Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A Column Of Short Paragraphs Of
General News That Has 5een COL
Iected With Much Care.


ceived from Washington the work OF
erecting the wharf and building will
be begun.
Orangeburg- probably the clos
est municipal election ever held
here, Colonel William NJ. Sain, ac-
cording to the count, was elected
mayor by one vote over his nearest
opponent, Capt. William ". Wanna
maker, the vote being 219 TO 21S. o.
X. Wilson, the third candidate for
mayor received % votes.
Florence.-Dr. H. VI. Graham. of
Cowards, passed through here on his
way to Columbia, to take the head OF
dog that was supposed to be mad,
10 the Pasteur Institute at that place
for examination. The supposed mad
dog had bitten Mr.. d. +. Miles, Of
that community and was afterwards
killed and the head secured
Kingstree-The town election pass
ed on quietly and resulted in the
election Of the following: Mayor, L.
p. Kinder; wardens, Dr. c. d. Jacobs,
NJ. A. Ross, Z. c. Burgess. \. c.
Swails, W. r. Scott and H. +. Mont
gomery Mr.. Kinder was opposed by
Messrs. Thomas McCutcheon and A.
NJ. Gordon, but was elected by a good
majority over both opponents.
Laurens.-With full quota of chill
dren and a large number of parents
in attendance, the graded schools
opened. the feature of the opening
day being the address Of DR.. j. II.
Harms, president OF Newberry col
lege. at the school rally. Suitable
exercises were held at the opening
exercises of the other schools OF the
city.
Newberry@The Southern railt
ways special road Improvement
train reached Newberry and spent
nearly two hours here The attend
ance at the train was fair, but not
what it ought to have been. Unfor-
tunately the supervisor and county
commissioners had previous en-
gagement and could not be present.
Orangeburg.-Th newly elected
mayor and aldermen met in special
session Of council and transacted a
little business. w. W. Wannamaker
who was defeated by William NJ.
Sain for mayor by one vote, asked
his opponent if he would consent to
a recount. Mayor-elect Sain refused
to agree. Mr. Wannamaker announc-
ed that he would net take legal pro
cedure to gain recount.
Kinston.-Mr. J. 3. Dawson, of this
city. has been appointed by secretary
of state J. Bryan Grimes 4 member
of the board of trustees OF the state
school for the Predetermined. to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ticn of Mr.. Frank b. Hendren. The
appointment is a specially happy one,
for no one is held in higher esteem
than Mr.. Dawson. not only in this
community, but throughout the state.
where he is we'll known.
Lancaster-J. w. Chayis, rural po-
liceman Of Marlboro county, brought
Will Drakeford, negro escaped con
yict from the Lancaster county chain
gang about ten months ago, and de
liyered him to Sheriff Hunter Sher-
in Hunter has been working ever
since Drakeford made his escape 10
find him. Finally he succeeded in
locating him on a railroad near Ben
ettsvile and had him arrested.
Columbia.-T Calamity cup drill
was held at the Columbia theatre, the
Richland Volunteers being declared
the winners. The contest was very
exciting. The Columbia Light lnfan
try held the cup for five years and
made most creditable showing as
did the Governors Guards. the chal
lencing company. The judges were
W. W. Moore, adjU'ant general and
JOS r. Allen major Second regiment
Charleston Again cily council put
itself on record as opposed TO the
reopening of ;he matters OF the al
legged Irregularities of ". g. Jacobs.
former secretary OF the board of park
commissioners, adopting unanimous
" the report Of the committee On city
affairs submitted by Chairman
Pinckney, which was later reconsid-
cred on motion of Alderman Harvey
again adopted, but with the provision
that the report would not be printed
/ Columbia.-Th City Federation ol
/ Trades held an interesting meeting
when the various committees in
charge of Labcr Day events made
/ their reports. The report Of the bar
becuc committee showed thar the ai-
fair had been a success financially
Florencc.-In spijo Of lhc shor,
crop. the tobacco has been coming
into the Florence market very gen
erously recently. The Cann0 ware
house reports lG.479 pounds sold at
an average for the entire offerings
of 1861. Some planters received
on their entire offerings as high as
$50 per hundred.
Brunson.-Sheriff Lightsey, OF this
county. passed through BrunsoT or
his return from Gainesville. Fla
having in charge a young negro man
Ellie Piatts. charged with the mur
der OF a white man, Laz Padget' o
this neighborhood, in August. 1907
Lancaster.-An unknown miscrean
fired a shot into the residence d
Colema Debuey at White Bluff. The
ball struck an iron bedstead on
which a Mr.. Blackmon was asleep
The bullet was afterwards found or
the floor. There is no clue 10 th
identity Of the party who fred tho
shot.
Bishopvville.-W. Waters, tried foi
the killing OF LaHton Mantuse herr
on August s. was acquitted Waters
was defended by p. Frank Kelly. ESQ
and the Hon. Mcndel J.. Smith, o
/ Camden