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Aiken.-At a recent meeting Of Bar.
nard E. Bee camp, United Confederate
Veterans, the following members were
/ elected to represent the camp at the
reunion to be held in Macon: Col. D.
s. Henderson, George C. Edmundson,
Joel Brunson and Lawrence Courtney.
Dillon.-The rural policemen of the
county are doing some splendid work
since getting their commissions. Sew.
eral blind tigers have been caught.
and their cases go to the higher
courts. A number OF fines have been
paid into the county treasury by evil
doors! The policemen of the county
are Robert Webster, J.-B. Richardson,
Miller and P%aysinger.
Columbia-The board of school
commissioners at a meeting reelected
Ernest S.. Dreher superintendent Of
the city schools. The election was
unanimous as was expected and Prof:
Dreher highly praised for his long
and faithful work. This marked the
oath year Of service as teacher, prin-
cipal and superintendent Prof. Dreher
has given Columbia. $
Charleston.-There are no Charles
ton or South Carolina passengers on
the sailing list of the Titanic, it was
stated at the Office Of Due & Revelel,
transatlantic steamship and tourists
agents, this Office having the booking
Of cabin as well as steerage passen-
gers going and Coming on the steam.
ers of the Whites Star as well as a
number OF other lines.
Columbia It Will De interesting to-
note that there were liquor investiga-
tions in South Carolina way back in
the days when the colony was fret,
settled as appears in the Journal OF
the House of Assembly for 1896. which
IS being republished by the historical
commission OF South Carolina, Of
which Mr.. A. 8. Salley, Jr- Is secre-
tary.
Lexington.-The Bank of Western
Carolina opened It's Lexington branch
with Rufus D. Smith, manager: j. F.,
Bunch, assistant to the cashier OF the
head bank at Aiken, came over and
assisted in the opening OF the new
branch. AS SOON as arrangements can
be perfected the new bank will COM
mence the erection of a handsome
home on the lot recently purchased
from Mrs. A. D. Kaufman on Main
street. tr t.as, ,.43z
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES day, May
10, will be fttingly celebrated In this
city by Paul McMiehael chapter, Unit
ed 9aughters Of the C~onfederacy, OF
this city, with public exercises. DR.. 8
C. Mitchell, president Of the Univer-
sity Of South Carolina, will be present
on the OCCASION to address the assem-.
blage for the exercises at the acad
envy of music. The programme will
be interesting and the exercises win
be- largely attended.
jNewberry. - Newberry means to
have a hospital and has gone to- work
to. build it. The Chamber of Com
merce adopted the report Of it's ON
mittee of five to act with a committee
Of five from the ountyfphysicians and
to map out plans preparatory to open
ing books Of subscriptions for putting
up a $4,000 hospital. 1t, is understood
that the physicians already have about
$4,000 in sight.
Walterboro.-Clerk Of Court IF. D..
Padgett has received q check for 49,
249, which is C6Aeton's portion of the
state appropriation Of $25o.o00 for the
Confederate veterans. This money Is,
now being paid out to- the veterans or
their representatives as they call tor
it,. There are three hundred and
eighteen pensioners In COLLECTION coun'
ty, divided as follows: Glass f3;
Class B, 1; Class CT, 49, Class CT,
SO; Class CO, 162. LIZ
Bishopville.-One OF the, most large
ly attended events in the history Of
Lee county and certainly n OF the
most important gatherings was the
initial celebrations Of field day exer>
cises in which participated all the
public schools throughout the county.
Too much credit can not be given to
our superintendent Of education, J. ID:
Munner1yn, and his most excellent
faculty of coworkers, the teachers Of
the various schools
Charleston.-Capt. w. H. Sigh, a
gallant Confederate veteran and wide
Iy known throughout Rfchland county,
died at his home on the Winnsboro
road a few miles north Of the city.
Capt. Slight was rs years Of age and
besides his wife is survived by two
sons, L. H. and S. S. Sigh.
Walterboro.-Miler Evans, a young
white man of Stokes, is in jail charged
with shooting and mortally wounding
Jack Herndon. The shooting took
place about three miles from Walter
boro in the public road near L. II.
Zeigler's. Young Evans Is a son OF
B. W. Evans, and is 20 years of age.
Columbia.-The supreme court dis.
missed petitions for a rehearing in the
cases of the Darlington Fair and Rae.
ing association against the Atlantic
Coast Line railway and the Sumter
Pine and Cypress: company against
the Atlantic Coast Line railway.