Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-01-11
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
A Column of General State News That
Has Been Gotten From Many
Towns and Counties.


the year. The fees received from
this source amounts to s7,154.
shington.-President Taft NAM
ed Cecil S. Rice to be postmaster at
Denmark, succeeding his father, who
held the Office for some time. The
elder Mr.. Rice died short time
ago.
Columbia.-The annual meeting OF
the board OF trustees OF the South
CAROLINA industrial school, which is
located at Florence, was held in the
governors Office when the report for
the year was prepared.
Orangeburg = Salesday passed on
quietly in Orangeburg. Besides the
regular sales of the sheriff and
Judge of probate, as special referee,
there was a big auction sale OF
horses and mules by the Western
Mule Company Of this city.
Newberry.-At the meeting OF the
city council the following officers
were elected for the year: Chief OF
police, w. H. Lominack; clerk and
treasurer, ,Jno. r. Scurry; city attor-
ney Eugene S. Blease; policemen, j.
C. Lee, Samuel Johnson, Tom Berley
Jno. H. Turner and r. p. Franklin.
The selections are regarded as good.
Charleston.-Charles enters up.
OH the new year with the compilation
OF statement for the month OF De
cember by the custom house, showing
an excess in both imports and ex'
ports over the business of December
of 1910. The imports were of the
value of 750,254 and the exports, 81
193,26O, as against $66s,270 and $1,.
127,440 for the previous December.
Florence.-The farmers Of Florence
will not take any action In the mat.
ter of the fertilizer situation. This
very slimly attended It was finally
decided not TO attempt action with
so few of those who ought to be In.
terested. Each man in this county
ests of his own farm and himself.
Columbia. ILLUSTRATED lectures on
good roads and methods OF construc.
tion were delivered by experts OF the
national Office CT good roads to
number of Columbians who paid
visit to the special train operated by
the Atlantic Coast Lipe railway,
which was parked at the freight ter.
minals OF the company on west Ger.
vais street.
Aiken-Capt W. NJ. Jordan, for
the past 12 years master OF Aiken
county, was stricken with paralysis
at the court house and died few
hours later at his home. Capt. Jor
dan, who was in his 10th year, has
been in the service of Aiken county
almost continuously since 1876, when
he was elected county commissioner
After four years in this Office, he re
tired short time, and then became
clerk OF court.
! umbia.--Wade Hampton Gibbes
mayor of Columbia, has been elect.
ed as president OF the Audubon Soci
ETY. of South Carolina This announces
ment was made by James Henry
Rice, secretary of the society, who
was reelected at the annual meeting
he'd during the state fair. Mayor
| Gibbes was elected at the same time.
but the announcement Of his election
was not made until few days ago.
Columbia.-"Persons should not be
permitted TO hawk and peddle fake
and wildcat securities Of swindline
concerns and thereby prey upon the
credulous and ignorant citizen" This
statement is made by r. NJ. McCown
secretary OF state, in his annual re.
port in recommending the supervision
OF certain corporations, selling stocks
and bonds, by the state insurance
department or the state bank exam
iner
Union.-The Unicn County Medical
Society has elected the following Of
ficers for this year: Dr. J. H. Ham.
ilton, president; DR.. T. p. Kennedy,
first vice-president; DR.. o. L. p
Jackson, second vice-president; DR.
Robert r. Berry, secretary and treas
urer; Drs NJ w Culp, T. p Ke3.i
nedy and s. G. Sarratt, board OF cen.
sors DR.. Robert r. Berry was eiec.
ted delegate to the state medical so&
ciety. DR.. NJ. w. Culp being chosen
alternate.
Columbia.-The annual meeting OF
the state bar association has been
postponed from January IS and 10 to
January "a and %. Judge Alton B.
Parker, the annual orator, having
found that il would be impossible
for him to attend on the dates orig
inally set
Camden.-D. G. Fletcher, OF West
vile, killed hog a few days ago,
which weighed gross $50 pounds, and
netted $50 pounds. He made from
the hog IS gallons Of lard and A.
pounds of sausage. The hog was CT
the Poland China variety and was
about two years old.
Orangeburg.-A meeting will be
held in this city in the near future
relative to the official automobile
route through this state. Secretary
Marchant of the chamber OF COM
Taerce, has been corresponding With
officials in regard to holding the meet
! ing and the date will be set later.
Florence.-The Coast Lines good
reads train will give Florence both
day and night session Of school. The
indications are that there will be
large attendance here at the time to
get the benefit OF the instruction that
is given. A good roads meeting was
held here which was we'll attended.
Allendale.-An election for mayor