Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-07
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

The woman was carried to the hos
pital and may recover. Powers was
arrested shortly after the shooting.
Columbia. - THE American MUIR
derer is the hookworm," said DIR. J.
A. Hayne in hislecture on Public
Health" at the University OF South
Carolina. Parasites" was his sub
ject and he leyeled his guns at man
kinds real foes, the mosquito, typhoid
fly, bedbug and flea.
Sumter.-Dr. j. L. Fox, who lives
few miles south of this city, brought
to town one of the largest rattlers
ever seen here. The senate was
ever seen here. The snake was
about three inches in diameter in the
middle OF the body. Mr.. Fox found
the snake in the road, and after dis.
Matching 1t with pistol and club, i'm
mediately stuffed 1t and brought 1t on
to town.
Spartanburg. When the mules
drawing wagon driven by Frank
Harrison, and carrying Mrs. Lawson
and several children ran away just
before reaching the Southern end OF
the bridge over Tiger river at NesDitt
Shoals, striking the end Of the struc'
ture, little girl, four years OF age,
was killed instantly. Mrs. Lawson
was seriously injured and Frank Har-
rison sustained slight injury. A baby
In Mrs. Lawson's arms escaped injury.
Fort Mill.-Two exhibitions OF land
breaking are now taking place here
that are attracting the attention OF q
great many people Of this section,
especially farmers. Mr.. Fred Minis
has recently purchased a traction
kerosene engine and is now having u
tried out on his farm, three miles
south of town, while half-mile FUR
ther on, Mr.. B. NJ. Lee Is entertaining
a representative of a powder factory,
who is demonstrating subsoiling land
by dynamite.
Rock Hill.-At a meeting OF the ex,
ecutive committee of the chamber OF
commerce of this city, at which Har+
old NJ. Weir of San Francisco, Ca,
was present, 1t was decided to make
deal with Mr.. Wier to make canvass
of this city in the interest OF tne
chamber of commerce and IL possible
to raise a fund of $4,000, payable
IS, 600 each year for three years. The
canvass will run for three days. MT.
Wier is the man who helped raise the
funds for Spartanburg and Greenville'
Lexington.-At a meeting OF the
trustees of the bankrupt estate OF w.
P. Roof, bankrupt, c. E. Leaphart was
named agent and bookkeepet for the
trustees. 1t was also agreed that all
accounts should be collected as soon
as possible, and that, where 1t Is ne
cessary to bring action to recover
suits be brought in the federal court
This action was taken because OF the
fact that there are so many creditors
within the county that 1t might Dc
difficult to obtain jury should the
cases be brought to trial.
Sumter.-Accordin to figures giver
out by the local cotton weighers, the
cotton receipts for this season up e
October 26 were 9,139 bales behind
what they were at the end OF the SANE
week for October in 1911. 1t was fur
ther stated by one Of the weigher'
that it was probable that the cottor
crop in this country sold here woulC
be between 10000 and $4,000 bales De
. hind what it was last year. He mad'
this statement on his own observation
and on the reports given by farmer
who had been to the platform to nav'
cotton weighed.
} EdgeReld.-C Moultrie, o
this place, armed with warrant, wen
TO The home of Herlder Jones, negr'
: man. to arrest him. Jones lives seV
. eral miles in the country, and 1t wa
dark when the officer reached his res
/ idence. On reaching the house d
found the door fastened. He demand
ed that the negro come forward an
surrender. This he refused to DC
whereupon the officer started to ente
/ the house, and as he did so the negr
3 made his exit, gun in hand. Again b
l was ordered to surrender, the com
/ mand being answered by a shot hre
upon Mr.. Moultrie, and although tn
e men were in close proximity the on
! to the other, the lead went wild O
:. its mark.
Seneca.-The home of L. o. Dayi
was totally destroyed by fire, oni5-'
norton OF his household goods bein
: saved. The house being on a hi
4 overlooking the entire town, and onl
9 bv heroic efforts were nearby dwell
:. ings saved. Even the ladies were ou
o aiding in saving property.
e Dillon.-In the second primary Dl
Q Ioe Caball Davis defeated F. Watkin
V for probate judge by 154 votes out
:. the 1.2OO cast. Mr.. Davis will max
n the county a very efficient officer. H
=. has successful insurance agenc
r. here and has resided in Dillon fo
/ several years.
Walterboro. - Everything is
readiness for the fourth Colleto
county fair which will be held her
t. next week, November 5-S. A pr
e gramme full of interest and instru
a. tion has been arranged for each da,
n The building and ground Of the ass
,e citation has been put in thorough r.
'e pair
ID Florence.-A meeting Of the Official
al route agents, agents and messenger
10 of the Southern Express Company, Il
s. tho division embraced by the Atlant
n. Coast Line Railway, from Richmon
to to Tampa, was held in this city Sc
p. eral days ago.
Laurens.-In dispute over the po