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FORT MILL TIMES. VOL, IX. FORT MILL, S. C? WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15,1900. NO. 22. ARP ON OLD TIMES People Seemed To Be Better Long Years Ago. THERE WAS LITTLE CRIME Fewer Divorces and Less Grass Widows? Boys TV ere Obedient and No1 Wild. Thought moves swiftly these days llow racer we are for news. Two na pers a day and the people gather at the post office waiting for them. And when ft romcs it's all about war afar off and crime at home. Murder, suicides, divorces. outrages by negroes, lynchings pud the Atlanta muddle and Kentucky inurdcr thrown in as a side show. Somo of the preachers are taking a hand in fhc general melee and are raising a racket in the name of the Lord. How different is all tills from the good old times when we got the mail only tw'.ee a week and were content to worship God on Sunday and work on week days and had time to think and ponder and :talk to our neighbors. When two doctors were enough for ihe community, and they had hut a little shop full of medicine and there were no dnrg stores and no patent medicines, and Jim Alexander and his brother Tom. and Gib "Wright and Adam Jones and his b \ ther Frank, and 1 and some other hoys who are now dead, never were ick or took any medicine except salts or castor oil for green apple colic. What a glorious fellow was Bryan: Strickland, whose hearty laugh could be hoard across the town. lie died not long ago and left his hearty laugh with his noys. And good old George l.c tor, who ran ngain.-t Dr. Felton for Congress. There never wns a better boy, nor a better man. nor a hotter friend. I loved hini and still remember how he and 1 searched over the potatoe '.patch to find some remains of the stnrs that fell in lSthl. What a change has eome over llio world, some things for the bettor, some for the worse, and we must take life and progress as we find it. Pope said: "Whatever is. is right." but old men and old women can't help looking backward and regretting that some things have pass d away. Of course, we rejoice in .he many comforts that Invention has brought to us. but take it all in all. the average of human happlnrsn remains about the same as it was sixtv years ago. We had more content then, more love ami fewer divorces and gre^s widows. Children were more obedient to their parents audOj-here wore no ciga's or cigarettes or Bt*p Durham tabacc > or coca cola or cotStVno or hip pocket pistols. Kvery town had one or two saloons where a fiddle was played for the old sots, -but young men did not go there. There was not a young man Ill lllll I mil H l!U I' VIM" IIIUK 11 (inilK D! whiskey, hut nowadays young men consider It manly to smoke and drink, and even some of the young women get drunk on the .sly and valnlv imag ine that nobody knows it. Our nrgro slaves were contented and happy and not an outrage was e mmitted from the Potomac to the Rio Grande. No-.v there are 24,000 of tlum In th^ <?iin gangs of the Southern States and 4,100 of them are in the State of Georgia. Who is responsible for all this, and the lynching* that still go on? Mistaken philanthropy and unmistaken malignity. If the South had been let alone we would have had gradual emancipation half a century agi when Henry Olav was its advocate and Henry Clay whigs were a power In the Southern States. Now we are taking the back tra k and undoing what our enemies hove done, and I hope Georgia will follow North Carolina's lead and that Mr. Hardwick will try his bill ag in at the next legislature. I would amend it a little, but in the main it is tigbt. 1 would encourage the ne:ioci ti a h ttrr citizenship, both morally and intellectually. The county romml-sion"rs o! the grand jury should he authorized to examine and make a s'lection of certain moral, industrious negroes and Rive them the right of suffrage. There are some in every community that I would trust. There are a dozen or more in Cartersviile, and every community has a f \v. This would create a caste or a social condition in the race that would have a goad influence. I would trust such men as Professor Couneill with any politieal privilcg\ jp.nd there are others. Frank Carpenter is a great tratrier ?a diligent student and a great writer. It is interesting to read from his pen lite true condition of the negro in the Philippines. Mow the negro captives are bought and .sold, and he was offered four likely ones for $50 by a woman who claimed to be a Mohammedan Christian. The hoys average $10 and a cood looking girl brings from $15 to ?20. This traffic has been going on for a hundred years, but for :he law half .century has been dull. New England slave ships had to quit the business about that time.for the Brazil market was overstocked and English vessel were watching too closely. According to history the last cararo was captured on the roast of Madagascar in 184$. Iwas a yarik?e ciatt and wis fitted out in Boston. That is why Chief Justice Ftory charged the grand jury that "Boston merchants were steeped to their eyebrows in this infamous business. But this is all barred now by the' statute of limitations. Professor Conn 111 .. If ...nc nfilnlna < i\f Cml ?.-?! the j-r">Pd of the negro. oven though it I was baptized in biood and inhumanity.! [ "Offenses must needs tome, but woe unto them by whom they come." But in some respects the South is making good progress. Our manufactures are increasing in every State, our agriculture,is improving and our fruit growing is advancing all along the line The diffusion of knowledge is spreading from town to the country hamlets and everybody takes and reads newspapers. Now if we can stop these negro tramps who waylay the highways and byways we will have a good quirt, peaceable country and can sit under our own vines and shade trees and worship God according to our own con science. Mean negroes are our greatest curse and (here are thousands ot them, for as my nigger. Hob, sni<i when he hail served his term in the chain gang, "dar is some as mean niggers in de chain gang as dar is outer dar." That is about the truth of it.. If every nigger was put in who lias been guilty of stealing there wouldn't bo enough left to get up a baptizing or an excursion.?Bill Arp. in Atlanta Constitution. P. S.?Hot me correct the printer of a former letter. 1 did not write that General Jackson was a vice president nor lb at Grant ran with Colfax for his second term. He ran with Wilson. B. A. SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS. Barlv Corn Damaged by Drought?Cotton Picking Begun. The temperature was uniformly high during the week ending 8 a. in. August 6th. and averaged slightly above the normal, with a maxirrgim of 98 at Vemas.-ee, and a minimum of 62 at Greenville. There were medium to light showers during the first of the week, eonfined principally, but not altogether, to the southeastern and northwestern portions. The general absence of rain, the prevalence of drying winds, and the steady high temperature were conditions detrimental to growing vegetation, except cotton, and the nee 1 of rain is again widespread, and in places urgent, especially for food and forage crops. Practically all crops have been laid by. Old coro is made and cannot be materially helped or injured by subsequent weather conditions; the crop <s much below the average. Young corn is better and yet very promising, but will soon stand in need ot' rain, dodder pulling has generally begun over the eastern ?ounties. There was a general Improvement in the condition of cotton, especially in the eastern and western counties, although rtis? and shedding arc increasing. and sea-island continues to blight. Growth has stopped in some fields, and the plants are blooming to the top. while other fields continue to grow and J nit freely. Cotton is opening quite generally in the eastern counties, although picking lias not l?ogun. Tobacco cutting and curing is drawing to a t lose. The late crop grades well. RWo is very promising. and i., ripening, and harvesting will begin this or next. week. Pease continue to do well, but sorghum, sugar cane, sweet, potatoes. and gardens are failing, in places, for want of moisture. Ther" are larga quantities of peaches ripening, hut many are wormy and rot quickly. Tho hay crop will he heavy in places. The State Hxcliange. The directors of the State Alliance exchange elected at the recent meeting have not yet held a meeting to pro* vide for tho continuance u. the exchange, out a nieetinc is to be held op October 1. at whieh time a manager will be selected and all arrangements for the running of the huslne^ will be made. Col. 0. P. Dunean. who has heretofore been the manager of the ex change, will not stand for re-el?i tion In the meantime the business of the exchange has been going on through a business house in Columbia. Roosevelt at Headquarters. New York. Special.?Governor Roosevelt, Republican nominee for the vice presidency, was at political headquarters here Monday. Outlining his plans for the next three months. Governor Roosevelt said his first public address would be a non-political one in Chicago, on Labor Day. September 3. Front Chicago the Governor will go West until October 15, when he returns to New York. From that time he will speak only in New York State. The secretary of state has granted a charter to the Limestone mills ot Gaffney, capitalized at $200,000 J. A. Carroll is president of the company. A charter was also granted the Greg. ory-Johnscn .Mule company of ( hcraw, capitalized at $10,000. The officers are \v. T. ("Jregory. ;?r* -ident: H. M. Johnson, vice p:< ideal; ar.d ilic Merchants and V'arnvMS bunk, f/'crttary and tree; At a meeting of the stockholder0, of the Bank of Camden the following .lirectors were elected: VI. C?. Carri3on, A. P. Kennedy, W. M. Shannon, J. C. Man and C. li. Yates. The directors elected the following officers: President H. O. Carrlson; vice president, W. M. Shannon; cashier. ('. H. Yates; assistant cashier, J. B. Steed man, Jr.; solicitor, W. M. Shannon. A storm which passed over Lake Duschenes. Ont., capsized a boa. and two sons of C. J. steere, o' 0*t>'va, were drowned MM OPBBYAH. He and Mr. Stevenson Officially Informed of Their Nominations. CEREMONIES AT INDIANAPOLIS. I.?rte Crowd In Altendnnco ? Itrynn'n Speecli In Oovoled to I iii|terlallfna ? Ho f'roinlncN a Dlacuaaloti of Other Jin'if* In III* I.otter of Acceptance? f IStevenaon Tmiction Upon All tho Innuri Indianapolis. Intl. (Spwial).?William J. Bryan ami A<Uai K. Slevcnsou were olllrially and formally notified of their 1 nomination by the Democrats at tln?lr recent Kansas City Convention to the offices respectively of President and Vice-President of the United Stales. The notification occurred in the Mil!-tary Park, a beautifully shaded tract of land in the centre of the city. The park contains probably thirty acres of ground, and it was well covered with people. The ceremony was preceded by a parade through the principal streets of the city, which was participated in by a numlier of visiting and local Democratic clubs. The meeting began n few minutes after o'clock and eoneluded at fi.tO p. m. Five speeches were made. Mayor Tnggart, of Indianapolis, adding a welcoming address to the notification speeches of Representative Richardson and Coventor Thomas. ai)d responses were made by Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stevenson. The platform on which the speeches were made was elevated about six feet above the park lawn, and upon it. sat the candidates and their families. , the members of the National Commit- i tee and of the two notification com-; ! m It tees, as well as it few Invited I truests\ Tile limrHlmr ?v??o ....II...I ?? I ?i?*r in n 1 speech of welcome liy i Mayor Tnggart. of this city, and who | introduced Senator Jones as the l'erinanont Chairman of the me-ting. Senator Jones made no speech upon taking the chair, tint couliued liis remarks to the simple introduction of the speakers to the audience. Congressman James 1>. llichnrdsou. j j of Tennessee, to whose lot, as IVr| mnncnt Chairman of the National | Convention, fell the duty of informing j Mr. Hryan of ids nomination, made the' | tlrst of tlie notification addresses. Mr. Bryan was then introduced l?y Senator Jones. He read ids speech,' departing not from ids manuscript except in a word of explanation at the beginning of ids address, lie never appeared to better advantage. His ; face was slightly Hushed, hut his eye was clear and calm, and his voice was never more completely at his command. The closing sentences were re I tented from memory in a most effective manner. The speech took otto hour ami t?'ii minutes to deliver. Mr. Bryan's speech was devoted to Imperialism. He promised a discusslon of all the other issues in his letter of acceptance. In regard to a solution of the Philippine question, lie said: "This plan 1 unreservedly indorse. If elected. I shall convene Congress In extraordinary session as soon its I j mn inaugurated, and recommend an ! rfhmediate declaration of the nation's ; purpose, tirst. to establish a stable I form of government in the Philippine Islands, just as we are now establishing a stable form of government in the island of Cuba: second, to give independence to the Filipinos, just as we have promised to give independence to the Cubans; third, to protect the Filipinos from outside Interference while ttiey work out their destiny. just as we have protected the republics of Central and South America, nud are. by the Monroe Doctrine. nil >i I cri n I t<\ ni'Atoot ? Sii... ** .Mr. Bryan whs promptly followed l>y (Inventor Tliouias, of Colorado, who introduced Mr. Stevenson. Coventor Thomas spoke only ten minutes. Mr. Stevenson was apparently slightly nervous as the llnte approached for hint to take the stand, hut lie soon gained confidence as he proceeded. lie read front his manuscript, hut held the majority of his audience to the end. Mr. Stevenson discussed many subjects before touching upon imperialism. which lie then declared was the paramount Issue, The tariff law was condemned and held responsible for. the existence of tnrcutcuing trusts. The construction of the Nicaraguan Canal was declared necessary and the treatment of Porto Ilico was deplored. At the close of Mr. Stevenson's speech Chairman Jones adjourned the meeting. New York'* Tnbrroiilimi* Experiment*. The Tuberculosis Committee of the otme ouara 01 tienitii is mi present conducting interesting experiments with the milk of tin' tuberculous cow.' This milk is being fed to pens of r:i 1 ?bits. and they are also being inoculated with it. Resides the rabbits, some guinea pigs will lie inoculated with the milk of the tuberculous cow. and also with tin- human tubercle bacilli, and the result carefully noted. liy these experiments it is hoped to asccr tan whether the milk from a diseased cow will curry the disease into an.v animal partaking of the lacteal fluid. Orrut Rritnln'fl Wmiilng In fliinn. Replying to a question on the subject In the House of Commons, at London, the Right Hon. \V. St. Joint Ttrodrlek. Parliamentary Secretary of the For? elgn <Mllce, said that the llrltish f!o\ erumeiit had informed the Chine, e tloveriiment tlint they would lie held personally guilty If any members of the legations or other foreigners it; Pekin suffered injury. EDGEFIELD MONUMENT Unveiled In ilie Pre.^ence of a Lnrj?e Crowd. Edgefield, Special.?The Confederate m innmnnt wim mivollorl PrfHov I ?\ nui* town. About 3,000 people were in attendance from all over the county. Tho heat was intense. The veterans, led by a company of little girls, marched up Main street to the public square, where the stand was erected in rear of the monument under the shade trees. The South Carolina Co-education institute hand headed tho procession, playing the "Bonnie* Blue Flag." M'ss Mary Evans and Mis; Lucy Dugas. grand daughter of tho late Mrs. Pickens, rodo up in a carriage, and. with 20 lovely girls, formed n circle around the n otiumcnt, which was covered with lovo'.y flowers. Each girl carried a bouquet of flowers. Captain N. G. Evans, with his troop of Hussars, galloped up in fine style niul dismounted. Lieutenant-Colonel Sam it. Mays was at the head of the column. Captain Evans introduced the speakers in a happy manner. The first speaker was General llutler. who in a very dignified and touching manner, cive, as he usually does, a history of the soldiers from Edgefield who faiight, bled anil died in the war. At the proper signal during his speech Miss Kvans and Miss Lucy Dugas pulled the cords and the monument was born into the world. CJenernl Hutler ably discussed the constitutional right of our people "to light the war. It certainly was a touching sight to see the band of veterans standing in the midst of the circle of lovely girls with hats off listening to Itev. John Mealing open the exerMses of the day with a fervent prayer. The next speaker was. ex-Governor J no. Sheppard, who gave a masterful and eloquent speech with the usual style and manner. The last speaker of the day was lion. Jasper Tulbert, of Parksville, and he entertained tlio crowd in his usual forcible and eloquent way. Gov. Sheppard then presented to tho survivors of the Seventh South Caro1 i Tin Pfifimrnl n' vntor.M no r?f thn 1 ? t tx war a lovely battle Hag tendered by Mrs. Col. Thomas Glascock Bacon. Mr. A. S. Tompkins, in behalf of tho Indies, responded in a happy manner. Captain Evans tendered the. thanks of the ladies to Mr. 1). A. Tompkins for his great assistance in the erection of the monument, etc. All the speakers referred in a touching and patriotic manner to the late lamented Mrs. Lucy Halcomb' Pickens, who, with so much love and patriotism worked for the monument. Kcv. John Mealing, also a veteran, invoked tho benediction, and the most eventful occasion in the history of Edgefield closed. Wallmlln's Celebration. Attractive invitations are being issued to tlte semi-centennial of tlie founding of Walhalla and the exercises attending tlie unveiling of the monument to General J.din A. Wagener and other pioneer founders of the town, which will take place on the 23d and 24tli instants. The invitations are printed on gray paper and heir the I'nitcd States flag in the upper leit hand corner. Tlie committee in charge consists of Frank S. Holleman, chairman; V. L. Norman, secretary; James Thoinpsm, treasurer; .lames M. Moss and Charles W. Pritchard. New Hnterpriscs. The following new enterprises have filed proper papers in the Secretary oi* State's office: The Ewart-Pifer Company, of New berry, desires to be chartered. It is to be a mercantile concern. Capital stock $".,000. William F. Ewart and D. F. Pi for corporators. The Rosemary Knitting Mill.-*, of Wllliston, Horn well c .unty. have been chartered. Capital stork. $10,000. I,. A. Green, presldet.t and G. W. Green, Jr., secretary and treasurer. The Gregory-Johnson Mule Company. of Cher.iw, has applied foe a charter. The name indicate* the business. Capital sto k. $10,000. W. T. Gregory and H M. Johnson, of l,aneaster; T. \ O. Gregory. W. F. Stevenson and H. D. Malloy, of Cheraw, corporators NtUlV ItetMC The governor has received a circular letter from the department of promotion and publicity of the Charleston Exposition. Thesr' circular lette:s have bo? n sent to the governors of several States asking that a commission be appointed whose, duty to collect and organize an exhibit of the. commercial and industrial resources of each State. Of course Governor McSweeney will co-operate in every possible way fn making the exposition a success. The Ohio Falls Iron Company, an ind pendent concern, at New Albany, hid., lias signed, the union scale and will resume work with 30U men after a shutdown lasting scveraly weeks. TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED. One Burned to Death and the Other Shot Down by a Posse. rHEY WERE CAUGHT IN A TRAP. lltglikYiiyinrn \7!in KIII.mI h 1*n?R??ti|;rr ??ii it Colon l'nciflv Tr?,li? I'lchl Armoil Men Krnr <5i?o?IIhiii1. Kikii.?Tim H:?tlli' Lh.IimI I'm- Hour*?Vlirpn I'iivrimt* Sliot?I.lr.ilily <>f Itolilirr. uM ImImmI. CJoodlatid. Kan. (Special!. Tin* two men who liohl up and rohhed a I'nioti Pacific train near Hugo. Col., and killed one of the passengers. \V. .1. Cay beeause he refused to vivo up lis money, were diseovered on a ratieh near here a few days ago. The ranch house was surrounded and one of the was killed. I.tlor the second bandit was burned to death. Two of lie posse that discovered the robbers mil laid seige to their fort were severely. and it is feared, fatally, wound Ml. A third member of the posse was .rounded slightly The I'nion 1'aeitle Kansas t'ity -Detlrer train was robbed between l.itnon lunetion and Hugo. Col., ninety miles >ast of Denver, Sunday inorning. Many of the passengers were relieved j if their money and valuables, and W. | I. Kjiy. an old man who resisted, was | tilled by one of the robbers. The | obbers dropped off the train at Hugo i ind escaped tin Wednesday it was earned that tlie.v had turned up at he ranch of 1>. K. Itn-tholomew. three niles from Hoodlaml. and at least 11h? niles away from Hugo. They asked 'or food and lodging for a few ;lavs tnd said they did not want to go to ' town, as their clothes were ragged. I Thursday night a boy whom they sent ' to Hood la ml to get the Denver papers) reported their arrival. From the boy s ,1 : * * ' ui-.-m ii|ii Kill III 1IK' Uirll pOI'SOUS 111 j Uoodluml thought they must Ik* the llupi rohhors. (hi Friday n posse eonstsiintr of Slier IV Walker, .1. I>. l?l>r:rs. tloorjro t'ullius. K. P. Kiddison ami several others, teavlly arnietl. went to the Uartholiinew raneh. Walker ami Hitrjrs disuouiitod ami walked to the house. One if tlx* rohhors eauirht si^lit of them tml irave the alarm. When "Walker, a moment later, lieran kiekiuu: on the door, he was met >y a volley of shots from inside. The emalnin;; tnemhers of the posse lined ip around the house and for ten ininlles hullets whizzed at a lively rate. I'he 10hhers returned the tire and Ui-rsrs soon fell, hit in the hreast and j nek. Finally one of the rohhors lumped through a window and nuule >IV in the smoke ltoforo lie had gone nilf a dozen steps he fell SherilT Walker, in the meantime, had I 'oreed his way toward the house. In j lie smoke ami eotifusioti Collins got n the way of Walker's gun ami was hot in the haek and seriously wound d. While the posse were removing 'ullins tin' remaining roldier made his .vay to the sod kiteheit and harrlended in- isnur Tin* second robber licM fifty posseiu>n :it lui.v until I o"H?t?-k in lln> nfi iiuiiin :itn! was thou lnirnpil to dentil. The robber was armed with a rille, mil every attempt In approach tin* louse drew his lire. A limit ! o'clock mine nii'ii orawh'il thrmi;:h a eornfvld limbserved to u shed near tin* house. iVith great accuracy tliny throw two nilmail fuses upon tho roof of tho diack. In ji fow niiiiiiti-s it was in lames. but tho robber tnailo no sign hat ho had boon struck by any of ho hundreds of bullets tlroil at Ills otreat. lie niot death in tho flames. The bodies were brought hero and wore idontitiod as being those of the lion who coinniitted the robbery near :lu.'.pi. GERMAN TO COMMAND ALLIES. ri?'l?l von IIiim Itroii i*lioHf*ii Kor tlio I'omI. Berlin illy Cable'. Field Marshal "'omit von Walder. oo litis been nplolntoil <'onitntiiiilor in ( hiof of the illiod troops In China. OUT I >? ?!> >.I. nn Washington, I?. ('. (Special).?The ext of ilia message from iliis (Joveinneiit to t'liina was ma<le public. It 'demands" the immediate eessatlon of iring on legal ions am! "urges" co-op ration of Chinese troops with allies n releiving the foreigners in 1'ekin. I.I (o Negotiate I'or rence* Shanghai (15y (.'ablet. An imperial leeree lias been itroinnlgatod naming Ui-Hung-Chuiig as Minister Plenipoentlory t<? negotiate for peace. l'tot to C'llptIII'O Itolirrlfi. A plot to sej/.e Ccncral Roberts and o shoot as many as possible of the Ftritlsli officers at Pretoria. Smith Af iea, has been discovered and ten men barged with eomplieity have been arrested. Other suspects are being elosey watched and it is expected that they vill shortly be taken into custody. I'lie system of granting passes to miik'I't* who taKe (lit- oath of neuralit.v is declared unsafe and that here is urgent need of a stricter poley. Funeral <>f Kins It iiinliert. King Humbert was buried in the Pantheon, at llonic, Italy after iiniressive funeral ceremonies. Funeral services were held iii many American itles. Public funeral parade uml equiem masses marking the eeremo lies in Huston, Phihuleiphia. Albany Tro.v and Pittsburg. THE CONTRACT LET. V Columbia Firm Will Make Peniten* tiary Improvements. Tho work of remodeling the main :cll building at the State penitentiary s to proceed at an enrly date an., it is xpected that the new quarters will bo eadv by the first of tho year. Tile conraet has been let and the work is to >e started just as soon as .je necea;ary preliminary arrangements can bo nade. When the board of directors mot some time ago and opened the bids, hiding that none came within the limitation as to funds for the work, it was 'eared that the absolutely necessary mprovcment would have to go over for i year. Rut later It developed ihat here were others who would like to iid. These bids were opened at a, ;peeinl meeting. The Stewart Stono ,'ompany of Columbia had in a bid for lhotit $ 15.700 and Mr. John Milady presented a bid for the work at $13.399. This bid was accepted and the contract was awarded to Mr. Milady. It. is based on the plans and specifications furnished by the Charleston, architect, and the contractor has to furnish all the necessary material. The work contemplates the tearing flown of the portion of the present ma'n building on the wesst side and the rebuilding of half of it beyond a courtyard 13 feet wide. Rous of eells will be placed at each end. thus forming a hollow square, alt the coll doors opening upon the courtyard and all the windows to tlie cells opening on tho nntui/ln Tlio .-.wiC k I. , lin ,,f ul'ifn in ,1 many ventilatois arc to bo put in. The building is to be equipped throughout with steam heating apparatus. Mr. Milady experts to get to work in a fortnight's time and to complete the con trait by the first day of the now year. New Enterprises. The socretaty of state has granted s charter to the Marion Milling company of Marion, which proposes to manufacture flour, meal. etc.. on a capital n| 17.000. The officers are K. '1'. Wlllcox president and treasurer; it. M. Badger vice president; and 1'. B. liamer, secrcta ry. A commission has been granted th? Harris Train Signal company of Green ville, which is to manufacture tht Harris traiu signals. The capital stocl is to lie $22,000. The corporators aji \V. A. Harris, B. S. 11. Harris and G W. Taylor of Greenville, O. K. Hughe* of C'olumlrin and Wyatt. Aiken of Abbeville. A charter was granted the Greenville Druo- eomnanv of Greenville. raDl talizcd at $3ii,000. The off in ra are G A. Norwood, president; J. 13. Bruca vice president; W. A. Davios, secro tary; and J. T. Doster, treasurer. A charter was granted the (Mere jnontclub of Charleston, a social organization. ?if which T. I>. Green, .1. K i.i.lank and others are the corporators A commission was issued to the National Benefit Society of South Caro lina, of Charleston. Tho eorporaton are .f. S. Holleman, K. F. Klrkpatricl and 1). A. Amine. The capital stock ii $1,000. The purpose is to issue insurance policies covering sick and deatt benefits. The Sutro cotton mill, which recently c losed down in Yorkville, is to be immediately reorganized and will re sumc operations. Application for t charter was made by the new coin/ pany Saturday. The Rame name is tc he used. The capital stork will bi $.">0,000. The corporators arc T. R McClain and J. S. BBricc of Yorkvllli ancl Wm. II. Lyles of olumhia. Clemson Crowded. Clem on College. Spec ial Pvrident Uartzog has requested the announcement to he made that no more need make application for entrance at Cloinson tltis fall. Hundreds hove already hern rejected and still the app.,cntlons come in. Twenty-six were rejected yesterday. Many are making Applications for entrance in September. 1t?01. It. is a pity that the doors of any cxdlepe have to he shut, in the face of an earnest young man, hut at the present there is no otheT course to be pursued at this place. Cannot Attend. Gov. McSweeuey has received a raost rordial invitation from the committee dn charge to bo present, at and participate in the ceremonies incident to the unveiling of the monument in hcr.or of the late Senator Zeb. Vance, which will fjiko rilrioo nt UqUuu ..... ,, - itniri^H W?l 1 li'' ?6U. he roi-elpt of the. letter li;?a been acknowledged. llov. McSwccney will, howc\ei, be unable to ati nd, ai thv t a.st in etllig of the State > .ij. .<> tuke place on the date lumnl.