Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-23
FORT MILL S. c., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER D. 1
fRUM litt PALMETTO STATE
A Column Of Short Paragraphs That
Have Been Collected For the Peo-
pie of the State.


pleton, a station few miles from this
place.
Edgefeld.-W. B. Cogbrrn, clerk Of
court, has formally taken charge Of
the Office of judge Of probate, the
place being rendered vacant by the
death of Judge ]. d. Allen. The law
provides that in the event Of the death
of the Judge OF probate the clerk OF
court shall Immediately assume the
duties of that Office.
Laurens.-The negro prisoner who
was brought here several days ago
from Camden and held by the authoEi-
ties as Tack Fuller, who Is wanted
for murder 16 years ago of another
negro in Cross Hill township, turned
out to be an escaped convict from
the state penitentiary, and he was
returned to the state prison to COM
plete a seven-year sentence.
Columbia.-A petition to form a
drainage district in Dog Bluff and Gal
wants Ferry townships, in Horny
county, including $4,000 acres Of land,
has been filed with the state depart
ment of agriculture. The petition was
signed by two-thirds of the citizens Of
the two townships. Several other
drainage districts will be formed In
that county.
Columbia. - State Treasurer Jen.
nings announced that he had received
100000 in tax money from about 20
county treasurers. OF this amount
about $4,000 has been received from
Charleston county Several OF the
notes making up the loan Of Sb00,000
to the state government for running
expenses will fall due late in Decem.
ber.
Charleston "A meeting was held at
the Custom House to discuss plans for
lengthening the Government wharf
and for building a suitable warehouse
on il for the storing Of goods belong
ing TO the various departments. The
departments most interested in this
project are the lighthouse department.,
the engineering department, the Gus
toms department and the navy and
army departments.
Darlington.-There were marketed
here several days ago about 300 bales
of cotton, and despite the prices paid
cotton has been coming in during the
fall months in about the usual way
There are several farmers over the
county who have been holding theiI
cotton, and who will continue to hold
it, but it is thought that at least hall
of the crop made in the country hai
been marketed.
Lynchburg-Train No. so killed g
mule and demolished buggy belong
Ing to NJ. H. Logan, on a crossing one
mile from town. The mule upor
reaching the crossing refused to go any
further, and Mr.. Logan and another
who was driving with him, barely
escaped by jumping from the buggy
The train was only delayed about fivt
minutes, as the buggy was complete
wreck, and the mule was killed In
stantly.
lumbia.-Secretary ]. WhitneI
Reid, of the Farmers Union, received
word from Mr.. j. P. Barratt, ol
Breezewood, in Greenwood county
stating that he had collected pledges
from farmers in his neighborhood tc
the amount OF 100 bales of cotton un
der the holding campaign now being
waged all over the state. This brings
the total amount pledged so far TO l,20'
bales. Anderson still leading with 749
Darlington.-The teachers of Oar
lngton met here for the purpose o;
perfecting the organization OF the
Darlington County Progressive Teach
ers' association. A constitution ant
bylaws CT the new body were adopt
ed and the following officers elected
w. B. Carnes Of the Epworth High
School, president; ]. C. Hungerpiller
vice president; Miss Leland Segars
secretary, and Miss Louise Parrott
treasurer.
Columbia. petition for schoo
in the northwest portion of Columbis
is being circulated among the resi-
dents west of Main street and north
of Blanding street. The petition |!
addressed to the mayor and commits
sioners of Columbia.
Edgefeld.-Albert Lyon, yount
farmer who resides eight miles west
of Edgefield, was shot by a negro
Otis Harris, a shotgun being used
Young Lyon also shot the negro sever
al times. Harris made an insulting
remark to Mr.. Lyon while in Edgefelt
and is said to have purchased a guI
with which to shoot him.
Anderson.-Witht the selection OF the
First Baptist church of Columbia al
the next meeting place and the cleo
ton of officers to serve the ensuing
year, the ninth annual convention O,
the Woman's Missionary Union came
to a close.
EdgeGeld.-After an illness Of tive
days, the Hon. ]. D. Allen, for twenty
years Judge of Probate for this county
died at his home here. So beloved
and popular was he that no one ever
opposed him in his many races, and
1t was a case in which it seemed that
the Office literally belonged TO the
man and he TO it.
clumbia.-Asleep on the track, an
unidentified white man was struck by
4 Southern Railway train, between
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