The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-04


sx,srTH CAROLYN 4 NEWS NOTES
items os Interest Condensed and Par-
agraphed aor Quick Reading
On Friday IN the United States cir
cut court sitting in Chareston. Judge
Brawsey handed down his decision
s declaring the &C OF the last session
Of the legislature forbidding the ship
raent of saaas ont Of Seaeh Carolina to
sc ii COMIC. wits. the interstate COM
serce act and therefore unconstitu-
tonai. nui and void. The case came
ID on an aatio:ss Instituted by Don
aad Johnson. dealers. in George
town. against ef.a Southern Express
coupany. In which the State was
made party defendant and has been
peaiing for moEshs.
Rev. and Mrs. S. Philips Werner
and their chiidres. are visiting at the
home Of A6r. yerEer in Columbia
Rev Mr.. Werner Will leave in q short
sine fer Africa. where he will return
to their homes the pygnaies ne
brought to the st Louis exposition.
Mrs Werner and the children will res
t,,rn to Tyron. where they are spend
ing the winter.
Johnnie Heustess was shot and 1n- 1n
stnary kssicd IS his cossin. Ernest
euick. IA the Hebron section Of Marl-
boro county Thursday afternoon. They
had shot several birds and Quick
thought his gun: enptsed he broke
IT so throw out shells when Invent OF.
The load sriuck Huestess in the throat
searing out the front Of the neck.
AS the res:lIt o. an elevator accident
at the Tayora Cotton nil. at York
vile Friday morning. at about
O'clock, simon Patterson was killed
and Tom Brown had a leg broken.
Both are negroes The elevator fell
from the third to The first story.
Magis issate MooTsnan. Of Columbia.
afse dns consideration of the case
against conssabIes Johnson and KeI-s
lett. Alled each Of them SIS on the
charge of tresYassing. The evidence
seemed Is be that The constabIes went
simply to the place. known as club,
and announced that they were going
20 stay there as long as anyone else
did. stated hat Il the cons.ables
had irst gotten out a warrant or if
they had actually searched the case
would have been different but that
the dispensary .s.w does not give any
authority for sssqaa unless it be
sor declared purpose. This IS the 4
first tirns thas there has been such a
case such 4 convsction here. 1T is
announced that the censtables will
ct,ntinue 10 annoy and e wear isr 80 ne
alleged Illegal seciai clubs IN this way,
but that the next time they VIII go
with their c.sdentials, 50 to speak.
Dr. Harry &c. Griffin, a son Of the 4
aate Dr.. p. E. erifHn, who was for
thirteen tears ssperinte Of the
state Hospital or the Insane, mas
been appsin.sd assistant physician at
the hospital
1T is possible thai SIR. q. w. Garris.
the Chairman OF he railroad commis-
sion, who goes out toff ONCE ID a day or
50, may 1ake 8 position II the traffic
depart 4nant Is one OF the railroads It
Is knowa frat q certain railroad
oaicial who is aware Of the amount Of
inforunat: "a possessed by Garris
on the matter Of freight and the prob
lem Of moT;ng Il .at q minimum east
has oHer,d tie position to him, but he !
has not decided yet whether he viii
accept It or not. as there are other
business opeI lngss. in ysesE.
Corarn$slGner OF immigration Wat |
son today turned down a proposition |
from an immigration oncern for So
ae0 acres TO- al Etaian colony. The !
law creating the Office will not allow |
people OK this nationality to be con-
sidered in colonization schemes no
mater how aide they are and the state
r.
lest good chance TO Settle large
tract OF lard I.nwn in Marlboro how
ever, Pennsylvania business man is !
looking for some large tracts OF land 4
for a very desirable colony. He Will
use abou. 10.ve0 acres.
Secretary af State Can't viii at the
coming sess.sn Of the legislature urge
that body TO MAKE some appropriation
for the ne..nprnyesuellts OF the grounds.
Last year on: about s2.000 was asked
orsand with this amount the grounds
could haze been put in excellent shape
as the stas,e had an offer from public
spirited e;.i7en Offering to do the land
scape gasaeaiag free of charge. For
some rea.oas the legislature failed to
appropriat the money and another