The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-02-08
FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE
=. Column of Short Paragraphs That
Has Been Collected With fMuch
Care by the Editor.

Care by the Editor.
Greenville. = At Andersen Iudge
Prince issued an order appointing
Fred w. Symmes of Greenville re
ceiyer for the Gilreath Manuf.l urine
Company, which concern was estab
lished about two years ago for the
manufacture Of muslin underwear
neckwear, etc.
Columbia.-The veterans of Rich.
land county, meeting in the Richland
county court house, named the coun
ty pension board The members OF
the board are: David RADON, Jacob
Krimm and Ainslsy Monteith. The
board will elect a pension commis.
sioner. U. R. Brooks acted as chair
man of the meeting.
Sumter.-The work in this county
under the Rock Hill plan for the re-
duction of cotton acreage is proceed
ing rapidly and will probably be COM
pleted by the end of another week il
nothing happens to prevent. A num-
Der of canyassers have already prac-
tically completed their townships and
sent in their reports to Mr.. Neiil
O'Donnell, the county chairman.
Spartanburg.-While at work in
Grace's oil mill, located near Duncan
Boyce Sheldon, colored, aged 10, was
caught in the machinery and instant
Iy killed. The negro was employed
in the mill, which is operated both
day and night, and while attending to
his duties in some unexplainable man
ner was caught by piece OF the Ina
chinery No one saw the accident
Charleston.-There was no devel
opments in the milk situation, which
is being so vigorously agitated. The
matter will-eome up in an unoific!a!
way at the next meeting Of city coun
ell, when the board of health will
report on the charges which were
laade by an official of the National
Corn show which seems to have start
ed all the newspaper agitation about
the milk supply.
Florence-A meeting of those in
.erested in county affairs has been
called by the delegation to be held
IN The Times auditorium to discuss
he proposed new form of county gov
ernrlent for this county, which pro-
vides for taking the supervisor out
Of politics and the employment by
the board of an engineer for roads,
and the levy of a tav sufficient to give
the beard about $4,000 to do perma-
nent road work this year.
Charlestcn-The matter of the es.
tablishment Of commission govern.
nent in Charleston will come up at
the next regular meeting cf the Char
!eston Community club on February
..5, on a report which will be made
by the delegation that appeared be.
lore the judiciary committee Of the
house and urged the passage of the
commission government bill Of the
2revious session which had been We.
toed by the governor.
Gaffney.-J. C. Duncan, a stats cca.
stable, brought to Gffney a desper'
tie negro, John Henry Lash by name,
Tho is charged with having entered
he store of D. R. Bird in BlacEshure
nd stealing considerable amount OF
merchandise seems that the ne
yro effected his entrance by win
dow in the store, tearing the iron
grating away. Mr.. Duncan struck tho
rail and finally located the thief on
. plantation in the Bugalow section
Of the county.
Ctarleston.-At q meeting Of the
;hamber of commerce the Tourist an
Convention league was organized fo7
The purpose of securing conventions
and visitors to Charleston. The meet
ing was attended by commercial, re-
tail, railroad and hotel interests, max
ing combination which should prove
effective in the special work. officers
~are elected, rules and regulations
adopted and the matter OF the form
and cost Of entertainment consid
cred.
Charleston.-United States EEgi
neer Major George P. Howell stated
that he had the report on the 2e-fco'
channel project for the Ashley Rive:
ready to go forward to Washington
Some time ago Major Howell was re
nuested to make an examination ans
furnish an estimate of the cost o.
creating 2o-foot channel up the
Ashley River as far as the Standard
Fertilizer Works wharf. This pro
ject, if carried out, will mean much
to the fertilizer plants located along
the river
Walterboro.-At a recent meeting
CT the stockholders and directors OF
the Colleton Banking Company, it
was found that the bank had enjoyed
4 most prosperous year. The earn
ings for the past year far exceeded
those of any previous year.
Gaffney.-Gaffney people are much
elated over the fact that the contract
for the erection Of the public build
ing in this city has been let and they
are anxiously awaiting the beginning
cf work. It is understood here that
there were only three bidders, one
from Virginia, one from Texas, and
one from Boston.
Charleston. = Placards announcing
tie authorization CT $500 reward for
he capture of the party or parties
$40 tampered with the White Hall
witch recently have been distribu-
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l%r!:ngton.-Cart. William 2, Zirc.
nan, Confederate soldier, died 6;
!; homo about four miles from tll;.
1T TIC ripe age Of 81 years. 4;
c:csa CT the War Between the
cas- Mr.. Zimmerman was captain
!; e Dec light artillery. Ee
y :es, lid CT Dr. JOHN ::
=. a:,;i c,1:ol.na D.lBose III,