Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-07-11
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
The Latest News of General Interest
That Has Been Collected From
Many Towns and Counties.

notices of it, and those papers and
Journals that make municipal affairs
4 study have given the recent election
considerable space. The Short Ballot
association has put out 1000 circulars
describing 1.-The Sumter plan"
Lexington.-The Lexington County
Medical society held its regular quar-
terly meeting in the court house. The
attendance was not very large, but the
meeting was both interesting and in
structive. DR.. w. Kneece OF Baxter,
read a most interesting paper on
Some of the Disorders Of the Alimen'
tary Canal" DR.. l.. A. Riser read
paper on THE House Fly and It's he
lation to Health" which was well re-
ceived.
Greenville. - M. B. Davenport, q
prominent farmer and fisherman, Nv
ing in Oaklawn township, had mar
row escape from drowning. He was
fishing in the Reedy river near the
dam. near Cedar Falls, when he lost
his footing and fell, remaining under
the water eight minutes. Fortunately
assistance quickly reached him and he
was after while completely ressus'
citated.
Charleston.-No little satisfaction
and pleasure is taken In Charleston IN
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
by the Democratic convention for
President, and with true college pride.
this sentiment is shared especially by
the number of Charleston men who
have attended or graduated at Prpce
ton university of which DR.. Wilson
was the president for eight years, and
lust previous to becoming governor
of New Jersey
Kingstree.-No larger audience has
ever attended a state campaign meet
ing in KinSstree since Reconstruction
times. il is said, than that which as
sembled in a tobacco warehouse near
the railway station to hear the candi'
dates. All the 700 seats which had
been Impoverished for the occasion
we're occupied, and many persons were
standing. Estimates Of the attendance
varied from $50 to 1000.
Lexington.-At a negro union meet
ing at Union Baptist church, in the
Hollow Creek section OF this county
Alex Bodie, negro, was shot and In
stantly killed by two other negroes,
Thomas Robinson and Johnson Robin
son, the shooting taking place at the
well in the presence OF large crowd
Immediately after the shooting the
two Robinsons made their escape and
have not been captured. Several shots
were fired, four OF which took effect.
Columbia.-w. F.. Muller, supervisor
for the county Of Richland, reports
that work on the Dutch Fork road Is
progressing rapidly. The road has
been laid out to the seven-mile post,
which from the Broad river road Is
about four miles. The gang is now
coming back toward Columbia and
sanding the stretch and will bring this
work through TO the Winnsboro road
1t is the intention of the county to
put the Dutch FORK road and its main
tributaries in the best OF shape.
Greenyille. - Rewards aggregating
$3.50 are now offered for the capture
OF r. U. Vaughn Governor Blease
notified Sheriff Poole that tho $500 re-
ward offered by the state would be in
creased to $3.50. The personal reward
of 500 from the Governor yet stands.
Two hundred dollars is offered by the
Odd Fellows Lodge at Anderson and
500 by the lodge at the Brandon MIL,
OF Greenville. and with the 800 offer
ed by the sheriff, the total amount OF
rewards is $3.50.
Columbia.-The report on the men,
tai condition Of Samuel y. Hyde, the
Anderson county man who Is under
sentence of death for killing his wife
will be made by the commission to
the governor early in September ac-
cording 10 Dr. J. W. Babcock, the
chairman. Hyde has been examined
bv the commission and the report viii
not be completed until after the re-
turn OF DR.. Robert Wilcon, Jr, OF
Charleston from Europe. Hyde is at
the state penitentiary.
Columbia u r. Brooks, clerk OF
the supreme court, delivered an ad-
dress before the veterans OF Saluda
Commissioner Watson will speak at a
farmers rally at Delmar, in Saluda
county. Many OF the other state OFF,
cials will spend the day out OF the
city.
Branchville.-The house occupied by
J. c. Street and Earl Smoak on the
north end OF Main street was struck
BY lightning. A negro boy about 10
years old, who was in the kitchen, was
killed instantly Mrs. Smoak vas Sc
verely shocked, being unconscious for
over an hour, but will recover.
Washington.-The House adopted a
resolution appropriating s1,350,0 to
: provide for the participating OF the
regular army in the encampment and
: manoeuvers of the organized militia
2 of the several states.
Columbia.-The complete list OF In
come taxpayers and amount OF their
assessment in Richland county has
been made out by B. c. Dupre, auditor
The total tax amounts to s3,56S.61; {;
which is an increase of ss6S.l7. The
new list contains 40 names as against
95. Fifty.three new names are on
the list, and eight names have been
removed.
Aiken.-A daring robbery was com
mitted several days ago at the power
house of the Augusta-Aiken railway
I'D electric company, near Clear
arter, in this county.