The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
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Columbia, was In the city for the pur'
pose Of making a settlement In this
county between the. county auditor
and county treasurer. The books Of
this couny were all found to be in
proper shape and the officials were
complimented. -.
st. Matthews.-st. Matthews has
had her ups and downs, as a cotton
market, and there have been seasons
when the farmers felt that they were
not getting their dues, az compared
with n%eighboring towns. This 9 fall,
however, everybody Is happy over the
situation and no man brings his cot
ton here who does not go away feel
ing that he has reached the top.
Donalds.-The South Carolina pres
bytery, meeting at Donalds, decided
in favor of the removal Of 'Chicora
college from Greenville to Laurns,i
which has made an offer, for the coli
lege. The vote was 10 to 8. Two oth-
er pr~esbyteries, Piedmont and Pee!
Dee, have already acted on this ques-.
ton, both voting to retain the colleges
at Greenville.
Gaffney.-The biggest distillery ever
set in Cherokee county was raided re-
Gently by Deputy Sheritfs Watkins and
Lockhart. The raid was made la;
miles from Gaffney, near Kings Creek
Station. The birds had flown; but
over 1000 gallons Of beer was pour
ed out by the officers. One OF the of
,fcers stated that the distillery vas
the largest he had ever seen. q
Dillon.-The Dillon schools have
had the most suspicious opening In
the history Of the schools. The en-
rollment is larger and there is excel
lent school spirit among both teach
ers and pupils. The handsome new
building which has been in the course
Of construction for some time VIII
soon be ready for occupancy and alt
are looking forward to the day when
It shall be turned over.
Rock Hill.-Cotton continues to-
come to town, despite the recent rain.
However, the rain has materially
checked the picking and 1t is believed
that the crop has been damaged con-
siderably by the rainfall. In the vfcin-
ity of Rock Hill, however, the rainfall
was not so heavy, but in adjoining
counties the fall was considerable and
1t Is stated that a good deal OF ripe
cotton was beaten from the bolls.
Columbia. = The South Carolina
Plant Breeder association will be tor,
ganized at a meeting of farmers here
in the state library at 6 O'Clock on
the afternoon of October 80. The
call for the meeting Of the farmers
has been issued by R. J. Watson, COM
missioner Of agriculture, and ]. Swim
ton Whaley, M. Eugene FAINT and A.
W. Brabham, well known farmers OF
the state.
Aiken.vAt the meeting Of the ak.
en- Municipal club, when preparations
were made for the primary election
to nominate a mayor and SIX alder.
men, it was provided that at the cleo.
ton, which will be held on the first
Monday in November, a commissioners
of public works shall also be nomit
mated. This is a new city Office to be
created, and It's addition will make
the municipal election this year all
the more interesting.
Fort Mill.-The fall meeting Of Beth,
ell p%resbytery, held in Fort Mill Pres
byterian church, has adjourned. The
next meeting will be held in Rock Hill
some time next spring. The principal
business before the presbytery was
the consideration Of the removal of
Chicora college from Greenville TO
Laurens. After a spirited discussion,
which took up most Of one session,
the p~resbytery voted to retain the
college at Greenville.
Rock Hill.-But little interest is be:
ing taken here in the investigation
into the primary frauds. 1t Is the gen
eral c%oncensus of opinion that the
committee will be powerless to make
anything like a thorough investigation
of the matter before the November
election, it having been demonstrated
that it would take several weeks to
thoroughly check and counter check
the various poll lists in a single
county, in order to eel the names
Of those who voted fraudulently.
Columbia. - Commissioners Watson,
Of the department Of agriculture, Is
anxious to. have the addresses Of any
people in this state who are operating
either large or moderate size henner-
les. He wishes this information for
the purpose of furnishing it to certain
reliable parties in New York.
Observation-Disclosures the Spar
tanburg County Medical society, DR..
Philip E. Garrison, past assistant sur
geon of the United States navy, and
a member of the Thompson-McFadden
pellagra commission, said that the be-
lief that insects had something to do
with the disease was growing.
Columbia.-Alexander Rowland has
resigned as private secretary to the
governor and W.. F. Blackburn, the
stenographer, was named to take his