The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-10
FROM The PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care BY the Editor.

shortest sessions eve held. Court
was in session only two day.
st. George.--The so-called Grace
faction. was injected into the sena-
torial, congressional and s~olicitorial
campaign meeting in st. George and
provoked a rather heated colloquy be-
tween George S. Legare and his op-
ponent, H. Leon Larsley.
Columbia.-A normal school for all
Sunday school workers in the Luther
an church Of South Carolina will be
held at Leesville July % to rs. There
will be three departments under the
charge Of Mrs. E. c. Cronk, Rev. A.
v. Goigt and Rev. E. j. Fox.
Darlington. - The tobacco season
for this market will open here July
II, and there will be three warehouses
in the business this year-Sydnor &
Stem, Milling Williams, and a new
concern, Mozingo & Jones-will buy
leaf tobacco in the Central brick
warehouse.
Conway.-A shout from J. A. Lewis,
county chairman, Everybody to the
oak, gentlemen" was the signal for
the assembling Of several hundred
citizens around a stand built about
the base of a venerable moss draped
live oak on the bank of the Waccar
nav, the occasion being the ninth
meeting Of the state political cam
paign. ~
Chester. l.. Mclean of Maxton,
N. c., a high school teacher OF several
years experience, has been elected
to succeed H. H. Scott as a member Of
the faculty Of the Chester High
school. Mr.. Mclean Is a graduate OF
Davidson College, holding both the
bachelor Of arts and the master of
arts degree. and comes recommended
as a most resourceful Instructor.
, Sumter.-The champer of commerce
Is satisfied that Sumter will be well
represented at the organization OF q
state commercial body to take place
in Columbia Tuesday, July 9. A spe-
cial will probably be run over the
Southern railway, leaving here at 1
o'clock and returning after the BAN
quet. The presence of the Sumter
band is expected to liven up the trip.
Columbia.-A well attended mass
meeting of the citizens Of Waverley
was held to consider the annexation
of that suburb to Columbia. The city
council was represented by Messrs.
Blalock, Keenan, and Stieglitz, each or
whom ably expressed himself as TO
the advantages that would be derived
by Waverley and the city, each one
taking up his branch in the manage
ment of the city government and to
what extent Waverley might expect
advantages.
Aiken.-A $4,000 stock company, to
be known as the Aiken Industrial
Company, has been formed and the
majority of, the stock subscribed to
take over the plant and business OF
the Southern Cotton OIL Company's
plant at Aiken, which was recently
purchased by j. T. Shuler, who has
been elected temporary president OF
the new company! In addition to OPP
Grating the oil mill and a ginnery, the
new company proposes installing an
ice plant, conducting a wood and coal
business and the building OF a fert1E
izer plant. s.,
Columbia.-Playing with a pistol IN
a restaurant at the union station sew
eral days ago, J. H. Alice Of Columbia
shot and seriously wounded Henry
Time Of Augusta, Ga. The shooting
is said to have been accidental. Alice
surrendered himself to the authorities.'
Time was shot once in the face. Medi-
cal attention was given him and he
was carried to a local infirmary
where he is said to be in a serious
condition. It is not thought that the
wound will prove fatal.
Cheraw.-Pee Dee camp, No. 227,
Woodmen of the World, held their an
nual picnic at Wilsonia, a beautiful
suburb of Cheraw. There was a fine
attendance of Woodmen who enjoyed
the spread presented them. Col. T. c.
Hamer, of Bennettsville, head coun.
selor of Jurisdiction for South Caro-
lima, delivered an interesting address
on Woodcraft. A number of addition
al speeches were made by local Wood
men. The day closed with a ball
game in which Cheraw, with Wilson
Coward pitching his usual good game,
easily defeated Ruby in seven innings.
Newberry.-Tom Marshall was shot
and killed by Coot Danzey. The kill
ing took place about a mile and a half
north of Newberry. Darzey shot Mar
shall four times.
Orangeburg-Orangeburg will have
it's second annual booster trip this
year, so say the directors of the Or
augsburg chamber Of commerce. Sol
Kohn, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, has appointed the following
committee to have the automobile
booster trip in Charge: NJ. o. Dantz-
Ter, chairman; Leonard Bennett, Cecil
R Cutler, Ueolton Zeigler and A. H.
Marchant, commercial secretary.
Darlington.-Work on the new post
office building is progressing nicely.
The building is located on Pearl St.,
and is being erected at a cost of
$4,000.
Manning. Harry Lloyd, a young
white man, IS years old, while clean