The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-06-25
STATE NEWS
AND NOTES,

Immense quantities of granite are
being shipped from quarries about Co.
lumbia to Fernandina, Fla. Tor GOV
ernment jetties.
Chester Is going to build another
school house, the present one built in
1872 at cost of $12,O being INSULT
cient for the accommodation of the
children.
Inc commencement exercises of the
South Carolina Military Academy will
Jake place in Charleston, June 30.
ihlrty'seven cadets are in the gradual
ing class.
Reginald II. Griffith, former pro-
lessor OF Furman University, has been
elected Instructor of English in the
University of Texas over more than SO
competitors.
Extensive forest fires ragged for about
week in the neighborhood of Little
Mountain, Newberry County. The
lire was left In the woods by some
berry pickers.
The State hospital for the insane is
in great need of more room to accom-.
modate its patients. The board of re-
o 40 'iJihS W MAKE some arrange.
ments to meet the necessity.
Sumter is arranging for big fire.
mems tournament on the 25th and Goth
OF this month. Many prizes are
offered to contestants and reduced
rates granted on all railroads.
Gen. Leroy f. Youmans will be in
charge of the attorney generals Office
until September | while Attorner Gen
eral Bellinger and Assistant ATTORNEY
General Gunter are CONDUCTING their
respective campaigns.
The comptroller general is now send.
ing out checks to the benoliciaries of
Inc artificial limb fund provided by
the General Assembly for one-armed
and one.legged Confederate veterans.
Each OF the beneficiaries gets $22.98.
Theodore Kohn, prominent mer-
chant OF Orangeburg and father of
August kohn, the well known news
paper correspondent, died at his home
on Monday night. Mr.. Kohn was 90
years old and leaves a widow and seven
children.
At the instance of Congressman
johnson, Talbert and Latimer the
United States government has sent
two surveyors from the agricultural
department to investigate soil condi-
tlons in Abbevllle, Anderson, Green
wood and Laurens counties.
Mrs. Julia Ancrum Davidson. q
granddaughter of Colonel William
Washington, first cousin of George
Washington, died at her home in Chi.
cago, last Tuesday, aged 81 years.
She was in Charleston when Lafavette
was entertained there in 1857.
The Edgefield County Democratic
executive committee has decided to
allow the county dispenser to be voted
for In the primary election. This ac-
tion Is contrary to the instructions of
the State convention, but is said to be
approved by the great majority of
Edgefeld people.
Thirty-three young women were
graduated from Winthrop last week
and received their diplomas from G.,
A. Woods, of Marion, trustee of the
college. Twenty-one others were
given certificates for having completed
some OF the industrial courses. The en-.
rolment for the past year reached 459
, The State board of equalization OF
railroad property has fixed the valua-
ion OF all railways for next year. The
, acCuai increase on valuation of ten
3 INES .amOunts in round numbers tc
G q half million dollars. Three new lines
/ were also assessed amounting to 81 /,
t 900 in The aggregate. The valuations
o OF all other roads were left the same o.
last year.
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