Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-15
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
The Latest Genera. News That Has
Been Gotten Together For the
People Of the State.

he taxable property in that thriving
uburb Of Columbia.
Beaufort.-At Seabrook, it is said,
a negro boy, Henry Smalls, about IA
years old, VISA shot in the head and
killed by a negro girl, Christine Fra
sier, Is years old. The boy was in
the employ of NJ. Keyserling OF Sea-
brook.
Camden.-A petition is being cir
culated among the property holders
here asking city council to immediate
ly issue 100000 in bonds, to install
a municipal water and light plant. 1t
is said that the petition is being very
freely signed.
Chapin.-Owing to the slight raise
on the price of cotton the weigher
has been kept busy for the last few
days, several hundred bales being
marketed at an average price of ten
cents.
Columbia. Johnstone, OF
Newberry, one of the best known at
torneys in South Carolina is at
Knowlton's Infirmary in serious
condition, following an attack OF
apoplexy. He was resting well at
late hour, although his condition was
said to be critical.
Rock Hill.-The city council elect.
ed C. Whitner, a successful farmer
living in this city, as member of
the public works commission, sue
ceeding his brother. William c. Whit
ner, who resigned owing to pressure
of private business. The latter is
the manager of Frank Gould's large
interests in Virginia and has to be out
of Rock Hill most o; tie time.
Charleston.-Prof. w. K. Tate. SUI
perintendent of state rural elementary
schools, was in Charleston en- route
to Dorchester, where he has engage
ments which may keep him in that
county a week. Formerly assistant
superintendent of city schools and
principal OF the Memminger Normal
school for a number of years, Prof.
Tate is we'll known in Charleston.
Spartanburg.-Taft Morgan, three
year old boy was burned to death at
his parents home in the Arkwright
mill village. In the absence OF its
mother from the room, the child fell
against the CRATE. igniting his cloth
ing. which in turn set fire to the bed
clothing covering a still younger child
in crib.
Coiumbia.-The centenary Of the
birth of Charles Dickens was observ'
ed by the university community with
a lecture on the famous novelist by
DR.. George A. Wauchope in Davis col
lege. A short sketch Of the varied
and brilliant career OF Dickens, whose
genius carried him from a blacking
warehouse to a tomb in Westminster
abbey, was given.
Columbia.-Anothe chapter in the
judicial adventures OF the Greenwood
county rural police force affair, was
written when decision was made
by the Supreme Court refusing a pc
tition by r. L. Golden for writ Of
mandate requiring certain officers ol
Greenwood county to issue warrant
for salary alleged to be due him, ir
the sum of $583.31.
Dillon. The very blue cottor
brought as high as eight cents here
The most OF the cotton being market
ed here now is of this type, and there
bids fair to be lot Of it sold If suit
table weather comes for gathering it
Since December 1 there have no
been as many as IA days OF good cot
ton picking weather Most OF thu
farmers are offering as high as Il
cents per hundred for pickers.
Aiken.-The monthly meeting o.
Aiken County Agricultural Club wa'
held at the fair grounds. A new sec
retary was chosen in place OF X
l.. Gunter, resigned The meeting
was presided over by Everett Tyler
and W. o. Johnson and Jerome Wi
liams were the stewards for the oc
casion. The subject discussed wa
Hog Raising
Anderson.-In the United State
circuit court of appeal at Richmond
Va. a decision was handed down dis
missing the appeal of Milton A. Can
Isle, former president Of the Ma
tional bank of Newberry, who wa
convicted at Greenville in 1910 OF vic
lating the national banking laws, an
who was sentenced to serve tern
of five years in the United State
prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Columbia. The woman's auxliar
TO the Rescue orphanage re-electe
all their present officers as follows
President, Mrs. F. S. Terry, first vic
president Miss Finstrom; secon
vice president, Mrs. John Jacob Sc
bells; treasurer, Miss Mary Frazee
I secretary, Mrs. W. C. Cathcart.
Charleston.-His attention havin
been called to criticism OF his actio
! in ordering that the American Saw
I ton Army discontinue its operation
:, in this city, Mayor Grace declared thi
j that organization had been perpetra
/ ing fraud in this city and enactin
d a farce in the name of religion.
Lexington.-The county board
commissioners were in session.
large number of claims and other ro
! tine business occupied the attentlc
d of the board. The county pensiC
n board and the county board OF regi
o tration were also in session.
8 Sumter.-Court Of eneral Session
t adjourned, after being in session on
It two days, and holding one OF q
d shortest terms on record. Only tV
e cases were tried, not guilty being q
4 verdict in each. Cne prisoner ple'
S, guilty and was sentenced 10 10
n years. All other cases were CO
T. tinued.
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