Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-06-15
FORT MILL. S. c., THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1911.
ALL AROUND THE BOUNDARY
South Carolina News Of General Pub
lice Interest Gathered From
Many Localities.

Orangeburg. - William Jennings
Bryan will lecture in this city on the
evening of June 20.
Georgetown.-Real estate here is
held at firm values and is in increasing
demand.
Chayleston.-Daniel Duncan, convict
ed slayer of Max Lubelsky, was re-
sentenced in the court of general ses-
sions by Judge Gage, to be hanged
on July Z.
Observation-Disclosures warrants
have been secured here by detective
agency against parties for selling whis-
key, and IS arrests were made by
detective, assisted by local police
man.
Swansea.-The belfry OF the Baptist
church here was struck by lightning
during rain, wind and electric storm,
but little damage was done. Light
ming struck the same building on July
Is last year.
Rock Hill.-President Johnson, OF
Winthrop, when asked for a state
ment concerning story printed in a
Spartanburg paper, that the Senior
class of Winthrop had held 2 meet
ing and asked that Governor Blease
not deliver diplomas, said that no
such protest had been made and that
Winthrop officials knew nothing OF any
such action by the class.
Sumter-The rife range for the
National Guard has been completed.
There are two targets and two ranges,
200 and 600 yards, the largest hcing
the regulation used by the United
States army. This range is for the
Second regiment, and it is probable
that from time to time squads from
all the companies of the Second will
be sent here for practice.
Clinton. - The graduates of the
Thornwell Orphanage are: Eugenia
Durcine Calvo, Columbia; Halene
Anna Clark, Elberton, Ga; Margaret
Elizabeth Durant, Lancaster; Mary
Louise Kern, Phlson; Sadie Montague
Leslie, Abbeville; Jennie Brown Leake,
Kissimme, Fla; Julia Elizabeth Lin
son, Tylersville; Mary Lester Rich
ards, Lake City, Fla; Amy Francis
Shockley. Barksdale.
Rock Hill.-Mr. r. B. Cunningham,
who has been secretary of Winthrop
college ever since its beginning at this
place and who resigned his position
some time ago to accept one at Agnes
Scott College, Decatur, Ga, was the
recipient a few evenings ago, OF a
handsome Howard gold watch from the
officers and teachers of Winthrop as a
token of the esteem in which he has
been held by them.
Saluda-The Baptists of Old Red
Bank church here are planning for
Homecoming Day on Sunday, June
IS. An attractive program has heen
issued and sent out and it is pur'
posed to have every member OF the
old church present on that occasion.
At the head of the program are the
significant dates "17S4-1911." II was
in 1884 that this church was organized
and it is one of the Oldest in the
county.
Washington.-Profs Crouch ano
Fender who, at the request of Con-
gressman Byrnes, held competitive
examination at Blackville for a
scholarship at Annapolis, have report
ed that if the eligible applicants NJ. L..
McCra of Bamberg county received
the highest average and will there
fore be nominated as principal. John
Ashhurst and J. c. Browne, Jr., Of
Aiken county and S. b. Mays, Jr.,
Of Edgefield came next in order named
and will be named as alternates.
Aiken.-Rev Herbert Woodward, an
Episcopalian minister of cambridge,
Ca. was in the city His visit here
was for the purpose OF completing
ARRANGEMENTS for the establishment Of
a childrcn's home and hospital to be
erected in Granit"v'lle 30 be con
Quoted under the superI isiOn OF the
Episcopal churches of the state. He
stated that already about $4,000 has
been subscribed by the members OF
that church throughout the state, and
while il will require much more than
that sum, he Is confident that the
necessary amount can be easily secur.
ed It will be a home for the entire
states poor children. and when COM
p.eted it will accommodate large
number
Orangeburg. John +. Monroe OF the
land and industrial department of the
Southern railway was in the city, con-
ferring With Secretary Marchant OF
the local chamber of commerce as to
the placing of a canning factory at
Orangeburg.
Sumter.-Following a health lecture
given here several days ago by DR..
J. n. Mccormack, committee was
appointed to devise means to interest
the people of Sumter in keeping their
town free from dirt and disease. This
committee has secured series of lee
lures on subjects relating to the health
of the community.
Ithaca. y. Y.-Samue Presley
Coker of Society Hill and Charles
Madison Sarratt of Gaffney are an
nounced as among the list of the sue
cessful candidates for graduation at
Cornell University at the commence
ment, which takes place June 90.
Abbeyille-It has remained for old
Abbeville to put forth a man as a
target for the bullet of Col. T. B.
Fielder. of Atlanta. who recently chal-
lenged Governor Blease. Mr.. w. p.
Beard has written a letter which
appears in the Press and Banner. in
which he accepts for Governor Blease
the challenge to personal combat.