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;., V - ' .^T' . T Established in 1891. ** STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING.! Thirty persons were arrested in Lancaster last week on the charge of selling whiskey. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Steedl.v Hospital, of Spartanburg, for $50,000. The attorney general has given out an opinion in which he holds that it is unlawful for chaingancr or penitentiary guards to whip convicts. The first cotton mill in the world operated by electricity was that of Oliver Bolt, of Anderson county. South Carolina, in 1897. Gov. Manning has appointed A. R. Olliver as county commissioner for Marion county to succeed H. L. Tilghman, resigned. John Nelson, colored, is in jail in Greenwood charged with kill inpf Erskine Teague, colored, following a quarrel over a card game. The Anderson Farmers Tribune quoted Bishop Guerry of the Episcopal church as saying that "The heathen will vote for Rlease and the Christians for Manning." Doc Freely, a negro, was convicted of the murder of Thomas M. Dodd an aged merchant of Anderson, at the court of general sessions in Anderson last week. f Mr. R. Goodwin Rhett, of Charleston, was Friday elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States at its annual meeting in Washington. He succeeds Mr. John H. F.ihey of Boston. R v. II. B. Uyley, an Episco pil minister of Greenville, has received woid that his son, who was a junior lieutenant in the British army, has died at a base hospital of wounds sustained while fighting in the Darda-I neiles. The general assembly included in the appropriation bill an item of $50,000 to aid in the enforcement of the prohibition law. The funds will be placed in the bands of the governor who is authorized to use it solely for the enforcement of the law. Clyde Rowell, son of Auditor Rowell of Bamberg county, has invented and applied for letters patent on a "foot stool" that is attached to the steps of a passenger car and works automatically when the platform door is opened to receive and discharge passengers. Governor Manning Saturday granted a reprieve for 60 days to Albert C. Talbert, of Greenwood, who was convicted at the spring term 1915 court of general sessions. Greenwood county, on the charge of murder and sentenced to be electrocuted April 2. 1915. The Liles chaingang bill was on Saturday ordered ratified and sent to the governor. The Senate struck out the punishment for storing and transporting and left that as at present. Under the Liles bill as now finally passed chaingang sentence is mandatory on judges where prisoners are convicted of violating the prohibition laws of the state. This is the most important liquor legislation of the session. - ; ' ** " ->-T- - - HE F "Old" Mary Parks. More than fifty years ago Mary Parks and her babe. Eliza, made their appearance in Union, Mecklenburg and other counties in j North Carolina. They lived on ! whatever anyone saw fit to give ; them but would not beg. They j traveled through-the woods and slept in old houses and barns, j Carrying a small bundle of dry , goods tied up in a rag. As we remember them Eliza was a cripple, one leg being shorter than the other. The story is that her mother let her fall out of a tree when she was an infant. crippling her for life. Mary was afraid of dogs and one day as she was passing by a house a dog made after her and sVlp VVPIlt nn n In A a .. V...V Mfy vt X.v. At! UtCVtllU" ing she let Eliza fall. Mary had become estranged from her family and was an exile from the paternal roof. She had seen hotter days. Because the hand of misfortune had smitten her she had become a floating wreck driven by every breeze. The doors of mercy were shut against her. She sought revenge in the life of a "virago." She had evidently had some culture in her youth as she always carried a bible in that little bundle and frequently referred to its teachings. She vanished from the Carolinas in 1860 and did not return until after the Civil war. She spent her vacation in Florida and was not seen during the war, but soon afterwards re-appeared. "Lize" was now grown and soon a son was born to her. She named him King David. Thus was added to the little band another member. As time went on they still traveled from pillar to post killing snakes and cussing everybody that had dogs. The very name Mary Parks made the youngsters shudder. She would c'ie b a tree and hale at a house. If the inmates were not prompt to come out and invite her in. thov were sure to got a good cus. tag M irv was always pokesman for the party, a d she never forgot a favor or f??r gave an insult. i i . ijixt? gave oirrn the second time to a girl and named her Miss La Varr. The hand was now in its height. Mary was getting old and Lize with her crippled leg and two hahes found i? d: Rcult to supply their dai'v needs. After hard persuasion she succeeded in getting Mary to relinquish her tramp life and they rented a small house near Stouts, in Union county. It was here that Mary gave up her commission as a tramp after more than fifty years service. She died, being past her three score years and ten mark. Thus the most noted band of tramps over known in the Carolinns was disbanded. Lize with King David and Miss La Varr moved to Charlotte, where they still re. ide. PL J. M., Sanford, N. C. VVaxhaw Enterprise. Pleasant Valley Items. D. O. Potts attended a birthday dinner at G. W. Patterson's Sa* urdav. Miss Ella Jordan, principal of the pleasant Valley school spent the week-end with her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Armstrong. A* - - m a iiiccuiik rnuay in tne school building, the Girls' Sewing club was reorganized, with Misses Verda Wolfe, Essie Lee Lake and Mary Potts as teachers. The club was reorganized with 37 members. Robt. Potts and Misses Mary Potts and Essie Lee Lake spent Sunday in India Hook. The public is cordially invited to attend another oyster supper at the school house Friday night, j February 18, the proceeds from which go to the boys' camping trip. A Roys' Agricultural club was organized Friday with eighteen members. Mr. W. C. McGinn was elected president. R.C.P. Pleasant Valley, Feb 14. ORT FORT MILL, S. C., THE FORT MILL GASES BEFORE YORK COURT In the case of A. E. Sutton vs. Catawba Power Co., the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for $500. This is a case involving some interesting legal points. Sutton recovered a verdict several years years ago for $1,500 against the same de rendant for damages to this same land. It is alleged that the waters of Catawba river backed over the land, due to the con-1 struction of the Catawha Power j Co's. dam. The defendant sought to defeat recovery in the present case upon the theory that the former recovery was a bar to any subsequent recovery, but the plaintiff won out on the theory that the former suit was not for, and did not include, prospective damages, but only i damages that had accrued up to the suit, then litigated. The jury in the last case remained ! out all night, and a mistrial seemed certain, but after receiving further instructions from | the court, soon rendered the ! above verdict. C. Cook vs. Singer Sewing Machine company was a trial that attracted considerable interest. The plaintiff sued for damages, alleging that the agents ; of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. entered his home during his absence and took therefrom a sewing machine. The defendent sought to defeat recovery, and set up several defenses, alleging that it took the machine under a past due chattel mortgage, and that Cook gave it leave to enter his home some time previously, and also that a very small child gave these agents leave to enter Cook's home, and take possession of . the machine. Cook denied hav: ing executed the chattel mortgage, ai d claimed to have paid the debt in full. The jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $750. This verdict included $250 actual damages, and $500 puni ! live damages. Miss Olive Perry vs. Mrr. ft'. A. Miller was another case in which much interest centered. The plaintiff alleged that she loaned Mrs. Miller about $300, j and brought suit to recover this ! sum. Mrs. Miller denied liability and alleged that Miss Perry owed her this sum. and more, on ; account of board, etc. The case i was hard fought by both sides. The jury decided that Mrs. Miller should return Miss Perry's | money. Will Not Seek Re-Election. "I will not seek re-election in the primaries this summer," said ni nr* TV i ^ ? onenri nugn <i. Brown a few davs ago to a reporter for the Yorkville Enquirer. "I like the work of the sheriff all right? in fact, I like it better than any work that I have ever done, but | the idea of having to live at the jail where my growing familv necessarily comes in more or less contact with prisoners confined there, is distasteful to me and for that reason I will not seek the office again." News of the fact that Sheriff Brown will not seek re-election will come as a surprise to many people who have had no other idea than that he would again seek the place. He has held the office of sheriff for twelve years, succeeding ex-Sheriff John R. Logan in 1904. He has conducted the office in a very satisfactory manner and has ever proved a capable and efficient official. * * '.-iSr * - Mill TRSDAY, FEBRUAR 7 17, 19 HELD FOR MURDER OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN As a rpsult of the persistent efforts of Coroner Strait, aided I by the jury, it has been de , termined that the skeleton found I in the woods north of Rock Hill some weeks ago was that of Thomas Taylor. Daniel Cannup.1 a brother-in-law, has been committed to the York jail on the | charge of murdering Taylor, j The arrest was made Monday | | morning and the prisoner taken j to the COUntv inil hv Uonui? ? -,J Sheriff Quinn. The jury held its final meeting yesterday and returned a verdict accusing I Cannup of the murder. The! jury consisted of John Hoke,! foreman, Gus Erwin, C. A. Drennan, W. T. Poag, B. W. Creed and H. G. Neely. The prisoner will be held for trial at (the April term of court. The coroner has been quietly j working on the case ever since ' the body was found, more than a month ago. He discovered that the prisoner had threatened | to kill Taylor if he ever returned home. Also that Taylor has j been missing from home since last September, about the time the physicians think the person died. The clothing found on the skeleton has been identified as that worn by Taylor anu other 1 circumstances which point to the guilt of the prisoner have been run or/1 ' , anu ouusiauuuieu. Taylor lived on the Cherry farm, near the Carhartt station and Cunnup lived with him. The two had frequently quarreled, it is understood. The day before Taylor disappeared Cannup advanced on him with a drawn I Don't Over I 1* If you do you \v jg[ over mid come and be pleared. 'I Saturday *' 'i t(> Oilfll Cimtrunor I Saturday F3 Monday 9 Monday jama Checks at IO< Spec Beginning Satnr Cn^Jnl U..I. r - A OJIIC lOI" 1U ? Hats and Caps, all ? No Gc ? Pictorial lleviow g New line of Slippei I Mills & v.. Timi 16. club, but a spectator interferred. He swore then he would kill Taylor. Taylor was about 32 years of age. Cannup is about 28.? Rock Hill Herald. Cases Against County Dismissed. From the York papers it is learned. that *the cases of /. V. I^adiord^ mfd others agai^tl coow^ Tot- damages for injuries ^v<*ei.vedv -jjp the collapse c* a portion of Catawba river Ifridge some months, jigo was dismissed on SkitnWlLu?^'pu? grounds upon \?Viich^lH^paj|t?s j were thrown out were that tnej plaintiffs were laborers &n<Q\ot! travelers and could not recover damages from the county. It is thought likely, however, that an appeal will be taken by one of the plaintiffs, the five cases being similar. Free Tickets for Smart Pupils. B. W. Bradford, the new manager of the Majestic Theatre, has decided to give free tickets to industrious school children dur-1 ing the remainder of the present term of the Fort Mill graded school. The grade making the highest average in attendance each month will be admitted in a body, accompanied by the teacher. to the theatre free to any Thursday matinee. To the pupil making the highest general average for each month a ticket good for the show for an entire week will be given. This contest is open for the present month, and the winners in each instance will be decided by Supt. J. I). Fulp. The idea of giving lree "movie" tickets to industrious pupils has been tried in several nearby cities recently with the result that the children have taken great interest each month in contesting for the prizes. _ ? ?- 'W ill ooriaiulv loso nni soo tlie &?aooris, thon v 1) a. 111. to I2, will sol ss (?intimitis lor (So 11 1*2 to 5 p. in. our *1 1 Half-Silk Poplins <>o to 2 p. ill., will soli m roidory for only 9c. > to f> p. 111, will soli Ix hocks for 8c the yard; * yard, ton yards to a < ial 10-Day i dav liinrniiur jif KOMI . . . V ' . m m m m m %% %' V S m T JT \ f Days our out ire lino < to go at big reduction >ods Charged at Sale Pi ' Patterns, 'Madame is. Young C i the New Store " \[ ^ "' i 4? ?.$ ?d v y ? $1.25 Per Year. NOUN, NOTED "YEGG," AGAIN UNDER ARREST Thomas Nolan, better known to officers all over the country, and particularly to the officers of this state, as "Chicago" Nolan, has been placed in jail in Maryland, charged with safecracking, according to press despatches. Accounts say that a safe was dynamited at St. Michael. Md.t just outside Baltimore, and as the yeggmen were attempting to escape in an automobile they encountered an open draw-bridge and were captured. Nolan being among those taken. It will be remembered that in Aprill 1915, Nolan was to be tried before a York county jury on the charge of having blown the safe of the Savings Bank of Fort Mill some ten years before. He was given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Harris in this city and was committed to York jail to await tial. Whin the case was called, however, the charge was not pushed and against Nolan and the case wis placed upon the contingent docket of York county and Nolan released "duringgood behavior." The prisoner gave out the statement before leaving York to the effect that he intended becoming a better man. Nolan spent several months in the York county jail and during the time he was held there a wholesale delivery of prisoners was attempted. Several did get away nut. Nolan refused to go and when the alarm was sounded, officers, upon their search of the jail, found him deeply buried in a Bible. Watch for Tuesday's big picture at the Majestic Theatre, f?c and 10c.?Adv >SK3?0?@??????? ig Specials f nicy. Look these @ vv know you will ? I host 10c quality ? i it* vani. i on yds. jg >{)< quality Servos g at S9e Hit* yard. a ir I'2 1 -2c quality 8 i his is all new. S ?st 10c quality Pa- g ; also 12 l-2o Pa- g customer. ? Sale. I we will place oil g )f Men's and Boys' 8 rices. |g| Grace" Corsets, ? ( MMOMntanaB 0) ]omp'y I