Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-21
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Condensed For the
People of the State.

vim with big rally Of citizens at the
Academy of Music.
Kershaw.-Fire of unknown origin
partly destroyed the plant Of the Ker-
shaw mill and totally destroyed the
meat and seed houses, including $4,000
tons of cottonseed. The loss Is esti-
mated at between 100000 and $4,000,
partly covered by insurance.
Pendleton.- company Of
about 80 people assembled to witness
the unveiling of marble shaft to
mark the "Hopewell-Keowee" church.
This was the Presbyterian church
founded by Gen. Andrew Pickens and
Col. Robert Anderson, about 1888 or
1889.
Columbia that w. Boyd
Evans, plaintiffs counsel, was guilty
of unethical practice in writing per-
sonal letters to jurors and enclosing
them cards to a social club in which
he is An officer, Barron, Moore, Bar
ron & Mckay, defendants attorneys,
made a motion in the United States
court before Judge H. A. NJ. Smith,
to set aside the verdict Of $4,000 rem
dered in favor of W. D. Sturgeon.
Greenville-The Presbyterians OF
Greenville will at once launch a cam
paign to raise 100000 for new. dor
mitory for Chicora College. This was
determined upon at meeting held re-
Gently in the First Presbyterian
church. The trustees have voted un-
animously to keep the college on its
present site, and the citizens have de-
termined to give the institution an
equipment adequate to its needs for
present and future.
Newberry.-Pick Odell constable for
Magistrate Aughtry at Whitmire,
brought two white men, named r. s..
Peigler and John Norman to jail
charged with assault and battery upon
/ Conductor Deadwiler Of freight train
No. 21 on the Seapoard, and he
I brought three others-John Lindsay,
/ l.inard Williams, and Jim Gregory
who are said to be also implicated in
the affair, which occurred at the coal
chute in the town OF Whitmire.
Dillon.-A negro by the name OF
Bige Leggett was shot and killed on
Jonathan Lewis place, near Folk, by
another negro named Shep Floyd.
Bige was carving negro woman IN
the face, who was relative OF Shep
Floyds wife and as soon as Shep
could get to the scene he took the
woman's part with the above result
Bige was advancing on Shep and
threatened to kill him. Sheriff Lane
has placed Shep Floyd in jail.
Lancaster.-The town council here
is taking the preliminary steps look
ing to the installation of complete
system of sewerage in the town. The
II. s. Jaudon Engineering company
has Just completed survey and maps
showing where the sewer pipes, man
holes and flush tanks will be placed.
The cost will be between 100000 and
$4,000. Agreements for rights OF
yay for sewer lines are now being cir.
culated for the signatures OF property
owners.
Union.-Mayor T. C. Duncan has
appointed r. P. Harry, T. L. Estes and
]. F. McLure members of the city
board of health to fill vacancies. DR..
/ s. G. Sarratt is president OF the board.
The board of health is making every
/ effort to keep the city in good sani'
/ tary condition and statistics kept show
that the efforts are meeting with sue
cess. An innovation in the work oil
/ the board is an arrangement by which
the physicians here will devote an
hour each week to an inspection OF
the city schools.
Greenwood barn at Maxwell
farm at Connie Maxwell orphanage
was destroyed by fire recently. II
caught from an engine used in driv,
ing the corn shredder. Splendid work
was done by the boys in an effort to
put out the fire, but it was not pos
sible to do so. Besides the barn a
quantity of corn, stover and other
feedstuffs were burned, also corn har-
vester and binder. The barn was val
ued at $500 with $500 insurance. The
total loss will approximate $4,000
with the $500 insurance loss to be de-
! Quoted.
Jonesville.-The ginnery OF the Free
Ginning company, located about three
miles from town, was burned. A
quantity of cotton seed and number
of bales Of cotton were also burned.
There was some insurance on the
plant and cotton The net loss has not
yet been determined.
Saluda.-The damage to the Angus
ia Northern railroad caused by the
rains of the last week or two has
been sufficiently repaired that the
regular schedule is being made to
Ward and return. The congested
freight conditions are being rapidly
relieved.
Lexington.-In the Common Pleas
Court Judge Shipp presiding, NJ. j.
Frick and ]. D. Frck were awarded
damages in the sum Of $4,000 against
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
Railroad.
Florence.--The Woman's Industrial
Fair, which was gotten up and is be-
ing conducted under the auspices OF
and for the benefit of the Ladies' Civ
ic Improvement Society, OF this city
opened up in the Dixie tobacco ware
house, in North Colt street, with a
great throng OF people present anC a
large number of exhibits of nearly
every description.
Winnsboro.-Th home Of James
Young in the Hickory Ridge section
was destroyed by fire. The fire prob
ably originated from a defect in the
chimney fue.
Lexington.-County superintendent
of Education A. d. Martin, who is
nresident of the Lexington County