The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20
rom THE PALMETTO STATE
column of Short Paragraphs of State
News of Interest to the People of
the State.

Of the Woman's Monument in Colum.
oia OF April II, and an arrangement
aas been made whereby those attend
ing the Columbia music festival On
the 18th and 18th may also take ad.
vantage of them.
Columbia.-State Superintendent of
Education Swearidgen has addressed
! circular letter to the county super.
intendents throughout the state call.
ing attention to the two school laws
Of STATEWIDE Importance enacted at
the recent session of the general as
sembly, the Consolidated Graded
School Act and the Act distributing
the ~dispensary fund.
Columbia.-The whiskey sales for
the d~ispensaries, in six counties of the
state amounted to s~218,122.38 for the
month of February, according to a re-
port issued by M. H. Mobley, dispen-
sary auditor. Richland county led the
state with ~$70,224.25. The operating
expenses for the month amounted to.
pO,oiO.O1. i uC, IOldl SdlCS dlS dpOul
the same as in January. ~.
Columbia.-It is announced from
Washington that the interstate COM
merce commission will send Special
Examiner Gibson to Columbia on
April IL to take testimony in the
case Of the board of trade, Of Cheraw
against the Seaboard Air Line railway
and the Highland Park Manufacturing
Company against the Southern rail
way.
Anderson.-Alleging that w. w.
Rice m~aliciously and ~viciously as
saulted and struck him, biting the
forefinger Of the left hand so severely
that it was necessary that it be am
putated by a surgeon, s. E. Leverett,
of Moseley, this county, has Instituted
suit against Rice, claiming damages
in the amount of $4,000 for alleged
physical and mental pain suffered, and
expense incurred because of the in.
jury.
Charleston.-In addition to the reg
ular county offices which must be
filled by election by the Charleston
county voters during the coming
summer, an entirely new.ofice, which
has not yet been voted for, will
stand before the people to be filled.
This Office is that of@ajudge. of the
civil and criminal court Of Charleston
county, created by an act of the gen.
eral assembly Of 1911. as amended by
an act passed at the recent session,
Walhalla.-Jim Killian, the 14-year.
old Oconee boy charged with the muir
der of Young Cheek, during Christmas
week, was convicted Of m~anslaughter
and will be sentenced to serve a
term. in the state reformatory. Young
Cheek was shot and killed in the Kill
liam home. Mrs. Killian, a widow,
with seven children lived in the Wolf
State section of the county where
Cheek was a frequent visitor to the
home to visit a daughter of Mrs Xii,
liam
4 Columbia.-The remittitur In the
case Of Charles Barber was sent to
Spartanburg by u. R. Brooks, clerk
Of the Supreme Court. The Spartan.
burg man, who is under a sentence
of two years for breach of trust, will
very probably be brought to the state
p%enitentiary in the neal future to be-
gin the service Of his sentence. Tn
Supreme Court denied a rehearing in
his case ~ .
: Spartanburg.-Records in the Office
Of the chamber Of commercet show
that 81 farmers have entered the Spar
tanburg county corn growing contest.
This is the movement in%augurated
here to place Spartanburg up among
the first corn growing counties of the
country at the National Corn Show.
to be held in Columbia next winter.
The chamber of commerce has appro-
priated $1,000 for the promotion Of
the contest. 49,. .
Barnwell.-A petition was circulated
among the freeholders of Barnwell
asking the town council to call an
election on the question of installing
an electric light and waterworks plant.
The petition was enthusiastically re-
ceived, and was presented, with the
required number of signatures to the
city fathers. The preliminary steps
are now being taken and the mayor
and aldermen will confer with engi.
neers as to the cost Of a plant, sur
veying the town, etc. ....l
Columbia.-The governor has grant
ed a parole to Frank Mothershed, who
was convicted in Williamsburg coun.
ty in October Of 1909 on the charge
Of assault and battery with intent
to kill. Since assuming Office the gov.
ernor has extended clemency in 1886
cases.
Greenville.-Under a new law civ
ing rural police to Greenville county,
two men, j. NJ. Verlin and R. ]. Bailey
elected at a meeting OF the
5reenville county delegation. The Of
fcers will receive 5000 a year each,
and will enter upon their duties at
once.
Orangeburg.-The town election at
Norway was held and the election
off quietly. The following
were elected: H. p. Fulmer, intend
mt; wardens, J. F.. Bates. DR.. B. B.
Salley, Tom Cogburn and Mr.. Flynn.