Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-01

Charleston-At the meeting OF cit!
council, Alderman Pinckney brough
I'D the matter Of the general com
plaint against the recent alleged in
adequate water service and the higf
price of lighting, and after some dis
cussion special committee was ap
pointed to give immediate attention
to a municipal light and water com
pany
Orangeburg.-Joh D. Hungerpillei
OF this city has been arrested on
warrant charging him with BURNING
the house OF Frank Champy in thu
lower Fork section OF Orangeburt
county. Hungerpiller denies the ac
cusation. He has been released up
on a 5000 bond to appear before judge
Charles p Brunson of the magistrate
court for a preliminary hearing. HI
has employed counsel.
Lancaster-Lancaster is gradual,
recovering from the effects OF the re
cent icy grip in which she was, TO
several days, held snowbound ant
tight. Fallen telegraph and telephone
poles and wires are rapidly being pu
back into commission. The splendid
phone service, although for a shor
time almost completely paralyzed, Il
all right again and telephone com
munication is as good as ever
Laurens.-Owing to the recent in
clement weather, work on the cour
house has not made much progress
this month. At the time the contrac
was awarded it was understood tha
the building should be completed b.
January, but delays OF one kind ant
another have made this part OF th'
contract impracticable. With favor
able weather conditions, however, tn
work can be prosecuted rapidly ant
completed in few weeks at the out
side.
Clinton. Great excitement wa
aroused here by the discovery of !
murdered man on the c., \. & l.. rail
road track on the eastern edge o
town. Paul j. Moore, well known ne
gro merchant was the murdered mai
and he had apparently been KILLED
with an axe. Whether he was placed
on the track to create the impression
that he was killed by train can no
be stated positively. His watch wa
gone and his pockets were empty
The coroner's jury adjourned withou
verdict.
Columbia. The SoIth Carolin.
Good Roads Association held a mos
successful meeting here in the Rich
land county court house, with dele
gates from every county in the state
being present, there being over fft!
in the hall when President Hyatt call
ed the convention to order.
Rock Hill.-Laurens, Edgefeld ant
Marion counties have swung into line
under the banner OF the Rock Hi
Plan" with financial arrangements
completed are properly placed to put
canvassers in the field at once, ac
cording to reports received by Mr.
Anderson.
Columbia a.-The first brick on the
first building to be erected at State
Park was laid by E. II. Aull, secre
tary of the asylum commission. The
building will be rushed to completion
at an early date and will accommo
date $50 negro patients.
Newberry-The County Teachers
Association was well attended. In
addition to the teachers. a number OF
school trustees were present Miss
Leila Russell of Winthrop college
made an instructive and inspiring
talk on school improvement. with ref
erence to better school houses ano
more attractive grounds.
Sauda.-The jury in the action
Trotter in this town for right OF way
for the railroad after short delibera.
ton allowed a verdict OF SIS. Trotter,
it is said, sought to obtain damages
in the sum of about $500.
olumbia.-Governor Blease has re.
ceived the resignation of Darlington
H. Spain, as Master of Darlington
county, he having resigned to accept
the judgeship, to which he was re.
Gently elected He takes the place
on the circuit bench made vacant by
the elevation OF Judge R. c. Watts
TO the supreme bench.