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had been seen going toward Camden dru A search resulted in the finding of his d body in a ditch on the roadside near Cam on Monday afternoon Frida the Edisto Phosphate Company Charleston, sent in an order to Columbia fertilizer tax tags, stating that it wan them immediately The bank of Lowdndsville, S. C., 8 pended hursday. The positors and sto holders will pro ably paid. The cause inability to rediscount papers. The Rev J. Marion Boyd presiding elde that district died at the residence of Foster near Rich Hill. about eight m from partans urg Monday He had g there to hold quarterly conference. A. G. Brice of the Chester Bar applied and received from Judge MeIver of circuit court at Newton, N C last Frie an order directing the receiver of the Ches and Lenoir railroad to turn over the cont of the road to the president and board of rectors re elected at he recent meeting sto keolders at astonia N. C Col. W B Wilson died suddenly at home at Yorkville Saturday night. Grip companied by pneumonia and an extrem exhausted nervous stem was the ca se his death Col. Wilson in Columi S. April 1827 and wa h sonof the R William Stanyarne W at one time professor of science in the South Carol College W n sday night Holland Center a pro ne man in lassy Moun tain ownship Greenville county was going home and wh near his own house he was assa ilted by known parties and cut and gashed in twer places. Now news comes down from mountain that he is dead. No one can g an reason for the assault and the party " made the attack is unknown The Chester county board of control n last Friday and made a division of the pro of sales of liquor from the dispensary for quarter ending Feb. 5. The CO nty and to will each receive from the quarter 8 ope tions the sum of 1575. Mayor Jamese mates that the revenue accruing to the to for the year will amount to a out one half that realized from the licensed bar rooms Eli Peak. of the Pine Grove section in W Wateree committed suicide by blowing brains out with a shot gun Thursday went a short distance from the house und the pretence of shooting some birds. putting the muzzle against his right temp the butt resting on the ground. he pulled trigger with immediate death res iting leaves a wife and one son His age was It is thought that he was suffering from to porary mental abberation. Special Willie Johnson a young colo man. about 21 years of age, was killed Aiken Wednesday by the accidental discharge of a parior rifie handled by Joseph Quinn young white man, not a native of that pla The all entered the forehead and penetr ing the skull lodged on the base of the bra That the killing was accidental there is doubt. for he two were friends and W laughing with each other at the time. witnesses all testified to that fact. The Chester Manufacturing Company V before Judge R C. Watts at Winnsbo hursday on a motion by attorneys of un cured creditors for appointment of a perr nent receiver for thecompany S gingham m Two names were suggested to Judge W: for the receivership, those of Capt Agurs. of Chester and A S. Tompkins Edgefield. The judge intimated that the pointment will go to Mr. Tompkins It is pected that work at the gingham mill will resumed in a short time. The Fork Shoals cotton mills. the prope of Dr J P Lattimer, have been leased George Bramlett of Greenville. and W Smith, who has had a wide experience in ( ton manufactur The mill is one of oldest in the state and IS run by stre water power. It has been idle for a long tir but will soon be running again Messrs Sm and Bramlett willcontrol the mill and the st and Dr. Latimer will retain control of flour mill, gin. saw mill and grist mill, wh are connected with the cotton mill The Reformers of Richland it is sa will have a mass meeting at Columbia soor elect a delegate to a convention to be held Columbia in April from all the counties decide what to do about that convention n ter. Since the publication of the fact Gov. Tillman had at one time determined call the convention himself he seems to h: backed out and it looks as if the ab method will be adopted to settle the difficu The Richland Reformers it is said are drawing up a call for the proposed mass m ing Miss Coulson, who lives with her broth -in-law the Rev. Mr. Johnston, the second ventist prea her, on Buncombe street Greenville was badly burned Wednes morning She had been in bad health some time. and was subject to fainting Wednesday she fainted and fell backw into the fireplace Members of the fam who happened to be near at the time, quic lifted her out of the fire. but not in time save her from painful burns. The left side her burned face and her left hand were sever Friday afternoon while hunting rabbits the Arthur place about five miles from ( umbia William Martin, a negro 30 year age. who lives near the city was accident but very seriously shot by William Washi ton. with whom he was hunt ng. They W close together when a ra bit bounded Washington. who not seeing Martin was near him raised his gun and fireda he charge of No. 8 shot all of which found a r ing place in Martin S head. neck and she ders. The wounded man was picked up ble ing profusely and was carried to the Art settlement by Washington and another panion and was then placed in a wazon brought to the city, where he was attended The authorities at Kingstree have just notified of a case of infanticide. which to place near Cade's about ten miles above place, Friday. It appears that Lundon more was seen with a suspicious look bundle and from 10 came an infant's er Upon being accused of having an infant in possession he acknowledged it. an said had been given him by a white woman was then told him that he must carry it to the person who gave it to him and started off with it. and in a short time on back saying it had fallen in a deep dite water as he was endeavoring to get aci said ditch Several partles then went th and found the child dead it having b drowned whether from accident or whet wiful murder. of course, is wrapped in n tery Fridav Gov. Tillman commuted the $ tence of Dick Burns, who was sentenced be hanged on the 16th instant at Mo Pleasant he having been implicated in wreck of the legislative train in 1892 near coinville. Burns sent in a petition him claiming that he was innocent and that witnesses swore falsely against him. petition was backed a large number signatures 01 prominent people She