The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-06-10
STATE and GENERAL
TOPICS


of compulsory education by a vote
of So to /.
The home of Mr. John R Waters.
at Olanta, was destroyed by fire Fri
day afternoon.
At an election Tuesday the city
Of Florence declared almost unani-
mously for compulsory education.
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Aiken now has active polo clubs,
and it is expected that next winter
will be the gayest season ever tnown
at that popular resort.
xxx
The new home of Mr. E C Gass on
South Church street, Manning, was
destroyed b7 fire of unknown origin
early Saturday morning.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by the F Muldrow Company,
general merchants, of Florence. Ii
abilities are listed at SAL, ,745. with
assets amounting to S32. .339.
H A Smith of Florence was elect
ed president of the Launderers' AS
sociation of the Carolinas and Geor-
gia at it's ninth annual convention
held at Tybee, Ga, this week.
Rev D A Calhoun, superannu-
ated member of the Methodist Epis-
copal conference, and former pastor
at Scranton, died at Conway Friday
night. He was 70 years of age.
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1t is probable that Villa and Car
rama will come to terms pretty
soon whereby peace may be restored
in Mexico, as a result of President
Wilson's recent note to the rebel
lious factions.
For the six months. December to
May. inclusive, the foreign commerce
of the United States showed IA
vorable balance of trade of almost
50,O00,000, total never even ap-
proximated in any year.
Clarence Garrett, young white
man. was shot and killed on Beres-
ford street, Charleston, Sunday af-
ternoon. Frank keenan,, another
young white man, is under arrest,
charged with the shooting.
xxx
Robert Lansing, counsellor of the
State Department, Washington, un-
der Secretary Bryan. who resigned
from the Cabinet Tuesday. has been
appointed by President Wilson Sec
retary of State ad interim.
xxx
In Charleston last week Greek, a
man of some prominence and wealth,
was CONVICTED in the United States
district court of a crime against the
election laws. He was sentenced to
pay fine of $500 and to serve sixty
days in Jail. The evidence was that
the man told registration officers
that he had been naturalized when
the fact was tina. he had not been.
xxx
A number of naval cadets, men,
bers of the first, second and third
classes, at the Naval Academy, An
napolis, Md, are in disgrace for
having unlawfully obtained and
used advance information concern
ing the final examinations. Three
"middies" havebeen expelled and a
number of others, whose cases are
now under investigation, will prob
ably be thrown out Of Uncle Sans
naval service.
Rear Admiral Henry 7 Mayo,
commander of the first division Of
the Atlantic fleet. was designateda
Tuesday by President Wilson as "a
vice admiral of the navy. He is the
first of three vice admirals to be ap-
pointed. Admiral Mayo is the Off
Ger who demanded a salute to the
Stars and Stripes by Gen Huerta,
precipitating the crisis which led to
the occupation Of Vera Cruz.
Tuesday afternoon Harry Minis,
II years old, and his sister, Evelina
Minis, Is, were drowned in a mill
pond near Saluda by the capsizing
of a boat. The victims of this
unfortunate affair were boat riding
with party of young ladies and
gentlemen when the accident occur
red. All were saved except the two
mentioned above, who were close