The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Paragraphs of General News That
Has Been Carefully Collected BY
the Editor For the People.

Shandon.-The town of Shandon
has grown greatly in the year 1911.
At the end of 1910 there were l02
residences it's corporate limits, ex'
elusive of the Epworth ~orphanagc.
Flcrence.-One of, the largest cock
ing mains ever held in the state was
pulled off at the cock pits in the
Mars Bluff section, the contestants
being North and South Carolina
birds. 4 .-., ,rH.'- ., %
Charleston.-A negro named Rich
ard Waring was arrested charge1
with the killing Of a negro on JOINS
Island four years ago and the break
ing into and robbery Of Mrs. Blake
L. Whites residence on Walter street
some time ago.
Florence.-In the case OF the ~.
cidental killing of the baby child OF
Crawford Hutchinson Of the: Effrg-
ham section, the coroner's jury f'ds
that Cade Stokes, a young white man
about IS years of age, is responsible
for the deed. ~
tClover.-A party OF negroes engag-
ed in gambling on the outskirts Of
town broke up in a row. AS q re-
suit Bub Adams is dead. John Stowe
is laid upsywith a broken leg n Ed
Orr is in Yorkville Jail, awaiting
II-..f ,lo,, 0F mrrdor 't- % ~. .
Observation-Disclosures Corey, a ne
gro boy, IA years of, age, was killed
by a shifting engine on the G. & W.
C. yards here while jumping on and
of the train. He had been waIne1
by the engineer of the, train to Keep
off the cars: TX,
Columbia. Taking the position
that the racing meet had been: con-
Guided, and that IL 3 public nuis-
ance" ever existed 1t Is now abated,
attorneys representing the Columbia
Racing Association, the state fair so
ciety and several ~indiydualsf led their
return in the supreme court, asking
that the Injunction proceedings be
dismissed
Aiken.-While resisting arrest and
in an attempt to wrest Policeman
Caddyss pistol from his hand, a negro,
giving his name as Wesley Garyin,
and claiming to be from Branchvine.
was shot in the right leg by the Of
icer. He IS held in the city lock-
up. The officers believe from the ne
gr6,s action that he may be wanted
elsewhere. 2tSsS
Columbia.s-The sentence Of Jake
Byrd, who was convicted in New
berry county IN January, 1903, on
the charge of violating the ~dispensary
law and given six months on THE
changing, has been committed by
the sgovernor.t to 2 fine OF $50 or six
months. The governor has extended
clemency in 321 cases since January
II.
,Charleston-The tax collections for
| Charleston county are $4,000 In ex.
cess Of the payment Of last year, up
to this date, showing q very satisfac-
tory and healthy condition Of the f.
nances Of the county. OF this amount
sos, 600 has been collected and s20,:
| 900 on county property in excess Of
the money which was paid into this
treasury department last year. s7G
. tCheraw.-The Atlantic Coast Line
Railroads good roads train was at
Cheraw. 1t is under the care Of MI.
Boykin, United States Government
road expert, who addressed the 1t
tendants and gave very good counsel.
This train has awakened a lively In
terest in its subject wherever it has
been and its visit to Cheraw will uii
doubtedly bear fruit.
Florence.-Train No. 213, the north
bound through freight on the short
cut division of the coast line, WIS
wrecked at Mall, near Fayetteville
blocking the main line and delaying
all trains about six hours. The
cause of the wreck was the splitting
of the switch. Twenty-Five cars pass
ed over the switch and several took
the siding, piling high and blocking
the main tracks. ~
Columbia. - Figures announced
from the state treasurer's Office show
that the fertilizer tax for the year
is $255,0s2, as compared with $780,
O9S for last year. The increase Is
about $4,000. The amount to be re-
ceiyed from the tax was expected to
reach $27O,0 900. The decrease was
caused by the low price Of cotton
The fertilizer tax fund goes for the
support of Clemson College and the
public work Of the institution.
Cheraw. Maston Fuller, negro,
suspected Of ire robbery OF, the store
of Mallny e. 20 here Decemher 27.,