Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
FROM THE PALMETTO REALMS
Some of the Latest General News
That Has Been Gotten From Many
Towns and Counties.

OrS nave Deen III anu Ee1i HViS iOi
several days making surveys, locating
a route for the road which is soon to
enter this town. AS yet the route
through town is not settled.
Columbia.-The Lutheran Theologi-
cal seminary will begin its first session
in the new building at Hyatt Park
October a. The time originally set for
the opening of the session was Sep
yember 81, but il was decided to post
oone the opening for a week, as the
drainage system, it is found, will not
be completed before the end OF this
week
Lockhart.-Although there has been
showers in this section, the drought
that has lasted all summer is not yet
quite broken. large number OF wells
in this community have gone dry and
others are still falling. The river at
this point is lower than ever before
and the mill here is frequently stop
ped because of an insufficient supply
CT water to run its machinery.
Chapin.-The people of Chaplin open
ed their hearts and homes to entertain
the Confederate veterans of Lexing-
ton county. The exercises opened
and the veterans were welcomed by
Rev. w. J. Roof Stirring addresses
were made by Col. w. II. Wharton OF
Waterloo, Congressman Lever, Js
Brook Wingard and d. F. Efird of Lex
ngton. 4 bountiful dinner was spread
in the grove near the school house.
Marion.-At a meeting OF the Mar
ion Bar, the following preamble and
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the resignation Of Judge Ira
B. Jones creates a vacancy in the Of
fee of Chief Justice OF South Carolina
to be filled by the approaching ses-
sion of the General Assembly, and.
recognizing the eminent fitness of the
Hon. C. A. Wood for this exalted po-
sition on account of his exalted char
acter, his high legal attainments and
his ripe experience on the Bench
Aiken.-Sheriff RADON received a
telephone message to go to Wagner
Immediately A few minutes later
Rural Policeman Holley received a
similar message None of the mes
sages indicated what the nature OF
the trouble was, but the requests
were urgent and Policeman Samuels
and Holey left Immediately. Up to
late hour they had not returned to the
city, and nothing of the trouble has
been learned.
Bishopvlle-The fall term of gen.
eral sessions court for Lee county
convened. The court is being presid-
ed over by Judge Robert f.. Copes OF
Orangeburg This is Judge Copes
first visit to this county and the man.
ner in which he presides has won for
him many friends among the court
officials and the public in general. So
licitcr Stoll is dispatching the busi-
ness with rapidity. The grand jury
completed its work and was discharg-
ed. Several cases have been disposed
OF.
olumbia.-Should Senator B. r.
Tillman enter the race for reelection
in the coming Democratic primary, as
it is generally understood he will do
he will be confronted with an oppon-
ent for this Senatorial seat in the per-
son OF Col William Jasper Talbert
of Edgefeld The rumor that Mr.. Tai
bert would enter the race for the Sen.
ate next yea has been current in this
state for several weeks, but is now
known that he has made the positive
statement, in letters to his friends,
that he will be in the race, Providence
permitting.
Charleston.-Lieut. NJ. S. Sullivan
commanding the Charleston Naval Re-
serves, gave out the names OF the
crew who will represent the state OF
South Carolina in the National Nava!
Reserve Regatta on the Hudson River
on the Both of September The follow
ing men will compose the crew: No.
starboard, Leo Simonin; No | port,
Virgil Svendsen; No . port, w. Aid
rich; No 2 starboard, c. NJ. Gamer
on; No port T. Lockwood; No. 3
/ starboard. Frank Nelson; No. port,
w. Mitchum; No 4 starboard, W..
Thigpen; No. port, John Bulwinkle;
stroke oar No. starboard, w. G.
Cameron; coxswain, Lieut.. NJ. 5.
Sullivan.
/ reenville.-Harrlan p Kelsey, the
noted landscape architect Of Salem,
Mass, has arrived in Greenvllle, hav-
ing been engaged by the park and tree
commission to prepare plans for the
development Of the city parks and
outline a general parking system for
Greenville.
st. Matthews.-The new council
held its first regular meeting The
following officers were elected for a
term of two years: T. L. Buyck, town
clerk and treasurer; NJ. NJ Mann, cor
poration counsel. A recess was taken
for a few days when the chief OF
police will be elected.
Florence.-The new ginnery of j. NJ.
! Commander, recently erected on the
Smiley Gregg plantation near town
was burned The plant was not quite
complete and the workmen were busy
in the gin. The loss will be about
s4,25O.
Chester-~L. r. Smalls. who is a
travelling salesman for the Howard
Distiling company of Richmond, Va.
was arrested in this city charged with
soliciting orders for whisky. He was
placed under a $4,000 bond but later
the case was dismissed with the pay
ment of $50 fine, on condition that
Smalls does not return TO Chester.
Columbia Columbia Ad Clul
has been invited TO enter an auto
mobile in tie Glidden tour that is C
be run from New York to Jacksonville
from October II to %.