Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-21
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.


Sumter-The county board OF COM
missioners met and signed the second
series of $4,000 Sumter county road
improvement bonds. The bonds will
be issued from time to time from now
on as the money is needed.
Columbia-City council met in reg
ular session and disposed of some
important routine business. Monthly
reports were made by the city officers
and a number of ordinances for side
walk paving were passed.
Sumter's Seaboard Cele-
bration" has been decided upon as
the name for the big celebration to be
held here on November 20, when the
coming of the new railroad line by
that name into Sumter will be- OBJ
served and appropriately celebrated.
The plans for the day are rapidly be-
ing put III shape and big crowd and
a general big time is expected.
GaHney.-A dwelllng house on Vic
torla avenue, owned Dy Dr. w. b. Uu-
pre- OF IorKvllle and occupied Dy II
h. Skinner, was burned. IL - suppos-
ed that the fire sIarled from aviect-
i've tlue. The bunolng was pracucai-
ly destroyed ana very little IuinIlure
was saved. The house was insured
for $1,000 while Lo insurance was car.
ried on the contents.
Cheraw. - Perhaps the best fall
flower snow that the CIVIC League Mas
ever had was held recently az their
hall. There never was spcn proiu-
sion OF flowers in one pace IN Eneraw
before and the many persons wno
saw them were not only astonIsned at
the number and variety OF plants on
exhibition, but were dengnle0 at the
growing popularity of this feature of
the leagues work.
Lexlngton.-M. NJ. Lane, of Cope
and A. ii. Bates, OF Norway, were IN
Lexington for tie purpose VI commun
icatlng with Congressman Lever IN
reference to lenGlng aid toward Sc
curing the release OF Olin Lane
brother OF NJ. NJ. Lane, VINO is now
under arrest and being held in ths
United States arsenel In Augusta fol
deserving from the United States
army. 'r,e--..
Flornce.-Webster Brown, an era
ployee at the Southern Cotton on
Mill here, shot and killed aD une :
known negro on the property OF the
mill. Brown was at work in the seed
house and the negro came in sudden
ly upon Brown and without waiting
to ascertain what the stranger wanted
he shot him. Magistrate McClena
CHAN held an inquest and the verdic
was in accordance with the above
Brown surrendered and is In jail :
st. Ma:thews.-T w. Dantzler, one
/ of ST. Mathews scientific farmers
sent sample of his long staple cot
ton to a buyer in distant town fol
the purpose of getting a price. Tht
buyer returned the sample with the
explanation that the staple which
measured one and fiyesixteenths o!
an inch was too long for his machin
cry. Mr.. Dantzler is now looking FOL
a man with loom Of sufficient capac
ity to spin his long fibre.
Creenville.-O. K. Mauldin, the at
torney representing the prosecutors
in the recent legal tangle involving
Inspector Gilreath and two other Of
ficers, who were arrested on charge
of assisting in aiding in the escape
of T. U. Vaughan from Greenville JAN
has issued statement to the press IN
which he declares he was misled BY
the prosecutors. He also AYERS that
It is his sincere belief that the men
accused are absolutely innocent OF
every charge against them.
! Spartanburg.-William G. Willard
of the contracting firm OF Willard &
Boggs was caught between freight
cars at the Southern station here and
had his left hand so badly crushed It
became necessary to amputate two OF
his fingers. Mr.. Willard, who has
worked on the interurban line be-
tween here and Greenyille was at
tempting to pass between cars OF
freight train that had been cut in two
TO reach a passenger train on far
track. Only by jumping backward
quickly did he escape being crushed
: to death.
Sumter.-Dr. Walter. Cheyne and
children haG a narrow escape from
being burned to death, when his resi-
dence, situated about three miles
from st. Charles in Lee county, on the
Bishopville road, caught fire, from
some unknown cause, and was burn
ed to the ground.
Chester.-Elmore Mobley and Albert
Newman, who were convicted OF as
sault of high and aggravated nature
were sentenced by Judge Sease to pay
a fine of 5000 each or spend 6 months
on the public works or in the state
penitentiary. Motion was made for
new trial, but was overruled.
Orangeburg. The prize winners in
the Girls Tomato Contest club in the
county has just been announced by
l.. w. Livingston, superintendent OF
education. A great deal of interest
was manifested in this club this year
by the girls of Orangeburg county.
Columbia.-Attorney General Lyon
said that the sale of the old state dis
pensary building to Christopher At
kinson for s125,O0O by the sinking
fund commission was legal and that
he would ignore the letter Of protest
filed by the governor. The attorney
general refused to comment on the
\ position OF the governor.
Lexington-The jury in the case
OF NJ. ]. and ]. D. Frick against the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens rail-
way, a damage suit for $4,000, re-
turned a verdict in favor Of the plain
tiff for $4,000. The attorneys for the
defendant Immediately gave notice OF
a motion for new trial.
Barnwell - Josie Owens, charged