The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
items OF Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.


kelley county are dying in large num-
bers from a disease known as "black
tongue"
Work on the Carnegie library at
Winthrop College is progressing rap
IDLY. This will be one Of the most
elaborate libraries in the south as
an additional sum has been given on
account of the representative char
acter of Winthrop as an institution.
Russell Kimbo and Charlie Thomp-
son, white, are in Jail at Greenville,
charged with the murder Of Bunk
tGood, a negro, and placing his body
on railroad track in order that a
passing train might destroy evidence
of the murder.
The Brice law election will be held
in Anderson county November 25.
Mr.. Charles Davis, citizen Of
Cherokee county residing at, Mercer,
near Gaffney, has returned from
Washington, D. c., where he went q
few days ago in the interest Of a
washing machine which he was de-
sirous Of having patented. He said
that he presented his device at the
patent office and was assured that 1t
was patentable. He expects to have
a patent for it in the near future. The
device is said to work well and it is
probable that the patent will be Sc
cured soon. Mr.. Davis has secured
patents on one or two other con-
trivances, among the number being a
patent churn.
Leslie Haden, young white man
in the employ of Omohundro Broth
ers, was accidentally killed Thursday
at the plant of the Marion County
Lumber Company. He, with others,
was unloading a heavy piece of tim
Der from wagon, when Unexpectedly
the piece falling on another piece
caught young Haden's head, crushing
the skull on both sides and killing
him instantly.
Word has been received in Colum-
bia of the tragic death of young Levi
| Owens, a former Columbia boy who
was killed by a policeman in Bir-
mingham Thursday. No particulars
had been received at a late hour last
night. Nothing further is known than
that he was shot by an officer and
died in the Hilton hospital in Bir-
mingham at $50 o'clock night before
Hast. The body will be brought TO CO.
lumbia for burial.
The railroad commission has been
ladvised as matter of information
that bids have actually been invited
on the proposed new passenger sta
ton for Charleston.
Thomas Godfrey, who killed Thom-
as Jones in Spartanburg about a year
ago, was found guilty Of murder with
a recommendation to mercy at Spar
tanburg Friday. The plea was insan-
ity.
Captain S. w. Very, commander of
the Charleston navy yard, and Pay
master Lamar are making arrange
ments for the coming of the fleet Of
Admiral Dickens which is to spend
the winter in. Charleston.
The Rev. Rufus Ford of Bennetts-
vile, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Marion Baptist church.
and will move his family to Marion
and assume charge Of the church
about December l.
About s. o'clock Thursday night a
negro house in Mr.. J. M. Bakers
yard in LowndesviHe, was discovered
to be on fire. In a very short time
six small houses including two SER
wants houses were completely de-
stroyed.
The State Board of dispensary di-
4 rectors will hold a meeting on No
vember IA and it is expected that sew
eral matters of importance will come
up. The board will consider the mat
ter of making purchases for the
Christmas trade and in view of the
stock on hand it is not thought that
a large amount will be bought.
The new Fenwick channel was
used Friday for the first time. Capt.
J. P. Francis bringing a schooner Of
rice through the new inland passage
into Charleston, which the govern
ment is dredging to be a part of the
inland coast defense. The schooner
drew almost five feet and came
through easily on q half tide. The
channel will soon be egnlarly opened
to traffic.
Judge Ernest Gary and Mrs Eliza