Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02
NEWS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of General News
That Has Been Carefully Selected
From Many Towns.

Crangeburg.-The weather is again
extremely warm and some sections
are in want of-rain again, though
there are farmers predicting a falling
off in cotton because of too much
rain in others.
Florence.-The coroner's jury in the
case of Ben Blackman and Charles
Trent, who were killed on the rail-
road track, held an adjourned in
quest but no new facts were develop
ed and the verdict was that they came
to their death by their own careless
ness and that no blame could be
attached to the railroad company or
any of its officials.
Rock Hill.-Last week Drs. ]. R.
Miller, w. G. Stevens and Mr.. N. G.
Walker visited Greenville and Ander-
son to see the abattoirs at those
places. 1t is understood that they,
as committee from city council, will
recommend that one be erected in
this city as early spossible. They
expressed themselves as being highly
pleased with what they saw at Green
vile and Anderson.
Charleston. = County Supervisor
Cantwell stated that so far he had
received no official application from
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway COM
pany for permission to build the pro-
posed viaduct at Magnolia Crossing
or the spur track to the Old Faber
Place, on the Ashley river. The per-
mission of the county commissioners
is necessary before either Of these
undertakings can be started.
Charleston.-It is authoritatively
announced that Prof. George H. Stew
enson, general manager of the Ma
tional Corn Exposition, will locate in
the Charleston district in the near fu-
ture for the purpose of operating a
! model farm colony. Prof. Steven
son, who is reputed to be one of the
largest corn growers in the Western
Hemisphere, was in Charleston and
surrounding territory last March.
Columbia.-It is expected that sew
eral hundred farmers in the state will
attend the institute to be held at
Clemson college from August 8 to
II. A number of institutes will be
held during the remainder of the sum-
mer at various places in the state and
the meeting at Clemson has been
designated as the roundup institute" ,"
A number of we'll known agricultural
speakers have been invited to make
addresses.
Columbia.-Col. E. ]. Watson, COM
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and industries, had several engage
ments to deliver public addresses
within the next few days. He spoke
in Fort Mill, Sumter and Aiken. The
Sumter meeting finished up an en-
ergetic campaign to carry a county
bond issue of $15O,000 for permanent
highway improvements. At the Aiken
meeting drainage was mainly dis
cussed.
Florence.-Ed. Turner, farmer liv,
ing near the city, has suffered from
rabies without being bitten by the dog
that had the disease. A dog with
rabies recently entered his yard, and
Mr.. Turner killed him with stick
which the dog bit in the scuffle. AT.
forwards Mr.. Turner in examining the
stick. got some of the poisoned saliva
on his hand, and the hand and arm
swelled so badly that he went to the
institute in Columbia for treatment
Columbia.-C. L. Kennedy ct al
plaintiffs, VS. w. L. Hill, defendant
Modified Opion by C. A. Woods, A. ],
George v. Allworden, respondent, VS.
P. H. Nelson, appellant. Affirmed
Opinion by D. E. Hydrick, A. ].
Furman Rookard, respondent, VS. A
and C. A. L. Railway Co., appellant
Reversed. Opinion by D. E. Hydrick
A. J. 2. N. Traynham, respondent, VS.
C. and W. c.. Railway Co., appellant
Court en- banc will hear this case at
November term. Per curiam order
Charleston.-Capt. ]. H. Devereux
superintendent of repairs, has plans
and specifications and is calling fol
bids for the dredging of the entrance
to the Custom House docks. The
plans call for a mean depth of twelve
feet for half the length of the pier;
then q depth of fifteen feet for a dis
tance of fifty feet beyond the pier.
and not less than twenty feet from
there to the channel. The Custom
House docks receive periodical clean
ings, and each time all the mud, drift
snags and every bit of trash is clear
ed away.
Florence.-A petition was circulat
ed in the matter of the Seaboar6
depot here and vas generally signed
throughout the city, requesting thai
the Seaboard build it's depot on the
site originally purchased for that pur
pose, that being so much more con
venient for the people of the city.
Abbeville.-The Clemson-Winthrop
agricultural train was in Abbeville
Miss Hyde, in charge of the Win
throp exhibit, made talk to the
women, and Prof Smith and the
other speakers talked to the mel
about cattle, hogs, horses and farm
products.
Bishopville.-Mr. Ellie Hyatte, 6
young farmer, 2S years DID,. died al
his home at Lucknow, in this county
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