The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraplled for Quick Reading.

Spartanburg is working to elect
man from that county as judge of the
Seventh circuit to succeed Judge
Townsend. whose term expires soon.
Judge Townsend is sza candidate to
succeed himself.
The postoffice at Williamson was
entered by burglars Sunday night. the
safe blown open and about $50 in
cash and SIS in stamps taken. The ex-
plosion alarmed the neighborhood, but
the burglars escaped.
Scott Clegg, the 16year-old son Of
Policeman Clegg Of Greenwood, was
shot and killed by some unknown per-
son while on a trip in the country with
his father and younger brother. 1t is
rumored that his father shot him.
George Smith shot and killed Will
Bostic at a, negro frolic near Gull
breaths gold mine in Saluda county
iSaturday night.
Judge W. C. Benet has been COM
missioned special judge in the superme
court in the case of the Western
Union Telegraph Company VS.. the
town of Winnsboro. Justice Eugene
B. Gary is disqualified because he
heard the demurrer.
Charleston is Shipping considerable
quantity of fertilizer by water to the
Gulf States. A few weeks ago, the bar
ketine sailed with 1000 tons for Gal
weston. Since then, schooner with
Eanotfer 1,50O tons sailed for Pensa-
cola and another with $50 tons for
Mobile. Fertilizers have been shipped
in the past from Charleston all
through the gulf section, but so many
Ilarge cargoes by water in close sue
cession have not before been sent
south.
William A. Law, of Spartanburg,
was Friday elected cashier Of the
Merchants National Bank. of Phila-
delphia, succeeding Cashier Baker,
who was advanced to the vice-presi-
dency of that institution. Mr.. Law left
Spartanburg nearly two years ago to
accept the position Of assistant CASH
lier Of this bank. The Merchants Ma
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over $1,O00,O00, and carries $15,000,-
600 on deposits.
| DR.. Fillmore Moore and wife. Of
New York, have been in Aiken for sew
eral weeks, stopping at the Norris cot
tage. DR.. Moore is trying to locate a
site for an open air sanitarium, and is
now at Montmorenci examining sew
eral places. DR.. Moore is a physician
| OF 1S years practice in New York, and
he; believes in the open air .and:special
diet treatment for pulmonary diseases.
He desires to locate his sanstarium
among the pines. He will establish
his patients in tents, and thinks he
has found the proper site for his en-
terprise in the old Camp Butler place,
near Montmorenci.
Gen. Matthew c. Butler, formerly
United States senator from South Car
.olina, and Mrs. Walter Whitman, Of
New York. were married on Saturday
in Grace church in New York, by Rev.
II. McKim. Only few friends Of Gen.
and Mrs. Butter were present. The
bride was given away by Patrick CAL
houn and Perry Belmont was best
man. Gen. Buffers home is in Wash
ington.
J@K. Breazele, a prominent citizen
Of BeEoh,e committed suicide Monday,
by hanging himself. He had been sick
and very dependent.
R. E. Lgon, general manager Of the
Anderson cotton mills and Crogan
| mills, aggregate capital $4,000, has
been elected president Of the Gluck
mills, succeeding r. 8. Hill, deceased.
r. S. Ligon was given the late MI,
Hilrs seat on the board Of directors.
The American Surety Company
caused the arrest Tuesday Of w. ].
Pooser agent Of the Southern at Per-
rys. He is now in custody in Columbia.
A representative Of the American
Surety company gave the matter his
bpersonal attention, as the company
makes no compromises. The case was
worked up largely by Mr.. F. d. FAINT.
the route agent OF the Southern Ex-
press company, and Mr.. Geo. D. zeely,
the travelling auditor ofv.the;s sSohthern
railway. Pooser Is s77l short in his
accounts; $500 Of this amount IS due
the Southern railway and $471 Is due
the Southern Express company.
Another big cotton mill operating
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