The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par.
asraphed for Quick Reading.

agra DnCu 1Or QUICK 1scS1uulS.
The Columbia Chamber Of Com
merce has taken up the building of
tourist hotel and number Of promi-
nent capitalists Of that city have been
interested.
The river steamer "City of Colum-
bia" started on her first trip from
Columbia to Georgetown Thursday
morning.
The annual meeting Of the board
Of commissioners Of the South Caro-
lima Institute for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind was held at Cedar Springs
Wednesday afternoon, at which meet
ing Capt. N. F. Walker was re-elect-
ed superintendent of the institution.
The contract for the erection Of
the Spartanburg postoffice building
will in all probability be awarded to
the Mankin Construction Company of
Richmond, Va, which company SUBJ
mitted bid agreeing to construct the
building at cost Of $4,000, which
bid, it is learned was several thousand
dallars lower than any Of the other
bids.
Cotton is reported to be opening in
Orangeburg county.
Miss w. L. Smith and Mrs L. M.
Trant, Of Augusta, Ca, after years
experimental work have decided to
engage in silk culture in Aiken coun-
ty.
The barn of ]. B. Whitlock, of
Jonesville, was burned on Thursday
morning. The loss exceeded $1,000.
A negro woman living at Gourdins
gave birth to four children on Mon
day. All were living at last re-
ports.
The salary of the mayor Of Green
Vile has been raised from 5000 to
s1,S00 a, year.
Ed Hartin, the white man recently
arrested in Columbia for a murder
committed 20 years ago. has been
released on $4,000 bond.
Joe Brock, the white man who had
a shooting affray with E. G. Bill
ingsby on the the streets in Darlington
last week, has been released on $500
bond.
The six young white men who are
in Jail at Walterboro for robing cars,
attempted to break Jail Monday after
noon.
Extensive gold mining operations
,ave been commenced in Cherokee
Creek, - miles from Walhalla.
DR.. James H. Carlisle has given 81
volumes to the Winnsboro public
library.
A movement is on foot in Charles
ton to organize another company to
can oysters.
Will Cabe, white man who kill
ed another in Greenville county in
1886, surrendered to the sheriff on
Tuesday. At the time of the killing
the grannd jury found mo bill"
against Cabe, but recently another
warrant was issued for his arrest.
A big distiilery was destroyed in
Greenville county on Tuesday by
revenue officers.
The Union Creamery Co., will be
wound up. It failed because the
stockholders failed to pay in their
subscriptions and the capital stock
was insufficient.
John S. Weir, Of Columbia, aged
21, was killed in Chester Friday night
by coming in contact with live
wire.
Capt. S. w. Vary, U. S. N, has been
assigned to duty as commandant Of
the naval station at Port Royal.
Tobacco sold for 40 cents a pound
in Florence Friday This was the
highest price paid this season.
Henry Lucas shot Rosa Davis in the
back in Charleston Friday morning.
She will die.
Between four and five thousand
people attended the Newberry College
reunion at Little Mountain Friday.
The South Carolina Association of
Postmasters will meet in Columbia on
August %.
Petitions are being circulated N
Lancaster county for a, Brice law cleo
ton to vote out the dispensary.
The farmers warehouse corporation
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