The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
items Of Intcres: Condensed and Par
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Governor Heyward has declined an
invitation to deliver the address be-
fore the graduating class OF the Uni
versity of North Carolina. lie feels
that he has not the time to devote
to the preparation Of such an ad-
dress
a bunch of applicants are after the
joo Of State bank examiner. Cover
nor Hayward in making the appoint
nent will be largely Influenced by
tee recommendation Of the State
Pankers' association. There are three
vacancies on the shell fish commits
sion and the places are also being
much sought for.
Representative Aiken has received a
gratifying assurance from the COM
mittee of public buildings and grounds
that there will be a favorable report
on his bill providing for a $4,000 pub
lie building at Anderson. He also ex-
poets similar action on his bill pro-
viding for public building at Green
wood.
Edward Hail. an II year old boy
working at the Olympia Mills, fell
from the top opening of the elevator
shaft to the floor. He broke some
bones and fractured his skull. The
little fellow is doing very well and the
marvel is that he was not killed out
right by such a terrible fall.
President Harvey Jordan is going to
do some work in this State. He is
scheduled to speak at Chester, March
5th; Lancaster, March 9Th; Florence,
March 7th. Mr.. Jordan will be accom-
panied by the executive officers of the
South Carolina branch Of the Cotton
Growers Mr. Jordan will urge organ
eization and restriction Of acreage
The very gratifying news has been
received from Attorney General U. x
Gunter, Jr., that he is improving very
sa atisfactorily Mr.. Gunter has written
to several friends that his general
condition is much improved and that
he expects to be in Columbia for few
days at least within the next week or
two
r. C. Hamlet, q news butcher on
the Atlantic Coast Line, committed
suicide in Charleston Friday morning
Col Jno. N. Patrick has resigned
his position as assistant adjutant and
Inspector general on account of i'll
health. The resignation Will be effec-
tive on the LIST oE March. During the
encampment last summer Col. Patrick
| worked very hard to get the camp
Strengthened up for the reception Of
the militia and was prostrated with an
attack Of sunstroke
Commander Johnson, who was con-
victed at the last term of court for
Horny county for the murder of Rev
Harmon D. Granger and sentenced to
hang on the Sth Of December last but
which sentence was stayed pending an
appeal before the supreme court, was
on Friday rearraigned and sentenced
by Judge Gage to hang on the goth of
March next
Otto Beers, German in the employ
of C. F. Hottinger. of Charleston, met
his death late Thursday night in a.
mysterious manner which is now un-
der investigation by Magistrate T. D.
Green. cry for assistance was heard
near the Hottinger place, at the Ash
ley junction, and Beers went out to
investigate the trouble, when little
later Hottinger heard Beers call for
help. Upon reaching the place whence
the cry came, Beers was found dead
in an open fire well and it is question
whether the man fell into it or was
thrown into the water, which is about
10 feet deep. Beers was 35 wears of
age and unmarried.