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I ?E?II APPOINTMENTS. Bishop Duncan Fills the Charges in the State for 1898. NOT MANY CHANGES MADE. m . i_ . Presiding Elders All Returned to Their Old Places The Superannuated Preachers. t The following are the appointments of the South Carolina M. E. Conference for 1838, as read before that body in session at Florence by Bishop DuncanCharleston District. Presiding Elder W P Meadora. Trinity J W Kilgo. Bethel H W Bays. Spring Street a P H Elwell. Cnmberiand J M Steadmon. Berkely W H Thrower. Summerville G P Watson. Ridgevilie and Cypress J L P?ay and O N Kouatree. C St. George s A C Walker. 8t. George's Circuit W T Patrick. Colleton H C Mouzon. Round O and St. Paul E K Moore and W K Buchanan. Walter boro W M Duncan. Hendersonville D Hucks. Hampton and Port Koyal R L Hoiroyd and W A Fary. Allendale W B Duncan. Black owamp W Jti \\ estoa. Harleeviile J C Welch. Beaufort P A Murrey. ' MeCleianville and St. Stephen's G W Gathn and D A Patrick. Hardevilie E M McKissick. Cokrsburg District. Presiding Elder G T Harmon. CnkeHhnrtr -T (1 Chandler. Greenwood M Dargan. Verdery G R Shaffer. Ninetj -Six W A belts. Donalds W B Wharton. AbbcTille J W Daniel Antreviile W J Snyder. McCorwick W H Ariail. Lowndesville E W Mason. Mount Carrnel H Stokes. Princeton S D Vaughn. * Waterloo W W Jones. Phoenix P Stokes. New Station and City Mission C W Creighton and J \V Speak. Newberry Circuit D Tiller. Kinard's J S Lesley. Saluda J J Stephenson. Butler W C \t urn. Parksrille J C Holley. Prosperity E G Price. coiuiuuia i/ibincT* Presiding Elder J W Dickson. Wat-hi igton Street W W DanieL Marion ati eet P L Kirton. Green Street and Brookland W B Baker. Richland and Granby J CAbney. Edgewood -R C McKay. Hyatt'* J W Neely. Lexington Wm Harden. Lexington Fork ML Banks, Jr. Lewiedale J N Wright Leesville N B Clarkson. Batesburg D D Dantzler. Johnston C C Herbert Edgeheld D Z Dantzler. Graniterille X G Ballanger. Kangley J H Xoland. Upper at Matthews J W Ariael. Fort Motte R W Humphries. Ridgewuy A R Phillips. Winnsboro J D Crout. Fairlield W. H. Miller. Coinmbia Female College J A Rice president, and R E Staekhouse proEpworth Orphanage Geo H Waddell, anperintendent Paine institute Geo W Walker, president nurvuce uisincu Presiding: Elder?E T Hodges. Florence station, W I Herbert Darlington, R A Child. Cheraw, D M McLeod. Cheraw Circuit, R E Mood. Hartsville, G F Clavk&on. Clyde, J 8 Abercoinba Darlington Circuit, W S Martin. Lamar, J M Boyd. Timujonsrille, K VV Barber. Claussen, M H Pooser. South Florence, K M Duboae. Scran ton, J W Harris. Lake City, W H Kirton. Kingstree, A B Earle. Union, G W. Davis. Lane's, J A White. Sellers, R C Boulware. Georgetown, A J Stokes. Georgetown Cirouit, O L Durant and J B Weldow. Johnsonville, A E Holler. Greenville District. Presiding Elder?W C Power. Bnneombe Station and Mills, W A Rogers and D W Keller. St Panl's, H B Browne. Anderson and West End, W R RichardsoxL&nd 8 B Harper. T?. 1? U GUnU. J T> 17 U Mlt * HUM ATM, A AX UUUJQi IUU L> ? I Turnipseed. Piedmont ? P Taylor and T Grigsby Herbert Greenville Circuit, 0 C Counts. Fountain Inn, J W ShelL Reidville, C H Clyde. Greers and Pelbam, A H Best Traveler's Best C B Burnt. Easley and Bethesda, J E Bushtone. Pickens and West Pickens, J 8 Porter. Korth Pickens to be supplied. Walhalla Circuit J L Mullinix. Seneca and Walhalla, J L Danish Westminster, B K DagnalL Townville, L L Inabinet. Pendleton, A T Dunlap. Williamston and Providence, P I Kilgo. Editor Southern Christian Advocate, J 0 Wilson. .- Assistant Editor, L F Beaty, Wit r liamston. Williamston College, 8 Lander. Marlon District. Presiding Eider, J B Wilson. Marion, T E Morris. Centenary, G B Whi taker. Britton's Neck, E 8 CampbellConway, W S Stokes. Conway Circuit, W A Barre. Bucksville, J F Way. Waocamaw, D A Calhoun. Bayboro, 8 Jones, . Loris, J R Sojourner. Mullins, 8 J Bethea. North Mullins, J K McKain. Latta, J E Beard. Little Rock, A J Cauthen, Jr. Clio, W W Williams. Blenheim, P B Wells. Bennettsville. J L Stokes. ' Bennettsville Circuit, J S Beasley. Brightsville. J B Traywick. McCall Mission, T L Belvin. North Marlboro, W S Goodwin. Orangeburg District. Presiding Elder, John Owen. Orangeburg and City Mission, E O Watson and J C Strickland. Grangeburg Circuit, W L Wai x Lower St. Matthews, M W Hook. Providence, C D Mann and E Z James. Branchville, J C Stoll. South I5ranchville, E A Withes. Bamberg, T C Odell. Denmark, M B Keller. Barnwell, W A Wright Williston, J C Daris. Springfield, G E Stokes. Boiling Springs, J D Frierson. Orange, N K Melton. Edisto, J C Yongue. Aiken, A J Stafford. 8wansea, J T Macfarlane. Wagener, to be supplied. Rock Hill District. Presiding Elder, J B Campbell. Chester, J E Greer. Chester Circuit, J E MahafTey. East Chester, K A Yongue. Bichburg, E P Hutson. Bock Hill, S H Zimmerman. Bock Hill Circuit, T C Ligon. North Bock Hill, J B Harris. Yorkville, A N Brunson. Blacksburg, A J Cauthen. Hickory Grove, J H Thacker, York Circuit, J W Humbert. Port Mills, J A Campbell. Van Wyck, S H Booth. Lancaster, J E Carlisle. Lancaster Circuit, G C Leonard. Fradesville, L L Bedenbaugh. Chesterfield, J P Attaway. Jefferson, Allen McFarlane. Blackstock, P B Ingraham. Spartanburg District. Presiding Elder A J Cauthen. Central, M L Carlisle. l)uncan, W C Kirkland. Spartanuurg Mission, E B Loyless. Clifton, R W Spigner. Union Station and Mills, W A Massabeau and J C Roper. Gaffney, T M Dent Oattuey Circuit, S T Creech. Laurens Station and Mission, H R Jones and J M Shell. North Laurens, D P Boyd. Cherokee, J M Latvson. Jouesville, E H Beckham. Helton, J \ Isom. Pacolet Mills, B M Grier. Pacolet Circuit, ? S Jones. Enoree, J M .Friday. Clinton, J L Harley. Whitmire, D A Phillips. \ f Santuc, A F Berry. Cauipobella, S A Nettles. Belmont, S T Blackman. Wofford College, C B Smith. Sumter District. Presiding Elder T J Clyde. Jumter, J A Cliftcn. ? Sumter City Missions, W A Kelly. Sumter Circuit, W M Byrd. Manning, \V H Hodges. Santee, A B Watson. Jordan, W A Pitts. Foreston, J R Copeland. v w v w i.>cw &I1VU, H JU M Lynchburg, WB Justus. Obwego, J F Arderson. Bishopville, J W Flkins. Bethany, G H Pooser. Salem Station, T W Henry. Kershaw, J U Beck with. Smiihville, W T Duncan. Camdem, J T Pate. Camden Circuit. B M Robertson. Wateree, 8 D Bailey. Richland. T G White. Wedgefield, F Spear. Superannuated Preachers. F Auldt, M L Banks, J C JBriswell, Sidi H Browne, J A1 Carlisle, William Carson, W A Clarke, A M Chreitzburg, O A Darby, R L Duffiie, J F Smith, J A. WTood, A W Walker, J J Workman, John Attaway, L M Hamer. A W Jackson, Simpson Jones, L A Johnson; r> i ti i/:.,'.. T r\ T i if if u J ruui x jYisuer, u iu iu Dfuaham, J J Neville, J J Newberry, J A Porter, W C Patterson, A M Attawav, T P Phillips, C E Wiggins, J B Bibley, M M Ferguson, J M Rogers, Thos, G. Herbert, Sr.; T E Wannamaker. , Will Meet in Greenwood Next. When the time came for selecting a place for the next meeting, Orangeburg, Greenville, Chester, Greenwood and Bpartauburg were nominated. Greenwood was aelected. Schools In Good Condition. The rei>ort of the board of education was read by Rev. P. F. Kilgo. It nominated Rev. C. B. Smith as agent for Wofford college. It recommends the Columbia Female college day be the second Sunday in March. The report shows all conference schools in good condition. Withdrew His Application. Last week the State Supreme Court examined the applicants for admission to the bar. Seventeen young men presented themselves and took the examination. Fx-State Detective Newbold was not among them. Had he presented himself, the court would doubtless haye had to decide the question as to whether a man charged with murder oould be examined wbijp the trial was still pending. Newbold was in the eity, but he withdrew his application. The State. Candidate forjudge. Mr. J. E. McDonald, of Winnsboro, r< i_ .V.;. m tana Haps niro hoinc T8?U1 LUiumum ion ^ B on bis way to Charleston. Be is a candidate for judge to succeed Jadge WitherspooD, and is ooniident of success. The only other avowed candidate is Mr. Gage, of Chestci, though it is said that Senator Ragsdale, of Fairfield, has his eye on the plaoe too. The Register. Accidentally Killed. Mr. W. P. Rush, son of H. J. Rush, living fifteen miles below Greenwood, accidentally shot and killed himself while hunting^^^^^__ Sunday Wheels. The Sunday bicycle is doing much to destroy the benefits of the day at rest and worship. Rev. M. D. Kneeland, Independent, Boston, Mass. This great country is still fall of m?n J with consciences. One of these has | just given evidence of the fact In Pennsylvania by returning a $350 pension which he admitted having obtained fraudulently. . i PALMETTO STATE NEWS. Pharmacists Elect Officers. The annual meeting of the South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association, met in Charleston a few days ago and elected the following officers: Presi- 1 dent, O. E. Thomas, Columbia; first vice-president, A. P. Elmor, Charles-1 ton; second viee-preBident, M. H. San- | difer, Bock Hill, and secretary and . treasury, J. A. Barbot, Charleston. On the examining board, O. Owens, of . Columbia, was elected for six years; Jas. K. Henderson, of Spartanburg, tc serve the unexpired term of L. G. Wood, resigned, ot Columbia; O. E. Thomas to serve the unexpired terra ol Henry Plenge, resigned, of Charleston. Work of "Kegulators." The Manning correspondent of the Register says: "Marion Pochette, a white man living near Summerton, and Alice Sweet, a negro woman, were se- j verely whipped with a buggy trace a 1 few days ago. Bochette seems to have j a "kindiy feeling" for the sable Alice, and in the same home with Mrs. Bochette and his five children repeatedlj sat around the hearthstone making love to Alice. The white neighbors could nol tolerate such conduct longer and resorted to the last to secure decency in the neighborhood." Engrossing Clerks. Attorney General Barber has announced tuat he would make the same arrangement he did last year with reference to the clerks in the engrossing department. He is receiying a greai many applications for positions in this department. It is entirely useless to send applications to him as the appointments will be made entirely upon th? suggestion of the solictors. Each o: the solicitors of the State will be allow ed one clerk of their own choosing. Ex-Governor Evans Married. A Waterbnry, Conn., special says Miss Emily Mansfield Plume, daughtei of David S. Plume, was married on thi 15th to ex-Governor John Gary Evans of Aiken, S. C., at the residence of thi Krida'o narantl Tho Wftddincr PUestl included members of the groom's fam ily from Kdgefield, S. C., and relativet and friends of the bridal couple froir New York, New Haven, Pbiladelphii and Houston, Texas. Prisoners Break Jail. At Camden during a heavy rain three negroes, by means of a chisel, cut oul an iron bar in the door of the countj jail, and bv use of their blankets slid t< the ground and made good their escape. The jail is said to be a disgrace to the county, and the grand jury has yea: after year reported it as unfit for onj one to stay in, and as insecuro, but n< steps have keen taken to build a nev one. Carolina's Sick Senators. A "Washington special says: "Sen ator Tillman is sick in bed with stom acb trouble similar to the attack he hae last fall. While his condition is not re garded as dangerous, be is qnite ill, and may be too feeble to go bom fo the holiday recess. Senator McLaurii is still Btriiggling against typhoid fever and he will also spend his Christmoi holidays on a bed of sickness." School Statistics Encouraging. The fourteenth annual report of Co lumbia's graded schools has just beet issued for the session of 189G-97. Tbi statistics are very enconraging an< show that the schools have kept up witl all of the improvements of the times Financially the year was one of thi most successful in the history of th? school, their not being a dollar of in debtedness at the close of the hsca year. A Colored Enterprise. The Secretary of State has isued i commission to the Carolina Enterprisi association of Hartsville. The objec is to bay and sell land, provide homei for its members, and do a general mer cantile business. The corporators ar< C. W. McCall, D. S. Hammond, Johi Campbell and others. The capita stock is to be $1,000 divivided int< shares at $1 each. Importation of Liquors In Wagons The question of the right of oitizeni of South Caroliua to bring liquor iut< the State from points beyond ii wagons and baggies will come up befor* the State Supreme Coukt early nex? month. In other words the Stab court is going to be asked to }>a.ss upox this question of insterstate commerce. Delighted With the Work. President Wilborn, while in Colum bia, on his return from ths Cottoi Growers' Convention, in Atlanta, Ga.. expressed himself as much delightec' with the work of the convention, and it satisfied it will result in much good. He also said the farmers are generally going to reduce the cotton acreage. Arrested the Kngineers. A special from Spartanburg, of tin i 15th, to the Register, says; The polia today arrested the engineers of two a the Southern's southbound passeugei trains for running at too great spee< within the city's limits. After givinf bond to appear before the may or'i conrt they were allowed to go on. ! Noted Moonshiner Arrested. , Eli Pitt man, the famed moonshine) and so-called desperado of the Darl 1 Corner of Greenville county, who a fe? weeks ago was in the battle betweei 1 revenue officers and moonshiners, ii < which two of the officers were wounded, has been arrested. Indebtedness of Counties Adjusted The commissioners representing Un i ion, York, Spartanburg and Cherokei j met at GafFney a few days ago and ad j justed Cherokee's part of the indebted < ness of the three old counties. 1 ^ 1 The Piedmont Poultry Association The Piedmont Poultry Associatiox held their second annual show at Spar- , tanburg last week for three days, whict j was a grand success. One exhibitoi , showed fowls to the value of 92,000. < Will Not Want for Syrnp. Farmers of Clarendon county are bust 1 day and night boiling sugar-cane juice. There has been a large crop of cane and ' the farmers will not want for syrup. It j is on the market at 40 cents a gallon. ^ > MBPUBLIC PBIHItH. Mr, Charles B. Calvo Succeeds His J Father. THE CAUSE OF THE VACANCY. A. Contract Made With The State Newspaper Company to Do the Work Commission Act. The State of the 14th says: "For several days the question as to who would do the public printing has been one of considerable doubt. Yesterday Mr. Charles B. Calvo, a son of Mr. Charles A. Calvo, the public printer, was elected to that position, the office having been declared vacant Mr. Charles B. Calvo has arranged with The State company to do the work for him. "Last Jane Mr. C. A. Calvo, the State printer, became ill and bad to be sent to a hospital at the North; at that time his connection with the Columbia Register was severed and the paper which he had for so long a time went into the hands of Henry Lyndenmyer & Sons, of New York, who have since been running it. Mr. Calvo suffered from mental trouble. A short time ago lie was brought home in a worse condition than when he went away. On Saturday last be was adjudged insane by a commission de lunatico inquirendo appointed by the probate court, and (jov. Ellerbe, in accordance with the act of the General Assembly creating the office of publio printer, submitted to the attorney general the question as to whether Mr. Cairo's misfortune did not vacate the office, and summoned to Columbia the chairman of the printing committee of the two houses of the General Assembly. "The attorney general held in his opinion that if Mr. Calvo was adjudged insane then the office became vacant "l'he conditions referred to existing, 4Via onH 4Via twn olia.rmfln ! IUD UVi uuu ?uv *mw named, constituting a commission under the act, met yesterday and declaring the office vacant proceeded to elect the eon of Mr. ( alvo, Mr. Charles B. C alvo, public printer to fill the unexpired term. "The young man assured the committee that he was able to get the work done in a workmanlike manner, and could have it started at once if necessary. He also gave the bond required for the faithful performance of his duties. He has made a contract with the State company to do the work, giving its president power of attorney to act for him. in this way the family of Mr. Charles A. (.'alvo will get an income from the public printing, despite the affliction which has befallen them." Fall Out Over a Passage of Scripture. At Columbia the superintendent and the assistaut superintendent of the Metropolitan Baptist Church (colored) became involved in a dispute over the significance of some passage of Scripture. The argument grew so warm that at the end of the meeting, when they left the church, the two zealous expounders got into trouble. One drew a big stick and the other a brick. A case was made against them for disorderly conduct and in the police court oue of them was fined. Agalnat Sunday Alalia. The committee appointed by the M. | R Conference, in session at rlorence I last week, to whom was referred the communication of UishupP. R Stevens, in reference to violation of the Sabbath in the matter of running Sunday trains, recommended that the presiding Bishop be authorized to sign the petition, in behalf of this Conference, to the Postmaster General to stop the mails on the Sabbath, etc., and its report was. adopted. _ The Scalping Ticket Business. A petition is being circulated in Charleston which will be forwarded to the United States Senate and the Honse of Representatives, urgiDg Congress not to pass the bill for the de- i struction of the scalping ticket business. The petition has already been ' --3 aKAn* Aifivann innln/lincy Sl^ilCU UJ( OUVIIV VVV W?v*?VM^y n many of the most prominent business men. A similar petition baa been circulated all over the country. The State. .Two Phosphate Companies. The Secretary of State has issued a commission to the Bunnymede Phosphate Company of Charleston. The corporators are Edward W. Hughes, Gustavus M. Pinckney, and Julian Mitchell. The capital stock is $15,000, diyided into 150 shares at $100 each. A charter has been granted also to the Berkeley Chemical company. The officers are W. B. Chisholm, president and treasurer; and R. G. Chisholm, secretary. _ A lax on Incomes. Although it is only a few days before the first of the year, there is very little general interest in the important innovation that is then to go into effect in the tax department of the State. "From and after the 1st day of January, 1898, there shall be annually assessed, levied and collected," the Act reads, "A tax on incomes." Further down in the Act it is stated that the tax is to be levied upon incomes of $2,500 and above. Will Be Held In Colombia. The State Y. M. C. A. Convention will be held in Columbia, Feb. 10-18, ind from present indications it will be ' - "" ll-_i largely attended. aq eiceueuv yrocrram is being prepared, including several specialties that will mark anew departure in South Carolina conventions. Smothered In Cotton Seed. William Henry Richardson, a colored employee of the Barnwell Oil Mill, was found dead on Wednesday morning of last week. It seems his work was in an juter room and consisted in removing the hulls as they fell. It is supposed that he was under the influence of whiskey and, falling into a drunken sleep, was submerged and smothered by the accumulating cotton seed hulls. The verdict of the coroner's jury was in sccord with the facts as stated. I bkmS The "Girls in Blue" Have Gone to I Their Respective Homes UNTIL JANUARY 3D, 1898. I ( What Governor Ellerbe Says of the 1 College in Regard to Its Health Record in General. ' The "Winthrop College girls have ail gone home until Jan. 3d, owing to the 1 adoption by the board of trustees of a i recommendation of the physicians' com- 1 mission that the college be closed down < for the present until all danger of the 1 spreading of smallpox in Bock Hill has 'passed. The commission, as appointed by the governor, made a thorough investigation of the college aDd its surround- 1 ings, including water supply, dairy, 1 laundry, kitchen, plumbing, etc. The i hnnlth nf tlin Rtndpntn havr the com. ( mission, has been very good since the I t college opened Sept. 30, as few ab- 1 Bences from the class attendance indi- < cates. There is one case of continued ( fever, that of Dr. Miller, the resident physician, and also at least five pupils have been sent home on acconnt of illness. As to the origin of the fever, the commission could give no positive opinion as the plumbing and the surrounding seem to be in a perfectly healthy condition, but at the Bame time they recommend several changes around the premises in the sanitary line, etc. The commission also said: ''There seems to be no doubt of the existence in liock Hill of one case of smallpox, which has been thoroughly isolated by the local health authorities. Quarantine was established at the college on the afternoon of the ilth instant, and even the day pupils are { now excluded. The servants have been required to occupy rooms in the base- < ments of the dormitories. The entire J population of the institution sicept thirteen have been vaccinated aid these i exceptions will be inoculated in the ] next few days. In the town compulsory J vaccination has been enforced by the < local uoara 01 neuun. j "In view of the undoubted existence 1 of smallpox in Hock Hill and the possi- J bility that the disease may spread and from the fact that feverish ness more or 1 less severe is likely to occur in the vaccinated students, as well as to allay the apprehensions of some friends of the institution regarding the existence of fever at Winthrop. we recommend that a vacation be given till Jan. 8, l?a8. By that time it can certainly be known whether smallpox is spreading < or has been entirely suppressed. Jaxes Evans, M. D., Chairman D. 8. Pope, M. D. j J. W. Babcock, M. D. Governor Ellerb^exprese himself as ! being very much pleased with the con- < dition of the college. He donbted if < there was an institution in the State that could rLow a better health reoord than Winthrop. The Governor also calls attention to one of ti.e teachers' class record. < The' report shows what the class has done daring ten weeks. Here are the ' figures: , Total number of students 183 Number not absent 105 Number absent one day 28 | Numb r absent two days 1 Number absent three days 4 ^ The Pension Law. I There is some talk of a meeting of the , State board of pensions in the next few i days to arrange for the printing and j distribution without delay of all the | blanks reqired by the township boards. } tinder a recent decision of the attorney t general all the old township boards will < hold over. Last year the department j hod t'ue greatest difficulty in getting ( members of township boards to serve, j This year a good many say tbey will not serve. Comptroller Epton is in somewhat of a predicament, and does not know exactly what to do in order to get over this flaw in the machinery, t U he failure of any township board to i act at the proper time delays a whole j county's report. He has been thinking t seriously of getting the veterans in the j several counties to meet and undertake j to nee that the township boards are kept t together. ' j New Year's Registration. ][ The Attorney General has received t several applications to know whether t or not the county supervisors of regis- c trot ion should keep their offices open t on the first day in Jaunary or the first t Monday in January, for the registra- j tion of voters. Mr. Barbsr has de- c cided that according to the ferms of tlie net the books must be keDt oneu on the first day of the New Year for all who wish to register. After the next, registration, in Jannarv, there 1 will only be one registration officer, t appointed by the Governor, for each t of the counties. The understanding ( clause will be a thing of the past, when C the single commissioner of registration V takes hold of affairs. 1 To Mine Minerals. 1 The Secretary of State has issued a f commission to the Southern Paint and 1 Color company of North Augusta. The * company proposes to mine minerals and manufacture them into paints, colors and crayons. The capital stock is to be $5,000, divided into shares at f $10 each. ] Col. Aldrlch Chosen. 1 Col. Robert Aldrich has been invited * ?nmmAn/t?m?nt Address at ClemBon College in February. CoL * Aldrich is the State senator from Barn- t well. He is well known throughout the State, and will doubtless be heard t with benefit to all. I Prohibitionists Actively at Work. The Prohibitionists of th$ State are actively at work organizing in each t county. Far more, it is said, has been I accomplished in the last month towards I * an effective organization than for six ' months in the campaign of 1992. Capt I a L. D. Childs, of Columbia, has been in- fl vited to Charleston to address the people on the views and plans of the Prohibi- ? tionists as to the liquor traffic. The c two leading church conferences re- t cently held, passed resolutions relative t to the liquor question. | c ,v, / - ^. v-- y-. . &:.;v: . / -Vn %v * tTFiffi i # ii State Board of Control Advises ft Cause of Action. LATELY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS * ~ ,i _ Which Looks to Restoration of tbt Constabulary la Keeping With tb# , Sumter County Board. At the recent meeting of the Stat# r Dunru 01 i/oniroi a resoiuuou vow , ^ idopted which in a measure look* to ;he restoration of the constabulary. The >i sircular as sent to the several county . r. boards, read as follows: Office ot State Board of Control. ~ ' jji South Carolina Dispensary, jjS Columbia, 8. C., Dec. 13^ 1817. Gentlemen: Please find below the follow- - *, . Ing resolution adopted at the regularmonthly i meeting of this board for December, Z8M: "That a circular letter be addressed to tto radons county boards of control, to-Wit: If ^ n their judgment a constable is needed to ,;v :h?*ir county to prevent the Illicit sale of iquor, we recommend that they ask tha loveruor to appoint one or more for tWr . :ounty." By order State Board of Control. j y. Very respectfully, B. C. Wjcbb, Clark. This circular is in keeping with thai icaon of the Snmter county board, bat so for as known no snch requests soar* IDrrcroafn/^ in nironlap VtavA h/IAffc t seat to the Governor. There is no telling how many county ooards will "in their judgment" eee tan ieed of the restoration of the constables; but it will be interesting to note whei \ V* requests are presented in res pons* t* the circular. r ^wji Masons Elect Officers. The following are the officers elected / it the meeting of the Grand Lodge of "4iM Masons in Charleston: M. B. Brother . ' Jacob T. Barron, Columbia, grand ; J master; R W. Brother Bartiett J. Witherspoon, Lancaster, deputy grand > vg master; R W. Brother Orlando Bfabplard, Edgefield, senior grand warden; ft. W. Brother Walter M. Whitehead, ,t 4 Charleston, junior grand warden; R W? Brother Zimmerman Davis, Charleston^ I ^rand treasurer; R. W. Brother Cham ' ; [nglesby, Charleston, grand secretary; ft. W. and Rev. Bro. Byron Holly, h&j Sreenville, grand chaplain. The follow- x VJ tug appointments were amy aunouuoaw ^ in the grand lodfje: W. Brother A. H. Doty, of Charleston, and V. Brother % John C. Watkius, of Andereon, senior pnrand deacons; W. Brother E. (X C/J Secrest, of Lancaster, and W. Brother < j W. A. Holman, of Barnwell, junior > CJ ieacons; W. Brother O. P. Quattlebaum, Conway, grand marshal; W. Brother, L. \V. Nettles, of Foreatoa, rrand pursuivant; W. Brother J. L iUichie, of Darlington, and W, Brother 3. E. Moore, of HartsvUle, gmadf stewards; W. Brother W. A. Winkle^1*; of Charleston, grand tiler. The State MUltle. Col. W. W. Brnce, the distant adjutant general, baa just completed the, preparation of the table showing the number of officers and men enlisted in the militia of the State under ,thfi sulilia act. This is the statement that goea into the annual report of the adjutant' general. The statement,, whea oc^ v?SH9 pared with that of last year, shhwa thai . there are now 741 less men eompomne me state mintia man at me man 01 wp . . y ?"ear. There are now 17 lesscompanfea n the State than laat year, the total lumber being 97 in 1834 against 80 in. 1897. The principal failing off baa been the infantry companion, 14 baring 4 aeen dropped and disbanded for Tariona wasons. Laat year 8,096 men est of 8?(88 tamed oat for inspection; this year , ' 5,430 oat of 2,942'were pretest at the innual inspection. Gen. Watte htaa ) liabandeda number of the com?and? or failure to pass inspection. Want an Experimental Station. In company with Col. Keel, tilt superintendent of the penitentiary, th* uembers of the speoial examining oornnittee of the general assembly went ta j ii he State farm and came away com- >? iletely charmed aod delighted with tb* ilace. The committee fonnd mrmrfhing at the State farm to be is eppW < lie condition. The recommendatioha rill be that more corn and gram bar * ilanted by the State. The commit- ftBU ee will recommend to the general an- /! iembly that the twt e teK ~ :olIe?e establish an experimental eta- , - ,w ion on the State farm. The commitee think such a station would bo of jrent value to the agricultural massae >f the people. " *'!?? ***' 1 ' > ' - '#[ The Smallpox Cheeked. The com mi ?8 ion of physieiaas which " :* rent to Bock Hill to investigate eondi- a ions there with regard to smallpox end he sanitary condition of Winthrop . 3olbge have made their report to the ;ovemor. The com mission made dili- . ;ent and careful inquiry and could find 10 trace of but one caee that wee ; # >ronght there from Atlanta, and which tas been completely isolated, but too- . j ination is the general order of the day ? n the nearby towns, and, in fac^ hrooghont the State. ' -|M Fatal Boiler Explosion irsS At Charleston the boiler in Town- f '*m -n/l'i mnnil Olfd AYnlrtdod 1B(! killflh Dallas 'Whitfield and fatally injured J wo other men. Whitfield was killed * ?? nstantlv, his body being hurled sentntv-five feet into the air, striking , 21 Lgaanst a third-story window sill of a milding which stood some 800 feefc t rom the scene of the explosion. Tha /(J anse is said to have been on acconntol he water running too low in tha I >oiler. , ?93 . " " ' fjr-A Timely Warning Given. In view of the anxiety abontthe mak- i er of extension in the time for >aying taxes, Gov. Ellerbe and Controller Epton, who alone have tha authority to grant the extension, hawa alked over the situation thoroughly ind tho Governor has made thefc>sitiwa nnonncement that there woald be na xtension of time granted this year, ["be announcement is thus made in >rder to give the taxpayers ample tna# o raise the money with which to payheir taxes before the treasurer's hooka lose on the 31st. I