Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-09
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Tho Latest General News That Has
Been Gotten Together From
Many Towns Of State.

COuuty dI hCAih6lOht LSSo'-hO ohu
Batesburg.
Lancaster.-In a difficulty at Cal
vary church, four miles east Of Lam
caste-, George Paterson was hot and
instantly killed by George Ellis.
Anderson.-Dr. C. G. Todd. promi.
nent practicsing physician Of Bolton,
was badly injured when his automo-
bile collided with the gas-electric car
of the Southern railway in the Bolton
yards.
Union.-At Buffalo, in this county.
Governor Blease addressed a crowd
at a meeting held under the auspices
Of the Red Men. He devoted a pood
part of his speech to defense OF his
use OF the pardoning power.
Columbia.-"The Edisto Rifles" OF
Orangeburg will be mustered into the
service of the National Guard OF South
Carolina, to be known as Company II,
and are assigned to duty with the
End infantry, N. G. s. c.
Newberry-In the presence Of
large congregation, the handsome
new Lutheran church, at Pomaria, In
this county, was dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Preceding the
dedication the cornerstone was laid.
notwithstanding may secure
an aeroplane factory and school for
the teaching of aeronautics, II the
people Of the city will subscribe S26..
900 in stock to the Christmas Aero
plane Company, Of Washington.
Walhalla.-The Walhalla cotton
mill, which recently went into the
Parker merger, has begun work on
the streets and cottages Of the mill
village. 1t is understood that con.
siderable money will be spent on i'm.
provements, and when the work 10
completed the village streets and cot
tages will be very attractive.
Columbia. Comptroller General
Jones will in few days send out
circular letter calling upon the coun,
ty auditors for a report on the income
taxes for the year. He Is Of the
opinion that the amount to be collect
ed will be much less than last year
The comptroller general will ask the
legislature to give him orders to en-
force the law or to repeal 1t.
Edgefeld d.-Rev. C. E. Bailey, who
is at present pastor OF the Presbyte
rian church at Timmonsville, has &C
cepted call to this fold, which ID
composed OF Edgefield, Johnson and
Trenton. He will reside here, the
Presbyterians having recently com
pleted a handsome new house. He
will not enter upon his labors here
however, until early in the new year
Florence.-Andrew Singletary, ne
gro from the Hymanville section, ID
in jail here charged with shooting
and seriously wounding several mem
bers of another negro family in the
neighborhood by the name OF Beaman
1t seems that Singletary had a grudge
of long standing against Beaman,
Beaman having been responsible for
getting Singletary on the chaingans
once.
Charleston-The books of subscrip.
ton to the capital stock of the Char.
lesion Racing Association were open.
ed and practically the entire stock,
consisting of 100000 common and
s150,O00 preferred stock, was sub
scribed at once, following the receipt
of the commission several days ago
from the office OF the secretary o.
state.
Yorkville.-The Rev. F. NJ. Satter
white, who accepted the pastorates OF
Yorkville and Hickory Grove Baptist
churches last December, and who
moved here with his family in Janu.
ary from Sumter and entered on
the discharge of his duties, rendered
his resignation as pastor Of the York.
Vile church assigning as his reason
impaired health and consequent ina
bility to properly discharge the duties
demanded by the field.
Barnwell.- yields made by the
members of the Boys Corn Club were
very small this year, due to the ex.
tremely dry weather. The largest
yield reported to date is one OF 40
bushels to the acre. The girls made
a splendid showing in their tomato
contests, one young lady having rails
ed 20 bushels on one-tenth OF an acre.
A girl from Healing Springs won the
Winthrop scholarship.
Greenville-At meeting OF the
directors of the Greenville board OF
trade resolutions were adopted &C.
cepting the resignation OF Secretary
Eugene b. Adams, who goes to Al
bany. Ga, on November 10 to accept
the position of secretary Of the cham
Der OF commerce Of that place.
Lexington.-County Treasurer Win
gard will commence his annual trip
over the county for the collection
of taxes for the present year in day
or two. The treasurer has been max
ing these trips every year and as an
accommodation to the people living
In the rural districts.
Columbia.-The governor has COM
muted the sentence Of George Ashley,
who was convicted in Barnwell coun.
ty in December OF 1910, from two
years to one year Since entering
office January the governor has ex-
tended clemency in 253 cases.
Laurens.-Alex c. Haskell, who re-
Gently resigned as superintendent Of
the Laurens cotton mills after giving
six years of satisfactory work in this
capacity, moved this week with his
family to a newly purchased farm
near Augusta. He has given up the