Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-01-04
FROM ALL OVER The STATE
A Column of General News That Has
Been Gotten Together From Many
Towns and Counties.

or the county near Lanurum, atTeSt-
ing Will Revan, who has only recent
" served term for moonshining. at
one OF the stills. The prisoner was
taken to Asheville for hearing.
Aiken.-The friends of Hayne F.
Rice, a prominent attorney OF Aiken.
having declared that they would run
him for the judgeship OF the Second
judicial court, which position was re-
Gently made vacant by the death OF
the late Judge Robert Aldrich OF
Barnwell. Mr.. Rice agreed to make
the race for the place.
Newberry.-Upon invitation OF the
new superintendent Of rural school
work in this state, will be present at /
the meeting of the Newberry Coun-
ty Teachers Association and will
make an address. This meeting will
be held on Saturday, January 20, at
II o'clock in the Nevberry high
school.
Columbia.-The Columbia, New
berry & Laurens Railway has pur-
chased two new locomotives for use
on it's passenger and freight trains.
The engines were made by the Bald
win Locomotive works and are now
on the yards. They were ordered
some time ago. 1t is stated that they
are of the most modren type, having
the latest appliances, including elec-
trio headlights. They will be put in
use in the near future.
Florence.-A conference of the far
mers of this county is called to be
held in the court house here on jan
uary 2, which will be salesday. They
are. to consider the fertilizer ques-
ton in all it's phases. The Sumter
plan and others will be discussed,
among them the pledging OF the
farmers to buy no fertilizers II the
companies are to enter a combine
against them.
Columbia.-The members OF the NJ.
| c. Butler chapter, U. ID. c., of Shan
don were entertained by the veterans
at the Confederate home. A dinner
was served and a pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed by all. 1t has been the
custom of the members OF the NJ. c.
Butler chapter TO give dinner each
year to the veterans Of the home,
and the dinner was given in response
to the kind treatment received in
the past.
Orangeburg. - The showing that
the schools OF Orangeburg county are
making this year in the matter OF
getting state-aid is very gratifying to
the citizens OF this county, as Orange
burg county always forges aneSi 'n
matters pertaining to education, The
high schools of this county will get
SO 1000 state-aid and three schools of
the county have won prizes from the
State Rural School Improvement AS
sociation.
Charleston.-The students OF the
Law School of the University OF South
! Carolina, who were in Charleston
spent three or four days of their va,
cation working in the interest OF the
new law building fund, which is be.
ing raised by the law students. The
movement has as its aim the cree
tion on the campus OF the University
in Columbia of a $4,000 separate
building for the Law School, instead
of it's present confined and restricted
quarters.
Columbia. Governor Blease issued
a call for a meeting of the board Of
trustees of the South Carolina Indus
trial School, to be held in his office
on Thursday, January 4, at noon. Nc
tices to this effect were sent TO
Messrs. D. ID. Wallace, Of Spartan
burg; J. Fraser Lyon, j. Il. Swearin-
gen and X. G. Finley, all OF Colum-
bia: ]. w. Ragsdale, William ilderton
and w. r. Barringer, OF Florence; A..
T. Jamison, Of Greenwood, and w. -
Utsey, of ST. George, the trustees. !.
Charleston. The most important
ter in tie Office of the register of
mesne conveyance was that Of the
Central Realty Company to the Char
lesion Improvement Company, $3.50
acres of land for s33,35O. The prop
erty transferred was the land Included
in the Hopewell and Greyland plan
tations on Nowell's Creek, containing
2,300 acres, and the Clayton and
Hampton plantations in Christ Church
Parish, on the public road leading
from Mount Pleasant to Georgetown,
containing 1850 acres.
Charleston.-The lighthouse ten.
der Cypress sailed for Cape Cana
yarel to relight a gas buoy and to
carry oil supplies to that part of the
district. After returning to Charles
ton, the Cypress will sail for Frying
Pan Shoals to relight gas buoy re-
Gently reported out
Darlington.-The good roads train
was in town but owing to the very
wet weather and the Christmas sea
son only small crowd visited 1t. Su-
pervisor Milling OF the county and
Mayor f. c. Dennis and several al
dermen heard the arguments for good
roads.
Columbia.-The chamber OF COM
merce did not elect officers fer.1912.-
no quorum of the members being
present This is the second time that
the election of officers have been
postponed on account OF lack OF a
quorum. A date or another meeting
will be named soon.
Harvin. Bruce Mccall white,
while handling a 3S-calibre pistol shot
his wife, Lula Nichols Mccall.
through the right breast, inHicting an
ugly wound, which may later prove
fatal. Mrs. Mccall is getting along
very well and resting fairly comfort.
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