The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-09

| conference OF CnaTllloS anu SOIIeC'
tions and the Conference for the Com.
mon Good in Columbia on September
| 7, and to get at first hand knowl.
edge of conditions existing in them
and of the problems with which those
in charge Of them are contending.
Parties will be made up on the after
noon Of September 8 and 9 to inspect
the state hospital for the insane, the
penitentiary, the state tuberculosis
hospital the state reformatory for
NEGRO boys, the new Richand county
Jail, the Columbia jail, the Richland
almshouse
The Conference for the Common
Good, which held a very successful
session in Columbia in 1913, will CON
Germ itself at it's approaching meeting
mainly with economic topics. The
| Conference Of Charities and Correc-
tions, which has held regular meet
ings for number of years, will have
under discussion this year the proper
treatment fthe short term prisoner
and the bes tmethod Of dealing with
the pressing problem presented by the
feeble-minded
at the opening session of the con.
ferences at 8 o'clock on the evening
of September 7, Gov. Richard l. Man
ming will deliver an address on "The
Farmers Problem In Marketing His
1915 Cotton Crop" Albert S. John
stone, secretary Of the state board OF
charities and corrections, will speak
the same evening on the estate Board
Of Charities and Corrections; It's
Functions and Aims"
The program for the meetings Of
the Conference for the Common Good
and the Conference of Charities and
corrections on the mornings and
evenings Of November and 9 are
varied and interesting.
Williamson Folk Want New County
Special from Greenvifie.-Some- 400
to 500 citizens Of the Williamson Sec
tion met in Williamston to discuss the
feasibility Of taking steps looking to
the formation Of new county. The
advocates Of the new county hope to
cut off parts Of Anderson and Green
vile counties, about 1877 square miles
from Greenville and 2O9 square miles
from Anderson. This would make
the proposed new county contain 4O6
| square miles, which is six miles more
than the requirements Of the consti.
tuition.
The meeting held showed the en-.
thusiasm of the people for the new
county. j. G. Duckworth was elected
permanent chairman Of the movement.
The citizens Of Williamson have
| guaranteed to float from $4,000 to
100000 in bonds for court house and
a Jail, in case the county is formed
Williamson would be the county
seat. Roughly speaking. the lines
would run across Greenville county
through Grove Station, thence toward
Fairview and to the Laurens county
line; thence down that line almost to
Bolton, and loop round then back to
the starting point. No permanent
surveys have been made.
Governor Manning Fills Vacancies.
! Gov. Manning has announced the
following appointments:
l.. Rembert Dixon OF Bishopville,
commissioners Of state and county
elections to take the place Of Paul
| S. DobSon, who has moved out Of Lee
county.
w. H. Willimon, supervisor for
Greenvilie county from September. 1,
1915, to January 1, 1917, on recon-
mendation Of the Greenville delega-
tion. Mr.. Willimon succeeds himself
John l.. Caskey magistrate for Ian
caster county, to succeed /. T. Hunter,
deceased.
T. A. Patrick, commissioner Of
state and county elections to take
the place Of F. A. Gross, now magis-
trate.
J. F. Strain, magistrate for Chero-
Hughes, resigned.
Address Southern Conference.
Special from Wasnington.-Me
bers Of the Southern Commercial con
gress asked D. c. Roper, first assist
ant postmaster general, to deliver an
address at the seventh annual meet.
Ing which Is to be held at Charles.
ton December next. Mr.. Roper prom.
ised to accept providing public bus
mess does not keep him in Wash
ingtoa. His subject will probably be
'The Relation Of the Parcel Post tc
the Farmer and Business Man"
| New Charters Issued BY Secretary.
The Merchants and Farmers bank
OF Cheraw has filed notice with the
| secretary Of state Of a decrease in
capital from $125,oOo to 100000.
The G. l.. Schmancke Grain Com.
pany Of Charleston was commissioned
with a capital of $4,000. The peti.
tioners are: George M Schmancke
and G.. l.. Schmancke.