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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18
THE NEW HUNTING LAW.

AS the season for shooting par
tridges opens November 18th
there is more or less discussion
of the new game law which went
into effect last July. The new
law is rather ambiguous in that
it seems to leave the impression
that a person holding a license
can hunt upon another's land
without violating the trespass
law. This is am erroneous i'm
preston. Even though a a.hunter
holds a license he cannot enter
upon another's land without per-
mission.
The new game law reads as
follows:
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, that every resident of
the State must obtain a license
in order to hunt birds or animals
within the borders of this State,
except landlords and tenants and
their respective children on their
freeholds and leaseholds, re-
spectively, for which license he
shall pay one dollar and ten cents
each year. Said license to be
known as a County Hunters
License and it shall entitle the
owner and holder thereof to
hunt, in accordance with the laws
of this State, anywhere in the
county in which he resides;
Provided, however, that any
landlord may give written per-
mission to any resident of the
county in which he lives. to hunt
on his premises, which said
written permit shall be exhibited
on demand of any Game Warden
or officer, and failure to do so
shall be prima facie evidence of
violation of the provisions of this
Act. "
Landlords can hunt upon their
own lands without hunters IL
cense. but if they should happen
to stray over on a neighbor's
land without the written per-
mission of that neighbor they
have violated the new game law
and are liable 10 fine or imprison-
ment, even though the neighbor
should go into court and state
that he had no objection to any
one hunting upon his land. The
children of landlords, tenants
and leaseholders have the same
privileges as the landlord, but
are liable to fine and imprison-
ment if they, too, should happen
to stray over on adjoining lands
without the written permission
of the landowner. An employee
on a plantation cannot hunt upon
the lands on which he is en-
ployed without the written per-
mission of the landowner.
A nonresident. even with the
written permission of the land
land cannot hunt upon any lands
In this county without first OBJ
tanning a hunters license for
which he must pay $15.25, but
any person who has been a bona
tide resident of the State for one
year previous to the enactment
Of the new game law, that is
since July 1st, 1914, may pro-
cure license to be known as a
State Hunters License for which
he shall pay the sum of $3.
If you are a resident of the
county, a landowner, a tenant
or a leaseholder you or your
your children can hunt upon the
lands you own, rent or lease
without hunters license, but if
you are not a landowner, a ten
ant or a leaseholder you must
have a license or the written per-
mission of landowner or lease
holder. Dillon Herald. t
N l n
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18

- ~ ADetliSliiS hGSQdfIl6S i. Is.
Spratt: w. D. Wolfe, J. D. Fulp,
4. 4. James, &. ". Kimbrell. J.
); Bales, w. B. Audrey, Effie
Thompson. Misses Fannie Lewis,
Elizabeth DuBose, Carolyn Smith,
FRANCES Milling, Isabel Grier,
Olive Brock, Susie White and
Minnie Garrison.
Dinner Committee Mrs. ]. T.
Young, chairman; Mesdames A.
.. Jones. J. L. Spratt, S. A.
Epps, X; F. Grier, F. E. Ardrey,
Elizabeth Belk, Sue Spratt, w,
A. Hafner, A. L. Parks, l.. j.
Massey, T. A. Mills. C. S. Link,
Henry Howard, B. w. Bradford
q. Z. Ferguson, R. A. Fulp, O.
|. Culp. Fred. Minis, S. P. Hair,
j. b. Elliott, Lewis, r. l.. Ben
nett, I. G. Moser, w. P. GRAY
ton, w: j. Kimbrell, J. A. Boyd.
5: l.. Meacham, E. r. Patterson
W. F. Harris.
Committee on Teams Mrs. F
Minis, Mrs. j. B. Mills, Messrs.
W. J. klmbrell, j. P. Crowder,
l. b. Spratt, Edw. and SAM
White, Sam Armstrong, w. T.
Hoagland, D. G. Kimbrell, ]. J.
Bales, w. H. Jones, a. j. Hill,
): M. Epps, J. M. Gamble, J. H.
McMurray, S. A. Epps, l.. A.
Harris, j. l.. Spratt. w d
ThroWer.
The members of the club wish
1T understood that this day is not
for the club only but for the en-
tire community and especially in
vlte all the people of this school
district to be present.
Only the members of the high
school grades will be present
from the school.
The fall term of the court of
general sessions will convene at
York on next Monday, the 22nd
The outlook is that it will be one
OF the longest terms held in this
county in a number of years, as
there are larger number of
prisoners in Jail than at any time
In years, as well as quite a num-
Der out on bond; besides, the
case of the State against those
charged with the killing of Sher-
III Hood and others, at Winnsbo-
ro last summer, is schedule to be
tried here. York News.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.

According to State comptroller
Sawyer, the taxable basis of York
county for 1915 is SO, 242, 249,
against SO, 1876. 1888 for 1914.
Rev. Bernard Repass has re-
signed as pastor of st. Barnabas
Lutheran church of Charleston,
to accept a pastorate in Scran-
ton, Pa.
Felix Walker is in Jail in Green
wood, charged with killing Ben
Walker by striking him in the
neck with a rock after a dispute
over 5 cents.
Hon. Joshua w. Ashley of
Honea Path, member of the
Legislature from Anderson coun-
ty. and known all over the State
as Citizen Josh" is critically i'll
at his home.
During the month of October
the Columbia police department
made 594 arrests of which ia
were for disorderly conduct, 101
for helplessly drunk. al for va
grancy, al for violation of auto
mobile ordinances and &c for
gambling.
The student body of the Uni
versity of South Carolina has
adopted a resolution authorizing
the president of the student body
to appoint a committee to con-
slider the allegations made re-
Gently regarding the eligibility
of the university football team.
1t is understood that the battle
ships South Carolina, Utah,
Michigan, Kansas, Florida, Vir-
ginia, New Jersey and Rhode
Island will be at Charleston dur.
ing the meeting Of the Southern
Commercial congress in that
city, December 1917.
A petition asking a recall
election for Mayor j. F. Floyd
and Councilman C. B. Waller
and John B. Fielder of Spartan
burg has been filed with Governor
Manning by citizens of Spartan
burg, says a Columbia dispatch
of Wednesday.
T. u Vaughn, who was SEN
fenced to be electrocuted for
criminal assault alleged to have
been committed while he was su-
perintendent of the Odd Eel
lows Orphan home, near Green
vile, will be tried for his sanity
before a Greenville county jury
IN January.
Announcement is made that
the War Department has decided
to conduct an encampment at
Camden similar to that held at
Plattsburg, N. Y, last year,
where hundreds of business and
professional men were given mil
itary training. The encampment
at Camden will begin probably
early in February.
John, alias Monk Stevenson,
confessed that he was with the
four Chester county negroes
recently electrocuted at the State
penitentiary, when they killed
John Q. Lewis, an aged Chester
county man, in the court of
general sessions for Chester last
week, and was sentenced to
spend the balance of his life in
prison.
According to the annual re-
port of the State superintendent
of education, which will be sub
,,offtnl IN tho cra,,nV-ol
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,
COMMUNITY SERVICE Day

The following news item was
crowded out of last weeks
Times for lack of space:
A very interesting meeting of
the Parent-Teachers' Club was
held in the auditorium of the
academy Friday afternoon, with
Mrs. J. T. Young presiding.
After a very interesting obser-
vation of primary work given by
Miss Minnie Garrison and one
of her sections, the regular pro-
gram was taken up. This con-
sisted of several musical selec-
tions by pupils of Miss Lewis
and the reading of several
appropriate and beneficial papers
by members of the club. J. D.
Fulp, the superintendent, made
talk on the need of the COM
pulsory attendance law in this
district and outlined the mode of
procedure towards getting this
act placed before the people with
view of it becoming a law. 1t
was the consensus of opinion
among those present that no
time should be lost in making a
strenuous effort toward ac-
complishing this important legis-
lation.
The main topic which had
been postponed from a previous
meeting was the observing of a
Community Service day at the
school in the near future. After
a motion it was decided to hold
this day Friday, December 3.
beginning at eight o'clock in the
morning and continuing through
out the day. 1t is the proposed
plan to have all the male patrons
of the school and the friends as
well to assemble on the school
grounds on that dav and do some
much needed work to the
grounds, such as grading, filling
in the low places, making suit
able road crossings, constructing
cinder and sand walks from the
public roads to the building, and
for the ladies to thoroughly
renovate the interior of the
building and prepare dinner for
the men.
The various committees were
to be appointed by the executive
committee of the club which
committees will be announced in
next weeks issue of The Times.
The school authorities as well as
the members of the club hope to
make grand success of the day
and to make it a red letter day
in the history of the school. The
premises of the school are not
at all in keeping with the elegant
building and with such a little
effort as is necessary to improve
the grounds it seems shame to
let the matter stand in the pres
ent condition. With hearty
cooperation on the part of the
patrons and friends of the school
this work can easily be done.
Any of the patrons of the
school who desire further in
formation regarding the work
planned may communicate with
the president of the club or with
the superintendent of the school,
either of whom will be only too
glad to impart all information
at hand. Also any advice re-
garding the work will be cheer
fully received by those behind
the day.
Remember the. day, Friday
December 3rd, and plan your
work at home now so that you
can give this day TO your COM
munity's best asset, the public
school.
The following committees have
been appointed by the executive
committee for service on Com
munity day. If for any reason
any of these cannot serve, they
they will confer a favor on the
Climb hu nntifuinnr Mic N
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18

According to the annual re-
port of the State superintendent
of education, which will be sub
mitted to the next general as
sembly. Barnwell leads the other
counties of the State in the
amount expended for the edu-
cation of each white child. This
county spent $39.05 for each
white child last year, and 81. 40
on each negro child. Charleston
county leads in the expenditure
on negro children for educational
purposes with $7.14 per child.
York county spent Sic. % on the
education of each white child in
the schools last year, and 81. 90
for negro children.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18
According to State Comptroller
Sawyer, the taxable basis of York
county for 1915 is SO, 242, 249,
against SO, 1876, 73S for 1914.

Rev. Bernard Repass has re-
signed as pastor of st. Barnabas
Lutheran church of Charleston,
to accept a pastorate in Scran-
ton, Pa.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18

The following committees have
been appointed by the executive
committee for service on Com
munity day. If for any reason
any of these cannot serve, they
they will confer a favor on the
club by notifying Mrs. J. T.
Young:
Committee on Supervision of
Grounds-J. d. Fulp, chairman
}. B. Mills, j. 7. Young. w. F.
Harris, B. F. Patterson, Osmond
Barber, Fred. Minis. L. J. Mas
sey, w. B. Meacham, b. E. Pat
terson, o. T. Culp, E. L. Hughes,
X. F. Grier, w. M. Carothers,
w. G. McNealy, j. E. Williamson,
Frank Lewis, p. l.. Wagner.
Committee on Cleaning Interi-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-18

Hon. Joshua w. Ashley of
Honea Path, member of the
Legislature from Anderson coun-
ty, and known all over the State
as Citizen Josh" is critically i'll
at his home.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-05-21

means that your father married me
when ! was only seventeen and this
boy IL our son-your half brother
"No-never." cried Elaine vehem.
emily. unable to restrain her disgust.
"weepy Mary" smiled cynically.
Come with me and will show you
the church records and the minister
who married U.S."
"You WIN" repeated Elaine defiant.
ly. well. I'll Just do as you ask. Mr..
Bennett shall 20 with me
mo. no. Miss Dodge-dont 10.
Leave the matter to me-" urged Ben.
nett. 4 will take care of her. Be
sides, must be In court in twenty
minutes"
Elaine paused. but she vas thor.
oughly aroused.
Then ! will 10 with her myself"
she cried denantly.
In spite Of every objection hat Ben.
nett made. "weepy Mary" her son
and Elaine went out to call taxicab
TO take them to the railroad station
where they could catch train to the
little town where the woman asserted
she had been married.
Meanwhile. before a little country
church In the town. q closed automo-
bile had drawn up.
A the door opened n figure. bumped
up and masked, Aiighted.
II was the Clutching Hand
The car had scarcely pulled away
when he gave q long rap, followed BY
two short taps. at the door OF the
yestry. q secret code. evidently.
Inside the vestry room man well
dressed. but with u very sinister face,
heard the knock and q second later
opened the door.
"what-not ready YETI" rrowied the
Clutching Hand, "Quiek--now-sst on
those clothes. heard the train Wills
tie ~ ] came In the car In which
closet does the minister keep them
The crook, without . word. went 70
closet and took out suit of clothes
Of ministerial cut. Then hc hastily
put them on. adding some sldswhisk.
srs, which he had brought with him.
AZ about the same time Elaine, -.
companisd By "wsepy Mary" end ~
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shortly by your friend, Craig Kennedy,
and" he added with leer. Il think
your rather insistent search for q
certain person will cease"
Elaine drew back In the chair, horri.
Ned at the implied threat.
Ciutching Hand laughed diabolicaily.
While these astounding events were
transpirins In the little church. Ken.
nedy and ! had been tearing across
the country In his big car. following
the directions Of our fair friend.
We stopped at last before a pros.
porous. sttractive-lookinE house and
entered . very prettily furnished. but
small parlor. Heavy portieres hung
over the doorway into the hall. over
another into q back room and over
the bay windows.
Wont you sit down q momentf'
coaxed Gertie, I'm quite blown to
pieces after that ride. My. how you
drive!"
A she pulled aside the hall por'
there's. three men with guns thrus,
their hands out ! turned. Two 9th
ers had stepped from the back room
and two more from the bay window
We were surrounded. Seven sunl
were aimed ~ Us with deadly preci
sion.
Gentlemen" he said quietly. Il
suspected some such thing. Il have
here . small boz Of illuminate OF mer
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-05-21

Who n that veuanYs - ..raA
still WONDERING shout - l1eatifv d
the nlob> eutsIAe.
AZ 6rst ~ NJ nothlnR. Iut f,naIIy
seeing that she haA noeAooA n. b
handed Elaine the card. roluceantly.
Maine read Il WITH ! ensp, The ioon
OF surprise that CROSSED hef fnne VA
terrible.
Before she could say saythins. how
ever. Milton had returned vim thu
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-05-21

sson." had arrived q the littis tamble
down station and had taken the only
vehicle In sight. . very ancient car
riags.
II ambled along until. at last. n
pulled mp before The vsstry room door
OF the church. Just % the bogus min
lister was finishing his Transformation
from frank crook. Clutching Hand
was giving him his final instructions.
Elaine and the others alighted and
approached the church. while the an
cient vehicle ratified away.
They're coming!" whispered the
crook. peerins cautiously out Of the
window.
Clutching Hand moved silently and
snakelike into the closet and shut the
door.
How do you do. Doctor Carton?"
greeted "Weepy Mary" ! guess you
don't remember me-"
The clerical gentleman looked at
her fixedly . moment ID.
Remember your" he repeated. "Of
course. my dear ] remember every.
one I marry"
And you remember to whom you
married mel"
Perfectly. To an older man-a Tay.
lor Dodge"
Elaine was overcome.
Wont you step I'M" he said
suavely. your friend here doesn't
seem we'll"
They all entered.
And you-you say-you married
this--this woman to Taylor Dodge?"
Queried Elaine. tensely.
The bogus minister seemed to be
very fatherly. Yes" he asserted. Il
certainly did So"
Have you the record?" asked
Elaine. fighting to the last.
why, yes. can show you the
record"
He moved over to the closet. Come
over here" he asked.
He opened the door. Elaine screamed
and drew back. There stood her arch
enemy, the Clutching Hand himself
As he stepped forth. she turned wild
ly, to run--anywhere. But strong
arms seized her and forced her into
O chair.
She looked at the woman and the
minister. II was q plot!
"A moment Clutching Hand looked
Elaine over. Put the others out" he
ordered the other crook.
Nov. my pretty dear" began the
Clutching Hand a. the lock turned In
the vestry door. I'VE shall be Joined
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for the ladder leading farther up into
the steepls.

for the ladder leading farther up into
the steepls.
Kennedy followed.
Elaine had recovered consciousness
almost Immediately. and. hearing the
commotion. stirred and started to rise
and look about.
From the church she could hear
sounds Of the struggle. She paused
Just long enough to seize the crooks
revolver lying on the f1oor.
She hurried into the church and up
Into the bclfry. thence up the ladder,
whence the sounds came.
The crook by this time had gained
the outside Of the steeple through an
opening. Kennedy was In closA pur-
suit. Id
On the top Of the steeple was o
great gilded cross, considerably larger
than . man. As the crook clambered
outside, he scaled the steeple. using
. lightning rod and some projecting
points to pull himself up. desperately.
Kennedy followed unhesitatingly.
There they were. struggling in dead.
ly combat, clinging to the gilded cross.
The first knew Of It was q Mortified
gasp from my own crook. looked up
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-05-21

The New York police ere mystined BY
Q series Of murders and other crimes. Tho
principal clue 10 the criminal II the warn
Ing letter which n sent the victims.
aigned with . "clutching hand" The lat
est victim Of the mysterious ASSASSIN u
Taylor Dodge. the Insurance president.
Kennedy, the famous scientific detective,
20 try TO unravei the mystery. What
Kennedy Accompanies u told BY his
friend Jameson. q newspaper man. En-
Elaine and Craig Kennedy are making to
put en- end to his crimes, the Clutching
Hand. rs this strange criminal is known,
schemes 10 put Their out OF the way.
Each chapter OF IN. sto tells Of . new
plot against their live and OF the way
the great detective uses all his skill to
save. this pretty girl and himself from
death. 49,
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Just Then SaW . Woman's Face
Tense With Horror; " Was Elaine

just Then ! Saw . Woman's Face
Tense With Horror; u Was Elaine
carefully, fearing 1t was . stall to get
me on my guard.
crook. struggling, swaying back and
forth, between life and death.
There was nothing could do.
Kennedy was clihging to a light
ming rod on the cross.
II broke.
gasped a. Craig reeled back. But
he managed to catch hold of the rod
farther down and cling to It
The crook began to exult diaboli-
cally. Holding with both hands to the
cross he let himself out to his fulA
length and stamped on Kennedy's I'm
gers, trying every way to dislodge him
II was all Kennedy could do to keep
his hold.
cried out IN agony At the sight. for
he had dislodged one OF Craig's hands
The other could not hold much longer.
He was about to fall.
Just then I saw o face at the little
window opening out from. the ladder
to the outside OF the steeple-a wom-
ans face. tense with horror.
II was Elaine!
Quickly u hand followed. and In Il
was q revolver.
Just as the crook was about to dis
lodge Kennedy's other hand saw .
fash and pun OF smoke. and q second
later heard q report-and another
and another.
Horrors!
The crook who had taken refuge
seemed to stagger back. wildly. taking
. couple Of steps In the thin air.
Kennedy regained his hold.
With q sickening thud the body Of
the crook landed on the ground around
the corner Of the church from me-.
"Come--you!" ! ground out, cover
ing my own crook with the pistol. and
II you attempt u getaway I'll kill you.
too"
He followed. trembling, unnerved
We bent over the man. II seemed
that every bone In his body mug be-
broken. He groaned, and bc!5re !
could even attempt anything for him.
was dead.
As Kennedy let himself slowly and
painfully down the lightning rod.
Elaine seized him and. with all her
strength. pulled him through the win
dow.
lie was quite weak now from loss Of