Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
FROM OVER THE STATE

I0UW Uvln I'LL OIHII
The State ball is appointed for Oc-
tober 80, Thursday of fair week.
Deer are plentiful this season in the
vicinity of Georgetown and sportsmen
are having good luck.
The Southern Pc wer company has
decided to develop the shoals at the
mouth of Fishing Creek.
More than s 500, coo will be distrib-
uted in Eas' .rn South Carolina this
season from tobacco sales.
1t V laid that the sweet potato crop
V -elow the average and prices for
rhis great food product will likely soar.
The average cotton crop of the State
will be larger than at first estimated.
With a late fall further inceease will
be realized.
President Wilson may visit the South
Carolina State fair the latter part of
October, stopping over on his way to
Mobile, Ala.
One of the most satisfactory evil
dences of the States progress is the
building and enlarging of school houses
in many townships in every county.
In every section of the State the
question of good roads is agitating the
minds of citizens. Bond issues are
being advocated in many townships.
The commission form of government
has gone into effect in Orangeburg
with new officials in charge. They
promise a progressive administration.
The Pee Dee Daily says: III. l..
David killed hog few days ago that
weighed S08 pounds dressed. He sold
it to Matheson's Cold Storage for
S75. 80.'
Recently +. l. Hatchell, who lives
in the Timmonsville section, sold at
Darlington barn of tobacco at an av-
erage price of 43 cents a pound, the
barn bringing him over 5000.
Governor Blease declares that he will
not sign any bonds or stocks and as
it is provided that the governor is to
sign them there can be no refunding of
the State debt until his term of office
expires.
During the fall there will be estab-
lished at Georgetown plant for the
repair of circular and band saws. At
present it is necessary to ship Injured
saws as far away as Philadelphia to
be repaired.
Declaring that the next fight will be
between q business government and a
spoilers bureau. Mayor Wade Hampton
Gibbes of Columbia announces that he
will be candidate to succeed himself
at the expiration of his present term
next may.
The Big Springs Resort company, of
Bethune, Kershaw county, will have a
two-story hotel in readiness for next
summers visitors. This town on the
Seaboard main line, formerly known as
Lynchwood, is steadily building up.
Brooks j. Wingard, of Lexington,
for some years secretary to Represen-
tative Lever and acted in that capacity
until recently, has become secretary to
Senator f. ID. Smith, as well as clerk
to the senate committee on immgra-
ton.
Commissioner f. j. Watson has re-
turned from Washington, where he as
sisted in drawing the bill providing for
federal aid for good roads and carrying
an appropriation of $25, 200, 900 for this
purpose. He considers its chance for
passage good.
At good roads meeting in Chester
county resolution was unanimously
adopted that the people of the county
petition the county commissioners to
employ an expert road man, not sur
veyor-but a high-priced man that real
ly understands the construction of good
roads.