The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-10
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
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Observation-Disclosures Taft named
John R. Tolbert, Jr., as postmaster at
Abbeville. tr.
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Greenville.-One hundred building
permits, representing $S9,112 were is.
sued from the city engineers office
during the first quarter Of the present
year, while los permits T issued
during the same period last4year, rep
resenting $110,S10, a difference of five
permits and s21,6Ss in favor Of 1911.
Orangeburg.-The annual meeting
of the Edisto Savings hank, OF, Orange
burg, was held at the banking rooms
Of the bank, and the election Of Off:
GERS we're entered into. The report of
President B. H. Moss was very graft.
flying and showed that the bank had
experienced the most prosperous year
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in its history,
coluTibia. The governors has grant.
ed a parole to Morgan Smith, who was
convicted In Hampton county In 1906
on the charge OF murder and ssent1enc.
ed to life imprisonment in the state
penitentiary upon a recommendation
of mercy. Since assuming Office the
governor has extended clemency in
345 cases.
Chester.-A none-suit was entered
In the case Of Chester county for
$3.50 against the s. A. L, railway for
the obstruction OF Pinckney street by
the defendants overhead bridge. The
court held that the obstruction COM
planned ¬ such as"was con-
templated by section 1875 ofsthe ciyi]
code. under which the action was
brought.
Columbfa.-Invitations to the recep-
lion to- be given the state officers, U.
DC, and the degelates from the var
lous chapters to the uneviling will be
issuedfat the capitol Mrs; Reed Ston.
ey and Mrs. CorneliaSE Fillmore Davidson
will compose a committee of two to
register the names of all delegates
and officers Of the U. D. C., and to give
them the invitations. ~ i
: zColumbia.-The supreme court in a
decision by Associate Justice Hydrick
reversed the Abbeville county court
and ordered a new trial in the case
of J.sH. Ferguson, who was convicted
on the charge of manslaughter for kill:
ing his father, John Ferguson The
young man claimed self-defense and
said that he accidentally shot his faith
or, who was abusing his mother. 80 ~
Barnwel. Long Henry" Moody
town marshal of Olar, shot and killed
Johl Mcdaniel, % years old, of Fair.
tax in a pistol duel at Olarr Marshal
Moody received serious wounds, n
bullet taking effect in his abdomen,
while another passed through one Of
his lungs and broke an arm McDan-
lei, who Is d native of Georgia, has
been living in this state several years.
Orangeburg.-The dairy special that
is being operated through this state by
the Southern Railway company, visit
ed this city and many persons visited
The demonstrations at the car and a
big audience greeted R. H. Mason, at
he court house when he lectured on
The Sanitary Production of Milk"
Mr. Mason isEone Of the special repres-
sntatives from the United States gov
ernment. s-.l.r
Anderson.-Henry PRESLEY, a neg
70, who shot and killed Tom Rice, an
other negro, about two weeks ago on
the public road in the Hollands store
section, was sentenced by Judge
Price to serve ten years. The jury re-
turned a verdict of mapslaughter.
Judge Prince" has dismissed all jurors
drawn to serve at the special term OF
criminal court, and is engaged in
hearing appeal cases from the magis-
rates and police courts.
Lexington.-By a vote OF, II to 0, the
residents of school district No. z,
voted to repeal the specialltax levy OF
:wo mills, which has been in effect
for two years. Only about one half
If the qualified electors went to the
polls, it is said. This was the second
selction held on the same question, 1t
being alleged that the ballot box was
stuffed" at the first election, and 1t
was declared that tie election was
Anderson.-For attempting criminal
assault on the wife of 4 prominent Far.
mer of Dean Station, this county, Feb.
ruary 26, last, William Reed, a negro,
must die in the electric chair at the
state penitentiary in Columbia, July
IL, next. "s.
Barnwell.-Georgiana Phenix, a col
bred woman about 81 years old, was
killed at Ashleigh, a station on the
Southern railway, a few miles north. OF
here, by a north.bound passenger train.
The coroner's jury found that the de-
ceased had come to her death by be-
ing struck and knocked from the track
by a Southern railway train.
Chester.-In the town election held
Rlackstock. Chester county, these