Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-07-18
FORT MILL, S. c., THURSDAY, JULY 49, 1912
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care BY the Editor.

here, closed.
Chester.-James Hamilton, city en-
gineer, has completed the work OF
constructing a concrete pavement on
York street from the Seaboard Air
Line railway to Saluda street. He
will pave a great many of Chester's
pavements this summer.
Lexington.-The county superinten-
dent of education will conduct an eX-
animation for scholarships and en-.
trance in number Of colleges here.
1t is expected that the Clemson schoi-
arships will be eagerly sought, as will
doubtless be the scholarships in the
University of South Carolina.
Chester. R. Van Dyke, Of the
National Ginners' Association Of Mem
phis, Tenn, who has been all over
the South, and has looked carefully
into the amount of cotton that has
been planted, stated that judging
from present conditions, the crop
would be around 100000 bales.
Orangeburg-The work of excavat-
ing for the erection of the new $4,000
postoffice building in this city has
been finished and the concrete foun-
dations placed Brick is now being
placed on the lot and stone is expect
ed to arrive here soon. The building
will be handsome one.
Rock Hill-But little interest is be-
ing taken in the election on the ques-
tion of issuing $4,000 bonds to go to
the Catawba river for the city's wa
ter supply. The election will occur
on July 25 and the registration books
will close on Monday. According to
present indications about 500 people
will have registered for the election,
about so per cent OF the qualified vot-
ters OF the city. The majority Of the
votes cast will decide the issue.
Camden.-Due to the busy season
among the farmers, the farmers insti-
tute, which was held at the court
house, was not we'll attended, but a
large crowd of boys and girls were
present to attend the meetings Of the
Tomato and Corn clubs, which were
held in connection with the institute.
I. J. Mckenzie, superintendent of edu-
cation and manager OF the Boys Corn
Club, acted as chairman OF the meet
ing snd introduced the speakers.
Manning.-Johnny James, a negro,
about % years old, who is charged
with committing a criminal assault on
a negro girl of IL years near Pinewood
about two years ago, and who fled to
parts unknown, was recently located
in Fairfield county by means OF his
writing a letter, and at the instance
of Sheriff Gamble was arrested by the
Fairfield authorities and is now safe
ly lodged in Jail here to await trial
at the next term of court.
Gaffney-The board Of public works
of Gaffney let contract to Streeter
& Anderson, engineers, for an exten-
sion of the waterworks OF the city,
The greater part of the extension will
be confined to that portion of the city
known as West End, although some
of it will be placed on Jobuson street
The contract was secured by the same
firm which did the greater part Of the
sewer work for Gaffney. Approx
mately $4,000 will be spent on the pro-
posed extension.
Gaffney-The secretary Of the Cher
okee county Democratic executive
committee has received letter from
John Gary Evans, chairman OF the
state committee, TO the effect that the
action of the Cherokee committee in
assessing the candidates for solicitor
and congress was unconstitutional. At
a recent meeting of the county COM
mttee, it was decided that it would
be necessary TO assess these candl-
dates, owing TO the lact that there
are very few county candidates so
far announced.
Florence. - During the thunder
storm which passed over Florence a
few days ago three houses were
struck by lightning. At the home Of
Capt. Harold Brunson. chief Of police,
the bolt entered the house, knocking
the plaster from the wall jumped
over to the post Of brass bedstead,
making small hole in Capt. Brun-
sons blue coat, and boring its way
through the brass into the iron of the
bedstead. He says that the shock for
he was lying on the bed at the time,
was like the concussion when a can
non is fired close to you.
Laurens.-The canvassing commit
tees in charge of the Chicora College
$4,000 campaign, completed their
second days work, and while no state
ments were given out regarding the
success of the canvass. it is under
stood that the subscription lists indi-
cate successful outcome of the issue.
Pendleton.-Work on the installa-
tion of the electric light system here
is progressing satisfactorily. Poles
are being placed and stores and resi-
dences are being wired. The current
will be supplied from large new
plant at Autun, about three miles dis
tant.
Lexington.-W. p Roof has failed
to manipulate his plan, whereby he
was TO pay $4,000 as compromise
to his creditors. This announcement
has been received with much regret
by the hundreds of people in the
county.
Florence.-A Florence Jones club
was formed here with about 100 mem
bers, representing every branch OF in
dustry The club determined to form
ulate pledge which will be sent out
generally through the county, and as
many men as possible lined up for
Jones. The Blease forces give evi.
dence of Snlendid orpanization