Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-10-19
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
short Paragraphs of General News
That Have Been Carefully Gotten
Tog.ther For the People.


but the farmers are wearing long
faces on account of low prices. There
are some fields in this section still
in full bloom.
Lexington.-Within few days the
telephone poles in the centre OF
Main street will be removed. The tel
ephone company has had a force OF
hands at work stretching wire and
erecting poles on the back street for
several days.
Kingstree.-Mayor L. P. Kinder, re-
Gently elected to the mayoralty OF
Kingstree, took the oath Of Office and
was formally installed in his new Of
fee. The new council, which is, how
ever, practically the same as the for
mer, was also installed.
Columbia.-Bryan H. Lumpkin. for
merly of Columbia but now OF XII.
lians, has raised sweet potato on
his farm weighing eight pounds. Mr..
Lumpkin has several other potatoes
of large dimensions, but this was the
largest.
Columbia.-Judge Jas. Coke Klugh.
of the South Carolina Circuit Court,
died at his home in Abbeville. Judge
Klugh had been In falling health for
several months. He has had an In
teresting career and has held many
Offices of honor and trust.
Columbia.-Posters advertising the
state fair are being pasted upon bill
boards throughout the state by repre-
sentatives of Columbia concern. This
week attention is being given espe-
cially to st. Matthews, Orangeburs
and other towns between Columbia
and Charleston.
Spartanburg.-This city entertain
ed for two hours the State Fencible
of Philadelphia and members OF the
Old Guard travelling in private train
as escorts to Mayor Reyburn and MEM
bers of the city council Of Philadelphia
who have been in Atlanta attending
the unvelling of the peace monu-
ment.
st. Matthews.-Under the recent
resolution of town council that an
other member be added to the police
force in order that the streets may
have the undivided attention of the
street overseer when his services are
needed an election was held at the
council meeting and F. N. Heckle was
chosen to fill this position.
Lexington.-A record was reached
in price of Lexington county farm
lands when ]. B. Amick Of Newberry
sold his plantation. Of SO acres, two
miles north Of Lexington, to o. B.
Gavin of Wagner, the consideration
being $4,000. 1t Is considered one OF
the best farms in the county, but is
almost entirely without buildings.
Columbia.-An order to parties who
may be concerned to show cause with
in four weeks why amendments to the
charter of the South Carolina Western
Railroad, permitting that company to
extend its lines of railway to Tim
monsville and to Sumter, should not
be approved, was issued by the secre-
tary OF state.
Gaffney.-About one hundred repre-
sentatives from Spartanburg, Chero-
kee and York counties gathered at
the Broad river bridge. in this county,
and organized an association to build
a highway connecting Yorkville and
Rock Hill with the national highway,
via Gaffney to Spartanburg and
thence to the North Carolina noun
tains.
Cartersville.- site for the hand
some new school building has at last
been chosen. In addition to the pres
ent school grounds another acre has
been bought, making spacious play
ground. The building will be placed
in the centre of the lot. This is about
the prettiest and most desirable lot
in town and on it there are several
large shade trees.
Woodruff. - The Woodruff fair
closed. The first day was rainy In
the forenoon and while the track was
slippery, some very good races were
run, but the next day the sun was
bright, and the running was much
easier and better. Those who are
Judges say the horses showed this year
were the best that have ever been IN
Woodruff
Chester.-The police abe looking
for one w. D. Langston, who is charg-
ed with having obtained money for
magazines which he was not author.
lied to represent BY offering attrec
tive clubs for we'll known publications
he is said to have secured $3.50 and
left for parts unknown.
Orangeburg.-Th October term OF
the court Of common pleas adjourned
after one weeks session. During this
term about Is cases were disposed Of.
In the case of L. G.. Way VS.. Alice
Harper, suit for the recovery of real
estate, a verdict was rendered for the
plaintiff.
Charleston.-A Charleston plant, the
Riverside Iron Works, will build the
12-inch suction dredge for which the
contract was recently let by the navy
department to New Jersey firm. The
contract has been sublet and the
Charleston yard will do the work.
Orangeburg- enthusiastic and
largely attended meeting OF the
Orangeburg chamber OF commerce was
held at the court house. Routine
business was taken up, after which
subscriptions for the support of the
chamber were asked for This appeal
met with great success and the treas
ury is considerably better off for 1t.
Columoia.-Th case Of H. c. Craft
against the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way for $4,000, which has occupied
several days in Richland county court