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THE NEWS IN RRIFF
FROM OVER lilt STATE
W, B. Southerland of Hickory,
N. C., has beeu appointed as
agent of the freight station at
Rock . Hill, succeeding H. VV.
McMillan, transferred to Johnston.
The change will become
effective on December 1.
Railways in South Carolina
will not be allowed to pull more
mileage than is equivalent to the
cash fare under an order to he
issued by the Railroad Commission,
in accordance with an
opinion from the Attorney General.
At Greenville Thursday Con
^ICOOlUClll UC VVTI uut cl
statement in which he declared
he is not in the race for the
United States senate and it is
not his intention to run; however,
he may change his decision
if circumstances demand
it.
Governor Blease characterized
as a lie the report sent out
from Washington, and published
in several South Carolina newspapers
to the effect that the governor
would not be a candidate
for the United States senate,
but would seek a third term as
governor.
The colored Baptist church
and school hoi>*o of Bowling
Green, York county, were completely
destroyed bv fire Sunday
night. Lighted cigarette stumps
carelessly thrown about is supposed
to have caused the fire.
The buildings were insured for
$,1000.
Denial of a combination with
JJULgise Jt'orces. or any other
combinations, was made Thursday
night by John G. Richards.
Jr., who is a candidate for governor.
He says that he feels
that the candidates for the
United States senate are amply
able to take care of themselves
without interference on his part.
H. C. O'Shields, cashier of
the Deposit Bank of Fort Lawn, j
Chester county, committed suicide
Saturday morning by shooting
himself twice in the region
of the heart. Death was instantaneous.
Mr. O'Shields left ;
two notes, one stating that he
could not keep an appointment
with a friend at the bank, and
another the contents of which
are unknown.
Four men, W. R. Belcher,
Jesse Wolfe, Bob Wilson and
Robert Ward, were presented
last Thursday by the grand jury
of Spartanburg county charged
with being members of the mob
that attempted to dynamite the
county jail last August in an effort
to lynch the negro, Wili Fair,
who was charged with criminal
assault but afterwards acquitted.
Beginning at Spartanburg Friday
and ending at Rock Hill
December 8, there will be a Sunday
school campaign touching 10
of the principal cities of the
State, Spartanburg, Greenville,
Newberry, Union, Columbia,
Charleston, Sumter, Florence.
Conway and Rock Hill. This
campaign is being conducted
under the direction of the South
Carolina Sunday School Association,
and is the first tour of the
kind ever inaugurated in the
State.
Ducks Plentiful on Catawba.
Parties living in the vicinity of
the Catawba dam say that some
fine sport is being had in shooting
ducks along Catawba river.
The fowl is said to be plentiful,
and especially so in the backwater
above the dam. The season
for shooting ducks in South
Carolina opened last Thursday
and since that date several successful
hunting trips to Catawba
have been reported.
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! PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
By Supt. J. P. Coats.
A pupil must mate an average
of 95 per cent on his studies.
95 per cent, on deportment, and
95 per cent, on attendance for
his name to be on the honor roll
of the Fort Mill graded school.
The following have the honor
for November:
First Grade?Marion Jones,
John McKee Spratt, Effie Ritch,
Kate McLaughlin, Edith Parks,
Louise Patterson, James Ferguson,
1). C. Patterson.
Second Grade?Elizabeth Ardrey,
Lawrence Armstrong, William
llafner, Mary Kimbrell,
Katherine Massey. Margaret
McElhaney, Clyde Mclntyre,
Mary Moore, Bertha Moore,
Stephen Parks.
Third Grade Frank Jones,
M ae Thompson.
Fourth Grade? Elma Bradford,
Annie Parks, Marian Parks,
Arthur Young.
Fifth tirade ?Atmar Adcock,
Blanche Moser.
Sixth Grade Beatrice Parks,
Melvin Blackmon, William Grier,
Grace Erwin.
Eighth Grade?Mar jorie Mills,
Mary McLaughlin, John A. Boyd.
Ninth Grade?Ernest Tatterson.
Fred Patterson.
Tenth Grade Sadie Yongue,
Francis Smith, Margaret Spratt,
Esther Meacham, James Young.
Zenas Grier.
Wade Springs Marriage.
Interest this week centers in
the wedding at high noon Saturday
of Mrs. Lena Jones Wade,
laughterof Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Meriwether Jones of Pulaski,
Tenn.. to Colonel Leroy Springs
of Lancaster, S. C., which is to
take place at the home of the
parents of the bride-to-be. Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Scott and
Mrs. George Jordan of Charlotte
wili he among those present at
the wedding. The affair will he
very quiet with only the relatives
and a few intimate friends
present. Immediately after the
ceremony, there will he a luncheon
given in honor of the wedding
party, after which the bridal
couple will leave for the North
on their honeymoon. Enroute
to their home in Lancaster, they
will stop otT in Charlotte for
several days to he the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Wade
is pleasantly remembered in
Charlotte by reason of her for
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inti icaiucncc nere, wnue a
member of the faculty of Queens
College. Colonel Springs is one
of the most influential and
wealthy cotton manufacturers in
the South. -Charlotte Observer.
Can't Sell Cap Pistols.
The sale of caps and cap pistols
in South Carolina is a violation
of a State law, according to
a statement from the attorney
general's office a few days ago.
Section 512 of the criminal code,
1912, reads in part as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, or corporation, in
this State, to sell, keep for sale
or offer for sale, or give away,
any toy pistol in which caps or
cartridges are used, or any caps
or cartridges for suph toy pistois.
Evely person, firm, or corporation
violating the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction,
he fined not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
(in the case of an individual)
lor a term not to exceed
if. :..i i
Linrty uays."
Court House Offer Rejected.
Certain citizens of Yorkville
have dug down in their old jeans
and fished out $16,000 which they
have put up for the purpose of
buying the old court house lot
and building, rather than see
the present structure torn down.
The Commissioners, after due
consideration, refused to re-open
this question of a re-sale, and it
is understood the matter is
definitely settled that the new
court house will be built on the
site of the present one.
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THANKSGIVING CLEMENCY
| FOR 100 STATE PRISONERS
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Ninety-nine paroles and one
pardon were announced Saturday
by Governor Blease as his
Thanksgiving gift to prisoners
I in the State Penitentiary and on
! the public works in the several
counties of South Carolina, says
a dispatch to the Charlotte Observer.
This is undoubtedly a
record for executive clemency.
A hurried compilation gives
j the following as the nature of
the various crimes for which the
prisoners were serving senj
tences:
Murder, 28; manslaughter, 2(5;
bigamy, 1; violating dispensary 1
law, 3; burglary and larceny, 7;
assault and battery with intent
to kill, 10; assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature, 4;
housebreaking and larceny, 5;
! highway robbery and larceny, 1;
larceny of livestock, 1; obtaining
goods under false pretenses, 2;
i gambling, disorderly conduct
j and petit larceny, 1; rape, 3;
breach of trust, 1; breach of
trust, fraudulent intent, 1; man!
slaughter and carrying concealed
weapons, 2; larceny of bicycle,
1; grand larceny, 1; safe cracking,
1; larceny and forgery, 1;
total 100.
With the issuing of the large
batch of Thanksgiving pardons
and p..roles, Governor Bleuse's
clemency record approaches the
j 800 mark.
The records in the Secretary
of Slate's ollice show that up to
Saturday he had issued 257 pardons
and commutations anil 525
paroles, making a grand total ot
782 pa'dons, commutations and
paroles.
rictiiO(:ist Conference This Week.
Tnc South Carolina conference
of the .Methodist Episcopal
church. South, convened this:
(Wednesday) morning for its
annual session, and will con- i
tinue through December 1.
The business deliberations of
the body are being held in the
Methodist church at Rock Hill.
The annual conference is only
; one of the five conferences that
go to make up the system of
church government with the
| Methodist people. Their five
conferences are the general conj
ference, the annual conference,
j the district conference, thecjuarI
terlv confereni'.p nrwl
-
conference, making a most
democratic system, thoroughly
. representative in every detail.
Sunday School Convention.
One of the most largely at- j
tended and most enthusiastic
conventions in the history of
Sunday school promotion ami de1
velopment in York county was
brought to a close Thursday
night in the Methodist church
oi Yorkvilie, when the concluding
address of the convention
was delivered by Honorable
Martin F. Ansel of Greenville.
Mr. Ansel spoke on 'The Sunday
School and Citizenship," and his
address was a masterly one; at
the conclusion of which he was
i tendered a vote of appreciation
and "thanks by the convention
i for his presence and inspiring
i words.
About one hundred delegates
I and visitors were present at the
i convention, which convened
j Wednesday evening, and many
j of the people of Yorkville attended
the sessions, the Methodist
church edifice being filled at
all the meetings. The convention
was an inspiration to all who
j were interested in Sunday schools
and was a source of edification
to the people of the city who
availed themselves of the opporj
tunity of attending its sessions.
Will Move Next Week.
Announcement is made that
Mills & Young company will on
next Monday begin the removal
of its clothing, dry goods and
grocery stock to its new stores
two doors north of the firm's
present quarters.
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DAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1913.
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
Joe Sparks, the Columbia correspondent
of the Augusta
Chronicle, sends] his] paper the
following political dope:
Administration correspondents
are circulating the story about
Lieut. Gov. C. A. Smith and the
governor. Neither will fight
the other, according to the reporters
in the confidence of the
governor.
There will be a merry scramble
for places on the railroad commission.
The term of Banks L.
Caughman will expire, and he
will not ask for re-election. C. L).
Fortner, of Spartanburg, member
of the House, and John F.
Bolt, of Laurens, are the only
announced candidates. Mr. Bolt
is one of the leading citizens ol
Laurens county.
Charles C. Simms, of Barnwell,
seems to be the leading
administration candidate, al,
though an overnight conference
; would entirely switch the situation.
It is said that the leaders
of the governor's forces are
"looking out" for another man,
They may fight on John G. Richards,
Jr., because he is the most
I receptive man in the race foi
> governor.
i "I believe that John L. McLaurin
will yet be a candidate
for governor. He might have
entered the senatorial race it
Senator Tillman had never elev
livered his opinion." This is the
statement made by a man higl
in the confidence of tiie administration.
It is not believed that
the governor will lend his support
to Senator McLaurin.
Ira B. J one's, former chiel
justice of South Carolina, set ;
precedent when he resignei
from otlice to offer for the governorship
of the State. -There
are many people in South Cam
lina who are wondering if Join
(}. Richards Jr., will follow the
precedent by resigning from the
oflice of railroad commissioner ir
his race for governor. Mr.
Richards has kept his mind
closed on this point.
Belair News.
Correspondency Fort Mill Times.
Miss Eva Collins has beer
right sick for the past week, but
is improving.
Mr. Tillman Wilson, who it
attending the high school in Rock
Hill, spent Saturday and Sunda>
with home folks.
Belair school opened Monday,
November 10th, with sixty-thret
pupils on roll. This is the best
'attendance the school has evei
known tor the beginning. Teachers
and patrons are making ever>
tlFort to make this the most
successful year in the history ol
the school.
The oyster supper given by the
Ladies' Aid Society was a success.
A large crowd from Osceola
Marvin, Pleasant Valley and surrounding
community were prossent
and enjoyed a pleasant
time socially. X.
Belair, Nov. 11).
Suggested School Trustees.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
If I am not misinformed there
is to he held in Port Mill a lew
weeks hence an election for three
trustees of the local school board.
1 presume thai the voters will
want to select men for membership
on the board who are interested
in the success of the school
and who can be depended upon tc
do only that which will be beneficial
thereto. I beg to suggest as
men suitable to serve as trustees
VV. B. Ardrey, YV. R. Bradford
and E. S. Parks.
School Patron.
Fort Mill, Nov. 22.
Fifth Ginning Report
The fifth cotton ginning report
of the census bureau for the
season, issued at 10 o'clock Friday
morning, announced that
10,434,387 bales ol cotton, counting
round as half bales, of the
growth of 1913 had been ginned
prior to Friday, November 14.
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J. J. BAIl.KS.
! who nnnouiK-os himself a candidate for
Mayor of Fort Mill.
Will Sledge Married.
! The Chester Lantern of Friday
says that Mr. \V. L. Sledge
" received a cablegram yesterday
' i frnm Monolnl"
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' i marriage of his son, Mr. William
P. Sledge to Miss Carolyn Ful"
cher on Monday.
Mr. Sledge has hundreds of
friends in this city that wish him
and his bride much happiness,
j Mrs. Sledge is from Lookout,
Cal., and has been teaching on
' the Island for the past few years
' where she and Mr. Sledge formed
an acquaintanceship, which later
*\ ripened into a love match.
1 Mr. Sledge holds a reponsiblc
position with the I'nited States
Government's electrical depart-:
ment and has been rapidly pro.
moted in recent years.
l Retires trom Hotel liusiness.
I Mr. W. M. Gulp, who for a
number of years has conducted
; the Central hotel, has decided to
retire from the hotel business
! and within a short time will
, move with his family to the cot,
tage on East Booth street which
; was purchased recently hy Mr.
1 Gulp from Mr. W. P. Norman.
Whether the Central hotel will
' , be continued under new manage!
ment could not he learned.
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SIX COMPANIES DEFICIENT,
SAYS WAR DEPARTMENT
The war department the last
week wrote Governor Blease a
letter bearing on the recent in
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r>jjt*cLiuii ol oouin Carolina troop3
and while the department declined
to make public the contents
of the letter before it was
sent to the governor, it was understood
in Washington that in
plain terms it called attention to
the very unsatisfactory condition
of the troops at the present
time, according to a dispatch to
The State. Lieut. Col. David C.
Shanks of the army made the
inspection of the troops in comI
pliance with orders from the secretary
of war between October 6
and 21. lblS.
The object was to determine
the condition of the twelve companies
which had been inspected
j and reported as unsatisfactory at
an inspection made in March and
j April, 1913. "I do not wish to
make any recommendation in re!
gard to these companies," says
the report. "There may be comsiderations
affecting them or important
reasons for retaining
I them that are not fullv known
I to me."
1 The letter from the department
goes on to say that the
! United States desires to encourage
military instruction in every
way and it does not want to
I withdraw opportunity for military
instruction in any case
where it seems reasonable to
to suppose that the goverment
may receive even a fair return
for the money invested or the
efforts made.
A Washington dispatch of
Monday to the Columbia Record
says that in a second report to
Coventor Blease the war department
recommends as totally inefficient
and hopeless the companies
ioned at Chesterfield,
Bamberg, Barnwell, Bennettsviile,
Conway and Lancaster.
These companies will receive no
more supplies and military assistance
from the national government.
Price of Cotton.
The best price paid for cotton on tho
local market yesterday was 10J cents.
Seed sold for 40 cents.
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