The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-02-20
CONTRIBUTED LOCALS.
What ..M'' Sees and Hears lis
Rounds About the City.
Abbeville. s. c., February go. 1901.


The Court OF General Sessions for Abbevillt
County convened last Monday morning at II
O'Clock A. NJ, Judge w. Z. Benct presiding
The following Court officers were promptly IN
their places.
J. l.. Perrin, Clerk.
J. +. Jones. Deputy Clerk.
w. b. Going, Sheriff.
Calvert, Deputy Sheriff.
J. + Boggs, Solicitor.
The Court was soon organized and the
eighteen Grand Jurors answered 10 their
names and were soon In. and hearkened to
the charge OF Judge Benet. which was cear
and forceful defining their duties. and Inn
pressing upon them The fact that they unlike
the petit Jurors were In existence under the
law until the next Grand Jurors were sworn
iu, while the power and term Of the petit
jurors iasted only through the cases an pre-
sented be lore them His honor Impressed IN
an earnest manner upon Them the great I'm.
portance OF looking we'll and carefully into
The law against the carrying OF concealed
weapons. as this, and not drunkness was re-
Rponsible for the great number OF h"micides.
which were alarmingly on the increase, mere
heing about 2, 800 in Inc State OF South Caro-,
lima within the past 10 years, about an annuai
average of 2G0.
He also reminded them OF their duty as 10
looking after the public buildings: public
Offices, and especially as 10 the bonds OF all
public officers and reQuested that they look
we'll to the humane treatment OF prisoners on
the chain gang. Rs vel! as 10 the attentlon ana
treatment Of those confined In the county
Jail, and the inmates OF the Poor House;
Judge Benet said he was glad to see only 'on.
murder case upon the docket for trial at this
term OF Court. as he had bfen accustomed to
having from TO s, and sothe places IA many
as Is, which spoke we'll fol. Aboeville as COM
pared With other places.
number Of bills and returned to their room
with instructions TO hand them In as soon as
possible that the Court might proceed With
Its business without delay.
CASES DISPOSED OF on MONDAY.
The State against Singleton. A. Nc
Iptosh, murder. True hill. Continued.
The State against Houston and Arthur
Wilson, house breaking and larcency. True
bill. Plead guilty and were sentenced .
months each hard labor on the County chain
gang. II ,
The State against Oney and Sidney Smith.
assault and battery with intent 10 Kill, and
carrying concealed weapons. True DILL
The state against James Howard, assault,
and battery with Intent to XIII, and carrying
conceal. d weapons True bill: Continued.
The State against Robert Davis. burglary
and larcency. True bill. Tried by jury and
The State against William Rayford. buying.
seed cotton between sundoWn ana sun rlse
True bill. Continued.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The State against H: T. Morrison. A. Fl
Hodges and j. Gillian. larcency. True Dill.
VISITING LAWYERS.
Messrs. E. G. Graydon and Hon. D. H.
Magill, of Greenwood, were In attendance up
pom Court.
FRIENDS COMING AND GOING.
Miss Daisy Neisler, of Charlotte. N. c., is in
the city visiting her brother. at the home o1
Miss Maggie Brooks. Miss Nelser has hosts
OF friends In the city who are glad to see her.
and extend TO her u most cordial greeting.
Capt. Joe Nance. OF Due West. was In the
city last Saturday, driving his span OF thor
ough.bred Tennessee bays, which brought
him In on quick time. These horses are regis
proud OF them.
MIR. John CIink scales was In the city Satur-
day running against Capt. Joe Nance. driving
Our genial friends. Fed Nance and Jim
Cinkscales. were In the c'ty Saturday on
Mr.. Chauucey Miller. one OF Abbeville's
hustling statesmen. spent several days OF last
week In the city with bis family.
Messrs. John and Speer Bonner. and Livy
Caldwell. of Due West, were In the city last
MIR. j. H. McSweeney, OF Fernandins,
Florida, is IN the city.
his attendance upon Court. The Major looks
we'll and happy. and was heartily greeted by
his Abbeville friends.
Mr. Gillian Aiken Is in the city for few
days.
Mrs. Fannie j. Haddon Is expected In the
city this week as the guest of Miss Isabel
Haddon.
LOSS BY FIRE.
On last Monday night between 6 and 8
O'Clock, the barn Of Mr.. Nicholas Schram was
burnt with three bales OF cotton. wheat, corn
and fodder, aud all his fertilizers he had just
accidental, caused probably from smoking by
some OF the hands. This is a heavy loss on
Mr.. Schram, and We suppose without any in
surance.
WRECK on THE SOUTHERN.
Two engines collIded at Belton last Mondiy
night, causing considerable wreckage, and
badly ipjrring one engineer Details could
not be learned at this writing.
NEW FIRMS GOOD MEN!
Messrs. George w. Lomax and Jim Roche
have entered into q copartnership and will
move into the store occupied now by Keller
& Douglass las soon as vacated) where they
will open q first class stock OF general mer.
chandise. MIR. LopaX is well and favorably
known to the people OF this county as one OF
her first class. and successful business men,
who has already built up lucrative and
growing business. Mr.. Roche is we'll known
will favor him with their patronage and who
wish for him success II his new venture.
Mr.. Thomas II. Maxwell will continue busi-
ness at the stand 10 be vacated by Mr.. 6. W.
LOIDaN. apu WI opcu up III CouueSIIou Will
his market first class stock of staple and
fancy groceries. By vim and push Mr.. Max.
we'll has built up fine business, and with
the addition OF large and well assorted
stock OF groceries will WELD an influence tha,
will tell In the business circles Of the city.
IN CAMP ON BLUE HILL.
A travelling band of Gypsies now en-
camped on the "Blue Hilr'. Telling fortunes
and stock trading seems 10 bG their chief end
PERSONAL MENTION.