The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

Pyatt and J. A. Brourton.
Sumter.-Forty bales Of long staple
cotton were sold here in n day to
Hardy & Co. at Is IL cents per pound.
This makes a total Of about rs bales
sold here during the season.
Sumter.-The South Carolina West
ern Railway extended its track to the
site of it's freight terminal in this
city and in a few days will put on a
regular schedule Of trains between
Sumter and B%ishopv1lle.
Lexington. - AUNT Celia" Powell,
an old-time darby, died near Lexing-
ton, being found dead In her bed. This
faithful old woman had reached the
age Of about los years, it is said, and
had been living in this community
since the al
acknowledgements Blease sent
the following telegram to the county
dispenser at North Augusta: "1f you
consider it safe, open up and go on
with your business" 1t has been clos
ed on account Of the street car strike
in Augusta, Ga.
Columbia.-E. J. Jones was dismiss
ed as steward Of Confederate home.
No charges were preferred. Several
days g DR.. F. w. P. Butler, secre-
tary of the commission in charge Of
the home, sent for Mr.. Jones and
requested that he resign. Mr.. Jones
refused and the dismissal followed.
Columbia.-The South Carolina in
ternal revenue district came to an Of
fetal end several days ago with the
merging of the district with the Raj
eigh district in North Carolina. NAL
Micah J. Jenkins has been internal
revenue collector for nine years. 1t is
understood that a staff deputy of the
Raleigh Office will be located in Co.
lumbia. Who this appointee will be
has not yet been made public.
Florence.-The wounds Of Engineer
J. L. Wysong, who was injured in the
Coast Line wreck at Lone Star, a few
afternoons since, began to show signs
of blood poisoning and 1t was deter
mined to amputate the leg near the
hip Joint. For some time Mr.. Wysong
was in a very critical condition, u
has rallied and Is now doing very
we'll at the Florence infrmary.
Lexington. - Jacob B. Jeter, the
white man of Swansea, who was tried
in the general sessions court during
the first week and in whose case the
Jury failed to reach a verdict, is still
in Jail. It was thought that he would
be tried again last week, but the case
was not called. Jeter has been con-
fined in the Lexington Jail for nearly
six months. Jeter is charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Laurens.-At a meeting Of the citi-
zen interested in the recent effort to
obtain Chicera College it was decided
to begin at once a campaign for the
establishment of a girls college in
Laurens Notwithstanding the failure
to secure the Greenville institution.
The idea is to transfer the subscrip.
ton made to Chicora to a fund for
the institution for this city and to
this end the subscribers will be invit.
ed to transfer their subscriptions to
the latter cause.
Lancaster-Rufus Miller, the negro
who stabbed Perry Wright, another
negro, in the breast, inficting a
wound which, it is thought, will prove
fatal, having made good his escape
directly after the stabbing was appre-
hended by Constable Caskey, near
Antioch, six miles east Of here, from
which place he was Immediately
brought to Lancaster and lodged IN
Jail. The two negroes were disputing
over a very trivial matter, it is al.
legged, when Miller drew his knife with
the result mentioned.
Spartanburg. - The Chamber OF
Commerce of %Spartanburg is going to
raise $751; 900 each year for three
years. Part o fthis will be devoted
to the local organization and part to
the state chamber; provided the state
chamber is permanently organized. A.
W. McKeand, of Charleston, was pres.
emit at a meeting recently, and will
assist in raising the funds. The
money will be used to advertise South
Carolina in all sections Of the United
States, and the rest will be used to
advertise and advance Spartanburg.
Sumter. - Warrants have been
sworn out for the arrest of c. M.
Young, rural policeman, and Mack
Morris, constable of Magistrate F. L..
Player of Shiloh, in connection with
alleged outrageous conduct toward
two negro women, whom they had in
charge.
Newberry.-Dave Boazman, a negro
about 80 years old, was knocked on
the head at his home, a mile east Of
Silver Street, and died a short time
thereafter. Two white men, Joe
Clark Berry and VIM. v. Bledsoe, a
merchant, both of Silver Street, are
in jail, charged with the crime.
Spartanburg. - Rev. J. F. Harley
was reelected state superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of South Caro-
lima at a meeting of the headquarters
committee.
Saluda.-Owing to the threatening
weather and the busy season, the at
tendance upon the educational rally