Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. The salary of the mayor of Green ville has been increased from Sgoo to $1,800 a year. An agitation has begun in this state for the raising of the age limit of the child labor law. J. J. Hull, mayor of Rock Hill, and editor of the Rock Hill Herald, died Monday night after a long illness. A movement is on foot to secure an election on voting the dispensary out of Lexington county. It is rumored that ex-Senator John L. McLaurin will be sent to China to investigate the boycott of American goods. Mrs. R. E. Ligon. wife of the pres iden: of the Gluck cotton mills, got her arm broken by being thrown from her buggy in A.nderson Tuesday. Darlington wil have an election on the dispensary question. a requi site number of signers of petitons havng been secured. Every method is being used to keep the yellow fever epidemic. which is infesting a number of sea port towns, out of Charleston. Former Supervisor Speegle, of Greenville, is still too sick to be ar restea and removed from Henderson ville, N. C. Tne Citadel academy will have a gymnasium ready for use at the be ginning of next session. It will be called the "Gadsden gymnasium." The City of Columbia. the n. w steamer of the New York, Columbia and Georgetown ship company, made its initial trip down the Congaree rver last Saturday. J. C. Hemphill, editor of the News and Courier, was tendered a banquet at the Commercial club, Charleston, Monday. Mr. Hemphill sailed the next day for a trip to Europe. Ed. Martin. alias Ed. Herson, was arrested less than six weeks ago for the murder of Thomas Stone. a crime committed more than 20 years ago. has heen released frm the jail in Richland c "unty on 52.000 bond. Gaffnev is to have' another artes:an well and the boring has already com menced. The work is being done under the supervision of WV. B. Du Pree, superintezndent of the water works and electric light system of that place. Greenville's board of health has invited the refugees from New Or leans, who are leaving that city on account of yellow fever to stay in Greenville till the disease has been wiped out. Will Blueshirt. the negro who kill ed Cora Rice. a negro woman, in Gaffney about a year ago, has been arrested in Knoxville. TPenn.. and will be brought to this state to stand trial. There is a reward of $100 for the negro. Senator Tillman has accepted an invitat:on to addiress a mass~ meet:fg of citizens of Edgefield at that place next Saturday. Other prominent political ora:ors will share in the dis cusson. "The Best Me:hod of Deal ing WVith The Whiskey Evil." Mrs. Ellen Carnes, aged 24. wife of Robert Garnes of the Manchester mills, was killed by a passenger train on the Southern road, while she was attempting to cross the track in front of the Manchester mills, Tuesday, in Rock Hill. P. M. Morris, an employee of the Clark Constructi in company, which is doing a 1l part of the work in construictng Lme navy yard at Char leston. has filed suit against the com pany for $io.o00 damages for the less of an eve. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the World It is reported that the Chinese '.re weary of the boycott against Amer ican goods. Secretary of State Shaw will sever his connections with the affairs of the Roosevelt administration next Great honor is being shown the party of Secretary Taft in the cities of Japan, where they are visiting. Austin, Texas, suffered from in tense heat Monday night. the mer cury ranging from 99 to 105 degrees. According to the statement of Mrs. Michael Gorman, Frederick E. Carl ton tried to get her to kill his wife, who was her own daughter. Mr. E. U. Kale left Fincastle, West Virginia. July 9th. to attend the Elks convention at Buffalo, N. Y., and has not been heard from since. The grand circuit races which were to be begun at Cleveland. Ohio, Mon day were declared off after the an nouncement of Mayor J(,hnson that pool selling would not be permitted. A lightning flash killed five per sons at Coney Island Sunday ai:er noafr. Fi m more \Vere pr strated and nine *tiers were serit)as:y in 1 tlrecl. In a head-ron co:lision between two tr-iley cars between WVilming'on ani \\rightsvilie. N. C.. Sunday night. a moti)rman was killed and about twenty passengers injured. A French line of steamers between Mobile. Ala., and Havre and Bor deaux, France, will be placed in opera tion Novembcr I. The Lanshire cotton operatives, England. have decided to strike on August 19 unless there is an advance made in wages. The Southern Cotton Growers as sociation convention, which was to be held in Asheville, N. C., August 16th, has ben changed to September. Eleven prisoners escaped from the Robeson county jail, N. C., Sunday night. The escape was effected by the sawing out of the bars. E. F. Young, president of the Merchants' and Farmers' bank of Dunn, N. C. has been arrested on the charge of forgery. A number of telegraph operators in the employ of the Great Northern railroad have struck because. they would no: accept the wage scale of fered by th1e company. The plea of the Corcans in con neetion with the peace settlement betwen Japan and Russia will not be heard by Japan until after the war is ended. A serous epidemin:c of chulera pre vals among the famine-stricken peo pie, who have been crowding into the city of Madras. British India. There have been a number of deaths. J. G. Rawlings, Milton Rawlings and Jesse Rawlings have been sen tenced to be hung on the 15th day of September. The parties were charged with the, murder of the Carter children. At an emergency meeting held in Lndon, Monday, the International Cotton congress decided to urge spinners in Europe and America to refrain from buying American cotton for the next three months so as to prevent the C(.1nger Of the next cot on season be.C inn'ng with raw ma terial and at -hle present high prices. One white boy and two negroes were kill outright and twenty oth er persons wvere more .or less serious ly injured in a heavy wind storm which struck Bessmay, Ia.. Tuesday a:ernon. Much damage was done to the town. A broken axle caused the wreck of the Calfornia special of the Atch ison railroad near Lemont, Ill., send ing t.he train into Lhe ditch. Several persons were killed and others were seriously injured. The Italian colony which was en gaged in unloading banana steamers rom Central America at New Or leans. are not allowed to work and are suffering, as one result cf the out break of yellow fever at that place. The banana ships are being sent *to Mobile where the quarantine regulations are less strict. John T. Graves, an employer of [he Southern Express company. who claimed that he was gagged and tied the morning of the 29th, when the supposed robery of the safe, which containec d about S2,ooo, happened. has confessed to have committed the crime himself and has given up the money. He is now in jail awaiting trial in Florida Advertised letters remaining in the Ipostoffice for week ending July 29, 1905. B.-Miss Sallie Brown, Mrs. Elly Bracy. C.-Miss Nancy Caldwell. D.-Mrs. Willie Duncan. F.-Miss Laura Frazier. - G.-Miss Mary L. Greg, Ben Grett. H.-Miss Willie M. Hill. J.-Maron Jones. M.-Reid Mathis, J. W. Myers Esq. R.-Malcom Reeves. S.-Mrs. Eliza Ruth Sanders, Cyar Smith. T.-Mrs. Kate B. Tribble. W.-Wallace Williams. Persons wishing to get these let ters must ask for advertised letters. Chas. J. Purcell. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE i MENT AND DISCHARGE. Not1ce is her"by given that I will, as administrator of the estate of Ellen Sumter, deceased. male a anal settle men on ,he estate o- said deceased in he P:obate Cour: for Newberry County. on Thursday. August Io, 1905 and immediately thereafter apply to said court for letters dismissory as ad ministartor of sa:d estate. All per sons holding claims against said es tate will present the same, duly at tested, by that date. H. E. Todd, Administrator. Reduced Rates For Your Lummer Vacation via Southern Railway. The Southern Railway company now has on sale summer excursion tickets to a great many mountain and seashore resorts. Until September 30 these tickets will be on sale daily good retnrning until October 31. The following rates will apply from Newberry to a few of these points, other points in proportion: Chick Springs, S. C., $4.45. Saluda, N. C., $6.oo. Tryon, N. C., $5.6o. Flat Rock, N. C., $6.30. Lake Toxaway, N. C., $9.30. Hendersonville, N. C., $6.40. Brevard, N. C., $7.90. Asheville, N. C., $7.05. Hot Springs. N. C., $8.oo. WValhalla, S. C., $5.60. Seneca, S. C., $5.20. Isle of Palms. S. C.. $7.90. Sullivan's Island. S. C., $7.90. For rates to other points, schedules and stop overs, etc., phone or call on J. P. Sheely, Agent. Season Tickets Via. C., N. & L. The Columbia, Newberry and Laur ens railroad offers Season Tickets to the following .points, limited until October 31st, 1905: Asheville, N. C. $7.05 Alexander 7.35 Arden 6.75 Biltmore 7-00 Brevard 7-90 Flat Rook 6.30 Fletchers 6.65 Hendersonville 6.40 Hot Springs 8.oo Murphy II-30 Saluda 6.0o Swannanot 7.35 Tryon 5.60 Warnesil 7-S0 Lake Waccamaw 9.30 WVrigh'tsville II-70 Carolina BeachI-5 Georgetown 8.30 Conway 10-10 Isle of Palms 7.90 Sullivans Island 7.90 Waterloo 1-95 Cross Hill '-95 Glenn Springs 4-45 Spartanburg 4.10 Greenville 4-05 Parties wishing to purchase tickets to. points beyond Spartanburg will please notify me before the trains are due, that I may arrange to have tick ets ready on their arrival. For schedules or further informa tion phone or write, 'J. WV. Denning, Agent. Dr. R. M. Kennedy, DENTIST. Newberry, - - S. C. OVER NATIONAL BANK. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Near C. N. & L. Depot Week End Rates, C., N. & L. Commencing June 3rd, and continu ing un:il and including September 1 2nd, 1905, the following week-end rates will be on sale to the following points, via the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens, railroad to s Isle of Palms, $5.15 t Sullivans Island 5.15 a Charleston 5.15 " Wilmington 5.15 e+e+e+e+e+Ie.+ * The Right [ FOF "r A Squat GILDER, WEEK: 1785 College of 120th Year Begins Letters, Science, Engineering. One sc county of South Carolina. Tuition $40. tory 510 to $12 a month. All candidates f for vacant Boyce scholarships which pay Littletoli Femn Splendid location. Health resor1 year. High grade of work. High s1 Conservatory advantages in Music. Elocution. Hot water Leat. Electi provemlents. Remarkable health record; only 0 Close personal attention to the health pupil. High standard of scholarship public occasions. CHARGES VER' 24th Annual Session will begin f address, REV.,J. M. RHI WHEN W Something 6 CALL 6. D.DAi There you will find es fresh and nice. Headqu Tetley's Tea, Asparaguw French Peas, Aprico Grated and Slice< Shrimp, Salrr Chipped a Frenci Cox WhteHosealways swee Whie HuseCoffee, White Che Corn, Lobsters, Tripe, Ham L New crop New C Phone 110. FOR BARGA] FURNI SHOUSE HOL NEWBER] Waterloo 2.00 Cross Hill 2.00 Glenn Springs 2.10 Spar:anburg 2.10 Greenville 2.10 White Stone 2.10 Tickets to the above points will be >ld on aSturdays good to return on te following Tuesdays, for schedules nd further information telephone or rite, J. W. Denning, Agent. f+",?+"+"+gf 0 )rug Store , " " S e Deal. & HUNTER, Charleston 1905 IoW, S. . September 29th. iolarship giving free tuition to each Board and furni:hed room in Dormi or admission are permitted to compete I00O a year. For catalogue address ZRISON RANDOLPH, President. ale College! . Over 2oo boarding pupils last tandard of culture and social life. Advanced courses in Art and ic lights and other modern im ne death among pupils in 23 years. and social development of every All prpils dress alike on all t LOW. )ept. 13th, 1905. For catalogue )DES, A. M., PRESIDENT, Littleton, N. C. ANTING ood to Eat ON EIPORT. erything up-tc-date, arters for ~Tips, ts, I Pineapple, on, Roast Mutton, nd Roast Beef, Sardines, ifish Balls, Lunch Tongue, Cheese, - Kingan's Reliable ,Hams, : and juicy. ~rries, Peaches, Mushroons, caf, Veal Loaf, Slice Ham )rleans Syrup. Newberry, S. C. NS TUR E D GOODS RY. S. C.