The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Heading.

John E Estes. a conductor on the
Southern, was struck by a freight
train near Summerville and killed.
Funds are being raised in Bamberg
for the erection OF monument to
the Confederate dead of that county.
Frank Jetton, aged l6 years, Of An
derson, was accidentally drowned in
The saluda river at Ware Shoals.
Prof. H. B. Buist has resigned from
the faculty OF Winthrop College. A
J. Painter OF Canada, has been elect
eo to succeed him.
The next convention of the Wom-
ans Foreign Mission Workers will
be held in Orangeourg.
j. E. Farmer we'll known farmer
Of Lancaster county, is dead at his
home.
The establishments OF nine money
lenders in Charleston were closed
up by City Sheriff Davis because they
refused to pay the license Of s1,ocp
as required by the ordinance.
William Mckinley and Edw. Dug
gan, safe crackers and pcstoflce rob
bers, have been convicted in Aiken
en- the charge Of ro5bing a safe.
They were members Of tile Nolan,
Howard gang.
Luther Green, aged % years, per-
ished in a fire that destroyed the
guard house at Belton 1t is supposed
that the building was set on fire by
some one from the outside.
The city council of Greenville has
granted franchises to South Caro-
lima Public Service Corporation, the
Anderson Traction Company and the
Greenville Interurban Company.
John Williams, colored, was shot
and desperately wounded by Munfoe
Sims, also coiored, at Carlisle.
The dispensary commission hopes
+, wind up it's affairs in July. There
is about $4,000 worth Of liquor on
hand.
Mrs. Carrie Williams, wife of F. II.
Williams of Columbia, died in Aiken
where she was visiting her parents,
Capt and Mrs. I. n. Eubanks.
Newberry may soon have street
cars. Preliminary work on the sur
vey is now being made.
A young negro woman was crushed
between two Seaboard Air Line cars
at Cheraw.
Fifty thousand dollars in cash was
paid out in Georgetown by the At
lantic Coast Lumber Company last
Saturday.
Ben Danner escaped from the
Changing in Colleton county and
beat a woman that he claimed as
his wife. Danner was convicted Of
raanslaughter. He has been rear
rested and delivered to the county au-
thorities.
A petition has been fled with Gov.
-Arsel asking a pardon for Jerry Toll
Ieson. colored, of Union, who was coz
victed OF attempting rape. T>lleson
is said 10 be unable 70 work.
The South Carolina commission ap-
pointed 70 judge the corn contest in
this State awarded the first prize OF
$500 tc a. j. TirdaN of Manning.
The second prize of 500. was won by
2. E. Moore, of Bennetsville.
1t is said that the man who placed
the coffin at the door steps OF Rev.
2. NJ. Lightfoot OF Orangeburg sever
a, weeks ago is known to the authori-
ties and an arrest is expected in the
near future. It is believed tnat NAL
ice prompted the act.
James Dusenbury, aged IA years,
was killed at Conway by the accident
al discharge of a gun. The lad had
Just shot a snake and was preparing
to reload the gun when it went OF,
the load entering his chest, killing
him instantly.
George Cartledge, aged Is years,
pupil at Tnornwell Orphanage at Clin-
ten, while attempting to place belt
O.? pulley was caught in the shaft
ing and his right aim was so badly
rangled that the member had to be
amputated.