The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-18
SOUTH Carolina GOSSIP.
CUNNINGHAM Elected President OF
the A. and M. Society,
REWARD FOR A MURDERER.
Scores Dispensary---B -Bamberg's New
County i;uildings--No More Foot
Ball at Porter Academy.

tuidi aIu .hecHauical soCiety WIS LEU
last week in the city council chamber
in Columbia, L. d. Childs presiding.
The president read his annual report
After congratulating the secretary on
the brilliant success of the fair year,
and referring to the abundant crops, he
spoke of the necessity Of farmers Or
ganizing to rid themselves of the grasp
OF the Spectator. He spoke of the
vital necessity of the farmers edu-
eating their children, and of making
reasonable demand from the State for
liberal support of the public schools
and an improvement of the system on
which their children depend for educa-
ton, for it is in the education of the
white masses that the stability of
society and the State depends. Here
commends that a committee of three be
appointed to memorialize the legisla-
ture at the next session for an appor-
priation of ", o0O for the erection of q
State building designed for the better
display Of exhibits counties.
The magnificent display which has
beeen made by the departments of me-
chanic arts, agriculture, horticultural
and dairy of Clemson college is dem
onstration of the wisdom which has
planned such system of education for
the sons Of the farmers. He thanked
the newspapers of the State which have
been more than liberal in advertising
the enterprise and aiding in every way
to make the fair the grand success
which it has proven.
He also thanked the railroads, the
city of Columbia, and the fair ass ocia.
ton committee for their liberal policy
and the promptness with which they
have responded to every request made
by the president
He thankedthe officers of the society
and their assistants for their valued
services in contributing to whatever
success is to be credited to their joint
work.
In concluding Mr.. Childs said: II
would emphasize the protest which I
recorded last year against racing as
feature connected with the management
of the society. My experience aud OBJ
seryation as your president confirms the
belief then expressed, that it is bur-
den on your finances; that it detracts
from the moral tone and influence of
your annual gatherings; that it is not in
keeping with the avowed purposes of
your society, and that your connection
as a society with its management should
cease"
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, I. j. Cunningham, of
Chester; Vice Presidents, A. L. Smythe,
Of Charleston; A. p. Butler, of Aiken;
o. A. Bowen, of Pendleton; j. w.
Watts, of Mountville; j. w. Dunno
Darlington; w. G. Hinson, of Charles
ton; Secretary, Col. L. W. Holloway;
, Treasurer, George H. Higgins, of>Co-
lumbia.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That this society extends to
the cotton growers of the State their
sympathy IL the efforts being made to
better the conditions at present existing
as to planting and selling cotton, and it
endorses the action of the convention of
cotton growers taken in calling con-
veption of the farmers of the cotton
States to be held in Atlanta.
Eighteen new names were added to the
life membership.
The presentment of the grand jury
Of Greenyille county is one of the
strongest papers of the kind ever pre-
pared in that county. The present
men. was read by the foreman, ex-Gov
W. L. Mauldin, and in part says: The
grand jury calls attention again to the
Raines coffee matter. Raines was ar
rested by dispensary constables and o
large quantity of his coffee was seized
and shipped to Columbia. He was
later acquitted in the court, but his
coffee was never returned. The grand
jury called the attention of the State
Board of Control to the matter before,
but nothing was done. Now they pre-
sent that the coffee was sold for cents
a pound to q dispensary employe.
while certain party in Greenville had
| offered Is cents q pound for it. The
grand jury presents that such actions
as this are liable to bring into further
disrepute an already unpopular law.
Bamoerg's new county buildings are
fast nearing completion, and the unan-
imous verdict of the public is that Bam-
berg has one of the handsomest court
houses in lower Carolina. The Jail is
neat and substantial brick building,
and it is believed that prisoners will be
safe when once lodged within It's walls.
Both buildings are to be completed by
December 1. and the officers of the new
county will enteu upon the discharge of
their duties on the lst day OF January.
The governor has offered a reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction of the
rurderers of A. r. Eallenger, of
Wexford. He was enticed from his
house to his store and there his brains
were knocked out by the murderer.
Some arrests on suspicion have been
made. but nothing definite as to the
guilty party has been learned.
DR.. A. Toomer Porter, says the News
and Courier, has disbanded the p. NJ.
A. eleven, and says there will be no
more games of football on tho arsenal
grounds. An arm of one of the students