Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-02
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLIf
some Short Paragraphs of News
General Interest to People From
All Over the State.

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place at Rowesville and also an at
tempt was made to rob the postoffice.
About $1S worth OF crockery was TAX
en- from the store that was broken
into. The guilty parties have not been
apprehended, but suspicion is enter
tanned as to who committed the theft.
Woodruf.-The home of o. e. West-l
moreland was burned. The fire hadI
made such headway before being dis
covered the family had barely time u
escape before the building collapsed.
When the family awoke the staircase
and hall were ablaze. Everything
was burned and there was no insur
ance.
Columbia.-The Consolidated Hold
ing Company has sold the old clark
corner at the intersection OF Washing
ton and Main streets, to the Palmetto
Construction Company at $4,000 a
front foot The Palmetto Construction
Company will erect History ofice
Uulluiub lOT luo diuCltO ANo'sO''Hi
bank at this location.
umbia.-The city council Of Co.
lumbia met and spent several hours
in session. The weights and measures
ordinance was given its third reading
ratified and enrolled as an ordinace.
An ordinance prohibiting the moving
of a building through the streets
OF Columbia for more than block
was passed, as was an ordinance re-
lating to declaring a nuisance.
Rock Hill.-This city was crowded
with builders and contractors, com.
peting for the contracts to erect at
Winthrop College the 100000 model
school, and the 100000 arts and
science building. Plans for the form
er were designed 10y w. w. Edwards
Of Atlanta, Ca, while the arts and
science building was designed by Hook
G. Rogers Of Charlotte.
olumbia.-Arguments were heard
by Judge ]. s. Wilson, who presided
at the recent term of court in Rich
land county, for new trial in the
case of Horsford against the Carolina
Glass Company. A new trial was re-
fused by Judge Wilson In the case
OF Faust against the Columbia street
railway. A verdict Of $500 was reach.
ed in favor of the plaintiff and 1t viii
stand.
Woodruff.-Service was held for the
first time in tho new Presbyterian
church here few days ago. The
congregation was small on account OF
the rain. The usual preaching hour
was devoted to Children's Day exer.
cises. Rev. L. w. Brown made very
interesting talk on Sunday school
work. The church is very hand
some brick building and as soon az
the new seats arrive will be dedicated
Elloree-R. O. Moorer of Psrler
while adjusting the betting Of his gin
merry, met with a very severe accident
Mr.. Moorer's hand was caught In
the betting and his arm broken be
tween the elbow and wrist, and be
tween the shoulder and elbow. Medi
cal aid was quickly summoned and
the injured young man is at this writ
ing resting easy. Mr.. Moorer resides
at Parler. He operates a large gin
merry and farm.
Charleston.-Prof. A. Smith, OF
Clemson College issues the following
bulletin on buying beef cattle: "Of all
the factors which determine the prof
1t in feeding beef cattle the buying OF
the cattle Is one of the most import
ant, and one of the most difficult with
which farmers in this state have to
contend. Clemson College has lately
been doing everything possible to In.
duce the railways to grant reason
able freight rates on cattle from st.
Louis and other large stock centres to
Washington.
Union.-In response to circulars
distributed on the streets mass meet
ing OF about 1000 citizens was held
in the opera house here. 1t is general
talk that the city is well supplied with
gambling rooms and blind tigers and
the meeting passed resolutions to tho
effect that the citizens stand for ths
enforcement OF law, and calling upon
the officers to use all their efforts to
rid the city of blind tigers, gambling
and other forms OF vice.
Chester.-The city public schools
will give a holiday on Thursday in
order to allow the school children to
take in the county fair. The high
school football team will play game
with Winnsboro team at the fair
grounds on Thursday and this will
attract lots of interest
Anderson.-The SAFE OF the Savan-
nah River Company OF Anderson TO
the Georgia Railway & Power Co., Of
Atlanta, which was consummated,
marks the biggest business deal that
has ever been made in the piedmont
section OF South Carolina. The amount
involved is $1,550,00o.
Charleston.-The suit OF julius
Thames against the city Of Charleston
for 5000 in the court of common
pleas resulted III verdict for the
city Thames had been hurt on some
debris, unlighted lin the streets, but
he appears not to have made out a
case
Charleston.-John Cole, the negro
arrested was positively identified at
the hearing as the man who has kill
ed two men, wounded four, robbed
several stores and otherwise terror
eized the suburbs Of Charleston. He
is held for trial at the next term Of
court of general sessions.
Lexington.-Lewis Reap, young
white man, was lodged in Jail by Sher-
in Sim ]. Miller, having been arrested
in Columbia. Reap is charged with
larceny, it being alleged that he broke