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WITH YORK'S LAWMAKERS
IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Fort Mill Times Correspondence.
Everything is running along
Drettv smoothlv with thp YorW
delegation in the Legislature, i
The past week was a strenuous
one. The Senate (House of j
Lords) and House of Representatives
both have been holding
night sessions, and a great deal
of work has been done. After i
filibustering for more than an
hour Friday night the House foolishly
and to our disgust adjourned '
to meet on Tuesday night.
The National corn show is now
on and the Capital City is in
gala attire. Visitors are here
from practically every State in
the Union and the attendance
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iiuin an parts 01 mis siaie is 1
fairly good. Your correspondent
had a short but very inter-:
esting talk a few days ago with !
Hon. B. Harris, of the Farmers' i
Union. Mr. Harris thinks the
corn show one of the biggest1
things that has ever come our
way, and advises every farmer
to see it. Among the visiiors I
from Fort Mill the last week we
had the pleasure of meeting the
following: S. H. Epps, S. P.
Wilson, W. M. Carothers, J. H.
McMurray, J. J. Bailes, S. L.
Coltharp, C. P. Blankenship, W.
R. Brad lord and J. L. Ratterree.
The following local measures
have practically passed both
houses:
York Delegation?A bill as to
new court house, etc. A bill relative
to issuing $75,000 in bonds
for building new courthouse and
a bill relaiive to sale of county
poor farm, etc.
Mr. Hutchison?a bill to authorize
the trustees of Rock Hill
school district to issue $75,000 in
bonds for school buildings.
Mr. Haile-A bill to repeal an
act entitled "An act to establish
the Tirzah school district."
Mr. Haile?A hill to provide
for a board of assessors lor the
town of Fort Mill.
Mr. Beamguard has introduced
in the Senate and Mr. Haile in
the House a bill to declare the
boundary between York and
Cherokee counties with reference j
to the town of Smyrna.
Two bills of State-wide interest
have been introduced by York
members. By Mr. Sanders, a
bill relative to disorderly houses,
and by Mr. Haile, a bill placing: a
license tax on cigarettes, $10 on
retailers and $25 on wholesalers,
th'e revenue from same to go to
common school fund.
While the work of the last
week was very heavy, the members
of the delegation have found
time for recreation. The "latest
out" on Colonel Riddle, of the
delegation, is that he made a
most profound bow to a iemale j
wax figure in the window of a j
iasnionabie millinery establishment,
while the Fort Mill member
is charged with trying to
mail letters in a lire alarm box.
On account of the adjournment,
until next Tuesday night, most
of the members have gone home
and the legislative department
has the appearance of "a banquet
hall deserted. J.R.H.
Columbia, Feb. 3.
Nr. Win. A. Fisher Dead.
The death Wednesday of Mr.
Wm. A. Fisher proved a shock to j
the people of Fort Mill and vi-i
cinity. r ew people, except the
members of his family and nearby
friends were aware that Mr.
Fisher was ill. His death resulted
from pneumonia from
which he had suffered only a
few days. The funeral service,
conducted by the Rev. F. L.
Glennan of the Methodist church,
WAS hfdd ThnrsHav nftornrvrun
the late home of the deceased in
the western side of the town,
and the burial was made in the
city cemetery.
Mr. Fisher was about 76 years
of age and spent the greater
part of his life in this community.
He was a veteran of the War between
the States and did valiant
service during the four years
of that great conflict. He was a
member, and for many years an
officer, of the Fort Mill Methodist
church.
Mr. Fisher is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. W. T. Parks, of
this city, and several grandchildren.
XHE
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0FFE3iN3 praise to god !
blease talks of pardons {
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ffuuv on \?i uij avto as 8?v- :
ernor of South Carolina to be
known to the public," Governor
Blease is quoted as having said
in transmitting to the legislature
Saturday the list of pardons
and paroles granted last year
with the reasons therefor. "I
am not afraid of them," continued
the Governor, "for the indorsement
which I received from
72,243 of my white fellow-citizens
is pretty strong proof of
the fact that my administration
was indorsed, and if the machine
had given me all of the votes
that were cast for me, and my
opponents had not used money, I
whiskey and intimidation, instead
of being 72.243. it would
have been at least 90,000. My
people gave me as my reward a
second term as governor of my
State and f believe that my reU/nrrl
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.. U< u i>vt\.aitci will CVMlie 111 UUC
season, for 1 still believe that
only by the help of God Almighty
could I have won my first race,
and I know positively that only
by His help could I have defeated
the unholy organization that;
was formed against me last sum- i
hier. Therefore, I know that'
God heard the prayers of myself
and friends, and I repeat that
had it not been for Him I could
not have won such a victory, and
once again I sing 'Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow,' !
and as I have said, and repeat
now, I will answer to Him for all ,
my acts to my people, for my I
acts as governor. I have no apologies
to make to any man or set
of men for a single parole, pardon
or commutation that I have
granted, or for a single act that
I have done since I have been
governor of South Carolina, or
for a single word I have spoken,
whether in the State or outside
of it, firmly believing that my
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(jaiuun ICCUIU iur II1K pUSl \VO
years had more to do with my
re-election than any other one
thing; because my Heavenly
Father has said that He would
show mercy to those who themselves
showed mercy."
Crude Oil Soars.
When the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey was dissolved
by order of the federal
supreme court last year, a number
of smaller companies were
organized and competition for
crude oil for the new refineries
has become pronounced.
For eighteen months preceding
the dissolution of the Standard,
which took place December 15.
1911, Pennsylvania crude oil had
been quoted at $1.30 a barrel.
Eleven days afterward .the price
was advanced five cents and
within a month producers were
receiving $1.50 a barrel for oil.
Five cents more was added on
April 19, 1912, and another five
cents added June 5. From then I
until October 29 there was no
change. The policy of tacking
on five cents to the price was
continued until December 14.
when the dream of the oil pro-;
ducer was realized in the announcement
that $2 oil had arj
rived. Another advance of five
| cents was recorded on January 6
and on January 27 seven cents ;
I were tacked on. From that time 1
until January 30 there were daily
advances of seven cents. Oil
men are now predicting $2.50
oil by mid-summer and $3 oil be-!
fore the end of the year.
Death of Mrs. M. E. Shannon.
From the Yorkville Enquirer
of Friday it is learned that Mrs. >
M. E. Shannon, mother of the'
late Mrs. W. A. Hafner of Fort |
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lMin, uieu at ner nome a lew
miles southwest of Yorkville
Thursday morning. The burial
was at Sharon cemetery Friday
morning at 10 o'clock, the
funeral service being conducted
at the home by Rev. W. B. Arrowood.
Mrs. Shannon's maiden
name was Lominack, and she
L was the widow of the late James
M. Shannon, and was in the70th
year of her age. She was a lady
j of many fine traits of character
i and was held in high esteem in
j the neighborhood in which she
spent her life. Sne is survived
n,r ~u:i.i i
i ?./.t iuui vmiui vii. iiit; 1 uuerai
, Friday morning was attended by
a large concourse of sorrowing
1 relatives and friends.
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THE FORT MILL TIMI
Congressman Legare Dead.
George S. Legare, representative
in Congress from the First
South Carolina district, died at
his home in Charleston Thursday
night, after several years of
illness. Only recently, however,
was he forced to retire from his
duties at Washington. Mr. Le- j
gare was 43 years old and entered
the Fifty-eighth Congress.
Mr. Legare was born in 1870.
He attended and graduated at
the Porter Military academy,
Charleston, after which he went
to Washington as secretary to
Congressman George Tillman.
He studied law while in Washington
and graduated in law at
Georgetown university. Returning
to Charleston he took up
the practice of law and was very
successful, serving as corporation
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wuiibci iur suverai years. l"ie j
was corporation counsel of the
city when he was elected to the i
Fifty-eighth Congress. He has j
served in Congress since that
time and had been reelected to
his sixth term.
The Charleston Liquor Bill.
The House of Representatives
Friday night passed to third
reading Mr. Riltenberg's bill to
provide a liquor license system
for the city of Charleston.
The chief amendmerjts are to
provide for a license for orewers j
and bottlers, at $5,000 and grad- I
uated down, reducing the salary
for the license commissioners i
from $1,800 to $1,000 each; the
wholesale license is to he $3,000
j and retail license $1,000 each. |
ino liquor is to be snipped outside
of Charleston; no liquor
can be sold by licensed dealers
in less than half pints. There
was a question about allowing
the right to manufacture liquor
or beer until it was shown that
this right is now given. The
amendment provides for publication
of names of all applicants
for licenses and no application
can be granted until duly advertised.
Allies Resume War.
Dispatches from London Monday
night said that the Balkan
war had been resumed, the bombardment
of Adrianople having
begun at 7 o'clock, and a small
skirmish occurred at Tchatalja
lines. The armistice had lasted
exactly two months.
Bulgaria has turned a deaf ear
to the remonstrances of the powers,
and unless Turkey yields to
the Balkan demands the allied
armies will now attempt to drive
here completely out of Europe.
Advices from Belcrrade sav
Scutari already is on the point
of falling. It is reported that
the Turkish commander has sent
two representatives to the Servian
commander to propose the
capitulation of that town.
Much Interest in the Contest.
Interest in the piano contest
at McElhaney's store grows with
each succeeding day. The Times
is gratified at the number of
new subscribers enrolled on ac- j
count of the contest and confi-1
dently expects to increase its:
circulation by several hundred
before the contest cioses next
i August.
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Catawbas Attract Attention.
The Indians from the Catawba
reservation, ten miles south of
Fort Mill, are attracting much
attention at the corn show in
Columbia. These Indians constitute
a joint exhibit from Winthrop
College and the Federal
Department of Agriculture. The
Indians cook bread, make pottery
and perform other interesting
customs peculiar to the original
inhabitants of America.. In connection
with them, Winthrop
uoiiege is exhibiting a valuable
and highly interesting collection
of Indian relics. The Federal
Government also exhibits, in this
connection, a case containing
some of the interesting things
worn and worked by the Indians.
In this case are some of the
original cooking utensils, the!
turtle rattle worn by the Indian !
maidens in the dance to produce
a strange noise from an unidenii- j
lied source, the war bonnets and
other interesting things.
Farm Work Well Advanced.
In the Fort Mill section of
York county farm work is further
advanced at present than it
usually is at this time of the
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jctti. me lurmers were uiesseu
with ideal weather conditions
for outdoor work nearly all fall
and winter and there has been
done a great deal of plowing and
other work preparatory to putting
in the seed. The indications
at present are that there
will be no reduction locally of:
the cotton acreage this year over ,
that of last year. On the con-1
trary, a number of farmers have I
been heard to remark that they
will increase their cotton acreage
ol 19id over that ol 11)12.
Will Build New Parsonage.
The Methodists of ti;e town
likely wiil in the near future
begin the erection of a new and
handsome parsonage to replace
the one burned several months
ago. At a mee'ing a few days i
ago of the officers of the church
a committee, consisting of
Messrs. L. A. Harris, S. L. Coltharp,
J. J. Bailes and Edgar
Jones, was appointed to devi.se
plans whereby the parsonage
may be built, and it is understood j
that these gentlemen have taken !
hold of the task with a determi- 1
nation to carry it to a successful
ending. Mr. Jones was made
treasurer of the building fund
and is said to have been offered |
liberal contributions by a number
of citizens of the town and community.
Glaze Declines Judgeship.
Major W. L. Glaze, of Orangeburg,
judge-elect of the First judicial
circuit, having decided on
the advice of his physician, that
he could not accept the office
owing to continued ill health, another
election becomes necessary
and the General Assembly is expected
to hold the election this
week. It is supposed that the
gentlemen who were candidates 1
when Major Glaze was elected !
will again aspire. These were
P. T. Hildebrand, of Orangeburg;
Octavius Coiien, of Monck's
Corner; E. .J. Dennis, of Berke- j
ley, and M. IS. Connor, of St.
George. I
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FEW COUNTIES WILL VOTE |
ON WHISKEY NEXT MAY
The Senate has passed the
Clifton bill permitting certain
counties the ri^ht to vote on the s
question of establishing dispen- 1
saries on the second Tuesday in I
May by a substantial majority. J'
The prohibitionists fought the ;5
bill every inch of the way, but J
in spite of several roll calls it 11
passed third reading and was!
sent to the House. I (
The Senate passed to third j
reading the bill prohibiting the
use of the word "bank or banker"
by any other than a legalized j
corporation. The measure re- j
quiring transportation companies j
to keep records of liquor shipments
was killed, as was the
measure requiring automobiles
to be numbered on both front
and rear and fixing the fees fori
tne collection of delinquent taxes.
The warehouse bill was made a
special order lor Tuesday night.
Among new bills introduced
were those providing for a uniform
weights and measures, prohibit
fire insurance companies or
their agents to enter into agreements
with other companies or
agents and to provide lor the
participating by this State in the
Panama exposition. The House
passed the measure permitting
Charleston to sell liquor under
high license in original packages
and then adjourned out of respect
to the memory of Congressman
Legare.
Must Have Place in Front.
Governor Blease refused some
days ago to let the South Carolina
Militia participate in the inaugural
parade at Washington
because he said that he, as commander-in-chief,
had not been
officially invited. Several companies
had planned to attend and
the General Assembly has just
passed a resolution requesting
the Governor to permit the
National Guard to attend the
inaugural exercises.
Governor Blease has addressed
a letter to General Mills, chief
marshal of the second division
of the parade, asking him what
position the South Carolina
troops will be assigned; if they j
are assigned to any position be-j
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Ft. Worth, Tex., Jan. 31.?It
may seem a little late to write of
something which took place a
month ago. I wanted to write
then, but could not, so will write
now. 1 want to say a few words
about my visit to Turnersville,
is this may be of interest to
some readers of The Tinges.
On Monday preceding t le 25th
of December, I weni aown to
Clifton, Tex., and was met there
by Robert Epps (the first time
I had seen hin in a good while).
It n ade me shiver somewhat
when he told me we had to drive
20 miles. Snow and rain had
been falling, so you can imagine
how the wind swept across the
prairies. Leaving Clifton at 1
o'clock we reached the "South
Carolina Settlement" without delay
or mishap. I am writing
more to say a few words about
this settlement than I am about
my trip. I, of course, found the
"Settlement" :i nlensant. nlat-o
for I was in the midst of fiiends
and relatives, former South Carolinians.
I went from home to
home just as much as time would
pel mit. I was with a crowd
nearly all the time, for the people
are all in all and visit one another.
I had the pleasure of
meeting with Monroe Faris, Jesse
Faris, Marcellus Coltharp,
three Lathams and Tom Huffman.
1 did not see the Fulwoods
nor Pink Faris. They live not
far from this settlement. The
land there is good and is cut into
plantations, not of the big, landlord
kind. They own their farms
and live at home. The particular
thing I noticed is the men are
brothers; they love one another.
They help each other work, visit,
and remind me somewhat of the
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Canada before the English destroyed
it. They have their little
church in (he field and one of
their own members is shepherd
of the flock. They are all religious
people, recognizing Provident
God as the keeper of their
homes, and seem to be happy and
contented. G.C.E.
hind negro troops he will not
allow them to go; if not assigned
to such position they will go.
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