Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-08-08
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F1orence.-AtlaHic Coast Line train
No. 324, the Flo15nce-Fayetteville To-
cal freight, over tie (Short CuD Fay
etteville division, S%as badly wrecked
near the Marion @bunty Lumber Com
pany's plant, between Pee Dee and
Sellers, and blocBd the main line for
about ten hours.
Greenville. - Ereenville police, in
the absence Of a. 9tate constable, have
been usually aaNve in raiding blind
tigers, severa1Rbarrels of beer, con-
signed to John Quinn, were seized
while being transported on a wagon
through the city. In all it is said
records have been found where Quinn
has already received g barrels Of
beer in the last few Y6nths. Z
Greenwood The hstees OF Ers.
kline college met re several days
ago. The mattf of the endowment
campaign fupFwas the chief topic Of
'diDeassf0M Excellent progress is be-
ing made In this campaign. 1t was
decided to have a financial agent Of
the college to make a thorough and
systematic canvass for funds for the
endowment fund.
Andersen.-Nothing new was in
jected into the campaign meeting
here when the candidates for United
States senate, congressman from the
third district and solicitor of the
tenth circuit addressed about 800
voters in the courthouse. ]. M. Dan
,iels and Proctor A. Bonham, candi-
dates for solicitor, led of, and each
was given o respectful hearing.
Z Abbeville. II At q business ,men'a
meeting in city hal, IL was decided to
make trip through the southern sec
ton of Abbeville county for the pur-
pose Of boosting Abbeville and getting
better acquainted with the people.
Mayor C.. c. Gambrell presided and
appointed the several committees,
which will begin at. once to plan for
the trip.
Columbia-The Democratic execu.
tive committee of Richland county
met in the court house and named the
manager of election. The question Of
whether to hold the Columbia meet
ing in the court house or theatre was
discussed and it was decided to have
it in the theatre provided each can
didate would pay his share Of the eX.
pense, otherwise it would be in the
court house.
Chapin.-The annual temperance
picnic OF the Woman's Christian Tenn
pcrance union o. Chaplin will be he'd
August IS at the Methodist church.
Among the speakers expected are:
Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Marion, who is
state president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union; Rev Waller
!. Herbert OF Sumter and Rev. j. A.
Rrunsun Of St Matthews. In. TIE
evening 10th a musical and an ora
torical contest will be held.
Columbia. - While in Blythewcod
trying to trace the party or parties
who robbed the postollice at that
place, u call was sent to ]. c. HGhhin
OF the penitentiary to take his blood
hounds TO ninnant's store, about Is
miles from Columbia on the Month
cello road, to investigate a robbery
thsrc. Mr.. Robbins went and as the
result brought two negroes to Co!um.
bia and lodged them in the state
prison.
NewbcrTy. - Five thousand people
attended the Newberry College re-
union at Little Mountain and enjoyed
a fine outing. Addresses were made
by C. J. RamaGc, OF Saluda; E. H..
Aull, J. Is. O'NCal Holloway, Dr.. \. j.
Bowers and President Harms. The
address OF welcome was by Mr.. Har.
mon, OF Chaplin. The crowd included
people from all the surrounding coun-
ties and the occasion was one OF the
most pleasant in the long history OF
these annual gatherings.
ChesteT.-Dr. j. LaBruce Ward, d..
rector rural sanitation, visited Ches-
te- county, and while here decided
upon Chester, Richburg, Fort Lawn,
Blackstock and Leeds as the points
at which dispensaries will be estab-
lished for the treatment of hookworm
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