Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-12-07
FROM ALL OVER The STATE
Column Of Short Paragraphs That
Have Been Carefully Collected by
the Editor For the People.

Charleston. .-Ofiicers who have been
detailed for duty at the Charleston
Navy Yard during the past few days
are complaining bitterly over their un-
successful efforts to secure in the city
accommodations for themselves and
their families The lack of suitable
quarters has driven many of the on
GERS to their wits ends.
Chester.-one accident is reported
among the large numbers Of hunters
that went forth some days ago. Young
Lawrence Ferguson was shot in the
head and neck by negro boy, who
was shooting at patridges and did not
see the white boy, Young Ferguson's
wounds are serious, but not necessarily
fatal
Spartanburg. Richard Abernathy
was found not guilty Of numbering
William A. Abbott, at Smutsyille,
Spartanburg county, in September.
1879. The trial of this case occupied
an entire day in the criminal court.
Judge Gary completed his charge and
about six hours later the verdict was
rendered.
CoIumbia. The promoters OF the
proposed trolley line from Greenville
| to Augusta, via Greenwood. hare ask.
ed the secretary OF state to amend the
charter and hearing on the matter
viii be held in q day or two. Should
the road be constructed 1t will be
about 125 miles long and pass through
very prosperous section Of the
state.
Columbia.-The secretary Of state
has issued a commission TO the Caro-
rlina Land and Promoting Company
Of Columbia with capital stock Of
| $4,000. The company will do gen
eral real estate and investment bust
ness. The officers OF the new com
pany are Howard Caldwell and w. H
Ingram, both of Columbia.
Rock Hill.--The Southern's train
No. 80, at Steele's Crossing south Of
the city, struck buggy driven By Z
farmer named Sims, instantly killing
him and his animal. The track Ii
straight and open for half mile OF
more on each side. The street talh
was that Sims had been drinking and
that someone had put him In 'hiI
buggy and started him homeward. He
leaves q widow.
Columbia-A. j. Bethea, the code
commissioner, is preparing his report
and corrections OF the Acts for sub
mission to the Legislature. The Acts
of 1911 win be embodied in this work
and the whole Code will be printed Ia
1912 II Is expected that the Code
will be made up In three volumes, the
present Code being embraced IN only
two volumes, but the additions of sub
sequent Acts would make these too
bulky.
Walterboro. case OF j. B.
Pinckney VS.. Atlantic Coast Line and
Charleston and Western Carolina
Railroad companies resulted in YER,
dict OF $4,000 for the plaintiff. This
case, as alleged in the plaintiffs com
plant, Is an action for personal In.
juries received in 1907 at Yemassee
by the 2laintiff through the negligence
OF the defendant In backing theiz
train of cars over him while he was
engaged In his work as car inspector
underneath the car.
BennettsviIle.--The Prices Campbell
cotton picker made a demonstration
here. On account OF recent heavy
rains tpe ground was too soft fol
the machine to get over the ground
without begging. but the machine wa.
operated for a short time and 1t IL
estimated that fully 30 per cent Of
the cotton was well picked The ma
chine was on exhibition here two
years ago, and while it did wonderful
work then, it has been made more
perfect. Other exhibitions will be
given during the next few days.
Charleston.-Had cotton brought
the same price this year as last year,
the export receipts from the fiscal pc
riod from July to November 80
would have been $4,OOo,OOO in ad.
vance of the export cotton receipts
for the same period in 1910. With
cotton at less than 10 cents per pound
against 15 cents last year, the ex.
ports receipts from July to Novem-
Der 30 amount to $s,17s,ss5 in vnlua-
tion. against valuation last year for
the same period OF $5,365, ,656.
Charleston.-The decision OF the
postmaster general to defer the award
Of the contract for the transportation
o. the mails through the Panama canal
will give the Baker proposed lines a
longer time for organization. and al.
low for Charleston being made a port
OF call for Atlantic and Pacific liners.
Moncks Corner.-James Gaddy and
Arthur Gather were held in the sum
of $500 each for appearance before
the court of general sessions next
March. charged with having shot Con-
ductor Inabinett on his freight train
as it was approaching Monck's Corner
few days ago.
Springfield. IAN old and highly re-
spected citizen of the WAGNER sec
tion was here and reported a swim
die" Of which an exposure may per
haps save some one else from Ike
experience.
Columbia.-The sentence of Will
Young, who was convicted in New
berry county on the charge. of assault
and battery with intent to kill and
given 8 months on the county chain.
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