Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-06-22
DOMAIN OF; SOUTH CAROLINA
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Washington.-Patents issued: South
Carolina, Charles B. Adams, Charles
ton, propeller shaft Benz. T. Turn
age, Blenheim, lubricator.
Laurens.-According to statements
Just published OF eight of the ] 1 banks
located in Laurens county, the total
amount on deposit June was s70S.-
02604; loans and discounts. $780,
233.O7; capital stock, s405O00.
Spartanburg-The body of the man
who was killed by Southern train
near Kings Mountain, N. c., was iden-
tilted when the clothes taken off the
corpse were shown to Mrs. Mary Sell
lars, who stated that they were those
Of her son, John Sellars.
Lancaster-FoT fine thoroughbred
hogs belonging to T. Y. Williams,
were killed by lightning on Mr.. Will
liams' plantation south of town. The
hogs were under a tree which was
struck by the bolt. There were also
some sheep under the tree, but they
escaped unhurt.
Spartanburg-The Wofford college
summer school for boys delinquent in
their studies was opened with a large
attendance and faculty composed Of
prominent college men from all over
the state. The sessions will continue
until August.
Sumter.-The county commissioners
have signed $4,000 of bonds and will
soon receive the money for it. This
is the first issue of bonds gor good
roads under the enabling act passed
by the legislature. With this issue
of road bonds and the paving of Main
street as per contract just awarded,
travel conditions around Sumter will
soon be much improved.
Yorkville.-Maj. NJ. J. Walker, sur
geon of the First regiment, N. G. S. c.,
has received from the war depart
ment at Washington a supply of ty'
phoid serum with which to innoculate
all members of the regiment who may
desire it. He vaccinated the local
company.
Oconee.-A man by the name OF
Harris is in Jail at Walhalla, charged
with horse stealing. He hired a
horse from Mr. j. T. Patten, OF the
Brasstown section of Oconee, agree
ing to pay him $3.50 per day for sew
eral ays. Instead of returning the
horse to the owner, Harris went off
into Tennessee, where he was arrest
ed. The case will come up at the
next court OF general sessions.
Lamar-On January / the post
office here was raised from fourth
class to third class with a salary Of
81, 900 year. Postmaster Spears has
now received notice from the depart.
ment that on July the salary will be
increased to $1,100. The census shows
that Lamar has gained 27O per cent.
in population within 10 years.
Aiken.-Postmaster Carman has
made public some very interesting
figures on the volume of business done
by the Aiken postoffice for the mouth
OF May. The total number Of cut.
going pieces handled was 59,03S, and
the time consumed in handling, 30,125
minutes. The total number of incom.
ing pieces handled was S2,505, and
the time consumed in handling, A..
741 minutes.
Washington.-Cong Finley
made two nominations 10 fill vacancies
in the Naval academy at Annapolis,
as follows: Appointment No. /, prin.
cipal, John May Fewell, of Rock Hill;
alternates, Oran Crawford, of Rock
Hill; William c. Moore. Lancaster, and
William n. Craig, Blackstock. Ap.
pointment No. ., principal William
Neville Craig Blackstock; alternates,
Joseph H. Morehead Blacksbure;
William : Feweu Rock Hill and VIII
liam @ Moore, Lancaster
Washington An effort was made
to get the war department to assign
Capt. George H. McMaster, of the
STU infantry, vino is a South Carolin.
ian, as instructor OF the South Caro-.
lima division Of the National Guard.
The department replied that it could
not grant the request, on the ground
that Capt. McMaster is not at this
time eligible for the post under regu'
lations of the army.
Bennettsville.-At the graded school
building. ncw in state Of erection, men
were cnga ed in placing large steel
beam, when the brick work gave way,
causing the heavy beam 10 fall, strik.
ing Joe Zeigler on the head, death
following in few minutes.
Rock lill.-It is proposed to ask
Mr. Carnegie for a $4,000 library.
This means that the taxpayers will be
required to pay $4,000 yearly for its
support, Mr.. Carnegie requiring a 10
per cent appropriation of the amount
he gives. A handsome lot for the
library has been offered free of all
cost by Mayor John T. Roddey.
Aiken-H. W. Mcmillan, Southern
railway freight agent here, was &C.
quilted of killing Joe Mile. negro,
whom he killed at his boarding house
several weeks ago, shooting the negro,
as he was fleeing The jury did not
move from their seats.
Florence-H. H. Bailey, well.
known farmer of Mars Bluff section,
Florence county, lost his barn and
stables and their ,ntire contents by
fire. The barn was struck by light.
ming. Four tons of fertilizer, two
tons of soda, and entire oats crop, a
quantity of fodder and a mule and all
farm implements were de. troyed.