Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-10-24
FROM lHE PALMETTO STATE
Latest News of General lnteers. Col.
Iected From Many Towns and
Counties.

dition. She is the wife o. john
Hough, who is now in the penltentiary
for safekeeping on charge of killing
his father.in-law, r. X. West, and
beating his wife.
Orangeburg.-The clerk OF court of
Orangeburg county has received off,
cial notice of the revoking of the COM
mission of Robert H. Jones, cashier of
the Bank of North, Orangeburg coun-
ty, as a notary public. No reason for
the revoking was assigned.
Columbia.-The Columbia Chamber
of Commerce will put on campaign
to raise fund of $4,000, under the
direction of H. NJ. Weir. This was
decided on at conference between
the officials Of the Chamber and Mr..
Weir.
Mallory.-The weather during the
last two or three weeks have been
ideal for cotton picking and the farm
ers here have made good use OF it.
Some farmers are about through
picking and all have made good pro-
gress. The gins have been kept busy
and the buyers active.
Barnwell. - Barnwell, town and
county, was greatly shocked TO learn
OF the sudden death of William Gil
more Simms, clerk of court for this
county, at his residence OH Marlboro
avenue, after a brief illness Of one
week.
Dillon.-For probate judge 19 polls
out of 16 have been heard from with
the following vote: Joe CADET Davis
$50, B. F.. Edwards 22S. A. X. Parham
211, F. Watkins 29S AS the vote
shows there has not been great deal
Of interest taken in the election. 1t
now appears that Watkins and Davis
will have to run over.
Ridgeland.-The returns form the
primary election to nominate super
visor for Jasper county have come in
slowly. On the face of the partial re-
turns it appears that Jas. f. Gill and
c. L. Langford will run a second race.
Mr.. Gill has a good lead, but a second
primary will be necessary. Others
who ran were e. Kirby Smith, j. r.
New and d. o. Flemming.
Charleston.-Thep past, present and
future of the Charleston Ad Club were
gene over in various ways at the an
nual meeting of that body. held in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
Reports were heard from various OF
ficers, the present state of the organ
ization was presented and plans were
discussed for the work Of the club
during the next year
Greenyile.-In federal court a true
bill was found against Frank L.
Zemp, Jr, of Spartanburg, charging
him with sending black hand" let.
ter to Mrs. Emma Cash demanding a
sum of money The case is docketed
for the near future and the trial will
attract large crowds to Greenville on
account OF the prominence Of the peo-
PIE involved
Mallory.-Malory in future will have
the benefit of telegraph connection
with the outside world. The Western
Union has recently installed appara.
tus in the depot here and connected
Up the wires. Heretofore all the ;ele.
graph service obtainable here had to
come through the Office at Latta or
the one at Bingham and them TO
transmit by telephone or through the
mail to Mallory.
Columbia. - The old dspensary
building here will be offered for sale
at public auction on November A. ac.
cording to an announcement recently,
by D. II. Means, the clerk Of the sink
ing fund commission. The minimum
price fixed by the commission for the
property is 100000. The terms OF
the purchurse are said to be more lib
eral than when the property was of
fered for sale several months ago,
when no bidders appeared.
Lexington-Henry Lewis, 4 negro,
was lodged in Jail by Sheriff Sim j.
Miller, charged with attempting TO
kill his wife with pistol Lewis had
been released from Jail on bond a few
weeks ago, he having shot Mike Hill,
another negro at CASTOR on campaign
day a few months ago. II was thought
for long time that Hill would die,
but his recovery has been nothing
short Of a miracle in the opinion of
pnysicians who are familiar with the
case
Batesburg. The sixth annual fair
If the Tri- County Fair association was
attended by large and well satisfied
crowd. Every department is larger
md of better class than ever shown
here before.
Columbia.-A the annual meeting
Jf the stockholders of the Columbia,
Newberry & Laurens railroad. John
f. Livingston OF Columbia was elected
vice president and general manager.
c. p. Seabrcok was reelected as sec
retary and treasurer. Mr.. Livingston
has been acting president OF the road
since the death cf W c. Childs last
May
Gaffney.-The city council is adyer-
Using for 1000 square yards of cement
sidewalks. The business section OF
he city already has paved sidewalks
and the proposed improvements will
De on Frederick street and Granard
street
Columb:3. The commission in
charge of the work relieving the con-
gested conditions at the State Hospital
,or the Insane. met here, when a num-
ser OF matters OF a routine nature
we're discussed. The commission ad-
iourned shortly after convenins and
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