The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

The city council of Columbia has
accepted the water works plant.
The stables and barn of John Bell
Tcwin Of Ratesburg, were destroyed
by fire.
The knights of Pythias of South
Carolina. are talking about erecting
hospital in this State
DR.. ]. H. Hunter. well known
physician of Rock B;ll, died in hos
yi.al in Baltimore, where he went for
treatment.
The contract for erecting new
court house at Apbeville has been
awarded to Frederick Minshall. The
building will cost s46.1oa-
The railroad commission has deter
| mined that the railroads must live
Up to the rules in regard to prompt
delivery Of freight.
jim Josey. negro. was killed by
another negro named Luther Harris
on the plantation Of T. L. Harley, in
Edgefela county.
Fire destroyed the residence Of DR..
A. Avinger in Orangeburg Saturday
afternoon. The loss amounts to about
$4,000.
A project is on foot in Charleston
to erect mill for utilizing the waste
PRODUCTS of the cotton mills through
out the State.
immigration Commissioner Sar-
geant of Washington, will visit Char
lesion for the purpose Of selecting a
site for an immigration station, s70,-
600 having been appropriated for a
site.
The citizens of Kershaw county will
vote on the tdispensary or no dispen-
sary issue next Thursday. Hard work
is being done on both sides.
Governor Ansel has sent to every
sheriff in the State blank form on
which to make weekly reports of the
work done in enforcing the liquor
law.
A charter has been issued TO the
". C. Geraty Company Of Young's
Island which is capitalized at $4,000.
Tie company will engage in the nur-
sery business.
A severe wind and hail storm pass
ed over Chreokee county The wind
o,ew down fences and did considera-
able damage to barns and out houses
in Gafney.
petition from the Public Service
Corporation was presented 20 the city
couacil OF Anderson for the second
time Tor the right to lay tracks
through the streets. The petition is
being held Up.
William, Elliott. Jr of Columbia,
general manager of the Anderson
traction Company, has asked for
franchises in Greenville. The COM
cany proposes to connect Greenville
and Relton by trolley.
?. j. oaattlebaur has been elect
90 n2enager Of the cotton mill at
Denmark. and also manag-r Of the
cotton mill at Famberg.
The Office of the Postal Telegraph
company in Greenv:lle was set on FIRE
by electricity from the wires. The Ere
department extinguished the blaze
before a.:y great damage was done.
L. V. Afford, linemaa of the Bel
Telephone Company. fell from tele-
phone pole in Columbia and is badly
Injured. He fell distance of about
90 feet.
". r. Woody, formerly United
>,s.es soldier at Sullivan's Island, was
.ceu.-tad of the charge Of killing Lii
:a- Reeves in Charleston.
The business men of Florence are
worked up over TIE new license tax
ordinance passed by the city coun-
ell.
During a thunder and rain storm
at Ridgeway lightning struck the
store building owned by Rev. W. H.
Vhower and set it on fire. The build
iap was destroyed.
C. W. Mcbride, a Sumter Count,
farmer. while teasing rattlesnakf
that he had captured was struck b:
the reptile and two jets Of poison
thrown IN his face.
At the annual meeting Of the Roy-
al Sag and Yarn Factory OF Charles
ton, 6 per cent divided was de-
clared on common stock and II per
cent on preferred stock.
The motor car owned by the Union