Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-02
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
The Latest News That Has Been
Gotten Together BY The Editor
From Over The State.

while at work In the DloWlns rooni
at glass factory. His right leg was
broken and he was otherwise injured.
Spartanburg-As result OF
street fight in which Perry Burnett,
a motorman, was severely injured
and Superintendent BENJAMIN A.
Buckheister OF the Spartanburg Rail-
way company cut on the scalp with
n bottle, A. ]. Mckinney, w. r. Davis
and Robert Kirby were arraigned IN
police court on a charge of disorder
ly conduct.
Anderson.-Col. A. l.. Welch, VINO
is the oldest member of st. Johns
Methodist church of Anderson, be-
ing 72 years of age, scaled ladder
and laid the last brick on the steeple
which is nearing completion. 1t is e1-
pected that the 1912 conference Of
the Methodist church will be held In
this church. Rev. S. A. Donnohoe Is
pastor.
Aiken and bleeding,
John Henry Williams. a negro, was
arrested at his home near Eureka.
When arrested Williams had just got
out of bed. In the bed beside him
were an open knife and Winchester
rifle, which the negroes OF the neigh
borhood said Williams intended to
use when arrest was attempted. How
ever. the officers had no difficulty
with him.
Rock Hill.-It has just been pos
sible to obtain the certified figures OF
the two big contracts awarded by the
Winthrops' building committee. For
the industrial arts and science build
ing. John T. HUT of Greensboro, N.
c., submitted the lowest bid, which
was S49,965 For the training school,
J. A. Jones, OF Charlotte, N. c, bid
sS4415, and was awarded the con-
tract.
Columbia.-The annual meeting OF
the South Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical society will b, held in the
Richland county court house when
matters OF importance will be dis
cussed. The call for the meeting has
been issued by the secretary, ]. M.
Cantey. At the meeting the officers
for the coming year will be elected
and the finances of the society dis
cussed.
ia.-Commissione f. ]. Wat
con, of the state department OF agri-
culture, commerce and industries, has
received notification from Mr.. j. w.
Beatson of Baltimore, secretary OF
the National Economic Leogue, Of the
commissioners selection on the ma
tional council of the organization.
The council has charge of the selec-
tions of the league, and other i'm
portant matters connected with the
work of the body.
Greenville-One hundred and twen-
ty-eight sacks of corn meal, shipped
by an Asheville, n. c., milling com.
pany u two mercantile firms at
Greenwood, s. c., and labelled wa
foreground" meal, were confscated
by the government, following the yer.
dict of a jury in the United States
Court. The Government alleged vio-
lation of the pure food laws, in that
the meal labelled underground" was
really ground by electric power
Charleston.-With little over
$4,000 secured when the canvasslng
committees assembled at the chamber
of commerce room it was decided that
CAarleston's contribution to the Pan
ANA Line fund should stop at $780,.
900, since the experience Of the COM
mlttees has clearly shown that 1t Is
impossible to secure for the project
as full attention from the business
men of the town as would have been
the case had the enterprise been
launched at any other time than at
the present.
Rock Hill.-Claude w. Ratterree,
one of York county's most extensive
planters, came into Rock Hill with
20 bales of cotton, loaded on 80 wag-
ons. The procession was most In
spring one in spite Of the low price
of the staple, showing what can be
done on York soil The wagons were
massed on Main street and photo
raphed. The cotton was not put on
the market, but was stored and will
be held for a better price.
Charleston.-Capt. James H. Ham
mond, Co. B, 2nd infantry, S. c. n. g.,
a native of Columbia, will be exam
ined in Charleston during the first
part of November by board Of local
militia officers for the pos 'tion OF
major in the coast artillery corps OF
South Carolina.
Chester.-A slight wreck occurred
on the Seaboard Air Line railway near
Ada, a few miles on the other side
of Carlisle. A through freight was
derailed on a small trestle, which was
COHSlueTdOly udHdBeu tHOuSH uO Onc
was injured All trains were detour-
ed via Columbia for a day.
Hartsville.-The low price of cotton
Is being felt in business circles here
to some extent, but the citizens are
remarkably optimistic, and the ever
present Hartsvlle smile will not wear
off.
Rock Hill.-Prof L. A. Niven, who
for two years has been the head OF
the department of elementary agri-
cultute at Winthrop College, has re-
signed TO take a similar position at
Clemson college. Prof Niven has ac-
Complished fine work at Winthrop
and has been very active in the work
of the Boys Corn Club in York
county.
Washington.-Rob l.. CAN'T was
appointed postmaster at Borien,
Sumter county, South Carolina. to
succeed NJ. F. Emanuel, resigned.