Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-12-14
: ROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Latest News of General interest 20
the People That Has Been Collect
ed From Many Towns.

contest pTlLco nave ueeu a"oiuSe a.
follows: Yield and report: First
prize $40, Richard Wells, 61.S bush
els; second prize IS, Carlyle Stuck.
ey, 67.8s bushels; third prize $3.50.
Carlyle Stuckey.
umbia.-Alferd Won Kolnitz Of
Charleston was elected captain OF the
ootball team of the University OF
south Carolina for the season OF 1912
at a meeting of the football squad.
Carolina's captain for next year lead
the football team Of the College OF
Charleston in 1910.
Co, ,lmbia.-The governor has ap-
pointed s. F. Keith OF Marietta In
Pickens county as magistrate for
Pumpkintown township. r. M. Jen.
nings has been appointed as magis-
trate for Effingham and Lynch town
ships in Florence county, to take the
place OF NJ. C. Collins, resigned.
Columbia.-The state board Of law
examiners held an examination for ap-
plicants for admission to the practice
of law In this state. There were IL
young men to take the examination.
The members of the board are VIC.
Miller, Charleston; F, Barron Grier.
Greenwood, and w. D. Melton, Column
bia.
Columbia,-The secretary OF state
has issued a charter to the Calhoun
County Fair association with capi-
tai stock of $4,000. The officers are:
Walter Spingner. president; ]. A.
Banks, vice-president, and j. B. Puck.
EFT, secretary and treasurer. The as
sociation will hold a fair each year
for agricultural and commercial inter
ests of the county.
Columbia.-A mule farm may be es'
tablished at some point in South Caro-
lima by the United States government.
Letters have been received at the
state department of agriculture ask
ing for information as to the cost OF
raising mules in this state. All infor'
nation on the subject was furnished
the war. department by Commissioner
Watson
St Georgia. regular monthly
meeting OF the Farmers Union OF Dor
chester county was held at the court
house. There was an unusually
large crowd Of delegates from the To-
cal unions in the county. Mr.. Joe
Whetsel, county business agent. made
his annual report which showed that
total business OF $4,000 transacted
for the members OF the union during
the past year.
Gaffney.-Gaffney people and Cher
okee county people generally are
much elated over the fact that the
Methodist conference has seen fit to
return all OF the local ministers to
their old fields for the year 1912. Pc
titions had been presented to the
conference asking that this step be
taken. Rev. G. P. Watson, Roy. J. A.
Bledsoe and Rev. B. G. Vaughn VIII
all be back.
st. Matthews.-D. A. Pendarvis,
white, who was convicted at the re-
cent term OF court on charge OF
giving checks without having sum-
cient funds with which to meet them.
and given sentence OF three months.
has elected to serve his time In the
state prison at Columbia and has en-
tered upon the service. He is In Fee
BILE health and 1t is scarcely possible
that he could stand service on the
county works.
Lancaster Sheriff Hunter received
| from Governor Blease respite until
December 20 for Mack Hood and Sam
Keith. two negroes convicted Of muir
der. at the last term of court and SEN
fenced TO be hanged here on Friday,
December 9Th. Preparations for the
hanging had already been nearly COM
pleted before the necessary docu'
ments were received here, the gallows
being erected and inclosed in the jail
yard.
Lexington.-Now that the state
board OF education has affirmed the
decision of the coutny board OF edu'
| cation in the matter of the location OF
the new school house, work on the
10000 building will be pushed rapid
ly to completion. The new building
is being erected on a magnificent
| fcur.acre tract in the eastern part OF
the town and will be a credit to the
community. 1t Is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy
within four months.
Columbia5-The governor has issued
a parole to A. C. Bryson, who was
convicted in Anderson county, Sep
tenber. 1911, and sentenced to one
wear on the county chaingang or to
pay a fine Of 5000, after conviction
Of assault and battery with intent
TO kill.
Anderson-Hog cholera has devel-
oped on the farm of James Thompson,
a well known young farmer. near the
city. Already so hogs and pigs out
of a drove OF 80 have died from this
disease, and it is probable that he
will lose the remaining 80 before he
can check the .ravages Of the disease.
Bamberg.-A great quantity Of cot
ton has been marketed here this year
and the crop throughout the county Is
a very large one. More oales have
already been sold here this season
than were brought In during the
whole Of last year. and great
amount is still in the fields unpicked.
WATERFOWL. A. Putnam, promi'
nent citizen of Barks6ale. this county,
had his automobile stolen. The car
was a Ford model T, five passenger,
No. 1884, body black, fully equipped.
1t is thought that the car went to-
ward Columbia as 1t was traced as far
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