The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-27
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Bee, Condensed For the
People Of the State. q,

Sumter. - Sumter's campaign to
raise $4,000 in three days for the as
sured support of her Chamber OF, Com
merce for three years started with a
vim with a Zig rally of citizens at the
Academy of Music.
Kershaw.--Fire Of unknown origin
partly destroyed the plant OF the Rer-
shaw mill and totally destroyed the
meat and seed houses, including $4,000
tons o. c%ottonseed. The loss is esti-
mated at between 100000 and $4,000,
partly covered by insurance.
Pendleton.-Recently a company Of
about 80 people assembled to witness
the unwilling Of a marble shaft to
mark the "IIopewell-Keowee" church.
This was the Presbyterian church
founded by Gen. Andrew Pickens and
Col. Robert Anderson, about 1888 or
1889.
Collmbia..-Charging that W. Boyd
Evans, plaintiffs counsel, was guilty
Of unethical practice in writing per-
sonal letters to jurors and enclosing
them cards to a social club in which
he Is an officer, Barron, Moore, Bar
ron s Mckay, defendants attorneys,
made a motion in the United States
court before Judge H. A. M. Smith,
to SCI aside the verdict Of $4,000 rem
dered in favor Of W. D. Sturgeon.
Greenville.-The Presbyterians of
Greenville will at once launch a cam
paign to raise 100000 for a new. dor.
mitoIy for Chicora College. This was
determined upon at a meeting held re.
Gently in the First Presbyterian
church. Tie trustees have voted IN
animously 10 keep the college on its
present site, and the citizens have de-
termined to give the institution an
equipment adequate to its needs for
present ant future. Y.
Newberry.-Pick Odell constable for
Magistrate Aughtry at Whitmire,
brought two white men. named r. s.
Peigler and John Norman to jail.
charged with assault and battery upon
Conductor Deadwiler of freight train
No. 81 on the SeaDoard, and he
brought three others-John Lindsay,
Kinard Williams, and Jim Gregory
who are said to be also implicated In
the affair, which occurred at the coal
chute in the town Of Whitmire. p
Dillon.-A negro by the name OF
Bige Leggett was shot and killed on
Jonathan Lewis place, near Folk, by
another ne gro named Sher Floyd.
Bige was carving a negro woman IN
the face, who was a relative OF Sftep
Fioyd's wife and as soon as Sflep
could get to the scene he took the
wonlan's Part with the above result.
Bige was advancing on Siep and
threatened to kill him. Sheriff Lane
has placed shep Floyd in Jail.
Lancaster-The town council here
is taking The preliminary steps look
ing 10 the installation of a complete
system Of sewerage in the town. The
n. s. Jaudon Engineering company
has Just completed a survey and maps
showing where the sewer pipes, man
holes and flush tanks will be placed.
The cost will be between $4,000 and
$4,000. Agreements for rights OF
way for sewer lines are now being cir
culated .for the signatures OF property
owners. .~
Union.-Mayor T. C. Duncan has
appointed R. P. Harry, T. L. Estes and
J. F. Mcclure members of the city
board of health to fill vacancies. DR..
s. G. Sarratt is president Of the board.
The board of health is making every
effort to keep the city in good sanl'
tary condition and statistics kept show
that the efforts are meeting with sue
cess. An innovation in the work OF
the board Is an arrangement by which
the physicians here will devote an
hour each week to an inspection OF
the city schools.
Greenwood.-The barn at Maxwell
farm at Connie Maxwell orphanage
was destroyed by fire recently. 1t
caught from an engine used in driv.
ing the corn shredder. Splendid work
was done by the boys in an effort to
put out the fire, but it was not pos
sible to do so. Besides the barn a
quantity Of corn, slower and other
feedstuffs were burned, also corn har'
yester and binder. The barn was val
ued at $500 with $500 insurance. The
total loss will approximate $4,000
with the $500 insurance loss to be de-
Quoted.
Jonesville.-The ginnery OF the Free
Ginning company, located about three
miles from town, was burned. A
quantity of cotton seed and a number
of bales Of cotton were also burned.
There was some insurance on the
plant and cotton. The net loss has not
yet been determined.
Saluda.-The damage to the Angus
ia Northern railroad caused by the
rains of the last week or two has
been sufficiently repaired that the
regular schedule Is being made to
Ward and return. The congested
freight conditions are being rapidly
relieved. -
Lexington.-In the Common Pleas
Court Judge Ship presiding, M. j.
Frick and J.. D. Frick were awarded