The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-22
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
A negro committed suicide in Columbia
last Thursday night by taking morphine
Dispensary liquor had run him crazy.
Philip h. stoll, one Of the editors of the
Kingstree Weekly Mail, was elected to the
legislature from Williamsburg county IN
the second primary.
spartanburg county has only had eight
men to fill the Office of clerk OF court IN
century. This is certainly a case where
few men die and none resign. Most OF
these died in Office.
William Il. Morgan and Arthur Davis.
two mill operatives, were run over anu
instantly killed by a Charleston and West
ern Carolina freight train near Green
vile last Saturday night.
John Robbins and Jim Martin, two
young white men, engaged in difficulty
on the public square in Anderson last
Saturday in which Robbins was seriously
cut and Martin dangerously shot.
Harry Dean, who murdered Miller Nc
Kinney in spartanburg year ago. was
tried last week and convicted OF murder
with recommendation to mercy. He was
sentenced to life imprisonment, but his
attorneys gave notice of appeal for new
trial.
Dr. E.B. Craighead, formerly mem
ber of the faculty of Wofford college and
later president of Clemson, has been
elected president of Tulane University at
New Orleans. Since leaving Clemson he
has been president of the Missouri Normal
college.
! The Independent Cotton Seed Oil Com
panys plant at Davis Station, in Ciaren-
don county, was destroyed by fire last
Sunday, about two o'clock. 1t is partly
covered by insurance. 1t is thought that
the mill will be rebuilt at Summerton, IN
the same county.
A fire occurred in the Secretary OF
States Office in the State house in Coium-
,bia last Sunday night, and number
of valuable papers and records were de-
stroyed. 1t is not known how the hre orig
mated but it started among the books and
papers. The night watchman has been dis
charged.
. A sensation has been created IN Horry
county by the grand jury's presentment.
Evidently the finances of the county have
been wasted, even if there has not been
misrepresentation of public funds. The
dispensary business also seems to be IN
bad shape. The outcome OF the matter IS
awaited with interest.
A severe storm swept over the Eastern
mart of the State last week. Much dam
age was done to growing crops in several
of the coast counties. Marion, George
town, Florence, and Horry suffering con-
siderably. The damage was great IN
Horny county, where it is estimated az
half q million dollars.
VIII. Sellers, known in Columbia as
the aking" of blind tigers, has decided to
pull up stakes and 60 to Savannah, Ga.'
where he will run a big bar-room. Sellers
has been one of the most persistent and
irrepressible law.breakers in the State,
and for many months piled his vocation
openly and even insolently.
In the second primary for Colleton
county Walker was elected to the House
of Representatives, and there will be a
third race between Fishburne and Good
win. Padgett is elected clerk of court,
his majority over McTeer being 4s. Owen
is reelected sheriff by small majority.
Smith is reelected treasurer.
Louis Young, white man about 35
wears old, was drowned at Georgetown
last Wednesday. He fell off the dock into
the river and must have struck his head
in falling and been stunned, as he was an
expert swimmer. The body was recovered
in about ten minutes, but the three at
tending physicians found it impossible to
restore life.
Mrs. ". McGee, of Anderson, died
in Greenyille last Saturday night from in
inries sustained by being severely burned
that day. She was visiting in Greenvllie
and was seen to rush from her room into
the hall with her dress in flames. She
ran out into the yard and was so severely
burned when assistance reached her that
she died a few hours later.
A negro named John Sans was killed
nv q Coast Line passenger train IN the