Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 24, 1910, Image 1
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VOLUME IS?NO. 47. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY '24, 1910. $1.25 FER YEAR.
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IS NOW GREATLY IMPROVED
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All His Mental Faculties Have Returned
and Physician Says He is
Now Out of Danger.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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NOT UP TO REQUIREMENTS
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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
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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
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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."
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We look closel
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most reliable bra
houses.
Our output is
stock never gets st
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attention and pror
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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.
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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.
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