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~ "Established in 1891. . FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915. $1.25 Per Year.
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STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
^ The city of Greenville has under
consideration a proposition to
buy the Paris Mountain water
supply.
The Judson mills of Greenville
have secured the contract to
make the goods for the spring
uniforms for Winthrop college.
Weavers and spinners?of the
Gluck mills, at Anderson, went
on strike several days ago as a
result of a ten per cent reduction
in their wages.
Lawrence Roof, of Chester.
was killed at Greensboro, N. C.,
the evening of the 10th inst.,
when he was struck by a passenger
train. His arms and legs
were cut off.
Janie Chapman, a negress who
aided a number of prisoners to
escape from the Greenwood jail
some days ago. has been sentenced
to serve two years in the
State penitentiary.
The State railroad commission
has passed a resolution requesting
the General Assembly to pass
a measure placing all public
highways and of railways in the
State under the jurisdiction of the
commission.
Bakers in Sumter have agreed
that they will not raise the price
of bread to six cents per loaf, in
accordance with the order of the
Master Bakers' association of
the Southern States.
The Yorkville Cotton Oil Co.,
has resumed operations after a
suspension of about three weeks,
due to inability to secure cotton
. seed.
John Pearson and Frank Beiers,
two young men of the cotton
mill section of Greenville have
been arrested and are being held
for the next term of the United
States court, charged with counterfeiting.
Sam Johnson, Jr., of Rock
Hill, formerly secretary to Congressman
Finley, has been appointed
inspector in the internal
revenue service. His headquarters
will be at Greensboro and
his territory will include parts of
both the Carolinas.
The State Industrial school at
Florence has recently established
a mattress and broom factory in
their plant. These two enterprises
are used largely for
making mattresses and brooms
for the institution, but they will
soon have their product on the
market.
Trustees of Chicora college, of
Greenville and the College for
Women, of Columbia, met in Columbia
the last week to discuss
the advisability of consolidating
the two institutions. In the event
of such consolidation, the new
institution will be located in Columbia.
Much Food for Belgians.
^ More than 110,000 tons of
food had been sent from New
York to Belgium up to January
20 by the commission for relief
in Belgium, according to its 12th
weekly report. During the
?_ Jf T rvA on rvrirr
weeK ending January zu,
tons were shipped, more than
twice the amount shipped the
week before. Of this shipment
20,356 tons were wheat and 2,340
tons flour, the remaining 531
tons being composed of rice,
peas, beans, salt and potatoes.
Of the 110,713 tons of supplies
chipped up to January 20, 652
#K>ns were medical stores. The
Jtommission announces that need
/or food in Belgium is increasing.
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Want Nanes of Non-Pensionens.
With a view -to obtaining the
names of all Confederates, or
their widows, whose names have
not heretofore appeared on the
pension roll, W. S. Wilkerson,
chairman of the York county
pension board, has busied himself
for some weeks preparing- a
list of the veterans and widows
of the county who have not been
drawing pensions. Mr. Wilkerson
fears that some mav have i
been overlooked, and asks that;
anyone missing from the list
please forward his or her name,
with company and regiment, to
him at Yorkville.
Following is the list of Fort
Mill Confederates whose names
have not appeared on the roll:
J. W. Ardrey, VV. F. Boyd, S.
P. Blankenship, J. H. Coltharp,
J. P. Fpps, S. H. Epps, Harvey
Kimbrell, J. S. Kimbrell, B. H.
Massey, M. J. Mendenhall, Jas.
H. Potts, K. Shannon, J. C. Saville,
M. J. Spratt, Cohart Smith,
R. S. Torrence.
List of veterans' widows not
on rolls:
Creasy Alderson, M. S. Darnell,
Ellen Bailes, Rebecca Carothers,
Sarah Coltharp, L. H.
Drakeford, Octavia Felts, Alice
Mull, Ellen Jones, R. H. Mills,
Mary Meacham, Martha Mack,
Annie Milier, Mary McClilton,
j. watson.
A Golden Wedding.
A friend of The Times in Gold
Hill has sent the paper the following
account of a very pleasant
event that took place in that
section Saturday:
Kindred and friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. P. Epps assembled
at the colonia*. home, with full
baskets, on the 13th inst. (the
14th being Sunday) to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Epps.
They were married on the 14th
day of Febrdary, 1865, while
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mi. nipps was at nome irom
Lee's army. Tradition says the
home in which they live is 112
years old and is well preserved.
The house was built by Mrs.
Epps' grandfather, the Hon.
William Pettus. The old people
received some nice presents.
The ladies present prepared a
line spread, the table groaning
under the heavy load of good
things to satisfy the inner man.
Late in the afternoon the crowd
broke, returning to their homes,
wishing the old people many
vpars vft- tn livo on/1 fV,/,*
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last years may be their best
years.
Shot Sweetheart on Street.
Jean McElroy, a youth 21 years
of age, shot and instantly killed
Miss Roxie Steadman, 18 years
of age, on the street at Beaumont
mill village, Spartanburg,
Mbnday afternoon, after which
he ran a short distance and
turned his pistol upon himself,
inflicting a slight wound in the
back of his head. The self-inflicted
wound was not serious,
however, and he made his way
to the city, where he was arrest|
ed and placed in jail.
The tragedy was the outcome
of a love affair.
Run Down by Auto.
Friends of Dr. W. K. Reid and
family, who are well known in
this section, will regret to learn
| that their little daughter Frances
was run down and seriously hurt
by an automobile near the home
of her parents in Charlotte
Thursday evening. Jhe little
girl suffered a broken leg, the
member being so badly shattered
that the bones were protruding
from the skin when she was
picked up. She was promptly
taken to a nearby hospital and
was resting as well as could be
expected at last reports.
ATT'Y GENERAL PASSES
ON LOCAL SCHOOL MATTER
In reply to an inquiry from the
Board of Trustees of the Fort
Mill Graded schools as to whether
the board could legally assess
the patrons of the school for the
incidental expenses of running
the institution, Attorney General
Thos. H. Peeples has written
the board as follows:
Columbia, Feb. 12, 1915.
Mr. W. B. Meacham,
Clerk, Board of Trustees,
Fort Mil!, S. C.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
yours of the 10th inst. in which
you ask whether the Trustees of
the Fort Mill school district can
levy a fee of twenty-five cents or
more per month for coal, janitor,
etc., to enable you to run
the school for a term of nine
months.
In reply I will say that under
Act No. 428, Acts of 1889, Fort
Mill School District was incorporated
by the General Assembly
and it was provided in that Act,
in Section 3 thereof, that the
said school district and trustees
thereof, shall be entitled to all
the rights, powers and privileges
and subject to all the restrictions
and liabilities contained
in the Act establishing
the Rock Hill school district.
The Rock Hill school district
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the Acts of 1887. Subdivision 3
of Section 8 of said Act empowers
the board of trustees to assess
upon scholars as supplementary
tuition fees such sum or
sums as may be necessary to
meet the expenses of the schools
attended by them.
Construing these two Acts together,
I am of the opinion that
your Trustees have the right to
make proper assessment upon
the pupils for the purposes mentioned
in the Acts referred to.
Yours very truly,
Thos. H. Peeples,
Attorney General.
Anent Yorkville's New Name.
Yorkville people learned this
mnrnnine tintn rr??ont ir?nr?rl
iiiviijin^ t? ii/ii \.at unci cot aim
some surprise that the bill recently
introduced in the South
Carolina General Assembly giving
the town the right to change
its name, had been withdrawn
from the house calendar and
would not be introduced by the
York delegation as had been
anticipated. * * *
The bill has been withdrawn
and a more direct method will
be pursued in getting the "ville"
taken off and plain York substituted.
Petitions will shortly
be circulated over the city, praying
city council to permit the
chance and whnn a mninrif-v rkf
the freeholders have signed this
petition it will be presented to
city council, following which
that body will order the election,
giving 10 days notice before
hand.
If the election is carried by
those in favor of the change,
notice of same will be served on
the Secretary of State and the
name of the town will then
automatically be changed from
Yorkville to York.?York News.
Have Handsome School Building.
Contractor J. M. White, who
is erecting the new school building
at Flint Hill, informed The
Times Saturday that he had
made good nroirrp??
work during the week and that
the building was nearing the
point of completion. The house
will be ready for the school in a
few weeks. It will accommodate
about 80 pupils and will oost
something like $1,500.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
WARNEDTO GO SLOW
The United States has warned
England that the general use
of the American flap by Tiritish :
vessels would be viewed with
grave concern; the United States
i ha3 also notified Germany that
her destruction of any American
j vessel in the newly prescribed
I war zone would lead to serious
complications, became known
Saturday as the text of two
notes sent to England and Germany,
expressed much more
emphatically than was generally
believed of the United States'
displeasure at the use of neutral
flags by British merchantmen,
and its solicitude over the implication
that neutral vessels were
liable to destruction by German
submarines in waters around
England and Ireland.
In the note sent to Ambassador
Gerard for the presentation to
the German foreign office, there
is a friendly but pointed statement
that American vessels
should have free and unrestricted
passage through the high
seas and unblockaded waters;
that destruction of an American
vessel might lead to a change in
the hitherto friendly relations
which have existed between the
United States and Germany.
Representations in the note
to England are not based on the
Lusitantia incident, but on the
statement of the British foreign
office justifying the use of
neutral flags by its vessels.
The United States' pronounced
stand created a profound impression
among diplomats.
Calls for Six Mill Levy.
The general appropriation bill,
as presented to the House Thursday
night, shows some very careful
work on the part of the ways
and means committee. The bill
carries the levy of six mills, the
same as last year.
Under the bill, as reported,
the levy is divided: five mills for
ordinary purposes and one mill
for pensions, which are increased
to $300,000, an increase of $50,i
000. The one mill levy will raise
$307,000, and there is a provis4
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iuii llicit any uver-pius iiuiu pensions
shall be used for the current
expenses of the State.
The bill this year shows a total
of $2,212,065.50, as against a
total in 1914 of $2,116,243.04.
The bill shows an increase of
$65,812.46 over last year's total.
There is no provision for the
$110,000 borrowed for and by
the extra session of the legislature,
that being covered by notes
and will be absorbed bv the increased
revenue due to the $10,000.000
increase in assessed val
ues of property.
No Hair-cuts for O'Kelley.
Benjamin F. O'Kelley, one of
the most picturesque characters
in upper South Carolina, has
passed away at his home three
miles east of Walhalla, Oconee
county. When a young man,
entering the Confederate army,
he took an oath that he would
not have his hair cut until the
Confederates had whipped the
Yankees. He kept his word, and
the long white hair reaching his
waist which had distinguished
him for many years was the
evidence of his regard for his
oath. Mr. O'Kelley was for a
number of years court crier at
Walhalla, and a man of many
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i menus anu wiue acquaintances.
The local postoffice will next
Monday observe Sunday hours,
the day being Washingtons birthday
and a national holiday. The
rural mail carriers also will take
the day off duty.
PROHIBITON ELECTION S
FOR NEXT SEPTEMBER
The prohibition referendum bill
riasspH tViP ennofo
K ovnutv xuuiouajr M
on third reading without opposi- 11
Lion and was ordered returned to e
the House for concurrence. The a
question of prohibition is now up u
to the people to settle for them- 0
selves in a special election on the c
14th of September, next, for lit- a
tie doubt was entertained that 0
Governor Manning would sign v
the referendum bill. Regardless v
of what the governor might 11
think on the question of prohibi- ri
tion, it is known that he believes c
in letting the people have the v
final vote in matters of public |t
policy, and those close to him had IJ
little doubt but that he would
promptly approve the bill when t
it was presented to him.
The prohibition referendum ^
won by an overwhelming major- c
ity in the Senate and the result 1
was a regular landslide, the ma- ^
jority for prohibition surprising t
even the leaders. All efforts to ^
widen the referendum so as to ^
include high license failed by t
heavy votes and the question ?
will go to the people for them to I
say whether or not they want *
liquor sold in South Carolina.
The remains of Mrs. A. Y. J
Armstrong, whose death oc- ]
curred Friday in Charlotte, were
bromrht tn Fnrf Mill S?itn?vla*r 1
and interred in the city ceme- j
tery. Mrs. Armstrong is sur- *
vived by her husband and several <
small children. I
New Sprii
- Prices on cotton j
I than they have 1
years. We have
lot of new goods
I Co me and see vvh
get posted on tl
L. J. M
Now in the Jones Building.
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SESSION MAY CLOSE
WITH PRESENT WEEK
The passage of the general
ppropriation bill to third readrig
in the house Saturday wili
nable the general assembly to
djourn sine die on February 20
inless some unexpected hitch
ccurs, says The State. The
ounty supply bill, the officers
nd offices bill, and one or two
ther omnibus measures, which
rill have to be gotten out of the
ray before adjournment, have
lot yet come from the comnittees
which have them in
harge. It is believed that they
rill be sent to the house in time
o be passed and permit adournment
next Saturday.
Two important bills now on
he house calendar provide for
he reorganization of the State
lospital for the Insane in acordance
with the recommendaions
of A. P. Herring, M. D.
"he senate bill changing the
lowers of the board of regents
vill be considered by the house
:ommittee on State Hospital for
he Insane this week. The men
it present in charge of the
isylum will be given a hearing
)y the committee. Another bill
>y the committee on State
Hospital for the Insane provides
for laying a special State levy of
naif mill to raise revenue for
emodeling the hospital on the
Herring plan.
The Graydon bill enacting into
aw the rules under which the
ast primary election was held is
i special order on the house
calendar. The bill passed by
senate will be substituted for
;he house bill.
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