Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-03-28
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Latest General News That Has Been
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.

was given to A. E. Legare OF Column
bia. The brick will be laid on Main
street extending from he union sta
lion to Caldwell street.
Scranton.-The election held here
resulted In only one vote cast being
against he proposed bonding OF
Scranton school district for the pur.
pose of enlarging the present school
building. 1t is expected that the
bonds will be in shape for sale, and
work will begin at once.
Mallory-Fully appreciating the fine
weather OF the past few days farmers
in this section have been making
some telling strokes. II they are fav-
ored with a continuation OF good
weather 1t will not take them long
to catch up with plowing and they
will be all ready for planting when
the time arrives.
Charleston.-An inspection OF the
water front was made by the dock
commission, boarding the launch OF
Commissioner H. p. Williams at the
Carolina Yacht club pier and proceed
ing slowly along the piers to Columbus
street, where the commissioners
alighted and walked down the water
front, inspecting the property.
Orangeburg.-The March term OF the
court OF common pleas for Orange
burg county was convened in this city,
with Judge S. w. G. Shipp Of Florence
presiding. Although only a few cases
have been tried, much progress has
been made. A number OF cases have
been either defaulted or compromised,
while O theirs have been continued.
Columbia.-After 30 years active
service to the Democratic party IN
South Carolina, Gen. Willie Jones. for
the past IA years state chairman. has
announced that he will not ask for re.
election. He has called the executive
committee to meet in Columbia on
April 10, when the Official call for the
state convention to be held on May
Is will be issued.
Charleston.-Th board of engineers
has turned down the proposition OF
the island coastal waterway canal IN
providing closer water communication
between Columbia, Camden and Char
lesion, the route having been recon-
mended by Capt. e. NJ. Adams, corps
of engineers, last summer as being the
most feasible of the several which
were suggested at the time.
Lancaster-When asked to give his
opinion OF the work done by the leg
islature just closed, what were the
issues before the body, how they
were handled, etc. Representative
George w. Jones of the Lancaster del
CATION spoke very optimistically and
said that he wanted to go on record
as endorsing every statement mao~
in recent publication concerning the
work of the legislature by Mr.. Steven
son OF Cheraw.
Newberry.-The custody OF the
books of registration OF Newberry
county is the storm centre OF an In
teresting fight at this time. Two
boards of registration are making an
effort to secure the books and tho
clerk of the court has not as yet turn
ed the books over to either board. The
board OF registration consisted OF r
c. Sligh, w. w. Riser, and c. f
Wheeler. The delegation recommend
ed this board for appointment
Lancaster.-Worko on the Lancaster
& Chester Catawba river trestle which
was almost washed away during the
freshet having had % sections Of iti
bridge carried Off. is being pushed for
ward vigorously. and 1t Is thought thai
| in few days regular freight and pas
senger traffic can ba resumed. Pend
| ing the repair to the damaged trestlt
trains en- route to and from Chester
are making their trips on the South
ern's tracks via Rock Hill.
Columbia. a.-President John Cart o.
! the Orangeburg chamber OF commerce
has appointed the following commit
tees Committee on supper at annua
meeting of chamber of commerce. W
! Fletcher Fairey, o. X. Wilson, T. o
S. Dibble, Otto W. Spahr and Claytor
Berghaus. Committee to devise ways
and means TO perfect permanent i'm
provement for Edisto causeway at thu
foot of Russell street on the edge o
this city, W. l.. Moseley, W. L. Glaze
VI. f. Zeigler, NJ. o. Dantzler and A. c
Watson.
Charleston.-W. J. Bennett, who, b!
action OF the street committee o
city council, was dropped from hi
position as head of the bureau o
street cleaning, was installed as jailel
of the Charleston county jail and i'm
mediately entered upon his duties.
mbia-The Tri-State Water ant
Light Association OF the Carolinai
and Georgia. which was organized
here June 2S, 1911, and now has ;
membership of approximately Z!
members, will meet in Salisbury, n
c., April 1917. w. F, Stieglitz, o
Columbia, is the president of this or
ganization.
Orangeburg central commit
tee that has charge OF the matter o
raising the $4,000 endowment fol
Orangeburg college in this city helC
an important meeting at the Office o
John Cart and the matter of actua
canvass will begin shortly.
Lexington Under petition filet
by State Bank Examiner B. J. Rhame
OF Columbia, and by the agreement
Of the attorneys for the bank. and by
consent of the parties interested
Judge Prince, of Anderson, signed al
order appointing ". P Townsend. o
Columbia, receiver for the Lexington
Savings Bank. of Lexington.
Coluo, hia William Harrison ne