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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.
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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.
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"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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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to 2 p. ill., will soli m
roidory for only 9c.
> to f> p. 111, will soli Ix
hocks for 8c the yard;
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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
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