Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-01
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL souTH
|, CAROLINA PEOPLE.

Jitneys are now being operated in
Columbia and Florence.
Edward Turner was elected mayor
Of Blacksburg at recent election.
Two pairs Of ostriches have been
purchased for Erwin Park. Columbia.
For the third term J. p. Coats has
been selected superintendent OF the
graded school at Fort Mil.
The Johnston Rifles, known as
Company M, First Infantry N. g. 8.
c., has just been inspected and found
in excellent order.
The commencement address will be
dlivered at the Presbyterian College
Of South Carolina at Clinton ON We'd
nesday morning, June 2, by COLI WV.
Lewis, of Yorkville. ~ i
A meeting Of the Catawba fair cir
cult has just been held to decide fair
dates. They will be as follows: York;
October 1876 Union, October 20-23.
Lancaster November 3-s; Kershaw,
November 10.13.-...r.s,......--.-.- :
: Cc.Igfy y6sman Ragsdale has 5een In
formed by the chief of engineers or
the war department that there would
be no curtailment Of improvement on
the Waccamaw river and Winyah bay
because Of the small river and har-'
Dor bill which congress recently pass
ed, but that they would be protected
just as though larger bill had oeen
agreed upon.
DR.. ]. G. Going, Otis Going and
James McWhirter have purchased
midget -four mill, with a capacity Of
five barrels per day, and will install
this plant In Union at an early. date.
A $4,000 fire truck will be purchas-
ed by the city Of Greenville, accord
ing to action taken at the counil
meeting held a few days ago. The
fire fighting apparatus is not sufficient,
or would not be sufficient IL there
were large fire, or several fires at
once. To provide for possible emer-
gencies the additional truck will be
purchased.
The leading live stock and agri.
cultural agents of the South met iat
Greenville to discuss live STOCK rails
ing in the South and to consider plans
for introducing this, industry in this
section of the country. Bradford
Knapp, special agent of the federal
department OF agriculture for the
Southern division, presided ever the
meetings and D. F. Houston, acted as
secretary of the gathering.
The pupils Of the Batesburg High
School, Batesburg, are anxious to
,eet the representatives of any other
fchools in Western Carolina, in joint
ebate on any subject agreeable to
he schools in question, at any time
between April 16 and May 20. The
above named school takes this meth
cd of challenging any high school in
the State as above mentioned. All
schools interested are asked to take
the matter up with the superintend-
ent of the Batesburg school.
II. NJ. DuI % Vi Doudiuo, q ioi ihSi'
was appointed sheriff of Abbeville
county by the governor to succeed ].
C. Lyon, resigned.
The railroad commission has writ
ten the five chief railroad systems
operating in South Carolina to suggest
that special pains be taken to handle
the fertilizer business with dispatch
this spring. The letter says that on
account Of the financial conditions
farmers will postpone the purchase Of
fertilizer until the last minute, and
that the movement from the mills to
the consumers may become congested
unless the railroads take precautions.
The wireless telegraph outfit at the
University of South Carolina is COM
pleted and receiving messages.
Easley is tearing down the old city
hall and planning for a new and
modern building.
Marion fire horses, which hold
worlds record for exhibition run are
invited to the state tournament at
Iowa City, Iowa.
An assistant game warden has been
investigating the slaughter Of robins
by torch slashing" in Chester county.
Ridgeland high school trustees have
sold a bond issue Of $10,0 900 for rev
school building.