The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-04
SOUTH CAROLINA News
Items Of Interest Condensed and Par.
agrTplled for Quick Reading.

| The Smith Carnival Company lost
valuable bear at Georgetown. The
bear died Of too much fat around the
heart.
Union will vote on the dispensary
question on Dec. 27.
Judge Aldrich has resigned on ac-
count of i'll health.
The citizens Of Summerville have
voted In favor Of establishing a high
school.
The Presbyterian congregation of
Bishopville will erect handsome
new; church.
Ihe chamber of commerce at Co.
lumbia has appropriated $4,000 for ad-
| vertising Columbia and entertaining
visitors.
The chamber Of commerce of Co.
iumbia has passed resolutions asking
the government to build a larger post.
office in Columbia.
state superintendent Of Education
Martin in his ANNUAL report to the
legislature will urge higher salaries
for the county superintendents of edu-
cation.
Wilt Burton, aged eight years, was
badly burned in cotton gin in New
berry county. Lint cotton caught fire
md before the blaze was extinguished
young Burton received burns that
may cause his death.
A Greenville county jury in the
case Of James Hughey VS.. the Pied
mont Manufacturing Co., returned a
verdict for the defendant. Hughey
brought suit for damages in the sum
Of $4,000.
Gov. Ansel attended a meeting OF
the trustees OF Winthrop College held
In Rock Hill Wednesday.
D. w. Alderman, wealthy lumber
dealer Of Clarendon county, has
brought suit against the treasurer of
Clarendon to recover the amount of
money paid as income tax.
]. g. Talley. storekeeper and gaue-
er In the United States revenue SER
vice. died in Columbia.
Mr. w. F. Hughes, OF Union, died
suddenly on Sunday.
The citizens Of Bennettsville are
stirred up by a bold bad man who
delights In peeping through shutters
at women.
j. G. McLemore, of Charleston
while handling a pistol. was acci-
dentally shot in the head. The wound
may prove fatal.
Joseph Mccullough, Of Greenville.
may be appointed special Judge to try
the famous Southern Railway merger
case.
a. G. Kollock, Of Darlington. has
been elected treasurer of the Cae,aw
Cotton Mill. recently organized with
capital stock of sl5O,OOO. JAS.
Dillingham;. Of New York. is presi-
dent.
Ed Burgess and Moses Mccain, two
Lake Sity negroes, quarreled over
load Of wood, which resulted in Bur-
CESS striking Mccain in the head
with a board, killing him almost in.
stantly.
E. D. Smith president of the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Association.
has been sick for six weeks in
hospital at Florence 1t is feared
thct he viii never be q we'll man
again.
j. H. Mcdaniel has been elected
Judge Of the probate court of Chester
county.
According to a report of State
superintendent of Education Martin
the total enrolment Of pupils in the
schools OF the State last year was
222,1S9. There are 5000 teachers in
the State, 3,1S6 school buildings, the
total value Of which is more than ST.
100000.
A report from Barnwell says that
Col. Robert Aldrich and Senator Geo.
H. Bates will be candidates to sue
ceed Judge James Aldrich, resigned.
The Edisto Rifles Of Orangeburg
will ask to be mustered out of service
because the company has changed
from the second to the third regi-
ment.
Mayor Rhett, of Charleston. was in
Washington and had conference
with Secretary Cortelyou in regard to
the placing of government deposits in
the national banks in Charleston.