Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-28
VIEWS OF sou H CAROLIkA
attest News of General Interest ThS
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

II Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Sharpe, who
reside about six miles south OF Pei }
on, was accidentally burned to death.
Mrs. Sharpe and the young girl were
washing in the yard and in some man.
aer the daughters clothing caught fre
and before aid could reach her she
was fatally burned.
Chester. = Twenty-four applicants
for the licensed pharmacist degree,
twenty-five white and two colored,
we're examined here by the state board
Of pharmaceutical examiners, who will
look over the papers Immediately and
give out the results to the press In
the near future. The next meeting OF
the board will be held at Bennettsyile
in March.
Orangeburg-Fire broke out In the
boys dormitory'a at Orangeburg college
and some damage was done to the
roof of the building and water damage.
Had ii not been for the valiant Work
of the local fremen the fire may have
been very destructive. The building
is a three stroy frame building. The
loss is covered by insurance, except
the water damage suffered by students.
Chester.-Although Postmaster j.
w. Dunovant has three more years 10
serve, as is duly attested by the COM
mission issued him few months ago,
and signed by President Taft, there
are already several Democrats edg!ng
I'D to the pie counter and signifying
their willingness and desire to serve
the community as postmaster. Peu-
tions are being freely circulated.
Abbeville.-A fire in Lowndesville
DESTROYED the store occupied by Mark
Speer and three 60foot poles on tne
mower line of the Savannah River Pow
er company. When the poles fell the
electric current was cut of from Ah
beyille and Greenwood. The power
company says the line will be up soon.
The lack os power to run small mo
tors has c..Ised considerable incon
venience.
Laurens.-The county, state ano
national elections being out OF the
way. interest is beginning to be direct
cd toward the next municipal contest
At present two candidates are In the
field for mayor, Clarance N. Baop, tne
incumbent, and John NJ. Cannon. hr'
Rahb has been honored with the Office
three terms and is making a quiet
though active, campaign for re-eiec
ton.
Columbia.-In making q b2sci g
tempt to save his dog, a silky-haireo
setter. from the wheels OF traln
Robert E. Kirby, a grocer, who lives
at s12 Lady street, narrowly ESCAPED
with his life, while out hunting along
the line OF the c., N. G. L. railroad
about five miles from Columbia Mr.
Kirby's left foot was crushed, and an
amputation may be necessary. Hi
dog was killed by the train.
Laurens.-Since it became known .
few DAYS ago that r. A. Cooper, Solo
itor of this district, had decided 70
enter the lists for appointment TO the
district attorneyship for South caro-
lima. his friends here and elsewners
IN the state have been quite active ID
promoting his claims for the positioh
At a meeting of the Laurens Bar as
sociation. called for the purpose, ne
was formally endorsed by the mem
bers for the appointment.
Iancaster.-Hollis Truesdale, ne
gro tenant on the Stogner farm near
town. was fired upon from ambush as
he was approaching the home OIL fsd'
Rlackman. another negro. Directly
after the shooting, Blackmon was seen
running away from the premises, ano
this together with the fact that tnere
had been demonstrations Of animosity
between these two negroes prior 70
this difficulty makes suspicion point
strongly to Blackmon as the guilty
party.
Manning-A bold robbery was per
petrated in Manning when Thomas
Nimmer's store was entered and rod.
bed of about 5000 worth of goods, In
Guiding a number of sacks OF nee
-four. a lot Of meat, tobacco, some
fruit and several boxes OF fine cigars.
Entrance was effected by forcing open
window shutter at the rear OF tns
store. removing the glass from sasn
, and thus making an opening large
enough for a small person to gel
/ through and remove the heavy paf
that fastened the door.
Darlington the primary election
held here to nominate a mayor ano
aldermen to serve for the next tWo
: years Col. E. R. Cox received Ito, A.
, uvman 1874 and S. A. Woods " votes
. second race will be run between
, Cox and Hyman in the near future.
, Aiken-Dr. Adam Hayne OF Column
y hia State health officer, addressed the
, Aiken County Medical society at its
. meeting on "Malarial Fever" the
q members OF city council and OF the
. Aiken board of health attended the
. meeting in a body, and the meeting
a was also open to any citizens who de
sired TO attend.
sumter-Sumter is now receiving
regular railroad service over three
great systems, the Atlantic Coast Line
:. the Southern railway and the Seaooare
=, Air Line, for recently regular pas
senger service was inaugurated oyel
the South Carolina Western, brancf
4 Of the Seaboard Air Line.
n Columbia.-The governor has nam
ed a commission to make report OF
, the question of annexing part OF Lex
. ington county to Richland county. Th'
members OF the commission are 6. +
. Lowman, Ballentine; ]. G. Hitler
Chapin: ]. P. Richardson, White Rock
and ]. w. Bouknight, Ballentine.
Anderson.-The copNtion of V.