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^Established in 1891. rOBT MILL. 3. C? THURSDAY. AUGUST 19. 1915. $1.25 Per Tear. '
P STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
Connie Maxwell orphanage at
Greenville gets practically the
entire estate, estimated at $13,.000,
of the late Laban Mauldin,
of Easley.
What was thought to be the
first solid car load of wheat
shipped out of Marlboro county
went from Bennettsville several
days ago to Siler City, N. C.
In a mass meeting a few days
ago, farmers from different sections
of Barnwell county agreed
to pay not more than 40 cents
per hundred for picking cotton
this fall.
"Mill Life." a weekly publication,
devoted exclusively to the
textile interests, is to appear at
Columbia today. The happenings
of the mill villages are to
be recorded, as well as other
news of interest to mill people.
With the opening of the hunting
season this fall, hunters in
17 South Carolina counties will
be required to obtain a hunters'
license, which will cost $1.10.
The law does not apply to York
county.
Barnwell county has again won
the honor among the counties of
the State of marketing the first
bale of 1915 cotton. The county's
first bale was sold on the 10th
instant by John Owens, a farmer,
and brought 15c a pound.
Arthur Harper, negro, shot and
killed Alex. Mackey, also a negro,
near Pleasant Hill, Lancaster
county, Thursday night. Jealousy
is said to have led to the
killing. Harper was arrested and
lodged in jail.
Dispensaries in 15 counties of
the State sold $245,516.99 worth
of whiskey during July, accordin
to the report of the State dispensary
auditor. The operating
expenses were $16,133.17. The
sales in Charleston county showed
a material increase over the previous
month.
Magistrate E. E. Corry, in a
decision at Spartanburg Saturday,
held that playing golf on
Sunday does not constitute a violation
of section 700, criminal
code of laws of South Carolina
1912, relating to public sports
prohibited on the Sabbath.
Lester Sanders, charged with
safeblowing and burglary, and
Sam Watkins, charged with nonsupport
of family, broke jail at
Walhalla Sunday night by sawing
bars of the cell in which they
were confined. It was believed
that the men were given assistance
from the outside.
Fred Crapps, a rural mail carrier
between Gilbert and Lexington,
was held Monday by the
United States commissioner at
Columbia on a charge of violating
the Harrison anti-narcotic law.
Crapps waived a preliminary
hearing and furnished bond in
the sum of $1,000.
Another Efird departmet store
for the Carolinas is to be opened
September 15th at Columbia, the
new store to constitute the sev-;
enth in the chain of remarkably
successful stores operated by
Efird Brothers, who entered the
mercantile business about eight
vears aero in Charlotte. N P.
. The special committee appoint-1
ed during the last general assembly
to investigate and, if possible,
reduce the cost of public
printing, has been called to meet
today in Columbia. The members
are: W. R. Bradford, York,
chairman; W. W. Harris, Laurens,
and L. L. Wagnon, Union. ;
Bankers throughout the State
are eagerly advancing the idea
recently promulgated by the Na-1
tional Union bank of Rock Hill
to encourage the live stock industry
in their respective communities
by furnishing Hereford bulls
free to the farmers. It is estimated
that about 150 bulls have
been placed in this manner by j
banks throughout the State. |
FRANK WAS LYNCHED
BY INFURIATED MOB
The body of Leo M. Frank,
who was forcibly taken from the
Georgia State prison farm Monday
night, was found early Tuesday
morning hanging from a
tree, two miles from Marietta
and near thchome of Mary Phagan,
the girl whom he was accused
of murdering.
frank was taken from the prison
at Milledgeville by men in automobiles
and rushed to Marietta.
He had been dead several hours
when the body was discovered.
The wound in his neck, made by
a fellow prisoner some weeks
ago. had reopened and the man
bled profusely from the wound
and his body was covered with
blood.
Five thousand persons gathered
about the tree shortly after
the news of the discovery. On
account of the absence of Sheriff
Hicks, of Cobb county, the body
remained hanging for some time.
His hands had been heavily handcuffed
and were-tied in front of
his body.
There was little doubt but that
the lynching party was composed
of men from Marietta. Several
loaded cars left there early Monrluv
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made a trip to the prison and return.
The authorities so far have
no clues as to the guilty parties,
but are making all efforts to obtain
evidence against the perpetrators.
Superintendent Burk, of the
prison farm, described how he
liad been called out and held up
by the lynchers, who handcuffed
him. The mob then overpowered
the guards and dragged Frank
from his bed by arms, legs and
hair. The superintendent said
Frank was evidently suffering
intensely as a result of the rough
treatment as he groaned heavily
as he was being taken off. The
whole affair took no more than
live minutes and Mr. Burk did
not recognize any of the men.
Few wore masks.
It appears that the guards at
the prison offered little resistance.
After they were released
they made no effort to rescue
Frank from the mob.
Warehouse for Tirzah.
There is going to to be a State
warehouse at Tirzah within the
next thirty or sixty days, if a
number of leading citizens who
met on that subject Thursday
afternoon, carry out the plan
upon which they resolved.
The meeting was held in the
school house at about 3 o'clock.
There were about forty or fifty
representative farmers present.
Senator McLaurin gave a detailed
explanation of the system,
told the farmers how to organize
the company, how to get
the warehouse turned over to
the State, and defined the nature
and value of a State warehouse
receipt as compared with the
receipt of an independent warehouse.
In conclusion he told the
farmers that if they expected
help they must help themselves.
? Yorkville Enquirer.
The Merritt Reunion.
The annual reunion of the
family of Mr. -Robert Merritt
was held Saturday at the home
of Mr. James Merritt, in Upper
Fort Mill, and was an enjoyable
affair for the large number
present. Mr. Merritt was on
that day 69 years of age. He
has four children, 40 grand
children and several great-grand
children, all of whom were present.
Besides these, a number
of Mr. Merritt's friends were
guests and in all 110 were present.
A long table had been
erected under the giant oaks and
there was an abundance of good
things to eat. In the afternoon
a baseball game was played and
about 5 o'clock the ciowd began
to break, bidding Mr. Merritt
I goodbye and wishing for him
, many more birthdays. I
SCOUTS ENJOYING TRIP
TO DISTANT MOUNTAINS
Camp "Dan Green",
Chimney Rock, Aug. 16.
Editor Times: Thinking it
would perhaps be of some interest
to a part of your readers,
1 will attempt to write up some
of the details or incidents of our
trip up here and the doings of
the boys in camp.
We left Fort Mill on the 9th
at 9 a. m., traveling toward Belmont
and stopped for dinner the
first day out at Steel Creek
church. Here the boys charged
the scoutmaster with having
drawn a tinful of milk from a
nice Jersey cow that was tied
out to graze under the same
shade tree where we stopped.
The "case" is to be tried later
in our scout hall.
Monday night we camped
about midway between Belmont
and Gastonia, breaking camp
next morning at 7 o'clock, after
a breakfast consisting of bacon,
hominy, salmon and coffee, and
struck out for a full day's drive,
passing through Gastonia, King's
Mountain and camping Tuesday
night near Shelby. A good many
of the boys insisted on going on
into town, and next morning as
soon as breakfast was over
struck out for the town, and
when we got there with the
wagons, they were to be seen
sitting on the court house lawn
talking to a certain young lady
who was a recent visitor to our
town. It required more than
one bugle call to make them take
up the line of march.
We camped next night at
Forest City, where we had
camped two years ago on our
return trip. The next day's
travel brought us to Chimney
Rock, but owing to the crowded
condition among the best camping
spots, we stopped two miles
away and moved up next morning
when someone had vacated a
good place. We are now camped
on Broad river at the foot of
Chimney Rock, between the
national highway from Charlotte
to Asheville and the river. I
will say here for the satisfaction
of the mothers of the boys that
there is no danger to them on
account of our nearness to the
j river, which at this point is only
' a shallow, rocky stream. There
is one good swimming pool nearby
and it is a favorite spot with
the boys. Quite a number of
the young ladies stopping at the
Logan Hotel nearby go swimming
there, to the great delight
of the boys. Swimming, fishing,
mountain climbing, interspersed
with hikes to different places of
local note, make up the day's
amusements. After supper they
! gather around the camu fire and
relate the day's experiences.
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I a iic peupie aiuii^ our route anu
at this place have been very kind
to us, except one tight-wad, who
objected to our gathering' firewood
to cook with. There's
thousands of cords going to
waste on the mountain sides,
but this guy seemed to think the
supply would run short.
We spent Sunday quietly in
camp, having a short service of
our own, it being several miles
to the nearest church where
services were being held. There
has been a considerable change
| in the place since we were here
two years ago. Since that time
the national highway has been
built through the valley, and the
auto traffic over it is enormous.
More than 100 machines pass
our camp every day. On our
way up here the boys got lots of
fun bumming rides in the empty
cars that naasorl 110
Saturday evening we went
seigning and got enough fish to
give us soup for supper and dinner
yesterday. This is truly a
great place to sperflfr-a vacation.
| The good road makes it easily
reached and the scenery is bei
yond description. The road fol|
lows the river for miles, and it
j alone is worth a trip to see.
! There are more than a dozen
i hotels scattered along the valley,
| with reasonable rates, and it is
fast becoming a popular place.
We see people here from several
different States. I saw one car
i here this morning from Tampa,
I Fla.
We have not yet succeeded in
' getting a rattlesnake; though ooe
! was killed yesterday on the Same
spot where we killed one two
} years ago. It was about the
same size and had seven rattles.
We will probably break camp
and start for home on Wednesday'
morning, reaching home
Saturday. It has been raining
on us every day and night since
we left home, but we hope for
better luck troinp- hnrlf
W. M. Carothers,
Scoutmaster.
Patronizes Home Industry.
The Peace Printing company,
of Greenville, has been awarded
the contract for printing 100,000
calendars for the Southern railway.
The work is to be completed
by November 20. The
calendars, as usual, will be
printed in blue upon large sheets
of paper. This is one of the
most important printing contracts
of its kind ever let in this
section. Officials of the railway
state that the company is seeking
to patronize Southern industry
wherever practicable. Heretofore,
the calendars have been
printed in the North.
Wagons for State Pfililia.
Twenty army wagons have
been received by the adjutant
general's office for the National
Guard of South Carolina. The
wagons were given by the
United States war department
and represent an outlay of
$4,300. Under the rules of the
war department 22 wagons are
required for each regiment. The
war department has promised
to donate 14 additional wagons,
provided ten are purchased by
the State of South Carolina. The
wagons have been stored in the
State armory in Columbia.
Miss Fannie Spratt, of Chester,
is visiting relatives in this city.
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UNCLE SAM REFUSES
AUSTRIA'S DEMANDS
The United States in a note
to Austria - Hungary published
Monday firmly but politely declined
to accede to the request of
the Vienna government that the
export of arms to the Allies be
stopped.
The communication was in reply
to the recent Austrian protest
that the United States in
permitting the export of arms to
Austria's enemies was violating
the "spirit" of neutrality. The
American note was a flat denial
of that contention and vigorously
upholds the right of the United
States, under international law.
to export war munitions.
In justification of its position,
the United States recites among
other things that international
law. the practice of nations, the
security of the United States and
other nations without large military
or naval establishments and
neutrality itself are opposed to
prohibiting the export of war
munitions to a belligerent in time
of war.
The United States contends
that it cannot deny to others the
right which it claims for itself
to purchase war munitions from
a neutral in the event of a foreign
attack. In this connection
the United States hints that it
might have to buy from neutrals
if attacked.
Frederick Wilson, a young
farmer of Gold Hill, and Miss
Sadie Bailes, daughter of Mrs.
Z. T. Bailes, of Flint Hill community,
were happily married in
this city Tuesday afternoon.
The young people had attended a
picnic during the day and drove
to the Methodist parsonage in
Fort Mill, where the Rev. E. Z.
James made the two man and
wife. Their friends wish for
them all success and happiness.
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TOWN OF FORT MILL
GETS FIRST HONORS
Says Savoyard, the well known
Washington writer, in a recent
issue of the Columbia State:
In some remarks of mine on
the recent adjudication of the supreme
court touching on the 15th
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because of the fact that the
Southern people had reared no
shaft to commemorate the noble
loyalty to master and mistress
displayed by the old black mauma
and uncle during the war of
1861-65 that culminated in the
emancipation of the bondman
and the abolition of African
slavery.
It appears that I was wrong in
my statement. A gentleman
from South Carolina, a Mr. Dyches,
reminds the readers of the
Columbia State that at Fort Mill,
S. C., there is a monument erected
in Confederate park to the
former negro slaves of the South
and on one of its sides is the following
inscription:
"1860-1865.
"The faithful slaves who, loyal
to a sacred trust, toiled for the
support of the army with matchless
devotion and with sterling
fidelity guarded our defenseless
homes, women and children during
the struggle for the principles
of our Confederate States
of America."
It is a handsome memorial, 15
feet high, constructed of marble,
resting on a marble base that
reposes on a concrete foundation.
Capt. S. E. White reared this *
shaft to the honor of the negro
slaves who were so devoted to
the whites of the South in the
terrible conflict of 1861-65. Capt.
White does himself as much honor
as his tribute pays to the'
slave. Such a man must have a
a noble heart and a lofty mind?
all honor to him. I thank Mr.
Dyches for calling my attention
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