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IF THE FORT MILL TIMES. VOLUME IS?NO. 47. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY '24, 1910. $1.25 FER YEAR. SFNATflR TII.I.MAN'S rnNniTION Death nf Riehant R R.....1I I rnmiTinN nr Tur cutawbac ! cnitTU raom ma mm it,? ~ IS NOW GREATLY IMPROVED i All His Mental Faculties Have Returned and Physician Says He is Now Out of Danger. \ I There was rejoicing last night among- the friends of Senator B. R. Tillman, when the attending physician announced that his patient was practically out of danger. Senator Tillman was stricken with paralysis at his home in Washington on Wednesday of last week and for a time his recovery was considered extremely doubtful. For several days he was unable to speak. The recovery of the senator has been almost miraculous, in the opinion of medical men, and he continues steadily to improve. At 9 o'clock last night Dr. Pickford gave out the following bulletin. "The condition of Senator Tillman ic nil fVinf nroilrl Kp rlpcirpfl The paralysis and aphasia are rapidly improving. The patient is practically out of danger." Electric Chair for Steele Creek Negro. After an hour's deliberation Monday evening, the Mecklenburg jury before whom Cobb Withers was being tried for his life returned a verdict of first degree murder. Withers was charged with murdering John O'Leary, another negro, over a card game in the Steele Creek section of Mecklenburg county last fall. Differences arose between the two men, both of whom were gambling, and Withers shot O'Leary with a pistol, the latter dying almost instantly. The difficulty occured on the plantation of S. W. f Kimbrell, a few miles from Fort Mill. Tuesday afternoon Withers was [sentenced to death in the electric chair by Judge E. B. Jones. The execution is to take place in Ral^ eigh April 21st, unless the supreme court or Governor Kitchin interferes. Both the dead man and his slayer were well known by the \ negroes of this community and both hore unsavory reputations. Fort Mill Man Married in Florida. The Fort Mill friends of J, A. Epps. third son of Hon. S. H. Epps, of the Gold Hill neighborhood of this township, will learn with interest of his marriage in Tampa, Fla., recently. Mr. Epps went to the Florida city a little more than a year ago and there became acquainted with the young lady who is now his bride. Mr. Epps is an excellent young man and has many friends in this section, all of whom wish him well over the happy event. The Tampa Morning Tribune has the following announcement of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Epps: "A very pretty home wedding was solemnized Sunday evening at 0:30 o'clock when Mrs. Nellie M. Burroughs was united in marriage to Mr. J. A. Epps at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. W. A. Campbell, corner Henderson avenue and Morgan street. Only a few intimate friends of the family were invited. The ceremony, which was very impressive, was performed bv Rev. E. W. Elliott, pastor of the First Christian church. The bride has always lived in the city and has a large circle of friends. The groom is well and favorably known in the city, being connected with the Edwards Construction company, and is highly esteemed by many friends. During the evening dainty refreshments were served and a pleasant social hour en I rri i i i jvyeu. iiie nappy couple, wno have the best wishes of all, will reside in the city." Death of an Infant. After an illness of two weeks Ea ono of the 18win sons of Mr. and agill died at Grattan ning at 10 o'clock. 1 been critically ill ays and the atterdi held out little hope ry. Mr. and Mrs. many friends in who will regret to bereavement. dft> / i d&Mu E. W. Russell, assistant cashier of the Savings Bank of Fort Mill, received the distressing news Thursday afternoon of the sudden death of his brother, Richard B. Russell, in Charlotte. Mr. Russell dropped dead of heart failure on West Trade street about 4 o'clock Thursday after- i noon. He had been in poor health for some time, but no one anticipated that his death was so near. He was in good spirits Thursday and had gone up town from his boarding house. When the summons came Mr. Russell was speaking with a friend. He fell to the pavement and expired before medical aid could I reach him. Mr. Russell had been employed for several years as a cotton buyer and had been stationed at Yorkville. He gave up the work last December, however, and I returned to Charlotte to be with his relatives, one of whom was < Clerk of Court .T. A. Russell. Mr. Russell was popular with all who knew him, possessing those 1 traits of character which attract i and hold friends. He was 60 : years of ape and is survived by two brothers, E. W. Russell, of Fort Mill, and J. A. Russell, of ( Charlotte, besides a half-brother and half-sister, W. L. Wallace and Mrs. D. D. Tray wick, both of whom live in Charlotte. The interment was in Elmwood ! cemetery, Charlotte. I THE NEW U. S. r * * - . ' I; f mi ing up and working over which will prove most valuable. While the people of Fort Mill have been praying for milder weather, the farmer has been wishing that the freezing weather would hold out a little longer. In fact the predictions of a fat year are largely based on the continuance of the low temperature. It is said that the present winter is one of the colaest experienced in the South for many years, but while the cold may have been unpleasant to the inhabitants, it is asserted that it was the best thing which could have happened to the soil in order to assure good crops. Death of John Newell. John Newell, aged 80 years, who resided in Fort Mill several years ago but who had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Davis Griffith, in the Belair section of Lancaster county for some time, died at 4:30 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Newell had been in declining health for a long time and his death was not unexpected. _ The new battleship South Cai States navy, will visii the city of 1 ing $5,000, which will bo presente Governor Ans 1 selected some tim< : Legislatuse and thousands of othe Cold an Augury of Good Crops. The farmers of this community j are already beginning to talk I about the crop pr6spects of 'he j year, and notwithstanding the fact that the spring season has i hardly opened many are of the opinion that the year 1010 will prove favorable to their interests. The unusually cold weather of the last few months, they say, has been instrumental in giving | the ground a mechanical break wiii/iiivii vi mil vninn u/w WILL BE INVESTIGATED SOON Concurrent Resolution of General Assembly May Result in Relief for York County Indians. For a time it looked as if nothing would come of the concurrent resolution introduced in the State senate by Mr. Stewart to . investigate the condition of the Catawba Indians with the view of the State purchasing for their use additional lands contiguous to their reservation on the Catawba river, 15 miles below Fort Mill, but Representative Glasscock got busy during the last days of the legislative session and succeeded in getting the resolution adopted by the house. The effect of the resolution, as was outlined in The Times some weeks ago, is the appointment of a commission of three citizens, neither of whom shall be a member of the Legislature, to inquire into the condition of the Indians and suggest to the Legislature at the * .1? 1A11 _1 session 01 inn any cnanges which they think will be alike beneficial to the Indians and the Commonwealth. In a petition to the Legislature praying for relief from their present "deplorable condition," 51 of the 90-odd Indians now on the reservation state that the land on which they live is so unBATTLESHIP SO 1 olina, the second most powerful Charleston on April 12 to receive I (i u> me nauiesmp on nohait or th e ago. All the State officers, the r Carolinians are expected to attei productive that it is with the greatest difficulty they earn a livelihood. They wish to be made citizens and in lieu of the annuity of $3,200 which is paid them by the State to bo given in fee simple several hundred acres of land on which they propose to reside, thereby relieving the Commonwealth of any future obligation to assist in maintaining them. The condition of the Catawbas, as set forth in the petition, has j aroused considerable interest in : their behalf in this section and the hope is freely expressed that the Legislature will do something to assist them, though it is doubtful whether the proposition to give them a title free from i condition or limitation to any; land which may be acquired for their use would be the best solution of their troubles. The Catawbas have always been friendly to the white" of this section and in the War Against the South in the '(T < number of these Indians fo t valiantly in the Confederal rmy, notwithstanding the f. hat there was no law which uld have pressed them into t< ervice. In connection wit! e appointment of the commi don to inquire into the bei means of affording the Catav has relief. Senator Stewart, wii:i whom the governor will doubtless confer before selecting the personnel of the commission, states that the commission probably will be named during the summer and that in his opinion it will be composed of York county men. o 0 JVV1I1 V/HI\ULinH 111 Li 1 I iH NOT UP TO REQUIREMENTS ___ j Adjutant General Points Out Deficiencies in His Report---Reference to Fort Mill Company. In his annual report to the Legislature of the condition of the National Guard of South Carolina, Adjutant General Boyd states that it is deficient in the matter of drill. "The almost total neglect of the instruction of enlisted men, when first entering service as recruits, manifests *1? ??u.. 1 i?ii ltdcii. wi cue oiuucuy aim uauiy | set-up appearance of the companies when assembled for drills or ceremonies.'' General Boyd j says that more atteation must be given to drill at the home stations; the time alloted for camps of instruction is too short to permit of any portion being given to instruction that should have been imparted before coming to camp. I Sighting drills, and position and aiming drills, as laid down in small arms firing manual, and expressly prescribed by the war department, have been almost entirely neglected. The present strength of the organized militia is as follows: j The adjutant general's department, three officers; the inspector creneral's department, one officer; judge advocate general's department, two officers; the quartermaster's department, two offiuth Carolina! . 'f i ? El isra-i--'.. fighting machine in the United | [he handsome silver service, cost- j e State by the commission which judiciary, many members of the rid the presentation. cers; the subsistence department, ' two officers; medical corps, 13! oflicers; the ordnance depart-! ment, six officers; the corps of 1 engineers, one officer; brigade headquarters, one officer; First regiment infantry, 51 officers. 508 enlisted men total, 619; Second regiment infantry. 47 officers. 587 enlisted men?total, : 635; Third regiment infantry, 1!) officers, 555 enlisted men, total. 602; hospital corps, three detachments, 33 enlisted men; j First Company coast artillery corps, two officers, 40 enlisted men total, 12; Second Company : coast artillery corps, two officers, 17 enlisted men total; 49; grand total, 179 officers and 1,826 enlisted men; aggregate, 2,005. In the report of Lieut. C. H. Cabaniss, who represented the national government in the inspection of the South Carolina militia last year, the following reference is made to the condition of the Fort Mill Light Infantry (Company K), First regiment; "Physique of officers and men is good. No physical examination prior to enlistment. All are men of good character; they appear to be intelligent and fairly zealous; in case of emergency 75 per cent, can be assembled, ready for duty, in two hours. In the event of a call of the president, 98 per cent. wo. Id probably respond. Discipline is good. Public property is well cared for; books and records have been kept as required. There has been some range practice, [but no gallery practice. There I have been no sighting drills, no HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE The Legislature Gets Busy in Closing Hours and Appropriates Money for Grounds and Buildings. One of the most important matters disposed of at the session of the Legislature which adjourned Sunday morning was the asylum matter, the substitute bill presented by the free conference committee being adopted late on the closing night of the session. The bill provides for the appointment by the governor of a commission of five, who are authorized to purchase land and erect such additional buildings Dig contracts tor Brick Company. The Charlotte Brick company, whose plant is two miles south of Fort Mill, at Grattan, has secured the contract to supply the brick to be used in the construction of the Republic cotton mill at Great Falls, in Chester county. The contract is for 1,000,000 brick. An even larger contract which this company has just been awarded is for 2,000,000 brick for the building of a new mill at Easley, in Pickens county. The daily output of the Charlotte Brick company, when the machinery is running smoothly, is about 100,000 brick, but it will be some time before these contracts are filled. George Potts Annapolis Alternate. George Potts, the 17-year-old son of D. O. Potts, of Pleasant Valley, Lancaster county, has been named as first alternate for appointment to the Naval academy, at Annapolis, Md., as a result of the examination held in Yorkville on the 16th inst. Young Mr. Potts' chances to become a naval cadet are excellent, for, snouia the principal, a young man named Bell, whose home is in Gaffney, fail in either the mental or physical examination, the Pleatant Valley boy would have the first call on the vacancy. The mental examination of the young men is to be held at Greenville. Columbia or Charleston on the 19th of April and the physical examination at Annapolis on June 21. jxistion and aiming drills, no instruction in guard duty, and no regular recitations. Company was inspected outdoors at 4:15 o'clock p. m.; ceremony of inspection was correctly executed; men were generally steady in ranks. Officers were equipped with saber and belt (captain with revolver and holster): men, with rifle, bayonet and scabbard, cartridge belt complete. Drill in manual of arms was fair; in close order movements, very fair; in extended order, good." mHHMHaaaaanBKi I GOOD THIN I AT THIS ? QUALITY CO but especially wit eat. We look closel 1 buying groceries, c most reliable bra houses. Our output is stock never gets st I arrivals of all peris If you want e:> attention and pror I o us. j| .?iILLS & as they may decide upon, the commission being authorized to borrow $100,000 from the sinking fund, or elsewhere. The superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Babcock, and the chairman of the State board of health. Dr. Robert Wilson, of Charleston, are to be members of the commission, the other three to be business men to be named by the governor, it being stipulated that no member of the general assembly shall be eligible to appointment. Death of W. S. P. Hunter. VV 5 P T-T11 nfnv o A nvmvv.1, U inUIIUllCIlt farmer of the Providence section of Mecklenburg county, who was well known in Fort Mill, died at his home Sunday morning from the effects of a second stroke of paralysis which he suffered about ten days ago. The first affliction of this sort came over Mr. Hunter some months ago and he has remained in a poor state of health since. Mr Hunter was a native of Mecklenburg, having been born and reared in the Mallard creek community. He moved to lower Providence many years ago and settled, purchasing a farm in that vicinity and becoming well established. He was a veteran of the Civil war, fighting in that conflict with marked ability and bravery. [GS TO EAT I 1 STORE. 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