The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-28
soUTu CAROLINA NEWS NOTES.
Items OF Interest Condensed and Par
:"raphcd for Quick Reading.

w l. X Johnston anc J. Il Killctt.
TWO dispeusarv corStableS. We're ar
rested in Columbia on Friday on the
charge OF trespaS> after notice. The
constables had entered Shull'S place ON
| Washington stree, and We're watching
it 10 prevent the sal. Of liquor. but
We're warned not to enter the place.
| The warrant was sworn out by j. H.
CASTOR and the Two men We're taken
before Magistrate Norman.
\ number OF Italian immigrants
were seen in Columbia FRIDAY evi-
IDENTITY on their way u Charleston.
These men have been at work i'll the
lower part OF Fairfield county and
We're passing through on their way 20
work III the low country. Commissions
er Watson waS asked If his office had
any knowledge of the movements of
these men and he stated Very emphat-
| ically that the Office had nothing
| whateverto DO With them. They are
| not brought here by my department
and we have nothing 70 do With them
| whatever. he said.
The secretary Of state was notified
Friday of an increase in the capital
stock of the McCoWn and Clarke
company( of Florence county. from
$50. 900 to $40. 900. y commission was
issued the Nicely Yarn Mills, Of York
Vile. with $50. 600 capital. With 3. y.
Moore. O. T. Wilkes and others is
petitioners.
Secretary Duncan of the railroad
commission has completed the tables
showing the gross and net income OF
the railroads OF the State. These Ia
blcs show that the total gross income
was s13,9S26922S: total freight and
passenger revenue. Sl3.3943S '.o6:
total freight reevnue. S9.523.4 1858.
The total expenses We're $l0.036. $3.50
net income S3.S36.305.44.
The latest enterprise for Spartan
burg county is a towel and quilt fac-
tory \ c"mr any composed II Vernon
Muckenfuss +. c. Rodgers, Lewis
Thomson and others are the promterS.
and he plant will be looted near Well
ford. The capital stock Is S2a.o0o. Inc
site for the factory has been purchas-
ed: il is situated near the southern
main line Work Of building the mill
will begin in the near future. The mill
will operate 36 looms. II will be the
only owel and quilt factory in this sec
Ton Of the south.
The Charleston Terminal Company
has b1gun the work of putting the
Waterfront in better condition as a re-
suit of III" recent agitation OF the coA-
dition Of the place and he lack of IA
dilion of the place and the lack "i ia
merct- of the port. Contracts have Deem
let for the rebuilding OF several OF the
wharveS.
Elliott Emily shot and killed Char
ley Johnston Friday afternoon at St.
Matthew'S All the parties were. negroes
ana were engaged in a gambling game
when a difficulty arose over some tllV-
ial matter with the above result
The authorities in Sullivan'S Island
fale infant in a sack on the front
beach near Fort M"ultrie. The infant
was so badly dvcompoScd that it Was
impossible to tell ifthe child was
whit" or a mulaito. II is h"uGht that
it met Death violently q few days ai-
ter its birth. There is No clue " th,.
identify OF tn" child but the author
tiles hope 20 tind the guilty party .:
PARTIES.
Lawrence Lema>trr. q guard "f the
chain gang camp. stationed at Clifton.
Spartanburs county was painfully. but
not seriously wounded Friday by thv
accidental discharge OF his pits"i.
while eating I! .N"alil! 4 SC:;lrtaMburS
restaurant LcmaSter Was exhibiting
the pistol to d friend and. in replacing
L. changed it from one pocket I"
another. Tn" trigger became hung IL
the leather belt strapped around ms
waist. and a moment later thr w";lp"n
was Gichrag>d and Il 3>-c;!librt bullet
ploushed through thu il"Shy part "i
his right leg above the knee.
sheriff owens "f -Colct"n county
will not make amy claim for the re-
ward Of 81 .001. which waS offered for
the capture of Adams ANA II"
m-n!bcr of his posse would make such
claim. taking tn. position that the az
| rest WAS in the line of his duty 1t Was
stated also that there seemed To be lit
IL ,,,,b- h,,+ that m, effort would BE-