The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-28

tered in the southern's shops at
Spencer, NC.
William Addison stabbed and killed
Henry Clanton Tuesday night at Jas.
W. Gardner's place, Darlington coun-
ty line, at negro frolic. Addison has
not yet been arrested.
Screaming 81 am Elijah Dowie, get
out of my way" a negro maniac arm
ed with an axe invaded the town Of
Seneca Wednesday. For while he
was given all the room he wanted
and no one disputed his claim.
Finally two policemen caught the lu-
natic and disarmed him.
Sis Lee, negro girl about 10
years old, was killed Wednesday by a
freight train. She was between coal
cars picking up coal when the engine
was backed against the cars. Her
head and body were badly mangled.
This happened at Seneca.
The enterprising firm of F. w. Wag-
ener g. Co., importers and roasters,
of Charleston, having recently bought
out the Charleston Importing and Ex-
porting Company, have removed the
plant of this latter company to their
own warehouses on East Bay, adjoin-
ing their main stores, corner East. Bay.
and Queen streets, the coffee plant be-
ing installed in what was formerly the
Hoffman building, and they now have
one of the most up-to-date roasting
establishments in this country.
A movement is on foot to establish
gas plant in Anderson. Mr.. j. D.
Maxwell, Jr., superintendent Of the
street railway company. in Spartan
burg, is the chief promoter Of the en-
terprise. An application will be made
to the city council in a short time
for a franchise.
The dispensary constables seized be-
tween 80 and 40 gallons Of liquor near
the i've mile post Thursday. The
liquor was taken from several places,
having been stored at convenient
points for delivery into the city to
meet the Christmas demands in
Charleston.
The secretary Of state on Thurs
day chartered the Broad River Light
and Power Company, which will de-
velop power in Lockhart Shoals, IN
Union county, and with the head Of
fees in Charleston. The capital is
$1,000, coo and ). L. Davis is president
and NJ. Y. Haseloen secretary and
treasurer. A charter was issued the
Orange cotton mills Of Orangeburg
with $4,000 capital Geo. II. Cornell
son is president A commission was is
sued to the Chas. A. Smith General
Merchandise concern of Tipmonsyille,
with $4,000 capital.
A white woman named Hattie
Walker was discovered dead in wag-
on near Glendale early Thursday
morning. With the wagon were Tom
Donahue and P. A. Blake, white.
Hattie Walker and Donahue left
Switzer that morning for Spartanburg
in a wagon to secure household goods
belonging to the woman. On arriving
they found that the party in whose
possession the goods were, moved to
Glendale, and they set out for that
place On the road they were accom-
panied by Blake, and the men had two
quarts of liquor. The woman began
drinking freely and in the night they
halted and built a fire and ate some
thing. Afterwards the woman took
another drink and fell forward on the
front gate Of the wagon. Donahue
picked her up. She laid down and
never spoke again, dying an hour or
more afterwards.
A few days ago at Halle gold mine,
three miles from Kershaw. a little
negro boy by the name Of Gale, aged
IL years, shot another little boy, also
colored, 10 years, in the face and neck
with a shotgun, inAicting very Sc
rious wound, in which it was thought
the boy would lose the sight of his
eyes. It is now thought by his physi-
clan that one eye Will be saved.
Monday night two negroes on Col.
E. r. McIver's place, Darlington coun-
ty. John Cooper and Stephen Low.
got into dispute. John, in order to
end the affair. struck Stephen on the
head with a club, killing him. Sheriff
Blackwell began his duties by prompt
ly arresting the slayer.
Mr.. Frank Hyman. a we'll known ci-
tizen of Winona, Florence county.
dropped dead at the court house
Thursday morning. He had just start
ed from the auditors Office to that of
the county superintendent of educa-
ton, and as he was passing out of the
auditors door he threw up his hands
and exclaimed: "Oh. my Lord!' and
fell to the floor dead. DR.. Gregg was
hastily called, but when he reached
the body he pronounced it lifeless,
apoplexy being the cause.
The reduced rates on -four, cotton
and fertilizers ordered by the railroad
commission in the recent decision