Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-03-14
FORT MILL, S. c., THURSDAY, MARCH IA, 1912
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of the Palmetto State
That Has Been Collected From
Many Towns and Counties.

Greenville.-Mr. ]. ID. Gilreath has
resigned from the police commission
to enter the race for sheriff. He is
succeeded on the police board by Mr.
T. Oregon Lawton, a former member.
Charleston.-At a meeting Of the
board of health held at the city hall,
the following officers were elected:
Sanitary storekeeper, George Courte-
nay; sanitary inspectors, NJ. Hogan,
II S. Hall, B. Cisa and Julius kloepfer.
Sumter.-The county board Of COM
missioners elected as rural police Alec
Norris, Sam Newman and c. NJ.
Young The positions pay $1,000 a
year, but the policeman must furnish
his own horse, uniform and euipment.
The act creating rural police for Sum-
ter was passed at the session of leg
islature just finished.
Columbia-The governor has grant
ed parole to Oscar Johnson, who was
convicted in Orangeburg county in
May of 1908 on the charge of murder
and sentenced TO life Imprisonment
upon the recommendation of mercy.
The parole was granted during good
behavior.
Florence. - The South Carolina
Western is running an extension
track to the Goose pond road, where
they will deliver car loads OF fertil-
izers for the benefit of a large num-
Der of farmers who live in that COM
munity and who will save several
miles of hauling by means of the
new arrangement.
Chester. The following presby-
terial announcements for South Gro
lima have been made: Bethel pl )y.
terry will meet in the Lancaster
church, Lancaster, April 16. at s p.
m; Pee Dee presbytery assemblies in
Timmonsville, April 8, at II a. M, and
Enoree presbytery convenes at
Greenville, April l6, at s p. m. in the
First Presbyterian church.
Orangeburg.- has been COM
menced in the matter of removing the
brick building located upon the lot pur'
chased for the location of the govern
ment building for Orangeburg. 1t has
been nearly three years since the or
iginal appropriation was made for a
postoffice building for Orangeburg. 1t
is hoped here that the work of con-
structing the postoffice building will
commence soon.
Walterboro.-The grand jury con-
cluded it's work and the presentment
was read by ]. C. Lemacks. acting for
Expert Padgctt, who was absent. This
presentment does not 20 into matters
very deeply at this time, but prom
ise is made for the future develop
ments. Much interest was shown in
the Interpretation of the road law as
given by ]. G. Padgett in the present
ment Judge Gary thanked the grand
jury for its presentment, and COM
mended the report.
Camden-The Camden chamber OF
commerce held its second annual
meeting at the opera house. The
chamber was organized by number
OF young men, who desired to see
Camden go to the front in the COM
mercial world. The organization was
perfected and 80 members enrolled.
Last year, when the first annual meet
ing was held, there were over 100
memberss on the roll. The secretary 3
report showed that the organization
now has 175 members.
Columbia. - Commissioner Watson
has received letter from Commits
sioner Kolb, of Alabama, in which the
following paragraph, relative to the
acreage reduction in that state occurs:
II write TO congratulate you on the
great work you have done in inducing
the farmers Of the South to reduce
their cotton acreage. Outside OF the
black belt counties in my state think
there will be a very material reduc-
ton and larger acreage planted in
corn and forage crops"
olumbia.-Charged with obtaining
gerry, and also with having married a
Young lady at Catawba, in York
county, few months ago, and with
having another wife in Arkansas, II.
Etheridge, a young white man, for
merly employed by the Seaboard Air
Line, is under arrest in Atlanta
Governor Blease issued requisition pa
pers for him, and these were forwerd-
ed to Atlanta for service. The second
wife of Etheridge, the young lady he
married at Catawba, comes from a
prominent York county family, and
he will be called upon to stand trial
for this charge in York county, as we'll
as the other charges against him.
Orangeburg.- important meeting
OF Paul McMichael chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy of this
CITY. was held at the home of Mrs.
w. F. Fairey and much business was
transacted. An interesting program
was also provided. Refreshments
were served.
Florence.-The jury in the United
States court here found for the COM
missioners Of public works OF Harts-
Vile in the suit for pay for the wa
terworks system, and sum for which
they had been penalized because OF
failure to complete the contract on
time.
Greenville. - The protracted bad
weather is still retarding farm work
all over this section. The farmers are
easily month behind, and unless
the soil soon dries the situation will
become serious indeed.
Columbia.-The annual meeting OF
the Southern Appalachian Good Roads
association will be held in Spartan
burg on March 2S and 29, according
to a letter received by Commissioner
Watson from Joseph Hyde Pratt, the
president of the association. The pur-
pose of this association is to improve
the highways leading through the
Southern ADDa1achiaD mountain