Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-12-18
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Has Been Condensed For Busy
People Of State.

parcel post depot, one. of 4O estah
lished throughout the United States.
was opened recently. Not for sew
eral days will the new department be
dunning smoothly.
Charleston.-The contract for the
erection of 60ton Ice plant for the
Consumers Ice Company, to be built
adjoining the present cotton plant on
Wolfe street, was signed recently by
the president of the company, A. w.
Witers. Work will begin on the con-
struction of the new plant as soon as
plans and specifications now being
drawn up are completed.
Columbia-E. C. Dreher, super!n-
tendent of the city schools, said re-
Gently that the new Logan school on
Elmwood Avenue was opened with
open al rexercises, followed by an in
spection by the public, The building
equipped cost something over S71 1,OOO,'
Mrs. Louisa D. Logan, widow OF the
late Charles Logan, whose bequest
made the school possible was pres
ent.
Charleston.-The Hon. F. G. Coch-
rane. Canadian minister Of railroads
and canals, after resting week at
Summerville, a resort village, %
miles from Charleston, left recently
for Augusta and Atlanta, in each OF
which towns he and his party will
spend one day. From Atlanta the
party will proceed direct to Ottawa
Canada, the minister's official resi-
dence.
Chester-The New Bendella or
Kings hotel at Laurens has been
leased by Henry c. Rohr, whose lease
on the Carolina Inn, the largest hos
telry in Chester, expires tn first OF
next month. Mr.. Rohr will open the
hotel in Laurens January 1, while T.
L. Eberhardt, owner of the Carolina
Inn will begin its operation under
his management on that date.
Columbia.-Each of the A demon
stration agents of the United States
department of agriculture and OF
Clemson College will prepare an agri'
cultural exhibit in his county for the
next state fair, according to resolu'
tions adopted here recently. Ihe
massage of the resolution was urged
before the state fairs executive com
mittee by R. /. Manning of Sumter.
,Anderson.-The third generator al
the Portman Shoals power plant on
the Seneca river. ten miles,from An
derson, owned and operated by the
Southern Public Utilities Company
ran away, causing the serious In
iury of two dynamo tenders and the
destruction of the power house Dy
fire. entailing a loss of $4,000 with
ont insurance. It is a serious incon'
yenience to the cities and marufac'
turing plants dependent upon the
plant for power.
Columbia.-Gold and platinum To
the value Of $500 were stolen from the
dental Offices of Drs. S. G. Gilmore and
P. y. Brooker recently. The reports
say that a professional gang OF thieves
who have been operating in Charlotte
and other cities lately, were in Column
bia and that the two doctors had
been warned to keep their Offices Sc
curely locked but did not heed the
warning in putting away stock. The
doors were priced open.
Columbia.-A resolution passed by
the Railroad Commission recently pro-
vides for separate compartments on
Interurban trains for whites and ne
groes. This does not affect cars that
are exclusively used for one or the
other race. Six months time is given
to comply with the order. 1t is under
stood the Piedmont & Northern Lines
in the up-country already have made
this provision. The only other Inter
urban system in the state at this time
is the Aiken-North Augusta Line.
Rock FIill.-Owing to continued in
ability to secure enough women to
operate the machines it has been de
cided to move the Carhartt overall fac
tory from Rock Hill to Atlanta. This
factory is a branch of the big one at
Detroit, Mich, and was established
here two years ago for the purpose OF
supplying the Southern trade. 1t is a
biz concern, with a weekly payroll OF
about $1,500, employing women al