The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-27
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
A Column of State News That Has
Been Condensed BY the Editor
For the People.

Harris is In jail, having surrendered
Just after the shooting.
Charleston.-The Charleston Post
office has recently been made by the
department at Washington the distrib-
uting centre for all Office supplies, sta
tionery, etc., for the postofices In the
state. The new duties will entail little
extra work on the present Office force.
Lexington.-The splendid weather
conditions Of the last few days has
caused the farmers to haul fertilizer in
large quantities, and many people are
coming to town. The roads are drying
off rapidly and the fields in the sand
belt will soon be dry enough to plow.
Dillon.-Court Of general sessions
convened here. Judge Wilson of Man.
ming presiding. There are a number
of cases on the roster which are ex-
pected to consume considerable Of this
sessions time. Several Of the Marion.
bar are here.
Lamar.-The roads in this part Of
the Pee Dee section have been In
worse condition this winter than ever
before in the recollection Of the old
est inhabitants" After several days
Of sunshine, they are beginning to dry
up and much improvement is noted.
Columbia.-The sinking fund com
mission met at the state house when a
number of matters of routine nature
were discussed. The. meeting was
postponed on account Of a lack OF
quorum. The loans by the commission
were apportioned among the counties.
Greenville.-At a meeting Of the
state crop pest commission, held at
Clemson, the quarantine on baled and
compressed cotton from boil weeyil
territory was raised. The rules and
regulations governing other material
will be adopted about April l.. This
INFORMATION was given out by Prof. A.
F. Conradi. \
Lexington.-The steel bridge across
the Saluda river at Wyse's ferry,
which was erected about a year ago,
has been damaged by the freshet, the
east end having been moved by the
rushing waters, which ragged for AZ
hours. Great quantities Of timber and
rubbish came down the river In such
irresistible force that 1t seemed that
the whole structure would go down. -
Columbia.-W. H. Coleman, sheriff
for Richland county, has In his posses.
sion a freak calf. The calf Is about
one week old and appears to be nor
NAL and healthy in every respect ex-
cept that it has no eyeballs and but a
very short tail. The eye sockets are
/ there but there are nc eyeballs. The
calf is at Mr.. Coleman's plantation
about five miles from Columbia.
Columbia.-D. J. Griffith, superin.
tendent; A. X. Sanders, chairman OF
the board Of directors, and A. W. Todd,
architect of the State penitentiary left
for Raleigh and Richmond to inspect
the electric chairs at the two state
prisons. An electric chair is to be
established at the state penitentiary
here within 80 days. The trip is be-
ing made to secure information.
Orangeburg.-T. Y. Jackson, who
has been living in this city for a short
time, was arrested by local authorities
upon a warrant charging him with for.
gerry. Jackson Is wanted in Dorches.
ter county to answer the charge OF
forgery. 1t is charged that Jackson
went under different names, some OF
which were Jack Johnson and Richard
Roe. He is married.
Newberry.-At a meeting OF the
chamber of commerce the following
officers we're elected to serve the en-.
suing year: Jno. M. Kinard, president;
J.. P. Shealy and w. G. Mayes, vice
presidents; C. T. Summer, treasurer;
board of governors, the officers above
named and ]. B. Mayes, C.. D. Weeks,
S. L. Duncan, S.. E. Summer, l.. W.
Jones and E. H. Aull. r.
Spartanburg.-Charles H. Barber.
the Spartanburg broker convicted OF
breach Of trust and sentenced to two
years imprisonment, who surrendered
to the sheriff here, has decided to
serve his term on the county chain.
gang and will be taken to the convict
camp in the lower part Of the county
Barber was visited in Jail by many of
his friends.
Columbia.-The governor, following
the election by the Richland dispen-
sary board, has commissioned the fol-
lowing dispensers for Richland county:
w. P. Swygert, s. P. Cooper, R. T. Cor
bett, ]. CARTRIDGE, H. H. Frost, F. w.
Seegers, H. E. Watts, H. A. Lindfors,
R. L. Steele and D. H. Goble.
Darlington.-All the doctors in the
city were kept busy fighting an cpl
demic of ptomaine poisoning which
threatened the lives of more than 80
people, many of whom are of the most
prominent families. The poisoning
was wholesale and was caused by
drinking milk.
observation-disclosures officers have
returned to the city from the mountain
section, where they destroyed ten
stills. The raiders were in the hills
during the great freshet of the latter
part Of the week, and experienced diff
ficulty in getting back to the city. No