The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES.
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The great power plant Of the
Southern Power Co., on the Catawba
river. will be put into operation in
about two weeks.
Robert Boyce, colored, was burned
to death while drunk in his house
at Castor Shoals, Cherokee county,
Saturday night.
Judge of Probate John B. Phelps,
of Kershaw county, died suddenly in
Charleston Monday.
Mr.. A. Gordon Jones, superintend-
-ent-sf the Charleston division of the
Railway, has been appoint
ed purchasing agent of the system.
Mr.. Robert Keeler, Of Orangeburg,
was fatally shot at Elloree Tuesday
afternoon by the accidental discharge
of his gun while out hunting. He
struck his dog with the butt Of the
gun, discharging it, and the entire
load passed through his abdomen.
The dispensary at Monck's Corner
was robbed Monday night.
C. J. Shannon has been appointed
postmaster at Camden and J. W. Dun
ovant at Chester.
The residence of Mr.. Daniel Devils,
of Horny county, was burned by an
incendiary Saturday.
John GLADDEN.. negro train hand,
fell from the Seaboard trestle at Bios
som Street, Columbia. Monday after
noon and was killed.
Mayor Rhett, of Charleston. is ar
ranging to meet the railroad officials
in conference to attempt to settle.
the freight rate controversy.
The dispensary at Blackville was
robbed Saturday or Sunday night.
]. F. Burty, bak.r employed by
Curlton & Bro, of Greenville, had one
arm crushed in bread mixing ma
chine Monday.
The latest information Of the burn
ing of the steamer Marion between
Charleston and Beafort shows that 20
people lost their lives.
Mrs. Bessie Thomas, aged about 80
years, committed suicide at Walnut
Grove, spartanburg County. Thursday
night, by jumping irto well. She
has been in failing health for some
time and this is thought to be the rea-
son for her act She was the wife Of
Perry G. Thomas, a prominent farmer
of the county.
After March 4th there will be two
graduates of West Point in the Senate
Mr.. Dupont, of Delaware, and Mr..
Briggs, Of New Jersey.
The dispensary commissioners have
offered to sell liquor to the Charleston
dispensaries at 20 per cent. less than
invoice price.
Mr.. J. H. NJ. Beattie, Of Greenville,
will hereafter have charge Of the
Olympia and CRANKY mills, Columbia.
Mr. j. Sumter Moore, heretofore in
charge of all four of the Parker mills,
will have charge Of the Richland and
capital city mills.
Frank NJ. schumpert has been nom
mated in the second primary for
probate judge Of Newberry County.
R. II. Edmonds, editor of the Man
ufacturers' Record, is to speak at the
annual dinner of the Anderson Cham
Der of Commerce.
Senator Tillman is at his home in
Trenton. He has declined for the
present to discuss the abolition ,of
the State dispensary.
The supreme court has decided
that Sunday cannot be counted as a
day in charging up time for the nom
delivery of freight.
One of the laws Of the recent ses-
sion Of the general assembly was one
placing a license fee Of $4,000 on
emigrant agents. This is expected to
be prohibitive.
Darlington is planning for a coun-
ty fair the coming fall.