The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
South CarOlia Notes.

Operations of freight trains on the
Union and Glenn Springs Railroad
has begun.
S. N. billiard of Hartwell, Ga, has
been arrested at Anderson, charged
with entlcing laborers to leave the
state
w. o. Shipler, manager Of the Peru
chi-Gypzene Co., theatrical organi-
zation, died at Anderson after a long
illness.
The relatives of Flagman Cope, who
was killed in the Ogden special wreck
at Greenville, will sue the Southern
Railway for damages.
IT. n. Vaughn, assistant principal
of the Greenville High School, has
been elected superintendent of the
Odd Fellows Home near Greenville.
The ministers Of Greenville will at
meeting on Monday take action to.
ward bringing about an election for
the abolition of the dispensary in that
county.
The Greenville Traction Co. will
build spur track from their present
terminus near the American Spinning
Co. to the site of the new fair grounds
on the Sans Souci plantation.
The petition to hold an election to
vote out the dspensary in Charleston
is not being nnmerously signed. 1t
is said that the movement did not
originate in Charleston, but came
from the up.countIy.
Alonso Murphy, negro tenant,
was killed by James Cole, young
white farmer, near Florence. The
pegro had been beating his wife. and
when Cole demonstrated with him he
attacked Cole with shot gun. Cole
drew a pistol and killed him.
S. A. Causey and his nephew, Hugh
Causey, were drowned in Waccamaw
River, four miles below Conway,
sunday. Mr.. Causey. who was an
expert swimmer, who was trying to
teach the lad to swim, when for some
reason his strength gave out and he
sank. The boy went down a few
seconds late.
The residence of DR.. J. G. OFT in
Bamberg was destroyed by fire.
The dispensary constable continues
to raid tie social clubs" in Charles
ton.
1t is not believed the United States
supreme court will decide the South
Carolina case until October.
John J. Koopman, a member of the
Charleston police force has been elect
ed'chief of police of Florence.
The two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will II. Woods in Chester acci-
dentally drank poison and died.
The two officers deposed by Mayor
Weaver Informed the latter that they
would drop injunction proceedings.
Calvin Chilos, a colored detective
for the Southern Railway, was shot
from ambush and killed near Mont
gOmery, Ala.
The canal commission has been
compelled to accept the attorney-gen-
erals decision that the ejght-hour day
applies to Panama.
The Frick Investigating committees
report was submitted to the Equitable
en-.
A bomb was exploded as King AL
phOnso of Spain and President Lou
bet of France left a theater in Paris.
I Neither was hurt.
The Frick investigating committee
is expected to submit its report at the
meeting of directors of the Equit able
Life Assurance Society today.
Charles j. Bonaparte of Baltimore,
great nephew of Napoleon l, has
been selected to b. secretary of the
navy to succeed Paul Morton, who
retires July |.
The Chicago street railway compa
}, MES have made proposition to sell
their prop erty to the city which will
probably be accepted by Mayor Dunno
DR.. Macarthur of Calvary Baptist
Church New York, defends John D.
Rockefeller from the charges of Rev
Washington GLADDEN.. He says Mr..
Gladden's charges are coarse, cruel
maglignant.
The attorney who made an investi-
CATION of the disaster in the Letter
mine in Illinois for several foreign
governments has made public his re-
port, and numerous suits against
Letter will be instituted.
When John Williams was convicted
: of the murder of State Senator HipE
rose and begged to be allowed to be
, hanged in his fathers stead. The de-
ceased and deputy sheriff were levy
ing on some of Williams property
when he killed Hipp.
Glassware at Dargan's In abundance.
The finest candy you ever saw Tor only II
cents pound at Dargans.