The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
rhia9s That We AIS Sheuid Know
Gathered From Oar Exchanges.

rhiaxs That We AIS sheuld Know
Gathered From Oar Exchanges.
Carrie Nation attended the State Fair II
Columbia lssl week aud made seversi .ecture
The State Fair was the most successfu
one from every standpoint that mas eve
been held.
About So 600 TO 5000 OF property was de
stroyed by use In Camden. IL In alleged tha
thai The ex piusiUn oi q kerosene lamp begaf
he con fias ration. Seven buildings were de
siroyed With only small Insurance.
Preridsnt Roosevelt spent several hour
Sunday afternoon on the battlefield of Crdal
m0antain.
There was an effort on the part Of Son'
niscfeant 10 destroy the town oi EdgeteId bS
DIRE several dRSs ago. II was only by tn
uost sirenous efforts that the fire did not be
-'iue general.
Mrs Anna 3. Wilson, IS years old, died OF
sunday t,orning. Mrs. Wilson wss deaf ant
IL nh and va ked in mont OF n trolley cal
,nd was str uck ty the car. She war born OF
.ue Island OF Martinique In lsl0. Her mother
Sas n cousin oi The Empress Josephine. mr..
wife OF NspoiroD and they were educatec
tugei her In the convent ~ ~. Pisrre. shs
moved 10 Charleston at nn early age ane
there married Edward -. Wilson. Mrs. vii
son lived In SaN Nannnh Al tho time Of hei
death.
The musicians OF the Paris theatres art
nnantmously in favor OF q general Strike
rwelve hundred N usicians were represented
~ the meeting
A dynamite bomb. the weapon ofa derang
cd map, blew up the home OF Jo<eph kor
deck IN Chicago, killing two members OF The
family and inIrring several. The house vas
set on fire and turned.
A large fire occurred In Florence this week
The loss amounting 10 about 500 Almost
block was destroy ed In the central part al
the city. The origin Is Thought 10 bs the
work of incsndiarirs.
The health department OF New York bas
issued u notice to The effect mat the use oi
soft coal would be prohibited In that city
after the middle OF next month, a. supplies
are now being renewed.
A couple was married at Fort Worth Texas
last Friday. After the marriage they went 10
visit the brides mother and was met ct the
door oy the brides brother who quarreiled
with The groom for marrying his sister and
then shot him dead.
James Fem, postmaster At Fountain Head
Tenn, and bis daughter Belle. his assistant
nave been arrested on the charge Of tamper'
log with the mails.
II 10 reported that Senator Quay will be pro
secuted Tor violation Of the Civil Service iaw
10 allowing hts name % be used In campaign
ernmept employees. II 10 understood that pa
pers have already been prepared and sent u
| the Philadelphia district attorney.
Capt. John II. Montgomery president cf th'
Pacoet Manu- uhscturing company. fell . dis
| tance Of sixteen feet 10 one OF the new ware
| last Friday and sustained severe ipjurie
from which be died. His skull was broker
and he sustained other internal injuries.
John b Cleveland has announ ced that b.
will build q science ball ON WoHord colleg
campus. The plans which have already oeei
drawn, calls for the building TO cost betweeI
Si2OO and si5.OO0. Mr.. Cleveland orders thu
his building ne constructed at bis expense
This Is n great thing for Wo6ord college Q
she has long needed well equipped sciepc
hail.
| A meeiJng of prominent business men wa
held In Charleston on last Friday antl abou
Of the oranch factory OF the American Ciga
company. The location ofthe faciosry is moi
IN assured thing.
A most destructive IRE occurred In Mario
last Friday. The nre was not discovered VI
Till t was well under way.
A through mail train on the Atlantic Goa,
Line ran into freight trsin which was tax
Ing aiding at Elm City. n. G, sunday nigh
Engineer ". W. Currie OF Florence. y. e. wa
so badly injured that he died two hours sfle
A mail clerk was also Injured and trafiic wa
blocked for six hours.
II 10 reported that ]. Pierpont Morgan ba
Il the manuscript OF Ruskin's "5even Lamps {
| Architecture" for S2j 100.
Roosevelt WaShington on Friday for tw
days visit 10 Virginia. From there he goe
TO Oyster Bay to vote. II ~ stated that he
very anxious over the result OF the election
A cold wave Ia reported a having swep
over the country surrounding FL Paso Texel
Hundreds OF sheep were caught uue9 pectedl
and unprotected in the open aud perisbed.