The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Condensed ana Par.
agraphed for Quick Reading.

The Aragon, the new cotton mill
at Rock Hill, of which Alexander
Long is president, is completed and
will be in operation within the next
few weeks. The mill was built at a
ccst Of 100000.
The business men of Newberry are
discussing the question Of building
another cotton mill. 1t is proposed
tc capitalize the mill at 100000.
John R. Tompkins, formerly of
Edgefeld, is dead at his home in Mo-
bile at the age Of 73 years.
DR.. James Adams Hayne Of Green
vile, has gone to Panama with the
View of locating there.
Two fires occurred in Columbia on
Tuesday. Both We're extinguished be-
fore serious damage was done.
The naval militia of South Caro-
lima has requested that a cruiser be
sent to Charleston for sea practice.
The State convention Of the Chris
tan Temperance Workers will be
held at Johnston, July 4, 5, and Z.
The residence and barn Of W. V.
Gardner of Aiken county were de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
There was but little insurance on the
property.
D. 3. Robo, of Clinton, lost his
dwelling by fire Tuesday night. The
family barely escaped with their
lives.
Sheriff Hood of Fairfield county,
shot and probably fatally wounded
Frank Johnson, colored, who resist
ed arrest and attempted to take the
sheriff's pistol.
Miss Alice Henderson has resigned
as Stenographer and clerk Of the Of
fee Of Gov Ansel. Miss Ella Martin
Of Winnsboro, has been appointed as
her successor.
Robert Turner, while fishing on
Beech swamp trestle was killed by
an Atlantic Coast Line train Thurs
day morning.
Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary
has refused a motion for bail for
". S. Green, charged with killing
Nose Tucker, negro hacknian of
Columbia.
s. H. Mathis, a highly esteemed
citizen of Aiken, is dead at his home
in that county at the age of IS years.
Henry Buist of Charleston, will
test in the courts the right Of the city
Of Charleston to issue coupon bonds
with which to take up municipal
bonds.
An effort will be made in the court
to test the right Of the Richland
county board Of control to bottle
teer
The body of James brennan who
was drowned in the canal at Colum-
hia last Saturday, has been recovered.
Ch;cora College Of Greerville will
be enlarged in the near future so as
10 meet the growing attendance.
Mayor REett ana the citizens OF
Charleston have appointed cor.nit-
tee to arrange for the entertainment
o. the newspaper men who will visit
that city upon the occasion OF the
convention of the State Press Asso-
c:ation. which will meet at the Isle OF
Palms June 13, II and Is.
S. NJ. Minis has been elected super
intendent of the Capital City mills.
The State board OF education will
meet at Chick Springs on June 2=th.
The new library at Furman Uni
versirv has been completed.
Policeman Chandler OF Greenwood,
was attacked by crazy man named
-ooshee. Who struck the officer on
he head with a shovel.
Engineer E. X. Gibson, who was
injured il a railroad wreck near sa-
vannan, died IN Columbia, where he
vas taken for medical aid.
4 Robert Gibson, aged six years, OF
v'ort Lawn, Chester county, While
..is,y:ng with a gun. accidentally kill
{; his four-year-old sister.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
:, Wharton, daughter OF Cot. ]. H. and
Mrs. Wharton. of Waterloo. and
Alonzo Keller, Of Greenwood, will be
so,emnized June y.
The war department has awarded
contracts for building a sea wall on