Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-15
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A Column of Short Paragraphs That
Were Collected With Very Much
Care BY tine Editor.

resigned the post of deputy sheriff
to resume farming. Sheriff Colvin has
appointed w. w. Bendiman as Mr..
Hardins successor.
Chester-T. 3. Cibson's store at
Leeds was entered by thieves. A con-
siderable lot of y merchandise was
stolen, most of it being wearing ap-
parel and shoes.
Columbia. state board of edu-
cation elected j. Walter Doar of
Georgetown. as county superintendent
of education for Georgetown county.
A number of matters of routine nature
were considered.
Landrum.-Since cotton has been
bringing ten cents, many of the farm
ers who had been. holding have sold.
AS a result there is being turned
loose a good deal Of money in the
communityS
Columbia. is much interest
in the National Corn show to be held
In Columbia in January and February
of next year. A letter asking for in
formation about the exposition has
been received by Secretary Stevenson
from Melcher Ferenz and Rudolph
Bachar of Budapest.
Greenville.-Work in this vicinity
on the interurban electric railway is
now being rushed with all possible
dispatch. The roadbed from Belton
to Greenyille will be ready for rails
within the month; the roadbed from
Belton to Greenwood is already COM
pleted. The first cars are expected
into Greenville some time in April.
Aiken.-The grand jury for the spe-
cial term of general sessions court
has completed its work and has been
discharged. A true bill was returned
against Tom Lipford, who shot and
killed Fuller Gregory when Gregory
acting as a special deputy, went to
Lipford's home at Warrenville to ar
rest him.
Rock Hill-Fire at Catawba juno
ton destroyed the stores OF William
Simpson and ]. A. Farris. 1t is said
that the Simpson store was broken
into, robbed and then set on fire, the
flames communicating rapidly to the
Farris store. The destruction was
complete, partially covered by insur
ance.
Hartsville-A telegram from Wash
ington authorized the Farmers ano
Merchants bank of this town tc
begin doing business as the First Ma
tional bank of Hartsville. Applica
ton was filed some months ago bu
arrangements to open as nationa
bank had to be completed before tht
change could be made.
Charleston.-Maj. George P. How
ell, United States engineer, state'
that he was working on an estimate
of the cost of a seven-foot waterwa.
between Santee River and Charles
ton. The water route would be be
tween sixty and seventy miles II
length and have an average widtl
of about seventy-fve feet.
Columbia.-Member Of the medica
profession in this city have receive
letters from w. v. King of the depar
ment OF agriculture announcing nj
arrival in the city in the next fey
days, in company with A. II. Jenning
of the United States department
agriculture. These gentlemen pr'
pose to make an exhaustive study
pellagra. Mr.. Jennings was for Sc
eral years connected with the sanitar
commission of the Panama canal.
harleston.-Among the papers r
corded in the Office Of the register
mesne conveyance are two papers
special interest, one being a certii
cate. issued by the general assen
bly of the Knights Templar OF >
Donald Mcpherson. testifying to h
LOYALTY to the order. The paper We
dated at Charleston, March 3, lIS
The deed Of the Coe Mortimer Cor
pany was also recorded for the pro
erty, bought of the Read Phospha
Company for $4,000.
Barnwell.-Barnwe county cane
dates are not losing much time in &c
ting out among the people. The
have been six new announcements
the past week: Two for sheriff,
T. Allen, of Allendale, and j. B. Nc
ris. of Barnwell; one for clerk
court, w. Gilmore Simms. Blac
Vile, and William Still, of Barnwe
and one for supervisor j. G. Mood
of Barnwell. 1t is likely that the
will be a lively scramble for all d
Offices.
xington.-Ernest Thompson. a
gro boy of about II years of age, W
| placed In Jail with the charge
murder resting against him, it bell
alleged that he killed another neg
boy. Chestine Young, at lrmo. T
J trouble occurred al Pleasant Spri
I school house during the recess hot
j Sumter.-The report Of the coun
2 commissioners TO II. +. Rice. pres
6 ing Judge at this term of cou
:. shows that Sumter county start
:. the year with $41,O0023 on hand
d ordinary purposes; s1,19S.3O on ha
/. for sinking fund and S5,545.93
hand of the road Improvement funt
Lexington.-Dr. s. c. Mitchell, pr
ident of the University of South Ca
J. lima, has accepted an invitation
/. address the Lexington County Teat
e ers' association at their regular mon
!, ly meeting.
/. Walterboro. repeated ca
d from Dr. H. W. Black. county sup
Il intendent of education, and Princil
}. c. L. Shealey, a dozen of the cour
+: teachers met in TIE high school ;
:. ditorium and organized the Collet
l. County Teachers Association.
D; Black called the meeting TO order, a
=, the election Of officers for the ye
uoc pOpa into