The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of More Or Less Interest Condensed
LII the State.

The birthday of John G. Calhoun
was celebrated by the Calhoun Light
Infantry in Florence on Thursday OF
last week
Col. II. A. Robinson, who has rep
resented Anderson county for several
terms in the Legislature, died on Thurs
day.
Col. Asbury Coward, of the Citadel,
has been appointed by the President
ono Of the members of the Board of
Visitors to West Point Academy.
Mr.. Joe Baltzegar, a white farmer
Of near Norway, accidentally ran his
wagon over his little son last week.
aud probably fatally INJURED the little
boy.
VIM. q. King, the white man who
murdered James and Samuel Rogers
IN Florence, on January 3lst, has
been sentenced to life imprisonment
at hard labor in the penitentiary.
An appeal will be taken to tho su.
preme court.
There are now 23O rural delivery
mail routes in the State, and the sal.
cries paid amount to $l1, 900. The
Columbia postotlice is headquarters
for this State, and from here all the
salaries are paid.
The people Of Greenwood have
complied with the terms upon which
it was agreed that the WilIiamston
Female College would be moved, and
1t is now practically sottled that the
college will be moved to Greenwood.
On request of the Greenwood Bar,
a special term of court has been
ordered for Greenwood county, be-
ginning April 4, and continuing two
weeks, with the Hon. JOS. A. McCul
Tough, of Greenville, special Judge.
The question having been raised,
the Attorney General has filed an op
lnlon that membership Oh the Hamp
ton Monument commission is not an
Office, and may be hold by member
OF the Legislature. The commission
will be called together soon and steps
taken to raise money systematically
Founders Day will be appropri,
ately celebrated at Converse College
on April q. The address will he
delivered by the distinguished Dr..
Chas. ID. McIver, president of Nor
nal and Industrial College of Green's
boro.
Governor Heyward's grandmother,
Mrs. Duncan l.. Clinch, died in
Charleston on Thursday night, and
about the same time his aunt, Mrs.
). n. M. Clinch, died in Savannah.
The funeral Of both ladies' was held
in Savannah on Friday. The Gov
ernor attended
George W. Latham, charged with
assault and battery with intent to
Kill his cousin, j. II Latham, has
been convicted in Pickens county and
sentenced to pay a fine of 5000.
The Lathams are prominent family
and the trial created great interest.
Judge Hudson has rendered an
opinion holding that the Columbia
canal is not liable to county taxation.
The decision was rendered in a suit
brought by the Water Power Co., own
ing tho canal, to recover back county
taxes already paid. The Attorney
General will appeal the case.
Proceedings for mnndamns to COM
pei th" Spartan Mills and Beaumont
Factories, Of Spartnnbnrg, to pay
back city taxes for thirteen years,
have been instituted. These mills
were exempt by the city of Spartan
burg and the case hinges upon the
right of the city to exempt institu
tons from paying taxes Mandamns
proceedings were made returnnblf
hefor" Chief justice Pope, at Cham
hers, in Newberry, on April T.
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