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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Praise for President Riggs.

Col. r. w. Simpson, of Pendle-
ton, a former chairman of the
board of trustees of Clemson col
lege and at present member of
the board, talked in an optimistic
vein Saturday about Clemson and
it's future. Clemson college is
in better shape today than ever
before, he said, land the college
is doing better work than ever
before, and there is less friction
than at any time since it was
established. There is cooperation
and unity of purpose on the part
of everybody connected with the
college. and the work is prosper
ing. Prof. Riggs, the new presi-
dent. is doing splendid work.
He was acting president for more
than year after the resignation
of President Nell, and the board
elected him president at the
recent meeting after he had
demonstrated his fitness for the
position. He has shown wonder
full energy and capacity, and
thorough grasp of the work to be
done. He has the full confidence
of the student body, and is being
given the heartiest support and
cooperation of the faculty and
the trustees. The influence of
the college is broadening, and the
worth Cf the institution to the
people of the State is appreciated
by the people of the State as
never before. The college au-
thorities have in view several
important steps to extend the
usefulness of the college still
further. The whole situation
at the college is most satisfactory
and most gratifying. is better
than ever before.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Mrs. Cleveland Not Engaged.

S. S. Hastings, executor of the
estate of the late Grover Cleve-
land and in charge of Mrs. Cleve-
lands personal affairs, has issued
the following statement:
The paragraph appearing in
one of the weekly society publ
cations suggesting that there is
an engagement of marriage be-
tween Mrs. Cleveland and Prof.
West, of Princeton, is not only
without the slightest justification,
but is fully refuted by the fact
that Dean West already has a
wife living, and their son is now
a student in Princeton Univer-
sity."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Paroled by Governor Blease.

Friday Governor Blease paroled
Larence Marley, York county
prisoner in the State penitenti
ary, who was serving a seven
year sentence for the murder of
John Warlick in Yorkville bar
ber shop about four years ago.
The petition sent the governor in
Marley's behalf is said to have
been signed by all the jurymen
who returned the verdict against
him and many influential citizens
of the county.
Monday Governor Blease pa
rolled Hamp James, sentenced by
Judge Gary at Marion, in Oc-
tober. 1903, to be hanged for
murder; sentence commuted af-
terward to life Imprisonment.
Reuben Cunningham, of Lam
caster, was also paroled Monday
by the governor, after having
served six months of a years
sentence for housebreaking and
larceny.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
MIR. B. E. Mangum Dead.

Mr.. B. E. Mangum. a former
citizen of Fort Mill, died Wednes-
day morning at $50 o'clock at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
j. w. Hood, in Rock Hill, after
an illness of only few minutes.
The burial was in Elmwood
cemetery, Rock Hill, Thursday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Whitaker con-
Quoting the services.
Mr.. Mangum had been in de-
clining health for several months
but seemed as well as usual until
Wednesday morning, when he
suddenly became violently i'll and
expired before medical aid could
reach him. Heart failure is
thought to have been the cause
of his death.
MIR. Mangum was 80 years of
age and a Confederate veteran.
having served through the war
with a South Carolina regiment.
He was a life long member of
the Methodist church and before
the infirmities of age seized him
was a regular attendant upon
church services. His death was
a great shock to a wide circle of
friends.
Mr.. Mangum is survived by
the following children: Mrs. E. S.
Parks, Of Fort Mill; Mrs. T. E.
Merritt, of Huntersville, N. c.:
Mrs. w. l.. Motion, of Gastonia;
Mrs. ]. w. Hood, Mrs. c.. A.
Furr and Mr.. Fletcher Mangum,
of Rock Hill.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
MAJOR BLACK NOW FREE MAN
BY GRACE OF PARDONING POWER

Major John Black. of Column
bia, sentenced at Chester last
November to five years impris-
onment, for conspiracy to de-
fraud the State, in connection
with the late State dispensary.
of which he was director, was
pardoned outright Friday after
noon by Governor Blease, who
had on February u commuted
Major Blacks sentence to five
years imprisonment or fine of
81, 900. The $4,000 had not been
paid, the defendant being given
until September to put up the
money; and this fine will never
be paid. The pardon wipes
Major Blacks slate clean and re-
stores him to citizenship.
No comment from the govern
or appears in the record, the
proclamation pardoning Major
Black being only the usual form.
divers good cause and consider
ations me hereunto moving;;"
but Governor BleaSe said. in an
nouncing his action to reporters,
that he had finally determined TO
move as he did in the matter by
a letter received Friday morning
from Attorney General Lyon.
This letter told of various crimi-
nal prosecutions, arising from
the dispensary scandals, which
had been dropped and of several
civil actions which had been
compromised.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Miss Mabel Hinshaw Hurt.

Miss Mabel H;nshaw, teacher
in the Fort Mill graded school,
was painfully injured about the
face and arm Thursday evening
by a fall from the automobile of
Mr.. w. B. Ardrey. Miss Hin
shaw was one of several passen-
gers Mr.. Ardrey was taking to
Charlotte for a theatrical per-
formance. AS the machine was
passing through the Steel Creek
neighborhood at sharp turn in
the road an unobserved break
er" was struck with considerable
force. throwing Miss Hinshaw to
the roadside. Following the ac-
cident, Miss Hinshaw was hur-
riedly taken to the home of Mr..
w. A. Watson, in Charlotte,
where she received medical at
tention. Friday Miss Hinshaw
returned to Fort Mill and Mon
day morning she was able to re-
sumo her duties in the school
room.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Tillman's Public Service.

Senator B. r. Tillman has been
in public life since 1886, when he
began campaign for Industrial
and agricultural education. He
was made governor in 1890 and
became senator in 1895. There
he found Morgan, of Alabama;
Teller. of Colorado; John B. Cor
don. of Georgia; Allison, of Iowa:
German. of Maryland; Vest and
Cockrell. of Missouri; David B.
Hill, Hoar, Quay, Daniel, Pfef-
fer, Lindsay, of Kentucky, Wal
thai and George and John Sher-
man.
All of them are gone from the
senate and most of them from
life, and with them half a score
of lesser lights. On the senate
horizon, too, has rizen, blazed
and vanished the meteoric light of
Carmack. There Hanna and For
aker have played their roles.
Hale and Aldrich have passed.
Only Lodge, Fry, Gallinger, Ba-
con and Cullom, and maybe one
or two more, of all those that
served with Tillman in his first
term, will take their seats in the
Sixty-second Congress next Tues
day.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Roddey-Pegram.

The Fort Mill friends of Mr..
Ward w. Pegram were pleasant
ly surprised a few days ago to
learn of his marriage the evening
of the 10Th instant to Miss Estelle
Roddey, of Lancaster. The mar
riage took place at the manse
of the Lancaster Presbyterian
church and was performed by
the pastor, Rev. Chalmers Fraser.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
A. j. Roddey. Mr.. Pegram was
reared in Fort Mill and is we'll
known and liked in this COM
munity. He is at present en-
gagged as conductor on the Lam
caster and Chester railroad.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Jack Johnson's Uranium.

Jack Johnson's skull has been
measured under the Roentgen ray
by San Francisco surgeons, who
declare that a blow sufficient to
kill a steer would barely lar
Johnson. His head, say the
X-ray artists, was built to with
stand everything but a steel pro-
jectile. 1t takes the Roentgen
ray from 5 to 10 seconds to pene-
trate the skull of the average
person; it took S 1-2 minutes to
penetrate the champions era
mum.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Special Courses For Rural Teachers.

in addition to the usual courses
in the elementary and secondary
subjects, the summer school for
teachers, to be held at Winthrop
college, beginning June 1. has
arranged to offer certain courses
designed especially to aid the
rural teachers. Among these
will be included the following:
Special problems of the rural
school.
Special methods and devices
for the rural schools.
Rural school agriculture and
school gardening.
Domestic science for rural
schools.
Practical manual training for
rural schools.
The cost of board, including
room and light, will be SIS for
the whole term (four weeks)
50 week for time less than the
whole session; and 81 a day for
less than a week. A matriculation
fee of SO to cover the four weeks
work will be charged. Teachers
are urged to engage rooms at
once.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30

The Mountaineer's Daughter"
is the title of a comedy drama in
six acts to be presented by local
talent at the auditorium at 8
O'Clock on the evening of April 4.
Music will be furnished by John
ston's orchestra, Rock Hill, and
an admission fee of Is, 25 and
35 cents will be charged. The
of the evening will be
used for charitable purposes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Death of Samuel A. Kell.

Samuel Alexander Kell died in
Clinton, S. c., on March 9, 1911.
of dilatation of the heart.
Mr.. Kell was a Fort Mill boy,
having been born here on No
vember l. 1880, being the son
of DR.. Samuel A. and Mrs. Anna
Reid Kell. He is survived by his
mother and his two sisters, Hat
tie. who married Mr.. Frank E.
Cortney, and Margaret Gould
ing, who married Mr.. Robert G.
Parks. All of these live in
Augusta, Ga. Five years ago he
married Miss Olivia Watson, of
Clinton, S. c., by whom he had
three sons. The youngest dying
last November.
Mr.. Kell was the manager of
the Cable Piano Co. in Clinton.
He had been in poor health for
some time but seemed better,
when he was suddenly called
from time to eternity. For this
change he was prepared as he
had clearly expressed his faith
in Christ few days before, and
intended uniting with the Pres
byterian church on the following
Sabbath. Being a Mason, he
was buried with Masonic honors.
AS one has said "Sammie was
quiet in his life, but was very
lovable and popular man, always
bringing sunshine with him."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Winthrop's New Building

Among other matters taken up
Saturday at a meeting of the
Winthrop College board of trus-
tees in Columbia was the new
science and arts building to be
erected at that institution. The
building will cost $50, 600 to be
paid in three annual instalments
of $40, 600 each, appropriated by
the General Assembly in the
memorable appropriations fight
at the last session.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
State Militia Officers to Texas.

Major Boyd Cole and Captain
Harold Simms, of Barnwell; Cap
tain George Warren, of Sumter.
and Captain Isadore Schayer
(Surgeon), of Laurens, were des-
lgnated Friday by Adiutant
General Moore as the first militia
officers from South Carolina to
participate in the current manoeu-
yres on the Mexican frontier.
Another group of four South
Carolina officers will probably be
sent forward a fortnight hence.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
PROGRAM OF YORK SCHOOL DAY
MEET AT WINTHROP COLLEGE


the York County school day ex-
ercises to be held at Winthrop
college, Saturday, April Is:
Literary features IL a. m. to
l p. m.
Arithmetic contest for pupils
from first to fifth grades. inclu-
sive. This will be written con-
test and a committee will be
appointed as judges Of the papers.
Contest open to one representa-
tive from each school.
Similar contest for pupils from
sixth to tenth grades, inclusive.
Spelling contest for pupils of
first to fifth grades, inclusive.
Open to two representatives from
each school.
Spelling contest for pupils from
sixth to tenth grades, inclusive.
Open to two representatives from
each school.
Defamation contest for pupils
from first to sixth grades, in
elusive.
Defamation contest for pupils
of sixth to tenth grades, inclusive.
Only one pupil to each contest
from each school, and pupil can
not enter more than one literary
contest.
Picnic dinner on college cam
puS p. m. to 2p. m.
Athletic features for girls, 2 to
4 p. m.
100 yard dash, one from each
school.
Baseball throw, one from each
school.
Relay race, each team consists
OF four, one team from each
school.
Potato race, one from each
school.
Athletic features for boys:
100 yard dash (boys under
tWelve), one from each school.
100 yard dash, one from each
school.
440 yard run, one from each
school.
Running broad Jump, one from
each school.
Running high jump, one from
each school.
Baseball throw, one from each
school.
Relay race, each team consists
OF four, one team from each
school.
Tug of war, each team consists
of four, one team from each
school.
Boys will not be allowed to
enter more than two athletic
contests, not including the relay
race. Entrance in literary con-
test will not debar entrance in
athletic contest.
Each school is requested to
send an exhibit of drawing, map
making, composition work, etc.
A first prize of SO cents and a
second prize of 25 cents will be
given in all contests, and pic
lures to scholars for best ex-
hibits.
First place shall count five
points, second three points, and
third one point.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
TILLMAN In TALKATIVE MOOD
DISCUSSES VARIOUS SUBJECTS

Saturday Senator Benjamin r.
Tillman discussed in Columbia
the tariff situation and national
politics in general, with especial
emphasis upon the possibility of
Democratic success at the next
election. Senator Tillman be-
lieves that the Democrats have
golden opportunity.
Will you stand for reelec-
tion?" the senator was asked.
/ have already said" he re-
piled, that if my health is fair
ly good / shall run again. | do
not wish the office unless | can
fill it reasonably we'll" The SEN
ator has not decided whether he
will attend the special session of
Congress; he probably will not.
He is paired with a New Eng
lander, whose position on the
tariff would likely be the oppo-
site to his own.
And what do you think of
Governor Blease" reporter
ventured.
Il have given my opinion of
Blease, said Mr.. Tillman. Il
gave it right after the last cleo
ton. 1t hasn't changed much.
He has disappointed me some
what, but he has hard road to
travel. You newspaper folks
have nagged him continually"
In addition to stating that he
was little disappointed in Gov
ernor Blease, although the gov
ernor has had hard road to
travel, Senator Tillman referred
to his pardon record by asking a
question: Don't you think,
he said, that Governor Blease's
large pardon list might be ex-
planned by the possibility that
there are large number of meri-
toriouS petitions for pardon left
over from the Ansel administra-
ton, because of the well known
fact that Governor AnSel did not
wish generally to interfere with
the courts verdicts?"
Senator Tillman continued that
Governor Blease may be allow
ing his goodness of heart to in
fluence him to some extent in
granting pardons.
Senator Tillman hopes the
Democrats will tackle the tariff
as a whole, not in spots. He
thinks the whole task perilous in
the extreme. Every party that
has tried to revise the tariff has
shortly afterward gotten it in the
neck" he said.
'Oh. Bailey just got into a
rage. the senator said, when
asked about the Texans resigna-
ton. He swung his little
hatchet, the head flew off and he
got his head bunged up. think
he'll be good hereafter. 4"
Senator Tillman said that he
had recently heard attributed to
Booker T. Washington the state
ment that Tillman and Vardaman
were passing and that the negro
was gaining a stronger foothold
in the South. The senator, in a
letter, replied that he had heard
that Booker was making goo
goo eyes" at a German woman
and got into trouble. Also, that
as long as the water flowed the
Caucasians would rule over the
Southland.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-03-30
Yes, After He Learns the Law.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
If a vacancy should arise, Pres
dent Taft might go farther and
fare worse than by appointing
former Governor Ansel of South
Carolina to the Federal bench.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-06
POLICEMEN GO
OUT ON PARADE
6EDECkED IN NEW UNIFORMS
:. THE FINEST WILL GIVE
CITIZENS A TREAT.

Richmond finest" are busy brush
Ing their clothes. polishing their
shoes. and doing up" their laundry,
For next Wednesday will be inspec-
ton day, and each and every one. from
Major Werner TO Policeman Tignor.
the latest acquisition to the force, ex-
poets to look like Sunday morning at
church time.
Even Drinks the Second district
Cog, and "Fido" the new cat that
wandered In and curled up In Ser
geant Kerse's hat the other night, are
sprucing up.
Commissioners Gordon. Well, Boykin.
Manning. Goode, Thomas, Bradley and
Mccarthy will look their best. and
Mayor Richardson Will don his silk
hat for the occasion.
Captain McMahon and his party of
sleuths will look spic and span, and
when the inspection is over, and Cap
tain Alex. Wrights Southsider Join
forces with Captain Epps' Farmers.
and Captain Barfoot's Sluggers, with
a band of music in front and the citi-
zens get a good look at the bunch az
they march through the principal
streets to the City Hall. there will be
lots OF pride displayed at their fine
appearance.
utilized for the winter uniforms. and
when the men show up In parade they
will present fine appearance The
line will be headed by the mounted
mem. then win come the bicycle squad
followed by the roundsmen, the patrol
and Black Marie.
The inspection will take place at
four o'clock. after which the board
VIII meet ri the Citv Hall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-06
PASTOR Of PINE
STREET SO YEARS
REV. j. b, HUDSON HOLDS LARGE.
LY ATTENDED ANNIVER-
SARY SERVICE.

Yesterday was a day OF unusual in
terest at Pine Street Baptist church.
being the 3sth anniversary of the pas.
torata- of Rey-I.-B Hutson. -
The church at the morning service
was filled to Overlooking, the congre-
cation including many members OF
the Baptist churches and some Of
other denominations.
Participating In the service We're
Col John s. HARDWOOD, from the First
Baptist church, who read a letter Of
felicitation from that church; DIR. X.
II. Pitt, editor of the Religious Herald,
who made a feryant prayer: Evan
gelist j. II. Hutson, a brother OF the
pastor, who pronounced the benedie-
ton.
Rev. MIR. Hutson made Gods Fam
lily the subject of his sermon, MAX
ing his discourse purposeiy short on
account OF the other portion OF the
program. which included the observ-
ance of the communion service. He
gave some decidedly interesting sta
tistics, some of which We're as follows:
During the SO years of his passionate
there were 4.139 additions and 1850
losses. The mem bership now is 1,S2l.
During his pastorate Mr.. Hutson mar
ried 1900 couples and conducted L.
939 funerals. and he made 46,T3s pas
toral visits, not including in this mum
Der calls made at homes where the
people were out.
Letters and kilograms of congratu-
lation were received from Brooklyn
Washington, Baltimore, New York and
other places. but owing to the limited
time only one was read.
During the 80 years whose tcrmi-
nation was celebrated yesterday. a
new house of worship was erected and
after its completion, to accommodate
the rapidly growing congregation, two
annexes We're built.
Rev. Mr.. Hutson talked yesterday
as IL he would be content with his
congregation a while LONGER and he
SAID in this connection that il any.
body wanted him to leave he hoped
such person would keep at a secre,
until after the celebration
Friday night in one of the annexes
OF the church. the Sewing Circle gave
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutson a charming re.
ception.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-06
.|NJURED ON scene
OF BEATT|E CRIME
YOUNG LADY THROWN FROM
HORSE. WHEN AUTO SPEEDS
BY FURlOuSLY.

While horse back riding along Mid
lothian turnpike yesterday afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Ellington. daughter OF
CAPTAIN J. n. Ellington. residing at
1906 North Twenty-third street, was
thrown from her mount and seriously
injured on the scene Of the famous
Beattie murder. when the horse took
fright at an automobile speeding b.
at a furious rate.
In his fright. the horse reared and
fell Miss Ellington being caught be-
meath him. Mr.. Walter Graves, hee
escort, OF 119 South Fourth street,
rescued her with difficulty, but In tho
excitement was unable to recognize tho
occupants Of the machine as it sped
by. without ever stopping.
On being removed to Memorial Hos
pital, Miss Ellington was found to b
suffering considerably from shock and
bruises. Whether any bones were
broken could be not be definitely as
certained until to-day when the X-ray
will be applied. 1t WAS stated.
Mr.. Graves regards 1t as little short
Of miracle that Miss Ellington was
not crushed to death beneath the
horse.
The driver of the auto will likely b
arrested and held for exceeding tho
speed limit. IL his identity can be as
certained by the police.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-06
PETITION IN
BEATT|E CASE
PATE OF CONDEMNED MAN LIES
WITH SUPREME
COURT.

Counsel for Henry Clay Beattie. Jr..
having filed with Judge James Keith,
of the Supreme Court. their petition
for writ of error in the case, the fate
ef-FeHhs- Beattie- Is sat-thiS- iima-in
the hands of the Supreme Court OF
Virginia.
Ii is possible that Judge Keith may
act upon the petition himself. but in
view of the near approach of the reg
uiar term of the court this Is hardly
probable.
The belief Is strong, however. that
the Beattie case will be one of the
frs. to be considered upon the con-
vening of the court next Thursday.
Upon that day. il is probable that
Beattie will be carried to the peni-
Tertiary. as the law requires that all
condemned men must be carried to
the State prison not later than fifteen
days before the date set for the exc
cution.
Governor Mann said yesterday that
he would take no cognizance of
the case until the Supreme Court had
acted. That being the fact, the court
VIII. in accordance with legal pro-
cedure speedily consider the Beatte
case, unless Judge Keith decides to
act in recess. This will be done so
that the governor may have time to
act De1ore the day set Tor the exc
eution.
AS it stands now. the fate of the
young man is entirely in the hands of
the Supreme Court. And with the
shadow of the electric chair fusl upon
him. Beattie, inthe city Jail, still car
ries that air of confidence that has
euveloped him since the first Every
day numbers Of people go to the Jail
to get look at the condemned man.
Few OF them gain admittance, but
they seem satisfied with a STRAY
glimpse of the man as he walks back
and forth in his cell. on the Marshall
street side of the Jail. immediately
above the main entrance.