Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-12-21
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Some Short Paragraphs Of the Latest
News Of General Interest from
Many Towns and Counties


four miles west of town. on the pubic
road, between here and Johnston
Ridgeville-Harvey Rodgers, VINO
lives near here, has gone to Columbia
10 take the Pasteur treatment. he
was bitten by strange dog, and at
once killed the animal and sent the
head to Columbia for examination. he
has been advised that the dog was
mad and at once left for Columbia.
Coiumbia-A suit for $4,000 against
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company is now occupying the
attention of the Richland County
Court. The suit was brought by Mr..
George r. Rembert, as administrator
OF the estate Of Mr. Berry Graves, whoy
while a lineman for the defendant
company. met death at the corner OF
Oak and Gervais streets, in July, 1910.
Columbia.--If the people OF South
Carolina, and especially those living
in the coastal region and in Charles
ton, do not Immediately grasp the op-
portunity now before them OF draining
and developing the thousands OF acres
of waste land in this section, some
body else will do 1t for them. MY
word to the business men Of this city
now is: Get busy.
Greenyille.-At meeting the direc-
tors OF Greenville. Anderson & Spar
tanburg railroad accepted the fran
chise recently granted by the Spartan
burg city council. This means that
the last obstacle in building the road
from here to Charlotte has been swept
away The directors adopted reso-
luton expressing its appreciation OF
the action OF the Spartanburg alder
! men.
olumbia.-Capt. W. H. Sigh, cap
tain of section No. 3 Of the Richland
county chaingang. has notified the
board Of county commissioners that
he wishes to resign, to take effect on
January 1. Capt. Sligh has been with
the chaingang since last April, but
previously was employed by the eoun-
ty. He has made good officer, and
it is regretted that he will not serve
| after the first of the new year.
Charleston. An Improvement Of
coastwise shipping is said to be now
| in evidence, and Charleston and all
the ports along the coast will soon
feel the benefit. With this better tone
in the shipping market has come an
increase of rates, which will Of itself
stir competition and promote shipping.
The increase OF rates for schooners
and barges will also make steamer
| coal advance.
| Columbia = The South Carolina
Society. Sons of the Revolution, held
their annual meeting at the CONNER
cial Club. The principal business
transacted was the reelection OF the
present officers, as follows: President,
Wilson G. Harvey; vice president, DR..
P. Porcher; secretary, ]. T. Coleman;
treasurer, J. B. Hyde; chaplain, the
Rev. VIM Way; registrar, the Rev.
Howard Lee Jones, d. ID.
Spartanburg- Charles r. Gail
lard, state superintendent OF the
| Christian Endeavor Society, announc-
ed that Karl Lehman, the society's
field secretary for the world, will con-
duct campaign of three weeks in
South Carolina beginning January g..
In addition to many smaller meetings
he will address three central rally
meetings at Columbia, Charleston and
Greenyille. ~ {.
Spartanburg. Oscar Johnson, IA
young white man of Tucapau, Is fn
Jail here on the charge of attempted
criminal assault on a young girl Of
that section OF the county, the warrant
being sworn out by the girls mother
Solicitor Otis sent for the young
woman, and she appeared in his Office
and made an affidavit. When she told
her mother of the alleged attempt the
parent swore out warrant against
johnson.
iously disappeared from the timber
camp of j. T. McKennon, about seven
miles from Bennettsville. There
4 were six men in camp at that time,
and no one seems to knc~ anything
of the whereabouts OF the mules. Two
were dark bay mare mules and the
others were dark mouse-colored mules.
Diligent search has been made in this
county. and it Is thought ttat they
have been stolen.
Fort Mill.-In the election few
days ago the citizens Of Fort Mil de-
cided that Main street is to be paved
at a cost OF $4,000, bonds for this
amount TO be used An election was
held for this purpose in October. but
was declared illegal, and the new cleo
ton ordered was held.
Wedgefeld.-Th barn and stable
on the Tinerton plantation OF ]. H..
Aycock, two miles south OF here, was
destroyed by fire. Besides the loss Of
the splendid barn, about all Of the
stock, Is mules and horses. and be-
tween 1900 and 1000 bushels Of corn
were burned.
Aiken. = Congressman James F.
Byrnes has announced that there is
vacancy at the Naval academy at
Annapolis and that special exan1ina.
tion to fill the place from the Second
congressional district will be held at
Blackville April 16, 1912.
Newberry.-After an exceedingly
long wait, it seems that work is to be
commenced on Newberry's Govern
ment building. A member of the firm
to whom the contract has been let has
arrived in Newberry and has already
begun operations and it is expected
now that the work will be pushed to
speedy completion.
Sumter.-J. w. Harper, the alleged