The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of More Of Less Interest Con-
densed in the State.

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erected as memorial to T.. +. Nc
Kissick by Mr.. McKissick's mother.
HamptonS birthday was approprl-
ately celebrated in Greenville and
I.aurens on Monday.
At about three O'Clock nA Sunday
morning the lady operator IN the
! Greenwood telephone exchange hred
three shots at some one who pound
cd on the door ior adnittancc. but
who fled when told that he would
very probable get shot.
Arrangements are being made Tor
the observance ni the 2oot!? annivcr-
Sary ui the foundation 81 S.. James
! church. al Goose Creek. Charleston
county. on April u. This church
is one OF the oldest landmarks i'll the
lower part "f the state.
The grand lodge Knights OF Honor
will NEE, in Columbia on April 90
The Daughters "i the C"nlelccacy
and ,hc school children "i Columbia
decorated Wade Hampton tomb
with choice flowers on Monday. the
anniversary 81 Hampt"nS death.
Robert Stephenson Sim"nS. OF
Charleston. who won the compete
tive examination held i'll Columbia
ior the West Point cadetship, has lost
the cadetship on account OF having
used an improper name to avoid
newspaper noteriety. as he says.
Senator Tillman has written that he
will give the appointment to the first
alternate. w. Gibbes Lykes. OF Co.
lumbia
Dr.. Hext NJ. Perry. president Of
the Greenville Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty OF Animals. re-
ports shocking case. in Greenwood,
to Governor Hayward. It seems that
some miscreant poured turpentine on
dog and set fire to it. The dog ran
around the strees in Greenwood until
it died
The residence OF Mr. William Grov-
esnor, OF Providence, R. l., at Aiken,
was robbed on Monday night before
the family retired, articles to the
value OF about $500 being taken.
This is the second time Aiken has
been visited by burglars in a short
period. 1t is thought the burglary OF
Mr.. Grovesnor's residence was con-
Quoted while the family were on the
porch listening to a band OF negro SER
enaders.
The Clemson college encampment
be held in Anderson May SO inclu-
sive. The cadets will leave the cam
pus on May ! and march to !Andert
son.
A negro woman was burned TO
death at her home in Darlington
ccunty. She was subject to fits and
it is thought that during one OF these
her clothing caught fire
There is shortage OF $500 in the
accounts OF the Hampton county dis
penser. The dispenser says his safe
was robbed.
The police of Aiken have captured
four negroeSwho they feel quite sure,
are the parties who robbed the resi-
dence of Mr.. William Grovesnor on
Monday night. Three of them had
entertained the family with music in
the open air while the fourth, it is
presumed, slipped in the house and
stole the jewelry and other articles,
to the amount of about $500.
The Times and Herald, the two
afternoon papers heretofore publish
ed in Florence, have combined, and
will be held in Anderson May SO inclu-
Hartwell NJ. Aver.
Last Friday night while playing in
her home at Inman, in Spartanburg
county, little nine-year-old negro
girl accidentally ran against an open
knife in the hand of one of her broth
ers. The blade penetrated her stom-
ach, inhicting injuries from which she
died.