The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-05-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of More or Less Interest Condensed
In the State.

Carey Styles, who shot and killed
Walter McCarrell, both white, at
one of the county campaign meetings
in Greenwood last summer, has been
convicted in the court at Greenwood
of manslaughter.
City council of Anderson has i'm
posed a license of $500 on im,nigra-
ton agents. The immediate cause of
this action was the presence in the
city of an immigration agent who had
induced about forty negroes to 60 to
York county for work. Many of these
were under contract with Anderson
people, who have suffered by their
removal.
In a wreck on the Main line of the
Southern between Belmont and
Lowell, N. c., on Monday night,
caused by a string of freight cars
rushing down grade into passenger,
the engineer of the passenger was
seriously injured and number Of
cars were demolished.
Spain Kelly, who shot and killed
w. +. Creech in Lee county, and who
has surrendered to the sheriff Of
Sumter, says that he was fully justi-
fed and is willing to leave his case
to a jury of his countrymen.
Burglars made general tour Of
the little town of Chaplin on Monday
night, but secured little booty. The
most valuable article secured was the
watch of minister, Rev. Mr.. Ander-
son. who is conducting protracted
meeting in the Methodist church.
Mr. Anderson's room was entered
and the watch taken from his
clothes.
Posey Davids, an aged negress, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed while sitting at the window Of
her shanty on st. Helena Island,
near Beaufort, on Monday night.
The store of VIM. f. Furtick, in
Columbia, was broken open on Mon
day night, and a small amount taken
from the money drawer. There have
boen a number Of daring attempts at
robbery in Columbia recently.
At the first meeting of the stock.
holders of the City Bank of Green
wood after it's recent failure it was
approximated that if the bank were
to be liquidated at once the stock
holders would get IS per cent. after
depositors and creditors had been
paid in full. The bank will be re-
organized.
Marion is installing q sy stem OF
water works, circulating a petition
to vote bonds for sewerage, going
into an early election to vote bonds
for graded school purposes, extend.
ing railroad, and has about enough
in hand to secure one of the Carnegie
libraries
Governor Hayward delivered the
annual address before the graded
schools in Summerton last week.
Elk Governor Chamberlain, wht
has been invalided in Columbia 70,
the past eight months, will leave mex
week for New York, whence he intend
to sail for London to spend the sum
mer.
Sapin Kelley, who shot and killet
W. +. Creech, at Bishopville on tn
9th, it is said because Creech ha,
wronged Kelley's sister, has surren
dered to the sheriff.
| The last Of the claims of the Chan
lesion Exposition Company, for labo
articles, services, etc, rendered t
that company, aggregating $50,74;
has been paid by the governmen
The last Congress appropriated $3.50
600 for that purpose.
w. g. Clifton, who murdered hi
neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. John "
Church, at Gillette, Col, wa
was lynched by mob on Tuesda
night.
In wreck resulting from a coli
sion of two freight trains on tn