Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-04-04
Palmetto Notes.

Several days ago Governor Me
sweeney received the following official
document: We present y. r. Cauthen
magistrate for being implicated in the
ealing CT }. j R,idSes's cotton. he
having in his possession one bale or
the stolen cotton. We name as vii
mess es against him j. j. Bridges. o w.
Mackey. w T. Mohley and Boykin'
White. We also recommend the in-
mediate removal OF the said p. 4.
Camthen from the Office Of magistrate
and recommend H. w. Mobley for an
pOin;ment
]. THOS. FAIIIE, Foreman.
Upon motion OF Solicitor J. X Henry
il is ordered that a certified copy of
this special preSentment ne forthwith
forwarded to the Governor.
JAMES ALDRICH. Presiding Judge.
Governor McSw eeney referred the
matter TO the Lancaster delegation. and
they replied by stating that they did
not know what there was in the
charges; that the nominee was sug-
gestes as a result OF the primary and
that they had no objections to the ap-
pointment Of Mn Mobley. who was "A
good man. Governor MoSweeney took
the position that the report of the
grand jury should be given due con
sdderation and that under such posi-
tive statement from the grand jury.
and without objection from the dele
gltlon thut he would remove the mag
istrate. Mr.. Cauahen has been re-
moved and Mn Mobley. as suggested.
named as his successor
Greenwllle. Special.-Pink Sizemore
white. aged 40. died suddenly in Mag
ietrate Mauldin's office Friday afte.'-
noon. lie and Tom Singleton had
been acres ed Tor Stealing Il watch
from Mrs. Eliza Sz more. at Poe mill.
While the examination was progress
ing SiZemore fell and died in flour
minutes. DR.. Swand8Ie pronounced
the cause TO be drOpSy % the heart.
S'zemCre had Il family. lie was badly
afflicted with drCpy and drank heal-
ily There was no undue excitement
in his arrest.
The returns from the recen. military
elections, which lIaye just been held
show the election of Col. c. w. Koi-
lock. O. Charleston. OF cavalry: Bicut
Ccl. y. a. Herbert, of Orangeburg. Of
infantry and Major w. T. EHerbe, of,
the Bird battalion OF cavalry.
Ninety-Six Special. Miss Emma
Cheatham, a young lady living near
this place. while i'm a convulsion. fell
into the fire and was fatally burned
ON the 27th
The Intermediates examinations at
the South Carolina College have been
concluded The examinations were
strict and searching and the marks are
not as high as many OF the young men
expected.
Senator Tillman is pressing upon
Congress the settlement of the claims
of this State against the National
Government and has recently unearth-
ed valuable documents bearing upon
the matter in the departments at Wash
ington. Mr.. }. =. Can't has been
equally successful at this end Of the
line and has presented to Governor
McSweeney report OF his work. to-
gether with the original documents re-
ferred to. The papers are all new and
unexpected, and make out much
stronger case than the State expected
to have.
The negro Hunt. who was shot by j..
ID. Faru'lor, Thursday. at Wilson, n. c.,
died at 1870 Saturday night. II is be-
lieved that evidence will be brought
before the cOroner's jury which Will re-
s''lt iD tn" aN1ujttal Of Farrior,