Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-01-25
FROM THE PALMETTO REALMS
News That Has Been Gotten Together
From Many Towns and Counties
From Over the State.


stores, offices and the knights OF
Pythias and Masonic hall entailing
loss of nearly $4,000, mostly covered
by insurance. Owing to the snow
being on the ground and the intense
cold, there was considerable delay
in getting streams of water playing
on the flames.
Columbia. - The National Guards
Association OF South Carolina, meet.
ing here, discussed number OF mat
ters of Importance to the organiza'
ton and elected Major w. B. Moore,
OF Yorkville, president, and Capt. A.
f. Legare, OF Columbia, secretary. A
smoker was rendered to the seventy
visiting officers by the Columbia OF.
fcers
Columbia-Dr ]. A. Hayne and Dr.
LaBruce Ward will begin their course
of lectures on public health and san
itation at the University Of South
Carolina on February 6 at II o'clock
in LeConte's college. Lectures like
ton in the university and throughout
the state, and proved of utmost bene-
6t to a basal cause in the well.being
of South Carolina.
Anderson to the bud
get of the commissioners OF Ander.
son county it will require $lO,1O less
this year to run the county than 1t
did last year. 1t Is estimated that
the cost to operate county this year
will be $104,190. After making de-
iuction for the fines in the courts
of the magistrates, the courts OF gen.
eral sessions and the communication
'oad tax, the amount needed will be
-educed to $93,6SO, which must be
.aised by taxation.
Columbia. Commissioner Z. j.
Watson, the president OF the Southern
Cotton Congress, was asked by reso-
utions adopted by the Farmers Union
lere to go into other states and push
he campaign for cotton reduction In
acreage under the Rock Hill plan"
Governor Blease has forbidden Mr..
Watson leaving the state again with
)ut permission, and 1t will be neces-
,ary to get this for him to go, with
)ut disobeying the governors man.
late.
Anderson.-The Greenville, Spar
anburg & Anderson Railway has be-
gun the erection OF its $4,000 freight
station in this city. The station Is
oeing erected on the Reed G. Ligon
lot on the corner of Federal street
and Murray avenue, just in rear OF the
postoffice. The work Of constructing
the several freight and passenger
lines entering the city and approach.
ing the terminals is progressing, and
within a short while the tracks will
be in place.
Wagener.-The newly sworn city
| council decided not to charge any
town taxes for the past year mas
much as there is already SUFFICIENT
balance in the treasury to run the
town for another year. This speaks
we'll for the former council, and will
be remembered by the taxpayers. A
modern school building is about com,
oleted at a cost OF $4,000, and ea---'
citizen can point at this structure with
pride. for indeed 1t is an ornament
% any city.
Marion.-At the request OF the
state superintendent, j. G. Anderson
Of Rock Hill, Mayor f. T. Wilcox has
recommended committee, consisting
of ]. d. Montgomery, chairman; 5.
W. Norwood and n A. Mcmillan. to
AXE charge Of organizing Marion
county for the reduction Of cotton
acreage This-committee is composed
of enterprising business men. and
likely Marion county will soon be
worked over in the interest OF the
movement.
Columbia.-"If the governor had
evidence or reason to believe tnat
the law of this state was violated by
the merging OF the cotton mills, he
has failed to communicate the same
to the attorney generals Office. Be-
sides, he has in no way indicated to
this office any desire he may have
had to prevent or interfere with the
merging ofthe mills in question. II
he or any one else has evidence or
/ ,an indicate where the same may be
obtained. showing a violation OF the
antitrust laws Of this state, proper
/ proceedings will be commenced to
enforce the law and the litigation will
| oe pressed as far as the means or this
office will permit" says the attorney
general.
Easley.-Prince Hill, a negro en-
ployed in the freight and express
rooms as porter Of the Southern Rail-
way Company, was arrested and
locked up on the charge OF stealing
packages from both Offices and also
for stealing and selling a railroad Ian
/ tern.
Washington.-The following South
Carolina postmasters were nominated
by President Taft +. NJ. Sloan at
Walhalla and John w Dunovant at
Chester Their commissions will be
issued as soon sthey are confirmed
unless there is opposition, and none
is known to exist at this time.
Chester.-At a meeting OF the
Chester Poultry Association 1t was
decided to hold the poultry show on
Friday and Saturday, January 26 and
q. Eegorts will be made to secure
a vacant store room for the purpose.
Sumter.-Friday, January 26, will
be tag day in Sumter. The tagged
will be expected to contribute, the
fund derived from which to be ex-
pended for doctoring the sick trees
of Sumter. The trees of Sumter are
always subject of admiration to
visitors to our city, and many OF them
need serious attention to keep them
from going into dangerous decay.
Aiken. - Thos. Dugan, who came
from Charleston to Aiken some weeks
| go and opened a house for winter