Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-07
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Condensed For the
People Of the State.

of baseball directors, and 1t is hopeo
that Columbia, having withdrawn
from the South Atlatnic League, may
be induced to join Greenville, Spar
tanburg, Augusta, Charlotte, and pos
sibly other towns in the formation OF
an interstate league.
Columbia.-Following conference
several days ago with C. T. Swan, act
ing chief of the forestry bureau, the
state department Of agriculture OF
South Carolina has signed an agree
ment with the national department OF
agriculture to prepare and publish
special report on the wood used by in
dustries of South Carolina.
Cheraw.-The Cheraw lyceum is
one of the best and most honored In
stitutions in the Pee Dee section. 1t
had for its founders such men as the
late Chief Justice McIver, the late
Bishop Lynch of Charleston, the late
Bishop Gregg of Texas, both OF whom
were local pastors at the time, ana
the late DR.. Cornelius Kolock, emil
nent in surgery.
Beaufort.-The town OF Beaufort is
to have a primary the first Tuesday
in December next and every other
year thereafter to nominate an inten-
dant, a commissioner of public works
and wardens. A few more than 80
members of the two Democratic
clubs of the town met last night at
the arsenal and formed the Municipal
Democratic Primary Club of Beaufort.
Orangeburg.-The new city police
force was sworn inn at the city hall
by Mayor w. NJ. Sain and the city
attorney w. L. Glaze. The new pa
trolmen were elected at the last regu-
lar meeting Of the Orangeburg city
council. The new force is as follows:
R. F. Jennings, chief; c. II. William
son. J. w. Spears, w. H. Edwins, S.
C. Fairey, James Pooser, L. W. west
bury and F. A. Schifhey, health off,
Ger.
Columbia. - The South Carolina
State Chamber of Commerce, as an
nounced several days ago i9 a COM
munication from A. W. Mckeand OF
Charleston, temporary president of the
embryo organization, meets here TO
effect a permanent association and
elect permanent officers. The meeting,
according to A. Mop. Handy. secre-
tary of the Columbia Chamber OF
Commerce, will be of strictly BUSH
ness nature.
Rocf Hill.-The fire laddies, to use
a trite expression, were called out
twice in one day. A waste house, en-
tirely separate from the main build
ings of the Highland Park Cotton
Mill. was burned, entailing loss oil
about 81 900. A little later there was
a fire In DR.. W. w. FennelPs resi-
dence, which adjoins the Fennell In
firmary. The blaze, which was in
closet, was quickly extinguished, and
with little damage.
Aiken.-Eighty-six business men
merchants, bankers, lawyers ana
farmers-met at the Titanian hall
and after hearing A. W. McKeand,
secretary of the Charleston chamber
OF commerce, and Harold Weir of San
Francisco, both of whom made con-
yincing talks Of which cooperation
was the keynote, entered into tempo
rary organization Of what will likely
be known as the Aiken county cham
Der of commerce.
Charleston. - The streets through
forty blocks of the city's most imDor
tant business sections will be decor
ated for feet week, according to plans
decided on at meeting Of the decor
ating committee, Of which Alderman
Fred c. Peters is chairman. AS
stimulus for the merchants and other
business men to decorate their stores
and office buildings, cash prizes
amounting to S1OO will be offered, di
vided as follows: First prize, $50
second, s25; third, SIS; fourth, $40.
/
Greenwood od-Greenwoo occupies
very important place in the hearts
and minds of members OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South. For
time the centre of Methodist govern
ment is located at Greenwood. The
college of bishops, composed Of thu
scholarly and devout heads of thi'
} great church is holding its annual fal
} session here, and all Greenwood citi
zens feel honored by the presence o
these distinguished ministers.
Orangeburg-Th Santee Cypress
Lumber Company, a s1,O00,00O plan
. located at Ferguson, Orangeburt
county, has again suffered big ios'
/ BY fire. The large new dry shed ant
, picket shed and their contents of thi
, plant were destroyed by fire severa
days ago.
Gaffney. - Gaffney is manifestinI
; more building activity at this time
, than has ever been known before AM
| new business buildings and handsome
: dwellings are going up on every side
J There is no doubt but that the tow
has the inside track of the road Il
prosperity.
Barnwell-In the recent primar!
election to choose successor to tn
late W Gilmore Simms, clerk of tn
, court, W. H. Duncan was elected owe
, his opponent, Sheriff Frank H
: Creech by a majority of 1i0 votes
, The official count as declared by tn
: executive committee, which met her
, was Creech 795, Duncan 935. Their
! were eight candidates in the first pr
, mary, which was held week preyiou
, to this election. Interest was kee
3 in the race, but the election passe