The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-25


vile county, was burned Monday
morning. the loss being $1,000. There
was no insurance on the building.
The residence of Mr.. I. T. Ballentine
in Laurens, was totally destroyed by
fire last night shortly after o'clock
One of the cotton warehouses Of the
Belton Cotton mill was partially burn
ed Wednesday morning. The loss was
3O1 bales of cotton and 70 bales of
cloth, valued at $4,000 to $4,000.
The city council of Charleston has
accepted bid made by the Evening
Post to publish regularly the council
proceedings for one year and print in
pamphlet form 125 copies Of the Jour
nal of Council for the sum of $1,000,
and to publish all other city adver-
tisements for cents per line.
A white man named John Taylor
was tried before Magistrate Kirby at
Spartanburg for using profane and
obscene language on the public high
way in the presence Of white men and
a young. lady. He was convicted, and
fined $50, which he paid.
Thomas r. Colclough. formerly
baseball pitcher Of much reputation,
has been elected to the Charleston
council.
The bondsrnen Of L. L. Copeland,
late postmaster at Bethune, who is
serving a term in the federal prison
in Atlanta for emhezzlement, were
sued in the United States court in Co
lumbia last week for the amount of
Copeland's shortage. The names of
the bondsmen were forged.
The historical commission, which is
composed of J. B. Cleveland, H. M.
Smith, W. A. Courtenay, w. c. Benet,
| James E. Tindal and ]. T. Can't, met
in sColumbia Tuesday and appeared
before the ways and means committee
of the legislature and asked for an
appropriation to cary on the work.
The bill provides for the appointment
of a secretary with a salary of $1,000
per year. He shall keep the books and
minutes Of the commission and devote
his entire time to the study and col
lection Of historical matters. The bill,
it Is understood, will be reported fa-
vorably and there is every reason to
believe that it will pass both houses.
It is stated by a reliable railroad Of
fetal that the contract for building the
railroad from Wards to Saluda has
been given out and work will begin on
the grading within so days.
Judge Of Probate B. H. Henderson,
Of Georgetown county, died Thursday
night, aged 80 years, Of heart trouble.
Judge Henderson attended the Wof-
ford college and later graduated in
aaw at the South. Carolina college i
+ The contract for the building Of the
new court house for Kershaw county
was awarded to T. c. Thompson &
Bros, Of Birmingham, Ala, on Tues
day afternoon. The firms bid was be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. that being
the lowest bid out Of seven. Work will
commence at once.
NJ. V. McGee's big barn. the largest
private barn in Anderson county, was
burned by incendiaries Thursday
morning. Bloodhounds were used and
two negro suspects were committed to
Jail. The loss includes two blooded
horses. three mules and forage, corn,
ETC.. to the value Of $500; insurance,
$500. Numerous incendiary fires have
occurred in Anderson county recently,
and incendiaries will be vigorously
prosecuted.
A peculiar accident occurred in
Newberry Thursday night. which,
resulted In the death Of young man.
While Mr. Joe Hargrove, Of the
whitrr,ire section Of Newberry county,
and a Mr.. Ferguson were rolling ten
pins in the bowling alley on Caldwell
street, in the rear Of Hipp's store, MT
Ferguson's coat fell off the nail in the
wall, and a pistol in one Of the pockets
was discharged. the ball striking MT
Hargrove in the heart and killing
him instantly.
A negro woman living in town OF
Greers had some salts in bottle, at
the bottom Of which there was little
nux vomica. The woman took the last
Of the salts from the bottle, took a
dose herself and gave some to her
little child. The child died in short
time. The mother. i has been esidcailysI 4
III but may recover. -
Joseph Z. Caughman. Jr., we'll