Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-11-01
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Some Short Paragraphs of News Of
General Interest to People From
All Over the State.

this place. Citizens of Springfield, it
is understood have gone to Tillman
to identify the negro.
Oranegburg.-A store robbery took
place at Rowesville and also an at
tempt was made to rob the postofice.
About $1S worth of crockery was TAX
en- from the store that was broken
into. The guilty parties have not been
apprehended, but suspicion is enter
tained as to who committed the theft.
Woodruf.-The home of o. E. West
moreland was burned. The fire had
made such headway before being dis
covered the family had barely time to
escape before the building collapsed.
When the family awoke the staircase
and hall were ablaze. Everything
was burned and there was no insur'
ance.
Columbia.-The Consolidated Hold.
ing Company has sold the old clark
corner at the intersection of Washing
ton and Main streets, to the Palmetto
Construction Company at $1,000 a
front foot. The Palmetto Construction
Company will erect History Office
building for the Palmetto National
bank at this location.
Columoia.-The city council of Co
lumbia met and spent several hours
in session. The weights and measures
ordinance was given its third reading
ratified and enrolled as an ordinace.
An ordinance prohibiting the moving
of a building through the streets
of Columbia for more than a block
was passed, as was an ordinance re-
lating to declaring nuisance.
Rock Hill.-This city was crowded
with builders and contractors, COM
peting for the contracts to erect at
Winthrop College the 100000 model
school, and the 100000 arts and
science building. Plans for the form
er were designed by w. w. Edwards
of Atlanta, Ca, while the arts and
science building was designed by Hook
& Rogers Of Charlotte.
Columbia.-Argumen were heard
by Judge J. S. Wilson, who presided
at the recent term of court in Rich.
land county, for new trial in the
case of Horsford against the Carolina
Glass Company. A new trial was re-
fused by Judge Wilson in the case
of Faust against the Columbia street
railway. A verdict of $500 was reach.
ed in favor of the plaintiff and it will
stand.
Woodruff-Service was held for the
first time in the new Presbyterian
church here a few days ago. The
congregation was small on account of
the rain. The usual preaching hour
was devoted to Children's Day exer.
cises. Rev. L. w. Brown made a very
interesting talk on Sunday schosl
work. The church is a very hand.
some brick building and as soon as
the new seats arrive will be dedicated.
Elloree-R. @. Moorer of Parler,
while adjusting the betting of his gin.
merry, met with very severe accident.
Mr.. Moorer's hand was caught in
the Oelting and his arm broken be.
tween the elbow and wrist, and be
tween the shoulder and elbow. Medi.
cal aid was quickly summoned and
the injured young man is at this writ.
ing resting easy. Mr.. Moorer resides
at Parler. He operates a large gin
merry and farm.
Charleston.-Prof. A. Smith, OF
Clemson College issues the following
bulletin on buying beef cattle: "Of all
the factors which determine the prof
it in feeding, beef cattle the buying of
the cattle is one of the most import
ant, and one of the most difficult with
which farmers in this state have to
contend. Clemson College has lately
been doing everything possible to in.
duce the railways to grant reason
able freight rates on cattle from st.
Louis and other large stock centres to
Washington"
Union.-In response to circulars
distributed on the streets mass meet.
ing of about 1000 citizens was held
in the opera house here. 1t is general
talk that the city is we'll supplied witt,
gambling rooms and blind tigers and
the meeting passed resolutions to tie
effect that the citizens stand for thu
enforcement of law, and calling upon
the officers to use all their efforts to
rid the city of blind tigers, gambling
and other forms of vice.
Chester.-The city public schools
will give holiday on Thursday in
order to allow the school children to
take in the county fair. The high
school football team will play a game
with Winnsboro team at the fair
grounds on Thursday and this will
attract lots of interest.
Anderson.-The sale of the Savan-
nah River Company of Anderson to
the Georgia Railway & Power Co., Of
Atlanta, which was consummated,
marks the biggest business deal that
has ever been made in the piedmont
section of South Carolina. The amount
involved is S1,550,000.
Charleston.-The suit of Julius
Thames against the city of Charleston
for 5000 in the court of common
pleas resulted iE a verdict for the
city. Thames had been hurt on some
debris, unlighted in the streets, but
he appears not to have made ont a