Be
^^B^H^^B^B^^W^0Vgovern
will be
no
a man
Tillman.
^^^^B^Bi^^^HiBlonored'
the veteran
was honor^e
B^H^^^MMrith a
BB^^^H^Vctation speech. In
'Uncle wilium"
end Gentlemen,
try mnch indeed,
mmbly for it I
368 when the bill
members of the
tion 811 per day
0 ex-judges, Rer
best to eleot
eftorts failed and
They then came
>tio party, bat it
la my judgment
> State who could
Carolina but that
cle Hampton, and
State of South
Republican party
f there be an arm
inger to poll the
a, I give yon the
t Pierce Butler,
Mexico, and the
1 on the soil of
a Virginia. ' ihe stick aauae following
H Ji engraved on it: "W. Nesbit Bom, .
jfl pres -uteu by the General Assembly of
boclh Carolina, 1898."
Mason* Elect Officer*.
V The Grand Council of Royal afid
p Select Masters of South Carolina conf
vened ita 39th annual assembly at the
Masonic temple at Charleston a few
days ago and eleeted the following
officers: Rev. Byron holly, Greenville,
most illustrious grand master; R A.
Fugle, Colombia, deputy grand master;
John R. Bellinger, Bamberg,
grand principal C. of W.; C. F. Jackson,
Colombia, grand treasurer; Zimmerman
Paris, Charleston, grand recorder;
Rev. S. P. H. El well, Charleeton,
grand chaplain; J. W. Graham,
Colombia, grand marshal; F. R Niohols
Greenville, grand C. of G.; Henry
Herzog, Charleston, steward; L. F.
Meyer; Charleston, grand sentinel. I
, The following officers were also elected
for the coming Tear l?y the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina: |
H. T. Wilhite, Anderson, grand high |
priest; J. R. Bellinger, Eambeig. |
' deputy grand high priest; Gen. Edward
Anderson, Charleston, grand king;
Rev. Byron Holly, Greenville, graud
ecribe; C. F. Jackson, Columbia,
grand treasurer; J. T. Barron, ( olnmfcia,
grand secretary; hi L. Zemp,
Camden, grand captain of the host
Race Against Fire.
A special" to the State from Snmter
aays: Engineer Henry Hammond,who
runs on the C. S. and N. freight, was
seriously burned while on hia regular
trip to Bennettavilla. The wood on
tho tender became ignited by a spark
from tbe smokestack and was burning
fiercely when discovered, about four
milea from Darlington. Mr. Hammord,
realizing that it would be impossible
for him to extinguish the fire before
Teaching Darlington, pulled open the
throttle and put on all the speed that he
possibly could. The heat became so
intense in the cab that he and hia fireman
wee compel led to take refuge on
the footboard in front When the train
neared tbe Darlington yard Mr. Hammond
was obliged to return to the cab
ww" to shut off steam in order to stop the
train. While doing so his hands were
painfully burned, and as will be unable
to return to duty for some time. The
fixe was extinguished before any serious
damage was done the cab.
A Tolcea of Ksteem.
if. * . it. - .1 .? it. . ina..
jnei oeiore toe closing 01 me njwj'
.session of the General Assembly the '
attaches and employees of the House
presented Speaker Gary with a hand-1
some gold-headed cane properly en-'
t graved. Mr. Thomas C. Hame, of
Marlboro, the bill clerk, made the pre-'
sentation in a very appropriate speech, i
The speaker happily and feelingly responded.
*
The Veterans' Convention.
C. Irvin Walker, Major-General, has
recently issued general orders to eaoh
camp of veterans in the State, calling
attention to the convention of veterans
_ A.that is to be held in Charleston, Wedhesday,
April 27. Bates of fare for !
travel, abont 1 cent per mile, has been
secured. He further says that Charles
ton extends to us a most cordial invi
tation, and it is hoped that a large
W gathering will be present
! Kev. R R Hos*, editor of the Nashville
Christian Advocate, has consented
-to preach the commencement term on at
Wofford College on June 12.
Rml * ?
ECHOES.
are
^^^^^P^^^HPourier's corrosponM
Brgainzalioii of Newberry
nights of Honor, in Septhirty-two
members have
H-a their beneficiaries have re- !
^^^^Kltogetber ?04,000. l be assess^^^ paid
during this period amount
H HhOO, leaving a balance of $18,f>00
^^Vor of the lodge here. The mem^^Hip
has always been composed of
^Vtantial citizens The Cotton
|^vwers' Association of Newberry
^vnsbip bas been organized. It is
^^p^seil of ail citizens interested in
P^krice of cotton. The ihembership
^Hlled represents all the professions
avocations- dentists, doctors,
^Vchants, farmers, lawyers and
^Rtors?for all are interested in the
Eice of cotton after it is produced I
'he commissioners of public works have j
piade another reduction in water rates,
and it applies to yard and garden hydrants?first
faucet $4 a year; second
faucet $2 a year. A number of merchants
are putting in street sprinklers.
Newberry spent ?0, 000 on her streets
last year, $1,300 of which was for
"chest," a deposit found in large quantity
near the town. It makes a splendid
street and withstands storm water. The
streets are being gradually improved by
this method, and mud, which has been
seen three feetdeepinmany streets and
the public square, will soon disappear
altogether from the thoroughfares if the ,
city fathei will oontinue the good work
so wisely begun.
Camden.
Capt Manderville. who is to construct
the city water-works, has gone
North to biy the piping. The plant
will be ^)ut in soon Contractor
Green has completed the house for the 1
ice factory The merchants are in i
love with the electric lights. In a short I
while most of the stores will be using j
electric lights.
Brauchville.
In Orangeburg county the South
Carolina and Georgia liailroad has lost
thousands of new crossties by forest
fires. Castle Creek camp ground, with
its thirty-six tents and large stand,
with the old, historic church, was also
swept away It is noted that more
fertilizers ate being sold at this point
than during last season There is a
very line promise of a large oat crop,
the" very dry weather being a drawback
The shad fishing, so for, is a
failure, owii^ low water in the Edisto.
This is another extensive loss.
St. Stephens, Berkeley County.
Forest fires last week did terrible
work in this vicinity. One came down
on this little village with terrible force;
the wind blowing about forty-five miles
an hour. The people turned oat en
masse, and it was with great difficulty
that they could save the town. Fence
after fence went down before the flames,
' ? i-J 1 1
ana one nouse, oocupieu uy cuiurau
family and owned by Mrs. ?. K. Recken
baker, was burned. Several telegraph
poles were burned down, and many
families removed their household goods
to places of safety. The merchants
placed all their moneys and valuable
papers in their safes, and watched the
sparks as they dew fast and thick on
-their houses." The advocates of feuces
sustained a severe blow from the flames,
and will have to dive down in their
pockets to replenish them.
Sumter.
Facts do not bear out the belief prevalent
in some quarters that the cotton
crop will be smaller this year than last.
Several merchants have told the writer
within the past few days that they have
bad ai plications for more fertilizers
than they had last season, and this they
think is an indication that more cotton
will be planted in their neighborhoods
than last year.
Jonesville, Union County.
There is a sensation near Jonesville
caused by a wild beast of some kind atMAit
Kn AfliA* flirtki
MVAUlM oviug uiou ?uu v?uoi ui^uv m
they passed along a road. The beast
is Mtiu to resemble a hog, makes a
roaring noise like s ball and makes a
track in the sand similar to that of a
dog The people in the neighborhood
are badly scared and call the thing a
"whang doodle." What this whang
doodle is remains to be seen.
Greenville.
A sensation was sprang here a few
days since by a telegram from Atlanta
Mating that on train 85, south-bonnd,
of the Southern Road, passiug Greenville
at 1:15 a m., a middle-aged man
entered a first-class coach with a basket
which he pat on a seat, stood
awnile and then disappeared in the
darkness. The train moved off, the
basket remaining on the seat nntil the
train reached Atlanta The officials
there opened the basket 'and found a
three-dsys-old baby. dead* It was
stated that the baby - jbd between
Greenville and Atlantr' ^ieglect being
evidently the cause of death. The police
investigated here, but conld get no
cine. It was learned that the basket
was put on the train at Gainesville,
Ga
The UcCrsdy History.
The following is the text of the resolution
offered by Senator Archer and
adopted by both honsea of the general
assembly in regard to General McCrslly's
history of this State:
Whereas "The History of South Carolina"
by Gen. McCrady (the first volume
of which has been very recently
published by the McMillan company),
is the first complete and only constitn
tional and philosophical history of the
State yet written;
Be it resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring,
That the said history be, and the same
is hereby, earnestly and specially commended
by the general assmblv of the
State of Sonth Carolina to the trustees
and other ]>ersons in charge of every
educational institution in the State as
veil as to each and every citizen of the
Statr - "
v/T mzcresZ.
Three persons were killed by elevators
in Nev York.
It js reported that the Alaska steamer
Clara Nevada has sunk with all on
board.
A stormy meeting was held at Olathe,
Kan., to denounce ex-Gov. John P. St.
John for signintr a petition to aliow a
drug store to sell liquor.
It is not believed that the recommendation
of the textile union repre-sentatives
for a general strike at
Englaud cotton mills will be carried
out by all the workers in tho^e mills.
3
mi Biin ni"
The Titles of the Additions Made to
the Statute L*w.
A LIST OF THE NEW ACTS.
The Sleasures That Got Through and
Were Ratified at the Session ot
1898, Just Ended.
The following are the laws made at
the session of the General Assembly
just ended.
An act to provide for the creation
and disbursement of a public school
teachers' retirement fund in the city of
Charlestorf.
A joint resolution to extend the time
for the payment of taxes for the fiscal
year ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1897.
An act to require the county supervisors
and the county boards of commissioners
to furnish a duplicate copy
of ell approved claims to their representatives
when required to do so.
An act to amend section 1 of the criminal
statutes of South Carolina, volume
, 1L of the revised statutes of 1893, relatI
ing to the arrest of a felon.
An onf fn omonil suntinn 191 f94QQ\ nf
criminal code of revised statutes, 1893,
relating to attempt to poisoc.
An act to approve the action of the
town council of the town of Greenwood
in the matter of the contract for
the erection of a court house and
jail.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to apportion the road fnnd derived
from the special county levy," approved
i the 17th day of February, 1897, by adding
an additional section to be known
! aa section 5.
An act to repeal section 229 of the revised
statutes, as to special returns by
merchants for taxation.
; A joint resolution to extend the time
for the payment of the commutation
road tax nntil 30th April, 1898.
| An act to regulate the rate of interest
| upon any contract arising in this State
for the hiring, lending or rise of money
or other commodity.
I An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to facilitate the settlement of estates
of testators," approved the 25th
day of February, 1897.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to incorporate the Western Carolina
Railroad company," and to change
the name thereof to that of the I ..10
River, Anderson and Tidewater Railroad
company.
An act to amend the charter of tha
Mutual Insurance company of Greenville,
8. C., approved Deo. 22, 1894,
changing the name and prescribing the
duties of officers.
An act to require the South Carolina
and Georgia Railroad company to
?r?w>t and maintain bridsres over the
railroad cats on certain streets in the
city of Aiken and to open ap and
grade crossings on other streets over
I said railroad and maintaining the
same.
An act to renew the charter of the
Unitarian church, in Charleston. 4
An aot to requre the free public
schools of this State to observe the
third Friday in November of each year
aa arbor day.
Ap act to renew and extend the
charter of Fnrman university and to
amend the same.
An act to renew and amend the
charter of the Blythe Gap Turnpike
road in Greenville.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to provide a poor house and farm
I in Berkley county," approved Deo. 22,
1894.
An aot to empo% er the clerk of circuit
courts to appoint guardians ad
litem.
An aot to authorize the county board
of commissioners of Oconee county to
build a bridge across Tugaloo river,
sear Jenkin's ferry, provided the authorities
of the State of Georgia will
pay one-half of costs of same.
An act to authorize and direct the
county board of commissioners of Kershaw
county to ascertain by ballot at
the next general election the will of
the voters of Kershaw as to the
erection of a jail and to carry out the
same.
An act to validate the election of the
intendant and wardens of the town of
Branchville elected the first Monday of
April 1897, and their acts under said
election, also to validate the election of
the intendant and wardens of the town
of Branchville elected the first Monday
of December, 1897, and thsir acts under
said election.
An act to amend section 1 of an act
entitled "An act to prohibit emigrant
agents from plying their vocation in
this State without first obtaining a license
therefor and for other purposes,"
approved 24th December, 1891, amendatory
thereof.
An act to regulate the fees for filing,
indexing and certifying chattel mortgages,
where the amouut secured is not
more tbau $100.
An act to amend an act to amend an
act entitled "An act to create a separate
school district from portions of Aiken
and Orangeburg counties, including
the town of Sally, in Aiken county."
An act to require the county superintendents
to make monthly apportionments
of all moneys collected by
connty treasurers for the preceding
month, and to require the county
treasurer to pay out the same.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to empower the VYappoo Bridge
company to construct a bridge across
Wappoo cut," appr -Ted February 11,
A. D. 18'JT.
An act providing for a l:en on nilroads
for labor and material furnished
in their construction.
An act to incorporate Charleston and
Seashore Railroad company.
An set to nmedd section 773 of the
general statutes, being sectior 827 o!
the revised statutes, volnme 1, to reduce
the bond of the judges of probate
for Edgefield county to S3,000.
An act to amend "section 77G revised
statutes, volnme 1, by reducing the
bond of the clerk of court of Edgefield
county to?o,00d.
An act to amend section 4 of an act
entitled "An act to enable the school
district of the town of Greenwood to
issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing
school property and building public
school bouses in the town of Greenwood,"
approved December lGth, 1891.
A joint resolution to require the
treasurer of Lancaster County to re
fund to W. L. Croxton and Mrs. C. A. |
Blackwell certain overpaid taxes,.
An act to provide for the transfer and
investment of the Downer fund.
An act to amend section 2316 of the
revised statutes of this State, the same
being a part of the Lord Campbell act. ,
An act to repeal an act entitled "An
act providing for a master for the
county of Berkeley, approved December
21st, A. D., 1682, and to devolve
the duties of the master in Berkeley
county upon the clerk of the court of .
rnmmnn nlr>ns
An act to cede unto the United States
of America certain lands in the harbor
of Charleston for the purpose of establishing
and maintaining a home and
sanitarium thereon.
An act in relation to the collection
and disbursement by the commission- j
ers of the sinking fund of the unpaid
tax claims due upon or by the Blue
Kidge railroad in the counties of Anderson
and Oconee.
A joint resolution to require the
county treasurer of F.dgefield county
to pay over to the county treasurer of
Saluda county certain school funds,
and to authorize the school officer of
Saluda county to apportion and check
out same.
A joint resolution to authorize and
direct the county treasurer of Charleston
county to borrow a sum of money
not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars
($2,500) for the purpose of paying
Charleston county officials for the month
of January.
An aot to amend an act entitl ed "an
act to amend section 662 of the revised
statutes of 1893. Vol. 1. beinsr section
33 of an act entitled "an act to provide
a system of county government for the
several counties of the State," approved
Jan. 4th, A. D. 1894.
A joint resolution to extend the time
for the assessment and equalization of
property in Kershaw county for the
fiscal year 1898.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to establish Greenwood county,"
approved 2nd March. 1897, fixing the
amount of commutation tax and sal- .
aries of county supervisors and his
clerk.
An act to incori>orate the Si ivern and
Knoxville Kailroad company.
A joint resolution to authorize and
require the county board of commissioners
of Barnwell county to transfer
and convey a certain school lot in the
town of Barnwell to the board of trustees
of the Barnwell graded sohool district.
An act to amend sections 1 and 2 of
an act entitled "an act to require any
insurance company or association to be
possessed of $100,000 surplus or capital
on deposit with some State for the benV*
**.1 /l/ivfl a? in lion
tiib Ui All y\Jlk\,j uvtuviC| vi am ??wm {
thereof to deposit with the treasurer of
this State valid State securities aggregating
$10,000; said securities subject to <
any judgment against said companies,
and sucn judgments shall operate as a
lien on such securities, and providing a
penalty for the violation of the provisions
of this act
An act to enable the county board of
commissioners of Darlington county to
enlarge, repair and improye the court
house for said county and to lovy a tax
therefor.
An act to authorize the town oouncil
of Summerville fo lay out and construct
a publio park.
An act to exempt Greenwood coun- j
ty from the operation of .anaotentited
"an act to provide for the election
of publio ootton weighers and providing
for their compensation."
A joint resolution to require the seo- '
retary of State to have the space in 1
front of the steps of the State house
and the sidewalks on Main street ;
from the State house to Gervaia streot
paved.
An act to amend section 81 of the
oode of procedure so as to permit circuit
judges to qualify before certain
officers named herein.
An act to incorporate the Sumter and
Wateree River Railroad company.
An act empowering tne town council
of Gaffney City of the State of South
Carolina to convey by deed of gift or
otherwise certain public property in
the town of Gaffney City aa said town
council deem beet and proper for any
purpose whatsoever.
A joint resolution to authorize and
require the county board of commissioners
of Barnwell oounty to transfer
and convey a certain school lot in .the
town^f Barnwell to the board of trustees
of the Barnwell graded school district
An act relating to the adjustment of
the bonded indebtedness of Mendenhall,
in No. 8 township of Newberry
oounty.
An act to authorize universities and
colleges of this State to provide a oourse
of study and oonfer the degree of
licentiate of instruction, whioh shall
authorize their graduates to teach in
the free publio schools of the State
without examination.
An act to amend section 2437, general
statutes, being section 2561, revised
statutes, by adding at the end of said
section a proviso allowing only 25 cents ;
per day for dieting prisoners in the jail
in Charleston and Aiken counties.
| An act relating to the adjustment of |
certain bonded indebtedness herein
montioned of Newberry township,
or ^Township No. 1 of Newberry
oounty.
A joint resolution to require the treasurer
of Cherokee county to pay the per
diem and mileage to commissioners appointed
by the Governor under an act
entitled an act to establish Cherokee
oounty.
An act to regulate the election of the
trustees of the (Jlemson Agricultural
College of South Carolina.
An act to make the embezzlement of
public funds a felony and to fix the
punishment thereof.
An act to relieve against the obstructions
on a certain part of Enoree river
and certain of its tributaries.
An act to amend section 2564 of the revised
statutes of 1898, being section 2440 j
of the general statutes, relating to no- ;
tarifts nnblie. '
An act to amend section 17C of the revised
statutes of 18:13,interpreting what
shall constitnte notice.
A bill to provide for and regulate the
public printing.
An act to provide for the taxation of
telegraph, telephone, palace car, sleep- !
ing car, drawing-room car, diuiug car
express and fast freight joint stock as- i
sociations, companies, co-partnerships
and corporations transacting business
in the State of h'outh Carolina, and to
repeal acts in conflict.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act to amend section 2 of an act ent:- |
tied 'an act granting charters qf incor- '
1
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i
v -
poration to the Indianola Manufacturifig
and Water Power company,' approved
February, A. D. 189#, bo as to
further restrict and limit the powers
and privileges of said company," approved
9th March, 1896, extending the
said charter.
An act to amend section 783, general
statutes, being section 837, revised
statutes, as to the bond of the master
for Edgefield and Saluda counties.
An act to prohibit unreasonable discrimination
by telephone companies
doing business in this state in the
rates at which they furnish telephones
and telephone service to their patrons
in different localities.
An act to authorize the sinking fund
commission to lend to the county board
of commissioners of Greenwood county,
for the purpose of paying certain past
indebtedness.
An act to provide for recording certain
instruments of writing in Greenwood
county.
An act to alter the county line of
Greenwood county so as to include portions
of Abbeville and Edgefield coun
ties.
An act to authorize an election in the
town of St George's in relation to
bonding said town, and to authorize
the issue of bonds .under prescribed
conditions.
[CONTINUED XEXT WEEK.]
ON THE GRAND BANKS.
How and Cod and Halibnt Ave Taken
by the Small Vessels.
Gustav Ivobbe writes an article entitled
"On the Grand Banks and Elsewhere"
for St Nicholas. Mr. Kobbe
says:
The trawlers are generally found on
the Grand Banks, the hand-liners on
the Western Bank and Qulro. These
hand-liners are smaller vessels with
fewer dories, and the men flsh with
hand-lines, one man and two lines to
a dory. The hand-liner sits In the
middle of his dory, with a compartment
In Its stern, another In Its bow,
for his catch. When you see the bow
sticking far up in the air, you know
the fisherman has bis stern-load. Then,
as fish after fish flashes into the other
compartment, the bow settles, and
when the dory Is on an eren keel the
hand-liner pulls back to-the vessel.
The trawlers bait with fresh herring,
mackerel, and squid; the handliners
with salt clams. The catch of
both is split and salted, and the vessel
has a foil "fare," or catch, when she
has "wet her salt," that is, used up all
her salt?and is full of fish. A trawler's
voyage lasts about eight weeks; a
hand-liner's, eleven.
A trawler's crew receives no wages,
but fishes on shares. First, the captain
gets a percentage; of the remainder
one-half goes to the vessel, which
"finds," that Is, supplies the gear,
stores, salt, and half the bfflt; and the
other half to the captain and crew in
equal shares, which run from $110 to
$150, and even to $250.
But among the hand-liners each man
is paid according to what he catches,
the "fare" from each dory being
weighed as it is taken aboard. This
stimulates competition. There is
(judgment in knowing where to fish, or
now long to stay over a certain spot;
and even the quickness with which a
line is hauled In will make a perceptible
difference at the end of a day's fishing.
It means something to be "high
line," as they call the best fisherman,
at the end of a voyage, and t tose who
win this distinction time and again, as
some do, become known at "killers"
and "big fishermen."
The main catch on the Banks Is cod
land halibut. There is also a fleet of
small American vessels which pursues
the merry swordflah. Swordfishlng Is
?wKnUncr nn n amnll RPfllp.
A man, dart In hand, stands In the
vessel's bow, supported by a semi-cfrenlar
iron brace. When near enough
to the fish, be lets fly the dart. A
swordflsh may weigh 350 pounds. One
can tow a dory a mile, and a piece of
the sword has been found driven
through the bottom of a pilot boat.
Shark Carries a Message Five Years.
While strolling along the shore of the
Delaware Bay, near Fishing Creek, N.
J., Ave years ago, Miss Beulah Bate and
three young women companions wrote
their names and addresses on four slips
of paper, sealed them lh as many bottles,
and cast them far out Into the bay.
For days and weeks they watched and
waited for tidings of th$ bottles, but
none came, and they bad almost forgot-,
ten the Incident
A day or two ago Miss Baie received
a long letter from the captain of an
English man-of-war, stating that while
coasting along the coast of England
*>ne of the seamen fell overboard and
.1.. Aaytnt\A<1 nr* rlnrniirn/l W O
iiurrvvu) coiaj/cu uciufj ucivutvu uj ?
huge shark. After hauling tba man
aboard, the sailors secured the shark,
and found In Its stomach the bottle
containing Miss Bate's message. Miss
Bate Is now a student at the State
Normal school In Trenton, and has become
quite a heroine among the more
romantic of her classmates.?Phlladelnliia
Record.
Alphabet on a Pin Head.
Frank J. Mollenhauer is perhaps the
most expert engraver In New York, If
not In the world. In delicacy of touch
and skill In handling delicate Instruments
his work Is something marvelous.
His latest achievement was to engrave
the twenty-six letters of the alphabet
on the head of a pin. Under a
magnifying glass the letters are clear
and distinct, and each Is as perfect as
(any ever engraved for a visiting card
or wedding invitation. But with the
naked eye the minute letters are merely
scratches which have uo discernible
form.
Mollenhauer's work was the result of
an attempt to beat the work of a man
who had engraved the Lord's Prayer on
a 3-cent piece.?New York Journal.
A book agent killed himself In Alabama
the other day. Couldn't he tlnd
anyone else to do it?
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To Be Built t# Connect Col^jj^^^H
: With anJ
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The Whole Distance Over
Same Will
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The Columbia State
much-talked-of
Brookland
Lexington by an eletftrio
be perfected in the very
; Tho information comes from
nent member of the Brooklanda^^H^^flH
company, and the plan i> to becsra^^^B^H
: oat by the combination of three elect^^^^^H
companies.
The Brookland Electrio company,
which was chartered by the last session
of the Legislature, and the new Lexington
Electric and Power company,
have decided to consolidate and boilan
, road connecting the two towns which . ^H|
they represent. The Brookland company
has the right of way across fchm ^
rirer to connect their line with Colum
j bia. The plan now is that, the Lex- M
ington company, which is oompoeod of
some of the strongest men in the
tv, and who are determined to carry h
the purposes of their charter, build .
; their road to Brookland, where it will ?
connect with the road of that town.
Then these two companies which hara J~~ JM
combined with the Columbia Electric i
Street Railway company, together with ./
the latter, will build a bridge across th?
1 river and operate an electrio line which
I will connect the three towns. ;
The whole distance over which the *
line will operate will be fourteen miles, ;<
and in addition to the passenger line '.V
the companies propose to ran a line el (
; freight cars and expect to do a large V
business. Already tnej hare a guarant?e
of $6.00 freight per day bj one oI
the Lexington factories.
The new bridge which will be built
will be a handsome piece of engineer- $3
ing. It is necessary to hare $40,000 \
subscribed to build the bridge, one- -y,
fourth of which will be paid in, in order
to get it started. The remaining $80,000
will be floated with bonds. In thin
way the plan can be carried through
without any trouble. The company..
will charge a small toll for the use of
the bridge?smaller than is now ehurgaA
for crossing the present bridge, and in
this way the indebtedness, which will _
have to bo incurred, will be liquidated ?
in five or six years.
The movement is one in the- right direction,
and the parties who erect ;
the head of it mean business. They in- \
tend to push the plan through without v'
delay, and as soon as the Lexington
Electric and Power Company can Save ? ' \
matters connected with its charter per- ;
fected, work will begin.
Items on Various Subject* '
TVi? fnllnvin<r i(?nii mi tmrtoni inK. ' .!
iects are taken from the oolamna el the
Newt and Conner's correspondents ai
the following points:
Orangebnrg: The farmers are now ,
very bnsy hauling fertilisers and getting
their lands ready for the new crop. ?
The prospects are that hardly as mneh
commercial fertilizers will be need this
year as last year. They will pay espeeik <A
attention this year to their provision
crop, and make their cot ton as a surplus
crop to s great extent at theloweet pos- *
aible expense.
Cberaw: It is rumored that the net.
work of telephone lines all over Marion,
Marlboro and tome points in Xorth Car- . '1
olina will soon be extended to Chersw.
The gap between theee lines add tht
Chesterfield line is only aevan milse, '.' ^9
and with the building of this and
little short one from Cheaterfleld te
Morven connection will be completed */tt
from Charlotte to Wilmington, takiqg
in dozens of points in this btate. :->r>
Yorkville: Lower i>rices are being
quoted on fertilizers this season than
ever before, ihe price on ammonia ted
goods is from ?3 to 98 i>er ton less than
not satisfied. The principal redaction,
however, is said to be doe to the fact '
that several of the companies thai
manufacture the goods hare done away
with the agency feature of the busineee,
and are selling direot to the
and have thus forced the agents te
eithsr waive their profit or abt do any
business. It is a diffieult matter to de>
cide whioh is the most desirable, to sell
without a profit or not to sell at alt
Hampton: The Fairfax Literary
Society a few days sinoe had a very
interesting debate on the questional
"Woman Suffrage." Able arguments
were advanced pro and oon by the onutually
iutelligentfadies ana gentlemen
composing the society, ana a decision
was finally rendered In the nega- - i 'j
tive by a vote of 9 to 82. It can be seen
from the above that woman suffrage baa ,
received a black eye in Mrs. Young's
home.
A Compromise Agreed Upon.
It has now been praoticallv settled
that the State dispensary will remain >
where it is. The claim of Wesley was
settled for $10,000. It is understood
that the rent will be $175 per month.
In many respects the present location
is better than any other, but there were
other places which would hare been *
equally as acceptable. ?The Register.
Burned to Death.
Hannah Sumter, a young colored .
woman, who works on the farm o? Dr.
W. W. Ray, near Weston's, met with
a horrible death. She and a number
: of employes were engaged in burning
broom sedge off a field, when her clothing
causrht fire and she was burned to
death.?The State.
Joy in Bisbopville.
A special to the State from Bishopville
says: There has been a perfect
; jubilee around here for the last few days
on account of the establishment of Leo
county by the Legislature. We have
made the welkin ringVith the booming
| of cannon, shooting of fireworks and
other demonstrations of joy, and especially
because this town has been
I made a county Beat. It is a little tofcrn
! and splendidly situated, aud with as
j rich lands to support it as are to be i
| found anywhere iu the State. It is
; bound to grow in a few y^ars.