Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
FORT MILL, S. c., THURSDAY, JULY p, l9ll.
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
News Notes That the Editor Has
Carefully Selected For the General
Public of South Carolina.

DcuIUdIh lids dSCcplcu Noi' w N~
church, in connection with one at
Monetta. He will at once assume
charge of these churches, and Will
move here with his family about Sep
tember /.
Greenwood-Th June term Of the
court OF general sessions has adjourn
ed Judge Gary discharged the petit
jurors and took up the minor appeal
cases and motions. There was only
one Jail prisoner for trial, a negro
woman, Hattie Caldwell, who shot and
killed a negro man. John Johnson, at
Coronaca last week. Her case was
continued.
Camden.-The people Of Camden are
suffering from an ice famine during
the present hot weather Robert
Kennedy, the local ice dealer, has
been out of ice for the past several
days. He has made every effort to
procure ice to supply his customers,
having telegraphed and telephoned to
% different towns, but to no avail.
The drug stores and soda fountains
are ordering ice in small individual
lots from Columbia and Sumter.
Columbia.-"Where are the public
baths in Columbia in 1917" This
query was made by DR.. ]. w. Bah
cock, superintendent of the state hos
pital for the Insane, in announcing the
historical fact that there were public
baths in Columbia in 1925 He made
this statement in discussing the future
water supply of Columbia. DR.. Bah
cock said that the baths proved
great pleasure to the citizens of Co
lUmbia in 1925
Dillon.-Hugh Stanton of Gallavon,
has just returned from Washington,
where he went to get a patent or a
combined guano distributor and cotton
seed planter After thorough examina-
tion of the patent records there was
nothing found to conflict with his in
genious invention, which is so design
ed that one man and pair Of mules
can do the same labor that four men
and four mules can do working separ-
ately.
Orangeburg.- spring term court
common pleas convened, Judge George
f. Prince of Anderson presiding. AS
no jury cases are TO be tried at this
court the sessions will be taken up
in equity matters, giving orders, hear
ing appeals and demurrers and max
ing other adjudications. The regular
term should have been held earlier in
June, but at meeting of the Orange
burg bar 1t was decided TO continue
the jury cases until the October term
and TO hold open for matters not nee
essitating jury.
Daclington.-The people Of Darling
ton aYa delighted at the outcome Of
the nremens races in Columbia, Oar
lngtun No. winning second money in
the race .id first money in the handi-
cap race aId also third money in the
interstate race. Chief l.. F. James and
his laddies have the congratulations
of the people of Darlington on
being able to present at a contest a
department that stands among the
very best, not only in the state, but
in other states as well.
Anderson.-A steam turbine auxili-
ary plant to generate about 1,600 horse
power of electricity has beeniebwexzf
power is to be installed here by the
Anderson Water. Light and Power
company at once at a cost of approx
mately $4,000. The new plant will
be located at the present city sub-sta-
tion of the company. the buildings
there being enlarged to accommodate
the additional machinery. condensers,
cooling towers, switchboards, trans
formers, etc.
Columbia Here is an argument
tor central slaughter pen under SUI
pervision by local authorities, re-
marked Dr Boyd city health officer.
Mayor Gibbes received notice the
other day that five hogs had been
killed near Eastover by lightning and
that the animals had been afterwards
butchered and sent to Columbia for
cold storage. DR.. Boyd found that
the animals had been brought here,
but the owner said they were for his
personal use. DR.. Boyd at once con
demned the meat and ordered il
buried with lime.
Abbeville.-J. l.. Johnson, superin'
tendent OF streets, has the concrete
bridge across Parker's branch almost
completed. This completes the work
OF bridging all the streams that are
crossed by the several roads coming
into the city.
Columbia. a.-Orargeburg's blue prints
for the improvements at the passen'
ger station were forwarded TO that
city. The city authorities are to look
the prints over and make any com
ment desired upon the proposed i'm
provements. The station is TO be i'm
proved and yards given a cement walk
in front OF the station.
Gilbert.-An effort is being made to
unite the Hollow Creek telephone line
with the Delmar line, which would
practically cover Lexington, Saluda
Newberry and large part of Aiken
county with the one system.
Columbia.-Th G. Wash Hunter
case was formally argued before Gov
ernor Blease. A pardon is being
sought and the petition was presented
Hunter is under sentence OF eight
years for the killing of Ebert Cope
land in Laurens county. Hunter is
under parole. In all probability Gov
ernor Blease will act in this case very
soon. it is stated.