Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-07
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Column Of News That Has Been
Gotten From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.

.icipants and is expecting to arrest
others. 1t was because Reese was
denied admittance to the game thi~
ne shot Heatly
Orangeburg-Th executive COM
nittee OF the Orangeburg County Fair
association has gone to work in earn
est preparing for the fair, which is
10 be held on November 14-1S. The
association has purchased 22 acres
IN south Railroad avenue, and work
has been commenced on the fair
grounds.
Florence.-In school district No.
l6, a section of the recent addition to
Florence county, an election was held
On special levy for the support OF
The schools, and the levy OF three
mills special was voted without bal
lot in opposition. This district with
one of its neighbors effected consol-
dation last summer, and built hand
some school house.
Rock Hill.-The franchise voted by
The citizens OF Rock Hill to the Caro-
lima Traction Company in the election
IN August 10 has been accepted by
Messrs. J. NJ. Cherry, as president,
and Jas. S. white, as secretary, un-
der date of August % and work will
begin on the construction OF the eiec-
trio street railway within thirty days
from acceptance as required.
Lake City-The store Sf ]. P. Mat
thews G. Co. was burglarized. The
stock of jewelry was secured. A num-
ber OF overcoats, shoes and other
wearing apparel were also taken. The
value of goods stolen is estimated at
about $4O0. The store was entered
from the rear, pane Of plate glass
being knocked out OF the back door.
misunderstanding to a tele-
gram received from c. s. Barrett,
president OF the National Farmers
union, the bears are making an effort
to break the cotton market. The tele-
gram was received by E. w. Dabbs,
president of the state union, and was
signed by the president Of the ma
tional union and the secretary, e. c.
Davis.
Columbia.-The roads committee OF
the Richland county grand jury, ].
Lumus. ]. A. Willis, d. r. Flenniken,
w. P. Padgett and F. L. Brown, are
going to inspect all the roads in the
county The committee went out in
a machine for a trip over some OF the
roads. They will make report In
their presentment at the next term
OF court
Bamberg.-The cotton season has
opened up in earnest in Bamberg,
nearly 500 bales having already been
marketed. The price paid was 11.S.
This market is always well up in the
front rank in shipping and in prices
paid. 1t is estimated that this season
will see 10000 bales shipped from this
point Already the exporters have
their buyers here.
Columbia.-John Taylor, a negro,
wanted in Richland county, as an es-
capped convict, was caught in Sumter
and will be brought. back TO Columbia.
Taylor was convicted of housebreak-
ing and larceny at the fall term OF
court 1909 and began sentence OF
three years in October OF that year.
He escaped from gang No. l, which
was working on the Garner's Ferry
road, on July 81, 1911.
Orangeburg-Aaron G. Warn,
white man of Columbia, who has been
boarding here recently, was arrested
upon a warrant charging him With
, selling whiskey. A lot of whiskey
, was found in a valise in his room By
the officers. At the mayors court
Warn entered a plea of guilty and ask
ed for the mercy Of the court. The
court fined him $50 or serve rs days
upon the works OF the city
Sumter-S. II. Edmunds, superin-
tendent OF the city schools system,
has made known the corps Of teachers
Since last year two additions have
been added to the corps, while in the
lineup are altogether seven new
faces. There were four designations
at the end OF last season: Miss Mary
Bruson, Miss Marguerite Cromer,
Miss Mayo Rees and Miss Kate
Clark, while Miss Grace Randall was
granted a leave OF absence for year.
Dillon.-An election was held in
Dillon on an additiona! bond issue for
lights for the amount of $4,000,
which was carried by vote OF So TO
IS; sewerage for the amount OF $780,
600. which carried by a vote Of 70 to
13 water for the amount of $4,000,
which carried by vote OF "a to 8.
CaAden-A fire destroyed the home
OF Mack Hinson, farmer, who lives
on the north side of Cool Springs.
about four miles north of Camden.
1t is said that he saved very little
furniture. The heavy winds famed
the fire and soon had the flames be-
yond control
Sumter-Contractor Waring, who
has undertaken to treat Main street
to a Bessamer brick payer, has moved
on to the third block of his work and
now has his men plowing up the old
macadam between Liberty and Dugan
streets. The first completed block
was to traffic.
Columbia-A parole during good
behavior has been granted by Gov.
Blease to Tom Coins, convicted in
September, 1907, in the Richland coun-
ty courts. on the charge of larceny
Of bicycle, and sentenced by Judge
Memminger to three years imprison-
ment.
Le1lngton.-Owens Leaphart. the
negro who shot Sherman S0nley,
another negro, during "big meeting"
at Countsvile. in the Dutch Fork,
and for whom the officers have been
on the lookout ever since, gave him