Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-08-17
NEWS FROM PALMETTO STATE
Paragraphs of the Latest News That
Has Been Gotten Together From
Many Towns and Counties.

Dean Swamp. two miles west OF
Springfield. Notwithstanding the un-
precedented scarcity OF rain during the
past IL months no appreciable de-
crease can be noticed in the volume
Of water in the stream.
Columbia-Adjt Gen. Moore has
returned from Charleston, where he
went to confer with members OF the
South Carolina rife team. Gen.
Moore leaves Columbia with the
team-of which he is captain-for
Camp Perry, Ohio. where the ma
tional rifle competition will be held.
The route will be via Washington and
Cleveland
Greenwood .-Greenwood's handsome
new postoffice building will soon De
ready for occupancy. 1t his been al
most three years in building and is
generally regarded as one OF the best
and most enduring pieces OF work put
up in this section OF the state IN
many years. The building will proba-
bly, be occupied before the end OF the
present month.
Sumter.-In ten minutes after the
meeting was called to order the Co
lumbia- Sumter Highway Association
was formed with a capital stock OF
SO 600 and with T. H. Auld, of East
over, as president; L. D. Jennings, OF
Sumter. vice president; j. 7. Low
cry. of Eastover, secretary and treas
urer, and H. G. Bates, OF Eastover,
manager. A resolution was passed to
have the company secure charter
as soon as possible.
Columbia. - Only two applicants
have presented themselves to T.. r.
Waring. county superintendent OF edu-
cation, for examination for the coun-
" scholarship at the Citadel. Ihe
examination was to have been held at
the county court house, but the num-
her of candidates was so small that
Mr.. Waring brought the boys to his
office in the county building on Chal-
mers street and there they prepared
their papers.
Columbia. - Columbia Will likely
have representation IN the firemens
tournament, which will be a feature
of Labor Day observance at Florence.
Teams are also TO be entered, 1t Is
said. from Hartsville, Marion, Darling
ton. Bishopville and Newbern, the
latter city promising two teams. The
prizes offered aggregate S125 in cash.
A large brass band has been engaged
and feature OF the day will be a
baseball game between team -ep'
resenting the fremen and one rep
resenting the Atlantic Coast Line
shops at Florence.
Lexington.-A number OF cattle II
certain sections of Lexington county
have the Texas fever. The large pas
lure of the Hon. d. F. Efird, few
miles from Lexington, is infected and
several Of his cattle have suffered
during the last few weeks. The cattle
OF Mr.. Arthur Dreher, in the Dutch
Fork. have the same disease also
There have been no deaths, however
the disease so far having been sue
cessfully treated and checked, the
Government as well as the Clemson
College prescribed remedies having
been used.
Washington.-What is rerhaps tho
smallest claim ever filed with the in
terstate commerce commission was
made by Congressman Byrnes oI
South Carolina. He claims that par
ties living in Beaufort and Hampton
countries are required to pay for 81
miles travel from Ridgeland to Savan
nah when the distance is only b
miles. They do not think the II
cents fare required Of them for the
extra four miles is fair and they ash
the Atlantic Coast Line TO change th'
tariff rate and cut off the extra cents
-. Matthews The newly elected
council took the oath Of Office at tn
regular meeting. The oath was al
ministercd by the retiring mayor, j
S. Wannamaker. The present counci
is. Walter Spigener. mayor; Shel
Pcarlstine, J. T. Crcssette, J. n. Hen
agan. w. w. Mcmillan, d. ID Ruy2l
and o. c. Robinson, aldermen. At 'h'
regular meeting in September tE'
town clerk and treasurer and chic
OF police and other officers will b.
elected.
Petitions in bankruptc,
wcrc fled in the United States Dis
trict court against E. Jones & Co..
mercantile concern of Batesburg, S
c.. and Bowe & Page, contractors
Charleston, S. c.
Charleston.-Acc to the mon
thly statement cf Manager II. X. Jack
son. of the Freight Bureau, an aggre
gate of l1,199,6O9 pounds of freigh
was received at Charleston durin
the month of July, gain of over 8
per cent over the average for tha
month during the past five years
The forward freight for the mont
aggregated 69,O53,S53 pounds.
ST. Matthews.-Thisc community wa
visited by one of the finest rains dul
ing the year 1911. Farmers ar
charmed over the efforts and pros
poets.
Branchyille.-When Constable Byr
went to the guard house to get lsaa
Brown. negro to carry him
Orangeburg. the negro, charged wit
having broken into freight car a fe'
night ago, he found the door
the cell on fire Had he been 80 mil
utes later the negro would have mad
his escape. He had ignited the woo'
work by piling his bed clothes agais
the door and setting fire to them.
mbia.-Governor Blease has al