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.