The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-23
FROM The PALMETTO STATE
News of General Interest Col
Iected From Many Towns and
Counties.

Hough, who is now IN the p~enltentlary
Tor safekeeping on a charge of killing
mis- father-in-law, R. K. West, and
beating his wife.
Orangeburg.-The clerk Of court of
Orangeburg county has received Off
cial notice of the revoking of the com
mission Of Robert H. Jones, cashier of
The Bank Of North, Orangeburg u
ty, as a notary public. No reason for
the revoking was assigned.
Columbia.-The Columbia Chamber
Of Commerce will put on a campaign
to raise a fund of s15,00O under the
direction of H. M. Weir. This was
decided on at a conference between
the officials of the Chamber and Mr..
Weir.
Mallory.-The weather during the
last two or three weeks have been
ideal for cotton picking and the farm.
ers here have made good s of 1t.
Some farmers are about through
picking and all have made good pro-
gress. The gins have been kept busy
and the buyers active.
Barnwell. - Barnwell, town and
county, was greatly shocked to learn
of the sudden death of William Gil
more Simms, clerk of court for this
county, at his residence on Marlboro
avenue, after a brief illness of one
week.
Dillon.-For probate judge IS polls
out Of 16 have been heard from with
the following vote: Joe CADET Davis
$50, B. F. Edwards 22S, A. X. Parham
211, F. Watkins 29S. AS the vote
shows there has not been a great deal
Of interest taken in the election. 1t
now appears that Watkins and Davis
will have to u over.
Ridgeland.-The returns form the
primary election to nominate a super
visor for Jasper county have come in
slowly. On the face of the partial re-
turns it appears that Jas. E. Gill and
G. L. Langford will run a second race.
MI. Gill has a good lead, but a second
primary will be necessary. Others
who ran were C. Kirby Smith, ]. R.
New and D. o. F1emming.
Charleston.-The past, present and
future of the Charleston AID Club were
gene over in various ways at the a.
nual meeting of that body, held in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
Reports were heard from various of.
ficers, the present state of the organ.
ization was presented and plans were
discussed for the work Of the club
during the next year.
Greenville.-In federal court a true
bill was found against Frank l..
Temp, Jr., Of Spartanburg, charging
him with sending a "black hand" let.
ter to Mrs. Emma Cash demanding a
sum Of money. The case Is docketed
for the near future and the trial will
attract large crowds to G~reenville on
account Of the prominence Of the PEG.
pie involved.
Mallory.-Malory in future will have
the benefit Of telegraph connection
with the outside world. The Western
Union has recently installed appara.
tus in the depot here and connected
up the wires. Heretofore all the tele.
graph service obtainable here had to
come through the Office at Latta or
the one at Bingham and them to
transmit by telephone or through the
mail to Mallory.
Columbia. - The old %dispensary
building here will be offered for sale
at public auction on November 4, &C
cording to an announcement recently,
by D. H. Means, the clerk Of the sink.
ing fund commission. The minimum
price fixed by the commission for the
property Is $500, G00. The terms of
the %purchurse are said to be more lib
sral than when the property was OF.
Tered for sale several months ago,
when no bidders appeared.
Lexipgton.-Henry Lewis, a negro,
was lodged in Jail by Sheriff Sim ].
Miller, charged with attempting. to
kill his wife with a pistol. Lewis had
been released from Jail on bond a few
weeks ago, he having shot Mike Hill,
another negro at CASTOR on campaign
day a few months ago. 1t was thought
for a long time that Hill would die,
but his recovery has been nothing
short Of a miracle in the opinion Of
physicians who are familiar with the
case.
Batesburg-The sixth annual fair
Of the Tri-County Fair association was
attended by a large and we'll satisfied
crowd. Every department is larger
and Of a better class than ever shown
here before.
Columbia.-At the annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Columbia,
Newberry & Laurens railroad, John
F. Livingston of Columbia was elected
vice president and general manager.
C. P. Seabrook was reelected as Sec
rotary and treasurer. Mr.. Livingston
has been acting president Of the road
since the death of w. G.. Childs last
May.
Gaffney.-The city council is adver-
Using for 5000 square yards of cement
sidewalks. The business section Of
the city already has paved sidewalks
and the proposed improvements will
$780, T-----