Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i " : ~j _ Msss*ssns*xssetitificcctiycti| jfj PIMEIIO ftllBj y flinor Events of the Week in a * * Brief Form. !g Lacking iust a few minutes of midnight Monday night, two negroes. names unknown, were gallantly rescued from a watery grave near Charleston by Arthur Young and Edward Sparkman. The two colored men were attempting to reach the wharf of the Charleston Canning Company with a boat load of produce, when, through some mishap, the" boat and sable crew were overturned in the water. The men yelled lustily for help as they were swept down by the swift tide. The young men who passed the recent examination of the State Board of Medical Examiners include some of the representative families cf th? State. The highest mark in the examination was made by Dr. Lawrence Elliott Bull, of Chercw, a graduate oi the South Carolina Medical Cclicg^. The second highest mark was ma.i: by Dr. Julius Heyward Taylor, cf Columbia. a? graduate of the University of Virginia. Dexter Harvey, cf Pacclct. was relieved cf a.twenty dollar watch on Choice street in Spartanburg Tuesday night between nins and ten o'clock. Mr. Harvey was walking along the street in companions when he r.avs that they turned upon him and tuj'k his watch by force. The matter was iepoyted to the police and warrants wtre issued for the parties who were found and the watch recovered. Among the victims cf the Gair.cavllle. Ga.. stO"m we.; E. O. Mcseloy. formerly of Spartanburg. His wife who is now living in Spartanburg received a telegram Tuesdav announcing her husband's death. Sirs. Mosele" left immediately for Gainesville. Mr. Moseley was employed by the electric company of that < itv. The funeral takes place Wednesday in Jasncr, Ga. Tuesday nigh?, at 10 o'clock as a team of Charles Galne3. of Seneca, came down Stump Horse Mountain road with a driver and a commercial traveler, they were overtaken by a severe thunder storm. The drummer dismounted and preceded the team. At a curve in the road the driver drove too near a precipice and the hick and horses went over, the driver saving himself by swinging f oaj the hack. ? One horse was killed, while the other nvas apparently unhurt. Lightning Wednesday night abort 9 o'clock struck a house occupied by Jar. Hendoison. cn Milan street in Spartanburg. and severely damaged cne end or it. The house was set on fire by the balls of electricity which played about 4* i...? ??? ? ???1 f ?? ! V* o fo'v il. Uut v? a.". rAiiu^uicii.u ? tui u jv ? buckets of water before the arrival of the hcse reels. Mr. Henderson was thrown out of bed by the force of the shock and was made senseless for a time. tut subsequently recovered. Tuesday morning about 1 o'clock fire was discovered in the large three-( story brick tobacco plant of Schoolfield. Bontright & Co.. at Mullins. This j.-!ant ir comprised of three large * buildings, each separate, but connected by large fire doors. By much effort and hard work the fire was confined -io one building, resulting in a loss of about $18,000. partly covered by insurance. The loss included abcut 100 hogsheads of tobacco. Seventeen cars conveyed nearly 2.000 negroes over the Southern Railway Monday to Ladson. from Charlotte. N. C.. where the annual picnic of the Jenkins Orphanage took place. At Ladson they found about 500 negroes "from the country" awaiting them. The town negroes eyed the country negroes and sniffed. Acri monious personalities were nrea; aiso buckshot. There was a rather serious freight wreck at Central, on the Southern railroad. Wednesday morning, which delayed travel some house. A freight train was heading into a siding in the town when the engine left the track and after running a short distance on the cross ties it turned over, wrecking also several cars. No one was injured The track was completely blocked by tbe wreck. Henry Richardson, colored, of Lexington county, who has been blind toils years, fell from the window of his house the other day and broke his neck War is on between the faculty of Columbian University and seven of the male students of this year's law class over the awarding of the degree of doctor of civil law to Mrs. Emma Rebr. Bailey, formerly ot fcoutn uaronna, whom these students claim is "mentally unqralided for such a high degree." The city baseball league of Charleston was reorganized on Saturday night and arrangements were made for the continuance of the popular sport during the rest of the season. Ed Gordon, a young man IS years cid and son of James Gordon, a prominent farmer of the Donald's section, died very suddenly this week. He was apparently in perfect health until he fell in the yard and in a few minutes was dead. It was announced at the commencement of the Kentucky Wesleyan College that the honorary degree of doctor of divinity has been conferred upon J*v%J. L- Stokes, pastor of the Methodist church at Yorkville. The literary aad-ess was delivered by prof. J. P. Henneraan of the University of tl.e South, but formerly of South Carolina. The Carolina Portland Cement Company, of Charleston, has increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $200.0-.io. The Isaquina Mills, of Central. has also received a charter. The capita! !s S200.000. D. K. Noriis is prc-nident and treasurer and L. G. Cain is :s secretary. Lightning struck the front tower cf the Colleton Cotton Mills during a thur.dcr storm recently. Several hundred b i k were knocked off and a riuiar.'1: o: the olectric lights wero destroyed. Several operatives were sheVu; no on? was seriously hurt. 1 v T t - SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Early Harvesting of Grain and Ship? ment of Fruits. rhe week ending 8 a. m. Monuay. Jt.ne 1st, had a mean temperature ol 7C degrees, which is practically normal. There were no excessively hot days, nor abnormally cool nights. Vhe winds were generally light, although high winds accompanied munuer storms, in places, that lodged wheat and oats. There was more than the usual amount of cloudiness: the sunshine averaged about 40 per cent of the possible. Parts of the State had copious and beneficial rains on the 26th, 27th. 28th, but. parts of the western, northern, except extreme northeastern ones. ar.d the eastern, east central and southeastern counties had insufficient amounts and there crops are suffering, not so much in the last two divisions, except truck in Charleston county that needs rain very much. Parts of the Savannah valley counties are also suffering for rain. Hail damaged crops in parts of Dorchester. Edgefield, Marion and Saluda counties. The reports from different sections, as to crop conditions, vary greatly, They are favorable from points that had beneficial rains, and unfavorable from places that had insufficient amounts. The favorable ones include by far the larger area. The general condition of corn improved as to color and growth, but stands continue irregular, and are still K'ing injured on bottom lands, by worms. Upland corn has good stands. ?- V.O.. .onoivorl He lait Wni'lv ing. and lias been laid by. though this is exceptional, as all corn is small foi the season. The condition of cotton as to standi, color and growth has improved generally, and chopping is well advanced and has been finished in places, white In ether places cotton is just comin? up. In Colleton county, fields have been plowed up and planted to corr owing to the poor stands, and theli grassy condition, but generally fields are free from grass and are well cultivated. Seaisland cotton is thriving. Tobacco is not making satisfactorj growth. It is buttoning lew, anc lacks a healthy color. Localities thai had copious rainfall report an improvement in these conditions. Ri:? i?-nii o-i?e harvest is cenerel iO UUIUS, "V.I. w and the crop is better than expected though not a full crop. Spring sowr oata are failures. Wheat is ripening and its conditions remains very poor Melon vines are rusting in Charlestor county, and are small for the seasor elsewhere. Peaches are ripening aboul two weeks earlier than last year; theii quality is about average. Some reports indicate excessive rotting oi early varieties. Gardens need mcr< rain. The general condition of minoi crops is very promising.?J. W. Bauer Section Director. The Markets COTTON MARKET. These figures represent prices pair] to wagons: Strict good middling 12.0( Good middling 11*? Strict middling It-"sj Stains and tinges 11.1{ PRODUCE MARKET. Onions $ 7C Chickens?spring .. 12^ Hens?per head 30 Eggs 12Vs Eceswax 20 Turkeys .. 12 Corn SO Ducks 22 Vs -**A Wheat o" Wheat?seed 1 00 Oats 45 Rye 1 00 Sides 9 Skins?calf 40 Hides?dry salt 10 Tallow?unrendered 2 New Enterprises. A charter has been issued to tin Williams & McKeithan Company, o Lumber. The company proposes t( ^ 1 TU, handle and manuiacmre mwuci. x < < officers are: Ernest Williams, presi dent and treururer; D. T. McKeithan vice president and general manager; J. M. Barr. Ernest Williams and D. T McKeithan. directors. A commission for a charter was is sued to the Edgefield Mercantile Com pany, of Edgefield. The corporators named are: Joseph P. Ouzts. F. L Timmerman and Samuel T. Williams The capital stock cf the corporatior Is to be $25,000. A commission for a charter has beer icenort tr> the American District Tele graph Company, of Charleston. Tht capital stock of the company is to b* $25,000. The corporators named art Messrs. George H. Fearons and Bel videre Brooks, both of New York. Th( company proposes to have the righi to construct, own. lease and maintair telegraph lines. The headquarters ol ihe company are to be in Charleston Vacant County Offices. Governor Hey ward was notifiet Saturday of the death of Grandisor Williams, who was a magistrate ir Chester county. He will refer the mat tcr of the vacancy to the Chester dele gation. Official notification has been made to the Governor's office of the death of Supervisor Padgett, for Edgefieh county. The matter of the appoint * * ?mi i? i 4 | merit 01 nis successor win ue u-u n. the county delegation. THE PALMETTO STATE , M iny Matters Galhered From flany t Sections. i Memorial Day at Beaufort. Beaufort, Special.?The annual custom of decorating the graves of federal sodiers at the nationa cemetery took place Saturday. The following G. A. K. veterans took part in the ceremonies: Hunter post of Beaufort, Reed post of Charleston, Lincoln post of Hilton . Head. Shaw post of Savannah, Delaney post of Brunswick?all of whom were accompanied by their respective woman's relief corps and sons of veterans. While marching to the cemetery the procession was creditably conducted, Co. B of Beaufort and a Savannah company acting as escorts. H. J. Grant was marshal of the day. M. W. Gilbert of Columbia was the orator of the day. He was followed by several speakers, all of whom spoke in eulogy of the dead veterans. The floral decoration was performed by school children, a child representing each State of the union. A prayer by the Rev. Dr. Watsen. singing by school children, reading of general orders from headquarters by Post Adjutant Edward Wallace, ritualistic exercises by the G. A. R. posts, a recitation entitled, "Negro Soldiers," by Willie Smalls, alternate music by various bands, concluding with a benedication by the Rev. i joiin nrown, cuusuiuieu me liiiertrsi; ing features. Several thousand color, ed people witnessed the ceremonies and were duly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion. On returning from the cemetery the veterans and their friends congregated chiefly on Bay street, where they indulged in food purchased chiefly from tables lining the street for severI al blocks. Lemonade stands were also extensively patronized, that being the favorite beverage. The crowd of about S.OCO colored people represented Columbia. Augusta, Charleston. Savannah. Brunswick, the adjacent islands and all the towns along the Charleston and Western Carolina road. They began to arrive yesterday evening by excursion trains and steamboats from the places mentioned, the last train arrivI ing at noon today. Five bands furnished good music on Bay street, which was productive of. continuous gaiety during the day. Considering the largs number present the visitors, were remarkably well-behaved, only a few arrests taking place for disorderly conduct during the day. As usual these arrests were occasioned by the indulgence of too much liquor. The gala scene and exuberant merriment of the visitors occasioned considerable amusement to white observers. There was evtry indication *of a very happy day for the visitors. College Law School. Columbia, Special.?The South Carolina College has inaugurated a new departure to strengthen the course in its new law department. Besides two professors regularly employed in this department, 'as heretofore, distinguished lawyers from different parts of the State will give special lectures during the next session. As yet the list is only partially made up. but replies from those who have been invited are very gratifying to President Sloan. These lawyers show a keen interest in the movement to develop the Law School of the oCllege, and their co-operation in this spirit will have most beneficial results. The object is to bring the law students into touch with "some of the foremost lawyers of the State and thus stimulate 'their ambition and I deepen their conception of what it means to be a lawyer. Men in the active practice of the law. each with special experience and interest in a special phase of the subject, will together present to the law students of the college a series of lectures covering a wide and varied field of practice. The following subjects and lectures have been definitely indicated, and many others have accepted, but have not yet named their topics: ! Judge William H. Brawley: "The United States Courts and Their In: fluence on the History of the Country." Justice Eugene B. Gary: "1st. The Development of Equity;" "2nd. The Supreme Court of the United States." Edward McCrady: "Constitutional Development in South Carolina." T P farcy: "The Mission of the True Lawyer." StMe News. , Dr. J. A. Robinson, a prominent physician of the Due West section, died suddenly Monday morning. Last week the doctor attended the reunion of Confederate veterans in New Orleans and returned to his home, five miles west of Due West, Sunday. Next morning he ate breakfast with his family, returned to his room and in a few monutes was found dead in his nhair. Robert Bingham, a negro employe^ at W. J. Whitaker's mill, at McBee,- in Chesterfield county, was shot Saturday night by Peter Davis, another employe. Three balls took effect, one entering the abdominal cavity. Dr. J. D. Ingram was summoned and dressed the wounds. He says Bingham may die. Davis has fled. Three seyeratc suits against the Postal Telegraph Company are no?.' pending before Magistrate Kirby in ' Spartanburg, the plaintiff in the three cases being Lucinda Mason, Margaret Mason and T.J. Burnett, each party asking $100 damage because of the i erection of the company's poles upen their lands, etc. Stanyarne Wilson repI rfsents the plaintiffs in these cases while Ruvenel & Gantt represents the defendants. J. E. Smith, pardon attorney for the T'uiled States department of justice. Washington, is seeking information as to the manner of granting par Ions i:i this State and has written the governor a letter about the matter. t-iartuy a day passes now bat what some additional burglary in Columbia is added to tho already long list there: and the poiice thus far have been absolutely unable to cope with the .situation. Two more crimes were reported Wednesday and in both instances the burglar showed daring. . \ ' A ' HAYWOOD RELEASED' Slayer of Ludlow Skinner Gut of Jail on Heavy Bond HABEAS CORPUS WAS SUCCESSFUL Ten Thousand Dollar Bond is Easily and Oulcklv Given, and Haywood Goes Home a Free Man. Raleigh. Special.?Ernest Haywood, the slayer of Ludlow Skinner, was Wednesday afternoon released on $10,000 bail, Judge Douglas and Walker deciding that the case was bailable. The decision of the court was expected and in consequence a large crown of people filled the building. Judge Douglas had a bundle of papers in his hand, which he laid on the desk. In a moment he took from his pocket an envelope and read its contents. which was the decision of himself and Judge Walker in this notable case. This paper was as follows: THE DECISION. North Carolina, Wake County. In the Matter of Ernest Haywood, Petitioner. This is an application for bail upon the return to a writ of habeas corpus heretofore issued by me at the instance of the petitioned. The State was represented by Solicitor Walter E. Daniel and associate counsel and the defendant by his counsel. Judge Walker, at my request, sat with me. After a careful consideration of all the testimony and argument of counsel, we are of the opinion that, as the case is presented to us, under the rule laid down in State 7? Herndon, 17, N, C., 934, the petitioner is entitled to bail. It is therefore ordered and adjudged that the petitioner, Ernest Haywood, give bond with good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $10,000 conditioned as required by law for his appearance at the next term of the Superior Court of the county of Wake to answer the indictment now pending against him, and upon approval of the said bond by me or by the clerk of the Superior Court of said county, the sheriff will release the prisoner from custody. It is further adjudged that the costs of the State in this proceeding be paid by the county, of Wake and that the petitioner pay his own costs, the said costs to be taxed by the clerk of the Superior Court of said county, including the usual fees of the officers. R. 0. M. DOUGLAS. Justice of the Supreme Court of N. C. June 3rd, 1903. When , the words "entitled to bail" were spoken, there was some applause, not much, which the sheriff and Judge Douglas quickly checked. The next thing to be done was to prepare the bond. Blanks were ready and the preparation of the bond was effected on the spot, the required oaths of justification being taken. The bond was really for $75,000. The bondsmen v^ere Alfred W. Haywood, Hubert Haywood and Edgar Haywood, biothers of the defndant. $10,000 each; Dr. F. J. Haywood, a cousin. $5,000; William M. Caunders, of Johnston county; Henry E. Litchford, Joseph F. Ferail and W. Z. Blake. $10,000 each, it required only 25 minutes to read the decision and give bond. As soon as the decision was rendered several persons gathered around the defendant and shook hands with him. and many more did so after the bond had been prepared and the judge had directed the sheriff to release him. In a minute oi two more Haywood, accompanied by his brothers, walked to a carriage in front of the court house and was then driven, along quiet streets, to his home on Newbern avenue. The crowd poured out of the court house. Five Killed in a Wreck. Columbia, S. C., Special.?Six miles out from Sumter an excursion train on the Atlantic Coast Line, loaded with negroes coming iiUo Columbia to spend the day early Wednesday morning ran into a washout caused'by a cloud-burst the night before. Conductor Clements was instantly killed, as were four of the negroes, one being a woman. and about 30 passengers were injured. Engineer Wilson was badly scalded, but not seriously injured. Surgeons were sent on ext -as from both Sumter and Columbia. A negro who saw the washout made a desperate effort to warn the train with a piece of red paper in his hand, but the engineer ! either did not see bis signal or saw it j too late. Killed: J. J. Clements. Wilmington. conductor; Frank Ross and his wife. Minnie Ross. Sumter; Joe ; Davis. Marion; Ned Weston. Sumter. The latter died on the relief train on i the way to Sumter. , i Big Fire In Virginia Town. Richmond. Special.?A large portion ' of the business seetiotn of*North Em- 1 poria (Belfield) was entirely destroy- j ed by Are Wednesday night. The fire originated in the building occupied by , J. E. Mayes, H. W. Lamb, the CatoCollier Company and others end swept Main street from the store house of W. H. Cato to the building of E. A. Hartley & Brother. Twelve buildings were destroyed. It is estimated that the loss is about $30,000. with probably $7,000 or $3,000 insurance. i/jii.h wtiiif* BecUtin? An OLicer. | . r%BI?VW ww ? ? ^ __ Columbus. Ga? Special.?George Overstreet, a 17-year-old white boy of Columbus, was killed at Salem. Ala., near Columbus, by a bailiff. Over- i street and a companion named Reeves, cf Atlanta, burglarized a store and a residence at Opelika. Ala., and while ' resisting arrest Overstreet was killed by the officer. Reeves escaped. Secretary Moody to Resign. Washington, Special.?It was an- . nounced authoritatively Wednesday that Secretary Moody, of the Navy Department. ' would not remain in the cabinet longer than the present term : cf President Roos-cvelt. Mr. Moody ex- : pects then to resume the practice uf I law. I ' 7 ";> . * MORE POSIOFFICE THIEVERY \ Arrests Follow Unearthing of Whole* sale Rascality. Washington, Special.?As a result of the sweeping investigation of affairs at the Postoffice Department, Thomas W. McGregor, a clerk in charge of the supplies for the rural free delivery service, and C. Ellsworth Upton, of Baltimore, one of McGregor's assistants, Friday were arrested on the charge of conspiracy with Charles E. Smith, of Baltimore, to defraud the government in the purchase of the leather pouches furnished the rural carriers throughout the country. Their cases make seven arrests in all since the investigation b^ gan. Other arrests are expected later* The story of arrests is best told in the following official statement given out by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. "Thomas McGregor and C. Ellsworth Upton were arrested this afternoon upon warrants sworn out in Baltimore by Inspectors J. D. Sullivan and R. D. Simmons, charged with a conspiracy with Charles E. smitn ana others, to defraud the United States government in the purchase of pouches from C. E. Smith, of Baltimore. The complaint sets forth that McGregor and Upton agreed with Smith to obtain for him orders for many thousands of leather pouches, such as are used by rural letter carriers. The price agreed upon was 90 cents per pouch. The actual value was less than 50 cents. Smith was to pay to them the difference between 90 and 50 cents per pouch. It is stated at the department that the actual number of pouches which were purchased exceeded 20,000, for which the government paid 90 cents each, or $18,000 in all. Smith received and retained of this for his own use $10,000. The remaining $8,000 was paid to McGregor and Upton. The government could have bought the entire number of pouches from the manufacturers for $8,000." McGregor has been in the postal service since 1891. He came here from Nebraska as ;i messenger and subsequently wa3 promoted to a clerkship and finally was appointed by Mr. Machen, in charge of the supply work of the rural free 'delivery service. Mr. Upton is a Baltimorean and has been in the postal service for 13 years. Both the men arrested are married. They were taken into custody at the Postoffice Department shortly before the close of office hours. Upton asked to be taken before a commissioner at Baltimore instead of in this city, because of his wider acquaintance there and better opportunity for securing bail. Accordingly he was taken to that city by two postofflce inspectors shortly before 6 o'clock this evening. "Mnflrotrnr was talrpn to the Office Of United States Commissioner Taylor. McGregor has been under the close surveillance of the inspectors for weeks, and has been subjected to a close examinatin for several hours a day. The inspectors say that they completed the evidence they wanted before taking decisive action. Postal officials after the arrests would not say whether their investigations in any wise implicated Mr. Machen, who was general superintendent of the system, while the alleged transactions occurred, in the present matter. Fourth Assistant Bristow, when asked a question on this point, declined to answer, saying that the statement made public comprises all the department cared to give out on the subject at this time. Mr. Bristow also declined to say what action was likely to be taken in the ca3e of C. E. Smith, the Baltimore contractor, who is named in connection with the case. Mr. Bristow said, however, that the two arrests close the case for the present. DlcInO" St. Louis. Special.?Slowly the Mis3ippi river crept up the levee, inch by inch, until between sunrise ant. s ;nset the gauge marked a rise of six inches and stood at 31.7 feet. The surface of ihe swiftly flowing water was thickly 3trewn with drift wood, which seemed to increase as the day drew on. indicating that the crest of the flood is approaching. A number of frame houses submerged to the roofs passed St. Louis and now and then a dead animal but no human bodies were seen, although a vigilant watch has been maintained. A 35-fool stage is looked for by Saturday. Fire at Albemarle. Albemarle. N. C., Special.?Fire Wednesday night destroyed the machine shops of R. L. Sibley & Co. and a large amount of lumber owned by j the company. The fire originated in the boiler room, some shavings catching fire from the boiler. At 12 o'clock the fire is under control, but the shops will be almos a total loss. The damage is $6,000, without insurance. Congressman B3II to Resign. Houston, Tex.. Special.-^Congrcssman Call, representing the eighth Texas district, has made public his intention of resigning his seat, due to the press cf private business. The resignation is to take etfect November 4. This will give ample time for holding primaries and a special election. There are already several candidates announced. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL ? - May Make a Ceal Route. Reports from Eastern Tennessee are to the effect that the Virginia ft Southwestern Railway may build as ? extension eastward to meet the westward extension of the Carolina ft Northwestern Railway, which is now building from near Lenoir, N. C.. t? the summit of the Blue Ridge. Tbo construction of such a line would mak? possible the establishment of a coal route from the Tom's Creek region. la Wise county. Virginia, via the Virginia & Southwestern, the Carolina Northwestern and the Seaboard Air Line, to Wilmington, N. C., a plaa ^ which has been discussed for boom time. Henry K. McHarg of New York is president of the Virginia & Southwestern. the headquarters of which ara at Redford, Va. <".? ' . Textile Notes. Announcement was made last week that B. Frank Mebane and associates of Spray, N. C., had purchased 4000 acres of land and begun to burn bricks for structures to be built for texttto manufaeturinz nurnoses. Rumors hBTO since become current that Messrs. Fred Vietor & Ocheiis, the commission firm of New York, represent the Germa* capitalists said to be interested, and. that Messrs. Ladshaw & Ladshaw of. Spartanburg,' S. C., will prepare plan* and specifications for the buildings. Mr. Mebane and associates already ' have cotton and woolen mills capital*' lied at more than $500;000 and extensive water-power properties at Spray. * The Graniteville Manufacturing Cto. of Graniteville. S. C., has sold soma , } 4C0 bales of cotton, realizing a profit of about $30,000, and will close its mill for the next two months. This is done because of the high prices prevailing for the staple. There are ample goodn V! on hand to meet the demands of refn- * 4 lar customers, so that the company wlll.not lose any of its valuable trad*. Pelham (Qa.) Manufacturing Co. ." - - . . i. ? * DaKM., -i nas ici cumrdcb iu u. a. iuivuiuo Charlotte, N. C., to furnish machinery for its dyeing and finishing plant men- 4 tioned last week as to be added. Coo~ tract has also been let for erection of? buildings. About $10,000 in all will to . .) expended. The plant will have capacity of 6000 pounds per day, two dip direct * .sj colors for denims. Oxford Knitting Mills. BarneerlUa^ ; Ga.. will increase capital by $50,000 and, double present plant, which haa forty . ? knitting machines, etc. Contracta harw been awarded for the additional ma- raj chinery and for building materials. > Stockholders of the J. C. Collier Go. 1 " take all the new stock of the Oxford company. Messrs. Joseph E. Patchet, P. M. Reynolds and E. B. Reynolds of Key* ser, W. Va.; T. G. Powell of Cumber land. Md., and William Gund of New 5! Creek. W. Va., have incorporated thw Patchett Worsted Co., for manufactory . ing worsteds, etc. Capital stock to $100,000. * Oakdale Cotton Mills 01 jamnwwo, N. C.. will increase its capital otock from $50,000 to $100,000. Doubtlees'thfai action will be followed by enlarge ments to the plant. There are now 5328 spindles in position, manuffcctaFing yarns. Messrs. P. W. Hart and P. H. Walker " of Flat Rock, N. C., and F. O. Hart oC Flat Rock, N. C., have incorporate^. the Hart Knitting Mill Co., with capital stock of $50,000. of which $6^00 he* been subscribed. J, ' A Messrs. T. M. Stroud, H. ?C. Balleir <: and W. B. Barnes of Corslcana, Text have incorporated T. M. Stroud Mantfrfacturing Co. for manufacturing cotton. - ? Ual o4/wtIr Is and woolen gooas. 1 ne iapiu>i avwm w $25,000. ?jg Northern capitalists and investors of Emporia, Va., will build a cotton mill at Emporia, They have secured a sitn \ and engaged engineers to plan the dn- * velopment of water-power. The names of the interested parties have not bees announced a3 yet. The Anchor Cotton Mills of Roma; Ga., will increase capithl stock from. $75,000 to $150,000 for the purpose of making enlargements; company now has 7000 spindles and about 210 loom*. A movement is on foot at Newton. N. C., for the organization of a cotton- # * mill company. Local investors are investigating with a view to making a decision. L umber Notes. The shipments of lumber from thn port of Charleston. S. C., last week amounted to 1,754,000 feet The shipments of lumber last week from the port of Savannah aggregated 4.697.482 superficial feet, of which 1./""A hv etonmer and 8.431. Z-ia.OlU IVCl ntis. 812 feet by sailing vessels. The distribution of shipments was to New York Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The Tallulah River Lumber Co. of Atlanta, Ga.. has been incorporated for developing timber and mineral land* The incorporators are W. A. Love, W. C. Shafer and others. The Martin Lumber Co. of Kansas City has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $25,000. The incornnrators are A. J. Martin. Samuel T. Carl. Yancy J. Martin and others. Th? Mississippi Naval Stores Co. of Hattiesburg. Miss., has been incorporated. with a capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators are J. A. Carr, A. S. Carr and J. S. Turner. The Yarborcngh Lymber Co. of Quitman. Clarke county. Mississippi, has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $30,000. The inc-porators are CL it ThnTnson. S. H. Terral, J. M. Car tc-r and others. Th6 Henderson Land & Lumber co. of Clawson, Angelina county, Texas, has been incorporated, with a capital . of $40,000. The incorporators are S. VV. Henderson. J. H. Kurth, A. J. Peary. Eli Wiene- and others. The saw and planing-mill plant of the Collins-P.udy Company of May3- ?a3 ville, Ky.. was destroyed by fife last week, together with the lumber-yar?t v, occupied, by Harold and Eugeue Col- -;l lin.-?. The loss is estimated at flfl.OOO, with insurance $4800. v r.v. - :"i.: