Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A Few Short News Items That Have
Been Carefully Collected From
All Over the State.

ored, near Switzer, in SpartanDurg
county. The shooting was the result
of quarrel over lrival affair, Kirk,
who was Woods brother-in-law, is in
the county pail.
Florence-The Palmetto Bank and
Trust Company of Florence, has been
chartered with capital stock OF A5O,-
600. The officers are ]. W. Ragsdale,
president: ]. NJ. Holiday, vice presi-
dent and c. NJ. McCurry, Cashier. A
general banking business will be con-
Lexington.-The people OF Bates
burg and Leesyille and representative
citizens from the three counties OF
Lexington, Aiken and Saluda, Will
meet at Summerland on Tuesday,
July 4, upon the occasion Of the
big annual barbecue.
Charleston.-Suit for $49725 dam
ages was brought by the Combahee
Fertilizer Company against ID. II.
Iowles and L. G.. Owens, the papers
in the Case being filed in the office
OF the clerk of court. The case in
wolves the payment of promissory
note. The answer to the summons for
relief papers filed by the plaintiff
were not handed to the clerk of court.
Columbia-The claim Of s. w.
Scruggs of Spartanburg fer $4,000 has
been refused by the dispensary COM
mission. Mr. Scruggs claimed the
above amount for delivering witness
to this state in connection with the
dispensary graft trials. He alleged
that the contract was verbal and that
1t was made with Attorney General
Lyon.
Columbia.-The new dispensary
commission held two long executive
sessions. 1t was announced by Edgar
NJ. Thomson, the secretary of the COM
mission that only routine business
was discussed. 1t is said that the
auditor named by the commission to
investigate the vouchers OF the old
commission made report. The nature
of the report was not announced.
Columbia.-A corn meal sold in
South Carolina will be examined by
the chemist OF the feedstuffs depart
ment of the department of agricul-
ture. Commissioner Watson announc-
ed that he had instructed the inspec-
tors Of his department to draw SAM
pies of all corn meal on sale in this
state. The examination of corn meal
will be held under the pure food and
pure foodstugs laws.
Cowpens.-Chief OF Police Godfrey.
OF Cowpens, appeared before Magis-
trate ]. NJ. Bowden In Spartanburg
on the charge of shooting on passen-
ger train No. 40 several days ago.
Captain Rose, the conductor OF the
train, the porter md three special
agents appeared as witnesses against
the defendant After hearing all the
testimony, the court imposed a fine
Of $50.
harleston.-Carolina day, commeni-
Grating the defeat of the British feet
in its assault upon Charleston harbor
1856 years ago, was quietly observed.
The holiday was so quietly regarded
that the day was hardly recognized as
a holiday. The South Carolina society
OF the Sons of the Revolution held its
quarterly meeting and the SCmter
Guard camp of United Confederate
veterans, now reduced to a few old
soldiers, held their annual reunion.
Orangeburg. g.-Orangeburg. continues
to enjoy a substantial and healthy
growth. The frame building on
Church street, between the Young
America building and the Farmers
Union Trust and Bank building, has
been torn away and is to be replaced
at once by a modern, brick Office
building. The building will be pretty
in design and will add much to this
street.
Woodruff.-While returning from
Spartanburg to Woodruff in an au.
tomobile A. f. McGhee, Preston Jones
and Lamar Kirby, three well known
young men of Woodruff, were badly
injured at Beaver Dam creek, about
five miles from Spartanburg. The car
in which they were riding plunged
over the concrete bridge into the gul
ley about Is feet below. Mr.. McGee
escaped with three broken ribs and
was otherwise bruised up, while the
other occupants OF the car sustained
slight injuries, though no bones were
broken. The car was totally wrecked
and is now standing on its end in the
gulch
Charleston.-Orders have been re-
ceived from Washington detaching
Assistant Surgeon w. H. Short
from duty here in the reserve torpedo
hotilla, and ordering Surgeon L.0W.
Johnson from the transport Prairie
to take his place at this yard.
Charleston.-Capt. James c. Clot-
worthy of Company A, Third infantry,
n. G. S. c., returned to Charleston
from the Texas frontier, where, with
Col. J. E. Cogswell of the Third regi-
ment and other off ers of the South
Carolina National Guard, he has been
participating in the manoeuyres of the
United States troops.
olumbia-Joseph A. Gaines OF CO.
lumbia, left for Bogalust, La, where
he will act as assistant secretary OF
the Y. NJ. C. A. of that place. He was
formerly connected with the State de-
partment of agriculture and has many
friends in the city.
Announcement has been
made that three additional special
lists will be named to prosecute the
hockworm camrsign in this state. DR..
J. T. Howell, OF Kenly, n. c, Will
begin work on July L. on July 10 an