Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 26, 1914, Image 1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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(
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3 weather this wintei
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g to be COLD. Are y
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Beautiful $4 Silk D
Only a few of the $
Snow and ice hav
Drews. They keep
a GREAT REDUCT
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' 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.
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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
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your feet warm and dry.
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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.
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I cold weather prices. K
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ii, -* jtuus, >T?t.au. H}|
colors, 4 yards, $2..SO fij!
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