Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09
South Carolina Items.

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South Carolina Items.
Seth n. Milliken, of New York, one OF
The leading Spirits in the industrial de-
yeldpment Of the Spartanburg section,
owning Large blocks of stock in that
countys mills, aud plants elsewhere in
the South, said Tuesday that the signs
and impressions Of this trip were very
gratifying. IIe is especially pleased
with spartanburg, ai,a thinks the CITY
has great fHtnte. Mr.. Ml'!lken' IN
speaking of the Pae5iet mills. stassed
that in all probability 1afEa sum
would be expended, either in building
e rev mill, or adding to the plants al
ready establshed. This will be left en-
tirely with tie president and treasurer,
Victor NJ. Montgomery.
An effort is being made to organize
State Truck Growers Association IN
South Carolina. A meeting was called
for Wednesday of fair week in Colum-
bia, but on account Of the short notice
hut few attended the meeting, although
there were large number in the city.
X was decided to call off the meeting
temporarily and arrange for another
cate. It is likely that the meeting Will
lie held at the same time as the sprins
meeting of the State Fair Society and
as this will give those interested plenty
of time to issue call and arrange to
come, large attendance is expected.
The formal call will be issued in the
next few weeks.
The Chalk case, which has been
pending in the probate court IN Spar
tanburg for several weeks. came up
Cor a fnal hearing Tuesday morning
befJre Judge Gentry, who after hearing
IN SToTsfT 81 e. Y: tsaeas
the viii of his deceased wife, who haq
bsnueathsd her husband only Slou OUT
Of an estate worth several tnoesanu
dollars. The case was brought py Slnp'
son & Bomar and was reistea Dy Nlcn.
cls e. Jones. Testimony was taken some
time ago and Wednesday mornihs
argument on both sides were mace.
In Magistrates Paslays court IN
Spartanburg Tuesday Mott Fersuson,
colored. was tried, convicted ana pouaa
nver to court for deserting his wile.
The negro was represented by Sttol-
rev r. e. Rabb, Of Laurens, anu WI.
r. p Simms conducted the prosecution.
Mott Ferguson deserted his blind Wlls
IN that town about years ago anu
vent IN Laurens county and cultiVateo
= farm. n few days ago he was orousns 81 y
back to Spartanburg to answer sA0
charge OF desertion.
News comes from Union that. ea-
,,nown amongst strangers, Miss Brao,
low low q Young woman apparently 81
years We. Of age, was found dead in PED a
few Nv mornings ago at the home OF d
M, Mr Gibson of Jacksonville. The sto-
~ ~, is a nitiable one for it seems tnae
40 woman on Monday, the l7tn IN
slant. had walked all the way iiTn .na
puffalo to Jacksonville. Inere nssl sue
cot position in the yarn mill. ~ ~
sicie1s said her death was due 10 hesi
! failure.
commission for a charter was
Tuesday issued to the nn,, wes.mu, @ NJ
Drug Manufacturing Company vi VI
C4reenville. The capital STOCK IS 10 "
- 400. The corporators named are. ~
r Westmoreland and P. c. Westno'e, e
H. land 4 charter has also been issued ~ ~
~ ITn-town Bowling Assoclatlo1' VI
r'b r arIeston. The Blue Ridge BeVerase
ond @ Extract Company has notlneo the
eecretary e of State that it has maae =
not %et increase Of $4,000 in its caplta'
stock.
II was learned Tuesday that tne
conference for education in the Soutn
will be held in Columbia next April
The information came in letter to
etoto Superintendent Of Education
STartin @ from DR.. Edgar Gardiner Mur.
phy, the secretary. me eAace sor aa,v hut Il
not not vet been determined upon, pus III, =
viii probably be the last week IN cai,n, ap, =.
ae this is tine time which SUITS Soiu1a,
lila hest and is about the time tnat 'n'
conference is usually heid.
Eyoerts from Ceylon have recea.l: essn,
visited Tormosa to discover Wnetnea
marketable imitation OF formos'
nolong 90 could be made from teas groMi VI
in In dia and Ceylon at such cost Una Una
it it could be put on the American n,nne, mal
i,et /, = at a lower price than the formos'
article.
coverro. Hayward Tuesday oheTe1 N1
reward of 500 for the arrest OF oa w
Z T Henderson and Alfred Free. Oh 90 90
inda ~ county. They were wanteu ~ ~
,he ,i,e" llilliug of NJ. NJ. Morse: "A A ae IL
wsrd W. has also been offered tor orr tue 9; a. a.,
rast wai' Of If, Fred Herbert and WIZ sim IN.
Tins Trey are wanted for the H a.il,n ra
NJ nsn3i Tim peterson and Chris Porter, re re
er eneetively. This cluster OF lusiu'e
are of Newherry.
BY Wire and Cable
A now Cabinet was appointed !