Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-10-30
THE news IN BRIEF
FROM over THE STATE
Joe Jackson, right-hander Of
the Cleveland Maps, has re-
turned to his home in Greenville.

the Cleveland Maps. has re-
turned to his home in Greenville.
A proposition looking to the
erection of a theater in Ander-
son has been formulated by the
extension committee of the
Chamber of commerce.
The dispensary opened at
Saint George in Dorchester
county, and by sundown had
done such a rushing business
that over 5000 was taken in.
The community welfare con-
ference, which is to be held in
Orangeburg during the Orange
burg County Fair, on November
1918 has been placed in charge
of DR.. Watson B. Duncan, and
an excellent program arranged.
Spartanburg is to have an
orchestra, not merely a collection
of players, but a live organized
orchestra, directed by Professor
Ross, of Converse College. There
are at present about II members,
but Mr.. Ross hopes to increase
the number to at least 35.
Though about half of neces-
sary $500 Columbia freeholders
have signed the petitions for the
$4,000 bond issue for water
and sewerage extensions, many
seem to be holding back through
Indifference. Very few have eX-
pressed themselves as opposed.
Aids to navigation in Charles
ton harbOr are soon to undergo
a decided Improvement. accord
Ing TO a statement by Inspector
II. d. King of the sixth light
house district. Yne changes will
be made in the main channel
buoyage and are expected to be
in effect 10y December l.
The entering wedge for paving
the whole of Meeting street was
driven home by Charleston City
Council when that body adopted
the report of the street commit
tee recommending the granting
of the petition of abutting prop
erty owners between Market and
Wentworth streets asking for
modern pavement.
Greenville's new burial place
will have a name which is rather
unique in cemetery nomencla-
ture. 1t will be called Grace
land. AS this name was sug-
gested by two people, it was the
decision of the judges that the
award of fifty dollars in gold be
equally divided between them.
They are Mrs. J. R. Lawrence
and A. G. Hunt.
The evident need in Greenville
for remedial loan bank of some
kind led the directors of the
Mechanics Perpetual Building
and Loan Association some time
since to appoint a committee the
duty of which was to investigate
the field and also the types of
remedial loan banks. This COM
mittee has completed its work.
1t recommends that a Morris
plan bank be established.
A movement is now on foot in
South Carolina for the organiza-
tion of a baseball league with a
membership of Greenville. An
derson. Spartanburg, Columbia,
Augusta and possibly Charleston,
or one of the other towns in the
State. A campaign will be
launched within the next few
days to arouse interest in the
proposed circuit and it is prob
able that definite plans will take
on shape at an early date.
In granting a full pardon a
few days ago to j. R. Paris, of
Spartanburg, convicted in Sep
tember, 1913. of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill and SEN
fenced to 500 or three months,
Governor Blease is quoted as
having congratulated Paris up
on being man enough to protect
his sister from a drunken hus-
band. In fact" said the gov
ernor, Il think there should be
an appropria ton made by which
the governor could award Paris
a gold medal of honor f r his
action" Paris whiDped his