The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Throughout the State.

faithful old servant, died last week
at his home ir Waverly, near Colum-
bia.
W. E. Catlin, special agent for the
Royal Exchange Assurance company
was drowned on Thursday near
Georgetown, while shooting ducks
on Black river. Zeb Barron, the ne
gro boatman was also drowned at
the same time. The negro's body
has been recovered.
Governor Hayward has sent to the
general assembly a letter from Cen
eral Fitzhugh Lee, president OF the
Jamestown Exposition company. in
which General Lee expresses the de-
sire to visit Columbia, at any time
convenient to the legislature, for the
purpose of addressing that body.
The Farmers club of Concord, III
Anderson county, has started a
movement to have all cotton covered
with cotton bagging. Ii IS estimated
that bv covering each bale with nine
yards of cotton bagging, weighing
not less than two pounds to the yard
$4,000 bales of the south's crop Will
be consumed
The Fitzmaurice building, in Main
street in Columbia, with contents,
was entirely destroyed by fire on Sat-
urdav night. 1t is estimated the
building was worth $1,000 to $4,000,
while the stock was worth abouT
$4,000. There was d reasonable
amount OF insurance on the building,
but it is stated there was not more
than $4,000, or $4,000 insurance on
the stock.
RAYMOND Bowman, Io-year-old
bow has been committed to jail III
Charleston charged with having
started several fires which have re-
Gently occurred in that city. He does
not deny having started the fires at
several places and says bad COM
pany" was responsible for his mis-
deeds. He has a pocketful of match
es and was visiting the scene of one
of his fires when arrested.
Toe Minis. a negro living in Aiken
county, near the Edgeheld line, was
shot and killed on last "Wednesday
night while standing on the piazza OF
2 residence. The shot was fired from
the road and the deceased did not see
his SLAYER. but before he died he TOLD
ofthreats having having SH MRRF
of threats having been made against
his life by another negro, who mas
been placed under arrest.
The dispensary at Pendleton was
destroyed by fire on Friday night and
the entire stock of whiskey and the
books were lost. The total loss IS
about S2,3oo Rumors of a shortage
gained currency after the fire, but
we're promptly denied by the dlspen-
ser. Inspector Dean had gone to
Pendleton OH Friday afternoon to
check up the books but he had not
entered upon his work. The tre is
said 10 have caught from a defective
hue.
GEORGE P. Ashley of Aiken, lost
his life in a - in Kentucky last
week while trping to save his en-
ployers' property. AS general super
;ntendent of w. J. Oliver & Co., con-
tractors and railroad builders he had
the keys Of the safe containing some
money and the books OF the company
and when awakened by fire ran to MS
Office door. He was seen no more
but when his body was found after
the fire, the keys to the safe were III
his hands. showing that he lost his
life in endeavoring to reach the safe.
Ball Caine and his brother HuckS
Came who are in jail in Charleston
charged for violating an order OF the
United States court by hunting on
lands in Georgetown held in lease by
the Annandale Gan club, have made