The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-19
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Capital stock $4,000. Corporators
w. u. Shrine and +. l.. Stone.
Bowman Loan and Trust Company
OF Bowman's (charter.) Capital stock
$o,0oo. i. +. Easterlin, president; r.
~ Bruce, secretary and treasurer.
RobiISon-E Elliott Company. OF
Wlnnsboro (commission) The com
pany proposes to engage in farming
Capital stock, $30,000 President, r.
X. Elliott; vice president and general
manager. j. l.. Robinson
Gaffncy Brick Company (chartcr.) }
Capital stock, $4,000. Corporators,
Thompson Robbs and J. ii. Curry.
Pauline Oil Mill Company, of
Pauline, SpartanEurg county (com-
misson) Capital stock. $4,000. Cor
porators, S. r. d. Lancaster, e.. d.
Foster, w. S. Montgomery
Lydia Gin Company, of Lydia, in
harrington county (chartcr.) CAPITAL
stock, $4,000. O. ID. Lee, president ana
general manager; w. f. Dargan.
secretary.
Sumter Light, Ice and Power Com
PahE' or Sumter tchartcr) Perry
moses, president; T.. A. Butman,
$4,000. '''0 IN
ola, department store commission
CapitSl stock 100000. Corpornturs
Jas i. Tapp, formerly OF Charlotte
ahu W. II. lTles and John J. Me-
Manah. The company will open a, the
McCfeery stand at once.
special from Nowhcrry saws. ,vod-
hesday morning about 9 O'Clock thc
no!lG or Mr.. J. ID. Davenport was com
pie'eiE destroyed by fire. The fire ori
sl'la'Hd from The outside ana the housc
, n"' ai'oSt cNVclOpcd in flames before
,ie ihllatcS were aroused, and lhey
oalely mad time to make their csraDc
NotliiiS was saved, not even the CLOTH
ing or the family. The insurance IS
very small compared to the loss.
amounted to Sl,70O
a Grecnvillc special saws: Nopi.-
tratc clyde has rendered his dccsion
III thc cases against G.. w. Clifton in
ulcteu for petit larceny, and thc do
tehaaht was given 80 days or Sl5O fine
20 cover the several cases upon which
ne was tried. The remainder of tEn
.a'eS were abandoned, as the mcr-
tlalts qua not wish to put the county
10 turther expense. since it is cynoct.,d
ne will remain in Jail and not nav thn
me. Clifton has furnished a weeks
sensation and has not profited himsnlr
IN reputation or finances, while he
roses as a book agent, in which he had
been quite successful.
Saluda. Spccial.-Felix Bouknipbt
Mahlon johnson and Alfred Johnson,
colorcd, nave been lodged in jail to
await trial at the court of sessions. on
thc charge Of being accomplices OF
RoDert Bouknight in the robbing and
burning Of Mr.. j. ". Hcrlongs crib a
few weeks ago. Frank Aiken has con
1eSsed that he was in the party. but
ne has not been arrested. Abram Hol-
io"ay was also suspected, but Magis-
trate little dismissed him because of
the lack OF evidence against him.
The legislature has provided for the
appointment of commission to wind
up aifairS between Sumter, DARLINGTON.
kcrshaw and Lee counties. The latter
was carved out Of parts OF the three
counties named first, and there are
10 DE settled several questions relating
10 the old counties for past indebted
ness, etc. Governor Hayward IL COM
pllance with the act has requested the
legislative delegation Of each county
10 name two members OF the commits
sion. The governor will himself an
point the ninth member.
Governor Hayward has been very
much pleased on account Of the num-
per or invitations extended to him to
deliver commencement addresses, but
ne cannot comply with them all.
Within the past two days he has re-
ceivcd no less than seven such invi-
tations.
The secretary Of state has issued
charters to the following concerns:
The Church Of Christ, Charleston: the
town Of Fort Madison, Anderson coun
ty; and to the Brusy Creek Ginnery
company Of Anderson county, capital
stock $4,000.
The internal revenue department
has had considerable trouble recently
ON account Of complaints that parties
representing themselves to be revenue
officers have endcavcrcd to collect a
government tax from merchants who
are as rule keepers OF small grocery
stores in the suburbs Of Columbia
Paul j. Steele, a cadet OF Clemson
College, died there oC pneumonia last
week
MI. n. w. BrOOker, the chairman Of
the Richland committee for the Hamp-
ton mohplncnt fund, is now vigorously
pushing the canvass in this city for
subscriptions to the fund SO far he
has secured about 800 subscriptions,
anu has collected about onc-third OF
the amount subscribed. Hc finds he
says, that dozens Of men say they will
subscribe. but ask him to come back
later. This is hampering the work
badly and he urges that all try to SAY
exactly what they can give when he
calls. 1t is Of great Importance fo,
the work Of raising the 100000 thai
must be secured by subscrintions 81
the earliest possible moment.-Colun,.
bia State.
A meeting Of the stockholders Of tho
Atlantic Coast Lumber company was
held last week and a number of prom.
inent men were in the city. There were
about IL in the party and all are mil.
lionaires. During their stay here the,
were the guests of President T.. S
Farr Of the Coast company. The part,
consisted OF Messrs. Sampcl p. Colt
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