Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-10-10
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Latest News Of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

NarQ nave Deen nsmes ds uempsIs
,f the Georgetown county education
board to take the place Of NJ. W.
Pyatt and J. A. Brourton.
Sumter.-Forty bales of long staple
sotton were sold here In one day to
Hardy & Co. at 1s IL cents per pound.
This makes a total Of about 70 bales
sold hsre during the season.
Sumter.-Ths South Carolina West
,rn Railway extended its track to the
sIte of It's freight terminal In this
sity and In few days vii put on
regular schedule OF trains between
Sumter and Bishopyille.
Lexington. Aunt Celia" Powell.
an old.time darky, died near Le1ins-
ION, being found dead in her bed. THIS
faithful old woman had reached the
age Of about los years, 1t is said. and
lad been living in this community
since the war. -
Columbia--Goyerno Blease sent
;he following telegram to the county
dispenser ut North Augusta: IF you
consider It safe, open up and 30 en-
With your business" II has been clos
ID on account Of the street car strike
n Augusta, Ga.
Columbis.-E. J. Jones was dismiss-
ID az steward Of Confederate home.
No charges were preferred. Several
lays ago DR.. +. w. p. Butler, sscre-
tsry of the commission In charge OF
The home, sent for Mr. Jones and
requested that he resign. Mr.. Jones
refused and the dismissal followed.
Columoia.-Ths Seuth Carolina in
| ternal revenue district came to an OF
feial end several days ago WITH the
merging of the district with the Raj
sish district in North Carolina. Nal.
Micah J. Jenkins has been Internal
revenue collector for nine years. 1t is
understood that staff deputy OF the
Raleigh Office win be located In Co.
lumb!a. Who this appointee VIII be
bas not yet been made public.
FIorenoe.-The wounds OF Engineer
]. L. Wysong, who was injured In the
Coast Line wreck at Lone Star. few
afternoons since, began to show signs
Of blood poisoning and 1t was deter
mined TO aRputats the leg near the
hin joint. For some time Mr.. WEsong
WAS In a very critical condiaos. but
has rallied and 10 Row doing very
we'll at the Florence iufrmary.
Lexington. Jacob B. Jeter, the
white man Of Swansea, who Was tried
in the general sessions court during
the first week and In whose case the
jury failed to reach verdict, is still
;n Jail. Il was thought that he would
be tried again last wek, but the case
was not called. Jeter has been COZ
fined In the Lexington jail for nearly
six months. Jeter Is charged with as
sault and battery with intent to Kill.
Lsurens.-At a meeting of the citi
zsns interested in the recent effort "a
obtain Chicora College 1t was decided
to begin at once campaign for the
establishment OF a girls college In
kaurens Notwithstanding the failure
to secure the Greenville institution
The idea is to transfer tho subscrip-
tion made to Chicora TO a fund fol
the institution for this city and tt
this end the subscribers will be invit'
ed to transfer their subscriptions te
the latter cause.
Lancaster-Rufus Miller, the negro
who stabbed Perry Wright, another
negro. in the breast, innicting Q
wound which, 1t Is thought, will prove
fatal. having made good his escape
directly after the stabbing was appre'
hended by Constable Caskey, near
Antioch. six miles east Of here. from
which place he Was Immediately
brought TO Lancaster and lodged In
iail. The two negroes were dlsputine
over very trivial matter. II Is al
legged. when Miller drew his knife with
the result mentioned.
suartanburg. The Chamber OF
Commerce OF Spsrtanburs is going te
raise $4,000 each year for three
yssps. Part o fthlS will De devoted
TO the local organization and part ts
the state chamber; provided the state
chsmber is permanently organized. A.
". NcKeaua, OF Charleston, was pres
ent at meeting recently. and will
Assist In raising tbe funds. The
neasy will 10 used to advertise South
Csrslins IN all sections Of the United
statss. aud the rest will be used TO
advertise aud Advance SpartaHbarE.
Sumter. Warrants have been
sworn cut for the arreat OF c, N.
Young, rural policeman, and Mack
Morris, constable Of Magistrate F. l.
PLAYER OF Shiloh, in connection with
alleged outrageous conduct toward
two negro women, whom they had IN
charge.
Newberry.-Dsv BoazmaD. negro
about 30 years old, vas knocked on
the head ~ his home, . mile east Of
Silver Street. and died short time
thereafter. Two white men, Joe
Clark Berry and Vim. V. Bledsoe. a
merchant, both of Silver Street, are
in Jail, charged with the crime.
Spartanburs. - Rev. J. F. Harley
was reelected state superintendent OF
the Anti.Ssloon League OF South Care
lima at a meeting Of the headquarters
LcoMmittee.
Saluda.-~OHins to the threatening
veather and the busy season. the at
tendance upon the educational rally
meeting here was quite small. There
we're present. however, number Of
the counte;s teachers and trustees Of
these with the others attending were
given a rare treat by the State Supsf.
intendent of Education, the Hon J.
p. SwecrinGea, who made a ringing
talk.
Columbia. governor has ap-