The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-09
State News Items.

In the court of common pleas at
Charleston Monday Judge Watts issued
an order requiring negro lawyer
named Twine to show cause why he
should not be debarred from practice
in the courts for unprofessional con-
duct. The attention Of the court was
called to Twine's methods in the re-
cent presentment of the grand jury. 1t
was charged that Twine had endeayor-
ed to get a number Of negroes who
were accused of stealing terrapins TO
swear that the overseer of the terrapin
farm had stolen the turtles. Twine will
have to show cause at the opening OF
the next term Of the court and II ne
cannot satisfactorily defend himself
there will be one colored lawyer less
at the Charleston bar.
The United States training ship
Buffalo has left Port Royal naval sta
ton for New York with about 700 men,
including apprentices, seamen and ma
rines. All of those afflicted with diph-
iberia symptoms have recovered. About
35 of those who nave been Ill were
given short furloughs and left for their
respective homes. The experience OF
the Buffalo has demonstrated the fact
that Port Royal is a good place at
which to quarantine an affected crew,
where, under careful medical treatment
rapid recovery was made.
There are no new developments
whatever in the big suit for 1000
against the Spartan Mills and similar
suit against the Beaumont Manufac-
turing Co.. Of Spartanburg. The hear
ing will take place next Tuesday in
Newberry. There was a report current
Tuesday that compromise might be
effected but this is denied positively
by the attorneys interested.
Wednesday night about II o'clock
Annie Dixon, colored girl about lG
years of age living in Epartanhurg,
notified the police that she had been
assaulted by white man. who after
wards made his escape The deed. she
alleges, happened near the roller mills
on the C. C w. C. railway in that city.
The man has not been arrested.
J. NJ. Cantey, the assistant secretary
Of the State Fair Association, says
that the fair will come at most sat-
isfactory time, Oct. 80. 1t follows the
one at Raleigh, n. c., and precedes the
Georgia State Fair. Parties heading
southwark with their side shows will
have continuous line Of big fairs from
the grain country, where the fairs
begin the latter part Of August. to the
cotton belt. where the fairs are ar
ranged to follow each other in nice
order.
The winter season at Aiken is about
over and the northern people are turn
ing their faces and their belongings
homeward. The fine stables of MIR.
Whitney at Aiken will be broken Up
and the horses sent back to New York.
They will be shipped by express and
special train will be run to carry this
valuable consignment. The 80 splendid
horses will be stabbed in the cars with
particular care.
Col. William Elliott, of Beaufort, re-
ceived the following report as the re-
suit OF the examinations fo- the An
napolis midshipman's scholar hip. held
in Charleston on Saturday; Co. c. Lo-
gan, principal; w. NJ Bostock. Beau
fort. first alternate; Theodore c. Hey
ward, Beaufort, second alternate; Ed
ward M. Gaffney, Charleston, third al
ternate. There were eight competitors.
Gen. T. W. Carwile, commander OF
the South Carolina division, United
Confederate Veterans. Wednesday
night sent the invitation asking the
veterans to assemble in Columbia in
May for their annual reunion.
The Hampton Memorial commission
Of Which Senator C. S. Mccall is chai.-
man, met "Wednesday night IN the Su-
prene Court room in Columbia. The
commission plans for the raising OF
sufficient money to make the state ap-
propr,aticn o. $4,000 av..la2le.