Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-22
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The Latest News of General Interest
That Has Been Collected From
Many Towns and Counties.

30 miles from Manning.
Charleston.-According to an an
nouncement made by President c..
Norwood HASTE, Of the Charleston
Fair Association, the meeting of the
board OF directors and advisory board
Of that body, which was to have been
held at the Charleston Hotel, has
been postponed.
Florence.-Jones clubs are being or
ganized now very rapidly through the
county for the purpose of reaching the
voters and correcting errors into
which they are led and trying to incite
their interest in securing good gov
ernment for the whole people. The
reports from all sections OF the county
are of changes from Blease to Jones.
Barnwell-The annual Baldoc pic
mic was held at that place recently,
and was largely attended by people
from all parts OF the country. The
candidates for county Offices had been
invited to attend the picnic and make
speeches, and many Of them took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to get in
touch with the voters. Harry D. Cal
houn and Jas. F. Byrnes, candidates
for congress, were also present.
st. George-The time for filing
pledges for Offices in Dorchester couu-
ty expired at noon August 8, and even
then some of the candidates who had
previously announced themselves for
one reason or another failed to quail
ify The first political meeting was
held Saturday, August 10, at Summer
vile, and for four hours an audience
of about 400 people listened to the
claims Of the various candidates.
Saluda.-Henry B. Senterfelt Of
Ridge Spring announced his with
drawal from the race for clerk OF
court of Saluda county. This leaves
H. c. Smith, the incumbent, unoppos-
ed for reelection. Mr.. Senterfeit said
business and personal reasons were
responsible for his withdrawal. In a
card to the local paper he expresses
gratitude to his friends for their SUP
port and appreciation of the courteous
conduct Of his opponent.
Columbia.-Mrs. w. H. James OF
Bishopville, president of the Lottie
Green chapter, U. d. c., has invited
Gen. U. R. Brooks to deliver an adj
dress at the laying Of the cornerstone
of the monument to Lee county Con-
federate soldiers in Bishopville on
August 21. Gen. Brooks is asked to
make an address similar to his Build.
ing Monuments to Heroes" which he
delivered at a Confederate reunion in
Spartanburg.
Saluda.-A campaign for raising
funds for promoting the candidacy OF
Woodrow Wilson was launched in this
county. Subscription blanks were
placed with each fthe banks in this
town, one was sent to Ridge Spring
and another to Ward. 1t is. believed
that hearty response will be made,
and 1t is hoped that Saluda county
will soon take her proper place in the
list of South Carolina counties.
Spartanburg.-M. o. Moore OF Dun
can, presiding officer at the county
campaign meeting at that place put a
stop to the denunciation and person
alities that developed at Reidsville by
an announcement in the beginning
that that sort of thing had to be stop
ped. The meeting was as orderly as
Sunday school conference. All the
candidates confined themselves to is
sues in the campaign.
Yorkville.-About 80 people were
gathered in the court house TO hear
the candidates for the United States
senate, congress and solicitor speak.
The small attendance was accounted
for in part, by picnic that was being
held at Riddle mill, but it was mostly
due to the lack of interest in the
races. Col. w. w. Lewis. county
chairman, presided, and all the can.
didates were given a close hearing.
Chester-Clifton McElhaney son
of Magistrate John w. McElhaney OF
Fort Mill and until recently patrol
man of the Rock Hill police depart
ment, was found in precarious con.
dition at the foot of a precipitious 20
foot embankment where he had rolled
from the top of moving freight train
on the Southern railway He was
found to have a badly injured back
and a severely sprained ankle.
Pinewood.- Red spider has made
its appearance here in several fields.
Those near here whose fields OF cot
ton are affected are the Richardson
brothers. Several acres have been
pulled up and burned to try to prevent
the spreading Of the insect.
Crocketville.-A large picnic will be
given in this vicinity soon, and it is
expected that from three to five thou
sand people will be in attendance.
One Augusta band will furnish music.
Congressman Byrnes and the Hon.
Harry Calheard, aspirants Tor Con-
gress, together with the county can
didates, will make addresses.
Marion.-The first bale of new cot
ton was marketed here by T. NJ.
Moody who lives about six miles
north of town. He received Is cents
per pound for it, and it was shipped
to Norfolk by express.
Darlington.-The regular annual
meeting of the Darlington County
Agricultural society was held at the
place of meeting of the society for
years and years and on each occasion
there gather at this rendezvous crowds
Of farmers and those interested in ag-
ricultural themes from all sections Of
Darlington county and other counties
besides.
Fairfax-Laurens Youmans, one Of
the leading farmers of this section
shipped a bale of new cotton from
here by express to Rodgers & Nc.
Cabe, Charleston.