The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of More of Less Interest Con-
densed in the State.

COl!eSS. al Sil@l !SHl'i'' WIN '>'H "
Monday night. when 3 men were
graduated in medicine and - II, phar-
macy. The address to the graduates
was delivered by Gov. d. c. Hayward.
Mr.. T. Garrett Talbert, son OF eN-
Congressman w. J. Talbert. has an
nounced his candidacy for the state
senate from Edgetield, to succeed the
Hon. John C. Sheppard.
Two negroes confined in the Edge
field Jail set upon the jailer on last
Sunday night as he was giving them
their supper. throwing cayenne pepper
into his eyes and making good their
escape. The jailer was almost blind
ed for a few hours One OF the pris-
oners who escaped was sentenced td
life service in the penitentlary tor
murder and the other was held on a
charge OF burglary. The former has
been recaptured
1t is reported from Conway that
truck prospects in that section are
bright. but all truck Will be late this
wear. Lettuce ~aS on the market a
month ago and radishes have
been coming in for fifteen days:
strawberries will be on the ilidrHe1
in about three weeks. Last year they
were being shipped the latter part OF
March. The trucking average has
been about doubled in the vicinity OF
Conway ant the yield OF everything
will probably be increased 10 TO IS
per cent.
81 violators OF the dispensary law
wer fined SIS each in the city court OF
Charleston this week, with the excep-
ton of one man who was tried in his
absence and fined $50 or go to jail for
10 days. The police department made
out more than 10 cases and the re-
nainder OF the docket will be attacked
at another session Of the court.
One negro stabbed another in the
heart and killed him. in Charleston.
because the latter had laughed at the
former. 1t SENS that the deed was
done more in the spirit Of joke
than in earnest.
Charleston is actively at work pre-
pairing for the approaching state re-
union of Confederate veterans i'll that
city.
The counties OF Marlboro. Marion,
Florence, Williamsburg, Lee and Oar
lineton will combine their summer
schools.
The republican executive committee
OF the Second congressional district
met at Aiken this wwek to consider
the question of calling a convention
70 nominate candidate to run Tor
the unexpired term OF the late Con-
gressman Croft. The committee de-
cided, in view OF the short time Tor
registration and preparation. not to
call a convention for the nomination
of candidate for the short term. but
to concentrate its energies in the pre-
paration for vigorous campaign to
nominate candidate to be voted for
at the general election.
John Thompson. negro, has been
lodged in jail in Charleston. charged
with killing his wife.
Supreme Dictator John c. Shep-
pard, OF Edge6eld, attended the 23d
annual session of the grand lodge
Knights Of Honor OF Louisiana, which
met in New ORLEANS this week.
The Whitney racing and coach
horses have been shipped from Aiken
to Sheepshead Bay,L. |. The 42
horses in the bunch were loaded into
four express cars and were accom-
panied by trainer and 50 jockeys
and stable boys.
The historic old Patrick Mo;litary
Institute building, at Anderson, once
female college, later a Confederate
sub-treasury, and after the war mil
.itary school, was sold at public out
cry on Monday and was bid in for
$1,000.
1t is reported from Edgefeld that
Mr.. Charlie Dean. an aged Conieder-
ate veteran living in the county, was
eauad ,,nn,, h,, hors under the in.