The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News Of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

Kingstree.-On July l rural routes
we're established at the Kingstree OF.
fee whereby the postofices Of Benson
and Zeb have been discontinued.
Columbia.-There are 50 many calls
from all parts of the state for anti
typhoid fever bacterin that the state
board Of health finds the demand can
not be met with the present limited
laboratory equipment
Observation-Disclosures York OF
Raleigh, N. c., is here, ready to begin
work on the $4,000 freight depot
which the Seaboard Air Line Is to
build on Maxwell avenue. The build
ing will be Of brick and will be large
| modern structure.
Landrum-R. G. Durham, the newly
| appointed postmaster for Landrum'
| assumed the duties Of the office July
/. Mr.. Durham succeeds the retiring
postmaster, G. G. Page, who held the
place for more than II years, and VINO
is popular in the community.
Kingstree.-The Office OF super1n'
| tendent of education was turned over
by Mr.. J. Graham Mccullough TO MS
successor, Mr.. Raymond N. Speigner,
who was elected over Mr.. Mccullough
by one vote at the primary election IL
August Of last year.
Yorkville. M. Benfeld lost
! $3.50 mule from the effects OF olood-
poisoning. The animal hurt itself
Just above the eye on a nail. When
it was noticed that its eye was almost
closed by the swelling, anti-blooe
poison serum was inserted, but the
mule died.
Columbia J. G. Boswell, U.
s. A., who was attached to the Nat
ional Guard establishment in South
Carolina, in the capacity OF instruc'
tor-inspector, until detached recently
because of the controversy between
the governor and the chief Of the
division of militia affairs of the war
department, was ordered to Virginia
Beach, Va, to inspect the Virginia
| brigade, National Guard.
| Columbia toward the pro-
vision of common Sunday school les
sons and literature for all Lutherans
in America, committee composed OF
the Rev. William Hoppe, D. D., OF Sa'
vannah, the Rev. H. A. Mccullough
and the Rev. Walter H. Greever, D.
D. of Columbia met in the Lutheran
Board of Publication building several
days ago.
/ Walterboro.-Huge S. Strickland
who was elected last fall as super1n
tendent of education for Colleton
county, took charge Of the Office or
the 1st Of July, he succeeds DR.. H. w
Blask, who has made an efficient OF
ficer for eight years. Mr.. Strickland
is a young man Of much energy and
ability and will give Colleton a strong
business-like administration.
| Greenyille.-The board Of trustee:
OF Chicora College adjourned recent
ly and after a meeting OF the execu
tive committee it was announced thai
no decision had yet been reached al
to a new site for the college. The
committee has appointed a sub-com
mittee who will open negotiations
with owners Of five of the proposed
sites, with a view to calling meet
ing of the committee later and max
ing a decision as to the selection O.
new. site.
Greenwood.-At a meeting Of thu
trustees Of the Greenwood publit
schools J. G.. Martin Of the Gray
/ Owings school of Laurens county wa:
| elected principal Of the James Leslie
grammar school. He has accepted
Miss Olive Dobson Of Gaffney, Mis-:
Mamie Elise Bolton Of Greenwood ane
Miss Matte Plowden Of Greenwood
were elected teachers in the public
schools. The trustees fixed Septem
Der Is as the date for the opening O.
the next session.
Walterboro.-At a meeting OF the
board of directors Of the Collector
County Fair association, the date To-
the next county fair was set for NO
vember Al, and plans were begur
looking to a most successful fair. r
NJ. Jeffries was selected as secretar!
and treasurer to succeed W. w
smoak, who has moved to Madison
vile, KY. Many matters Of impor
tance to the fair were discussed, ant
the prospects now are for most sue
cessful occasion.
Darlington-Prof. D. L. Lewis as
sumed the duties Of superintendent O.
education for Darlington county seV
eral days ago. He succeeded Mr.
Thomas E. Stokes who held the office
for the past two years. Mr.. Stoke:
will be the private secretary Of thu
Hon. William J. Ragsdale.
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