Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-08
FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE
A Column of Short Paragraphs That
Has Been Collected With Much
Care by the Editor.


Prince issued an order appointing
Fred W. Symmes of Greenville re-
ceiyer for the Gilreath Manufacturing
Company, which concern was estab-
lished about two years ago for the
manufacture of muslin underwear,
neckwear, etc.
olumbia.-The veterans OF Rich
land county, meeting in the Richland
county court house, named the coun-
~ pension board The members OF
the board are: David RADON, Jacob
Krimm and Ainsley Monteith. The
hoard will elect a pension commits
sioner. U. r. Brooks acted as chair
man Of the meeting.
Sumter.-The work in this county
under the Rock Hill plan for the re-
duction of cotton acreage is proceed
ing rapidly and will probably be COM
pleted BY the end OF another week II
nothing happens to prevent. A num-
ber of canvassers have already prac-
tically completed their townships and
sent in their reports to Mr.. Neill
ODonnell, the county chairman.
artanburg.-While at work in
Grace's oil mill, located near Duncan
Boyce Sheldon, colored, aged 10, was
caught in the machinery and instant
" killed. The negro was employed
in the mill, which is operated both
day and night, and while attending to
his duties in some unexplainable man
ner was caught by piece OF the ma
chinery. No one saw the accident.
Charleston.-There was no devel'
opments in the milk situation. which
is being so vigorously agitated. Ine
matter will come up in an unofhciai
way at the next meeting OF city ccun'
cil when the board of health VIII
report on the charges which were
made by an official Of the National
Corn show which seems to have start
ed all the newspaper agitation about
the milk supply.
Florence.-A meeting Of those in.
terested In county affairs has been
called by the delegation to be heid
in The Times auditorium to discuss
the proposed new form OF county gov
ernment for this county, which pro-
vides for taking the supervisor out
of politics and the employment by
the hoard of an engineer for roads,
and the levy OF tav sufficient to give
the board about 100000 to do perma'
nent road work this year
charlottesville matter OF the es
enlistment of commission govern
| ment in Charleston will come up al
the next regular meeting of the Char
lesion Community club On February
Is. on a report which will be made
by the delegation that appeared be
fore the judiciary committee Of the
house and urged the passage OF the
commission government bill OF the
previous session which had been We
toed by the governor.
Gaffney.-J. c. Duncan. a state con
stable. brought to Gffney a desper
ate negro, John Henry Lash by name
who is charged with having entered
the store of D. r. Bird in Blacksburs
and stealing considerable amount o
merchandise. seems that the ne
gro effected his entrance by win
dow in the store, tearing the iroI
grating away. Mr.. Duncan struck tn'
trail and finally located the thief OF
a plantation in the Bugalow section
OF the county.
Charleston.-At a meeting OF tn'
chamber of commerce the Tourist an
Convention league was organized 10
the purpose of securing conventions
and visitors to Charleston. The meet
ing was attended by commercial, re
tail. railroad and hotel interests, max
ing a combination which should prove
effective in the special work. Ofiicer
were elected, rules and regulation
adopted and the matter Of the fopn
and cost OF entertainment consid
cred.
Charleston States Eng
neer Major George p. Howell state'
that he had the report on the 2O-foo
channel project for the Ashley Rive
ready to go forward to Washington
Some time ago Major Howell was re
quested to make an examination an
furnish an estimate of the cost o
creating 20.foot channel up tn
Ashley River as far as the Standar'
Fertilizer Works wharf. This pre-
ject, il carried out. will mean mucl
to the fertilizer plants located alon
the river
Walterboro.-At a recent meeting
of the stockholders and directors o
the Colleton Banking Company.
was found that the bank had enjoye
most prosperous year The carr
ings for the past year far exceede
those of any previous year
affney.-Gaffney people are muc
elated over the fact that the contrac
for the erection of the public built
ing in this city has been let and the
are anxiously awaiting the beginnin
of work. It is understood here tha
there were only three bidders, on
from Virginia. one from Texas, an
one from Boston.
Charleston. - Placards announcin
the authorization oi $500 reward 70
the capture OF the party or partie
who tampered with the White fIa
switch recently have been distribl
ted
Darlngton.-Capt William f. Yin
norman, Confederate soldier. died d
his home about four miles from thi
city at the ripe age of 81 years. 4
the close of the War Between tn
Sections Mr.. Zimmerman was captai
of the Pee Dee light artillery. II