Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-10-10
VIEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
short Paragraphs Of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor.

Young, rural policeman, was declared
Jacant and October set as date on
which a successor will be elected.
Columbia.-The governor issued a
proclamation offering reward OF SlO0
,or the apprehension and conviction
)f Frank Green, negro, charged with
criminal assault in Marlboro county.
Barnwell.-Gus Sanders, negro,
vas arrested and lodged in jail, charg-
I'd with having robbed the drug store
If c. n. Burchhalter An entrance war
effected through rear door and about
$50 stolen from the safe, which was
unlocked, only the day check being
IN.
Florence.-Mayor Herbert K. Gil.
bert has arranged 10 have Mayor
5ibbes, of Columbia. visit Florence
within the next few days and address
The voters of the cir on the subject
of Commission Form OF Govern
ment."
Newberry-Thec county Democratic
executive committee ordered second
primary for county officers to be held
On Tuesday, Octbore Is. There are
second races for county superintcnd'
ent Of education. supervisor, House or
Representatives, county commission
ers and magistrates Of two townships.
Columbia. Tho governor rarolai
Millage Byers OF Columbia during
good behavior and on the further con-
dition that he refrain from intoXi-
cants Byers was convicted OF assault
and battery with intent to kill at the
last term of court in Rich and and sen
tened to fou; clorths Imprisonment
or fine of $3.50.
Orangeburg.-The state conference
of the Womans Home Mission soci'
ETY. Of the Methodist church will be
held in this city at st. Pauls Method
list church, beginning October 9. Near
ly 100 delegates will be here for the
conference and will be entertained by
members of the home mission society
and Young Ladies society.
Newberry-City politicis is becom
ing interesting. Several candidates
for aldermen have already been nam
ed. So far only two men are out fol
mayor, j. ]. Langford, the incumbent
and q. F. Wright, president of the
Newberry cotton mills. The friends
of both men will make a hard fight
for their favorites. The primary vii
be held some time in November
There Is talk OF another candidate
for mayor, but it ii likely that the
two named will have the contest tc
themselves.
NewberrY.-The Drayton Ruther
ford chapter, Daughters of the Con
federacy, has elected delegates to the
general and the state federation o
womens' clubs, as follows: To tht
former which meets in Washington
in November, Mrs. J. A. Burton ant
Mrs. James Mcintosh, with Mrs. r
D. Wright and Mrs. E. p Scott, alter
mates; TO the latter, which meets il
Charleston, also in November, Miss
Cora Dominick and Mrs. John NJ
Kinard, with Mrs. c. a. Bowman ant
Miss Fanny Mclaughlin, alternates.
umbia.-Room % at the Colum
bia hotel will be the headquarters o
the Progressive party in South Caro-
lima until after the national election
on November s. B Sherwood Dunn o
Aiken, provisinal national committee
man, and w. =. Beard of Abbeville
state secretary, will be in charge
They will have corps of stenograph
ers at work and will send Bull Moose
literature to all PARTS OF tho stcie II
the effort to elect the Progressive
electoral ticket which will be in hi
field in the national election on No
vember .
Pageland.- place OF w. II. Woods
who died recently Governor Bleos'
has appointed J. f. Gill as supervisor
OF Jasper county. Mr. Woods wal
renominated in the second rae" 70,
county supervisor over NJ. Gill b. {
majority OF four votes. and had made
an efficient officer. Mr.. Gil will holC
Office under his appointment untl
January. For nominations for thu
next term. the state executive com
mittee has advised another prlmar!
To be held on October 10. and muct
interest Is being manifested in ihii
election.
Columbia. Although petitioned b.
the association of county school trus
tees to increase its appropriation
from $3.50 to $500 for use in gettin:
up county road map the commission
ers declined to do so.
Yorkville.-A bill was passed at the
last session of the legislature which
provided tha, the question as Il
whether or not York county will is
sue $4,000 in 20-year bonds to bt
used in purchasing a suitable site anC
erecting new court house in York
lille shall be submitted to the quail
fed voters of the county at the genera
election in November.
Aiken. L. c. Boone. who mas ac
cepted the position OF civil engineer
to the Aiken county highway commits
sion, in place OF Mr.. Benson, resigned
arrived in the city recently. and has
assumed charge OF his duties.
Aiken.-George Wolfe. vino las
May shot T. D. Fulmer 10 death ir
North Augusta. and whose trial came
10 an end after consuming day anC
half, was convicted of murder, bu
tie recommendation of mercy incor
porated in the verdict reduced the
sentence OF the court from death il
the electric chair to lifetime impris
oument.
St Matthews.-While attempting tC
shoe an obstreperous mule. Levi.
Campbell, a negro blacksmith. va:
kikced over the heart by the mule
Death was immediate.
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