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The Fort Mill Times.
E?tabli?hed in 1891. ' / FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1914 ~ JL25 Per
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
Commissioner Watson will ad- j
dress the State farm demonstra- \
tion agents at Clemson College
on January 25.
All immunizations against rabies.
which in South Carolina
this year amounted to 297 cases j
against 356 for the previous
year, were successful, according
to a report to the State Board of >
health.
The 16-year-old son of E. VV. \
Brunson, a prosperous farmer
living near Allendale, lost his
right arm as the result of the
accidental discharge of his shotgun
while out hunting Thursday
with his little brother.
J. H. Marion, a member of the
Chester bar, has been placed in
nomination for the State senate
from his county to succeed the j
late Senator P. L. Hardin. Mr.
Marion has served several terms
in the lower house of the Legislature.
Requisitions for diptheria antitoxin
for the first 11 months of
of this year total $8,516.40, according
to a compilation of the
ligures made as a part of the annual
report of the State Board
of Health. This shows an increase
of $951.65 over the corresponding
period of 1913.
The governor did not send a
long "Christmas pardon list" to
the ollice of secretary State, as
was expected by many. He granted
clemency in only seven cases,
the most notable being a pardon
to John E. Hough, of Kershaw,
who at one time was under sentence
of death for killing his
father-in-law.^
A yeggman, Charles O'Day,
alias Charley Cross, alias "Mis
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souri i^nariey, was among me
convicts paroled Monday by the
governor. The parole was issued
upon condition that the federal
authorities take charge of
O'Da.v when he left the penitentiary.
The yeggman was charged
with robbing the postoffice at
Gordonsville, Va.
Sheriff White, of Spartanburg
county, Monday seized three kegs
of corn liquor belonging to John
F. Floyd, mayor of Spartanburg
city. The liquor was taken in
charge by the sheriff at the railway
freight office, on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Gannt. It
was stated that Mayor Floyd
would make a fight in the courts
to retain his liquor through claim
and delivery proceedings.
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The circumstances in detail attending
the murder December
23 of Mrs. Lola Hall Tolbert by
her hnsband, Albert Tolbert.
makes the killing one of the
most horrible in the criminal
annals of South Carolina. The
shocking details of the murder
were brought out in the coroner's
inquest held in the village of
"the Panola mill at Greenwood in
which the Tolberts resided. Mrs.
M. D. Ellenberg and her young
son. who lived in the house with
the Tolberts, were the principal
witnesses. "Phone the undertaker
and Sheriff McMillan, I
have killed her," Tolbert told
Mrs F.llpnh^ra ns nnoncfl Oiu
back door of his room and disI
played to the witness a long
L bloody knife in bloody hands.
1 The killing took place about 1
I o'clock in the afternoon but no
one saw the dead body of the
woman for about an hour. Tol ^J>ert
stating that he "wanted to
9Rm>e sure she was dead," before
gg he told anybody. Mrs. EllenII
berg heard screaming, and later
H a pitiful appeal from the slain
wife, "Albert, please, .please let
W me up, I am so weak," but soon
the sobs were heard no more.
IM Tolbert was taken to the State'
penitentiary for safe keeping.
Cold, Dreary Christmas.
It has been many years since
Fort Mill had such a cold, rainy,
dreary Christmas. Fort Mill,
like other sections, has been
without desirable weather for
some time and the holidays did
the worst. Thursday began
without any definite promise of
any kind of weather, and late in
the day a cold rain began falling.
On through the nignt and
well nigh all day Friday the
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uownpour continued causing: a
large part of the people to be
content with sitting beside the
family fireside.
There was no fireworks racket,
owing to an ordinance passed
some years ago prohibiting the
sale of the goods in Fort Mill.
No serious scraps were reported,
although it is said that the town
did its full share to relieve the
State of Virginia of its booze
supply before the prohibition law
in that State goes into effect.
Sunday Was Coldest Day.
Last Sunday was the coldest
day of the present winter, according
to the figures of the
United States weather bureau
published in the Charlotte
| papers. The lowest reading
| Sunday was 15 degrees at 7
j o'clock in the morning. This
I was just 17 degrees below the
freezing point. The highest
point reached Sunday by the
mercury was degrees, with a
mean temperature for the day of
22 degrees.
The deficiency in rainfall for
the year is 14.17 inches, which
would indicate that there must
be some heavy downpours between
now and the last day of
the month if there is to be no
deficit for the year. That a
deficiency will be shown is certain
for it would be unprecedented
for this rainfall to come
at this season.
Baracas Elect Officers.
At the semi-annual election of
officers held Sunday, December
27th, by the Baracas of the
Baptist church the following
officers for the first half of the
: year, 1915, were elected:
H. D. Harkey, president; C. A.
i Jones, vice president; YV. A.
Roach, secretary; M. K. Moore,
: assistant secretary; S. A. Lee,
treasurer; J. T. Young, Jr.,
! press reporter; Prof. J. P. Coats,
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I leacner; Lj. ivieacnam, assistant
teacher.
New Postmaster for Yorkville.
Information was received in
| Yorkville Thursday afternoon to
i the effect that Mrs. Martha E.
Nichols had been nominated by
President Wilson as postmaster
for Yorkville, her name having:
been sent to the Senate the day*
previous, and the announcement
: is said to have caused great surprise
in Yorkville, as no one
seemed to know that Mrs. Nichols
was even an applicant for
the office.
The present postmaster at
i Yorkville is Miss Maggie Moore,
who was originally appointed to
: the office by President Harrison,
and has held the position almost
continuously since. Her term
expired last March.
Three More Given Libertv.
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Additional paroles and a pardon
issued by the governor
December 24 were made public
Saturday as follows:
J. W. Barrinneau, white, convicted
of larceny in Charleston
county, June, 1913, and sentenced
to three years in the
penitentiary. Paroled.
V. D. Mizzell, white, convicted
of larceny in Charleston
county, Junei 1913, and sentenced
to three years on the
public works of the county,
j Paroled.
VV111 i P .lATltino
? vviimuo, V.UIUI CU, tWII*victed
of larceny and burglary
in Charleston county' in 1007,
and sentenced to 15 years oh the
' public works of the county.
| Pardoned.
HOW TO HAVE MORE MEAT
HEXT FALL IH THIS STATE
The present live stock situation
brought on by the European war
and other causes will suggest of
the enterprising farmer in South
Carolina the advantage of increasing
his live stock production
this winter. High prices
for meat products will undoubtedly
prevail next spring owing
to the shortage of cattle in the
grass belt which have gone into
the feed lots this fall, the outbreak
of foot and mouth disease
in the beef producing States
with the resulting uneasiness
among the feeders in that section,
and the tremendous demand
for food supplies which will undoubtedly
come from the warring
j nations of Europe.
These conditions offer opportunities
in live stock production
for the South Carolina farmer,
not only for a profitable enterprise,
but also for the permanent
solution of some of his knottiest,
agricultural problems.
Any activity which the farmer
attempts should be in the nature
of a gradual development and
growth with a view to producing
enough meat for home consumption
and a small surplus, rather
than plunging into it suddenly
on a large scale. He should conserve
the best breeding stock on
the farm which may be available,
instead of consigning it to
the pork barrel or the butcher,
and should nrocnrc a miro hrod
size of the proper type with
which to grade up his herd until
good, marketable stuff is being
produced. In this manner the
farmer can gradually grow into
live stock production with a
small outlay of money, and can
market his surplus while high
prices are prevailing. Beef and
pork can be produced to advantage
in South Carolina and
the times offer opportunities
which should not be overlooked.
Pork production especially is a
profitable enterprise, yielding
maximum returns in a short
time, with a small outlay of capital.
The development of beef
production on the farm should in
all cases be accompanied With
establishment of permanent pastures.
Interest in the breeding of live
stock has developed very rapidly
in South Carolina and in several
counties live stock associations
have been formed for cooperation
among members and for discussion
of live stock problems of
common interest. These organizations
have already been of
great value to the communities
in which they exist, as well as
to the individual members. They
have been organized in Oconee,
Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg,
York and Calhoun counties
and Greenwood county is about
to be organized.
United States Warns England.
The United States Monday
dispatched a long note to Great
Gritain insisting on an early improvement
in the treatment of
Amf?rir?nn nnmrrieroo Kv RfitioK
fleets. It warned England that
much feeling had been aroused
in this country and that public
criticism was general over unwarranted
interference with
the legitimate foreign trade of
the United States. The document,
constituting the strongest
representation on the subject
made by the United States to
any of the belligerents, was
cabled to Ambassador Page to
be formally presented to Sir
Edward Grey, the British Foreign
Secretary. Its preparation
was begun a month ago by
Solicitor Cone Johnson, Counselor
Robert Lansing and Secretary
Bryan and during the last two
weeks had the personal attention
of Presihent Wilson, who revised
its phraseology with mi1
nute care.
The one per cent, penalty to
i State taxes applies after today.
In Hands of Receiver.
; McElhane.v & Co.. a corporation
which has been doing a general
merchandise business here
for the past seven or eight years,
was on Monday placed in the
j hands of a receiver, owing to
the inability of the firm to make
its usual fall collections. A considerable
number of accounts
were carried with farmers who
were located in the district devastated
by hail last summer and
' these farmers have found it impossible
to meet their obligations
with the firm. The low price of
cotton has also contributed to
the firm's embarrassment. The
, action as to receivership was vol;
untary on the part of Mr. A. R.
McElhaney, president of the concern
and one of the largest stockholders.
John R. Hart, attorney
i of Yorkvilli^ M'qo ~J ?
? _ - v., ..no a[i|jwiiit.t;u receiver
and he has appointed as
his agent Mr. S. A. Epps, of
Fort Mill, who is making inventories
of the stocks. The liabilities
of McElhaney & Co. are said
to be around $20,000 and it is believed
they are fully covered by
the concern's assets. The business
is closed temporarily, but
will be opened as soon as the inventories
are completed and will
continue as heretofore.
Among the larger creditors are
the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
company and Swift & company.
Mr. Carothers Appointed.
Mr. W. M. Carothers, a well
known resident of this city and
Master of the local troop of Boy
Scouts of America, several days
ago received notice from the
t State Bureau of Vital Statistics
, of his appointment of registrar
, for the district comprising Fort
Mill and the township. According
to the law* passed at the last
regular session of the Legislature
it will be the duty of each registrar
after January 1st to report
i to the State bureau each birth
and death occurring is his district.
It was originally intended that
the magistrates of the various
townships should act as regis'
trars, but they were inelligible
j for the places, according to a decision
of the attorney general.
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PROHIBITION OUTLOOK
SAID TO BE PROMISING
J. K. Breed in, secretary of the
jeommitte for State-wide prohibition.
has sent out a letter to
prohibitionists of the State which
reads in part as follows:
"Never before has the outlook
for prohibition been so promising.
In every county of the
State there are men at work circulating
the petitions for the referendum.
Four counties have
already called for additional
j blanks, these being Laurens,
; Darlington, Marlboro and ColleInn
"Our temperance forces are
iffcited in the demand for prohibition.
We favor the petition
for the referendum because the
Legislature will be much more
ready to grant a referendum,
thereby submitting the question
to the people, than to enact a
law ouy-ight. without a clearly
expressed demand by the people;
furthermore, a campaign for
prohibition will not only be educative,
but will evoke a compelling
sentiment for prohibition
which will tend powerfully toward
the enforcement of the law.
"This is our time, and we must
not leave any step untaken which
will contribute to a happy measure.
"We are opposing a business
deeply entrenched and heavily
armed. For our success, we
must have the unstinted cooperation
of all who favor prohibition."
Students at Home.
Among the students who are
| attending colleges away from
home and have returned for the
, holidays are: Miss Mary Lewis
from Queen's College; Misses
Esther McMurray, Lana Parks,
Mamie Jack Massey and Margaret
Sprat t from Winthrop;
Miss Mary Epps from Coker;
Miss Lila Hall from the Industrial
Institute of Albermarle, N. C.;
Joe Ardrey from the A. & M.
College of North Carolina; Joe
Polk from Clinton College, and
Price Culp, Parks Boyd and
i William Relk from Clemson.
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Forty-four Given Freedom.
Governor Blease on Monday
granted pardons and paroles in
44 eases. Practically all of the
prisoners were serving terms in
the State penitentiary, on the
State farms and the county
chaingangs. Nine of the pris?????
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vncin itrifiifseu were connneci in
the State penitentiary. Pardons
were granted in several rases to
restore citizenship, paroles having
already been given. Since
assuming office the governor has
extended clemency in 1.488
cases.
The crimes of the prisoners
released by the governor may he
classified as follows:
Murder. 12: manslaughter. 11:
arson. 2: criminal assault. 2: safe
graeking 1: miscellaneous. 1C>.
Tt was stated that 201 prisoners
are left in the State penitentiary
and on the State farms.
Grants Frank's Appeal.
Justice Lamar of the United
States Supreme Court Monday
granted an appeal from the refusal
of the Federal District
Court for Northern Georgia to
release on habeas corpus proceedings
Leo M. Frank, under
death sentence for the murder
of Mary Phagan. at Atlanta.
Frank has been sentenced to
be hanged January 22 but Justice
Lamar's action causes a stay
of execution. Thirty days are
given for the record of the proceedings
in the lower court to
be filed in the Supreme Court.
The State of Georgia then may
ask that the hearing of the case
be advanced. Such suggestions
generally are granted.
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*i ikuii ox .justice bamar s
action the entire court will pass
upon Frank's right to seek release
from custody on a writ of
habeas corpus on the ground that
the trial court in Fulton County,
Georgia, lost jurisdiction over
him by its failure to have him
present when the jury returned
its verdict.
Without four weeks of continued
wet, rainy weather, the
people of this section are wishing
most heartily for a season of
sunshine.
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