The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
In Florence county the dispensary won
by about one hundred majority.
There are two banks in Walterboro at
present, and yet another is to be estab-
lished there.
An election is to be held in Edgefeld
county December 7th on the dispensary
question.
The dispensary was voted out of Oar.
lington county Tuesday by majority OF
two to one.
The dispensary election in Greenville
has been ordered for November 18th.
The dispensary will be voted out.
According to a new city directory just
issued, the population of Columbia is now
80, 900. The increase has been 81 per cent.
for the last year.
Governor Hayward last week suspend
ed J. NJ. Whetsell, the treasurer of Dor
chester county. He is over two thousand
dollars short in his accounts.
John Turner, white, was Instantly killed
last Monday on the tram road of lum-
Der company near Florence. He fell be-
tween the log cars while the train was in
motion.
George T. King, about sixty years old,
cut his throat with razor last Saturday
night about one o'clock at his home in
Piedmont. He had been in bad health
for some time.
Mr.. Lee Loeb, a prominent citizen of
Charleston, committed suicide last Sun
day morning at his residence by shootin 6
himself in the head with q pistol. Iii
health is supposed to be the cause.
In the special sessions court for Spar
tanburg beginning October 3Oth there
will be five murder cases for trial and q
large number of cases of smaller offences.
O. L. Schumpert, of Newberry will pre-
side.
Assistant Attorney General Youmans
has rendered an opinion that where sher-
ifs, magistrates or other officials make
seizures in prohibition counties they are
entitled to half of the spoils for the seiz.
ures they have made.
The celebrated murder case of J. E.
Gillis in Camden was concluded last
week. Gillis was found not guilty. He
had been in Jail for more than two years,
bail having been refused him. He killed
J. NJ. Whitaker, neighbor.
Application has been made to the sec
retarY of State for charter for trolley
line from Donalds to Due West, dis
tance of four miles. Citizens of Due West
and Donalds have subscribed $12, 900 and
Due West will vote $4,000 in bonds.
Frank Jones, a son of Comptroller
General Jones, was given verdict IN the
circuit court in Abbeville on Friday for
$4,000 for the loss of part of his foot in
an accident or the Seaboard Air Line
road two years ago while in the employ
of the road.
VII. Newbold was run out of Kershaw
one day last week by enraged citizens on
account of his connection with the suit
against Lancaster county for the lynch
ing of Morrison. Newbold has the case
against the county as attorney, and went
to Kershaw to get evidence.
John Manning Abercrombie promi-
nent citizen of Dials township, Laurens
county, was arrested by the sheriff on
Saturday and committed to jail on the
charge of committing an assault on Mag
istrate Pierce n. Hellams and shooting
at neighbor, Morgan Gwinn.
1t looks now like President Lucas will
lose control of the Laurens cotton mill.
Judge Pritchard has granted an injunc-
ton restraining Lucas from proceeding
in the State courts, and it looks like Mil
liken will get control of the mill, unless
an appeal should be taken by Lucas.
I'M. Marcy, the Canadian, who was
convicted of vagrancy at Clinton and sen:
fenced to Laurens jail for 30 days, escaped
on Thursday through the ceiling and
ventilator. he is the man who had the
drawings of Bailey's bank in his pocket
when arrested. He was caught again at
Spartanburg on Saturday.
Cunningham, Henkel and Waring,
three white men sentenced to the peniten-
tiary fifteen months ago on the charge OF
rOOOlQR b U6uh ~ Adtto, WCAC PoAooASuoA
Thursday by the governor, it appearing
that they were innocent-other parties
having since been convicted in the United
States court of the same ofense.
The prohibitionists of the State held
two conferences in Columbia last week,
and the idea of putting out State ticket
was discussed. It is understood that most
of those present opposed putting q ticket
in the field, but that the prohibitionists
will take an active part in the next cam
paign seems to be reasonably certain.
DR.. ]. T. Pattison, county treasurer OF
Edgefeld county, was suspended by Gov
ernor Hayward, on the report OF Comp.
troller General Jones that he was short in
his accounts $4,000. The treasurer has
paid up the shortage, and Governor
Heyward has reinstated him on recon-
mendation of the legislative delegation OF
that county.
The investigating committee in Green
Vile county, of which Avery Patton is
chairman, continue to find things. They
have found where magistrate was paid