Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-15

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A commission was also issued TO the
Coggeshall company of Darlington, q
wholesale grocery concern capitalized
at S50,0OO
Palmetto Brcvities.
The State treasurer will in few
weeks borrow about. S30G,0QGj pr the
rest. of the money allowed by: law to
be borrowed any year. A loan of
: 100000 was effected some time ago
for the payment of the pensions and
while all Of this was not used, the in
terest on State bonds will be due
soon and it will lie necessary to bor-
row some: 1t has been found that in
borrowing all that can be borrowed
at one time large amount Of money
is saved, as the rate of interest is
much lower; 1t is thought that there
will not be much difficulty in making
ends meet this year; as the tax. money
will begin to come ii just as the loan
is exhausted. Despite this, however,
the appropriations are over 100000
greater than last year and there is
no government claim Of $4,000 to
help the State out.
On Liberty Hill, in Columbia, which
has been the scene recently Of much
lawlessness, q double shooting affray
occurred Tuesday among young ne
igroes Of that seff
5St;ane; armed wi tsss;sl aSssSs
IeSarged load
hours later Joe
err. hunted up Mtrane a1Yd's'wneH; :
came in sight of him emptied his snot-
gun at the fleeing man, one loaa tax.
me effect i'll his left hand. While
,Jaggers' wound is serious he is expect
ed to recover.
Perry Butler and John Carter were
convicted Of the murder OF Anderson
Arnold IN. the. court of the Genera
Sessions in Greenvlle Wednesday.
The two other negroes named IN the
indictment, Joe Parks and jesse Har'
rison. were acquitted. Counsel tof
the convicted negroes gave notice for
a new trial. Butler and Carter were
sentenced by Judge Townsend TO be
hanged. Four doomed men are now
locked in the county jail in Green:
vile. Byrd and Coiswell have al:
ready been sentenced for the murder
of Magistrate Cox, and the convictlon
NJ Rutler and Carter adds two more
to the list.
Jesse w. Crapse is now in jail in
Hampton charged with the murder OF
his cousin, i. S. Crapse, on Thursday
of last week. The killing, it is saidi
grew out of O dispute over q public
neighborhood road through the prem.
ises of Jesse W. Crapse, which ROAD
he had been endeavoring to have dls'
continued. The parties are white 1ar-
mers of the NiXyille section OF Hamp-
ton county.
Tuesday the State board Of dispen,
sary directors purchased a large iot
adjoining the wholesale building III
Columbia, the price being $500. The
lot will be used for the enlargement CT
the big plant which will come sooner
or later. and with prices Of real es'
tate SO high. the board concluded that
it would be best to buy now, especla!lS
as the owner was considering the
erection Of a saw mill on the place
which would have constantly endan
gered the dispensary.
GOV. Hayward, tuesday, upon re
ceipt of word that Joseph Thompson
; a negro sentenced in GreenVllle coun
ty this year to three years for man
slaughter, was dying, ordered him re
leased. The petition had been refused
previously, but the attorneys and th'
!, , others interested made the abov
showing and telegraphed it to tn
Governor, so that there was no othe
action to be taken.
!. Among the candidates who filed thei
uledges with Gen. Jones were D. I
I. Howard for governor, U. x. Gunte
= Jr.. for attorney general, 0. B. Martl
for State superintendent Of edGcatiol
John D. Frost for adjutant genera
A. w. Jones for comptroller genera
q The candidates have only until lane
to file their pledges and are litt
backward this year.
The semi-centennial celebration
the founding of Greenvilie Fema
u College occurred last week in the &C
l. lege auditorium. A large crowd
J Greenville citizens and people fro
IS all sections of South Carolina Wel
Is present to hear the story of the &C
II leges progress told by President d.
/ James, DR.. c. II. Judson and Rev. Z
Z, A. ]. S. Thomas. Addresses were
le so delivered by State Superintende
E. of Education o. B. Martin and May
,xL &c CraonviI1a
After having received an unsatisfs
tory reply to certain demands made
himself upon Mr.. w. Boyd Evans, N
Mt Jno. G. Mobley Of Fairfield, at Colu
~ bia. attacked Mr.. Evans with a ra
ID q hide. The affair created decided Sc
IS, sataion, for it occurred almost In ire
IS of the court house at busy hour
ut the morning and before the two N
ed could be parted a large crowd had G
lected. Both men were arrested
nlaced under peace bonds.
&c Iosa Y. Iimantour, Mexican Mtn1a