Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-12-28
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Column Of News That Have Been
Gotten Together For the People
of the State.

North Carolina National Guard com
missions for A. A. Russell as first
lieutenant and Freeman Neece as sec
ond lieutenant of Company L. Third
Regiment, Burlington.
Raleigh. Chairman Franklin Nc
Neill and Mr.. e. l.. Travis, OF the
North Carolina Corporation Commits
sion, left for Tarboro to inspect the
proposed site for the depot to be erec'
ted by the Atlantic Coast Line. They
will also visit Wilson to inspect the
site suggested for union depot there
Monroe.-The teachers association
met in the second meeting for this
year at the Monroe high school here
and despite the rain and muddy roads
there was an unusually large attend
ance. The program was carried out
although some of the principal speak
ers were unable to be present.
North Wilkesboro. The North
Wilkesboro Board OF Trade is a live
wire, and has been doing much good
for the town and vicinity. BY pointing
out some defects in the railroad SER
vice the company was induced to put
on this line better coach, which
is a benefit to every person who tray
els in or out on this road.
Charlotte annual election of
officers by the Mecklenburg Medica
Society resulted in the choice OF Dr
T. f. Costner as president, Dr. Leigh
ton w. Hovis as first vice-president,
Or. G. Nc. DeArmon, second vice-pres
ident, DR.. j. X. Ross third vice-presi
dent. DR.. H. A. Wakefield was re-elect
ed secretary and treasurer
Dunn.-Curtis Benton, young man
from Rocky Mount, was found near
Goodwin by the crew OF a through
freight lying near the railroad track
in an unconscious condition with
hole in his head. The young man was
carried to Goodwin and treated by DR.
Mclean but never regained con
sciousness.
Newton. Misenheifner, who
stabbed Ivey Stine. operator at the
Southern station, was admitted te
bail in the sum of $500, with S. l.
Rhyme as surety, and he waived ex
animation. 1t is understood that
should Stine's condition become worse
Misenheimer is to he re.arrested ano
held.
Gastonia. The annual rifle shooi
of the North Carolina National GuarS
for this section OF the state will bt
held in Gastonia again next May The
meet here last May was in eyerf
way a most pleasant and successful
one and it is gratifying to know thai
Gastonia was again selected as tnt
place for the meet.
Wilson.-The people OF Wilson coun
ty are waking up to their duty--theJ
have cut their eye-teeth and their op
tics are open to the fact that in order
to have peace and happiness blind tig
ers will have to be driven out OF thf
land, and they are having their claws
clipped at this term of court. Out oi
the many cases tried not one has es
capped conviction.
Durham.-At meeting OF the He
tail Merchants Association, a petition
was presented to the body from the
coal merchants, calling upon them te
continue the fight against unfsi
freight conditions which the interstate
commerce commission has recently
made easy by its ruling in the cele-
brated East Durham coal exposure
and the Durham and Southern frqght
divisions. 4.
Southern Pines. Four ne&oes
we're drowned on Cranes creek back
in the country from Southern Pines
They were: Ben McKei.hen, daugh
ter. daughter-in-law and child They
attempted to drive across the bridge
in the darkness but the creek was
at food stake and they went on the
bridge into the water. The bodies
have not yet been recovered The
body of the mule was found next day
Raleigh.-The executive committee
of the North Carolina Bar Association
in session here a few days ago, decid'
ed to hold the 1912 session on June
1921 the place to be decided upon
later with strong indications thai
Raleigh will be selected. On the
committee are Col Harry Skinner,
Hon. Francis d. Winston and A. w.
| Mclean and A. B. Andrews, Jr, with
| c. W. TilIett and T. W. Davis, the
latter secretary Of the association
meeting with them.
Raleigh.-Resolutions ana definite
agreement on basis for the ciimina
ton of duplicative work by the State
Department of Agriculture and the
A. & NJ. College and experiment sta
ton were adopted here by the joint
committee from the department and
the college.
B.. .Asheyille. lle.-Information has just
beefr-> received here of the serious
woundi1g Walter Martin, 6-year
old boy. by Charlie Wilson, an S-year
old boy. in Leicester township. The
boys we're out hunting, It was stated
and the small boy accidentally shot
the other.
statesviIleA- sss. eessfa;ess ts5ficz s5fi1csz
which is engaged Ia grading the
1 Statesyille Air Line Railroad Is max
mig rapid progress. About seven miles
of the road have been graded out
from Statesyille. being just one mile
from the Yadkin river
Statesville-Deputy Collector Davis
and Sheriff Adams of Alexander de
stroyed three distilleries in Gwaltney
township. More Of them were in
operation for the blockaders had them
ready to run. Several shots were
fred and the officers presume they
were fired at them, one barely missing
! Mr.. Davis.
Wilson.-C. C.. Helmes (or Helmas)