The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-23
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor.

making an effort to secure for Flor
ance a Carnegie library. The council
committee will make a report on the
matter at the next regular meeting Of
council in the near future.
Columbia.-The inspectors Of the
state department Of agriculture have
been instructed to seize skinned con-
densed milk in cans containing less
than one gallon. The inspectors are
acting under the ruling Of the state
board of health. The ruling went into
effect in August.
Gaffney. - BY overpowering the
guard and taking his pistol from him
four convicts escaped from the county
changing near the Pacolet Mills. A
posse was Immediately organized
headed by Sheriff Thomas and Chief
Of Police Lockhart, who went in
search Of the escaped prisoners.
Kershaw.-During the process Of
q family quarrel John Hough Is alleg.
ed to have struck his father-in-law,
Reddick West, over the head with q
stick, breaking his skull. Mr.. West
is not expected to live. The tragedy
occurred about six miles from this
place. No particulars have been OBJ
tanned here.
Charleston.-The first, third and
fourth divisions of the Atlantic battle
ship feet will visit Charleston the
week of November II, In addition to
about twenty. smaller vessels. The
above divisions we're designed In a
letter received recently furnishing the
first definite information on the sub.
1ect. b..
Orangeburg.-In the Court Of Com
mon Pleas the case Of George W.
Hunt, which was a second trial and
consumed three days, resulted in a
verdict Of $1,000 for the plaintiff.
This suit was against the Southern
Railway Company for alleged injury
sustained, and when first tried a YER
dict Of $4,000 for the plaintiff was
rendered, whereupon a motion for q
new trial was made by the defence
and was granted by the Circuit Court.
Florence. - The ~dispensary. profits
for this county have just been pub
lished. The net profits for the four
dispensaries for the quarter was $45,.
1901. The city of Florence gets
$3.50, O33.24, the town of Timmonsville
sS,S69.35, the town of Lake City 81.
1884, 4. The county gets $18,o62.12,
The school fund $9,0S6.V7. Florence
also has reason to prode herself on
the freedom from abuse Of the priv.
ilege Of legally buying liquors by the
people.
Columbia Several members Of the
House Of Representatives Of the next
| General Assembly have received a
letter from George R. Rembert, a me1,
Der Of the Richland delegation and
Blease floor leader in the last House,
invited them to meet with him In the
Governors office on Wednesday Of fair
week to discuss probable legislative
measures for the good Of the state
which. will come up before the next
General Assembly. a. w.
Columbia. = Woodrow Wilson's
campaign expenses are to be paid by
public subscriptions by the Democrats
or else the Democratic party forfeits
it's greatest opportunity" said q mem
Der Of the committee. These are the
principles upon which the funds are
tn be collected, and the central COM
mittee in this county intends doing
all in its power to push the work of
the subcommittee, who in turn are
to convince the citizenship that each
individual should be a working unit In
the movement for good government as
promised by the Democratic party
platform.
Sumter.-The recent case Of alleged
assault in the Shiloh section Of this
county has been taken official notice
of by the grand jury. A special pre-
sentiment was handed Judge Spain by
that body. The presentment calls to
attention that the negro girls alleged
to have been assaulted were in the
custody Of the two officers at the time.
1t says that the jurors are informed
that the guilty parties "are barricad-
ed in a swamp in the neighborhood"
and that Magistrate Player reports
"he is unable to do anything in the
premises" because parties he has ap-
pointed to assist have refused to aid
him..
Rock Hill.-A number Of Yorkville
citizens came over to Rock Hill for
the purpose, 1t Is said, of sounding the
citizens in regard to their stand in
the coming election to determine
whether York County shall issue
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 for a
new court house.
Rock Hill.-Mayor John T. Roddey
In behalf Of the city Of Rock Hill,
signed a contract with the West Con-
struction Company Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, to lay sheet asphalt pavements
from the Southern passenger station
up Main street to the Hampton street
corner.
Columbia.-The Women's Mission
airy Union auxiliary to the Baptist
state convention will meet in Column
bia at the First Baptist church No
vember 1920. This means that about
400 women will be visitors to Colum-