Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-07-17
BITS OF INTERESTING NEWS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

OeIHOcTaClc primary In 1914. lie
is we'll known throughout the
State, having served in the
House of Representatives for two
years, and the State Senate for
four years from Lee County.
Records in the office of the
secretary of State show that Is
social clubs" have been char
tered in the State this year.
These clubs are organized pri-
marily for the illicit sale of
whiskey, yet the charter gives
the right to do educational, re-
ligious and all kinds of uplift
work. Under the law the secre-
tary of State is forced to grant
charters to such organizations,
even though he knows they are
virtual blind tigers.
Anderson county must pay Miss
Virginia Latimer of Lowndes-
vile $1,000 for injuries caused
by an automobile, in which she
was riding. running into a rope
stretched across a public high
way. The verdict of the Ander-
son court was affirmed Saturday
by the supreme court.
The destructive fall army worm
has already made it's appearance
in this State, according to Mr..
Luginbill, entomologist from the
national department of agricul-
ture with offices in the Universe
ty of South Carolina. Specimens
from the asylum farms have
been positively identified as the
army worm. No other sections
of the State have been heard
from with reference to the pres
ence of the pest.
Warnings have been issued
from the office of the State COM
missioner of agriculture that
moulded cornmeal is being re-
ceived in South Carolina from
the corn district of the Central
States. The commissioner di-
rected agents of the agricultural
department to seize and DESTROY
eight cOnsignments of dangerous
cornmeal.
Mr.. Marlborough, of the Second
Regiment band, proposes tri-
State band contest to be held in
Anderson this fall. He believes
that bands will be attracted from
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, and does not be-
lieve those in charge of the con-
test would have any trouble in
securing prizes of some size.
A sanitary league, which shall
have for its purpose the thorough
cleaning up of everything unsan-
ltary in Charleston, not by the
work of a small body but by en-
listing the cooperation of every
one, white and colored, is likely
to be formed within the next
month or SO, if not earlier. Plans
are on foot Tor the formation of
a central body which shall map
out the proposed work.
South Carolinians were not as
thirsty during the month of June
as they were during May, ac-
cording to report of the State
dispensary auditor. The June
sales in the eight counties having
dlspensaries were S3,016.39 less
than the sales during the pre-
ceding month.
Thursday the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting
at Asheville. affirmed judgment
below for the defense in the
case of the Carolina Glass COM
pany against w. j. Murray.
John McSween and others, ac-
cording to telegram received in
Columbia by w. F. Stevenson,
OF Cheraw. who is of counsel for
the defense in the case. Ap=-
proximately $4,000 is involved.
Since announcing few DAYS
ago that he would be candidate
for reelection in 1914, Senator E.
d. Smith Saturday told CORES
pondent Of the Columbia Record
that he was not only a candidate
for another term, but that he
will be elected over Cole Blease
by a splendid majority. The
farmers Of the State know me
and my record in the senate. /