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South Carolina Notes.

The pair have also been connected
with q similar robbery at Mcadens-
Vile, n. G., cotton mill several weeks
ago.
The badly decomposed body of a ne
gro was found near Irmo in LeXing.
ton County. He is thought to have
died from smallpox.
And election will be held in Sumter
to pass on the question of talking over
the city waterworks for operation by
the city. Commissioners will also be
elected.
Two wounded men at Wadesboro,
N. G., have been identified as The
men who blew open and robbed a safe
at Heath Springs last week, securing
$1,000.
Mrs. J. S. Glass at Cokesbury was
perhaps fatally injured over a set OF
bed springs which had been placed on
the floor Of her room without her
knowledge.
A petition for an election as to the
proposed Hayward County"has been
placed in the hands of the governor.
Parts of the counties of Aiken and
Edgefield are proposed to be taken for
the formation of the lev county.
Governor Hayward has received a
petition for the communication of the
sentence of Sam Marks, colored, sem
fenced to be hanged at Darlington on
May Is. Marks killed a white man
named Langston. The governor has
referred the petition to the judge and
solicitor who acted at the trial.
The State Medical Society is in ses-
sion in Greenville.
Columbia is moving for an election
on the issuance of $4OO, 900 in bonds
for the new water works plant.
J. l.. Hawkins, aged Y, died at Az
derson and was buried at Greenville.
He was a good soldier and q member
Of the Baptist Church.
The great council Of the Improved
Order of Red Men is In session at An.
derson. There is a large attendance
and much interest is being taken.
The military men of Columbia will
pay hOnors to Gen. P. A. CroDje on
his arrival in Columbia with the BoeI
war show, with which he is travelling
and exhibiting.
Section Director Bauer of the wea.
ther bureau for this state says that
early vegetables in the western part OF
the state were damaged by the recent
frost.
Congressman Aiken has secured the
appointment of DIR. J. R. Wright of
Honea Path as physician to the In.
dams at Phoenix, Ariz, at a salary OF
ST.. 200 a year.
The tag tax receipts for this year so
far amount to 500, 345,2 6 against &c.,
$751;. 4 up to the same period last year.
The total amount last year was $ll8.-
974. Is.
Trinity quit in the ninth inning Of
the game with Furman at Greenville
Tuesday on account of a decision OF
the umpire, The. score at that time
was 3 to 2 in favor of Furman.
1t is proposed to form a new county
called "Edisto" out of parts of Orange
burg, Lexington and Aiken Counties.
This may conflict with the proposed
new county of Hayward.
In federal court at Charleston a ver-
dict of Sal, 639.26 was found against
ex-senator John l.. McLaurin in con-
nection with a railroad deal. The ex-
senator claims that be was deceived
into obligatiDg himself.
D. NJ. Bedenbaugh, late agent of the
Southern Railway at Bolton, who
was arrested at Savannah, states that
he was not evading arrest and made
known his presence in Savannah.
He has retained counsel and will fight
the case.
Clemson defeated Trinity in an H.
inning game 4 to 8.
The South Carolina Medical Asso:
citation will hold its next meeting in
Columbia.
The Summerland Hotel for tourist
patronage Is rapidly going up at Bates
burg.
Bethel Presbytery is in session at
Ridgeway. ]. T. Dendy of Kershaw is
moderator.
Compulsory connection with the
sewerage system within certain limits
is going to be enforced in Anderson.
]. K. Boatwrjght. aged 81, is dead al
his home at Batesburg. He Is sur
vived by large family of children
and grandchildren.
1t is said that a 81, 900, 900 syndicate
will construct a power plant on Wa.
teree river about seven miles from
Camden.
Fulton Sheppard was convicted in
Kingstree for doing business as an
emigrant agent without a license,
He appealed. Judge Klugh is presi'
ding.
Dennis Bird, who was tried at
Camden for the murder otDave Ham.
mond, was convicted of m~anslaughter
and sentenced to the penitentiary fol
five years.
A commission has been issued to the
Yort vile Hardware Go with an
authorized capital of $4,000. w. B.
Moore, w. L.. Witherspoon and 9th
ers are interested.
The Anderson steel railway com.
pany offered to pay a large part of the
expenses of the proposed firemen's
tournament to be held at Anderson
during the coming summer.
w. E. Russell, delivery clerk in the
Anderson p%ostoff1ce, has been appoint.
ed to a good clerkshipin the Panama
canal service and will leave next week
for his new field of work.
The cas- against Ed Gillis for the
murder Of John Whitaker at Boykin's
will probably have to be continued on
account of the illness of Col. George
johnston, n of counsel for the de.
PENDANT.
The colored Baptists of Spartanburg
are making preparations to attend the
annual state convention to be held at
Union in the near future. Many col.
ored Baptists of this city will attend
the convention.
J. E. Mcdonald of Winnsboro will
probably be designated as special
iu6pa 10 h0ld court in Rinhland in