The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-07
Sheriff Logan and Magistrate S. N.

Sheriff Logan and Magistrate S. n.
johnson, Of Yorkville, left for North
Carolina Monday with acquisitions for
fugitives from York county justice.
Sheriff Logan went to Charlotte after
one James Howard, who is wanted foc
trying 10 kill G. A. Buchanan at Rock
Hill. about two years ago, and Magis-
sratc Johnson went to Winston after
j. White Wright and Charlie Floy.
who are wanted for participation in a
riot in Bethel recently.
From the correspondence in the office
of the secretary Of State Greenvi!le
will in all likelihood have bleachery.
The Union Bleachery and Finishing
company has taken up the matter OF
establishing plant in this State. There
is now successful bleachery at Clear
water. in Aiken county and, Of course.
there is room for another one in the
Piedmont section, il the mills will have
their work done here instead OF at the
North.
Chaleston has been afflicted with
another negro official, this time in the
person Of ]. A. Brier, who has been ap-
pointed by United States Marshal
Adams to be a bailiff of the court. sue
ceeding very competent and obliging
white man, Capt. Isaac H. Daggett.
Brier took charge of his office Monday.
THE appointment of Brier makes two
eegro bailiffs of the Federal court.
information Of a horrible accident
has been received from Savage, in the
sower part of Florence county. Swintoa
Dozier, well known resident Of that
community, was killed by the kick OF
mule On Sunday afternoon. The kick
~as so strong that the abdomen o. Mr..
Dozier was cut open and his liver torn
by the hcofs OF the animal.
The proceedings of the State OF South
Carolina against the Virg!ni2-Carc!ina
Chemical company Instituted by the
attorney general some time ago cnarg-
ing the company with violation ci tie
anii-uUst las of the State, Will be
opened IN Columbia soon by the taking
% testimony before the master o. Rich
land coCrty Cor fn:! decision.
Ttes.ay morning Senator Alvin II.
Desn. CO Grseay!iIe, attorney for
Henry suGd.Gh, received q telegram
from Cox. Esyward notifying him
that F:onry Sudduth had been par
doned from the State penitentiary
1t viii be remembered that Sudduth
was convicted OF rape and sentenced
TO lie imprisonment in the pen!ten-
tiaIy.
J. 4. Wright, of the firm OF Wright
z Patnan, proprietoTs Of a beef mar
.ket in Greenville, attempted suicide
'T2ssday after=ccn in room No. 81 OF
zthe Socthern hotel in that city. by cut
ting tscis throat and severing the veins
Sof nfs arms. The act is said to be
tie result of dependency ever finap-
cial circumstances.
Dir. Mccormick about 20 years OF
age, who lives On Factory hill in Dill
lon. was killed at Little Pee Dee tres
tie, two miles north OF Dillon Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock by the
south-bolnd train, No. 20. The train
Ras stopped, boat procured, and the
body recovered and taken 20 the
mans home.
~
tt is runcred through the Congaree
section that the kacline beds are to be
utilized in few weeks and crockery
manafactory Is to be built in Sumter by
Northern capitalists. who will own
the entire enterprise. The factory will
use from four to FIVE carloads of kao-
line per week.
The governor has appointed Judge
Ernest Gary Supreme Court Justice
to hear the case of the Independent Oil
Company vs.. The Pee Dee Ice Company,
in place Of Justice c. A. Woods, who
was disqualified by reason Of being
interested in one Of the concerns.
( Arthur Simmons, a negro preacher
living near Beaufort, has been arrest
ed for running blind tiger in his
home. The constables had quite tus-
sic with him when they went to search
his house.