Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 01, 1913, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
H v Established in FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913. ?
"PORTLAND NED," YEKgAN,
j MADE SLICK FAqE-AWAY ;
Walking nonchalantlyj out of (
the governor's private office (
I ' Saturday afternoon, within ten |
yards of where a United States i
deputy marshal sat with a war- I
rant for his arrest lor robbing a i
postoffice in Ply mouthy N. C., 1
June 18, 1898. James'Johnson, '
alias "Portland Ned," klias Ed- j
ward Murphy, alias , Edward !
Howard, made a quick fade- (
away and bid these parts a fond
farewell at 12:30 o'clock Satu - |
day afternoon. J i
[ Friday he was granted a parole
m J
UJ UVVCII1UI UlCil^C UlU Itig gOOU ,
behavior. Saturday nhe chief ;
'jj executive had him in tyis private
' v office, in which there was also a '
3 . lady. The' governor desired to
go into his outer office, and exjj
cused himself to the lady and
1 , told "Portland NedM to await '
. his return. When he-got back,
the chief executive looked around
for the man of many aliases, and
he was gone. The //lady, who
did not know the identity of the (
man, said as soon a4 Governor
Blease had got out the man began
pacing up and; down the j
office. Soon he Went to the
door connecting the private of- .
fice and the corridor,; turned the ,
latch and, with the ^tmost com- ,
posure, gracefully lelie yed the (
> office of his presence
United States Deputy Marshal .
Charles D. Senn waJ waiting in ]
the outer office for "Portland .
Ned," with a warn nt charging ,
him with robbing a' postoffice in- i
Plymouth, N. C., J me 18, 1898. j
But the ftderal officer did not
have the chance toi fasten him; ,
he was too slick. Mr. Senn was j
much perturbed when informed (
that the man he wanted had an .
aversion for the lodging and the i
food oft hp ITnitpd fttn foe (rAvorn- I
v .R* ment. Mr. Senn informed the
governor that he did not think .
he had the right to come into
the chief executive's office and J
,get "Portland Ned''. Governor (
Blease quickly dispelled any
doubt as to the ^marshal's autority;
he told .him that an
officer with a federal warrant
had a right to anywhere;
that he would have welcomed
him to come in And get "Port- 1
land Ned."
"As "Portland iNed" had been '
paroled by the governor, he had J
a perfect legal right to walk out !
of the office, as his was not under .
arrest at that time. J
Great falls Sotel Burns. j
The hotel at Great Falls, 1
managed by H. A. Tibbs and <
owned by the Southern Power i
Company, was completely de- i
, stroyed by fire last Wednesday ]
afternoon. The building was a ;
large wooden structure and was :
valued at about $4,500. All of
the furniture was entirely de- ;
stroyed. The ^Republic Cotton
Mills had to close down, as the
entire big mill force was formed
into a volunter?: bucket brigade, j
Had it not been for this houses \
extending to the river probably <
would have been wiped out. The |
fire was of unknown origin. It |
naa its inception m the att c of i
the hotel. Robinson Young. ,
who was asleep on the third ;
floor when the fire started, barely <
escaped by running down to the
second floor and leaping just as (
the root' toppled in. (
University Man Wins Contest. <
The University of South Carolina
won first place in the Intercollegiate
Oratorical Contest Friday
night through her speaker, i i
M. A. Wright. J. C. Hyer of
VVofford took second place and i
W. L. Feaster of Furman third. :
The judges were Messrs. John
Gary Evans," Spartanburg, J. M. i
Spears, Darlington; P. A. Bonham,
Greenville; A. L. Gaston. ! I
Chester; J. M. Douglas, Davidson
College. W. H. Scott, chairman
of the executive committee,
presided^ and the Rev. Dr. H. W. I
Bays made the opening prayer.
Songs by the college chorus and
glee club were a feature of the
evening. Although it was after ,
midnight when the speaking was I
concluded, a brief reception was (
held in the college. A number 1
of Fort Mill people went over to
Winthrop to hear the orations.
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Medal for Good Roads Article. I
A gold medal to the school boy
or girl between the ages of 10
and 15 who writes the best composition
not to exceed 800 words, ,
on the repair and maintenance
of earth roads, is to be awarded
by Logan Waller Page, Director,
Office of Public Roads. United
states uepartment of Agriculture,
Washington. D. C. All
compositions must be submitted
to Mr. Page before May 15, 1913,
and the medal will be awarded
as soon tnereafter as the compositions
can be graded. The i
composition may be based on
kdowledge gained from books or
other sources, but no quotations I
should be made.
Any child between the ages
mentioned, attending a country
school, may compete. Only one
side of the paper must be written
on; each page should be numbered;
the name, age and address
of the writer, and the name and
location of the school which he
or she is a'tending must be
plainly written at the top of the
first page.
"Last Hold-Out," Says Cobb.
After a conference with President
Navin Friday afternoon, ,
Tyrus Cobb, centerfielder of the
Detroit American League Baseball
Club, attached his name to a
1913 contract. The terms were
not given out. Application to
the National Commission for
Hfthh'c ppinofntAm.MO * ~
w i viiiokukcuicui v\as immediately
made.
The conference between Navin
ind Cobb coi tinued two hours.
Both emerged smiling. When
;hey were asked for the contract
;erms they smiled more broadly
3ut refused to give out any information.
"This is my last hold-out,"
jaid Cobb as he left Navin's ofice.
"I'm going to get into my
jniform just as soon as possible
ind begin to practice and I'll
3e ready to play when they let
ne."
If the National Commission
icts on Cobb's reinstatement
promptly and does not keep him
)ut of the game any longer, it is
ixpected he will be in shape to
Dlay within a week.
Long Term Enlistment Fails.
The average American will not
enlist in the army and mortgage
his future for a long time, says
a Washington dispatch. This is
evidenced by the practical failare
of the new recruiting law
as passed by the last Congress.
Four months' operation of the ,
law has resulted in an average
enlistmet and re-enlistment of
2,100 men. which is a material
loss as compared with the operation
of the old law providing for
enlistment for three years. Secretary
Garrison is expected to j
use this fact to reinforce the
recommendation for a further
amendment to the law to provide i
for a two-year term of enlistment
and for the creation of
an independent reserve.
CornweM Veteran Murdered.
John Q. Lewis, an old Confederate
soldier, was found siain
in his'home, three miles west of
Cornwell, Chester county, Friday
morning, by James Dove, a
laborer on the place, who went
lo Mr. Lewis tor the keys in
arder to do the morning feeding.
Robbery was evidently the motive :
:>f the unknown assassin, as a
watch and pistol belonging to the
deceased were taken. Forty
dollars, however, which Mr.
Lewis had in the house, was not
discovered by the murderer.
Indians Paid Off.
Pension Agent S. H. White
today distributed to the Catawba
Indians the first quarterly payment
of their State fund for the
year iyia.
The total amount was $1217.50
and the payments were made in
the Board oi Directors room in
the Peoples bank buildi: g.
C. I.. Cobb, cashier of this
bank, had a photograph of the
Indians taken in front of the
building.? Rock Hill Herald.
Surprise Your Friends
For four weeks regularly use Dr.
King's New Life Fills. They stimulate
the liver, improve digestion, remove
blood impurities, pimples and eruptions
[iissappear from your face and body
and you feel better. Begin at once.
Buy at Ardrey's Drug Store, Fort Mill
Drug Co. and Parks Drug Co.
(Advertisement.)
WIN A GASH PRIZE, BOYS,
"CLEAN-UP" BAY MAY 15
Acting on the suggestion of
The Times, Mayor A. R. McElhaney
has named Thursday, |
May 15, as "Clean-Up" day in
Fort Mill. It is the desire of
the mayor and council to rid the i
town, so far as is possible, of all tin
cans, bottles, and rubbish,
and as an inducement to the
boys of ti e town to take up the I
work five prizes will be awarded.
To the boy who gets together
the 1 irges' pile of rubbish will
be awarded a new $5 bill.
To the boy collecting the
second largest pile of rubbish
will be awarded 5R9 mch
To the boy showing the third
largest pile of rubbish will be
awarded a $1 watch.
In addition to the above prizes
for the white boys, cash prizes i
of $2 and $1 will be awarded,
respectively, to the colored boys
collecting the largest and second
largest piles of rubbish.
The rules of the contest prohibit
more than two boys clubbing
together and placing rubbish
in a single pile.
The rubbish must be placed in
piles near the street and must
be ready for inspection Thursday
morning, May 15. The judges ;
to award the prizes will be
Messrs. J. J. Bailes, W. B. Ardrey
and W. B. Meacham.
For the sake of the health and j
beauty of the town, parents are
urged to cooperate and encourage
their boys in this contest, and it
is hoped that every householder
of the town will collect his trash,
whether or not he hopes to win a
prize.
The town will furnish teams1
for carting away all rubbish.
' Murdered Man Not Hyman.
Sheriff Hunter of Lancaster
county some days ago received j
a letter from Bishopville which
stated that Harrv Hvman. the
Jewish peddler who was thought
to have been murdered and his :
body thrown in Twelve Mile!
creek near Osceola several weeks
ago had 'come to lil'e' at BishopviHe.
Hyman stated that he
had been in the vicinity of
Osceola a short time before the
dead man was discovered on
the creek bank, but left there,
going in the direction of Colum- !
oia. So the body was not that i
of Hyman, of course. No further
clue has been obtained as to the
slayer or the identity of the
victim and it looks now as if
it will be passed as one of the
unsolved mysteries.
Steel Creek News.
Fort Mill Times Correspondence.
The closing exercises of the
Observer High School were held
Thursday night, and consisted of
songs, plays, drills, etc. The
exercises were fine and the
crowd was very large. A picnic
was given on Friday, but they
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umi noi, as usual, nave declamations
and recitations.
Mrs. Harriet Alexander died
at her home in lower Steel Creek
last Wednesday and was buried
at Flint Hill Thursday. She was
about 65 years of age.
Master Paul Ranson, who has
been living with his cousin. Dr.
J. L. Ranson, for the past winter,
left last Wednesday for his
home in Huntersville, N. C.
Mrs. J. C. Carpenter is in
Shelby. N. C., where she is
visiting her daughter.
Miss Nannie Stroup left Sundey
afternoon for Polkton, N. C.,
where she will visit htr brother
Mr. W. C. Stroup, and her sister,
Mrs. H. M. Blackwelder.
Mr. Erwin Carothers, who was
the principal of the Observer
school, left last Friday afternoon
for his home in Rock Hill. Miss
Annie Lee Alexander, who was
the assistant teacher of thr?
school, left Saturday for her
home in Sharon township.
Messrs. Lee and Wade Neely,
who are attending school in
Huntersville, are expected home
in a few days.
Mrs. Sarah Coltharp. of Fort
Mill, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. B. M. Potts. E. H. P.
Steel Creek, April 28.
FOR SALE- New Cole Cotton
Planter, No. 1, used one and one-half
days, price $6.50. Barber Mercantile
Co. i
Will Try Houston in June.
The case against Lemuel Houston,
the unfortunate driver of
the automobile that struck and
killed Miss Annie King in Charlotte
Tuesday afternoon, has
been continued until the June
term of Superior Court, the
necessary bond in the sum of
$5,000 having been given to
guarantee his presence at that
time. There was a hearing before
Judge Webb Friday and the
necessary formalities were gone
through with.
Mr. Houston is charged with
manslaughter. The coroner's
jury brought in a verdict that
the defendant was "criminally
negligent" in that he was driving
his car "at a reckless and an
unlawful rate of speed" at the
time the accident occurred.
Ask the Conductor for a Cup.
Arrangements have been made
by the Southern Railway to furnish
sanitary individual drinking
cups to passengers on all trains
and a large supply of cups of the
collapsible paper type has been
ordered. As soon as the cups
have been received each conductor
will be furnished with a supply
and any passenger desiring
a cup will receive one free of
charge on application to the conductor.
Notices to this effect
will be posted in each coach.
Furnishing drinking cups to
passengers on the large number
of trains operated by the Southern
Railway will involve a substantial
expenditure which is
being undertaken to provide for
the convenience of the patrons
of the Southern. All of the common
drinking cups have been removed
from the trains in compliance
with United States government
regulations and the statutes
and ordinances of many States.
Hereafter passengers on the
Southern trains will be put to no
inconvenience or expense in regard
to drinking water and ;.t
the same time will not be subject
to any possible infection through
the use of the common drinking
cup.
School Closing at Pleasant Valley.
The closinir pvproispe will I...
held at Pleasant Valley academy
on Tuesday morning. May (5,
beginning promptly at 10 o'clock.
The declaimers and reciters c??i?tests
will be held in the morning
with several drills and dialogues.
Dinner will then be served and
an address made afterwards.
The school is expecting to have
Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden,
to % make an address, but this
cannot be stated definitely yet.
A game of ball is also scheduled
for the afternoon between Fort
Mill and Pleasant Valley.
A picnic dinner will he served
and all of the patrons and friends
of the school are expected to
bring baskets.
Stores Begin Early Closing.
lieginnir.g today. May 1, and
continuing until September 1,
practically all the business h lues
of Fort Mill will close evenings
at 7 o'clock, Saturdavs
cepted. The public should be.ir
this fact in mind and do its
trading before the closing hour.
No Need to Step W< rk
When the doctor orders you to stop
work it staggers you. I can't, you x;iy.
You know you are weak, run down and
failing in health day by day, but \ u
must work as long as you can sta h..
What you need is Electric Rit'ers to
give lone, strength and vigor to your
system, to prevent break down and
build you up. Don't be weak, sic 1, or
ailing when Electric H:ttersvvill be; t t
you from the tir*t dose. Thou u. " :>
bl them for their glorious hen to a d
str uigtii. Try them. Every bottle jjumai
eed to satisfy. Only 5uc at Ardn .v's
Drugstore, Parks Drug Co., and Fort
Mill Drug Co.
(Advertisement, i
FDRSALE- Rarred Plymouth Rocks,
stock and eggs. Eggs $!.">() for 1">.
Also Lewis Long Staple Cotton See .
7f?e per bushel. .IAS. F. IJOYD,
'Phone 77- B.
DoG TAX DUE.
rsot'ce is hereby given to owners of
dogs within the incorporate limits of
the town of Fort Mill, S. that the
annual don tjix "t $1.00 per head for
males and $2.00 per head for females
is due nnd payable to the city treasurer
on or before May 1, 1913.
By order of city council.
S. W. BARKS, Treasurer.
To The Tublic.
We offer the service of two Registered
Jersey Bulls, fee $1 in advance.
Also offer the service of Berkshire
Boar. L. A. HARRIS & CO.
WILL OF PIERPONT MORGAN
; AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT
"I commit my soul into the
hands of my savior in full confidence
that havinp redeemed it
and washed it in His most precious
blrod, He will present it
faultlessly before the throne of
my Heavenly Father: and I entreat
my children to maintain
and defend, at all hazards and
at any cost of personal sacrifice, J
the blessed doctrine of the c( ni- j
pleti atonement for sin through I
the bloed of Jesus C hrist once
offered, and through that aloiu
This is the extraordinary and
striking utterance which begins
the last will and testament of
John Pierpont Morgan, who died |
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at norm*. itai.v, <?n March ol. I
'asl, whose body, heaped with
flowers ln?m the crowmd heads
of Europe, a fortnight later
was brought hack to his own
land and home to its last rertingj
place at Ilartlord, Conn.
Ever Mnce the funeral the publication
ot the great financier'sj
last will had heen awaited with
keen expectation and it is safe to
say that of all the interesting
testaments of eminent American
citizens, that of Mr. Morgan is
the most interesting.
As to the amount of the es
tate, which is one of the first
j questions the public naturally is
j asking, there was nothing in the
j will to give any accurate idea
and the executors declare that
no announcement will he made
i on this point until the appraisal
has been made for determining
' the State inheritance tax.
The amount of bequests and
; trusts, named by specified sums,
. is under $20.000.?KJO. 1 ut the < n[
tire reshiut of ih? istn'e is left
! to J. IV Morgan, Jr , \ ho is designated
l \ his latin r to <ccone
j the chiel lieir. i?c?t onl\ to his
fortune, but to his many charitable
und :ii I i i i<- !" ' * o i*?
Judg1 Gag.* tar jjstiie.
Judge (icovpr W. Gage. of tht?
Gth judicial eircui', will ho
brought out l>\ his friends to
suceood .Justice ("has. A. Woods
on the State Supremo bench,
who has hern appointed hy I
President Wilson to succeed
Judge G< IF, who was reeenl'y !
elected t<? the United States!
Senate from West Virginia.
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Peeples Quits Governorship Race.
Attorney General Thomas H.
Peeples Monday gave out the
statement that he had determined
not to run for governor in
the campaign next summer. A
few weeks ago the attorney general
stated to the Columbia correspondent
of the News and
Courier that he would be in the
race. At that time Mr. Peeples
thought that in all probability
he would enter the lists. Since
assuming the duties of attorney
general, however, he has had
occasion in the performance of
his official duties to enter several
suits of vital importance to the
people of the State, some of
them involving questions affecting
not only the constitution of
this State, hut the laws of the
United States. lie feels now
that it is his duty to see these
suits to the end ami will stand
lor re-election, probably without
opposition.
Sues the Gaffney Ledger.
Henry \Y. Huice, of Cherokee
county, a supporter of Governor
Rl?..ch I" tlw. loo. e.o.o ?
.vK'.v iiiv io.-i uuiir L(llll|l<tl^n,
lias tiled suit lor $25,(K)0 against
the (iall'ney Ledger, basing the
action upon an editorial which
appeared in The Ledger August
20th, and which in the complaint
filed by Buiee, is alleged
to be false and libellous, and
intended to injure the plaintiff
in his character and business
reputation. The specific paragraph
upon which the suit is
based is as follows:
"On the other hand, the very
worst men in Cherokee county
are supporting him (Blease) to a
man. Let us see if this last
statement is true. Henry Buice,
one of the leaders in this county,
is a murderer. He killed a man,
shooting him from ambush without
giving the poor fellow a
chance to defend his life. He
has been charged \\ ith blockading
and running a blind tiger."
Dr. Friedman Sells Rights.
Dr. F. F. Friedmann lias arranged
for the sale of tit?
American rights in his ami
tuberculosis vaccine for $125,(.'00
in cash and $1,800,000 in stock
in thirty-six Friedinann institutes,
to he organized in as many
selected States with a total
capitalization of $5,400,000 according
to the New York Times.
A large wholesale drug firm is
named as the purchaser.
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