The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
items of Interest Condensed and Par
agrapl:ed for Quick Heading.

state Treasurer Jennings who has
been in hospital in Baltimore for
several weeks has returned to Colura-
bia much improved in health.
The Darlington grand Jury found no
true bill against Peagram Dargan af7
ter considering the Indictment in
which he was charged with aiding and
aoetting his brother. Robert Keith
parcan. in taking his own life.
J. C. Stokes is suing the city OF Co
:urno:a for $4,000 damages for in
juries received in 1903 by falling
through g defective street bridge.
Mrs. T. ?. Williamson, CT Darling
ton. the mother Of Messrs. Bright and
Never Williamson, died Wednesday.
aged IS years.
Governor Hayward commissioned
Mr.. Lee c. Eollenlan as State bank
examiner on Wednesday.
Thomas Harrison and Peter Rowley
who were arrested on the charge Of
killing Ephraim Hall, a railroad man
in Greenville, have been released on
bond.
James NJ. Green, a grocer in Co
lumbia has filed a voluntarily petition
in bankruptcy. Assets $4,000, labill-
ties $1,000.
The board Of trustees of the Unlver-
sity Of South Carolina on the fifteenth
| ballot elected Mr.. John ?. Thomas, Jr.
of Columbia, to the new chair in con-
nection with the law department.
Mr.. Laurence Orr Patterson of
1reenvilIe having declined the place
on the board of the State Industrial
School rendered him by Governor
Hayward, Professor D. D. Wallace
has been selected to fill the vacancy.
Some hope for the recovery Of Ju-
aius II. Evans Of Marion, who recently
fell from a second story window, is
now entertained.
A. c.. Kaufman, president Of the
South Carolina branch Of the Nation
al Red Cross Society, has issued an
appeal in behalf of the sufferers in
| northern Japan who are the victims
of famine due to the failure OF the
rice crop.
L. N. Gasque has been qualified as
a member Of the fish and oyster COM
mission. Mr.. Gasque has been a mem
Der OF the legislature from Marion
county for several years.
William Ashmead Courtenay has
given to the library Of the University
of South Carolina portrait Of Gen
eral Eeauregard, painted by Mr.. Car
-er, Of Virginia. which is an admirable
!;kness and will be most highly priced.
c. Lun1 Ward, a We'll known horse
trader and farmer living t,:ree miles
from Greanville. was nortally wound
ed by George Douglass on Wednesday.
The trouble grew out of horse trade.
TIE county o..ic.ais of SpartanbuFg
:.ave demanded that an investigation
II county finances be made at once to
set at rest the runacrs OF crooAedaess
,ia. have been in c:rcu:ation.
TIE Gfeenville News IS authority
for the statement that real estate in
that county is returned for taxation
a1 only 23 per cen. OF It's market vel
ae, w:,iie tne property OF cotton mills
banks and ether corporations are as
Sessed at 50 per cent.
Representative Lever has arranged
with the postoMce department to
place a mail agent. j. j. Buckley, on
the early train out of I.aurens for Co
lumbia. ~~>--S-zs='Ea --,->--,-,>-.
Interrogation has been received in
iiken announcing the engagement OF
S3rs. Ro5bie Shaw to Waldorf Astor,
sen Of Wm. Waldorf -Astor. The
wedding is to occur shortly Mrs. Shaw
is now in England.
The pension of Capt. Amos Nc
Manus Of YorSvi,e, & Mexican war
veteran. has been raised from IS to
$40 month. Tie pension OF Col.
.Tanies D. Elanding, of Sumter, has al
so ceen similarly increased.
A call to the Democratic voters and
taxpayers Of the city OF UnioTf to meet
and organize municipal democratic
club for nominating city officials was
taken around by Editor John Gage Of
the Tines and was signed by practi-
cally every business man.
Representative Lever in Washing
ron introduced D. 2. I'd of Lexing-
ton 70 the president an; a:so AT the ag-
:icultural department.. ihere they
were assured that Lexington would