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THE FORT MILL TIMES.
VOLUME IS?NO. 43. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1910. $1.25 PER YEAR. /
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HIGHWAY CHANGES
IN "STEWART LAW"
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Chaingang to Be Employed in Construction
of Thrtee Main Roads
Through the County.
The York delegation in the \
General Assembly has got together
on the changes which
were proposed in the "Stewart
road law" at the meeting of the
township supervisors some weeks
ago and it is certain that the
differences which marked the
consideration of the bill on the
floor of the house of representa- i
tives last session, with Messrs.
Wilcnn ?n rw I Hnlliu on f Ld r\no
t r iiovii unu iiuiuo vyii vnv
side and Messrs. Glasscock and
Sanders on the other, will not be j
repeated this year.
Practically all the changes suggested
by the supervisors have j
been adopted in the new road
bill, which has already passed
the senate and will probably pass
the house during the week. Last;
year Mr. Wilson opposed the \
section of the bill providing for
the construction by the county
chaingang of two main highways
running east and west and
north and south through the;
county, but has now agreed to
this section, since it is also provided
In the amendments to the
road law that the chaingang,
after completing the east and
west and north and south high-;
ways, be employed in constructing
a third important highway
to run from Fort Mill to Rock
Hill and thence to McConnells-j
ville, connecting at Rock Hill
with the east and west highway
for Yorkville.
The principal changes in the
law are as follows: In section 3
the time in which the forces of
the township supervisors are
to be engaged on the roads is
Changed from August to July.
It is thought that this change
will prove beneficial, in that it
will enable the supervisors to b :gin
work a month earlier in the
summer. This will mean the
collection of the commutation
road tax on the first of July
instead of the first of August as
heretofore. ' 1
Section 4 of the original Stew- 1
art law, relating to the cost of
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ui iu^c^>, ir> uiian^cu su LIlclL III- | 1
stead of the provision for bridges
costing $20 and more, such
bridges are specified as of 15 .
feet in length. All bridges over
15 feet in length are to be paid
for cut of the county bridge
fund, and all 15 feet or less are
to be paid for out of the township
fund, the township supervisors
being responsible for
damages growing out of defects
in such bridges.
With the exception of the
Fort Mill-McConnellsville highway,
section 12 of the amended
bill carries the original provision
of the Stewart bill as to the two
main highways. It is now
Drovided that the countv sunpr.
visor use the chaingang in con- <
structing the three main highways
through the county. He
is not required to build macadam
highways, but must grade and
repair the highways and use
gravel and clay when practicable, |
the supervisors of the townships ,
through which the highways pass
being required to cooperate in
the work.
Hereafter the annual meeting
of the township supervisors will J
be held on the first Wednesday
after the first Monday in the
year instead of the first Tuesday !
arter the first Monday. '
Senat/vr ShAwaW- <>v 1 flic.
opinion to The Times that not
more than two years will be re- .
viuired for the chain gang to .
build the east and west and '
north and south highways.
Then the chaingang is to be employed
continuously on the Fort '
Mill-McConnellsville highway un- 1
til it is completed.
Fort Mill Jurors for February Term.
Following are the petit jurors !
who have been drawn from Fort f
Mill township to serve the first;
and second weeks of the court
of general sessions which con- 1
rvenes at Yorkville February 7: <
First week ?D. N. Gaston, W. :
M. Adki , A. O. Sutton, S. L. <
Meacham, J. E. Patterson, W. 1
C. Armstrong, W. D. Kimbrell. i
* Second week J. C. Gregory, j
G. C. Blankensmp, V. B.
Blankenship, W. F. Harris, J.JF.
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Contract Let for Pineville Bank.
The building committee of the
Pineville Loan and Savings bank, j
organized some weeks ago, has
awarded the contract for the 1
erection of the building which
the bank will occupy to Hunter
& Co., Charlotte contractors.
Work is to be begun this week
on the build.'.ig, which it is hoped
to have finished by March 20th, 1
the date set by the directors for ;
the bank to open its doors for 1
business.
Tho hniMiner is ho n two- '
story structure, 26 by 60 feet,
with a plate glass and pressed 1
brick frc nt. The first floor is to ;
be used by the bank and the
second floor as the lodge rooms
of the Pineville camp of Wood- j1
men of the World.
The Pineville Loan and Savings
bank has strong financial backing
and has elected as its officers
well-known business men who
are expected to conduct the institution
in a satisfactory and!
profitable manner.
Thinks The Times Neat and Newsy.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
I have just finished reading!
the last copy of your excellent |
paper, and as a former resident
of the town of Fort Mill, I feel
moved to write a word expressing
my appreciation and admiration
of the enterprise and ability
embodied in the neat and newsy
paper which The Times has come
to be under its new management
and in its enlarged form. Its
coming week by week is in the
nature of a friendly visit from
an old acquaintance, reporting in
a very interesting way the doings
in the progressive little town
where it was my privilege to
ca >\l^n cn %>f 1
i**- ou Micaoaiuijr iwi scvt'litl
years. Your paper is worthy of
the liberal patronage of all the 1
good people who want to sop the i
town grow. 1
It has also been very gratifying <
to note the rapid growth of the '
town in the last few months. I ;
doubt if an> town in the State ]
has made more rapid strides in
the same length of time. When '
the new school building is se- 1
cured and the paving plans are j
completed and other improve- ; j
ments have been made which are ,'
sure to follow in the near future, 11
you frho live in Fort Mill will ,
have a town in which you can j1
justly pride yourselves. A long 11
pull, a strong pull, and a 11
pull all together will mean much
for the future development of (
the town. With best wishes for
the success of the paper, the 1
growth of the town and the 1
prosperity of the people. 1
Edw. S. Reaves. J
Honea Path, Jan. 24.
South'* Generals' Birthdays Celebrated.
The 103rd anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee and
the 86th birthday of Gen. Stonewall
Jackson were appropriate! v
celebrated by the Florence ]
Thornwell chapter, U. D. C., in j
the town hall last Friday after- ;
noon. <
An inviting dinner had been
prepared by the chapter for the i
30-odd Confederate veterans and
other guests of the occasion and j
after this feature of the exercises <
was concluded crosses of honor I <
were presented to James Burns
(Company B, Sixth South Carolina)
and J. Y. Starnes (Fortythird
North Carolina), the
presentation being made in behalf
of the chapter by the Rev.
Mr. Hafner of the Presbyterian
church.
An address on Gen. Lee was
made by the Rev. Mr. Hair of
the Baptist church, followed by
an interesting talk on Gen.
Jackson by the Rev. Mr. White
of the Methodist church. Capt.
J. W. Ardrey also entertained
his comrades and the others in
attendance with an interesting
talk on the South's heroic struggle
for independence. The
exercises were liberally interspersed
with Southern songs and
selections by the local orchestra, j
Regret was expressed by the
Daughters over their inability
to furnish the duplicate crosses
af honor which had been applied j
for by three veterans of the j
community, their original crosses ,
having been lost. It is hoped to ]
supply the duplicate crosses on j
Memorial day, in May. ]
The best price for cotton on <
this market yesterday was 14 cts. 1
FIELD WILL BE FULL
OF NEAR-GOVERNORS
Messrs. Bleasc, Manning, Featherstone.and
McLeod Said to Aspire
to Succeed Ansel.
At the capitol in Columbia
speculation is rife as to who will
succeed Martin F. Ansel as
governor in January, 1911, and
the friends of the various gentlemen
who have tacitly stated
that they will be in the race?none
has openly announced himself
a candidate ?are already at work
among the politicians pulling
the wires in behalf of their
respective favorites. It is
generally understood that therq
Lieutenant Governor T. G. McLeod.
will be at least four candidates
for the governorship, three of
whom have heretofore unsuccessfully
sought the office.
Lieutenant Governor Thos. G.
McLeod has let it be understood
that he will this year go before
the people as a gubernatorial
candidate. Governor McLeod is
ene of the most popular men in
either branch of the Legislature
and is expected to make a strong
race. His home is in Bishopville.
Referring to Governor McLeod's
candidacy the Columbia Record
says:
"Among the certainties in the
gubernatorial race of 1910 may
be counted the present lieutenant
governor, Hon. Thomas G.
McLeod. Asa presiding officer,
there has never been a more
popular president of the senate
than Gov. McLeod, who is well
versed in parliamentary practice,
courteous, patient and genial.
Mr. McLeod began his legislative
career in 1900, when he was
elected to the house of representatives
from Sumter county
at the head of the ticket. He
was Lee county's first senator
when that county was created
and in 1906 was elected lieutenant
governor, being reelected in 1908
without opposition. He is a good
stump speaker, a fine handshaker
and jolly good fellow.
The lieutenant governor is a
first cousin of the junior United
States senator, Hon. E. D.
Smith. A trrarlnntA r*f
0 vx ?T V/1LU1U
college, Gov. McLeod one year
won all the medals to which he
was eligible to compete."
Richard I. Manning, of Sumter,
it is understood-will be a cadilate.
Mr. Manning got in the
second race with Governor Ansel
Richard I. Manning.
n 1906, but was badly beaten in
the "run-off." Then he was a
candidate on the State dispensary
platform. What his
platform will be this year is not
known.
Cole L. Blease, twice defeated
candidate, now mayor of Newberry,
stated some days ago that
NO CATAWBA COUNTY
WITHOUT AMENDMEN1
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1 Constitution Must Be Changed Be
fore Proposed Subdivision Can
Be Created.
During the last week severs
informal conferences have beei
i held in Columbia by citizens o
! York county who are interests
J in the formation of the proposei
"Catawba county" and the mat
ter is being discussed more o
less in the sections of York, Lan
caster and Chester counties whicl
would be included in the nev
county.
So far t.ho nmnositmn Vioo r>r.
j-. VtVtt iJUO ItV
assumed tangible form, as it i
conceded that the constitutions
requirements as to area, 40
square miles, cannot be met ant
that the only hope of success fo
the new county lies in a consti
tutional amendment. It is be
lieved that as much as 300 squar
miles can be secured for "Catawba
county" and it is probabl
that an effort will be made durinj
the next few months to arous
interest in a constitutiona
amendment providing that citie
which have 10,000 populatioi
may become county seats wit)
300 square miles, provided al
other constitutional requirement
can be complied with. Th<
proponents of "Catawba county'
are confident that such ai
amendment would pass th<
the Legislature and then b<
ratified by the people of tin
State, especially in view of th<
contention that there is no
another city in the State which
within the next 25 years, woul(
apply for county seat honor;
under the amended constitution
At one of the conferences helt
in Columbia a well-known Rocl
; Hill gentleman who is heartih
1 in favor of the new county statec
I that if it was impossible to forn
i the new county he had a plan oi
foot, borrowed from an Alabam,
! custom, to provide a secom
court house for York county ir
Rock Hill, holding the courts foi
the eastern section of the count}
there and for the western par
of the county in Yorkville
Another gentleman suggestec
that the new county advocate:
could well afford to bide theii
time, as it would be a matter o
only a few vears in all nrnhnhiliti
until the voting strength o
Catawba, Fort Mill, Bethesdt
and Ebenezer townships wouh
be great enough to move th<
court house from Yorkville t(
Rock Hill.
Prohibitionists Never Satisfied?
Charlotte Chronicle.
One of the South Carolim
Eapers, the Fort Mill Times, w<
elieve, took occasion this weel
to rebuke the prohibitionists 01
South Carolina for a breach o;
faith. The question of loca
option having been submitted t(
the people of the State, some 01
the counties voted for dispen
saries. Now they are trying t(
overrule the expressed will ol
the people by forcing State-wide
prohibition on them through
legislative enactment. Might
just as well whistle to the winds,
The prohibitionists never rest
under defeat and any elect ior
that goes against them is nevei
settled as long as they can vote,
or interest a Legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimbrell
and child, of Charlotte, were visitors
Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. G. Kimbrell, near
town.
he would again make the race
this year. His legislative friends
say that his chances of success
in the coming campaign are better
than in either 1!X)6 or 190?
and that he will gain by the recent
indorsement given him bv
his home people in the electior
for mayor. 'he statement is
generally accepted as true thai
he would have been elected ovei
Governor Ansel two years age
could he have defended himseli
against the attacks of the
Columbia State.
(J. L. i< eatherstone, of Laurens,
is considered the logica
candidate of the prohibitionists
and is expected to make his announcement
before the Legisla
ture adjourns. Mr. Featherston<
lacked only 1,500 votes of elec
tion when he was a candidate
against Governor Ellerbe in 1898,
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Events at the State Capital.
[* Correspondence Fort Mill Times.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 25.?The
report of the committee to inves
tigate the State Hospital for the
Insane has just been filed with
the General Assembly. While
the report is given a great deal
ll of importance in certain quarters,
the sensation is not so pro*
nounced as far as the general
[J public goes. This paper is quite
cl lengthy, that is the majority report,
and goes into full details as
r to conditions, remedies, etc. The
f*1 minority report, which was pre
pared by Hon. J. P. Carey, of
; Pickens, one of the leaders of
the house and considered one of
t the strongest men in the Legis?
lature today, while admitting
' that conditions at the asylum are
HI not what they should be either in
^ I point of management, care of
l* i the patients or sanitary arrange"
ment, does not place the blame
"; entirely upon Dr. J. W. Babcock
e ' and his corps of assistants.
It is difficult to forecast just
o I .i. . - ? *
i wnat action tne lawmaking body
? will take in the premises. You
j know, among a large part of
g this aggregation,there is a desire
^ to forever agitate the liquor
^ question, lien law and tWngs of
I very little importance to the
1 State, while the weightier matters
may go to the d^mnition
? bow-wows, and it would not be
^ at all surprising if this question
should be left in its present
0 status while the solons talk about
e liquor, liquor, liquor, their eterL>
nal Banquo's ghost.
t The Laymen's Missionary convention
which met here last
j week was one of the largest and
s most representative body of men
of the kind that has ever as1
sembled within this State. The
c i enthusiasm of its members was
f , remarkable and those interested
1 are predicting large results. Fort
( Mill was well represented at this
^ gathering. Among those attendi
ing were Rev. Mr. Hair of the
1 Baptist church, Rev. Mr. llafner
! of the Presbyterian church, S. A.
r Epps and others.
j Both houses of the Legislature
L go to Charleston tomorrow. M.
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a store where only r
sold the kind whose
ahove reproach, aiu
larj?e enough to ttive
cise of your individm
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such a store, and thai
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at the prices.
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a %.? a a a tk.nl J \/ll 1 nun
will make it more co
far more attrac vet
I MILLS
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MRS. B. R. TILLMAN, JR.,
WANTS HER CHILDREN
Habeas Corpus Proceedings in the
Supreme Court for Custody of
Two Little Girls.
Much interest is felt throughout
the State in the habeas corpus
proceedings which were begun
before the supreme court in
Columbia Monday by Mrs. B. R.
Tillman, Jr., for the recovery of
her little daughters, Douschka
and Sarah, who were taken from
her custody several weeks ago
by her husband and by him given
over to their grand-parents, Senator
and Mrs. B. R. Tillman.
The action was brought against
Senator and Mrs. Tillman, as
they are in possession yf th^
children.
Mrs. B. R. Tillrrtfln, Jr., who is
a member of the well-known
Pickens family of Edgefield and
a J .1-A - . .< ?, "
a giduu-uituKiiLer oi tne "war
governor," F. W. Pickens, was
married to young B. R. Tillrriatl
on December 29, 1903. They
parted in November, 1908. Last
February they were reunited and
it was thought that the estrangement
was past and gone. In
December, however, while the
family were living in Washington
another separation ensued,
and Mr. Tillman gave his children
to his parents. Mrs. Tillman
moved to Columbia and has
since been living with a relative
there.
After considerable discussion
as to whether the supreme court
should hear the matter in its
original jurisdiction, the court
issued its rule against Senator
and Mrs. B. R. Tillman to show
cause why the petition of Mrs.
B. R. Tillman, Jr., should not be
granted. The rule is returnable
January 31.
Jamaica Ginger Outlawed.
Senator H. B. Carlisle's bill
to prohibit drug stores selling
Jamaica ginger and such like
concoctions has passed the senate
and will boubtless run the gauntlet
of the house without trouble.
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5est , ?
iy Irurniture, choose I
e liable Furniture is
style and quality is |
1 where stocks are
free rein to the exer- |
il taste.
ou that ours is just
t we are selling the I
hings that can he had
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or yourself that we I
le in xi manner that
mfortable to you and
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