columbia this week to SOC
about removing A. II. OIphin, the
Mormon who was lncarcerated in the
hosPital late 10 March,, back to biz
home in Utah, died in the State hos
ptal on Friday morning While
discussing with DR.. Babcock the busi
neaa on which he came he became