Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-23
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest General News That Has Been
Carefully Gotten Together For the
People Of the State.


ceived as the result Of an alteration
with Jim Shell, another negro. The
shooting occurred at negro woman's
house, and Mccullough was shot
through the neck by Shell, who was
arrested and lodged in jail.
Columbia.-Goyernor Blease COM
missioned the Hon. B. M. Shuman. OF
Greenville, to preside as special judge
for the common pleas court at Green
Vile, commencing Novebmer 20. This
appointment was made necessary on
account OF the death Of Judge klugn,
who was to have presided over the
courts Of the 10th circuit this session.
Columbia.-Beginning Thanksgiving
Day, November 80, thirty-day rae
ing meet will be held in Columbia. A
string OF horses which assembled In
Washington from the various tracks
now in operation will be brought
South. After the Columbia meet the
horses will be taken to Charleston
for the one hundred days meet there.
Spartanburg.-J. w. Ridgeout, gen.
eral yard foreman at SpartanDurg
Junction, was struck by switch en-
gine. He was carried in an ambu-
lance to the Spartanburg hospital.
where his right leg was amputated.
He will probably recover. Ridgeout
recently came here from Spencer, N.
C.. where he has a wife. and four chill.
dren.
Columbia.-Two hundred and TWEEN.
ty thousand, eight hundred and
thirteen dollars and nineyt-seven
cents was the total sales by the
dispensaries in the six counties In
South Carolina during the month OF
October, according to statement by
Dispensary Auditor M. H. Mobley;
$10,295.61 was the operating expense
| for the month.
Columbian. H. Jennings, state
treasurer, has so far received $4,000
In tax money from II county treasu-
rers out of 43. Charleston county
leads with $4,000. The collection OF
state taxes begun on october 10.
After January 1 there will be PEN
atty OF / per cent. on all delinquents.
1t requires about $1,O00,o00 to oper-
ate the state government each year.
Saluda.-The largest yield OF corn
ever produced on an acre in Saluda
county, go far as can be learned. was
grown this year by Thomas Graham.
a negro. of the Penn creek section.
His yield as measured and certified
to by well-known white men was
146 IL bushels. 8. F.. Shaw. white
man. held the palm prior to this year,
his yield last year being about loo
bushels. -
Columbia.-John Young Darlington
and J. Stobo Young, officers OF the de-
funct Seminole Securities Company,
will have to serve out the sentences
of years aud 1 year respectively,
imposed upon them here by Judge
Prince in spring OF 1910. unless Gov.
ernor Blease extends them executive
clemency, for the supreme court AT
frmed the verdict.
Columbia. Reversing the Richland
county court the supreme court order
ed a new trial in the case OF Minnie
C. Lundy against the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company
and the Columbia Eelectric Street
Railway. Light and Power Company,
which involves verdict for $4,000
for the death Of Charles Lundy. The
opinion in the case was given by AZ
sociate Justice Gary.
Columbia. ia.-Several meetings OF FAR
mers in different parts OF the state
in the interest Of the cotton holding
movement and the acreage reducing
plan, campaign for which Is now
being carried on under the auspices
of the Farmers Union are scheduled
for the near future At these meet
ings men interested in the work will
make addresses and an effort Will be
made to organize farmers in places
where no organization now exists.
Columbia.-W F. Stieglitzs. council
superintendent in charge OF the de-
partments OF waterworks, sewerage.
city hall and opera house, submitted
monthly statements Of these depart
ments to city council at the regular
semi-monthly meeting Mr.. Stieglitz
reported activity in each OF the do
partments. In both the waterworks
and sewerage departments extensions
and additions were made during the
month.
Barnwell.-Barnwell county farm
ers have in all probability lost many
hundreds OF dollars by the recent
rains and cold weather. The cotton
has been lying open in the fields for
days, and although high wages have
been offered, it has been G1icult to
get pickers.
Columbia county board OF
commissioners Of Richland county
held a regular semi-noEthly meeting
in the Office of W. F. Muller county
supervisor. The business was only
routine as there was no matters OF
great importance brought before the
board.
Columbia.-Charged with four Of
fenses, Harry Blalock. negro. was
sentenced by Judge Buechel Of Way-
erly In magistrates court to serve
120 days on the changing Of Richland
county or to pay fine of ss6. The
negro took the days.
+ Columbia John L. Rast OF
Cameron, was appointed by Governor
Blease as sheriff Of Calhoun county.
to fill out the unexpired term OF Mr.
olin NJ. Dantzler, deceased. This po-
sition has been hanging fire for some
time, and it will be news Of interest
to the people of Calhoun to know who