The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-04
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Has Been Collected fo rthe Peo-
pile Of the State.

cha1ngang.
Orangeburg.-Chief of Police Jen-
nings, who went to brownsville, Ga,
in search of a negro against whom he
had strong suspicious as the party who
broke into the store Of the Lowman
Drug Company and took about $500
in cash several days ago, returned to
the city with the negro in his custody.
Columbia-Announcement was made
that the preliminary survey OF the
Georgia & Carolina railway between
North Augusta and Columbia has been
completed. The company was recent
ly chartered by the secretary of state
of South Carolina, James u. Jackson OF
North Augusta is the president OF the
company.
Lextington.-The Lexington County
Teachers association held its first
meeting during the scholastic year in
the Lexington high school building,
when Prof. Leonard T. Baker Of the
University of South Carolina, made an
address. The Lexington association
is strong in numbers and the attend
ance very large. .
Sumter.-Sumter is already actively
engaged in preparing for the enter
tainment of the thousands Of visitors
who will come to the Game Cock
City on November 29 to help celebrate
the formal opening Of the new South
Carolina Western Railway. Two spe-
T. cial trains, originating at McBee, and
; connecting with trains along the line,
will be run to this city on the above
, date. .s...
Yorkville.-Seldom, II ever, has
there been less cotton In the hands OF
producers throughout this section as
at present. The crop is estimated to
be about one-third less than last year,
and as a rule all the distress cotton
has been sold as rapidly as picked and
ginned, and it is said that 1t is q
rare case where ore and two-horse
farmers have any left on hand.
Edgefeld.-The ginnery, including
gin house, fifty cords Of wood, a thou
/ sand bushels of cotton seed, six or
seven bales Of cotton and several
small buildings, the property OF Mr..
r. T. Hill, were consumed by fire
recently The loss is estimated at S3''
O0O. There was no insurance. The
fire originated from a spark from a
nail that passed through the gin.
Rock Hill.-That Rock Hill will IN
the near future have a trained agr1'
culturalist to devote his entire time
to demonstration work is the conh'
dent opinion of Ira B. Dunlap, OF this
CITY, Mr.. Dunlap's plan is to arouse
interest among rs farmers in or lear
Rock Hill and secure a sum sufhclent
to employ a demonstration to give his
time to these farms. .
Yorkville.-Barn, stables, grainery
and one or two other buildings to-
gether with four mules, four or nVe
hundred bushels of corn, a years sup
DIV of forage, farming machinery n
tools belonging to DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright, and located just outside the IN
corporated limits, of Yorkville, was de'
stroyed by fire recently. The total loss
is estimated at about $1,000, less S1,600
insurance. Co..
st. Matthews.-Jas. Johnson, John
Hampton and Faniel, three negroes
who recently appeared at the bar aHa
pleaded guilty to various charges OF
house-breaking and larceny, n re-
ceiyed their sentences, broke jail and
made good their escape. In some way
a bar was secured by which the doors
were prozed open. One negroe by
the name of MILESTONE did not leave
with the f~ugitives, but remained to tell
the sheriff how it happened.
Beaufort.-When the entries for the
Democratic municipal primary closed
the following candidates had quallned:
For intendent, C.. C.. Townsend n
T M. Rhett; for commissioner OF pub
lie works, R. A. Long and r. r. Lee
care: for wardens, Sam Paul of Ward
/. Chas. Cohen of Ward 2, Thomas II.
Harms of Ward 3, G. l.. Tucker OF
Ward 4, A. L. Gage Of Ward B n f.
D. Raney Of Ward 6.
Columbia.-After the consideration
of routine matters and the election
Of officers the Woman's Missionary
union of the Baptist church which has
been in session here for four days,
adjourned to meet uext year at All
derson.
Walterboro.-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Colleton Coun-
nv Fair association was held recently
in the Office of the president, w. b.
Eruber. The condition of the assocla-
zion is very gratifying to the STOCK
a,olders. The fair which was held re-
gently was a great success in every
way. -.
MISUNDERSTANDING cotton market
veems to hold her place as the best
In this entire section. Besides $50
bales of Abbeville county cotton there
were 40 bales hauled from Greenwood
here in one day on wagons.
Columbia.-The number of licenses
on he books of G. Flavie Cooper, city
clerk. show an increase of 35S in the
number of new businesses in Column
bia to date over last year. The records
show that 1904 were issued last year,