Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-04-25
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The Latest News Of General Interest
elected From Many Towns and
Counties Of the State.

postmaster since that time.
Ssluda.-Joseph Culbreath, OF Salu'
da, veteran OF the Mexican war and
the War Between the Sections. died
at his home here. Mr.. Culb-eath was
go years of age, the oldest resident
of Saluda county and an interesting
man who was widely loved and honor
ed.
Lexington.-Postmas Samuel j.
Leaphart will conduct an examination
at Lexington on May to fill va.
cancy in the rural mail carrier SER
vice going out from Leesville. Mr..
Leaphart is in charge Of this depart
ment of the government in Lexington
county, and has held many examina-
tions of this character in the past.
Barnwell-In a raid made at the
home OF Mace Jeffcoat, Sheriff F. H.
Creech and his deputies captured 200
half pints of whiskey. Another raid on
the blacksmith shop of Jeffcoat netted
II half pints of booze" This makes
total of about 460 half pints OF IL
quor that the officers have sized here
in the past week.
Conway.-Mr. w. A. Freeman, the
cashier of the Bank Of Horny, perhaps
enjoys the distinction of feasting lp-
on the first strawberries of the season.
This most delicious fruit, consisting OF
a full quart, was grown on the farm
of F. w. Zecher, thriving truck-farm-
er near here, and was brought to
town a few days ago. Mr.. zecher
shipped crate to the Northern mar
kets.
Latta--In response to an application
made by Rev. w. c. Allen, on behalf
OF the citizens of the town, the Car
negie corporation of New York, has
granted a sufficient amount to pro-
vide for the construction of library
building for the town. A site and
maintenance fund have already been
provided, and it is probable that ac'
tual construction OF the building will
begin before great while.
Notwithstanding to the pro-
gramme the committee Of Is represen'
tative business men of Bishopville and
Lee county recently appointed at the
mass meeting TO frame constitution,
bylaws and to suggest the names OF
permanent officers for the association
TO be known as the chamber OF com.
merce OF Bishopville and Lee county,
made their report at called meeting
of the citizens In the court house.
Anderson. - Deputy Sheriff Martin
is in the upper edge OF Anderson coun-
ty looking for a negro man who shot
and killed another negro at Pendleton.
The negro escaped. but 1t is reported
here that he has been located and his
arrest will likely be made soon. The
negro who did the shooting has the
reputation of being a bad man. The
details of the killing are not known
here
Columbia.-"The date for the next
meeting of the committee has not been
decided upon," said Howard B. Car
isle, member of the senate from Spar
tanburg county and chairman of the
legislative committee, named to in
vestigate the affairs of the dispensary
who was among the visitors in Column
bia. The next meeting will very prob
ably be held following the filing of the
final report by the other commission.
Charged with the burn
ing three weeks ago OF the barn OF
W. l.. league, of Lisbon, negro, AL
bion Woody, and a negress, Essie
Vaughan, were committed to jail by
Magistrate Fuller OF Cross Hill, fol
lowing a preliminary hearing before
him. The warrants are sworn out by
B. A. Wharton, deputy fire insurance
inspector of the state department, who
has been working on the case for sew
eral days.
Lexington.-D. F. Efrd, chairman OF
the Democratic party in Lexington
county, has issued call to all of the
precinct clubs in the county TO meet
at their respective places on Saturday
April q, for the purpose of reorganiz-
ing and electing delegates to the coun'
ty convention, which meets at the
court house May 6, and also TO elect
executive committeeman for a term
of two years. The rules of the party
allow one delegate for every 25 mem
hers and one delegate for majority
fraction thereof.
Charleston.-Aftera three-days ses-
sion the Charleston Presbytery ad-
journed to meet in October, for its fall
session at McClellanville. The session
has been very profitable and instruc-
tive one, according to the opinion eX-
pressed by members who attended the
presbytery.
Anderson Ira B. Jones arriv
ed in Anderson to spend one week
in the interests of his gubernatorial
candidacy. A Jones organization has
been perfected and plans have been
arranged TO give every voter OF An
derson county an opportunity to hear
MIN Spedh'
Columbia. governor has COM
muted the sentence Of Lewis BARLEY,
who was convicted in Bamberg coun-
ty in March of this year on the charge
of larceny and sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 or to serve three months on
the roads.
Charleston.-W Mel. Frampton, far
mers' cooperative ard demonstration
agent of Charleston county, is making
a hard effort to work up enthulasm
among the boy farmers in the schol
arship awards of the National Corn
Exposition which will be held Janu-
ary Il to February at the state fair
grounds at Columbia.
Greenwood South Carolina
Jnterdenominationa Association will