Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-28
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Has Been Collected Fo rthe Peo-
pie of the State.

sey was fined $50 or six months on the
chaingang.
Orangeburg.-Chief Of Police Jen-
nings. who went to Thomasville. Ga,
In search of a negro against whom ne
had strong suspicious as the party VINO
broke into the store Of the Lowman
Drug Company and took about $500
in cash several days ago, returned 10
the city with the negro in his CUSTODY.
bia-Announcement was mace
that the preliminary survey OF tne
Georgia & Carolina railway between
North Augusta and Columbia has been
completed. The company was recent
ly chartered by the secretary OF state
of South Carolina, James U. Jackson Oh
North Augusta is the president OF the
company.
Lextington.-The Lexington County
Teachers association held its nrst
meeting during the Scholastic year In
the Lexington high school building
when Prof. Leonard T. Baker OF the
University Of South Carolina, mace an
address. The Lexington ASSOCIATION
Is strong in numbers and the attend
ance very large.
Sumter-Sumter is already actively
engaged in preparing for the enter
tainment OF the thousands OF visitors
who will come to the Game COCK
City on November 20 to help celebrate
the formal opening of the new Sousn
Carolina Western Railway. Two spe-
cial trains, originating at McBee, ana
connecting with trains along tho hne'
will he run TO this city on the above
date.
Yorkyille.-Seldom, IL ever, has
there been less cotton in the hands OF
producers throughout this section as
at present. The crop is estimated 70
be about one-third less than last year
and as a rule all the distress cotton
has been sold as rapidly as picked and
sinned. and it Is said that 1t Is a
rare case where ore and two-horse
farmers have any left on hand.
Edgefeid.-The ginnery, Including
qin house. fifty cords of wood, thou
sand bushels of cotton seed, SIX OF
seven bales Of cotton and several
small buildings, the property OF MT
r. T. Hill, were consumed by hre
RECENTLY. The loss is estimated at S3,'
600. There was no insurance. The
fire originated from a spark from
nail that passed through the gin.
Rock Hill.-That Rock Hill VIII IL
the near future have trained agrl
culturalist to devote his entire time
IN demonstration work is the conn
dent opinion of Ira B. Dunlap, OF TINS
city. Mr.. Dunlap's plan is to arouse
interest among 25 farmers in or neal
Rock Hill and secure a sum sufhcien'
to employ demonstrator to give nis
time to these farms.
Yorkville.-Barn, stables, grainery
and one or two other buildings 10
eether with four mules, four or nVe
hundred bushels Of corn, a years sup
ply of forage, farming machinery ano
tools belonging to DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright. and located just outside the IN
corporated limits of Yorkville. was de
stroyed by fire recently. The total loss
is estimated at about $4,000, less Sl'Uo'
insurance.
ct Matthews.-Jas. Johnson, Jonr
Hampton and Faniel, three negroes
who recently appeared at the bar anf
pleaded guilty to various charges o
house-breaking and larceny, and re
ceived their sentences, broke jail am
made good their escape. In some wa!
bar WAS secured by which the door
were prozed open. One negroe D!
the name OF Whietstone did not leav
with the fugitives, but remained 10 tel
the sheriff how it happened.
Beaufort.-When the entries for TIT
Democratic municipal primary close
the following candidates had qualified
For intendent, C. c. Townsend ant
IN Rhett: for commissioner OF pur
lie works. R. A. Long and X. X. LIE
care; for wardens, Sam Paul Of War
|. Cbas. Cohen of Ward 2, Thomas II
Harms of Ward 3, G. l.. Tucker
Iu,-dI 7, Gage of Ward and
D. Raney of Ward 6.
Columbia-After the consideration
of routine matters and the eiectio'
of officers the Woman's Missionar'
union Of the Baptist church which ha
been in session here for four days
adjourned to meet uext year at An
derson.
Walterboro.-The annual meeting o
the stockholders Of the Colleton Cour
ty Fair association was held recent,
in the office of the president, ". L
Gruber. The condition OF the associa
ton is very gratifying to the stocH
holders. The fair which was held re
Gently was a great success in ever
way.
Abbeville.-Abbeville cotton marke
seems to hold her place as the bes
in this entire section. Besides 10
bales of Abbeville county cotton ther
were 40 bales hauled from GREENWOOD
here in one day on wagons.
Columbia.-The number Of license
on the books of G. Flavie Cooper, CIT
clerk. show an increase of 35S IN IN
number of new businesses in Coiun
bia to date over last year. The record
show that 1,704 were Issued last yeai
as against 2,o62 to date this yeal
These licenses include about 100 l!
sued to chauffeurs. The majority ar
those of small businesses.
Columbia.-As a result of injurie
received in an attempt to save his do
from DEATH Robert E. Kirby died at
local infirmary.
Clinton-Capt. w. G. Watkins, Z