The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-10-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par.
agraphcd Coz o::ic:l leading.

J. Wesley Cook, of kingstree, has
been appointed county treasurer to
fill the uneXpired term Of c.. w.
Johnson, who resigned sometime ago
because he was not renominated in
the primary and thought it better to
turn over his office after the annual
settlement than to wait until the
first of January.
On Thursday at the Anderson coun-
ty Fair races Mr.. Willie Bultman's
thoroughbred filly Little Bell Won
first money in a half mile heat race,
best two out Of three, Amelia B.,
owned by Mr.. T. O. Sanders, was
fourth. In the one mile novelty race
Bessie owned by Col. Richardson, fin
ished first.
Charlie Driggers, the little three
vears-old son of J. J. Driggers, Of
| Columbia, had his right arm shot Oft
Wednesday morning at o'clock
while playing with his older brother,
who is only four and half years old.
The two children were playing with a
single barrel breech-loading shotgun,
the older one having got the shell
| from a nearby reserve while by some
means the gun exploded. T he whole
load struck the little child on the
right arm just below the elbow and
blew the tiny limb into atoms. DR..
Griffith was called in and it was
found necessary to amputate the arm
above the elbow.
Kelly Quick, kho killed John l..
Balm at Dillon two weeks ago, has
| been released on bond.
There are three candidates for
mayor of Darlinton-the incumbent,
C. S. Mccullough, w. NJ. Haynsworth,
and Col. E. r. Cox.
w. C. QUITS, recently elected sheriff
of Edgfeld, to succeed his deceased
! father, has filed his bond and receiv-
ed his commission from the governor.
He will take charge Of the Office at
once.
On the recommendation of Chair
man Huger Sinkler, Of the county leg
islative delegation, Governor Hey
ward has appointed Mr.. Jno. F.. Fer
guson a magistrate for the city of
Charleston, to fill the vacancy created
by the death of Mr.. O. R. Levy.
Abial Lathrop, Of Orangeburg,
former United States attorney for
South Carolina, has been appointed
assistant attorney in place Of Lawson
Melton. The appointment was made
on the recommendation of District
Attorney Cochran. The department
of justice makes the appointment of
all assistant attorneys on the recon-
mendation of the district attorneys.
A corps of surveyors are locating
line for the Seaboard extension from
Shelby, n. c., to Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Pythians are ready to be-
gin work on g new Castle Hall.
The Greenville Herlad has been
sold to the Piedmont Publishing Co.
Marshall Moore, formerly Of Barn
we'll, will be editor of the paper IN
der the new management.
Rev. W. Z. Seabrooke has resigned
the pastorate of the Newberry Luth
eran church.
Mr.. W. R. Barringer has sold the
Central Hotel, Florence, to the
Greshams, who control large num-
Der of railroad restaurants in the
South.
Horny county has sold $4,000
worth of bonds to provide funds for
the erection of court house and Jail.
Bishop Ellison Capers' physician
stated Monday night that his patient
improved during the day and that he
was resting easily.
The City of Columbia, the colum-
bia-Georgetown river liner, cannot be-
gin to handle all the freight conveyed
to it and two or three more boats are
said to be needed at once.
Allan Mccullough was killed at
Great Fails, Chester county, on Sun
day by Jim Jeter Both negroes.
Mobile, Ala, October 12.-Gen.
VIM. Mickie, adjutant general, makes
official announcement that the 18th
annual reunion of the United Con-
federate Veterans will be held in
Richmond, Va, May 80 and 81, and
June /, 2 and 3, 1907.
Mr.. R. C. Hicks, Of Columbia, has
been appointed superintendent OF
transportation Of the Jamestown En-