The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

A. R. Garner, Timmonsville; Miss
Roberta McAuley, Woodruff.
Sumter.-A spectacular fire recent
ly entertained passengers waiting at
the A. C. L. station and delayed the
incoming trains a little. In the low.
er end of the freight yards several
shanty cars caught fire and burned
with a fierce blaze.
Columbia. - Governor Blease has
paroled during good behavior Cain
Green, who was convicted of man
slaughter at the June (1910) term Of
court, for Williamsburg county, and
sentenced to three years imprison-
ment.
Pinewood.-The town election pass
ed off quietly with a new set of war
dens elected, A. P. Lide, Howard
Scott, E. C. Geddings and L. N. Bar
wick. E. P. Geddings was elected
intendant, which 10Y is a salaried Of
fee at 500 per year.
Spartanburg.-The county commits
sioners in session decided to appro-
pirate $4,000 toward the erection in
this city of a pellegra hospital pro-
vided the appropriation is authorized
by special act of the Legislature at the
approaching session.
Columbia.-The governor commits.
stoned w. C. Swafield as member OF
the city school commissioners. Mr..
Swafield, who succeeds his father, the
late VIM. C. Swafield, represents the
trustees of the Columbia academy on
the board.
GreenviTe.-More than half a mil.
lion dollars-to be exact, 572,667-
was invested in new buildings in this
city in the last II months. This is
the amount as taken from the city
engineer's books, and of course 1t
may be taken as representing prob
ably less than two-thirds value.
Florence.-Besides the complaints
of forest fires raging through the
county, which has destroyed a great
deal of timber and fencing, pastures
and sheds and the like, there is Sc
rious complaint of the scarcity OF wa
ter in many sections. Creeks that
have never been known to go Cry
have gone dry recently and wells
have given out and water has had to
be hauled for domestic uses by many
farmers.
Columbia.-The chamber Of com
MERGE has determined to operate 8
freight bureau in connection with Its
other works, and H. r. Jackson, who
formerly conducted the city institu
ton, has been employed to onduc
it. Mr.. Jackson is an experienced
traffic man and the merchants vii!
get the service through the chamber
of commerce which city council de-
cided it was not the business OF the
city to conduct.
: Lancaster. - News reached this
place recently Of the total destruc'
ton by fire of a large gin house:
newly equipped with all modern gin
ming paraphernalia and machinery
and containing ten bales Of cotton be-
longing to N. P. Robinson, one of the
county's largest land owners and most
successful farmers, who lives several
miles north Of town. The fire was
of unknosyn origin, and when discov.
cred was so far advanced as to make
st, George.t-In an election held
here for the purpose of issuing bonds
in the sum Of $4,000 for the estab-
lishment of a system of waterworks
in st. George, the proposition was de
feated by a vote of AZ to SO. The vote
was exceptionally light, only about
half the total vote being cast at this
election and not anything like so many
as vas cast at the former election
which was had several months ago
for the same purpose and which voted
for the issuing OF the bonds by a
large majority.
Pickens.-The Boys Corn club met
In the Office of the county s~uperinten'
dent of education, r. T. Hallum. SUI
pe%rintendent Hallum, Farm Demon
strator Bowen, and an expert from
Clemson graded the corn and award.
ed the prizes. Seven boys were pres
ent with their reports and samples OF
corn. The prizes were awarded on
the largest yield 80 per cent, best ten
ear exhibit Is per cent, best written
account showing history of crop and
all expenses Is per cent, cheapest
yield 80 per cent.
Gatfney.-Anthony Walker, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Walker was acct.
dentally shot in both legs. The young
man was rushed to the city hospital
where DR.. S. B. Sherard probed for
the bullet and removed it.
Lexington.-Much cotton is being
sold on the Lexington market during
the last few days. The advance IN
prices is causing the farmers who
have been holding to turn loose. The
price has reached 10 IA cents during
the last week, being the highest price
of the season. 1t is said that there is
much cotton yet in the county that
has not been placed on the market.
Columbia.-One of the largest YER
diets returned recently in a Richland
county case was awarded the plain
tiff in the case of Roberta c. Stone,
as administrators against the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad Company, the
amount of the verdict being $4,000.