The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-12
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The Latest News Of General Interest
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.

Anderson, president of the South
Carolina League of Building and Loan
associations, announces the program
me of the fifth annual meeting, which
is to be held at the Isle of Palms, be-
ginning Wednesday, June 10.
%Jonesville. - The John Hames
chapter of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy and the children's chapter,
which has been recently organized
held a joint meeting to celebrate JEFF
ferson Davis birthday. Five crosses
Of honor were presented to veter-
ans.
Moultrie Clement, candidate for the
Legislature; E. H. Towels, candidate
for magistrate of st Paul's Parish;
Mr.. Venning, Candidate for magistrate
Of Christ Church Parish; Crosskey
Royal, candidate for. magistrate of
James Island; Samuel ;. Padgett, can
didate at Ten Mile Hill.
Lexington. Fine showers have fall
len throughout the county during the
last few days, which are welcomed by
everybody, and especially the farmers.
Crops are growing rapidly and are in
a fine state Of cultivation. The stand
Of cotton is the best in years, and
while the crop is several weeks later
than last year the prospects are very
bright.
Union. - Swallowing a nickel,
which his mother had given him to
buy something with, little Guy Kirby
the four-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Landrum Kirby living in South I'm
ion, after being so nearly checked
that he could not eat any solid food
for FIVE days, was taken to Columbia
where he was X-Rayed and the coin
located.
Lexington - Fire of an unknown
origin destroyed the barn and stables
together with other outbuildings of
C. H. Roof, a prosperous farmer re-
siding about six miles from the court
house. Three wagons, two buggies,
harness, fertilizer and a large amount
Of food-all that was on the place
were totally destroyed, entailing a
loss a~ggregating 81, 500, with no in
surance.
Columbia. officials of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway company
have notified the railroad commission
that an investigation CT the conditions
at the Elmwood crossing here will be
started. The commission recently
condemned the crossing as a MANAGE
to public safety and directed" that it
be abated. The Taylor street cross.
ing on the Southern railway was al
so condemned.
Greenville. - At Park school Green
vile charter, No. So, United Daugh.
tiers of the Confederacy, tended a pic.
nice luncheon to the Confederate veter,
ans, the occasion commemorating the
birth of Jefferson Davis. It was n OF
the most pleasant affairs Of this ma
ture ever given in Greenville, and
the veterans and their families en-
joyed a day long to be remember
ed. ...
Columbia. - Allusion was made
to the abnormal condition obtaining
in the fine goods mill in New Bed
ford. The better conditions prevailing
in the print cloth and export mills
have not yet reached this type Of
goods, but conditions are getting bet
ter. Two new mills in South Caro-
lima, the Westervelt and the Duncan,
are Of this type, and those capable OF
judging say that there are none bet.
ter IT. tn world.
3 Columbia. - The special committee
.of the sinking fund commission left
New York to confer with bankers
relative to the refunding of the
state debt amounting to over $780,
900 as authorized by the Browning
measure of the last general assembly.
The members of the committee are
Lownds J.. Browning, chairman Of the
the ways and means committee Of the
house; Comptroller General Jones
and Attorney General Lyon.
Greenville. - The 5Sth session of
Furman university came to a close
with the graduating exercises in Jud.
son Alumni hall. The main points of
interest to the exceptionally inter
esting programme were the announce
ment by the board of trustees, the
comforting Of degrees, the announce
ment of winners of various medals
and the presidents remarks to the
graduating class.
Washington. Just before the Sen.
ate adjourned Senator Smith, of
South Carolina, secured the passage Of
his resolution authorizing the COM
missioners Of Horny County to con-
struct a bridge across Kingston
Lake, at Conway.
Columbia. The Supreme Court, in
a decision by the Chief Justice
Gary, has affirmed a verdict of $4,000
J $4,000 actual damage and $4,000 pu,
nitive damages, in the case of Henry
R. Geddings against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company and c.
E. Henry and Alger Howkins for dam.
6 received.
Newberry. - The subscription to
the capital stock Of the Newberry
County Hospital have now reached
about $4,000, and are steadily climb