The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-12
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
rhinRs That We AL ShoaId Know
limthered From Our Exchanges.

The Bank of Latia. with a capital stock OF
Si.O0O, hss applied for charter.
The dispeusary directors adjourned after
making the monthly purchases. About the
usual amount WAS ordered.
The American Cigar Company has MADE q
orppSsilion TO the eDterprihing Town ol
i.seuv willie In connection with the establish
.ueut OF a factory. An immediate answer
most he given aud n the conditions cannot
.. cnmp!ied with, The oifer Will oe made tu
another city.
On saturday alter noon - fire broke out In
bp prrss room ni the New York Times, which
uadiy damaged the plant aud destroyed the
"a Der room. tue rre Was caused by crOssro
..ectr! c wires Ssvsra, employees we're over
come Gy smoke and two Of them have since
lied.
Aitno-, the entire town Of Calhoun Fails In
Lnis county WAN sold NJ auction last week.
rhs town coptKit-d uf 100 acres which had
.,.sn Improved. II wins hid IN nv Judge w.
+ Cox of Anderson for $1,000. There was no
'thei bidder.
rom New York TO NV Orleans ieit New
YORK one morning at 30 o clock and Was due
% New Or.esus nt ll:30 but arrived there
ID ahead oi time. The distance IN i.3'* miles
aud WAS covered Ia 50 bours and minutes.
Rnuseyelt says that he ia convinced that
the Republican party will have 10 work hard
n order 10 come out victorious In 1904. he
viii strongly urge tue passage of laws curb
,ug the trusts and he freely expresses the
.,pinion that capiial ~ getting too great u
hare OF the profits. He also says that the
Republican party will not win In 1904 unless
Congress acts wisely aud vigorously.
The trustees OF WesllesIey College have
been relieved OF q very distressing situation
ny the retirement OF Portia Washington.
daughter OF Booker Washington. She ini ell
10 pass her examination for ibe second year.
There were quito n number Oi Southern girls
10 attendance who absolutely refused To N
Sucimte With her while some OF tue Northern
siTis took her up.
Philippines WAR ID. e. Montgomery. superIn.
IendauI OF schools IN oriental Negroes. Mr..
Montgomery was going u Bacolod for u con.
-uitaIiou with the retiring superintendent
aud TO take control Of the division. He had
large sum oi money with him. SIX natives
.tlack ell him nutilating and roobing him.
number Of smaller children, while re.
turning from schooi In Oraugebutg. one day
srl week. lpi,ered CD the sidewalks and one
uf the children Was run over by negro ou u
careless manner. Tue chiId's leg was broken
/ Iust above the ankle He was given only ~
days Un the chaingaug.
The Atlantic Rice company OF Charlesion
nas applied for commission. The capital
stock will be $40 0O0. The general nature OF
the business Will be- 10 carry ON general rice
planting and cu:tivating busipsss and for
such purpose To own all real estate and per-
,oaal property that may be necessary In the
cultivation aud preparation of rice for mar
ket and selling Rice crops aud products.
The explosion OF fireworks In Madison
square In New York is said 10 be due To Grim.
tuinai neg Get. The man who was In charge
mas been arrested charged WITH tnansiaughter
IN the II, II degree. several OF the injured
are probably hurt and the other, are IN u
serious coalition. Al least eighty were In
iureu.
Nero Halsns. an old and respected colcred
citizen oi Anderson county, was sitting In his
home when An ASSASSIN fired st him through
,ne window. The load entered his brrast
and killed MIN Instantly. Bioodhonnds were
secured from Clemson and IN n short while
they were put op the tracks which we're tnurd
II the window. They followed the tracks In
home ofH white mar I'm that community.
Those IA charge thOuy ht that probably mis-
tske had been made and carried them back
To the scene Of kllling, but with the same re-
suit.