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' ' * ' V." Vi T 1 ^ Established in 1891. LYON WOULD STOP EVANS FROM PRACTICING LAW Charges involving the professional and personal conduct of Barnard B. Evans an attorney of Columbia were filed with the supreme court Monday by J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general of South Carolina, says The State. B. B. Evans was present in the supreme court when the petition was read. "Your informant prays that the court may take such notice of the matters and things herein stated as they deem proper." says the attorney general in his petition. The court# after the rvotitmn nroc roorl onnnnnnntl ^/vvivivii ntt?j i vau uniivuiivviu tuat it would take such action as deemed proper. The following were among the charges contained in the petition : "That during or about the month of October, in the year 1906, J. Frank & Son of the city of Augusta, in the State of Georgia, issued their check upon the Union Savings bank of Augusta, Ga.. for $198.90, and payable to George L. Salter of the county of Saluda, in the State of South Carolina; that the said check was delivered to the said B. B. Evans as attorney for Frank & Son for delivery to the said George L. Salter; that the said Barnard B. Evans had been acting as an attorney in a loan which was made by Frank & Son to the said George L. Salter, as a part of said transaction; that the said Barnard B. Evans, instead of delivering the check to George L. Salter, as he was in duty bound to do, he, without the consent or approval of the said George L. Salter, indorsed upon the said check the words 'George L. Salter by B. B. Evans, attorney in fact' negotiated the same and has nevet turned over the pro ceeds to the said George L. Salter; that thereafter the saiH Frank & Son, upon the demand made upon them by George L. Salter, paid to him the said sum of $198.90. The affidavit of George L. Salter of date of July 18, 1910, and an original letter written by George R. Rembert of the Columbia bar to B. W. Crouch of the Saluda bar dated September 2, 1908, together with the copies of nine other letters relating to said transaction are hereto attached and made a part of this information and marked exhibits ( )." A number of other charges of a somewhat similar nature are contained in the petition filed by Attorney General Lyon, who asks in his complaint that Mr. Evans be disbarred from practice in the South Carolina courts. Harry Heath Dead. Harry M. Heath, son of Mr. B. D. Heath of Charlotte, passed away in a hospital in Baltimore ivionaay arternoon at 1:150 o'clock where he had been undergoing treatment for some time. Mr. Heath had been in failing health for several years and his death Monday was not a surprise. He was 29 years of age, having been born in Monroe, December 10, 1883. Mr. Heath was well known in Fort Mill and has a number of surviving relatives in this city and vicinity. Rainfall Normal ?n 141? The rainfall of the year 1912 was normal in South Carolina being 49 inches, but 33.44 inches fell in the first six months and only 15.56 for the last six months. That was an unequal distribution. In consequence of the light rains during the last six months, water courses are low. There has been more cloudy weather than usual the last two months. The mean temperature for the last five Decembers has been 43 degrees. This December was not quite as cold as the last one. The following: is the mean temperature for the last five De- i cembers: 1908 was 47.3; 1909, 38.1, 1910, 37.8; 1911, 45.2; 1912, 46.4. The rainfall for the month was 2.45 inches. Rain fell on eight days. The average temperature of the last five Januaries has been 41.3, the coldest being January, 1912, the mean being 36.3. I P* ' H'-' HE F' CHEERFUL FORECAST FOR M3 MA t*BYBRADSTREET An interesting and very sound review of the business year 1912 and a cheerful forecast of the year 1913 are contained in the jsraastreet commercial agency's publication that was issued Saturday. Bradstreet regards 1912 as having been a year of "remarkable achievement" in agriculture and trade and industry, summarizing it as "a period of peaceful progress and plenteous production during which were laid some firm foundations for a season of prosperity in the current year." Regarding 1913, the report shows optimism. Cheaper food is one of the benefits to come. High prices in European markets make it improbable that surplus foreign goods will be dumped into the United States as soon as the tariff wall is lowered. The ' extra session . for reducing the 1 tariff should be held soon to shorten the period of uncertain- I ty. "Pending action on the tariff," says Bradstreet, "operations will probably continue to be governed by conservatism, but not by pessimism." The report concludes with the prediction that "conservative interests will hesitate to operate extensively until something definite can be known of the ultimate crop results of 1913." In a statistical table the statement shows that, the bank clearings for the year were seven billion dollars greater than the former record, which was made in 1909. There was less railroad mileage foreclosure, but there iiviv on^ubi^ mure uusiness iuiiures. Iri the matter of agriculture, crop values are shown to have amounted to $4,866,449,000. Cotton contributed $960,000,000 to that total. Only corn exceeded cotton in crop value in 1912. The total for 1912compares favorably with the total of $5,248,060,000 compiled by adding the record year values of all crops. The total for 1912 is an increase of 1.4 per cent, over the crop value of 1911. Cotton's value in 1912 was 2.4 per cent, greater than in 1911, and only $70,000,000 less than in 1910, which was the record value year in cotton; but the 1912yield was 10.1 percent, less than the 1911 yield, which makes the greater value all the more conspicuous. Parcel-post Stamps Necessary. Many packages mailed by parcel-post are being held at the postoffices throughout the country because the senders used postage stamps instead of parcelpost stamps. The use of parcelpost stamps is absolutely required. Packages on which they have not been used will be delayed at the postoffice until the sender has been notified and j the parcel-post stamps have been provided. They may be bought at the postoffice exactly as other stamps are bought. Easter Comes March 23. Easter Sunday will fall on March 23 this year ?the very earliest date upon which it can fall, in any circumstances. Easter is reckoned as the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. The first full moon after March 21 will occur this year on March 22. Easter therefore will come this year on March 23 ?which is Sunday, and the very next day after the moon fulls. It COUld not DOSsihlv wrur earlier. m m Earthquake New Year's Day. The slight earthshock of last Wednesday afternoon brought afresh to the minds of many in this section the great earthquake of August 31, 1886, which came on about 9:30 p. m. It was much more pronounced than the disturbance which came last week. Peonle msh?/l fi _ * * is 111 men uumes and many came out screaming as thougn some great calamity was on them. As is generally the case the first shock was then the strongest. There were several lighter shocks during the night and they continued to be felt for several weeks. ( I ORT ; FORT MILL, S. C., THUS PARCELS POST S eh en 21 .2 2 *P w o c Q ? s 1 Weight. ? ? ? j: -5 ^ CQ CO O O CO 1 -U _ ^ A_s 1 pound _J$0.05$0.05$0.0 2 pounds 06 .08 .1 3 pounds .07 .11 .1 4 pounds .08 .14 .1 5 pounds .09 .17 .2 n i - - o pounu? .10 .20 .2 7 pounds .11 .23 .3 8 pounds .12 .26 .3 9 pounds .13 .29 .3 10 pounds .14 .32 .4 11 pounds , .15 .35 .4 MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE BEFORE YORK MEETING ? An important meeting: of county officers, York members of the Legislature and the members of the court house commission was held Thursday at Yorkville. Several matters of importance to! the people of the county were j discussed in the meeting, but I no action was taken. On account, of the bad weather Thursday j the number present was not as large as had been hoped for, and another meeting probably will be : held this week. The township supervisors pres- j ent recommended to the letrisla-1 tive delegation that some minor! changes be made in the present road law. The courthouse commission asked that the act authorizing the bond issue and the erection of a new court house be so amended as to give the commission power to tear away the old building, or to condemn a site for a new courthouse, if it was deemed best. The act does not provide for this. The matter of enacting a law authorizing the county to sell a portion of the county home farm and use the nroceeds to hnilH n I comfortable home for the county's poor was also brought up. It is said that the grand jury has recommended that this sale be made and the money used as stated. The county treasurer reported 1 that the levy of 3 mills that was J necessary last year to pay inter-1 est on the C. C. & C. railroad; bonds of York township could be 1 reduced to 2 mills; that Catawba township's 1 1-4 mill could be reduced to 3-4 of a mill and that Ebenezer township's 3-4 of a mill could be reduced to 1-2 a mill. The Catawba river bridge debt having been paid, the 3-4 of a mill levy on that account could be discontinued. It was estimated that the total requirements of the county, ex ciusive 01 me road and bridge funds would be about $43,616.70. Of this amount it was thought that something like $8,000 would be raised by fines, licenses, etc., and that there would be about $35,668.50 to be raised by taxation. Although the levy for ordinary county purposes was not definitely fixed, it will probably be about the same as last year; but there seems to be no question of the fact that except for the destruc- j tion of bridges by the remarkable freshets of last spring, the! levy would have been considerably reduced. Final Order Regarding Tillman Girls. The South Carolina Supreme Court Monday issued a final order designating the time which the two daughters of B. R. Tillman, Jr., and his former wife. Mrs. J/.icy l)ugas, shall spend with thei?* parents. Under the court's ruling the girls will spend the months of July and August each year with their father and the remainder 1 of the time with their mother. Every other Saturday while they are in the custody of one parent they are to visit the other. < Action hv thm Sur.reme Court resulted " om hahe?*.~. corpus proceedings instituted by Mr. Till- , man to recover custody of his children wh*. had previously been nlanMl in -? ? T> uic ui ivirs. uugas by a court order. -T' ? SKte * * ' Mill SDAY, JANUARY 9, 19131 JHIPPING RATES. | "Ml 00 ! m a* 1 M M O I ~ ~ M ~ : - -s : e I E ^ E E ^ 1 1 E 1 1 o -B ! 2 ^ -t-> -t-> <-> S? <5 2 2 ^ ^ > 2 U ? ? I S O 6 $0.07 $0.08 $0.09 $0.10 $0.11 $0.12 0 .12 .14 .16 .19 .21 .24 4 .17 .20 .23 .28 .31 .36 8 .22 .26 .30 .37 .41 .48 2 .27 .32 .37 .46 .51 .60 6 .32 .38 .44 .55 .61 .72 0 .37 .44 .51 .64 .71 .84 4 .42 .50 .58 .73 .81 .96 8 . 47 . 56 . 65 . 82 .91 1.08 2 .52 .62 .72 .91 1.01 1.20 6 .57 .68 .79 1.00 1.11 1.82 Clover Mill to Start Soon. It will be recalled that mill No. 1, of the Clover Cotton Manufacturing Company, at Clover, York county, was destroyed by the tornado which visited that section on the afternoon of August 3. As soon as possible after the mill building had been demolished, along with a part of mill No. 2 the management commenced the work clearing up the debris, having No. 2 repaired | and rebuilding No. 1 and repairing or rebuilding the forty or fifty dwellings of operatives that either were wrecked or damaged, and the work has been going steadily forward and is now ( about completed. Mill No. 2 , resumed operations within ten days after the storm, and by operating it and No. 3 day and j night employment was given to all the operatives. No. 1 is ex- ; pected to be ready tor business ! within two weeks and when it ' starts will be practically a brand ;1 new mill, both as to building and 1 machinery. i ' Tillman Favors Sims for Marshal? It is reported that United States Senator Tillman has pledged his support lor the oflice of United States marshal for this . State to Mr. James L. Sims, editor of the Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Mr. J. Duncan Adams is the present marshal, and he has some two years to ser\e, but there are several candidates for this position, including Sheriff Bufford of Newberry; Mr. J. D. Gilreath, of Greenville; Mr. Pringle T. Youmans, of Columbia, and others. The report that Senator Tillman is backing Mr. Sims for marshal comes from a seemingly reliable source. Mr. Sims has been a strong personal and political friend of Senator Tillman for years, and is one of the best; Known newspaper men in the State. Rough Weather Ahead.? It will interest many people to j know that almanac sages predict rough weather ahead. Four bliz- \ zards, four snows and five cold : waves are scheduled for January alone. January, saith the almanacs, will be ushered in with a blizzard over the eastern half of the country. followed by a snow storm and a couple of cold waves and then some cold, cloudy weather. The second blizzard will start up about the 7th, moving northward from Texas and causing cold weather all over the country. Then a snow storm, with cold and squally weather. Another blizzard is scheduled for the 14th, moving northward from the Gulf States, being followed by a snow storm, very cold wave, and another blizzard over the Missouri valley, to move southward, after a couple of days' warm weather on the 19th and 20th. Three snow storms and a ' Ul WCXVCfJ Will t'XLt'IlU through the rest of the month. February will he an extremely cold month. On the fifth a storm will form over the Mississippi valley and move southward. A blizzard will storm over Texas on the 14th and move eastward, followed by the cold wave on the lf>th and 10th, and cold and i squally weather on the 17th and 18th. A blizzard will form over the Missouri valley on the 19th, move eastward, and turning to rain east of the Ohio valley. 1 / TS, M~~T X llVH Thanked Bleate for Their Freedom. Following their release Christmas from the State penitentiary twelve negroes who were liberated went in a body to Governor Blease's office to thank him for their freedom. A negro who had been sent up from Greenville county and who had served a long term acted as spokesman for the party. Upon reaching the Governor's office the Greenville negro drew himself up and, saluting the Governor in military fashion, expressed their appreciation of again being free. Each one of the negroes then shook hands wit|i the Governor, who told them to be good citizens, to get work on farms and not to loaf around towns. With the Greenville negro leading the whole dozen marched out single-file, passed through the State House grounds into Gervais street, and taking right into the middle of the street moenUnrJ 1 * 1 iioiv.ucu uuwn luwarus uiG railroad still in single-file. Mr. Walker McMurray Dead. Mr. Walker S. McMurray, a substantial farmer of the Richburg section of Chester county and brother of Mr. J. H. McMurray, of Fort Mill, died Sunday after an illness of several months following a stroke of paralysis. Mr. McMurray was a native of Lancaster county, but moved to Richburg about one year ago. He is survived by a widow and one son. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McMurray, of this city, attended the funeral service and burial Monday at Union cemetery, Chester county. Philip Sledge, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sledge of Steel Creek community, died Saturday and was buried Sunday afternoon in the churchyard at Pleasant Hill church. ===== OUR PRICE DR Sacrifice prices on the very things ; obliged to have. Every article listed bargains that you don't see every i Tight Waddo smile. This Sale will I; and select the choicest articles you 1 Few pieces of Flannelette, suitable ft and Waists, price dropped to, pery l()e Kimono Clouds, pretty patterns, t 124c Kimono Goods, dainty patterns, 50c Ladies' Union Suits, now only 75c Ladies' Union Suits, now only. $1 Ladies' Union Suits, now only ; 50c Child's Sweaters, in pretty shade ? $2.2") Ladit s' Sweaters, special hargu i $1.50 Child's Swt aters, something go $1.00 Hoys' Sweaters, during the salt ; $1.25 Boy's Sweaters, the very best, 50c Men's Sweaters, a bargain at 50t All Wool Itemnants at 1-3 off. Big lot of Silk Waist patterns at Bin 50c All Wool Baby Caps, during the i i tit'c Siik Baby Caps, real pretty, now 2 c Baby Caps, now only 25c and 15c Baby Bootees, now 10c ai 75c Baity Blankets, good quality, dro 1 $1.00 Wool Scarfs, 70c; 50c Wool Sea 50c Pretty Toques, in pretty shades. 25c Pretty Toques, in pretty shades Beautiful patterns tn Flannelette, Light Blue, Light lireeu, and Bed, $18.00 Velvet Coats, a real big barga $15.00 Velvet Coats, special reductio $5.00 Mioses Coats in most all sizes, $4.00 Misses Reefers, Red and Navy $3.00 Children's Cloaks, only few lef $2.50 Misses Rain Capes, prices drop| All $20.00 Coat Suits, tailor made, m All $18.00 and $10 Suits going at All $15.00 Suits during the sale . XA11 $12.50 Suits during the sale All $5.00 Suits during the .sabAll Wool Skirts at one-third ofT. BLANI $0.00 All Wool Blankets, sale price $5.00 All Wool Blankets, sale price $3.75 Wool Blankets, sale price $2.50 Wool Blankets, sale price Big Lot of Lap Spreads these. I Few Ladies' Hats at i the regular TUB VOTT 1 That you could huy a good Outing : That you could huy a good Ginghai yard, and a hotter one for 6c? That you can huy from u:t a good u And we can aell you a good Bed Tit We have a hi^ lot of Quilt Calico f< Aak to are our 1 ik' it and dark Ores "Seeing is Believin You the E. W. KIMBR] "THE PLACE WHERE I B 1 -* % i /iffl SI.25 Per Year. PIMP ~~ Milt lltSTKUYS BARN, STOCK, VEHICLES, ETC. Sunday night at about 11 o'clock the big barn on the old Jas. Nivens place, three miles north of Fort Mill, was destroyed by fire, together with one mule, one cow, five hogs, one bale of seed cotton, a quantity of cotton seed, fodder and hay. The building was owned by the estate of Lee S. Nivens and the loss of its contents falls upon A. C. Wallace, who has worked the place for several years. It could not be learned at what figure Mr. Wallace estimated his loss, but it doubtless amounted to several hundred dollars. The fire was thought to have been of incendiary origin. Mr. Wallace had been awav frnm Viia home Sunday night but returned about 10:30 o'clock. The mule he had driven was placed in its accustomed stall alongside a stall usually occupied by another mule, but this animal had been turned into the lot and five hogs fastenin the stall. Upon entering the hallway of the barn Mr. Wallace noticed that the ladder leading to the loft was not in its accustomed place but paid little attention to this fact. He entered his home, a hundred yards distant, and had scarcely retired when aroused by the roar of the flames. When the family reached the barn the building was enveloped with fire to such an extent that it was impossible to save any of its contents. S. M. Jones, a prominent citizen of Chester, has offered to contribute $10,000 toward the erection of a new Presbyterian church in Chester, provided the congregation of Purity church will raise an additional $30,000. BIG ===== OP SALE. you need most?things that you are \ below is a great, big bargain ? day?bargains that make even old ist only a few days, so come early \now they always go first. jr Children's and Ladies' Dresses ard, 7jc he yard now only ..Tie the yard now only l(Jc 39c 6Uc - 79c s, now only 39c lins, now $1.50 oil nnur nnlu j , each, only . 75c now only j 98c ! c, now only 39c Reduction. iale, only 39c only 39c 19c id 15c per pair. pped to 59c ri's, 39c. 39c 19c suitable for making Comforts in per yard 7Jc in, now $12.50 n 10.00 now each 3.76 , .sale price 3.00 t 2.00 [>ed to 1.50 >w only 13.50 12.50 10.00 8.00 3.00 SETS. $4.25 3.76 - 2.76 1.75 at a Big Reduction. See price. KNOW? m Kimhrt'll's for only He per yard? n at Kimbrell's for only 8Jc per nblc&ched Sheeting for only 5c? k for 5c per yard. >r only 5c. s Calico at 5c. g"?Let Us Show Goods. ELL COMPY UUAMTY COUNT* " ?_ _J