Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-08-17
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
The Latest News Of General Interest
That Has Been Collected For the
People of South Carolina.

Florence.
Chesterfeld.-T Secretary of State
authorized the dissolution of the
Parker Gin Company, of Chesterfield,
capital stock $4,000, chartered in
1908.
Spartanburg.-The Secretary OF
State chartered the LileoNix Com
pany, of Spartanburg, capitalized at
$4,000, with Floyd l.. Lilies as presi-
dent, to do a mercantile business and
deal in real estate, stocks and bonds.
Columbia.-Mr. w. d. McLaurin,
state land agent, is at his desk, after
a trip on official business to George
town. There is great interest at
Georgetown in the outlook for re-
clamation of lowlands by drainage"
he said.
Charleston.-Capt. JOS. K. Cotton,
who succeeds Capt. H. l.. Simpson as
inspector of boilers IN the office OF
inspectors of steamships at the Gus
tom House, arrived in the city and
assumed his duties. Capt. Simpson
has been temporarily detailed on 9TH
or duties
olumbia.-Governor Blease has
designated Capt w. D. Startling, OF
Columbia, as disbursing officer OF the
$1,000 appropriated by the General
Assembly toward the expense of hold
ing the 1911 Reunion OF the South
Carolina division, United Confederate
Veterans. Capt. Startling, formerly
commandant of the Confederate Sol
diers' Home. has always taken an
active interest in the Reunion.
Mallory.-An election was held at
Dalcho school house for the purpose
of authorizing an additional tax levy
OF two mills to supplement the two
mill levy already in force for school
purposes in this district. Not a dis
senting voice was heard, and every
one Of the IA votes was favorable
to the levying of the additional tax.
arleston.-Alderman Pinckney in
troduced a bill regulating the manner
in which animals for food may be
slaughtered, this being the bill under
which the new abattoir will be estab
lished. Alderman Wohltmann sue
cessfully resisted an effort to sus
pend the rules and pass this bill or
to the third reading. The bill there
fore got no further than first read
ing
Charleston.-The Charleston sanl
tation and drainage commission ant
the Charleston-Summerv highwa,
commission are working toward the
Strengthening out OF a sharp turn II
the road, near Summeryille, which
may at some time give trouble to au
tomobilists in collision with the Sou
thern railway train or with the larger
number of countr" wagons at certain
times when there is more or less con
gestio1 at that point.
Lamar.-The Epworth High schoo
in the Lydia section Of Darlington
county, 10 miles from railroad, bears
the honor of having had three of it
scholars as winners Of Clemson col
lege scholarships this year. Claut
Vaughan and Joseph Reynolds won tn
Darlington county scholarships, whil'
the Lee county scholarship was VOL
by Efford Pate. All three Of thes
young men have been students Of tn
Epworth High school for severa
years.
Columbia-Two new enterprise
were commissioned by the secretar
of state, one of them being a thir
bank for the county seat Of Calhou
as follows: Commissioned: Godse
Gin company, Godsey, Greenwoo
county; capital $4,000; corporators,
VI. Cooper A. s. King, r. A. Ellison
Commissioned: Farmers Bank an
Trust company, ST. Matthew'S capita
S35. 600: corpOrators. B. +. Bruce,
c. Redmond. w. W. Mcmillan, j. +
Loryea. allof St Matthews. A gel
eral banking business will be done.
Lexington. Lexington county
soon to have auother steel bridge owe
the Saluda river, the county board O
commissioners at its meeting havin
taken decided action in the matter
The new bridge is to be built at o
near Amicks ferry, in the extrem
upper part of the county. The couI
ty commissioners will advertise TO
bids this week, and at the next NEE
ing of the board some definite actio
will probably be taken.
Washington.-The Comptroller c
the Currency has approved the appl
cation of S. w Norwood II. Mullins
NJ. c. Woods, L. D. Lide and Others
to organize the Marion National Bani
of Marion, S. c., with a capital
100000.
Columbia city clerk is bus
issuing bicycle numbers to those Owl
ing wheels and so far nearly 300 hay
been registered. City council a shol
time ago passed an ordinance requi
ing bicycles to be tagged as are aut'
mobiles for purposes OF identification
The ordinance as to "scorching' wi
be strictly enforced.
olumbia.-Celebratin the 9Sth al
niversary of the organization OF tn
company in 1913, the Richland VoluI
teer Rife club and their friends el
: joyed a barbecue at Ridgewood an
, incidentally several speeches an
military contests.
lumbia.-Governor Blease ha
not yet received from Senator Acke
man the recommendation he aske
,, the Colleton legislative delegation
make, as to whom he should appoir
for the unexpired term OF the la'
Supervisor Griffith The Goyernc
has said that he would appoint VIII
ever the delegation desired.
orgetown.-Guerdan Tarbox, viii
..i.;,o . aicb- With his aproDlan n