The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items OF Interest Condensed and Par
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Items or Interest CONDENSED ana Hitf-
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James Oniey has been held by the
Coronar's jury for the murder Of John
Tulley in Columbia.
The law officers are hot, after the
money sharks in Charleston. In re-
cent suit by a party to recover a YER
diet YES given for s35. He owed orig
inal:y SO and S19 interest was collect
ed and he was still being pressed for
the original sum and his furniture
taken and sold. 1t was for this thai
suit was entered.
Hon. y. Z. Castor of Chester is
spoken Of as 6. candidate for attorney
general.
Mr.. John z. Carroll. superintendent:
of education of York county, has re-
signed.
Governor Hayward has received
fl ON Mr.. W. A. Stands, mayor of
Clinton, q request for reward to be
offered for the arrest and conviction
Of frebugs who are alleged to be
working in that part Of Laurens coun-
ty.
MAGISTRATE G. W. Atkinson of Tim
nonsvil,e issued warrant Tuesday
for the arrest of an old negro
man who lives near town for
tae outrageous crime Of commit
ting rape on his daughter, the girl
came to town to have the warrant is
sued herself. She says her father
beat her with gun almost into in
sens;bility in forcing her to accede to
his demands.
Senator Tillman in letter to Con-
gresham T. W. Hardwick of Georgia,
gave special denial to the charge that
he had admitted publicly that the dis
franchisement plan in South Carolina
has disfranchised one-third Of the
white veterans Of this State.
Governor Hayward, in complying
with a request from Solicitor Sease,
has offered a reward Of 500 for the
arrest of Mills Pearson, colored, who
killed a negro named Higgins near
Enoree, in Spartanburg county, about
four years ago. Solicitor Sease wrote:
."The citizens ask this and say it was
a terrible offense. There is no doubt
hat conviction will follow arrest.
All witnesses are obtainable.
Rev. Henry A. White, D. D., Of the
Columbia Theological Seminary has
written a school history of South Car
olina which will be published by a
Boston firm.
The contract for grading the elec-
trio railway between Anderson and
Belton has been awarded to W. O..
Willard of Eeaseley.
Plans are being made for a city
hospital for Greenville.
Marshall Moore, formerly editor Of
the Earnwen Sentinel, has accepted
the elitorship of the Greenville Even
ing Herald.
Col. E. ]. Watson, commissioner Of
agriculture, immigration and COM
uaerce, is busy getting material for e
statistical bulletin which he Will issue
Shortly.
The State board of education will
meet on the 18th of May TO examine
applicants for license to teach in the
state. There will be other matters to
attend to at that meeting.
Charged with wife-beating, George
Smith. a n1idd!e-aged white man lv-
ing in the Campe-down mill village in
Greenville, was tried before Mayor
Mahon, convicted. and sent to the
chain gang.
Gen. Willie Jones will issue call
for the meeting of the State Demo-
cratic executive committee, of which
he is chairman, to discuss any matters
which come up before the biennial
meetings of the Democratic clubs.
Hon. J. E. Boggs of Pickens, solici-
tor of the Tenth circuit, will be a can
didate for congress this year from the
Third district.
Edward Bevkham. white brakeman
on the Chester and Lancaster railroad
was crushed to death between the
bumpers at Chester on Thursday.
The United States light house board
has asked for an appropriation of
$4,000 for q new light house tender
for the Charleston district.
Mr. z. NJ Blythe is a candidate 70
c,,oooad M 7 - TlcrS rs solicitor in