The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
THE PALMETTO REALMS
News That Has Been Gotten Together
From Many Towns and Counties
From Over the State.

stores, offices and the Knights Of
Pythias and Masonic hall entailing {
oss of nearly $4,000, mostly covered
oy insurance. Owing to the snow
being on the ground and the intense
cold, there was considerable delay
n getting streams Of water playing
On the flames.
Columbia. The National Guards
Association of South Carolina, meet
ing here, discussed a number of mat
ters of Importance to the organiza
ton and elected Major w. B. Moore
Of Yorkville, president, and Capt. A
E. Legare, of Columbia, secretary. 4
smoker was rendered to the seventy
visiting officers by the Columbia of
fcers.
Columbia.-Dr. J. A. Hayne and DR.
LaBruce Ward will begin their course
Of lectures on public health and san
ttation at the University Of South
Carolina on February 6 at II O'Clock
in LeConte's college. Lectures like
these last year attracted wide atten
ton in the university and throughout
the state, and proved of utmost bene
fit to a basal cause in the well-beins
Of South Carolina.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the bud.
get of the commissioners of Ander
son county it will require $4,000 less
this year to run the county than II
did last year. 1t is estimated that
the cost to operate county this yeai
will be $1O4, 100. After making a de
iuction for the fines in the courts
Of the magistrates, the courts of gen
eral sessions and the Communication
road tax, the amount needed will be
reduced to $93,69e, which must be
raised by taxation.
Columbia. Commissioner z. ]
Watson, the president Of the Southern
Cotton Congress, was asked by reso,
lutions adopted by the Farmers Unior
here to go into other states and push
the campaign for cotton reduction in
acreage under the Rock Hill plan
Governor Blease has forbidden Mr..
Watson leaving the state again with
out permission, and it will be neces.
sary to get this for him to go, with
out disobeying the governors man
date.
Anderson.-The Greenville, Spar
tanburg & Anderson Railway has be-
gun the erection of its $4,000 freight
station in this city. The station is
being erected on the Reed & Ligon
lot on the corner Of Federal street
and Murray avenue, just in rear Of the
postofice. The work Of constructing
the several freight and passenge,
lines entering the city and approach
ing the terminals is progressing, anc
within a short while the tracks will
be in place. .
Wagener.-The newly sworn city
council decided not to charge any
town taxes for the past year mas
much as there is already a sufficient
balance in the treasury to u the
town for another year. This speaks
we'll for the former council, and will
be remembered by the taxpayers. A
modern school building is about com
pleted at a cost of $500 0 and each
citizen can pc'ut at this structure with
pride, for inueed it is an ornament
to any city. !.-..
Marion.-At the request Of the
state superintendent, J.. G.. Anderson
of Rock Hill, Mayor E. T. Wilcox has
recommended a committee, consisting
of J. D. Montgomery, chairman; S
W.. Norwood and n. A. Mcmillan, tc
take charge Of organizing Marion
county for the reduction of cotton
acreage. This committee is composed
Of enterprising business men, ane
likely Marion county will soon be
worked over in the interest Of the
movement.
Columbia.-"If the governor hat
evidence or reason to believe tina,
the law of this state was violated by
the merging Of the cotton mills, he
has failed to communicate the same
to the attorney generals Office. Be
sides, he has in no way indicated to
this Office any desire he may have
had to prevent or interfere with thu
merging ofthe mills in question. /
be or any one else has evidence OF
can indicate where the same may be
obtained, showing a violation Of the
antitrust laws Of this state, proper
proceedings will be commenced tc
enforce the law and the litigation will
be pressed as far as the means of this
office will permit" says the attorney
general.
Easley.-Prince Hill, a negro EN-.
ployed in the freight and express
rooms as porter Of the Southern Rail.
way Company, was arrested and
locked up On the charge Of stealing
packages from both Offices and also
for stealing and selling a railroad Ian.
tern.
Washington.-The following South
Carolina postmasters were nominated
by President Taft: E. M. Sloan al
Walhalla and John W. Dunoyant al
Chester. Their commissions will be
issued as soon a sthey are confirmed
unless there is opposition, and none
is known to exist at this time.
Chester.-At a meeting Of the
Chester Poultry Association it was