Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-12-28
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of General interest That
Has Been Carefully Collected and
Condensed by the Editor.

vas placed in jail by SnerlH sim ).
Miller upon the charge of forgery.
Washington-Walhalla and younge's
Island, third-class postoffices in South
Carolina, designed postal savings Of
fees to be ready for deposits Jan. 16i
next.
Laurens.-Capt. John NJ. Hudgens,
well-known citizen of this city,and
magistrate of this township, died at his
home here. Capt Hudgens had been
in i'll health for some time, and his
death was not unexpected.
Florence.-Florence' new automo-
bile fire engine has arrived and has
been given try-out on the streets. 1t
is handsome machine, and so far as
can be seen, does the work expected Of
it and does it with mighty little delay
The work of reorganizing the depart
ment will be pressed rapidly.
Greenville.-The first successful pig
club contest ever conducted in South
Carolina came to a close a few days
ago in this city, when Master Terry
T. Dill, a 14-year-old farmer lad, was
awarded prize of 800 for growing
the biggest pig, at the least cost, OF
any of the forty-odd members of the
Greenville County Boy Pig Club.
Columbia.-Joe Chandler, who was
convicted in Williamsburg county in
June, 1910, on the charge Of assault
and battery of high and aggravated
nature and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary, has been paroled by
the governor on the condition that he
pay 500 to the treasurer Of Williams
burg county.
Heath Spring.-At the municipal
election held here II. F. Clyburn, cash.
ier of the Peoples Bank of Heath
Spring, was elected intendant, receiv-
ing SO votes. James A. Williams re-
ceived IA votes for the intendancy. w.
T. Stover, J. w. Crenshaw, w. c. Ellis
and ]. A. Sims were elected wardens
without opposition.
Columbia.-The organization Of the
Richland County Alumni association OF
the University of South Carolina was
perfected. The officers elected we're:
w. w. Ball, president; C. c. Wilson,
vice president W. Anderson Clarkson,
secretary The annual dues
of the association were fixed at 81.
Columbia. The 18th annual meeting
of the South Carolina Bar association
will ne held here on January Is and 10,
and Alton B. Parker of New York, for
mer Democratic nominee for the presi
dency of the United States, will be the
principal speaker. Other distinguish.
ed jnrists will also make addresses.
Edgefield.-A special election was
held throughout the county to elect
some one to fill the offic eof probate tc
succeed the late j. ID. Allen, w. T.
Kinard, a brother.in-law of Judge AL
len, was chosen without opposition.
The vote avs very light and it was
not possible to obtain a full report
from all of the precincts.
Rock Hill-Milas Partlow, negro
OF this section. who is wanted in con
nection with an attempt to wreck the
C. & n. W. train sometime ago, stole
a mule and buggy from T. w. Hope,
north OF this city, and went to Char
lotte, where he was arrested by the
authorities of that place upon phone
message from officers here to be on
the lookout for him.
Columbia.-A charter has been is
sued to the Irwin Electric company OF
Spartanburg, with capital stock OF
$4,000. The officers are: w. II
Irwin, president; R. A. Shores, vice
president, and X. E. Sheriff., secre
tary and treasurer A charter has
been issued to the Smoak-Brown com
pany of Yorkville, with capital stock
of $4,000. The officers are: G. b
Smoak, president and secretary, and
Hugh G. Brown, vice president and
treasurer.
Bowman.-It is said by those who
are informed on the subject that, not
withstanding the large increase in the
production of cotton in this section
many farmers will hardly make "ends
meet" when the crops are gathered
and marketed. The general approx
mate yield in this section will exceed
that of last year By 20 or more PSI
cent. This increased yield eompaT
with decrease in price will give less
revenue and place the average farmer
in somewhat straitened circumstances
as to the commencement of farm work
for another year.
Columbia. "Atheletics for High
Schools" is the subject of bulletin
| that has just been issued by the Uni
versity OF South Carolina, intended to
promote the growth OF athletics in the
high schools in the state. 1t will be
placed in the hands of the principals
and pupils OF all the high schools
Salley.-A large audience heard
Prof. E. L. Green of the faculty of the
University of South Carolina lecture
on Helen Of Troy" The Salley school
and this community is fortunate in
having professors from the University
of South Carolina deliver lectures
here.
Columbia.-A letter has been receiv
ed by the sheriff of Richland county
from Judge r. c. Watts, announcing
the date OF the conyening of the com
ing term OF general sessions court as
January 2. The jurors had been ;noti
fed to report on January 1, but were
again notified.
Chester.-Paul Wilkes, the slayer oi
Walter Fulce, who was killed on the
night of December 2, at Adam Press
ley's store, about seven miles west oi
Chester, has surrendered to Sheriff
Colvin, and the slayer was immediate
" placed in the county jail to await
trial.