I The Fort Mill Times 1
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' Eatabliahed ln 1891- FORT MILL, S. C? THURSDAY* MARCH 4, 1915. ' t1 _ ' _
51.^5 Per Year.
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
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It is reported that Henry C.
Tillman, attorney of Greenwood
and son of Senator Tillman, will
run for Congressman Aiken's
seat in the election next year.
The city of Spartanburg is to
have a "gallon-a-month" ordinance
to conform in every re
* spect with the State law recently
" passed by the general assembly.
Chesterfield, Marion and Florence
counties were released on
Monday from quarantine against
the Texas or cattle tick fever.
At the same time the quarantine
was raised in 29 other counties
scattered throughout 7 States.
Facing execution Monday for
criminal assault lone Jyear ago
upon a Florence county woman,
Tom Grice, a young negro confined
in the State penitentiary.
was informed late Saturday that
his sentence had for the third
time been reprieved, and that he
could live at least until June 1.
Gen, J. W. Floyd, former ad^
jutant and inspector general of
South Carolina, is dead at his
home in Liberty Hill. Gen.
Floyd was at one time a member
of the legislature from Kershaw
county and at the time of
his death was a trustee of the
State negro college at Orangeburg.
Member banks of the Columbia
Clearing House association have
m issued an order to require that
all checks drawn against savings
accounts be accompanied by the
pass book of the depositor when
presented. The ruling was issued
in accordance with the
regulations of the federal reserve
bank.
Florence council, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, will
start a night school in the city
for members of the order and
any others who wish to take
advantage of it. The school will
be free, and will be conducted
by volunteer force until the city
school board can be induced to
take charge of it as part of the
city educational system.
Indications are that there is
more activity in making pastures
this year than ever before
in South Carolina. This is a
point which the live stock authorities
at Clemson College have
been stressing, the view being
taken that the farmers of the
State must increase their pasturage
before they can hope to
succed in the live stock movement
which is now taking hold
in South Carolina.
n Liic^tv xv/1 ?poo%;.41 uad uccii
forwarded to Rev. Walt Holcomb
of Nashville, Tenn., representing
contributions from those
appreciating his services to
Spartanburg through the revival
he recently concluded in
that city. Mr. Holcomb spent
six weeks in Spartanburg conducting
one of the most suc*
cessful meetings held there in
recent years.
The British steamer St. Helena
sailed Saturday from Charleston
for Rotterdam with 8,000 tons of
supplies and clothing contributed
by the people of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia to
the Belgians. Formal exercises
*were held on the steamer on
Washington's birthday. Governor
Manning, State chairman
of the permanent committee for
relief in Belgium, was the principal
speaker.
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WAR NEWS OF THE DAY
BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED
The great allied fleet of Briti
ish and French warships has
destroyed the forts at the entrance
of the Dardanelles. The
first lines of mines guarding the
strait have been swept away and
battleships have proceeded up
the narrow stretch of water and
are now engaged in bombarding
the inner fortifications.
The-former German steamer,
Dacia, now under the American
flag, laden with cotton for Germany,
has been seized by a
French cruiser in the English
channel and diverted to a French
port. Speculation which has been
rife regarding the wereabouts of
the Dacia and what action the allies
intend to take has been temporarily
set at rest.
Neutral countries have been
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allies that they hold themselves
at liberty to stop all shipping to
and from Germany and to and
from the countries allied with
Germany. This action will be
publicly announced this week
and it is explained that it is due
to the German submarine attacks.
The terms of the declaration
are general, no special
articles of commerce being mentioned.
Russia, according to official
announcement from Petrograd,
has recaptured the imporcant
town of Przasnysz, north of
Warsaw, which a few days ago,
it was thought, Germany would
use as a base for operations
against the Polish capital. The
official Russian statement speaks
of important operations in this
territory, where, it is averred,
the Rassian offensive has been
vigorously pursued with the
German retreat "spreading over
the constantly widening front."
In the West the French have
made progress in the neighborhood
of Mesnil-les-Hurius, in the
Champayne district, whereabout
a third of a mile of German
trenches have fallen into their
hands.
It is understood that the allied
fleet now pounding at the
Dardanelles is under instructions
to proceed into the sea of Marmora
and thence to Constantinople.
Twenty warships are
believed to be engaged in the
shelling operations, while dispatches
declare that a panic prevails
at Constantinople.
Three important Topics.
Extension Bulletin F, just published
by the extension division
of Clemson College in its Farmers'
Reading Course series, contains
three short papers on
topics that are timely and important
in South Carolina now.
One is on the beef cattle problem
in Sonth Carolina, by L. I.
Guion, of Lugoff, S. C. Another
is entitled "1915 Crop System
fcr Small Tenant Farmers," by
J. Frank Williams, demonstration
agent in Sumter County.
The third is on "The Two- to
Five-Horse Farmer in 1915," by
T. M. Mills, demonstration agent
in Newberry County. Copies
of this bulletin may be procured
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iium onjf tuuia; <? m! 11L or Dy
writing to Sidney S. Rittenberg,
Clemson College.
Three Americans Lost Lives.
Three members of the crew of
the American steamer Carib lost
their lives when their ship was
sunk recently in the North sea.
It has been learned that the
Carib went down off Borkum
island, at the mouth of Ems
irivtr, and not near Helgoland,
as was presumed from the first
announcement. The American
stiamer Evelyn was sunk off
j Borkum island.
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Jones Heads Tax Commission.
Governor Manning the last
week appointed the State tax
commission, in accordance with
1 the act of the last general assembly.
A. W. Jones, who has
served for six terms as comptroller
general, resigned that office
and was appointed chairman
of the commission. Other members
of the commission are W.
G. Query, of Spartanburg, and <
; J. P. Derham, of Horry county.
Immediately after the appointment
of the commission, Govern1
or Manning announced that he
1 had appointed Carlton W. Sawyer.
of Orangeburg, for several
1 years chief clerk, as comptroller
; general of South Carolina to fill
out the unexpired term of Mr.
1 Jones.
The appointments were made
under an act of the last general
assembly, providing for a commission
"to equalize the assessments
of all property in this
1 State between persons, firms or
corporations of the same assess1
ment district, between cities,
towns and townships of the same
county, and between different
1 counties of the State, and the
property assessed by the commis'
sion in the first instance."
Big Demand for Pigs.
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il la apparent, irom Liie uemanu |'
! for young pips that the people of
this community propose to have
hog to go with their hominy
next winter. In fact the demand
is greater than the supply
although several breeders have
found a most profitable invest1
ment in preparing to supply this
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others are being inclined to do
1 likewise. L. A. Harris of the
Riverside farm sold six young
porkers at an aggregate price of
$100 and has supplied others at
somewhat lower prices. Osmond
' Barber of the White Oak farm
' has sold during the past season
above 50 pigs at good prices and
will have more to .offer in a
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1 the Valley farm is making a
start and has about 30 head on
his farm, but none for sale.
Plan the Garden Now.
It is time to begin thinking of
the spring and summer garden
and planning for it. The seed
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advertisements and catalogs.
Select your varieties carefully
; and buy seed from reputable
houses, disregarding those that
, make the most extravagant
claims and promises. They may
be all right, but the other way
is safer. Any questions about
the garden will be promptly
answered by the horticultural
division of Clemson College.
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No More Overdrafts.
Becrinninir with Inst MnnHav
no more overdrafts will be tolerated
by banks throughout the
country. This ruling was in compliance
with instructions from
the United States Treasury department.
The attitude the treasury department
took, which resulted in
this order being issued, was that
aver-drawing by a depositor of
any bank is obtaining a forced
loan, for which no collateral is
given, it was explained. The
treasury department took the position
that any person, patron of
a bank or not. desiring a loan
should be required to obtain it
through the regular channels of
the banking business.
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t February Weather Was Mild.
The average temperature for
February was 45.8 degrees,
which is 1.7 degrees above the
average February temperature,
according to data of the Charlotte
weather bureau. The highest
temperature. G7 degrees was
recorded on the 14th, and the
lowest 22 deirrPK nn Qrh
The lowest temperature ever recorded
here in February was in
that of 1899, during perhaps the
coldest week of continuous cold
that ever came this way. During
this week in question, the lowest
temperature for every day was
below 20 degrees, and on the
14th, the record low mark for
this section was reached, five
below zero.
The total precipitation for the
month was 2.89 inches, which
leaves a deficiency of 1.38 inches.
All of this precipitation came in
I the form of rain, there being no
snow or sleet.
Sunshine was abundant, the
monthly percentage being near
60, with 11 clear days.
The highest wind velocity for
the month, was 29 miles from
the southwest on the 6th.
For the Cause of Missions.
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Woman's Missionary Union is
urged to set apart March 5th, or
some other day of the month, as
a day of prayer and special effort
to win the unenlisted women
' of the churches. On this date
' it is desired that the members
visit these homes, distribute
home mission literature, which
can be secured from the home
board, and secure, if possibie, a
gift for the cause.
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rare or Furniture.
and consider the qua
on your purchases.
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GRADED SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
By J. P. Coats. Supt.
Following is the honor roll of
the Fort Mill public school for
the month of February:
First Grade?Willie Bradford.
Cora Massey, Alma McElhaney,
Azalie Harkey, Mamie Robinson,
Inez Wolfe, B. W. ! Bradford,
Doane James, John Jones, Charlie
Steele, Elliott Bennett, Edward
Harris, John McLaughlin.
Second Grade?Marion Jones,
Kate McLaughlin, Edith Parks,
Julia Mae Parrish, Willie Morton.
Third Grade?Katherine Masi
sey, Elizabeth Ardrev Mnrv
Moore, Bertha Moore, Mattie
Morton, Edna Parrish, Mary
Kimbrell, Martha Thompson,
Margaret McElhaney, William
Hafr.er, J. B. Mills, EarleSteele,
Ernest Wagner, Cleo Wright.
Fourth Grade?Janie Bayne,
Elizabeth Mills, Ella Mae McElhaney,
Pauline Robinson. Anna
Wolfe. Olin Dease, Frank Jones,
Fifth Grade?Marion Parks,
Elma Bradford, Arthur Young,
Annie Parks, Billie Mack, Allan
Parks.
Sixth Grade- Blanche Moser,
Sophie Link.
Seventh Grade- William Grier.
Beatrice Parks, Grace Erwin.
Ninth Grade?Marjorie Mills.
William Erwin.
11th Grade- Frances Smith.
In an auction sale conducted
here Monday the farm of J. 0.
Hall was bought by John Kell,
the price paid being $2,400. In
the sale of the farm of A. A.
Young on the outskirts of the
town the property was bid in by
W. J. Steele for $1,240,
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