The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Palmetto Items.

The A. r. P. Synod met in the local
A. R. P. church at Columbia Tues
day morning, with a full attendance.
practically every church in the Synod
being represented. There was nothing
out OF the usual run in the proceedings,
which ran smoothly and rapidly. The
opening sermon was by Rev. A. T.
Lindsay, of Lymwood college, who de-
livered strong discourse on the re-
sponsibility of the preacher, using for
his text, Gam My Brothers Keeper
He then introduced the new moderator.
Rev. ]. Walter Simpson, OF Concord.
n. c., who presided with grace and
ease. The remainder OF the morning
session was taken up with routine con-
nected with unfinished business, and
the appointment of committees. DR..
William T. Hail. Of Columbia Semi
nary, was introduced as visiting
member. The call Of Rev. S. ]. Pat
terson. OF Steele Creek, N. c., to go
to Pottsville, Ark, was presented to
the Synod, which granted the dissolu-
tion.
Much feeling and some bitterness
have been engendered in Pickens coun-
ty by the fight that has been going on
there for the past several months over
the question of voting out the dispen-
saries and the State board OF dispen-
sary directors today granted strong
petition from that county urging that
all dispensaries' in the county be clos
ed on the 20th OF May, when the cleo
ton will be held to determine whether
Pickens will close up its dispensaries
or continue them ''in their midst II
is said that the election hangs over
the heads Of the dispensary advocates
in that mountain county. where moon
shine stuff Is as plentiful as butter
milk. like the Justly famous sword OF
Damocles, dispensary defeat being
practically certain. The petition call
ing for the election was signed by over
a thousand freeholders. which repre-
sents about a third OF the voting
strength Of the county.
Figures obtained in the Comptroller
Generals office Wednesday regarding
the new pension roll just made show 81
striking relative increase in the num-
ber of women pensioners. The net m
crease of male pensioners Is only AZ,
the roll last year embracing 1867
names and this year 4,S11, while the
widows this year number 3,SSo, as
against 1852 last year, an increase OF
1913. There is no change In the Ia" as
I othe eligibility Of pensioners and the
Comptroller Generals office is at a
loss to understand the difference.
At W. B. Rast's basket factory at
Swansea Tuesday afternoon, Ines
Carter was almost disemboweled while
operatine a steam augur, which caught
in his clothing. 1t Is thought he Will
die. At the time of the accident, Car
ter was not in the employ OF the fac'
tory, but was idling about experiment
ing.
II Jerome Williams, OF this State.
can be located there Is a sum OF
money awaiting him in Columbia. VIII
liams enlisted in the Philippines. He
filed a claim with the government on
account of some special service ano
after two years the government mas
allowed it. However, Williams can
not be located, and the department
has written Mr.. W. Boyd Evans, ol
Columbia, to hunt him up.
Wednesday night some one Of the
clerks or managers Of the company
store at Arkwright Cotton Mill IN
Spartanburg, discovered that some one
was in the store. They opened the
door and soon discovered their man
They ordered him to surrender, but
ne attempted to escape. They frec
on him and brought him down. The
ball glanced around rib and 1t Is
rot believed that the wound is very
serious one. The burglar was
young white man who lives in Spartan
burg.
The special election held Wednesday
to decide upon the issuance OF 100000
in bonds for a new system Of water
works has aroused very little interest
and the bond issue was authorized by
a large majority. The plan is to get
water from the Broad river and carry
it through an approved system OF FL
tration, board Of experts deciding that
this is feasible and that absolutely
pure waite. can be so obtained. A large
supply is to be obtained to meet the
growing demands of the city, and the
question of pressure, which has been
annoying the town for many years, is
to be solved.