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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OP VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Rev. E. M. Lightfoot has resigned
the pastorate of the Orangeburg
Baptist church and will accept the
position of pastor of the church at
North Augusta.
J. E. Harris was instantly killed
in Pickens last Wednesday by his
horse running away and throwing
him against a telephone pole. He
was twenty-three years old, and his
home was in Charlotte.
The engine of a saw mill plant at
Walnut Grove, Spartanburg county,
exploded from some cause last
Thursday. Francis Harrison, an 18year-old
boy, was killed, and Harley
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Crew was pernaps iaiaiiy uijurcu.
All the legislative candidates in
Florence county favor prohibition,
so that county will have a prohibi,
tion delegation, no matter who is
elected. H. M. Ayer, of the Florence
Times, was a dispensary man
two years ago, but now he favors
State prohibition. j
Two Die in Wreck.
Americus, Ga., Aug. 23.?The mutilated
remains of Engineer O. J.
Gilstrap and his colored fireman,
Ezekiel McKenzie, killed in the
wreck of Seaboard train No. 74 west
of Americus at 1 o'clock this morning,
were brought to Americus
j where both resided, and prepared
for burial.
Engineer Gilstrap's train was the
v through freight and passenger from
Montgomery to Savannah. Owing
to the torrential rains a few hours
previous, Engineer Gilstrap was
feeling his way carefully through
I the treacherous hills of that region
and ran upon the death trap without
> receiving previous warning. The
track was entirely undermined by
the torrent rushing down upon it,
leaving the rails and* crossties apparently
intact and safe as seen from
the engine. That the train was running
slowly is evidenced by the fact
that none of the cars or coaches
were derailed and none of the passengers
injured, only the engine
turning over.
Peculiar Homicide in Anderson.
Anderson, Aug. 21.?A peculiar
homicide occurred here when Floyd
Tucker was killed by Harry Thompson,
both colored. Thompson was
employed at the plant of the Anderson
Ice Company. Tucker visited
the plant to get a load of ice. The
two became engaged in a controversy
because one of the blocks of ice
they were loading fell on Tucker's
foot. Tucker cursed Thompson se
verely,so it was said at the coroner's
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inquest w Hereupon muiuyovji
clinched him. They were separated,
, but got together a few minutes lai
ter. Tucker had an iron rod in his
hiu&ds, and dealt Thompson two or
three blows. Thompson had a coca
cola bottle in his hand, and rapped
x Tucker over the head three times,
t$e third strike shattering the bottle
to pieces. Tucker arose from the
ground where he was knocked by
Thompson and got in his wagon to
drive off. Soon after getting in the
wagon he became unconscious, and
was hurried to a drug store for attention.
He died two hours later
without regaining consciousness.
Thompson is in the county jail.
Commits Suicide in Hotel.
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 19.?Leaving
a note to the affect that she was
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weary ana urea 01 me, bub. a. o.
Abrahams, of Huntsville, Ala., a
guest of a local hotel, fired a bullet
into her brain early this morning
and ended her life. The deceased,
who came to Asheville three weeks
ago, had been in poor health for
many years. The suicide was not
discovered until (7 o'clock this morning,
when her husband arrived on
a morning train. He found his wife
lying dead on the floor, dressed in
full street costume.
Riot Among Regulars.
Atlanta, Aug. 19.?Police reserves
were called to the terminal station
to quell a riot that broke out among
the companies of United States regulars
en route from Fort Slocunv to
the Pacific coast. When the local
police officers were unable to curb
the soldiers a call was made upon
Fort McPherson for troops and Capt
Bankhead with a company of regulars
responded hurriedly.
The trouble started early in the
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aiternoon, wnen a auiuuei ui mc
soldiers en route to the Far East
broke out of their cars, which were
on the side track at the terminal
station and, it is said, began annoying
passengers entering trains. Officer
Hill of the local police force
knocked two of the soldiers down
and then the trouble became generral.
Col. Thompson of the Gulf de.
partment was notified and responded
and later Fort McPherson was
called upon.
During the fighting a soldier named
Frank Smith was seriously stabbed
and is now in a local hospital.
Joseph Bleak, another soldier, was
placed under arrest.
At 6:30 the officers had the men
under control and under guard in
their cars and it is believed the
guard is sufficient to prevent further
toruble.
The wildest excitement prevailed
at the terminal station during the
riot and many women became hysterical.
GOVEROR ANSEL RE-ELECTED
Smith Leads for Senate?Boyd Defeats Thompson,
Jones Defeats Brooker?Swearingen Leading
in Supt. of Education Race.
Columbia, August 26.?Latest returns from the
primary throughout the State up to two o'clock
this morning give the following results:
Tn ib p rapp fnr the TTrriterl States Senate. E. X). I
Smith is leading, with John Gary Evans second
and R. G. Rhett third. Johnstone is fourth man,
and it is hard now to say whether the second race
will be between Smith and Evans or Smith and
Rhett. It seems practically certain that Smith
will be in the second race.
For Governor, Ansel is elected. He will defeat
Blease by 15,000 to 20,000 votes.
Boyd is re-elected adjutant and inspector general,
defeating Col. Henry T. Thompson.
Jones is re-elected comptroller general, defeating
Brooker by a large majority.
Swearingen, the blind man, is leading for State
simerintendent of education, having made a re
markable run. The second race for this office will
be between Swearingen and Mellichamp.
For railroad commissioner, Caughman is leading,
with Cansler and Summersett not far behind.
It looks like the second race is between Caughman
and Cansler.
J. 0. Patterson is elected to congress in the second
district. He carried Edgefield by a big majority,
Aiken the same way, Barnwell by about
five to one, and divided the vote equally in Hampton
with Smith.
Aiken is leading for re-election to congress
against Boggs. ,
J. E. Ellerbe is also ahead for congress in his
district, but there may be a second race between
Ellerbe and Ragsdale.
L>. E. Finley also leads for congress in his district,
but there may be a second race between Finley
and Butler.
" Byrnes is away ahead of Graham and Davis for
solicitor, and he may be elected without a second
race.
The weather has been very bad, and returns are
coming in very slow, but from the figures received
the above results are about correct.
RESULTS IN BAMBERG- COUNTY.
In this county a good vote was polled and much
interest taken, although the election passed off
quietly. C. W. Garris and W. L. Riley are elected
as members of the house of representatives; J.
B. Hunter defeated E. C. Bruce for Sheriff; G. P.
Harmon defeated G. W. Garland for Judge of Probate;
J. B. Gillam wins for Coroner over J. H.
Zeigler; Jno. F. Folk defeats A. L. Kirkland for
Treasurer; J. B. Kearse defeated A. G. W. Hill for
Supervisor; D. W. Phillips and H. J. Bellinger are
elected County Commissioners. Our table on another
page gives the vote by clubs. Edisto and
SkTvmn or+nixrn liaw nnf hppn hparrl from, hilt their
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vote will not change the result. Patterson ran
- away with Smith for Congress, and Byrnes got a
fine vote for Solicitor, although Graham ran
ahead.
RACES FOB MAGISTRATE.
Following is the result of the primary in the several
races for magistrate in Bamberg County:
BAMBERG.H.
D. Free?Bamberg, 246; Clear Pond, 26; Midway,
24; total, 296.
W. W. Lightsey?Bamberg, 84; Clear Pond, 3;
, Midway, 7; total, 94.
Free elected.
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XJ. jCX, Xliauuaiu jjuxuuiut^ L-i. , J.A.VUXUVJ J-V , vwv~?
80.
J. C. Hiers, Jr.?Ehrhardt, 94; Kearse 3; total,
97. !
J. H. Kinard?Ehrhardt, 23; Kearse 7; total, 30. j
Second race between Hiers and Brabham. I
OLAR. !
W. B. Chitty?Olar, 85; Go van, 34; Colston, 29;
total, 148.
J. H. Chitty?Olar, 54; Go van 7; Colston, 11:
total, 72.
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FISHPOND. ;
T. J. Rentz?Fishpond, 2. <
D. T. Rhoad?Fishpond 13.
J. W. Steedly?Fishpond 20.
J. W. Zeigler?Fishpond 22. <
No report from Edisto, so it is not known who
will be in second race. v ;
DENMARK. ;
S. G. Ray?Denmark, 194; Hightower's Mill, 25; J
Lees, 20; total, 239. Ray had no opposition. !
MAY PAY A BIG FINE.
Smuggling Disclosure Proved Sensation
of the Day.
Chicago, August 20.?The story
printed yesterday telling of an attempt
to smuggle $80,000 worth of
art objects into America by Mrs.
Emily Crane Chadbourne, for "Mrs.
Jack" Gardner, of Boston, proved
the sensation of the day in Chicago.
All day long Mrs. Chadbourne was
kept in seclusion by her brother-inlaw
E. A. Russell, in Lake Forest.
She was in the house most of the
day, but in the afternoon took a
long automobile ride. She denied
herself to all callers and her friends
relatives, with the exceDtion of
her father, R. T. Crane, declined absolutely
to comment on the case in
any way.
In Boston "Mrs. Jack" Gardner
wes equally invisible until late at
night, when she consented to talk
for publication. She denounced the
customs officials, declared she did
not know Mrs. Chadbourne was going
to bring the things to America,
and by inference declared she was
not in any way rsponsible for the
plight in which Mrs. Chadbourne
finds herself.
A different view of the matter is
taken by the relatives of Mrs. Chadbourne.
The $70,409.18 exacted by
the treasury department as duty and '
penalty was produced by the relatives.
It is not at all likely however,
that Mrs. Gardner will be permitted
to evade payment of this sum '
and should the government impose 1
a further possible penalty of eighty
?->^ Mre dardner. also l
tuuuoaxiu uvAimw) a?*aw? v*?*? 7 _
will be forced to settle the little
account.
"I don't believe it," said Mrs.
Gardner in Boston last night. "They
would not dare to go as far as that,"
when told that the authorities had j
seized the entire lot of art treasures ;
imported by. her friend, Mrs. Chadbourne.
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"I thought the whole matter was
settled, and had no idea it was to ]
become public like this. Why didn't 4
that customs man, who came to see ]
me ten days ago, send me word first ]
before giving it out like that story ]
yesterday?" i
"Any way I don't believe it. The j
customs department has always per- i
secuted me, and I have paid thous- ]
ands of dollars duty upon objects of <
art, as a result of their impositions." y
Still affected by the surprise he j
received from reading the account ]
of his daughter's entanglements ana t
overwhelmed with demands for. an
explanation, as to who paid the $70,- c
000 to the customs officers, R. T. j
Crane, at his summer; home at Lake
Geneva, declared a statement that g
was telephoned to his Chicago home, t
and was given out by his secretary.
Later it was said that it had been s
prepared in haste, and that as a
matter of fact, the man knew little i
about Mrs. Gardner's art treasures
and nothing about Mrs. Chad- c
bourne's part in the bringing of t
them to this country until the story
came out yesterday morning. f
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Third Receiver Desired. I
Union, Aug. 19.?To-day B. F.
Townsend, an attorney for a large 8
number of the stockholders and de- 1
positors of the People's bank, which
went into voluntary liquidation on 8
August 4, and for which Judge Hy- 1
drick appointed as receivers B. F.
Arthur and W. H. Gist, will go be- i
fore Judge Hydrick and ask that H. 1
B. O'Shields be appointed as addi- *
tional coreceiver. *
This action was taken last week t
as the result of a number of those c
directly interested being dissatisfied 1
with Judge Hydrick's first order, as
B. F. Arthur was president of the c
People's bank at the time of its go- a
ing into liquidation, and Mr. Gist a
cashier of the Bank of Carlisle. S
Strong, Manly Defense. t
In his argument against the "spec- ^
ial box" resolution before the county
Democratic executive committee
on Saturday, Hon. J. William Thurmond
took a strong and manly stand
for prohibition in our town and
county. He stated that he was an ?
ardent advocate of the dispesary and ^
believes now that it accomplished ?
much good in closing up the bar- *
rooms throughout the State, but I
since prohibition has been tried ev- ^
ery one is compelled to admit that I
conditions have improved tremend- *
ohisly. Mr. Thurmond stated that *
In his judgment not one twenty-fifth 1
as much whiskey is sold now as was
sold before prohibition went into ef- 1
feet. a
He stated further that a farmer a
who resides some twelve miles above c
Edgefield recently told him of the 8
very marked improvement in the *
conditions upon his farm since the 8
legal sale of liquor was abolished. v
Whereas formerly when his tenants J
came to Edgefield and purchased a 1
supply of liquor from the dispensary 8
he could scarcely manage them, 8
while now they give him no trouble. E
?Edgefield Advertiser. a
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Big Cucumber.
Wouldn't this jar you? And likewise
double you up? A cucumber
26 inches long! That is the kind c
raised this year by Mr. N. F. John- ?
son of Floyd township. He brought c
one in on Saturday that was 20 in- n
ehes long, and said he had gathered s
one 26 inches and another 26^. a
The circumference is about the same ?
as a cucumber of the common kind, b
Mr. Johnson's son brought the b
seeds of this new variety when he l]
returned from a visit to friends in ?
Oklahoma last Spring. It is used
for pickling, and after standing in a
vinegar tastes all right. Mr. John- a
son has never tried any of them just p
3ff the vine; he is not very fond of t
encumbers anyhow.?Newberry Ob- v
lerver. ii
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered Ail Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, August 24.?On Friday
of last week two darkies were
killed by lightning in the McLaurin
section of Colleton county. They
were employed in work on the public
roads.
Some eight or ten bales of new cotton
have been sold to the merchants
of our town.
We have had several fine showers
of rain lately, which will help our
feelings as well as the crops in general
Wa werp srptt.ine verv drv.
Mr. Joe I. Copeland's residence on
Broadway is going on towards completion,
under the orders of contractor
Ellzey.
Mr. I. D. Copeland and wife, and
Mr. F. H. Copeland and wife spent
last Sunday with their father, Mr.
Joe I. Copeland.
The Ehrhardt colored base ball
nine went to Olar last week to play
a match game of ball with the Olar
colored team. Only five innings
were played. The score stood nothing
in favor of both nines.
Mrs. Haigler, of Cameron, is
spending some time with her daughter,
Mrs. Ada Copeland.
Mr. E. C. Bruce, of Bamberg,
Bpent Sunday night with Mr Henry
Ehrhardt. JEE.
News from Smoaks.
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SmoaKS, Aug. za.?riease aiiow
me space in your columns to give
poj a few dots.
Fodder pulling is over and cotton
picking has begun.
There was a fish fry picnic at the >
Liston old river yesterday (Friday)
Amgust 21. There was a good many
people there. They had plenty of
3am, rice, and chicken, but not
much fish. Among the off vsitors
were: Mr. and Mrs. Willie Westpury
of St. George; Mr. Aaron Varn
ind two little sons, of St. George;
VIr. Joseph Murray and sisters, of
3t. George; Master Byrd, of Branchrille;
Mrs. Sara Stokes and little
srand daughter, Ruby Byrd, of
Branchville; Mrs. Alice Odum and
;wo children, of Augusta, Ga.
Misses Virginia and Lulie Connor,
>f Smoaks, are spending a few weeks
n the mountains of North Carolina)
Misses Cora and Jessie Connor, of
Imoaks, have recovered from an atack
of typhoid fever.
Mr. Philip J. Liston is still on the
lick list with typhoid fever.
Mr. Gus Sauls, of Smoaks, is very
11.
Mrs. Alice Odum and two children,
>f Augusta, Ga., are visiting her siser,
Mrs. J. M. Raysor.
Rev. John H. Graves preached a
l.ne sermon Sunday last - at Green
3ond M. E. church. Mr. Graves will
eturn to his home to-day.
Master Byrd, of Br&nchville, is
ipending some time with his sister,
drs. George Jennings, of Weeks.
Miss Lula Hiers, of Allendale, is
pending some time with her cousin,
Aiss Mamie Hiers, of this place.
Mr. Lonnie Hiers, of Angusta, Ga.,
8 spending some time with his
nother, Mrs. Sallie C. Hiers, of
Jmoaks.
Mrs. J. M. Raysor and sister and
wo children spent the day Wedneslay
with their cousin, Mrs. Sallie C.
iiers.
Mrs. Lizzie Smoak and grand
laughter, Mrs. George H. Smoak,
md baby, spent Thursday with her
luntie, Miss Fanny C. McAlhany, of
Jmoaks.
Mrs. Sara Stokes and grand daugher,
of Branchville, are visiting Mr. ,
r. R. Risher, of Smoaks.
BROWN EYES.
Preparations for Great State Fair.
Columbia, Aug. 19.?Preparations
ire being rapidly completed for the
Jtate Fair to be held in this city on
)ctober 26-31. The officials have
>een busy for some weeks on the
u ? -1tVintmonHo nf nrn> 1
rreiiwiiiaiic;d auu iuuuuu^^ r.v
>rram9 have been shut out. These
>remium lists show that the list of
>rizes offered are larger and better
han ever before and there are a
lumber of new features.
For instance the racing departaent
has been very much enlarged ;
ind the entries include horses from
ill over the country. The fair soiety
is now a member of the South- i
tastern circuit and the dates have :
?een so arranged that an owner of
i string of horses can visit each
Itate fair and thus have a chance to
aake expenses for a trip in this sec- i
ion. The racing committee has al- j
o arranged to have an official
tarter who will see that there are i
to delays so aggravating heretofore i
,nd the rules will be strictly enforcd.
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Objectionable Text Books. .
Austin, Tex., August 20.?Com- i
ilaint has been made to the State I
ext book board by Confederate
amps over the State that the gram- <
aar which was adopted for public 1
chools of the State contains sever- <
1 lines of what is termed the Nor- '
hern war song, "Barbara Frietchie," J
y John Greenleaf Whittier. The i
oard will ask the Northern pubishers
of this text book to eliminate
he objectionable lines.
A short time ago the arithmetic
adopted by the board had to be 1
mended by eliminating several i
roblems in which the generals in 1
he Union army were named in a t
ray that was considered as reflect- I
ag upon the South. i
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NEWS FROM KEARSE. '
"Old Timer" Writes Us an Interest*
ing Letter.
Kearse, August 24.?The long dry
and hot spell has at last ended; copi-t
ous rains have fallen and in a few
days all nature will be smiling and jSam
the gopher will awake from his
midsummer nap of several weeks, ,."f
The little violets will be showing
their blue eyes from among th^ |
green leaves, and the heat of another
summer will be forgotten, and
when another one rolls around most
folks will wipe the perspiration from
their heated browB and exclaim, "I
never saw the like before!" How>^raj
many have said the same in the last
four weeks, when only eight short
years ago July and August, also Sen- .'V-T*
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temDer iyuu we naa liuie or ao cam
and it was hot, yes, very much so. ^
That year I had a large dwelling
house to build for a neighbor, the
old house to be torn down and removed
to give room for the new. AH >2?
was completed and the family all
snugly domiciled in the new house
two dayB before the rain can^e. The a *
heat ranged from 20 to 96 each day
in the shade, and often 126 in the v4r
sun. We had a lot of shingles made
from pitch pine to cover it with, and
when exposed to the sun for a few
hours the tar was drawn from then!
so that it would run down in little
streams. We had aa old colored
man, Uncle Bob, to bring them up
from the scaffold below. About 11
a. m. one day he laid an armftefi
down near me and said, "Say, Cap'n,
look here." . I turned and asked
what was the trouble. "Look at
feets," he replied, and Would you 0?lieve
it, the tar had almost covered
his feet as he walked up and down p-j.
the cover and had mashed up be-v 0,
tween his toes until it was half lack
thick on the- top of his feet. We aH laughed
at his feet and woe begone
expression. He then said, "I gwine I
down now and you neber git me up
here no more," and he kept his wort,
for down he went and when he
reached the ground he took off his
hat and said to those below, "I go 7;
home now; gwine to pintle (his 4
wife) ketch me up dere no mo'. I a
ole man but neber seed sick-hot time^jSj
befo'; it sho' hot." So the old man :~t
left that roof not remembering ijwi
when even the wind was hot and the "|j8
boards on the inside walla of the
houses were hot to the hand laid on ^
them.
These and other hot spells come- ,
back as an old man not quite ninety - -S
thinks of the nast.; I write of these, -*3?
things for the benefit of our young ' ^
men. Stay on the farm, hoys; learn
to overcome the drought and Maktifi&tf
a crop in spite of them, and rememr V
ber it is as hot in the store, shop car :?
factory, or on the rail road as out
in the open fields where the birds ' /ifi
sing and the crickets chirp and the Xj?
partridge calls to his mate. .
. We had a pretty home wedding in >fi
our quiet little hamlet on Wednesday
evening, the 18th, at the hdslw^#?
of Mrs. J. F. Kearae, Sr. His daughter,
Miss Marie, and Mr. L. R. Dixon,
of Bishopville, were happily,
ried, Rev. T. E. Monroe officiating.
Promptly at 6 p. m. the family and I
a few friends assembled and amidst %
the palms, ferns, and pot flowers
floated the soft strains of a wedding
march, rendered by Miss Ettie
Kearse. Ushered by Miss Atteo
Kearse, came the happy pair, and ^
there amid the smiles and good ;r
wishes of all present, they were '
made man and wife. Immediately, 'jai
after all were taken to the dining J
room where a lunch was in waiting, -g
and all the good things of: the seallw
TklwAn lo Hdh
DVSU O^l T??U. iUI A/AAVU AO w wy- VW4* "
gratulated, He has won one of oar
very best girls. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon
left next morning for their home
near Bishopville. May many year* |?^
of happiness be their lot is the silk-'
cere wish of OLD TIMER. :
Tobacco Rons Woman Crazy.
New York, Aug. 19.?A piece of
chewing tobacco inserted in the hollow
of a tooth helped to send Mary - ^9
Lewis to the Psychopathic ward at
Bellevue last week and to bring her ' :$m
before a city magistrate yesterday <
on the technical charge of insanity.
There her mental condition waa
passed upon and her released order- ^
The patient had never been
dieted to the use of tobacco untfltwo
weeks ago, vihen one of her
teeth in her lower left jaw began to
ache, and she was advised to buy ar
plug of tobacco, bite off a generous
portion and hold it in her moutiL.
She did so, and within three days.
she had acquired the habit
The ache disappeared, but as it
went away Mary heard Strang*
voices. A graphophone with a std* v.
dent voice called upon her to be ; ^
good, and a troup of children, ail i ^
in white and numbering millions,
sangs songs and recited verses until
Bhe became unable to sleep. She jl-jg
kept on chewing tobacco, and tne
more she chewed the louder became J
the tones of the graphophone. \ ? ,#$
Into such condition did she drift
that it was deemed advisable to have/
her undergo an examination in the ; ?
psychopathic ward of Bellevue, \v,
where her case was diagnosed as
one of acute mania, with the use of ' yd
tobacco as the exciting and the principal
contributing cause. The grad al
deprivation of the tobacco resuited
in restoring her to a nearly V-3
normal mental condition.
Xot Obeying Order.
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Columbia, Aug. 19.?The rail- ,?Xy|
road commission to-day served no- ?
tice on the Southern Railway that vj
the law requiring cinder deflectors L>
an all passenger trains was not bo- jr|
Ing obeyed and that the conditions Xjg
must be remedied at once. \Y'