Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-06
NEWS OF SOUTH CAR JLiNA
The Latest News of General Interest
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.

on trains SO and SO OF the Coast Line.
This will mean one thing that the peo-
pie of this section have long wanted,
especially the truckers an evening
train to the Northern markets.
harleston.-Edwards Smalls, the
negro desperate, who was shot by 20
lice Officer Johnson after the ofhcer
had been wounded by the negro, is ex-
pected to die. The bullet pierced his
lung, and he is reported TO be IN
critical condition. The police oflcer
is confined to his home with wound
ed leg. Smalls is the second negro
shot in the last few weeks by police
officers.
Sumter-The annual exhibit in the
city schools of the work of the man
ual and training department was held
and attracted many hundreds OF pa
irons and interested visitors. In the
primary building each room had It's
own exhibit and was presided over
by the teacher OF the class. Remark
ably good and particularly interesting
was the free hand cutting and tearing
and drawing from models.
Observation-Disclosures George w.
Atkinson, one of the veteran magis-
/ trates of the state, has resigned MS
Office on account Of i'll health. he was
magistrate at Timmonsville. There
are a number of applicants for his
position, which will be filed, probably
by recommendation OF the delegation.
The delegation will, at least, make q
recommendation in the matter from
the petition before them.
Aiken. - Officer j. E. George, OF
the local police corps, went to Branch
Vile to deliver over to Sheriff Saiiey'
of Orangeburg, one Dan Watkins, COL
ored. charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill, upon another ne
gro. at Orangeburg, about two months
ago. Since that time the negro mas
been at large until he was arrested
in Aiken by the above neamed or
fcer.
Chester. - At special meeting OF
the Chester Historical society the foi'
lowing elections were made: Presi-
dent DR.. C. B. White; secretary and
treasurer and historian, j. T. Bigham,
and trustees, Judge George w. Gage,
J. X. Henry and Arthur l.. CASTOR.
Il was decided to push with all
speeI the complication of a history
of Chester county, including credible
traditions and legends.
Chester.-The trustees Of the Ches-
ter graded schools have filled two Oh
the existing vacancies in the corps OK
teachers by the election of Miss Emma
Nettles of Hartsville and Miss Ellen
T Murphy of Denmark. II. II. Scott
who has taught in the high school Tor
the past two years, has resigned 10
accept the principalship of the Aiken
schools and this has created another
; vacancy.
Lancaster-A young man nance
. Claude Blackwell OF Kershaw was ar
/ rested and lodged in jail here b!
5 Sheriff Hunter on warrant from tn
4 chief of police OF Charlotte, chargini
e him with stabbing DR.. Fred Misen
heimer of that city in a room or IN
Buford hotel. Blackwell was taken 4
Charlotte in an automobile by CHIEF o
Police Christenberry, who came ate
4 him.
Lexington.-At a recent meeting o
the trustees of the Palmetto Colleglat
institute all the old teachers were re
elected for another term. There VI
one addition to the faculty. Miss Ma!
Lois Boozer, a graduate of the Colleg'
for Women, was elected teacher o
; music and voice. Mrs. E. B. Roof, wh(
has had charge of the music depart
ment for a number of years and has
given entire satisfaction, was re
elected.
Sumter.-City council held shor
meeting. 1t gave its ear, however, t'
the important matter of sanitation
acceding to requests from the city
board of health and ordering the clean
ing of portions of Main street by use
OF hose instead Of sprinklilg wagons
better wagon service for the remoya
!. of garbage, and ordered the use OF the
police buggy by the health officer fol
, the transportation Of disinfecting ma
terials. DR.. Mills of the health boart
suggested that Sumter should have al
abattoir, and council assured him o
a willingness to cooperate in the mat
ter.
Anderson.-In the court of genera
sessions, Sam Fisher young whit
man of Bolton, was convicted of man
slaughter his victim being Motto
Strickland, an employe of the Beltol
mills. The case attracted consider
able attention.
Columbia ia-Reports on file in tn,
= state treasurer's Office show the fertil
, izer tag tax sales for the year to b.
$204,458 as compared with $235,35.
!, for the same period last year Their
. is a tax OF % cents ton on fertilizer
>, which shows that over 100000 ton
, have been purchased by the farmer
this year
Dillon.-A deed was obtained from
]. W. and T. A. Dillon for a very de
, sirable block of land in front of thu
q present school building for the sun
A of $4,000 They valued it at $4,000
q donated $4,000 to the school.
o Columbia.-The Taylor street ant
/. Elmwood avenue grade crossings wer'
: condemned by the railroad commits
: sion. The commission holds that thu
4 crossings are menace to publ
Y safety The question of condemninl
o the crossings will be brought up a
+ the meeting of the commission, wheI
:. ! resolution will very probably b,
adopted.
Columbia.-The governor has nam
!, ed Judge r. w. Memminger to sit a