The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-09-25
FROM The PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor. =

. WaSnlnStOn.@lC was
here that sealed proposals will be re-
ceived for dredging in Ashley river
and Shipyard creek until September
rs. Full information may be had from
Maj. G. P. Howell at Charleston.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is going
to vote on the question Of adopt
ing the commission form of govern
ment. Petitions asking the mayor to
call an election have been in circu-
lation and are largely signed.
Spartanburg.-Sam ]. Nichols who
was appointed a member of the board
Of regents of the State Hospital for
the Insane by Gov Blease, has declin-
ed to accept the appointment. Mr.
Nichols raj appointed to succeed ].
Wright Nash Of this city, who resign
ed. MI. Nichols says his duties here
will not allo whim to give the time
necessary to the work required Of
members Of the board.
Hampton.-Incessant rains for the
past several days have damaged the
cotton crop Of this county to a very
great extent, just how much cannot
be estimated. The crop was from 15 to
rs per cent. short Of last years crop
any way, and nov farmers are very
respondent over the outlook. It is es-
timated, by some who ought to know,
that not more than IS per cent. can
be hoped for, If no further damage Is
done by rain.
Sumter. = Ulcy Croots, a young
brick mason from Lexington, N. c.
RAJ seriously injured here when he
fell from a shed adjoining the room
in which he was staying, on q partly
open gate below. The body was torn
open for several inches near the groin,
and q great many stitches were need
ed to sew up the wound. The young
man was reported late as getting ON
nicely, with the probability Of recov.
cry in several weeks.
Commissioning men in business
in Columbia will take advantage Of
the law Dur In the University Of
South Carolina the coming session.
These young men while continuing in
their Offices, stores. and banks, have
arranged to take two law lectures In
day at the university. In this way
they can complete the coure In about
two years, the universities graduates
in law are admitted to the state bar
without examination.
Heath Springs.-The fifth annual
meeting Of the Woman's Missionary
Union, Auxiliary to the Moriah asso-
citation, was held with the Woman's
Missionary union Of the Heath
Spring Baptist church. A number OF
the societies composing the union
were represented by delegates, The
union succeeded in raising more than
its apportionment Of s466. Mrs. n. 3.
Small was reelected superintendent
and Mrs. Eugene Funderburk secrer
tary.
Spartahburg.-J. H. Stone, a mer
chant at the Spartanburg Junction,
was arrested recently on the charge Of
assault and battery with intent to kill.
The charge against Stone follows the
shooting of Wallace Whitlock, a mer
chant and beer agent at that place re-
Gently. Whitlock was shot from am
bush and returned the fire. Stone ap.
peared with an eye bandaged and Is
said to have claimed he was shot by
an unknown person.
Sumter.-The official figures Of the
ace between H. L. Scarborough and
l.. I. Parrott, the present clerk Of
court, for that position, gives Scarbor.
ough 1,03S, Parrot 96S, giving Mr..
Scarborough a majority of Sc votes
Nine and a half years ago at a bt
election caused by the death of the
clerk of court, Shepherd Nash, the
same gentlemen contested and Mr.
Parrott- won then by a majority of Al
votes. z '.@4
Sumter.-The new city council has
taken notice Of the increasing traffic
on the streets and the necessity for
more far reaching laws and regula, /
tions to govern it. 1t has just passed
an ordinance that is very thorough and
covers nearly every traffic condition.
The ordnance not only regulates the
movement Of the automobiles but Of
all animal drawn vehicles and any
man propelled or motor propelled We.
hicle. In the man the ordnance de.
fines on which sides of the streets
vehicles must move and conditions
to be observed by persons leaving
vehicles on the street.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the cor
oner here, of the killing Of W. Paul
Riley, cashier of the Peoples Bank OF,
Bamberg, was featured by the testt
mony Of G. Moy Dickinson, manager :
Of the local Southern Cotton Com.
pany, who has admitted the shooting
of the bank officer. o.
Johnson.-One Of the new entef.
prises recently opened up here Is the
cotton gin installed by John P. Hoyt
and Alonzo Horn. 1t Is run by cleo.
tricity and will be a great innovation
to the farmers, in as much as the
number of bales ginned per day will
be greater than tt steam gin.
Winnsboro.-The county fair asso-
citation will hold a fair here on Ccto-
Der 1 and 2. Arrangements are being
made for q fair with many attractions.