The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-08-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Condensed ana Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

It is reported that many negroes IN
Orangeburg county are leaving the
farms and are going to Florida.
John MILAN. colored. has been ar
rested at Clio on the charge of mur-
der and arson.
Five negroes have been arrested in
Marion charged with car breaking
and larceny.
An ice plant is being built in
Laurens by ]. n. .Hudgens. The plant
will be in operation next month.
The Southern railway merger case
will be tried at the fail term Of
court in Columbia.
Gov. Ansel has appointed the fol-
lowing game wardens: S. NJ. Rice. Jr.,
Union; W. G. Smith, Cherokee; c. P.
Mitchell Greenville
According to runors from Mullins
the seaboard Air Line is to build
connection from that place to one of
its nearby points.
Tinsley Ballenger, aged 90 years,
OF Greenvi.le county. celebrated his
birthday with family reunion.
A seaboard Air Line tram struck
a wagon loaded with negroes on The.
way to a funeral. No che was injrr-N
ed.
The Baptist Assembly Will be held
in Greenville August y to 1s. Baptist
ministers from all sections Of the
State will be in attendance.
The store of J. I. Copeland & Bro.
attention was broken into and rob-
bed. winchesters. shotguns, razors,
knives and ammunition were stolen.
The Merrimac is the name Of the
new cotton mill to be erected in Gaff-
nev. The site has already been select
ed and work viii commence at once.
Col. D. P Duncan, of Columbia,
has been appointed live stock and
FIRE claim agent Of the Southern
Jinmie jackson was acquitted of
the charge of murder, killing Dave
Chapman, by a Saluda county jury
TIE jury was out several hours.
The supreme court rendered de-
cision in favor of the State IN the
income tax from Laurens comfy:
More than 1000 acres less were
planted in rice around Georgetown
this year tnan last.
DR.. Q. a. McManus, prominent
physician of Chesterfield, died at his
home Of typhoid fever
At a meeting OF the stockholders of
the Bank of Lancaster a dividend OF
le per cent. was declared
The secretary of state has granted
charter toz the Bank Of Simpson
vile. The bank is capitalized at sl5,-
oo0.
H. P. NcKissick. aged so years,
died at his home in Union. He was a
brother of the late Col. I. G. Nc
Kissick.
A turkey gobbler in Chester coun-
ty hatched out SO suineas, The fowl
is carrying the little guineas like an
old hen.
: The police department Of Columbia
has served notice on the pawnbrokers
that they cannot charge more than
s per cent, the legal rate of interest.
Artflr Davis, who killed Clarence
Gist at Carlisle. was convicted OF
nlanslaughter 1y Union county
jury and was sentenced to serve Is
years in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Hattie speegle, widow Of the
late ]. E. speegle of Greenville, has
won her suit against the Woodmen
Of the World for $1,000 Insurance
money.
va..dals entered oaklawn school
building in Greenville and smashed
up handsome piano, broke up the
wall clock and committed other dep
radations.
Allen Henbree. j. J. w.cks and
Irving Clark. White carpenters at
Anderson, had a scaffold to break
with them and they were hurled to
the ground, distance OF 40 feet
They were badly injured
The railroad commission Will inves-
tigase the wreck at Seneca several
days age. and viii inquire why pas
sengers at Greenvil;e and other
points along the line of road were
not given information.
st. Jonn courtnay, of Newry, s c.
while in Greenville in his automo-
b;la in making a turn to avoid