The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-15
soUru CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of Interest Condensed and Par
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a<raphed for Quick Reading.
The fire which destroyed the fire
departing int at Union is believed to
have been Of incendiary origin.
The city Of Greenville has received
s12s,46S, the proceeds Of the re-
cent bond sale, and all the floating in
debtedness will now be paid.
William HILL, for many years book
keeper for the Wilkins-Poe Hardware
Co., in Greenville, is dead. He was
the son-in-law Of the Rev. J. B.
Campbell Of the South Carolina Con-
ference.
"A Law and Order League is in pro-
cess of formation in York county by
Senator Brice, for the enforcement Of
the Brice law.
Farm land in Spartanburg county
has sold recently for $50 to SIS all
acre and folks in the Piedmont think
that such prices are phenomenal.
The constables are seizing quanti-
ties Of cider in the up-country towns
Thursday and Friday a clean sweep
was made in Greenville.
Fletcher Byrd, colored, was hanged
in in Green vile Friday for the mur-
der of Magistrate Cox on May s, 1904.
Governor Hayward has been asked
to order a special term of court for
Hampton county.
w. C. James was convicted of
manslaughter at Georgetown Friday
for the killing Of William H. Cox
Rev. Will B. Oliver has resigned
the pastorate of the Florence Baptist
church to accept the pastorate of the
Mt. Olive, n. c., Baptist church.
James Kelly, who was convicted in
Kershaw for the killing of Milton
Clark several years ago, and sent to
the penitentiary for life, died of con-
sumption last Saturday.
Mr. Ralph Baer of Spartanburg
while operating corn shreddlng
machine on the farm of j. H. Gosnell
at Campton yesterday, met with an
accident which cost him his right
arm. In some manner his arm was
caught in the machinery and terribly
lacerated. which resulted in the ampu-
tation of the member.
There was quit a con6agration in
Columbia Wednesday afternoon at
4. 20 O'Clock and as result one of the
Campbell rows of tenements was
destroyed. There we're eight houses in
the row and the fire department was
compelled to let them burn IN order to
save two other rows of the same num-
Der of houss in each row.
J. D. Adams and Jack McCravey,
two wh;ee men. became involved in
difficulty THURSDAY in the barber shop
next to Wrieht's botei, Columbia, and
after Adams struck McCravey, the
latter cut his assailant on the arm
with razor.
Mr.. julie Jackson. a section hard
on the Southern railway, wss bit and
instantly killed by the west bound
passenger rsdaytrain afternoon
about four miles from Sharon. Mr..
Jackson was frying 70 rescue his dog
from the track wheu the train struck
him.
The force of dispersary constables
has been increased in Charleston to
assist the police department. IN the
enforcement of the law. In the past
few days about 100 gallons OF liquor
have heen seized, but people are not
going about thirsty.
Inea fire at the Southern Railway
depot in St. Matthews Thursday 375
bales of cotton were Destroyed and
more than 1G0 others damaged.
Mr.. Frank Hammond. of Greenville
has been elected treasurer OF the Sen
eca and Pine Ridge cotton mills to
succeed Mr.. T. G. Duncan.
Margary Browning cut the throat of
Vicie Bro adus with a razor in Union
county Wednesday night, causing al
most instant death. Both negroes.
Revenue officers destroyed three big
stills and large quantity of wbiskey
in the Dark Corner of Greenville coun-
ty this week.
The gala week festivities have drawn
a large crowd to Charleston this week.
L. A. Bryson. of Spartanburg was
run ove: and killed by trolly car in
Memphis Thursday.
George Randolph. alias Dump Scott
was convicted of murder with recon
menation to mercy in Spartanburg
Thursday.
Rev. Langdon G. Hinton, an aged
minister of the Baptist Church living