Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-08-03
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
The Latest News of Interest to South
Carolinians That Has Been Care
fully Condensed by the Editor

on Asylum road, and the floating"
gang is in Edgewood.
Columbia. The dispensary commis
sion held an executive session here
when several matters OF minor i'm
portance were discussed. Members Of
the commission stated that there was
no announcement to make as to the
matters considered.
Kinston.-There will be joint
meeting of the county board Of ed
ucation and township school commit
tee chairmen, in Superintendent JOS
eph Kinseys office the first Monday
in August, to discuss plans for school
betterment and longer terms.
Rock Hill.-The board of school
trustees of this district met and au-
thorized the lpance committee to
have petition prepared asking for
special election on the question OF
issuing $4,000 in bonds to be used
for the betterment OF the schools OF
this place.
Columbia.-Mrs. f. w Dabbs, OF
Mayesville, president Of the State
Registered Nurses Association, is in
Columbia to arrange for TIE state
meeting of the ASSOCIATION during Fair
Week. Mrs. H. w. Beall, of the State
Anti-Tuberculosis League, is in the
city to enlist the active support OF
representative Farmers union men in
this good work.
Columba.-Adjt. Gen. Moore an
nounced that the South Carolina rifle
team TO participate in the national
rife shoot will leave Columbia on the
afternoon of August 10 by the South
ern railway for Camp Perry, Ohio.
The party will go by the way OF
Washington. The team will consist
OF Is men and will be modified here.
Columbia.-The Richland Volun-
teers have received an invitation from
the Kershaw Guards, Company A,
Second regiment, National Guard OF
South Carolina, Camden, to attend a
picnic, drill, etc, on August 4. The
invitation has been accepted and eight
men and Lieut. Roland will attend.
The names of the eight will be an
nounced later.
Columbia.-The cases against Ma
polean Garrick, charged with driving
on the wrong side of the street, and
r. L. Mitchell, charged with reckless
driving, both cases being the outcome
of the automoble-hack collision on
Main street, were postponed when
called in Recorders court
Sumter-In a fire at New Sumter,
the Belts Lumber Company suffered
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000,
about 50 per cent of which was COW
cred by insurance. The fire was sup
posed to have caught from spark
from a passing locomotive and de-
stroyed the dresser, the planning mill,
warehouse and about sixty feet Of
skidway. About 10000 feet of lumber
was destroyed.
Columbia.-The state board of can
vassers formally approved the elec-
ton recently he'd for the formation
of Jasper county. The new county
has been formed out of parts of Beau
fort and Hampton counties. There
were 241 votes cast in Hampton
county, of which 225 were for the
new county and 16 against it. In
Beaufort county there were &c votes
cast. of which SO were for the new
county and eight against 1t.
Charleston.-The following trans
fers of real estate have been recorded
at the Office OF the registrar of mesne
conveyance: Thos. Hughes to James
Manos and Anastaseos Mavaodes,
property on south side Of Princess
street, consideration $1,000. Eliza
beth J. Chinnis to J. A Chinnis. pro-
perty in Adams Run Township con
sideration. $40 Combahee Fertilizer
Company 10 BESSIE 3 Chinnis. proper
~ near Ravenels. Old Fairfield plan
tation, consideration $1,000.
Charleston.-In the Office of the
clerk of Court a suit was filed by
A. T. Jennings against the Charles
ton Consolidated Railway and Light,
ing Company. In the complaint 1t is
alleged that the plaintiff was thrown
from a street car on Meeting street
and injured badly last May. He is
suing the Consolidated Company for
1000 and costs The case will come
up at the next term OF the Court
Winnsboro.-Capt. T NJ. Jordan is
arranging to carry his military com
pany of high school boys on an outing
the middle OF August They expect
to go 10 PARIS Shoals on Broad river
and will probably remain there and
enjoy the pleasures of camp life for
ten days or more. This military com
pany is composed of boys whose
ages range from 16 TO 10 years, and
they have been drilled by Capt. Jor'
dan until they go through the manual
of arms with creditable precision All
the boys are looking forward to the
trip with much pleasure and intend
to have big time of it.
Sumter-A raid was made by sew
eral members of the police force on
a number of negroes who had gath
cred in house adjoining that of DR.
Geo W Dicks, where his servant
was staying. Seven offenders were
arrested and fined or sent to the
gang for gambling
Columbia-F H. Hyatt and Com
missioner Watson will be among the
Columbians to attend the annual con
vention of the South Carolina Good
Roads association to be held in Spar
tanburg on August and $ Both vii!
deliver addresses. Mr.. Hyatt is the
president of the association.
Lancaster.-Gov. Blease has accept
ed an invitation to deliver an address
at Heath Springs on the occasion o.
the Farmers union rally and picnic
The annual reunion Of the Confeder