The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-22
South Carolina Items.


sary held their monthly meeting last
week and merely answered correspon'
dence which has been accommodating.
NJ matters of importance were
brought up. and may not be. The d.
rectors will soon prepare their annual
report to the general assembly. but
this will require great deal OF time
as there are about 125 dispensaries to
be heard from in regard TO the annual
business for the fiscal year closing De-
cember lst. Mr. H. H. Evans. chair.
man of the board, stated that the best
dis pensary will this year make the
best financial showing in its history.
and he is very proud Of that fact. as
the administration was changed this
year, and Mr.. L. j. Williams, who had
been chairman of the board, and Mr..
H. H. Crum. who had been commits,
sioner. retired and were succeeded
respectively. by Mr.. Evans and Mr..
Tatum. Two new members were elect
ed on the board, Mr.. John Bell Towill
and Mr.. L. ". Boykin.
1t is not often that trial judge
voluntarily asks for pardon for one
convicted and sentenced in his court.
but such case was put on record yes
terday. Judge r. Q. Purdy asks for
4 pardon for negro stealing a
sheep. The only thing to operate
against the petition being granted
is that the convicted man appealed
to the State Supreme Court. aud thus
put the State TO lot of trouble in his
case.
In his letter 20 Governor Hayward.
Judge Pu-dy says: 81 have for some
time thought that I gave too harsh
a judgment. and following this up SO
wrote TO Solicitor Davis some months
ego. saying that I was thinking OF
bringing the matter to your attention
and asking iCr Iardon. Mr. Davis
answered, concurriLg with me-
The one hundred and twenty-eighth
annual session of the grand lodge A.
F. NJ, convened IN Charleston last
week with large attendance of Off.
GERS and delegates. The only import
ant officer being absent being Col.
Charles Inglesby. the grand secretary.
who Is i'll in Columbia. Mr.. John Har-
lesion gave way to Mr.. Fred S. Dfb-
BILE, acting grand secretary. upon the
assembly of the grand lodge. The roll
showed 1S5 chartered lodges and fVe
under dispensation represented at the
communication. A number of reports
Of officers and committees were re:
ceived and acted upon. The report Of
Grand Master John T. Bellinger ct
Bamberg was read and referred.
Gov. Hayward has received numerous
letters from the secretary Of agricul-
ture relative to the meeting in Wash
ington Of the American Forest con-
gress, January End to 9Th. Secretary
Wilson wants the governor to attend
and to send five others delegates from
this State. This meeting will be one
of vast importance to- South Carolina.
for the Appalachian forest reservation
will come up for discussion.
Tode Jones and Sam Sullivan. young
negroes of the county. shot each other
Sunday evening few miles south OF
Laurens. while engaged in drunken
row. Jones. who was shot in the
thigh, is in Jail. Sullivan's condition
is more serious and it will be few
days before he can be removed. He
was shot in the lower right side.
Jones it appears, was the aggressor
After plugging his man ne started TO
retreat when Sullivan brought him
down with an ugly wound in the thign.
The total amount of the dispensary
profits for the molth OF November,
which :,avc been turned over to the
treasurer of Ricnland county by the
county board OF control, is s3.S94.90.
This amount will. of course, be divided
equally between The city and county.
Mr.. Jesse T. Can't. secretary OF
state. has appointed Col. Jno. T. Gas
ton of this city night watchman at the
State capital to succeed Johnson Black
OF Barnwell, resigned.
MIR. ]. z. Butler. magistrate at Sell
ers, in Marion county. has moved into
Georgetown county and Gov. Hey
wards office is in receipt Of numer-
ously signed petition asking for Mr..
Ben B. Sellers to be appointed to suc-
ceed him.
Gov. Hayward. has received appeal
for a pardon from woman in North
Carolina who wants pardon for her
father, a Confederate veteran who was
sentenced to two years on the Horny
county changing for having taken s29
from a store to which he had access
with a key which was rightfully in his
possession.
A. D. Harrison has been appointed
magistrate for Highland township,
.Greenville county. vice ]. D. BallengeT.
resigned.