The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
fRom INF PALMETTO STATE
q Column of General State News That
Has Been Gotten From Many
Towns and Counties.

Columbia--The annual report b!
the secretary of state, r. M. Nc.
Gown, shows that 3,577 notaries pub
lie have been commissioned during
the year. The fees received from
this source amounts to $7,154.
Washington.-President Taft nam
ed Cecil S. Rice to be postmaster at
Denmark, succeeding his father, who
held the Office for some time. The
elder Mr.. Rice died a short time
ago.
: Columbia.-The annual meeting Of
the board of trustees of the South
Carolina Industrial school, which is
located at Florence, was held in the
governors Office when the report for
the year was prepared.
Orangeburg. - Salesday passed of
quietly in Orangeburg. Besides the
regular sales of the sheriff and
Judge Of probate, as special referee.
there was a big auction sale OF
horses and mules. by the Western
Mule Company Of this city.
Newberry.--At the meeting Of the
city council the following officers
were elected for the year: Chief Of
police, w. H. Lominack; clerk and
treasurer, Jno. R. Scurry; city attor-
ney, Eugene S. Blease; policemen, J..
C. Lee, Samuel Johnson, Tom Berley,
iJno. H. Turner and r. P. Franklin.
The selections r regarded as good.
Charleston Charleston enters Nup-
on the new year with the compilation
Of a statement for the month Of De-
cember by the custom house, showing
an excess in both imports and ex-
ports over the business of December
,of 1910. The imports were of the
value Of 75O,254 and the exports. 81
Il93,260,; as against $685., go. and ST..
127,44O for the previous December.
Florence.-The farmers Of Florence:
will not take any action In the mat
ter of the fertilizer situation. The
meeting that was called here was
very slimly attended. It was finally
decided not to attempt action with
SO few of those who ought to be In
terested. Each man in this county
will be free to act to the best inter;
ests of his own farm and himself.
Observation-Disclosures lectures on
good roads and methods Of construc,
ton were delivered by experts Of the
national Office of good roads to a
number Of Columbians who paid a
visit to the special train operated By
the Atlantic Coast Line railway,
which was parked at the freight ter:
minals of the company on west, Ger
vais street.
Aiken.-Capt. w. M. Jordan, for
the past II years master Of Aiken
county, was stricken with paralysis
at the court house and died a few
hours later at his home. Capt. Jor.
dan, who was in his 10th year, has
been in the service of Aiken county
almost continuously since 1876, when
he was elected county commissioners.
After four years in this Office, he re.
tired a short times and then became
clerk of court. !
Columbia.-Wade Hampton Glbbes,
mayor Of Columbia, has been elect.
ed as president of the Audubon Soct
, ETY. of South Carolina. This announce.
ment was made by James Henry
Rice, secretary Of the society, who
was reelected at the annual meeting
held during : the state fair. Mayor
Gibbes was elected at the same time,
but the announcement OF his election
was not made until a few days ago.
Columbia.-"Persons should not be
permitted to hawk and peddle fake
and wildcat securities of swindling
concerns and thereby prey upon the
credulous and ignorant citizen" This
statement is rmade by R. M. McCown,
secretary Of state. in his. annual re.
port in recommending the supervision
of certain corporations, selling stocks
and bonds, by the state insurance
department or the state bank exam
liner. -. F. .lE
lUnion.-The Union County Medical
Society has elected the following of.
f1cers for this year: DR.. ]. H Ham
ilton, president; DR.. T. P. Kennedy,
first vice-president; DR.. o. L. P.
Jackson, second vice-president; DR..
Robert r. Berry, secretary and treas.
urer; Drs. M. w. Culp, T. P. Ken
nedy and S. G. Sarratt, board of cen.
sors. DR.. Robert R. Berry was cleo
ted delegate to the state medical 80
ciety, DR.. M, w. Culp being chosen
alternate.
Columbia.-The annual meeting Of
the state bar association has been
postponed from January IS and 10 to
January "a and Is. Judge Alton B..
Parker, the annual orator, having
found that 1t would be impossible
for him to attend on the dates orig.
finally set. .
Camden.-D. G. Fletcher, of West
vile, killed a hog a few days ago,
which weighed gross $50 pounds, and
netted $50 pounds. He made from
the hog Is gallons of lard and IS
pounds of sausage. The hog was of
the Poland China variety and was
about two years old.
Orangeburg.-A meeting will be
held in this city in the near future