Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-13
BRIEFS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A Few Short Paragraphs Containing
the Latest News From All Over
the Palmetto State.

Sumter.-County board OF commits
sionels mas elected J. b. Rafiield as
cotton weigher from the city OF Sum-
ter. w. S. Chandler was elected
weigher for Mayesvlle.
Greenville.-Capt Geo. w. Bramlett,
one of the best known veterans In
Greenville county, was found dead in
bed at his home in the country, about
10 miles from Greenville.
Abbeville.-A business deal of con-
siderable Importance was concluded
here when w. A. Calvert sold to the
Starke Vehicle company all his stock
of bugges, wagons, etc, and bought
from the Kerr Furniture company all
its stock of furniture.
Notwithstanding thunderstorm
lightning struck the transformer
house at the Neely cotton mill. There
was quite an excitement, but the fire.
men responded PROMPTLY and found
their services were not needed as
the trouble was soon over.
Camden.-The ice famine has been
somewhat relieved here since Mr..
Kennedy has procured ten tons from
Columbia. He was forced to pay re-
tail price for the ice, and therefore
ice has gone up considerably. A per-
manent relief is looked forward to
very soon.
Camden.-Will Kirkland, who kill
ed his father McCrae Kirkland, gave
himself up to the sheriff and was
committed to jail When interviewed
he refused to make any statement
except that the facts in the papers
were correctly stated, and that he had
employed Mendel Smith, Esq, as coun-
sci. He appeared to be cheerful. He
is man about q years old.
Yorkville-The regular monthly
meeting of the York county Farmers
union, j. F. Ashe, president and A.
l.. Black, secretary, was held in the
court house. There was a good rep
resentation of local unions and only
routine business was transacted. j. F.
Ashe was elected as a delegate to the
state union, which meets some time
this month.
Chester.-Chester has been desig-
mated by the PostofFice Department
as a Postal savings bank. Postmaster
Dunovant having received informa
ton to this effect few days ago.
The bank will be opened for busi
ness ON the 31st of this month, that
is the postofTice will begin to receive
deposits on that day. What bank the
money will be deposited in will be
designated by the government.
Sumter.-The election for an addi'
tional levy of one mill for school pur.
poses was more than ten TO one in
favor of the additional levy. The
funds raised by the levy vii be used
ir securing a supervising principal
and an instructor in writing and sing
ing for the primary department and an
instructor in manual training and in
the industrial arts in the girls gram.
mar and high school departments.
Spartanburg-As the result Of wide.
spread destruction of the pine tree
in this section of the country, it is
announced here that the government
will establish a forest insect field sta.
ton in this county. A. d. Hopkins,
in charge of the forestry insect in
vestigation, will arrive here to take
up the fight against the pine beetle,
which is believed to be responsible
for the destruction.
Summerville.-The South Carolina
Agricultural Society will hold its an
nual meeting at the Jedburg Govern
ment experimental station, near Sum
merville. Capt S. G. Stoney is pres
ident of this organization. The So
ciety is about to close one Of the most
fruitful years in its history. and it is
therefore probable that some very in
tcrcstiug reports viii be made on the
occasion Of the annual meeting
Charleston. The one hundred men
of the first and second companies OF
coast artillery who arrived here from
Aiken and Lancaster have gone into
camp on Sullivan's Island and will be
drilled in real war" manocuyres for
fifteen days. The militiamen are 10
have the use of the big guns on the
Island while at Fort Moultrie and
they will take part in some Of the
work of the regular troops, if pos.
sibe.
Lancaster-The 25-year term bonds
issued by Gill Creck. Cane Greek
and Pleasant Hill townships III Ian.
caster county. in aid OF the old Three
Cs railroad, now owned and operated
by the Southern, viii mature July l
of next year, for the payment of re-
funding of which provision will have
to be made. The amount issued by
each of the three townships is: Gills
Creek, $4,000; Cane Greek, $4,000;
Pleasant Hill, $4,000; total, $1,000.
The townships vii have paid alto,
gether in principal and interest when
the final payment shall 5e made next
year. the sum OF $2Il75c.
Charleston-Daniel Duncan, the ne
gro sentenced to die for the murder
Of Max Lubelsky, was baptized. lie
seems now to realize that there is nc
hope for him TO escape the gallows
and he is preparing to meet death
on the gallows.
Leesville-In speech at Summer.
land, before an audience OF about
1000 people, J. Z. Swearingen, super.
intendent of education, declared that
he was not now and would not be
a candidate for the office of governor
He made a ringing speech nthe text.
book matter Congressman Byrnes
also made a speech.