The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-03
all OVER THE STATE
\ Column OF General News That fissl
Been Gotten Together From Many
Towns and Counties.

PSpartanburg. State. constables-
aided two stills in the upper part
If the county near Landrum, arrest
ing Will ReVan. who has only recent
Iy served a term for moonshining, at
one of the stills. The prisoner was
taken to Asheyille for q hearing.
Aiken.-The friends Of Hayne F.
Rice, a prominent attorney Of Aiken,
having declared that they would run.
him for the j~udgeship Of the SECOND
judicial court, which position was re
Gently made vacant by the death Of
the late Judge Robert 'Aldrich Of
Barnwell. Mr.. Rice agreed to make
the race for the place, )
Newberry.-Upon invitation of the
new superintendent Of rural school
work in this state, will be present at
the meeting of the Newberry Coun-
ty Teachers Association and will
make an address. This meeting will
be held on Saturday, January 20, At
II o'clock in the Nevberry high
school. f.
Columbia.--The Columbia, New.
berry & Laurens Railway has pur-
chased two new locomotives for use
on It's passenger and freight trains.
The engines were made by the Bald
win Locomotive works and r now
on the yards. They were ordered
some time ago. It is stated that they
are Of the most modren type, having
the latest appliances, including cleo
tric headlights. They Will be put Ia
use in the near future.
Florence.-A conference OF the far;
.mersl Of this county is called to be
held In the court house here on Jan.
uary 2, which will be salesdsy. They
are to consider the fertilizer cues.
ton in all its phases. The Sumter
plan and others will be discussed,
among them the pledging. Of the
farmers to buy no fertilizers IL the
companies are to enter combine
against them.
Columbia.-The members OF the M.
&c. Butler chapter, o. ID CT OF Shan.
don were entertained by the veterans
at the Confederate home: dinner
was served and a pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed by all. It has been the
custom Of the members of the ID. g.
Butler chapter To give q dinner each
year to the veterans of the home,
and the dinner was given IN response
to the kind treatment received ~
the past.
Orangeburg. fhe showing that
the schools of Orangeburg county are
making this year In the matter OF
getting state-aid fs very gratifying tc
the citizens OF this county, as, Orange
burg county always FORCES ahead In
matters pertaining to education The
high schools OF this county win get
$4,000 state-aid and three schools OF
the county have won prizes from the
State Rural School improvement As
ISOLATION.
Charleston The students Of the
Law School of the University. Of South
Carolina, who were in Charleston
spent three or four days Of their va.
cation working in the interest OF the
new law building fund, which is be
ing raised by the law students. The
movement has asI Its aim the cree
ton on the campus of the University
in Columbia of a $4,000 separate
building for the Law School, instead
of its present confined and restricted
quarters.
Columbia!-Goyernor Blease issued
a call for a meeting Of the board Of
trustees Of the South. Carolina Indus
trial School, to be held In his Office
on Thursday, January 4, at noon. No
tees to this effect were sent te
Messrs. D.. D.. Wallace, of Spartan
burg; ]. Fraser Lyon, J. E. Swearin.
gen and K. G. Finley, all of Colum
.bia; J.. W. Ragsdale, William ndertoI
and w. R. Barringer, Of Florence; A
T. Jamison, of Greenwood, and w. g
Utsey, of st. George, the trustees.
; Charleston. = The most important
realty transfer appearing on the blot
ter in the Office Of the register Of
mesne conveyance was that of the
Central Realty Company to the Char
lesion Improvement Company, $3.50
acres of land for $33,350. The prop,
erty transferred was the land included
in the Hopewell and Greyland plan
tations on Nowell's Creek: containing
1900 acres, and the Clayton ane
Hampton plantations in Christ Church
Parish, on the public road leading
from Mount Pleasant to Georgetown
containing 1880 acres.
Charleston.-The lighthouse ten
der Cypress sailed for Cape Cana
varel to relight a gas buoy and te
carry oil supplies to that part of the
district. After returning to Charles
ton, the Cypress will sail for Frying
Pan Shoals to relight a gas buoy re
Gently reported out.
, Darlington.-The good roads trair
in town but owing to the very
wet weather and the Christmas sea
SON only 8 small crowd visited it. Su
pervisor Milling Of the county anc
Mayor E. C. Dennis and several al
dermen heard the arguments for goot
Columbia.-The chamber Of com
MERGE did not elect officers for 191.
no quorum of the members being
present. This Is the second time that