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! 3 .'.Sa ' T Established in 1891r. ARREST MORE SUSPECTS | V IN RARN-MRNIN6 CASE Will Gregory and Ned Wilson,, youncr neerro men. the former employed as a wage hand on the plantation of Mr. A. B. Nivens and the latter employed in the same capacity on the plantation of Mr. S. P. Wilson, were arrested Monday afternoon in the Gold Hill section of the township by a detective, sent to the community by Governor Blease, and Police Officer Coltharp, charged with the burning of a barn on the estate of Lee S. Nivens, Sunday night, January 5. There is said to have been a mass of damaging evidence worked up against the men and they were committed to jail Monday night to await trial at the next term of the general sessions court for York county. Two negro women, Viola Rogers and Martha Hucks, were arrested as^ witnesses in the case and the Kogers woman was, on her own request, lodged in jail along with the men. She is said to have expressed the fear that if she remained in Fort Mill township she would be severely dealt with by friends of Gregory and Wilson. Several days ago, the woman was taken out of town by a party of negro men and terribly flogged for being suspected of assisting in the conviction of a negro blind tiger. Martha Hucks was released on her own recognizance. Not only is Will Gregory held for burning the Nivens barn, but he must in addition answer the equally serious charge of attempting to poison the family of Mr. Burt Nivens. Gregory is accused of having deposited a deadly powder in the water bucket on the back porch of Mr. Nivens' home last Sunday night and it is said that he has con feased the crime. Fortunately none of the water was used before the presence of the powder was discovered. For tue arrest of the men and ^ the strin g evidence which it is said wi i oe produced in tne court against litem, much credit is duo Mr W. II. Windle, wno has worked almost unceasingly on the case since the barn was burned about three weeks aj:o It was as a result of Mr. Windle's statement to Governor Blease that a detective was sent to Fort Mill to work on the case. Another negro, Burt Knox, a?rested as a suspect in connection with the burning of the barn . who was committed to jail several days ago, will be raleased at unce, its mere is saia to oe no evidence to connect him with the crime. Mr.'. John R. Kimbrell Dead. Mrs. Emma Kimbrell. one of the oldest lady residents ot Fort Mill and vicinity, died at her home on Booth street, this city, Thursday morning at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Kimbrell had been ill for several weeks when pneumonia developed and it was Icfiown several days before her death that she could not recover. The funeral service was conducted from the home Friday morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. W. A. Hafner, assisted by Rev. S. P. Hair, and the burial was made in the Fort Mill cemetery. Mrs. Kimbrell was in her S9nr1 year. She wns thrice married, her first husband being Dr. Locke, a prominent physician of Summerville, S. C., who died many years ago. The second husband was the late Edward McDuffie, and to this union were born four children, two of whom, Mrs. Z. V. Bradford, of Rock Hill, and Mrs. W. L. Blackwelder survive. Mrs. Kimbrell's third marriage was to Mr. John R. Kimbrell, by whom she is also survived. There were no children by the last marriage. Besides these there are surviving a large number of grandchildren and other relatives. Mrs. Kimbrell was a devout member of the Presbyterian church and will long be rex) membered for her lovable character and true Christian womanhood. Prof. John A. Boyd has been dangerously ih of pneumonia for several days at his home in this city. N F-TT? FTi Weekly Columbia Letter. Fort Mill Times Correspondence. Allow me space in your excellent paper t<? give some of the news of the University and the proceedings oi the General Assembly. The students of Carolina have just finished their mid-winter examinations. The first term has been a successful one, with 482 enrolled. Since the Legislature has been in session the University men have found in the State House a pleasant place to spend their idle hours. The Legislature has just returned from a pleasant visit to Winthrop College. The members were well entertained by the i college authorities and the vouncr I ladies, too. The local bills that have been introduced by the York delegation are as follows: A bill to sell a part of the County Home farm and erect a modern County home, as per recommendation of the ; grand jury; a bill to relieve the j Clover storm sufferers from last; year's tax has passed the Senate j and is now on its way through ' the House; a bill, by Mr. Hutchi| son, providing a bond issue fori : $75,000 for a new graded school building in the city of Rock Hill is now on its way through the i Legislature. Mr. Haile will i introduce two bills Monday as I follows: first, a bill to repeal the 1 Tirzah special school act; second, j a bill to amend the charter of Fort Mill as to assessing property for taxation. Bills of State-wide interest have been introduced as follows: The railroad fiat-rate bill; a bill seeking to drive the SouthEastern Tariff out of the State; a oni requiring all insurance companies to invest their reserves in South Carolina securities; a bill to tax water power furnished from the water ways of the State, and to establish a department of National resources. H. M. W. Columbia. Jan. 25. A Million for a Cure. A million dollars is the offer ! announced by Charles E. Finlay, a New York banker, if his sonI in-law, Rcxford Lee Paris, of Indianapolis, and 94 other sufferers from tuberculosis in this country are cur d oy the new i serum discovered by Dr. F. F. Friend man of Berlin, Germany. I Cable dispatches have told of ' the success of the new serum abroad ai d Dr. Frier.dman recently has given the secret of his vaccine U> the German imperial board of health. Mr. Finiay said that the million j might reduce him to the "bread line class" as he was not a multimillionaire, but tie thought it would be worth while if he could do such a liopelul thing I for humanity. Corn Exposition Opened Monday. The fifth national corn exposij tion, which promises to be one of the biggest affairs the South ! has ever witnessed, opened MonI day in Columbia and will con1 tinue through February 8. The | round trip railroad fare from j Fort. Mill on account of the exposition is $3 65. Quite a number of Fort Mill people Will doubtless | attend the exposition. Free Piaiu By an arrangement with MeElhaney < make an unusually liberal offer of the g i NEW $400 UPRIGHT PARLOR GRAN the person holding the greatest number I A. mi i-'i*? ? ?%- _* r"? m# urn* ine contuuon on wnicn i no nmei one by which a great many votes can be does not involve the expenditure of any Any ambitious'young lady or young mar PIANO may secure this one by devoting The Times in securing new subscription! and for collections on past-due subscript HOW THE VOTl IOC For each New I lZO V OteS 8ent in, 125 vo 19^ VrttPQ For each Rem Y OIC5 Subscription IS 250 Votes r:" 175 VoteS Thrice-a-Week Go to work at once an THE FORT MILL TIM1 ; " V' v * * 1 s ORT ] FORT MILL, S. CM THUR BEGINS SECOND TERM WITH A GLEAN SLATE [Extract from Governor Blease's Inaugural Address. J I i "Now, gentlemen of the General Assembly, today the governor's office is clean. There is not Q Jpftpr ill if t A Kn onoti?n??/\^ ?? >wwwi abm iv iv kj\j auovvci they are all answered, unless it be one or two which have come in this morning. AH the mes- j, sages which I have proposed to send to you have been sent, possibly to the extreme gratification of some of you. The record is clear. If another man were to go down and take charge of the office now, he would find it clean, with nothing on his hands. j The petitions for pardon have been passed upon. And 1 shall try?and God help me that I may?to \Vipe off the slate and let the past be the past. I hold, so help me God, in my heart, malice for no South Carolina citizen?remember, I .said South Carolina citizen. I hold no maliee in mv hp;irt cm 1-w.Im r?-w_? God, towards any true-blooded American citizen?and only a few who are not, and they are not far from us. What I say here I am responsible for on the streets. I often walk the streets of Columbia by myself. I go to the office at 10 o'clock and stay until 2, and go back about 4 and stay until such hour in th. evening as the business will permit me to leave. I do not hide behind the governor's office to , say or do anything. I am per-1 sonally responsible for every word I say, and those who think otherwise will find themselves mistaken, if they will simply make up their minds and get the courage and backbone to resent an insult. But I have endeavored I to wipe the slate clean and I shall 1 \ start my new administration as I governor, forgiving everything that has been done against me in the past because I am taught : that if I want forgiveness 1 must forgive. I have wiped the slate clean. Those whose duty it is to come .to the gov- I ernor's office will receive the kindest treatment. Those representatives of the people who' have recommendations to make? j their recommendations, unless' there be some good reason given ' to the contrary, will receive proper consideration. I hope to serve the people as they would have me serve. But, understand, gentlemen, if I am struck 1 propose to strike back, and say to ' tlie man who strikes, 'Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him wiio lirst cries, Hold, enough.'" No Jury Cases Firat Week. On motion oi members of the the York bar, Judge Frank B. Gary has ordered that the clerk notify the jurors drawn to serve the first week of the February term not t?? attend, and that the first week will he devoted to the sounding of the calendars, the hearing of equity causes and the | ! disposition 01 all the business In1 lore the court that can be transacted without the aid of a jury; that the jury trials he taken up on Monday of the second week, being the 10th day ol February. Cotton, 12 l-4c. Seed 38c. j Coupons & Co., the Fort Mill Times is enabled to I ift of COUPONS in the contest for the D PIANO which that firm will give to of coupons on the 1st day of next Aug- j ? is offering the PIANO COUPONS is secured before the contest expires and money on the part of the contestant, i who is desirous of owning a first-class f a little time each day toward assisting 3, renewals for unexpired subscriptions tions. ES ARE GIVEN. Yearly Subscription (cash with order) tea will he given. ?wal (cash with order) of Unexpired !5 votes will be given, ar paid on past-due subscriptions 250 iven. (five 175 votes and The Time3 and the New York World for a whole year. d address all orders to ES - - Fort Mill, S. C. v. ^ITHEPTBi S3R 1 % Mill SDAY, JANUARY 30, 1913. *7 ? ? ? new judge Elected. The General Assembly in joint session last Wednesday elected W. L. Glaze of Oranpeburg, as j circuit judge of the first circuit. He succeeds Judge Copes who resigned. Ernest Gary was elected to succeed himself as i judge of the fifth circuit. Glaze; has stated that he does not want the position and he will not ac-! cept unless sufficient pressure can be brought to force him to take the judgeship. He has I promised his friends that he will not at once refuse the position but whether they can persuade i him to accept remains to be seen. Governor's Charge Against Mitchell. A concurrent resolution, providing for an investigation of the charges made in the inauguration address of Governor Til - * i . - >tease 10 rne errect that president Mitchell, of the State university, sought to divert from , the VVinthrop college a gift of $90,000 which the Peabody board had about decided to give to Winthrop, passed the House Thursday and was sent to the Senate. The president of the university is charged with having attempted to get this appropriation for the university by trying to block the gift to VVinthrop and agreeing to use the balance of the fund in the edu-1 cation of negroes. The resolution was offered by Mr. Ashley, of, Anderson. The charges against the president of the State university caused a stir. Governor Blease, in his address, called it a "dirty deal," and scored the university i president, saying that if he was i found guilty of the charge, he ought to be "fired." The investigation committee would consist of five, three from the House and two from the State. The Governor said this information had been given him by President Johnson, of Winthrop College. Pleasant Valley News. Fort. Mill Times Correspondence. The last week has been a lively one for the followers of the hounds who delight in the chase. Three nights have been spent by the fox hunters and two big grays were the result. Several1 gentlemen from North Carolina, including Messrs. Josh Davis and T. R. Garrison, of Pineville, with about 15 fine bounds, have been the guests of 1). O. Potts. Mr. Davis, while here, had the misfortune to lose one of his best I dogs which tried to "tree" a sixcylinder machine on the Kind's Highway. The congregation of Pleasant Hill church were given an ex- j cellent sermon on "The Trans-, figuration" by the new pastor, 1 kev. Mr. Glennan, on Sunday! last. Mr. Glennan handled his | theme in a masterly manner, j which snowed much study and understanding. On account of the increased enrollment at the Pleasant Valley I Academy, at a meeting Friday the trustees elected Miss Lemliu ! Hall, recently asiinient ol Aibermarie college, as primary teacher. The total enrollment is now b7 and the average attendance i - ! well in the eighties. Ti.is is the , largest attendance in years and; is very gratifying to the teachers and trustees. A play is to be given at the | school house Friday evening, February 7, by the students who are raising money to install a library. A small admission fee will be charged and the cause I being a worthy one a good at-! tendance is desired. The Home Maker's Club." one ! of the Valle\ \s irnnd nrirsiniv.ii tions for home improvement, met last with Mrs. J. M. Harris, when an instructive program | was carried out. An important motion was carried to the effect that the club also take upon itself some school improvement; features, which action has met with much approval by the patrons of the school. F. Pleasant Valley, Jan. 26. Catawbas at Corn Exposition. Fourteen members of the tribe j of Catawba Indians, of York county, including Chief Harris, five other men, two women and six childr< n are attending the corn exposition in Columbia. ' -V . Timi STATE TAX LEVY MAY BE I EIGHT MILLS THIS YEAR "The State revenue for 1913 from taxes, estimated and based upon the present assessment of $291,500,000 at a rate of 6 l-4th rrtills on the dollar, would be $1,821,875. To this add the estimated income from other than t?vn?. /-.r ?onn ono 1 ? ? v?A^o vji povwjOvo, ciiiu wc nav6 a total estimated revenue of $2,122,183." This is the statement made by A. W. Jones, comptroller general, on the State's fira icial condition, in a rei o t submitted to the General Assembly. The Comptroller General says that the levy of 6 l-4th mills would be 1-2 a mill more than that of last year, and is rendered necessary to carry out the plans I for building the new State Hos-; pital for the Insane. He says if a half mill is levied for this par-1 ticular purpose, every year it! will give about $150,000 a year and that it will take about six six years to pay for the buildings, which are estimated to cost about $1,000,000, or the amount of the bond issue defeated last fall. "It will thus be seen by the special report," says the Comptroller General, "heretofore submitted to VOUr honorable hnrlv I thiit the appropriations asked for, $2,578,439, exceed the estimated revenue of the State, under a levy of (i l-4th mills by $456,256.00, and if you make all the appropriations asked for, it will be necessary to make a rate of 8 mills on the dollar to raise the appropriations. For section 2, article 10 of the constitution, requires a levy sufficient to pay the ordinary expenses of the State, together with any existing deficiency in income to meet the appropriations or the expenses brought over from the preceding year. It therefore seems that appropriations should not be increased more than is absolutely necessary until the system for the assessment of property has been so reformed as to equalize the burden." Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Oldham, of Charlotte, were guests Sunday of Mrs. Oldham's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ardrey, in this city. rrt in liE.1 111 Our Great "Pr Continues for a f was a big succej beginning. You< Handsome Read over last \ CLOT] For the next tw offer you any Si; any Pair of Trov for just one- thi ular prices. * T n 1 ^ New koods - Good E. W. Kimt "THE PLACE WHERJ RweanurvMHBRMaaHMMnM \ ^ I $1.25 Per Year. j Celebrates 100th Birthday. Friday at his home in Mallard Creek township, twelve miles from Charlotte, says the Charlotte News, Mr. Benjamin Harvey Garrison, Mecklenburg county's oldest citizen, celebrated his 100th birthday. To help him celebrate the occasion a crowd of approximately 200 people, including his neighbors and many friends from Charlotte and elsewhere, gathered at his home in spite of the rain that poured nearly all day. Among these were two score or more veterans of the civil war, who, though old men, were still by a good many years the juniors of the patriarch whose birthday they were celebrating. Conspicuous in the crowd also were the three living sons of the centenarian, Messrs. James W. Garrison, Angelum A. Garrison and Thomas Neal Garrison, all three of them veteians of the civil war, a fourth son having given nis me lor his country at the crest of the ridge on the third day of the battle of Gettysburg. Miss Mary Garrison, the only daughter, and Mr. David B. Garrison, the only living brother of "Uncle Harvey" were also interesting members of the family. Mr. David Garrison is 80 years of age and lost a foot while serving in the Confederate army, but is as hale and active as the average man at 60. Miss Mary Jane Garrison and Mr. Thomas Neal Garrison, the latter his youngest son, live at the old Garrison homestead with their venerable father and minister to his every want. 1 t > FREE VOTE COUPON. | I ? i ir ? ^ Cut out this coupon and 7 ^ present it at McElhaney's ^ ^ store and he will exchange ^ ^ it for twenty-five votes in Jf ? the $400 Piano Contest. 3 NOTE The above Coupon will appear in each issue of The Times during the $100 Piano Contest at McElhaney's. If The Times does not come to your home, have your father, mother or brother subscribe for the paper and SAVE COUPONS. PEGIN TO-DAY. LINE!1 ' ice Drop Sale" ew more days. It 5s from the very ire missing lots of 5 Bargains ' veek's list again. HING. ro weeks we lit of Clothes or isers in the house % rd off the reg Styles - Big Values srell Comp'y i i QUALITY COUNTS."