Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-08-10
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
General News of the Palmetto State
That Has Been Carefully Selected
and Condensed by Editor.

Union.-Considerab interest CELL
tres in the hearings in regard to the
near beer sellers, who were recently
arrested under instructions to the
near beer sellers, who were recently
rests were made and the hearings
will be had before Magistrate J. F.
Walker. Jr, on August 10. Solicitor
J. C. Otis will represent the state,
bia.-Performances at the
Maceo Theatre, a moving picture ana
vaudeville house for colored peope,
were preemptorily suspended by Fire
Chief w. ]. May On the ground that
the frame building was so constructed
and arranged as to constitute a men,
ace to human life. ut is death trap,
Chief May said. Sooner or later there
would be heavy loss Of life"
Columbia.-Members OF the Auto
mobile Club OF Columbia, affiliated
with the Automobile Association OF
America, expect an early decision
from the contest board on the protest
filed as to the route TO be taken in
the Glidden tour The local club
holds that the direct line from New
York to Jacksonville is either via
RJleigh. through Columbia, to '5a-
vannah, or via Charotte, through Co
lumbia to Savannah.
Abbeville.-Early in September the
drinking fountain given by the Ma
tional Humane society to the city will
be dedicated. The Civic club which
prevailed upon the society to donate
the fountain, have planned to have
three days carnival in connection
with the dedication. A grand parade
of koats led by brass band is
scheduled for the second day. Sena-
tor Ed. Durand Smith will be asked
to speak on the first day
Gaffney.-The Farmers Institute,
under the auspices OF the Clemson
Agricultural College, was held in this
city. While the attendance was far
from that desired, the very closest at
tention was given by those present,
and there can be no doubt but that
much benefit was derived by the
planters in attendance. The lnsti-
tute was held under the direction OF
Messrs. w. B. West and J. p Dew.
Mr.. West was formerly a resident OF
Gaffney.
Aiken.-The intense dry weather.
which has become so serious in this
county, is believed to be broken. A
good rail fell, but there are many
sections of the county in which no
rain has fallen in many weeks. The
crops are seriously injured in many
sections, and a more serious condi-
tion prevails in regard to water.
Many hitherto large streams have be
come completely dry, and the farmers
have few wells that supply much
water.
st. Matthews.-The new Farmers
Bank is straining every nerve 10 be
in business not later than September
Is. All the fixtures and the latest
type of safe have been ordered, and
they are expected soon. The new
brick building secured for the banks
purposes is ideally located. 1t was re-
Gently built by Mr.. Chris Gazell for
his own use, but he has decided to
move to Sumter. The bank officials
are jubilant over prospects and they
are men who do things.
Charleston.-Death from frsctur-
ed skull caused by a blow al the
hands of one George Sanders was the
verdict in the coroner's inquest over
the body. of Joe Brunson, the negro
who died at the Hospital without
leaving any clue as to the identity OF
his slayer. At the inquest he fact
was brought out that Brunson had
boen seen quarrelling with Sanders
Columbia Capt. George \. Shields,
who had spent forty-nine of his nine
ty-one years in Columbia, serving
we'll his adopted state and city, as
volunteer firemen, as city council
man. as director of the State Peni-
tentiary during the construction OF
the Columbia Canal and as armorer
10 the Confederate Government during
the War Between the Sections, died
in his home, 631 Laurel street, as the
result Of a general decline in health,
which commenced several weeks ago
Capt. Shields was proprietor Of the
Palmetto Iron Works.
harleston-Having been implicat'
ed by the statements of other me-
groes in the robbery committed on
Est Bay street, Joe Rutiin, colored,
was released by Magistrate O'Shaugh'
messy from the charge of grand lar
ceny OF two barrels Of sugar, the firm
from which the sugar was said TO
have been stolen failing to identify
1t as its property. Antony Lawrence
and Richard Brannon, who were tried
on this charge with Ruffin, were also
dismissed, although these two men
have already been bound over to await
trial on the charge Of the larceny OF
rice from W. D. Porcher.
ia-Goyernor Blease has
appointed as dispensers for Barnwell
county Messrs. J. b. Walker, of Bluff.
ton. and ]. II. Hardee, OF Hardeeville.
Chester.-The cotton office of Le-
roy Springs & Co. has been discon-
tinued and Paul G. MCCorkle will
leave in few days for his farm
Henry Harris. a negro,
was sent to the county chain gang
for period OF one hundred and twenty
days by Magistrate Wallace L Lorck,
Of Irmo. Harris was tried and con-
yicted on four counts-vagrancy as
sault, carrying concealed weapons and
stealing.
Columbia.-Representatiye Joshua
W. Ashley, OF Anderson county, is
going to have family reunion at his
home, near Honea Path, the latter