Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-04-11
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Latest General News That Has Been
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.


killed in this town by a Southern Rail-
way train. The engineer says he did
not see the man until the body was
rolling down an embankment.
Washington.-The body Of Mrs. n.
Roberts Greever, wife of Lutheran
clergyman, the Rev. w. II. Greever, OF
Columbia, who disappeared from this
city February II, while suffering from
nervous breakdown, was discovered
in the Potomac River, near Mount Yer
non. The finding of the body ends a
countrywide search for Mrs. Greever
Hartsville.-W. B. Crawley, plum
Der of this town, was shot in the fore
head several days ago by VIII Nc
Kenzie. Crawley, with two or three
men left Hartsville to attend to some
business in the Ashland section, near
the Lee county line. The cause OF the
shooting has not developed. 1t ap-
pears that the shot struck Crawley
squarely in the forehead and inflicted
a serious wound to the scalp.
Charleston.-The grand jury is again
investigating alleged Irregularities by
the magistrates in the city Of Char
lesion in the conduct OF their offices.
II was said at the last term OF the
court that records were not kept and
the Offices were not run AS thew ought
to be. The grand jury looked into 1t,
and now it is proposed to delve fur
ther into the matter. Plans are max
ing for full investigation to definite
ly settle and rectify the matter.
Colurabia.-The fees collected by
the secretary OF state for January,
February and March amount to s6.-
056.53 as compared with $17333.52 on
the same date last year. The total
amount last year was S35. .9O5.92, which
was considered unusually large. The
charter fees for this year are $4,000
behind for the same date Of last year.
To the same date last year about
$4,000 had been received as fees from
notaries public.
Camden.-It is said that the well
known Camden Columbia road is in
good condition once more, after having
ben almost impossible for some time,
due to wet weather. A trip in an auto
mobile from Columbia to Camden.
distance OF 33 miles was made few
days ago in one hour fiat. The man
who made the trip said that the road
is in as good condition as he had ever
known it and that he had often trav-
eled over 1t.
Charleston-The unique way In
which the Chtleston Ad Club is Sc
lecting its delegates to the eighth an
nual convention of the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs OF America, tobe held
in Dallas, Texas, May 10 to % is one
of the interesting features OF the sub
scription campaign recently conducted
for the securing of funds with which
to advertise the port Of Charleston In
preparation for the opening OF the
Panama Canal.
Lancaster-Will Scott, well-known
young painter of this place, narrowly
escaped death when high scaffold
upon which he was standing engaged
in painting the A. r. P. church broke
and precipitated him to the ground.
The concussion knocked him into in
sensibility and 1t was thought for a
while tbat the young man was serious
ly II not fatally hurt, but examination
by a physician showed that no bones
had been broken and he will recover.
Lexington.-Farmers are hustling as
never before this season. The weather
Of the last few days has been ideal.
and much land has been turned. In
some sections much corn has been
planted, although the land has not
been prepared so well. The season is
here for corn planting in the sand
belt. and all efforts are being made
to plant as rapidly as possible. There
has been a heavy movement of fertil-
izers, many wagons having been In
town from various sections of the
county.
Camden.-The committee in charge
OF carrying out the Rock Hill plan for
ke-shaw county has not been idle for
one moment since it was appointed
about month ago. The members have
visited farmers in almost every sect
ion of Kershaw county, and secured
pledges of reduction from them. The
farmers that they have visited planted
1889 acres of cotton last year and
they have promised to plant only u
Ss7 acres this year, reduction OF
1892 acres.
olumbia-Revenue officers return
ed from the Dark Corner after sue
cessful raid of several days. Several
stills" were cut, but only one arrest
was made, the officers bringing back
with them Lloyd Williams. who was
captured at a plant while it was in
full operation.
Charleston.-Deputy Sheriff B. v.
III.
lesion for the purpose of taking Tillou
Van MINES. who was arrested here
and held on a charge of passing bad
check in Greenville, back to the place
where the offence is alleged to have
been committed.
Chester.-S. +. Wylie. who is round
ing out his second term as the treas
urer of Chester county announced his
candidacy for reelection to that Of
fee. He is the initial entree into the
treasurership ring. However, he Will
likely encounter opposition.
Spartanburg-Sylvester l.. Lester
was awarded $500 BY jury in COM
mon pleas court in suit against the
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railway
of South Carolina He lost two fin
gers at Padgett year ago when the
hand railing of box car came loose
and caused him to fall under the
train. He was a fagman.