The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor.

Abe Sanders, a negro, who lives on
P. B. Goods plantation in the Mount
Pleasant section Of Chester county,
was burned to death several days ago.
Allendale.-Theo. Best, a negro, was
shot and. killed by Dennis Williams,
another negro, at hot supper lee here.
Williams is still at large, but has been
located. - ~:
Chester.-At a meeting of the Wal
ker-Gaston camp, United Confederate
Veterans, J.. R. Simrill and Capt w.
H. Edwards were elected delegates to
the annual reunion in Macon, Ca,
next month. II. W. Hafner and W. 8.
Turner were elected a%lternates.
Hopkins.-This little town, has un-
dergone in the past several months
more changes than eve before in a
like space OF time. Several new build
ings in and around here are now in
the course of construction.
Columbia-Charlie Zimmerman, who
was convicted in Edgefeld county in
October, 1906, on the charge Of murder
and upon a recommendation to mercy
was sentenced to life imprisonment in
the state ~penitentiary, has been pa
rolled by the governor during good be-
havior. @
Mallory.-Farmers here are already
rapidly planting cotton. The acreage
has been somewhat reduced, but the
reduction in the amount of fertilizer
being used this season has been con
siderable. Many farmers have re-
duced by more than half, and 1t Is
thought the average reduction will
be more than one-third of the amount
used last year.
Edgefeld.-The Dairy Instruction
car Of the Southern railroad reached
Edgefeld on schedule time and two
series of lectures were given, those at
night being illustrated. J.. P. Ininerly
was In charge of the car as a repre-
sentative of the railroad and demon
strated the use of machinery in the
model dairy equipment.
Greenwood.-A most unsual event
in South Carolina court happenings
was the commitment to Jail here Of
Miss Belle Voc by order of Judge
Sease for contempt Of court. She was
adjudged in contempt Of court be-
cause she had refused to vacate Ger.
tain lands condemned by the town Of
Greenwood, such condemnation being
recently affirmed by the supreme
court.
sConway.-Dr. J. T. Howell, the
hook worm specialist who has been
conducting q campaign against the dis
Ease in this county for the past three
months, has finished his work and
will leave Horny within the next few
days. The doctor came to us some
time IN January under the auspices
Of the state board of health, and has
made many friends in the county,
who will regret to learn of his leay-
ing. During his stay here DR.. Howell
has had 1896 applicants and OF that
number he has treated 2,029.
Charleston.-At the %coroner's in
quest the chauffeur of E. w. Hughes,
whose touring car killed little Adell
Abrahams on King street, was exon.
Grated from all blame. The chauffeur.
Joseph harper, a negro, was declared
to have exercised all possible effort
in preventing the accident and that
he was not speeding the machine.
The accident is said to have been
caused by the child running into the
machine, rather than the machine
running her down.
Charleston. - Thrilling with the
warm pleasures of reunited comrade-
ship, yet tinged with sorrowful re-
membranes of former members,
whom death has removed from their
seats at the festive board, the 36th
annual reunion Of the Washington
Light Infnatry Veterans, held at their
armory, and followed by the annual
dinner at the home Of Mr.. Nicholas
Bischoff, was an event not soon to be.
forgotten by those who participated.
There are still surviving only about
a dozen members Of this command,
and nearly all Of them were gathered
together. In addition to the veterans
there was present the commissioned
officers Of the Washington Light In
fantry, National Guards.
Oharleston.-Mr. l.. c. A. Roessler,
who, several months ago announced
his candidacy for the Office of Sheriff
of Charleston county, has withdrawn
from the race in favor Of Mr. John P.
DeVeaux, who made the race against
Sheriff J. Elmore Martin four years
ago.
CoIumbia.-Among the depositors
when the Lexington Savings Bank
went into the hands Of a receiver was
the state ~penitentiary, which had
something like S22,OO0 and Governor
Blease meant this fund when he re-
ferred to the state having funds on
deposit in the bank.
Easley.-Piedmont presbytery con-
vened here with a sermon by Rev. W.
H. Frazer of Anderson. Rev. G. M.
Wilcox was elected moderator. The
ruling elder, j. w. Todd, was elected
clark Full reports from churches in