Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Short News Items That Have Been
Selected in the Interest of the
Public in General.

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tember 19 to %.
Charleston-fIealth Officer ]. NJ.
Green does not anticipate any gen.
eral use of typhoid fever vaccine in
Charleston which has been put at the
disposal of the state by the state
board OF health.
Charleston-A petition in involun-
tary bankruptcy was filed in the Of
foe of the United States District
Court by the creditors Of s. Shein,
of Union County. The customary
steps were taken.
Barnwell.-An Atlantic Coast Line
freight train was derailed east OF
Barnwell, a number OF cars being
wrecked No one was killed or seri-
ously hurt. Passenger trains were
detoured over the Southern tracks at
Denmark.
Greenville.-The executive officers
Of the Greenville, Anderson & Spar
tanburg interurban electric road in
session here adopted resolutions
which in effect suspend at once all
work on the construction of the line
between Greenville and Spartanburg
until a subsequent meeting of the
board to be held at the call OF the
president,
Columbia.-At a meeting OF city
council it was decided to require the
Union Station company to pave Rice
street at the intersection OF Main
street. The tracks of the various
roads entering this station cross Main
street at this point and as Main street
is paved to this point, it was decided
to continue the paving across these
tracks.
Observation-Disclosures j. P.
Gibson held a preliminary in the case
of the state against Charlie Jenkins,
charged with violation of the dispen-
sary law. After hearing the states
witnesses, the court assumed iurisdic-
ton and tried the defendant for trans
porting contraband whiskey for un-
lawful use. He was declared guilty
and fined 800.
Saluda.-An election has been or
dered by the county board OF COM
missioners in accordance with an act
of the last legislature, to be held on
August 8, at which time the ques-
ton of issuing bonds TO townships
Nos. s, 4, ., and l. to aid in building
line Of railroad from Greenwood
via this place to Columbia, will be
passed upon.
Lexington-By an Overwhelming
vote the people of Lexington School
District, embracing the town Of Lex
ington. declared for the issuance OF
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 for
new school building, and special
tax levy of two mills for state
aided high school The vote stood:
For bonds, II; against bonds, II; for
high school, 10; against high school,
9.
Winnsboro. - To Winnsboro no
doubt belongs the distinction Of being
the only town in South Carolina
which as yet has school boy military
company. A company of about 40
boys, pupils of Mt. Zion institute,
commanded by T. NJ. Jordan, super
intendent of education of Fairfield
county, has been in existence for some
months, and is a well-drilled body OF
soldiers,
Kingstree.-At a recent meeting the
Lexington County Farmers union
passed resolutions requesting the leg
islature to cut the enormous amount
that goes to maintain ClemsC. col
lege and give one-half to the public
schools of the state. One-half of about
100000 would help a great deal in
building up the rural schools, and it
does really seem that Clemson could
worry along" on the same amount
per annum.
Spartanburg rg-Aneging that an in
Jury received while alightng from a
Southern Railway train at Spartan
burg junction resulted in the prema-
ture birth and subsequent death OF
her child, Mrs. Grace Lancaster en-
tered suit against the railroad for
$4,000. The case was heard and
much scientific testimony was brought
out. Many physicians took the wit.
ness stand. The jury returned a YER
dict for $1,000 in favor Of the plain
tin.
Spartanburg. What's in a name?
Mrs. Veda f. Heckin. a Richland
county woman, evidently thinks there
is considerable in ii, for she had hers
changed to Mrs Velda F. Young
not through matrimony, but b. an
order issued by Judge r. c. Watts
in common pleas court.
Saluda-There will be reunion
OF the old soldiers of this county at
Saluda on August 2. Plans are on
foot to make the day one OF great
pleasure to the remnant of the fol
lowers OF Lee and Jackson. Dele
gates will be elected to attend the
state reunion in Columbia in August.
Bennettsville-The good roads
epidemic has reached Marlboro coun'
", and the sentiment in favor Of i'm
proved highways was vigorously ex-
pressed at a meeting at Crosland hall.
Representative were present from
the eight townships in the county.
c. 2. Hodges was elected president;
Columbia.-Th police have kept
up their campaign against alleged
'speak-easies" and gaming houses, two
clubs being raided and one alleged
"bootlegger" being taken in custody.
A number OF men were arrested on
various charges, most OF them giving