The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-08-21
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Condensed Items
From Over the State

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young white boy, on the charge Of
arson. 1t Is alleged that Owens fired
the residence Of Loten Holcomhe
August 10.
Columbia.--T. P. Brown and w. p
RoWell have been named as state
election commissioners for Florence
county to take the places held by Dr.
%. M. Matthews and E. B. Higgins,
resigned.
Orangeburg.-Butler Argoe, the ne.
gro charged with killing Daniel
Thompson. another negro near
Springfield. this county, is now in 1ail
mere. having surrendered himself to
sheriff Salley.
Spartanburg.-Co officials who
might be affected by the statement OF
comptroller General A. w. Jones, that
ne would lay before the grand Jury
the discoveries which he made in his
examination Of the financial affairs OF
the county. refused to discuss the mat.
ter Tho grand jury will not meet un.
til autumn.
Spartanburg. Samuel j. Nichols, a
~ell-known attorney Of this city, WHO
acquired considerable fame dur.ne
the guhernatorial campaign last sum
NOR. formally announced his candi
dacy for Joseph T. Johnson's seat in
Congress as Representative of tho
Fourth South Carolina District, In q
speech to Laurens county voters.
Washington Governor D
Harvard
ury department concerning the pre-.
inninary arrangements for opening
his office at Columbia as collector In.
ternal reevnue for South Carolina.
The Office will not be opened until
September /. All Of the permanent
employees belw the collector must be
selected from the civil service list.
Columbia. There will be we'll
known speaker for the cause of com.
pulsory education. who will tell you
whether 1t pays to send children to
school. or to the sweat shop, as
financial Investment" Is the statement
contained In the preliminary an.
nouncement Of the City Federation Of
| Trades regarding q feature Of the La.
Dor day programme.
Batesburg. = Considerable excite.
h'&ht was caused by the alarm Of fire
| smoke was seen Issuing from small
| cottage on Fox avenue. The building
| IS IN crowded portion OF the town
ana nre of any considerable size
might have caused much damage.
however, the fire department. was
soon on the job and the fire was ex.
tinsuished before much propertv
was destroyed
Gaffney.-The local postofIice off.
clals nave announced that In all prob.
ABILITY they will be able to occupy the
new building by September 10. The
FEDERAL building has been described
by Emmett Steece United States
Dnilding Inspector. as Showing up
better than any postoflce between
Washington and New Orleans" and
Gaifney people heartily concur with
him In this expression.
Florenco.-The county supervisor
has this year the sum of forty thou.
sand dollars that he can use on the
roads OF the county under special LEE
1slative appropriation. Heretofore he
has had l-mill tax. and what he re.
ceiVcd from the dispsnsary. TIL, l.
mill tax brought in $1,000 and the dis.
pehsary fund was given largely to
the roads. SO that he has used thirty
TO thirty-hve thousand on tho roads
each year.
Columbia.-As a step in the amlc.
ablo adjustment, according to II. s.
Earle. councilman. OF tho pending dis.
agreement regarding tho share OF
hchland county dispensary profits to
which the city Of Columbia Is entitled
inc injunction granted by e. E. Gray
chief Justice, June "a, restraining the
county dispensary board from dispos
Ing in any way OF SO per cont OF the
profits arising from current operation
OF the dispensaries, has boen revoked
on tho application OF the city.
Columbia Planters OH mill of
Blacksburg has been commissioned by
the secretary OF state, with capital
OF 100000 Petitioners are J. L. Walk.
err, c. E. Sparks and r. C. Sarratt.
general cotton oil mill business will
be conducted.
Rock IIill.-Bids wero opened by E.
H. Johnston and J. B. Creighton. of
the Board Of Trustees Of the Rock
Hill School District for the erection
OF building to accommodate the high
school grades and the bids we're as
ollows: j. A. Jones. Charlotte, N. c.,
$26.1OO, j. j. Keller & Co., Rock Hill,
$25,977.
Greneville.-To handle the increas
ed business occasioned by the parcel
post, new clerks are being put on at
the local postofIlce and additional IA.
cilities are being installed at the post.
Office.
Columbia. Arrangements have
been made to hold farmers Institutes
In Lexington county on the following
dates Hilton. August 10; Pelion,
August 20; Summerland, August o.