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Establighed in 1891. FORT MILL. S. C.. THURSDAY. JULY 17 1913 ?'
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* BITS OF INTERESTING NEWS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Hon. B. Frank Kelley, ar
attorney of Bishopville, has announced
that he is a candidate
for Lieutenant Goveraor in the
Democratic primary in 1914. He
is well known throughout the
State, having served in the
House of Representatives for twc
years, and the State Senate for
four years from Lee County.
Records in the office of the
secretary of State show that IE
"social clubs" have been chartered
in the State this year.
These clubs are organized primarily
for the illicit sale ol
whiskey, yet the charter gives
the right to do educational, religious
and all kinds of uplift
work. Under the law the secretary
of State is forced to grant
charters to such organizations,
even though he knows they are
virtual blind tigers.
Anderson county must pay Miss
Virginia Latimer of Lowndesville
$1,000 for injuries caused
by an automobile, in which she
was riding, running into a rope
Btretched across a public high
way. The verdict of the Anderson
court was affirmed Saturday
by the supreme court.
The destructive fall army worm
has already made its appearance
in this State, according to Mr.
Luginbill, entomologist from the
national department of agriculture
with offices in the University
of South Carolina. Specimens
from the asylum farms have
been positively identified as the
army worm. No other sections
of the State have been heard
from with reference to the presence
of the pest.
Warnings have been issued
from the office of the State commissioner
of agriculture that
-? moulded cornmeal is being received
in South Carolina from
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States. The commissioner directed
agents of the agricultural
department to seize and destroy
eight consignments of dangerous
cornmeal.
Mr. Yarborough, of th^ S-cond
Regiment band, proposes a triState
band contest to be held in
Anderson this fall. He believes
that bands will be attracted from
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, and does not believe
those in charge of the contest
would have any trouble in
securing prizes of some size.
A sanitary league, which shall
have for its purpose the thorough
cleaning up of everything unsanitary
in Charleston, not by the
work of a small body but by enlisting
the cooperation of everyone,
white and colored, is likely
to be formed within the next
month or so, if not earlier. Plans
are on foot lor the formation of
a central body which shall map
out the proposed work.
South Carolinians were not as
thirsty during the month of June
as they were during May, according
to a report of the State
dispensary auditor. The June
Bales in the eight counties having
dispensaries werf $3,016.39 less
than the sales during the preceding
month.
Thursday the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting
at Asheville, affirmed judgment
below for the defense in the
case of the Carolina Glass company
against W. J. Murray,
John McSween and others, according
to a telegram received in
Columbia by W. F. Stevenson,
of Cheraw, who is of counsel for
the defense in the case. Ap=
proximately $20,000 is involved.
Sinrp nnnniirn>innr o font ^^
~ u i^n uajra
ago that he would be a candidate
for reelection in 1914, Senator E.
; D. Smith Saturday told a corres.
pondent of the Columbia Record
that he was not only a candidate
for another term, but that he
will be elected over Cole Blease
by a splendid majority. "The
farmers of the State know me
and my record in the senate. I
know I will come back to the
senate and by a good majority,
too." the senator said.
Nilitia to Anderson July 23.
Capt. T. B. Spratt, of the Fort
; Mill military oruanization, has
received official information that
the First regiment of the State
1 National Guard will go into
[ camp at Anderson on Wednesday,
; July 23. It was previously ordered
; that the companies would go into
\ camp on July 21, but on account
; of a shortage of money for camp5
ing purposes the term of the
\ encampment was cut from ten
to eight days and begins two
days later. Capt. Spratt expects
a large per cent, of his
: company will attend the encamp- 1
> ment, and as the people of
' Anderson have been making
preparations for the entertain
i , c i i 1 ~
meni 01 tne troops tne men of
Company K anticipate a big
time.
Company K has on every encampment
had the reputation of
being one of the best and the
same reputation will be upheld
at this time.
Executive Clemency.
During the last week Governor
' Blease issued pardons and pa[
roles to 18 prisoners, seven of
the number being whites and
; eleven negroes. Clemency in
1 each case was recommended by
the State pardon board. Of the
! number given liberty, two were
from York county, as follows:
Benjamin Wylie, white, convicted
at the April, 1913, term
1 of court for York county of as1
sault and battery with intent to
kill and sentenced to five months
upon the public works or pay a
fine of $75. Sentence commuted
to a fine of $40 or five months'
1 labor on the public works.
Paroled during good behavior,
: Alexander Patton, colored, who
1 was convicted of arson in York
county and sentenced to serve
ten years. The negro had served
eight years and nearly three
months of his sentence.
Miss Nary Ritch Dead.
Miss Mary Ritch, whose illness
was noted recently in The
J Times, died last Wednesday at
the State hospital, in Columbia,
where she had been under treatment
for several weeks. The
remains were shipped to Fort
Mill Wednesday afternoon and
t.ht* intprmnnf u".io in ?;? ..
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I cemetery.
Miss Ritch was about 32 years
of age and was greatly beloved
, by a wide circle of friends. She 1
was stricken with pellagra about!
1 a year ago and remained at the I
' home af her brother, Mr. J. Ij
Ritch, in this city, until a few 1
| weeks ago when it was decided
to have her treated at the State
hospital. This treatment did not
I prove beneficial, however, and
her death occurred on the day
mentioned above. Miss Ritch
? was a member of the Fort Mill
Methodist church.
West Point Vacancy.
; A vacant scholarship for South
> Carolina at the United States
' Military academy. West Point,
, has been announced through
Senator B. R. Tillman. Any
bona fide white resident of the
; State possessing other necessary
i qualifications, is eligible. Those
who are to take the examination
! should be proficient in arithmetic
algehra, geometry. United States
history, general history, political
and physical geography, spell- <
ing, grammar, literature, com
position and rhetoric. Any
graduate of a standard high
i school or the average college j
student should have no difficuly '
, in passing the test.
The examination is to be in ;
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university 01 ooum Carolina, i{
Friday, August 8. All inquiries
should be addressed to the State ,
superintendent of education. I,
Improved Roads Enhance Values.
Improvement of county roads
has enhanced the value of property
bordering on such roads so
that the cost of improvement is
equalized, if not exceeded, says
the department of agriculture in i
a bulletin issued last week. The
department has gathered a mass , i
of data through the office of
public roads, which is making a I
special study of the economic
effect of road improvement. Ac- I
cording to the information land
values not only have increased J
but farm values as well show 11
marked advances as a result of i
road improvement.
BLEASE BERATES BRYAN,
THEN TOUCHES TILLMAN >
!
A special from Hendersonville, !
N. C., to the Columbia Record [ j
says in an interview Monday
Governor Elease attacked William
Jennings Bryan who lec-1
turod there Sunday, for going
into chautauqua work while secretary
of State.
The governor said he did not'
believe the drawing of a double .
salary was right, and that Bryan
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snouiu resign irom the cabinet !
if he found, as the secretary of (
State indicated in an intervipw
published there, that he could
not live 011 the salary of the
office.
The governor further stated
that Bryan's going about the
country lecturing reminded him
of a cheap circus horse rider
operating under the crack of a
whip.
Governor Blease stated that
Senator Tillman had ruined himself
with the people of South
Carolina in just the same manner
when he went about lecturing
instead of remaining in Washington
and attending to the business
of the senate.
Just as the governor alighted
from his train Monday he met
Bryan and the two shook hands.
The governor was on his way
to Glenn Springs for a brief
rest.
Senator Smith in the Race.
The definite announcement has
come down from Washington
that Senator F.. D. Smith will be
a candidate for re-election to
the United States senate. He is
busy in Washington with several
measures of importance to farmers
and will deliver few addresses
in South Carolina until the
campaign opens. In a recent
interview he announced that he '
would offer for re-e'ection on his
record as a member of the senate.
Tnose who know the record
of Senator Smith know that Wall
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^ li tv. iy nuuiu ni\t: hj see 111m
eliminated from the upper
branch. He has introduced too
much legislation to benefit the
masses and too much striking at
the money kings.
The governor will also be a
candidate for the senate and he
says that he expects to win.
Next May W. F. Stevenson,
of Cheraw, will announce as to
whether he will be a candidate
for the senate.
Rheigley Not Guilty.
At Chester late Saturday af- i
ternoon Richard Rheigley was
found not guilty of murder on
the ground of insanity.
In March of the present year
Rheigley shot to death F. A.
Wright, an employe of the Republic
Mills, at Great Falls. The
defense set up in the case was
that of insanity, it being established
that Rheigley had been
suffering for some months with
a bad case of pellagra. Wright
was also, shown to have interfered
for some time with the
happiness of Rheigley's home, j
so the plea of the higher law and '
of insanity were strongly urged
before the jury. Rheigley's
heallh is now badiy broken and 1
he was a pitiful looking man as IJ
he sat in the crowded Chester ;
court room. The form of the
verdict means that Rheigley will '
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hospital for the insane. ^
Credit to Colonel Springs. <
Lancastarians are finding the
Southern Railway's new train
service to and from Charlotte at
mid-day a great convenience.,^ It r
enables us to leave home aft a i
convenient hour and also to (
leave Charlotte more convenient- <
ly than heretofore. There, has '
been considerable demand for i
this improved service lor some t
time but it was given us more (
promptly than we would other- <
otherwise have secured it, <
through the efforts of our. enter- I
prising townsman, Coi. Leroy <
Springs, who always gets what i
he goes after. Colonel Springs i
made a special trip to Washing- 1
ton and after interviewing the <
Southern Railway authorities 1
there and impressing them with <
the urgent need for the ex- 1
tension, his request was grant- 1
ed within 10 days.- Lancaster I
News. 11
New Quarantine Regulations.
Quarantine regulation, effective
Tuesday, for the control of <
splenetic or Texas fever, has ]
been issued by Ray M. Powers, \
State veterinarian, Clemson College.
This regulation prohibits move- )
ment of cattle (except under
certain restrictions) f?om any I
portion of this Stat.; or the
quarantined district o. any other t
State, as defined ir regulations j
pf the United Stat's department (
pf agriculture, ir cO that area of j
South Carolin" included in the
following ^ unties and parts of
2ounH' . ;
v^conee, Pickens, Greenville, i
Anderson, Spartanburg, Union, j
Laurens, Greenwood, Cherokee, (
York, Marlboro. Darlington, that 1
portion of Abbeville county north
of the Seaboard Air Line railway,
that portion of Lancaster county '
north of Waxhaw creek, that (
portion of Chester county north 1
of the Lancaster & Cheraw rail- 1
way and west of the Southern 1
railway.
Movement of cattle (except
under certain restrictions) from <
any portion of this State, except ,
counties and portions of counties
above mentioned, or from the (
quarantined district of any other
State, as defined in regulations
of the United States department
of agriculture, into the following ;
counties and parts of counties is
also prohibited:
Newberry, Fairfield, Kershaw,
Chesterfield, Florence, Lee, that
portion of Abbeville county south
of the Seaboard Air Line railway,
that portion of Chester county
south of Lancaster & Cheraw
railway and east of the Southern
railway.?The State.
McLaurin is Yet Undecided.
"I have not definitely decided 1
that I will make trie race either 1
for the office of governor or of !
United States senator in next
summer's campaign. This is '
still a year in the future and circumstances
arising in the meantime
may aid in determining 1
whether I shall run for one of i
the offices." This statement was *
made a few days ago by John L.
McLaurin, State senator from j.
Marlboro county and former. '
United States senator, to a re- '
porter of the Columbia Record, j,
Rumors that Senator McLaurin jf
would enter the senate race have I *
been current for some time and
have not been denied by the sen- *
ator. When asked for a definite *
statement Mr. McLaurin smiled j
and replied that he had been j j
urged to run by friends through-. j
out the State, by letter and oth- i
wise, but he had reached no defi-1*
nite conclusion. 1
R-.lL- it ?
ueams in me lounty. i
Miss Sallie Collins, daughter
of Mr. knd Mrs. P. P. Collins, I
died at the home of her parents J
on Hagin street. Rock Hill. Sun-; <
day morning at 6 o'clock of j
tuberculosis. Her body was s
buried in Laurelwood cemetery \
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, J
funeral services being conducted ;
by Rev. A. S. Rogers of the )
A. R. P. church.
Miss Jessie Burton, daughter \
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Burton of $
the Tirzah section died suddenly *
Saturday night of heart failure, t
There was a gentleman friend i \
at the home and he and the | jj
young lady had just arisen from \
their seats, the young man ready {
to leave, when the young lady *
dropped dead. I
Four Must Die in Electric Chair, j
Meeks Griffin. John Crosby, ! ?
rom Griffin and Nelson Brice, all \
negroes, were found guilty by a |
Chester county jury- Saturday *
ive'ning of the mUm^r on April J
23, last, of John Q. Lewis, a re- \
spectable Confederate veteran of r
:hat county at his home near \
3ornwell. The four negroes; *
were sentenced to die in the i *
Mectric chair at the State peni- f
:entiary on September 26. Th?'
conviction was secured princi- t
f>ally through the evidence of *
Monk Stevenson, who was a ! jj
member of the gang and made a *
confession after the detectives 5
had practically foretold the crime |
>n him. The case attracted c
wide-spread interest throughout
:he State and especiclly in Ches- *
Ler county, the triai being at- <
tended by large crowds. \
Short Local Items. [
D. S. Warren and family of
Columbia, are visiting at the
home of Mr. Warren's grandfather,
Mr. T. D. Faulkner.
Warm and generally fair
veather except for local showers
s promised by the weather
bureau for the present week.
Mrs. Stephen P. Sutton, of
;he township, who has been ill
for several weeks, was on Monlay
taken to a Charlotte hospital
for treatment.
Mrs. S. B. Owen and little son
ind Mrs. A. C. Birs and little
son, all of Key West, Fla.. are
quests at the home of W. H.
Crook, in the Gold Hill community.
E. A. Murray has resigned as ,
overseer of finishing at the
Caraleigh Mills, Raleigh, N. C., 1
to accept a position with the 1
Carolina Light & Power Com- 1
pany at the same place.?Textile i
Bulletin. 1
An event of much interest in (
the Gold Hill section will be the '
marriage this (Wednesday) evening
of Miss Myrtle Blankenship,
daughter of Mr. Stephen P.
Blankenship, and Mr. J. E. j
Norment of Darlington. The
marriage will take place at ^
8 o'clock at the home of the j
bride's father and will be wit- (
nessed by a large party of rela- t
tives and friends of the con- (
tracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. (
Norment will leave Fort Mill on .
the late evening train for a bridal
trip of several weeks. (
Late Garden Cultivation. (
Many make the mistake of J
leaving off cultivation in the heat *
of summer when the demand for
moisture is greatest. Sometimes J
one more cultivat on would have *
been suflicient to conserve enough
moisture to produce vegetables '
where a garden is burned up. i
It may be that you need only to
:ultivate once more to save your 1
garden. It is certain that if ;
. ultivation be done properly it *
will conserve considerable moist- J
are and give the plants whatever '
id vantage there is in moisture *
it this trying season. But eulti/ation
should be carefully done.
is it is an easy matter to injure y
garden plants at this time. I
I Great
I For This
We offer you the followi
bargains during the next f<
49 C
Men's $1.00 Dress Shirts in
patterns. We are offering,
handsome Shirts at a great sac
SPECIAL -40-inch White V.
the 25e quality, while it lasts,
Prettiest Figured Lawns. 10
(?I Beautiful assortment Figure
only 12 1-2 < .
Infant's Wool Bands, 1 to 3
Gauze Vests, 1
Ask to see ou excellent 10c <
Millir
We have a small lot of pret
price $4.00, while they last, at
Pretty hats at only 00c each,
of hot weather yet. Ask to
these prices.
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EVERYTHING AGAIN LOVELY
IN MILITARY CIRCLES
The receipt of a telegram Frilay
morning at 10:05 o'clock by
Governor Blease from L. M.
larrison, secretary of war,
lefinitely settles the question
hat the encampments of the
National Guard will be held on
ime, and that Federal assistince
to the organized militia of
he State will be resumed,
secretary Garrison says that he
las directed Lieut. Cabaniss and
ffapt. Greig. who were relieved
Tom fnrther duties in this State
>y a special order, dated June 25,
,o resume their former duties;
that outstanding requisitions will
)e filled at once; that requisitions
tor funds and supplies, filed
vith the division of militia affairs,
will be honored, and that
in inspector of infantry, in
jlace of Lieut. Boswell, will be
ietailed on receipt of a request
liuiii liit; governor.
School Children at York Fair.
A most inspiring sight will be
:he parade of some 10,000 school
children on October 17, "Educational
Day" at the York county
fair. All the schools in the
:ounty will be closed down for
this occasion and the school
children from all parts of the
lounty will take part in the
parade.
County Superintendent J. E.
Carroll, Superintendent Lueco
Cunter and Miss Leila Russell,
county supervisor of rural
schools are arranging for this
jvent.
All the schools will be asked to
prepare floats, if possible, and
several prizes will offered forthe
>est float, the best marching
ine, the largest percentage of
mrollment in the line of march.
There will also be prizes for
he best exhibit from any school,
ilso for the best articles made
>y the children, this being a
ealure of the home institute, to
>e conducted in connection with
he fair.
A large party of Fort Mill
roung people spent yesterday
>ienieing on Catawba river.
V aiues 1
, \\r~~i~ -
ng breezy and refreshing 8!
jw hot and sultry days:
ents I
the prettiest stripes and
for this week only, these gg
rifice?only 49c each. ^
oile, e(iually as good as the ??
only 10c per yard.
c quality, now only 7 1 2c. Qjg
d Lawns, 15c (|ualiny, now raj
years, only 25c each. tSg
Gauze Vests. I
piality, special price 5c. jg?
lery. ||
ty Summer Hats, regular \ I
only $1.48 each, and a few j i
Almost four long months j
see these pretty Hats at ft J
ibrell Co., |
duality Counts." ?
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