Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
The Latest New That Has Been Col.
Iected From Many Towns and
Counties Of the State.

boro on December 20, according to an
announcement made here.
Newherry-The weather is splen-
did and many farmers are sowing
grain though the ground Is rather
wet yet. There is big demand for
seed wheat and oats.
Observation-Disclosures and Dillon,
third class postoffices in South Caro-
lima, were designated as postal saw.
ings bank Offices, to be ready for de-
posits December Is, 1911.
Abbeville.-Senator E. d. Smith
made an address here in the court
house to about 100 farmers and 9th.
ers interested in cotton. Mr.. Smith
went after the fertilizer people and
advised against the use OF any com.
mercial fertilizers for the 1912 crop.
Spartanburg.-Mr. ]. w. Alexander
has on exhibition at his office per-
haps the largest sweet potato grown
in Spartanburg county this season. II
weighs 13 IA pounds. It Is egg-shap
ed, IL inches long and "a inches In
circumference around the middle. 1t
is the Nancy Hall variety.
Charleston.--Sergeant Cole and his
raiding squad made the arrest" OF
six white merchants alleged to be
blind tigers" Each was released on
deposit OF $50 bail. They are: G. M.
Corker, Ettori Topi, George Pan.
chapoula, C. F. Klencke, George
Ablto and Mrs. H. Mappus.
Lexington.-Judge Memminger sign.
ed an order refusing to grant a new
trial in the case OF George e. Eleazer
of Richland county against the
Southern railroad company in which
the jury awarded $4,000 damages for
the alleged loss OF an eye. The case
will be appealed to the higher court.
Anderson.-Brooks Wilson, aged
IA, and Joe Sherard, aged 16, members
Of prominent and influential fami-
lies of Abbeville county were burned
to death, when the home of Walter
Wilson, In the Warrenton section Of
that county, was destroyed by fire.
This occurred about five miles from
Abbeville.
Barnwell.-Only one planter OF this
county has signed pledge to hold
his cotton for higher price. He is j.
l.. Ellis, who has pledged Il bales
for an advance in the market. The
farmers are either not in a position
to withhold a part OF the crop or do
not realize the Importance OF this
movement or the work Is not being
sufficiently pushed in this county.
Orangeburg. rg.-Orangeburg is going
to make an effort through Congress-
man Asbury F. Lever, to have an ap-
preparation made by congress for ex-
perimenting upon black gumwood to
ascertain whether or not it can be
manufactured into wood pulp for the
making of paper. The black gum
is abundant in and surrounding Or
angeburg and Orangeburg county and
is at present of very little value.
Rock Hill.-A movement financed
by the Rock Hill Buggy Company
was started here to see what can be
done by way of a concrete example
in two local townships toward insti-
tuting a whirlwind campaign through
out the cotton belt to have the farm.
ers personally seen by men in auto
mobiles, to secure their pledges for
holding cotton and reducing acreage
on the plan outlined by the Farmers
Union.
Columbia.-Governor Blease Is alb
sent in Richmond, Va, where he went
to argue the case of NJ. A. Carlisle
Of Newberry, convicted Of violation
of the national banking laws, and
sentenced to five years in the Federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, before the
United States Court OF Appeals. Gov
ernor Blease, with Mr. F. H. Dom
mick, Of Newberry, represented Mr.
Carlisle at his trial in Greenville be-
fore he was governor.
Charleston-According to informa'
ton received in Charleston the Allan.
tic Coast Line will send over its
southern system one OF the most
complete good roads trains that ever
rode on rails. tobwing the Congress
for Highway Irtnpvement. The train
will visit every county through which
the A. C. L. runs in Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and Alabama The time occupied
by the passage OF the train will run
we'll into the new year.
Greenville. The cotton-holding
movement is gaining ground in
Greenville county, though the farmers
advocating acreage reduction next
year are meeting with little encour.
agement.
Lexington.-In the case Of w. H.
Spires, plaintiff, against W. E. Gard
ner and l.. w. Gardner, the jury could
not reach a verdict and Judge Mem
minger ordered a mistrial in the COM
mon pleas court after the jury had
considered the case for about four
hours. The plaintiff was seeking to
recover certain farm lands, together
with $4,000 damages.
Lexington-The quarterly confer.
ence of the Lexington circuit the
Rev. J. c. Counts, pastor, was held
In the Methodist church. DR.. ]. w
Daniel, presiding elder Of the Colum'
bia district was present.
Scranton-Grover Turner, 16-year'
old son OF Frasier Turner OF Florence
county. was struck by an Atlantic
Coast Line engine while he was at
tempting to cross the railroad track
here, and instantly killed. His body
was tossed about so feet against the
station house steps, striking two by
ISLANDERS and injuring both of them
slightly.