The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES.
Items OF Interest Condensed ana Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

at that place.
The new baseball park at Green
vile Will be completed and ready for
use by Saturday.
An Italian 1unatic is in Jail at
Greenwood The federal authorities
have been communicated with.
The First National Bank and the
Loan and Exchange Bank Of Green
wood. have decided to consolidate.
The attorney general is required
to spend most of his time answering
questions about the new liquor law.
Excellent progress is being made
on the electric railway from Ander-
son to Belton.
The governor has appointed four
constables to look after the blind
tigers in Richland county.
Complaint has been made that the
express company at Williamson de-
livers shipments of whiskey on Sum
day and at night.
A company has been organized to
operate a boat line between Cheraw
and Georgetown.
Edward Martin, negro, was ac-
cidentaMy killed in Saluda while
handling a gun the other day.
The railroad commission is en-
gagged in inspecting the c. G w. G.
Railway.
Five Belglans, who have been
working for the street railway COM
pany in Anderson, have gone to Ne
braska, where there is a large Bel
gian colony.
william DeLoach severely cut Geo.
Blatin near Good Hope Church in
Saluda county. Both are white and
had been drinking, it is said.
An extensive series of photographs
Of Clemson College are being prepar-
ed for exhibition at the Jamestown
exposition.
Rev. R. c. Jeter of Grace Episco-
pal Church. Anderson, has received
a call to the Episcopal church at
orangeburg.
The postofdce department has an
nounced that George H. Mckee would
be reappoinsed postmaster at Dar-
lington, and J. P. Murphy at Bam-
berg.
W. C. Plant, who has been with
the Blue Ridge Railroad for some
time, has resigned to go with the
southern as travelling auditor.
Ban Young, a wa1chman at rail
road crossing in Columbia, was
Knocked down by runaway team
and run over by a locomotive. He
viii probably get off with only the
amputatien of a foot.
Albert Bailey, electrician at the
Orr Mills in Anderson, was severely
burned by coming in contact with
a live wire. His right hand was
hurt, but he expects to have the use
of it again in short time.
DR.. Leon Goldburg, who has been
acting as interpreter for the State
immigration bureau and who has
been charged with being implicated
in the seduction Of a young girl who
came over in the Wittekind, has dis
appeared from Columbia.
Mrs. A. l. Adams, Of Greers, has
fled suit through her attorney, JOS.
A. Mccullough, against the South
ern Railway for $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained in a recent rail-
road accident in the Southern's yards
at Greenville.
Col. J. n. Brown, wealthy citi-
zen of Anderson, has offered $4,000
to the Carnegie library to be built
there if the location shall be changed
to one desired by Col. Brown. Mr.
Carnegie is to give s12,500.
George Mccormick killed his wife
and motner-in-law in Aiken county
on February II and disappeared from
the neighborhood. It was thought
he had fed to Georgia, but his de-
composed body was found in the
woods near the scene Of his crime on
Wednesday. The indications are
that he committed suicide.
Governor Ansel has written Judge
Hyorick to ask if the judge will be
engaged during April, when the leg
islature has ordered a special term OF
court for Greenwood county. AS the
legislature has made no provision for
paying any special judges the special
term will have to be presided over by
one of the regular judges, whose time
at that date is not occupied elsewhere.
There is also a special term to be held
in Greenville in July, but the govern
Or will take up this matter later.
lewis Dorroh a LAWYER OF Green