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\ v Vv; V* ^ V Established in 1891. THE NEWS IN BRIEF FROM OVER THE STATE At the end of 1913, there were 1,768 patients confined at the State Hospital for the Insane. Columbia. Last year there were 857 persons admitted to the institution, 62 of whom were from York county. Thomas J. Mauldin, State senator from Pickens county, was elected without opposition as judge of the new Thirteenth judicial district, composed of the counties of Pickens and Greenville, and created by act of the present General Assembly. Clemson College offer to take two boys from each county in South Carolina, keep them at the college free of cost for 30 days and give them a practical course in agriculture, the boys to be chosen on a basis of those making the largest yield of corn at lowest cost, taking into consideration the cost of fertilizer used. According to a report submitted to the Legislature by Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent, there have been during the past six years nine hundred cases of pellagra treated at the State Hospital for the Insane. Spartanburg lead the State with 83 cases, while Richland was second with 82 cases. From York county there were 33 cases of i the disease treated at the hos pital during the last six years. ? John R. Kimbrell Dead. V John R. Kimbrell, a Confederate veteran and well known resident of the township, died Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Broom, in Rock Hill, after an illness of several weeks. The remains were brought to Fort JVIill Thurs( i , day morning and interment was ' |(Vmade in the city cemetery. ... . : ^ISfnfce the death of Vis Ivite" about two years ago, Mr. Kiin" brell had made his home with his children, of whom there are three, Mrs. Broom, of Rock Hill, Mrs. Austin Wilkerson, of Chester, and Mrs. Frank Bennett of Providence township. Besides these, Mrs. Z. V. Bradford, of New Port, and Mrs. Blackwelder, of Charlotte, are step-daughters. ~fp st6 ( * I fer io\ Y) j j\joysze couvpax 9 W r Y.S r k* The ! iBiniuiniin untkPC inumuuHL miLLMUt 600D FOR ENTIRE FAMILY An order requiring al! railroads operating in this State to issue tickets to all members of a family in exchange for mileage coupons possessed by any member of that family was promulgated by the railroad commission last Wednesday night, following a hearing upon the complaint of Senator Earle, of Greenville, in this matter. The order becomes effective March 19, 1914. Provision that the purchaser of the mileage book must certify in writing at the time of the purchase who constitute members of his family, is incorporated in the order. Senator Earle appeared before the commission and read the law covering this situation, supporting his contention that the railroads had violated the statutes in refusing to issue tickets for members of the family of the original purchaser. S. H. Hard wick, traffic passenger agent of the Southern railway, with headquarters in Washington, represented the railroads, and Assistant Attorney General Fred H. Dominick represented the State, Commissioners Richards and Hampton voted to issue this order, and Commissioner Caughman did not vote. Neasles Kill Three in One Family. The epidemic of measles which was so severe in Bessemer City, N. C., and surrounding county the last of December has decreased in extent but, if anything. it is more severe than before. The family of Luther Bess,, near town, has been sadly stricken. The entire family is confined with the disease and in the five last days three of the family have died, first a son aged twenty, a daughter aged eighteen and a daughter aged sixteen. The other members of the family are critically ill and grave fears are entertained as to the recovery of some of them. The measles this time are of a severe type and in the majority of cases is followed by pneumonia. Mrs. J. C. Vava, a teacher of the fifth and sixth grades in the public school, has resigned her position. 'pod as JZoys tilizQV deale sou, askVouxi r's is ihe st&nc nson. TRADE MARK r dc T>, PEOISTERJCO >.Ro\js"ter G\xar\o ( Norfolk., Va.. Sold ovferywK sr? V Fori FORT MILL "~ HOMES OF I BjHjB MS^^^n^^JliHflv'^SSmiwnB I jMttflaHttMBB88SHRSMH^^E9 Residence of Mrs. Hattie M Pythians Enjoy Feast. Despite the very bad weather of Thursday evening, most of ; the members of the local lodge j of Knights of Pythias, with a c number of their friends as in- c vited guests, gathered in the ? lodge room to celebrate the gold- J fn inhilco .if fKo A Punch was served in the lodge t room by Misses Minnie Garrison, q Carrie Culp, Gwineth Bratton t and Blanche Lawrence, after s which the company moved to the j, armory where a dainty supper t was servsd by members of the c Home Missionary society. After v supper an interesting and in- fc spiring address was delivered by f James H. Thornwefi, Jr., of v Winnsboro, followed by speeches q by several local orators. t ? V Thaw Case Drags Along. t The final hearing in the Fed- t eral district court in the matter v of Harry K. Thaw was concluded v Friday in Concord, N. H. Wm. v T. Jerome spoke in opposition to t Thaw's petition for a writ of tl habeas corpus and for admission v to bail. Mr. Jerome asked for permission to file supplementary briefs and was given 10 days to do so. Thaw's counsel will reply 10 days thereafter. Judge t Aldrich then will render his decision and an appeal will likelj g be immediately taken by one side ^ or the other to the supreme court. Pending the decision of Judge c Aldrich, Thaw will remain in the ! New Hampshire town in the J same custody as for the past six J, months. ??????????? e \\ n t t b n ii fi t a > a \{ers , ; t r t r says \ t c 5 eyWhy j lavd of 1 r> 1 oO, i I i < % ' r Mi at i, S^U., THURSDAY, FEBBU, ^OFtT ~MILL. ack, Confederate street. Wiil Vote on Bonds. The committee, consisting of '. L. Spratt and C. S, Link, ap>ointed at a mass meeting of the itizens held some weeks ago to iscuss the proposition of intailing a water system in Fort flili, has been busily engaged or some days securing names to he petition for an election on the uestion and it is thought now hat a sufficient number have igned the petition to meet the aw's rpniiirnmpnt It ,V hat a special meeting of city ouncil will be held during the week at which the petition will ie presented and if found to conorm with the law the election will be ordered. The law retires that a commission of hree, to be known as the Public Vorks commission, be elected by he people and this election will ie held at the same time the oters express themselves as to whether they wish bonds for the waterworks. It is thought that here will be little opposition to he bonds and that the issue will win out by a large majority. Only 350 Prisoners Now in Pen. Sentences of eight convicts in he State penitentiary from Cheser county were commuted Satirday by Governor Blease to be erved on the public works of he county from which they were onvicted. These commutations are grantd in continuance of the policy of Governor Blease to empty the >tate penitentiary of all prisonrs by August 1, 1914. During he month of January slightly lore than 100 were sent from , he prison to the public works of he various counties. The numer of sentences commuted this nonth has been considerably less a proportion. Advices from ofcials of the penitentiary state hat approximately 350 prisoners ,re at the State prison now. Included in the eight convicts vhose sentences were commuted ire six men convicted of mur ler. ? Columbia Record. Will Pay the Soldiers Weekly. Uncle's Sam's soldiers will no :>nger be paid at the end of ach month, if a plan now conemplated is carried into effect. So many complaints have been nade from post commanders hat for two or three days after ach monthly pay day soldiers ire unfit for duty, or have lost heir money gambling, it has een decided to permit them to Iraw their money every week is soon as they have earned it. Phis will present them from javing too much money at one ime. More Pay for Carriers. Under the new nostoffice an jropriation bill, which was rex>rted to Confess a few days igo by the senate committee, the naximum salaries for rural mail carriers would be increased under ihe bill $1,200, the total increase for this purpose amountng to $4,350,000. An increase )f $1,000,000 was added to the louse appropriation for railway nail service to meet the demands >f the parcel post. No increase n second-class mail was provided for in the bill. Bolejack Found Gailty. James L. Bolejack, the aged laborer, who, crazed by dnnk, j 3hot and killed his wife in Charlotte during the Christmas holidays, was Thursday found guilty of murder in the first degree, the jury making a recommendation for mercy. i . w , LL r aET 26, 1914. ONLY NINE MORE DAYS OF THE TIMES C0NTES1 There remains just nine more working days in which the con testants have to work for th< handsome prizes to be.awardec the contestants receiving th< largest number of votes. This nine days is rapidly passing, anc will slip by before you scarcely realize it. -Do not think tha because you have done well s< far. that you can now tak< things easy. A let-up in youi work may causs your defeat, Don't stop until you have crossed the wire. Be a possessei of that "never-say-die" spirit There are several hundred mor< subscriptions that can be easily secured, and the people ar< simply waiting for you to com* ask for the subscription. The contest is rapidly drawinj to a close. All of the contest aiiw> mc ibLiivui^ III1KI1L anu mail to secure evei*y vote possible What seems quiet and tranqui on the surface is reaiiy a hard, unceasing fight beneath. Concentrated efforts are mosl effective now, and every thoughl and every minute should be devoted to vote-getting by the contestants, and that is what wil win ?real hard work with systematic effort. Promptly at 7 o'clock p. m., Saturday, March 7th, the ballol box of The Times' Prize Contesl will be closed, sealed and turned over to Messrs. T. B. Spratt, J. J. Bailes and A. R. McElhahey. These gentlemen have been invited to canvass the votes of each contestant in the contest. They will count the votes ol every contestant and will see tc it that every contestant has a fair and square showing. As soon as the canvass of the votes has been completed the results will be announced. The ver> mention of the above named gentlemen, will carry conviction to all. The results will be arrived at in perfect fairness tc every interest involved and theii verdict will be final. These gentlemen enjoy the esteem and confidence of the public, and the contestants and their friends have expressed themselves as beinjf pleased to have Messrs. Spratt. Bailes and McElhaney make the final count of votes. STANDING of PIANO CONTESTANTS Tuesday, February 24. Miss Frances Smith __.167,80( " Edna Ferguson 62u,60( " Jessie Baker G44,80( " Lessye Epps, R-l _..648,00( iBlsasasasasasasasasasasas; | JUST 3 The Weather M 3 weather this wintei K this direction whicl g to be COLD. Are y 3 Ladies' good Wool i K Misses' Wool Coat ? Cj $1.50, zero price < ffi Mens* and boy's Wo I Children's pretty 5f Beautiful $4 Silk D Only a few of the $ Snow and ice hav Drews. They keep a GREAT REDUCT buy. Let us fit you E. W. a iBEasassBasgggsasBsasasB riMES ' 1 . IJetton is Acquitted. Much interest centered localb 1 in the trial concluded in Char lotte Saturday night at 11 o'clock - of R. M. Jetton, the Davidsor - druggist who about two weeks * ago shot and killed Dr. W. H. 1 Wooten, a Davidson physician, i Both the victim of the tragedy s and Mr. Jetton were known to i I number of Fort Mill people, anc j the trial of the latter was t watched with deep interest here abouts. The jury returned i } verdiet of not guilty after hav - ing deliberated for only aboul r 30 minutes. The verdict it was said was greeted with a wile s demonstration by the large crowc r which had jammed the court . room during the entire day. a A Fort Mill man who returnee r from Charlotte Sunday at nooi a stated that he had seen Mr I Jetton on the streets Sunday morning and that the latter wai preparing to return to his hom< ' at Davidson. 1 Big Cut in Appropriations. j Included in the cut of $325,00( made by the Senate Financ< Committee Monday night in the I appropriation bill is the $25,00( I item for Winthrop's gymnasium. . The committee recommends the _ Hum me itpprupnauur 1 bill of all new building items, . including the $40,000 for a law building at the State University. The item of $10,000 for a ma' neuver camp, probably at Green' ville, is sliced by the committee, i as are the items of $25,000 for a tuberculosis hospital and other important appropriations made by the House. For the York Fair. f The committee in charge ol > the York county fair is working t to perfect the organization and ? arranging plans for the big fair ? next fall. The general com5 mittee has appointed a subcomr mittee with authority to conducl I the campaign for stock and tc i arrange the preliminary details as they see fit. ) The outlook this year is bright * for a monster fair. The farmi ers are already being urged to I plan for exhibits and to save s their exhibits. Demonstrators J. R. Blair and A. A. McKeown 5 are both heartily in favor of the fair and will give any assistance r desired in preparing and caring for exhibits. ' Penalty of 7 per cent, will , attach to all uimaid taxes after ) next Saturday. If paid on or ) before that date the penalty is > 2 per cent. i5H5B5S5B5^Sg5H5H5a5H5g5E5 A MOP an tells us that we hav r yet. A severe cold wa\ 1 will drop the mercury f ou ready for it? SWEATERS. sweaters, regular price $ sweaters in navy, red ant i>nly 98c. >ol Coat Sweaters, specia >c Wool Caps, with ribbor ress patterns, per patten (i Dress patterns left, all ciiAro ciiArp onuLO, onuro. e no terrors for Ralstons your feet warm and dry. ION. We save you mone up. Kimbri Where Quality Reigi iasBsaisBSB sasa sa saga sasasa / m* ! ' ; t.?" -;" 1# . 11.86; Per Y?t. POLITICAL KILLING SHOULD ^ FOLL0W. SAYS TILLMAN { "There certainly ought to be , some political killing." "I don't suppose anybody now doubt's ivbn Rloauo'j clouioK n n , derlings and statellites are." t "Jealousy and envy caused all j of this devilment?this monstros5 ity in the affairs of the State asylum." l "I have been impressed with the fact that Blease threatened t to put Dr. Babcock where he 3 could not speak if the governor's I sister's name was brought into j the inquiry, while Dr. Saun ders' brother had no one to protect his sister." j Thus spoke Senator Tillman 1 Saturday morning to a Greenwood representative of the Co'f lumbia Record about the investi3 gation that had been in progress a for the last two weeks into the affairs of the State Hospital for the insane. Senator and Mrs. Tillman arrived at Greenwood Friday from Atlanta, where Mr. Tillman rest ed for two weeks in a sanita; rium, and spent Saturday with 1 his son, Mr. H. C. Tillman. The senator spoke of "PlantJ ing our garden, if it ever quits 1 raining." A Surprise Muriate. The marriage in Charlotte Thursday of Miss Cammie Crook and Mr. Edgar Jones, both of this township, came as a pleas[ ant surprise to theirmany friends in this section. The marriage : was performed by the Rev. E. K. McLarty, of the Tryon Street Methodist church, Charlotte. j . / ' Mrs. Jones is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Crook, of r Americus, Ga., and had made I her home in this towning until ' the family moved to Georgia some two years ago. She is an accomplished young woman and ' is admired by a wide circle of friends in this section. Mr. ' Jones is one of the most progressive and successful young . farmers of the county, and is, like his bride, deservedly popu? lar. Mr. and Mrs. Jones will ' reside at the former's home, one i mile east of Fort Mill. - The unusually severe weather conditions of the last ten days ' has temporarily held up farm planning and operations which had begun under very favorable 1 conditions. A number of the farmers have taken advantage of the suepension from work by i hauling fertilizer from the local market to their farms. B5a5a5agH5asz5BsgszsasB5aEi 1ENT. j en't "seen" any cold B| e is racing rapidly in fljjl ar below. It's going ffijl 3 12.25, zero price $1.75 3 1 white, regular price 3 I cold weather prices. K l trimmings, only 37c [3 n ft .... -.4.. iT" 4 r/k Bfl ii, -* jtuus, >T?t.au. H}| colors, 4 yards, $2..SO fij! , Farnums or Irving K Every pair going at ? y on every pair you jj ell Co., 1 99 Rfl ns. hq)