Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-05-09
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care BY the Editor.

Walterboro.-Dr. J. E. Ward, heat
pf the Rockefeller donation in South
Carolina, who has charge Of the hook
worm campaign in the state will de-
liver a lecture at the high school au-
ditorium May 10. This lecture will
treat not only of the hookworm, but
Of general sanitary conditions.
Rock Hill.-The executive commit
tee of the chamber of commerce held
A meeting and put its seal Of approval
On a plan recommended by the adver-
Using committee of the chamber OF
commerce calling for the printing OF
5000 copies Of handsome booklet
showing the advantages and beauties
Of Rock Hill.
aue in the kitchen chimney, the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Ed v. Truesdale was al
most totally destroyed by fire. Mr..
Truesdale saved part of lis furniture,
but owing to a stiff wind blowing at
the time. the house burned down rap
ldly despite the heroic efforts OF the
eremen to save the property. Mr..
Truesdale was insured for $4,000,
which will barely cover his loss.
Orangeburg.-Paul Michael chapter
II the United Daughters OF the Con-
tederacy, Of this city, will at Its next
meeting, make final arrangements for
the memorial celebration on May 10.
DR.. s. C. Mitchell, president OF the
University OF South Carolina, has sig
nified his willingness to deliver the
address of the occasion, at the public
exercises which are to be held at the
academy Of music.
Newberry.-At meeting OF the
Bar Association resolution was
unanimously adopted to call OF the
court of common pleas set for the
18th inst, and request the Judge and
Jury not to appear. The trouble
seems to be some tangle in the stat
utes and the list of rearrangement OF
hdges. so that It Is not clear to the
legal mind Just which Of two judges
Is the lawful one to preside at the
court.
Orangeburg.-A meeting OF the
Bows Corn contest club and the Girls
Tomato club will be held in this city
On June 8, at the court house. This
meeting will be of special interest
and important speakers will be pres
ent to deliver addresses. The boys
and girls are expected to come to the
meeting prepared to make reports as
to the progress Of their work. Both
the boys club and the girls have
large membership In this county.
Anderson.-Dr. Adam Hayne, state
health officer was in Anderson, hav-
ing come in response to a request
sent him by the board Of health to In
yestigate three deaths in the family
Of Sloan Mcconnell. DR.. Hayne stat
I'd that the disease was not OF the
contagious form, and that every pre-
caution possible had already been
made by the local board Of health.
The disease is some form of meningi'
tis.
Charleston.-The breaking Of belt
in the sawmill of the Tuxbury Lum-
ber Company on the Meeting street
road. killed Simon White, a colored
laborer. and injured another man
named Lewis so badly that 1t was
necessary to secure medical attention
for him. 1t is understood that q
heavy leather belt that transferred
the power to one OF the big saws sud
denly parted, the flying end instantly
killing White and knocking down and
badly bruising Lewis.
McBee.-At Cassetts, small sta
ton. a few miles south OF here tine
boiler of an engine at shingle mil
exploded. One man, Marion Shull, o.
Banner Elk, n. c., was instantly Kill
ed. Mr.. Shull had been married only
about a month. This mill belongs Il
C. M. Triplett, OF this place. Mr.
Triplett was painfully, but not seri
ously hurt. Several Of the men abou
the mill we're more or less bruised
The entire plant is almost a tota
loss.
Spartanburg.-Mrs. Julia Taylor, 2
years old, OF Drayton mills, was al
rested. charged with infanticide. He
aged mother, Mrs. Adeline Tissener
was arrested as an accessory Detor
the fact. Their arrests followed tn
finding in an old we'll a week on
baby boy, of whom Mrs. Taylor wa
declared by the coroner's jury to b
Kershaw.-Owing to defectiV
the mother.
Sumter.-Several hundred Sumte
citizens greeted President Taft whe
his special stopped here on the invita-
ton of the chamber OF commerce
Mayor Jennings introduced the pre-
ident who spoke for the few minute
that the train remained here.
Greenville.-It is freely predicte
that a warm fight will be precipitate
in the county convention over IN
craftsmanship This office is now hel
by Representative c. D. Smith. III
learned that Capt John G. Greer,
, former representative from this coul
ty. is marshalling his forces TO Wre'
the Office from the incumbent.
Lexington.-Camp Steadman' on
ted Confederate Veterans of LexinI
ton. will attend the annual reunio
in Macon. Col NJ. D. Harman. con
mander has arranged for the trip, an
, 35 will be in the party.
, Anderson.-The banks OF the cou'
ty. which recently went into an agre
ment to cut out overdrafts, are livin
, up to their agreement, and as r
/. suit they are turning down gre'
5 many checks. Because nearly on
/. fourth of the overdrafts in South Ca