Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-01

FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
A Column of News That Has Been
Collected and Condensed With
Care by tbs Editor.

tIlCl, lO piePoiC at OHCe estimates
for a 20-foot channel up the Ashley
river as far as the wharf OF the Stan
dard plant of the Virginia. Carolina
Chemical Company
Beaufort--Charles Anderson, a
Swede by birth. and for q years in
charge of the Parrys Island light
house, near Port Royal. died a few
days ago. His body was brought up
to Beaufort by his assistant, Paul
Wright, and inferred in the Ever
Green cemetery of this city. Mr.. An
derson had been in i'll health for about
nine months.
Anderson.-Chief of Police A. N
Fortune has returned from Daniels
vile, Ga, where he went for G. T.
Stanley, a young white man wanted
here for assault and battery with in
tent to kill and resisting arrest, 1t is
alleged that Stanley assaulted Police
Oficer Blackstone when Nj. Black
stone attempted to arrest him in this
| city on the night OF December 81.
Rock Hill.-The chamber of COM
merce has sent formal protest to
each member of the York delegation
against the passage of the bill, intro
duced by Mr.. Mellow, to allow York
county to vote on a $4,000 bond is
sue for a new court house. The reso-
luton speaks of the proposed issue
as an ell advised, unnecessary and
reckless expenditure, at an inoppor.
tune time"
Charleston.-"It is untrue as it is
audacious," said DR.. ]. Mercier Green,
| city health officer and secretary OF
the board OF health, in reference to
the statement made by Mr.. Clarence
Hoskins, in charge of the dairy de-
partment of the National Corn Expo
sition, to the effect that some of the
milk delivered in Charleston is a me-
mace to the health of the city.
Conway.-There has been much
trouble in the Gypsy camp on the
outskirts of the city for the past sew
eral days, which has resulted in the
binding over to court of general ses-
sions by Magistrate w. H. Chestnut
number Of the Gypsy tribe, the most
prominent being Steve and Gregory
John, on the charge OF grand larceny
Bond in the sum of $4,000 was asked
by the court, and this has been ar.
ranged.
MISUNDERSTANDING county boasts
teacher who has taught thirty-nine
full terms in the public schools Of
that county and is now entering up
on her fortieth term. In Mrs. Jane
A. Long, Newberry county has faith
full and devoted servant. She was
born and reared in Newberry and has
spent her life there in teaching in
the public schools. Thirty-nine years
of teaching is an unusual record for
a woman.
Anderson.-Samuel n. Hyde, the
young white man who killed his wife
and her father last July and who was
sentenced to hang on October 20, but
which sentence was stayed pending
an appeal to the Supreme Court, ex-
pressed himself as being little disap-
pointed because the clerk or the Su-
pdeme Court failed to send the remit
titur in his case before the January
term of criminal court adjourned.
Florence.-The Hon. David r. Coker
Of Hartsville visited Florence for the
purpose OF addressing the farmmers
and others interested on "the advan-
tages which will come to the farmers
II they put rational methods into
growing cotton" and he was greeted
by large and most representative
audience of the very people that he
wished to talk to, the farmers and
those interested in the subject above
mentioned.
Columbia. the hearing
on the Charleston commission form
Of government before the Judiciary
committee this afternoon Mayor Grace
and Mr.. w. B. Wilbur had renewal
of their wordy differences in the lob
by of the state house which created
something of a stir among the spec
tators. The mayer informed Mr. Will
bur that If he was in Charleston ne
would slap his face and bystanders
kept the two apart
Spartanburg. The Spartanburg
County Medical Society, at its annual
meeting elected the following officers;
President, DR.. A. d. Cudd; vice-presi-
dent, DR.. w. II. Chapman secretary,
DR.. Rosa CAN'T; delegate ID state as
sociation, DR.. w. w Boyd; sencor,
DR.. n. Z. Norman.
Charleston.-Jockey Albert Burton
was killed at Palmetto track, through
the falling of his horse. McAndrews.
The horse stepped into a hole in the
soft track in trying TO avoid STUN
ling horse in front, and the jockey
was thrown to the track. striking on
his head, fracturing his sull.
Saluda.-There was meeting held
in the court house in this town on
Tueday at 1920 o'clock a. m, for
the purpose of thoroughly organizing
the Boys corn club work Of the coun-
ty for the present year.
Columbia.-The annual report OF
DR.. NJ. W. Twitchell. state geologist
has been forwarded to the governor
and is now in printed form. 1t is in
three parts, the first being the admin
istrative report, outlining the work
accomplished thus far. the manner Of
working and the various branches
covered by the office and the prob
lens which are yet to be faced.
Walhalla.-One more landmark is