The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed. for Quick Reading.

The town of Marion has obtained
new charter and the town limits have
been increased to take, IL twice the
former area.
A man, thought to be Defcrd, the.
postof6ce robber who escaped from q.
S. Marshals by jumping, from the
train at Cades, has been arrested In
Cheraw.
Congress has; passed a bilI.authoriz-
ing the construction of two bridges
across the Ashley River in Charleston
and Dorchester Counties.
The special term of court for Collie
ton at which ex-Judge Chaigter Benetl :
was to preside, has been called off byS
Chief Justice Pope.
Tie public schools of, Richland
county may be forced to close at the
end Of the seven months term owing
to the fact that the county schools
fund has been. exhaused Coy paying
the Columbia school district slO, 500 i
which has been due for several years. Z
Lutherl W. Hydrick was instantly
killed at Sringfeld. Orangehnrg,
county, last Wednesday by saw log
falling on him. a
Alfred Sweeney, atelephone ineman
fell from the top of 25 foot pole in
Florence Saturday, breakingi his leg. !.
A runaway, mule threw Grove Gar
rett, colored, in front of locomotive
in Columbia Saturday and one foot
was mashed off.
Work on the big 25,ooo h. p. plant
at Paris schools between Aston and
Columbia will begin this spring. The
enterprise is being financed by Bos- /,
ton capitalists.
|. United States Marshal Adams who
has just returned from Washington
says that either John G. Capers or
Earnest Cochrane will be appointed
Federal Judge of the new district in
this State. lie says no Democrat has
chance of Appointment.
The Bishopville train was derailed
between Bishopville and Lucknow
Saturday. There was bat one pas
senger on board and he escaped unin-
jured.
Broadus Barney, a 14-year old lad
was killed in Spartanburg. county,
last week by a falling tree, while cut
ting cord wood.
President E. D. Smith, of the
South Carolina. Cotton Growers Asso-
citation has accepted an invitation to
speak in Lancaster March -4th.
". st. Julien Jeryey and r. Turner
Logan, Of Charleston and J. G. Pad
gets, of COLLECTION are candidates for
Solicitors in the new ninth judicial
circuit.
Joseph P. Fersne-, a prosperousj
farmer and merchant of Orangeburg'
died Friday from the effects OF burns
received two weeks previously.
Thomas Lauey, of Cheraw who was
shot tv his brother Edward, Laney, on
the 18th, died last Wednesday uight.
The shooting occurred in q. drunken
fight. n
The Carolina Lumber Mill at Mc-
Bee was seriously damaged by fire
Saturday night,
Seven men were tried for murder at
Conway last week. Only two were
convicted and they of ma2slaughter.
One was sent to the penitentiary
for II years and the other for Ave. /,
a SO, 600 fire occnrred IN Aiken !
Sunday night. The postofiee and
several BUSINESS houses were destroy
ed.
Harry Ratcheil, lad, son of Isaac
Hatchell, who lives scme miles from
Florence, was accidentally and seri-
ously shot in the side by young
friend yesterday. The boy may die. {
An amateur burglar made an
attempt Sunday night to break
into the safe Of the Norris
Cooner Company, of Columbia,
with a sledge hammer. He dis
fio,1I.ed the safe