The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Me- S. Of SOUTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of News That Has
Been Gotten Together With Care
BY the Editor.

superintendent of education, returned
from Charleston, where he attended
the commencement exercises of the
Citadel. He said that the institution
had just closed one Of the most sue
cessful years in it's history. He prais-
ed The members of the graduating
class for the excellent work.
Lexington.-The residence of the
Rev. Faust Strother, a negro preacher,
near the Lexington fair grounds, to-
gether with it's contents was totally
destroyed by fire. One of his chill
dren, seven years old, persisted in the
flames, and his wife was so badly
burned trying to save the child that
she died.
C~olumbia.-At a meeting of the
board of directors of. the Associated
Charities society, Miss Bessie Ray Of
Atlanta was elected general secretary
of the organization. Miss Ray has
signifed her acceptance Of the posi-
ton and will enter upon the perfor-
nance of her duties at as early a date
as possible.
Columbia.-S. M. Clarkson, superin-
tendent of education for Richland
county, was suffering from a serious
sprain sustained while IN a tour Of
inspection in the Dutch Fork section.
Added to this injury, he found that
the school buildings IN the districts
he visited were inadequate in almost
every detail. In fact, he was enthusi-
astic only over the fact that the peo-
pie gave him a warm welcome.
Orangeburg.-The revival services
that have been held in the Methodist
church for the past two weeks were
concluded. The service are interde-
nominational and have been largely
attended. The preaching has been
done by Rev. DR.. Lamar Of College
Park. Ca, and the singing has been
under the direction of Mr.. Jones. DR..
Lamar has returned to his home for
a short vacation.
Camden.-While examining the car
bide tank on his automobile recently,
w. H. Dawes was seriously burned
about the face by an explosion of the
acetyline gas that had formed in the
tank and caught from the kerosene
lamps nearby. Although the skin was
made raw all ove his face by the ex-
affected. The wound is very painful
but rot serious.
Washington.-The house committee
on war claims has made a favorable
report on a bill to pay the heirs Of
Theodore Dehon of Colleton county
the sum Of $500 for 100 bushels Of
rice said to have been taken from
him curing the year 1865 and fed to
slaves by federal authorities. The
claim will now 90 to the senate and
it Is likely that Senators Tillman and
Smith will push it along there.
Kline.-Dr. Tom Hogg of this place,
while treating a sick mule, was kicked
in the face by the mule with both
feet, striking him to the ground. On
getting up and examining himself, he
found a deep cut on his forehead about
three inches long, the bridge of his
ose slightly fractured and bruised
about the shoulders. He took the first
train to Barnwell, where he received
treatment from a physician.
Darlington.-Albert B. Windham, a
Iellknown young white farmer of La
mar, after a hearing in the court of
Magistrate Pleasant Times War;, vas
put under a bond to appear in the Ses-
sions Court to answer an indictment
charging attempted assault on a we'll
known matron of the community in
which he lives. Only the states side
of the case was heard, but, Of course,
the testimony for the defendant may
entirely change the appearance Of the
prosecutions case.
Spartanburg.-A. B. Leach Of New
York, who heads the party of capital
lists who have recently become inter-
ested in the properties of the Electric
Manufacturing and Power company,
the concern owning the street railway
system of this city, the power develop
ment at CASTOR shoals, in Cherokee
county, and furnishes power for many
mills in this section of the state, will
visit Spartanburg, accompanied by a
party Of friends, many Of whom are
stockholders with him in the local
properties.
Sumter.-Laurel Roach, a negro,
about 20 years old, was found dead
in a field in which he was ploughipo
Death was pronounced due to an acc.-
dental discharge of a shotgun which
Roach vas said to have had with him
on The plough stock at the time.
Charleston.-Voluntary petitions in
bankruptcy were filed in the Federal
court by j. X. Shannon, of Jefferson,
Chesterfield county, and Thomas M.
Knox and Thomas P. Knox, doing bus
mess as the Mount Carmel Bargain
House, Of Mount Carmel, Abbeville
county. The customary orders were
taken in both these cases.
Crangeburg.-H. W. Dempsey of
Rowesville suffered the misfortune to
lose his dwelling house by fire. A
valiant fight vas made to save the
burning residence. Most of the con-