The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

an of the War Between the Sections,
died at the Confederate soldiers
home. The funeral services were
held at the home and interment was
in Elmwood cemetery.
observation-disclosures for T. U.
Vaughan filed notice of appeal to the
state supreme court. This appeal is
understood to mean an automatic
stay of Vaughan's electrocution,
which was set for December 20.
Barnwell.-Preparations for :the
coming county fair go on apace.
Barnwell county is being %placarded
with handsome Autographs telling tc
the world at large that the best fair
ever held in the county will occur at
Barnwell in the near future.
Dillon-In the election at Dillon pre-
cincts votes were cast the Socialists
receiving n vote, the Democrats 1877.
For asylum bond issue, 81 opposed Il
and 81 favored it. All of the amend.
ments were carried by good MAORI.
ties. Indications are that the vote was
very light in the county.
Columbia.-Woodrow Wilson car
ried Richland county by a vote o
about 10 to one. Roosevelt came sec
ond in the county. Very incomplete
returns received give the following
totals in the presidential election in
this county: Wilson, 1892; Roose-
welt, ISL; Taft, 10; Debs, IS.
Lite Mountain.-The Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens train from
Greenville to Columbia met with an
accident several days ago. The rear
trucks of the tender broke and the
result was that the track was torn
up for some distance. None of the
cars left the track. The line was
blocked for five hours.
=. Florence.-A local of the Farmers
union was perfected in Florence re.
Gently. Several attempts have been
made heretofore to get a local Of this
organization at the, court house, but
the farmers were Indifferent. Some
of the very best farmers in the coun.
try have been enrolled in this organ.
ization now, and they are workers, sc
success of the local is assured.
Aiken.-In the municipal primary
election, held here recently, May.
or Gyles was rejected for the
ensuing four years over his opponent,
Mr.. w. ]. Moseley. The total number
of votes polled was 321, the heaviest
vote cast in an Aiken municipal cleo.
ton in years, Of which number Gyles
received 189, Moseley 1872, giving the
incumbent a majority Of 81.
Union.-Union county has voted to
reopen the county dispensary, which
was closed six years ago. The vote
80 far received gives a majority Of
10 in favor of reopening. This is the
ony definite election. news that is OBJ
tainable at this time. The vote or
the asylum bond issue and various
amendments to the constitution has
not been decided. D..
Columbia.-Governor Blease has
granted a request from Mrs. E. G.. Ora.
ham 70 rthe loan of the beautiful Pal.
metto flag to the South Carolina div.
ision of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy and they will take ii
with them to the meeting of the Nat
ional U. D. c., in Washington, D. c.,
and carry it to Arlington Cemetery
at the laying of the cornerstone Of
the Confederate monument there.
Heath Springs.-A most enthusiastic
banquet was given here by the local
council, Junior Order U. A. M, to its
members and invited guests. More
than 100 persons partook of the sup.
per which was served in the lobby OF
the Heath Springs hotel, now in use
as a restaurant by w. J.. Hendrix. AT.
ter supper the guests repaired to the
town hall, where short addresses were
delivered by different members of
the order and visitors.
Columbia.-The old state ~dispensary
building was sold here to Christopher
Atkinson and others for $125, 900.
There were several bidders for the
property. This property contains four
acres, has a frontage Of Alt feet on
Gervais street, AIT feet frontage on
Pulaski and Huger streets, land the
anne frontage on Lady street. On the
property is a building fronting on Ger
Wis street, which was formerly used
by the state d~ispensary.
Society Hill.-The entire gin and
contents of j. . Russell at this place
were burned recently, entailing a loss
of over $4,000. The origin of the fire
is unknown, and it is presumed was
caused by matches carelessly dropped
somewhere On the premises.
Columbia.-The governor has ap-
pointed Hyman Witcover as master
for Marion county to take the place
of J. D. Lucas, deceased. A commits
sion has been issued to W. Glimroe
Sims as clerk of court for Barnwell
county to fill out the %uneXpired term
Of his father, W. Gilmore Sims, de-
ceased.
Spartanburg.-Three hundred Con.
verse girls, carrying flags and making
the city resound with the discords OF