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The Fort Mill Times. KlUblilhtd 1891., FORT MILL. 8. P., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922. $1.60 Per Year. HISTORIC BELVOIR." Colonial Mansion Where Washington Enjoyed Life. "Belvoir, Va., where George Washington danced, where Martha Washington was entertained at week-onu parties, and, where Lord Fairfax rested after his fox iiuuung, now is popularly known among Washington city people as a 'destination' of interest for the motorist und a luncheon place for the motor boat enthusiast," says a bulletin . of the National Geographic Society. * 4 ' iMi ah fvfei t/\?lu If 10 O AllVU^Il ivuaj II1UIC IO juni H small pile of bricks mude in England and a foundation which is almost imaginary to tell where the historic mansion stood, the very spot itself speaks of the romance of which early Virginia history is redolent. Not a painting nor authentic plun remains tc tell what the old house looked like, but its location 011 a high green bank where the Potomac bends gently southward just below Mount Vernon and within Bight of Ounston Hall, the home of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, was enough to inspire its preservation by transferring it to the United States army. It is now posted as an animal reservation and picnic ground. "The estate stretched in the old days for ten miles along the river, and the house site is a high point which juts out into oue of the deepest pluces in the river channel. "From Washington it is easily accessible by boat down the Potomac or by un excellent military road to Camp Humphreys, built during the World war as a sta^ tiou for engineers. "The stately gentlemen of Vir> ginia had a magnificent view of the curving banks of the river ~ and the soft blue kills, on the Maryland shore from their front windows or. frout yard. Though the 1200 or 300 yards of land that stretched off on the right toward the intake from the river are now overgrown with trees and brush, they must have been cleared out then so the planters :_l. i _ i _r At... uiigui nave a goou view 01 me vessels from EngUnd that put in ^ at their wharves. *4 Evidently the house was put up early in the 18th century by WiUiam Fairfax, the cousin and colonial agent of the owner of the land, Lord Fairfax, who at that time huving graduated at Oxford was baNking in the sunshine of courtly favor and ladies' smiles in - England, contributing, as fancy pleased him, to Addison's 'Spectator,' and moving in the inspiring and intellectual at? mosphere of London. 44When his lordship was jilted at the altar for a suitor with a higher title, he decided to seek surcease from his chagrin by -visiting his cousin William, who seemed to be enjoying life on his vast holdings in the colonies. So ' I 1 1. .Ll. 1 A pieascu was ne wiui wnai one early writer terms 4 beautiful prospects and sylvan scenes, transparent streams, and majestic woods,' that he afterward took up his residence on part of his estate in the Shenandoah valley. 44lt was at Belvoir that Washington came under the influence of the polish of an elegant English household. Most of his sterling virtues and simple morality he had learned under his mother's care, but in the Fairfax home and on his' long hunting trips with Lord Phirfax and in his fireside talka with this veteran of experience who could tell him the opinions of the learned men at Oxford and of the uraietv of En or lish society he gleaned much that stood him in good stead in Inter years. ^ ~--"Lawrence Washington, older brother of George,'"hid married Anne Fairfax, the oldest daughter of William Fairfax, and it was for her that Mount Vernon was originally built. Later when the house was being remodeled for hie coming of the "bride of George it was William Fairfax who went evet orery day or two to be sure' Executive- Committee Meets, i Three new voting precincts for! York county were created by the York County Democratic committee at a meeting of the committee held in Yorkviile in the court house Monday morning pursuant to the call of the county chairman, J. A. Marion, Esq., says the Yorkviile Enquirer oi Tuesday. Thtt iimw vntiiur t'rt'iiImI were: Santiago, with the election booth to be at A. M. McGill's store; Mitchell's store, "with the precinct to be at Mitchell Bros', store, in the Mount Holly section, and Gannon mill of Yorkville, the precinct to be at the school house. The committee would have gladly created a second precinct for Fort Mill, but JS. 11. Epps, executive committeeman from Fort Mill township, objected to the creation Of a second precinct there when it was made plain to him that he and others liviug in the Gold Hill section ol' Fort Mill ^ ould have to vote at the precinct to be established. Mr. Epps said that W. R. Bradford and others had gotten up a petition ask lHg UUtl II HeCUIlll preeinci Uf established in Fort Mill, tlie precinct to be known as Fort Mill No. 2 and to include the mill villuge north of Fort Mill. Under the rules of the party which ate the law of the State it such a precinct were created all those citizens living nearest thereto would have to vote at this precinct. Married Yesterday. Miss Kathleen llall, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. J. K. Hall of the Providence section of Mecklenburg county,4 and Clarence E. Patterson of the Barberville community, Lancaster county, were murried yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock ut the home, of Mrs. Lavinia Davidson in Pleasant Vallev. The home had been attract ively decorated for the ceremony which was performed by the Rev. T. J. liouck, pastor of the bride. Mrs. Patterson is an attractive young woman whose many friends will learn of her iharriuge with genuine interest. 'Mr. Patterson is a graduate of Cleuisou college. During the last session he taught the school at Marvin, N. C. Shortly after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson left, for a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. Bees Settle in Home. J. "W. Dorman, whose home is two miles north of h'ort Mill, recently had an odd experience with bees, two swarms of which settled between the ceiling and weatherboarding of his home. He found it necessary to tear a strip or two of weatherboarding from the front side-of his house to remove the first swarm he discovered and in doing so located an other swarm a few feet away. The swarms were separated by studding. Talk of K'io-ht Pollen Officer. There is considerable difference of opinion among business men of Fort Mill with respect to the advisability of employing a night police officer whose beat would be confined to Main street under a proposition advanced a day or two ago as the fesult of the robbery of one of the stores of the town Monday night. An effort was made to secure subscriptions from Main, street" merchants to be applied to the payment of the salary of such an officer, the balance to be appropriated by the town council. Pledges for less than $20 per month were secured. , , , The primrose path never leads to Easy street. Gunston Hall, it was the center of great social activity. Often whole parties would move from one colonial mansion to anothea in a continual round of festivities: One amusing and delightful indication of the affection existing between the Fairfax: family at Belvoir and Qeoage Washington is a note written by Wil liam Fairfax to Washington after the campaign against the French at Fort Duqueane begging him to come over on- the next Sunday, 'or else the Lady's will try to get horses to equip our Chair or attempt their mrangtk on Foot to Sahm^yoq." : . * ~ - - . Ffri i i li i iii iii iMmht ' ' &*h NAME SENT TO SENATE. | Gapt. S. W. Parks Appointed < Postmaster* of Port Mill. The vacancy which had existed ! in the post mastership of Fort Mill < since the late B. Henry Massey ;1 resigned two years ago was filled > [ by a permanent appointment last I ^ Friday wheu President liarding ' 1 sent to the senate the nomination ! ( of lapt. i>. W. larks, woo had j been acting postmaster for the i last ten mouths. It is presumed < in Fort Mill that there will be no < opposition to the confirmation of j Capt. Parks and that in the course , of a few days his nomination will 1 be reported favorably by the ( post office committee of the sen- , att and then given the approval \ of that body. J Capt. Parks first assumed the ! duties of postmaster of Fort Mill j < as successor to J. C. McElhaney, | < who resigned after holding the i office as a temporary appointee ; only a few weeks. Two months (< ago Capt. Parks stood the civil service examination for the per- (] manent appointment. He was the ' only applicant for the office who ' appeared before the board of ex- [ aininers. During the time he has held the postmastership of Fort Mill, Capt. Parks lias given close \ attention to the duties of the ! duties of the office and has made | office and has made a number of improvements in the service. Prior to the resignation of Mr. Alassey two years ago, changes ; in the post mastership of Fort Mill 11 since the Civil war have been : few and far between. {Shortly after the close of the Civil war, the late Seth Hotchkiss was ap pointed postmaster and held the office until Grover Cleyeland became president in 1885. Mrs. Laura Drakeford was then made postmaster and continued in the j office, until _she was succeeded by Mr. Massey during the second j Cleveland administration. Mr. Massey was postmaster for 26 i years. When he resigned^- two years ago, W. B. Ardrey becuine 11 acting postmaster and held the | office for one year. He was in , turn succeeded by J. C. McElha- , ney, who resigned after Htayiug in office one month. Mr. MeElhaney was suoceeded by Capt. Parks. Big Amount Unpaid Taxes. Unpaid taxes in York county that will go into execution this year approximate $60,000, by far ' the largest amount on record. | This, too, thispite^the extension of the tax paying time two and a half months by the General Assembly at its last session. The total tax claims for"T921 Amounted to $632,750 and approximately one-tenth of thie sum will have to be collected by the sheriff. The amount of taxes that went into execution last year, which was for taxes due in 1920, was $12,930, the high water mark up to that time. The unusual situa^ tiou is brought about by the fact that this year the unpaid-taxes are about five times greater than they were for the record breaking amount of last year. In preceding years the taxes that have gone into execution have averaged from $5,000 to $7,000, according to H. E. Noil, county treasurer. The amount two years ago was ^5,125. W fT^L, BIBLE THOUGHTS 1 TT -?FarThi*Week? i |>M> *> ?,y; 'ft& jfluT** *1 nUDNRW IH SERVICE?Serve the Lord with gladness. Knter Into hts gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him. an?l bless his name. For the Lord is good.? Psalm 109:2-4. A NKBDKUL I'llAYKK?Shew me thy ways, O Lord: teach me thy paths. Let Integrity and uprightness preserxe me: for .1 wait on tliee.?Psalm 36:4. 2i. THE LOVE THAT HAVKH-Koi (led so loved the world that M gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever belleveth In him should not perish, but haver everlasting life.?John 3:16. REWARD OF THE RIOHTBOl'S-Mark the perfect man. and behold the upright: for the end of that man la peace.?Realm I?:f7. PEACE AND SAFETY ? Thou wilt keep him 'in perfect peace, wheee mind la stayed on thee: because he trusteth tu thee.?Isaiah 31:1. LOVE MASTERS FEAR?There to no fear la lore; but perfect lore eastern out fear.-t Jete 44*. _ . * % i tfjjW. *. ^' t \ ? A* N * * - PUSHING BRIDGE WORK. Contractors Busy on York-Mecklenburg Structure. Word from the site of the $100,-^ XX) bridge being built jointly'' Across Catawba river by York And Mecklenburg counties at Blister'' Boyd ferry, 12 miles northwest of Fort Mill, is that lie construction work is well tinier way and that the bridge will be completed and ready for use within a few months if unforeseen lifliculties do not confront the sontractors. The approaches and' foundations are being constructed by the llardaway Construei i i x i liOll CUI[|[)(II1V itllU Hie HICCI SWpCl?t fiict lire is being built by an Atlanta bridge concern, to which the contract was sublet by the llardaway company. Most" of the steel to be used in the bridge in on the ground and the contractors are said to be ready to rush their work to completion as soon us the foundations have been completed. The bridge will open a new highway between York and Mecklenburg counties ami will shorten by several miles the distance between the town of York ami Charlotte. It also will make more accessible to Fort Mill the Bethel section of York county. Considerable work will have to be done on the York "county end of the highway leading to the bridge, however, before it can be of much Service to the public. Most of j the highway winch will have to he worked over is in Bethel township. Mecklenburg county is to pay two-thirds the cost of the bridge ami the other third is to be paid by York county. ^ ? Cooperation Needed. "If citizens of Fort Mill who indulge iu harsh criticism of the trvrn authorities for their efforts to edforce tlie town ordinances would show instead a spirit of cooperation, we would have a much better community/' yester-j day said Dr. A. L. Ott, recorder, "Every time an arrest is made and the defendant pleads guilty or his guilt is proved, there are those to say that a mistake was made and to talk of 'persecution.' Another class of citizens think the town authorities entirely too lenient 011 persons they say arc guilty of infractions of the law. It is a fact, however, that these citizens never swear out warrants for the arrest of persons they say should be punised." Many Attend Revival Services. Large congregations are attending the ten day revival services which began Sunday at the Fort Mill Baptist church. The services are being conducted by the Rev. Dr. R. G. Lee, pastor of the First Baptist church of Chester., The singing is under the direction of Carlyle " Brooks of Atlanta. Services are being held each evening at 7:45 o'clock and will continue through the middle of next week. Dr. J. W. II. Dychcs, pastor ~r .1. . _ 1 L i. 1.. *l. Ki:? Ul liir rmurii, rAiuuun un; puuuu a cordial iuvitation to attend tho services. Dr. Lee is a Fort Mill man and many of his old friends are taking: advantage of tho first opportunity they have had to hoar him preach since he entered the ministry. m m m ? ? - 0 I QUESTIONS ?1 | ^ and Bible Answers | 1 If Pi?to wfll wumm eMMraa to look o? E t sadiwooOy ttw Billwwii, tt wifrpcov I B ft pr>a?l iM baritaa* to Oi? ia aftar yaftrm.J How did God express hl? Infinite love? ?John 3:16. Whttt u said tn the vemea^of scripture that are carved on the tonTb of Ueortfe Washington??Jqhn 11:35, 29Which Is the First Commandment 7? Kxodus 20:3. What did David aay to, Solomon ho odM Chron. 23:3What, doe* Solomon aay la the bejjlnnln* of wladom??Proverbs 1:7. Which ia the Second Commandment?? Kxodua 20:4-6Why should we revere the Creator?? Rev. 4:11. What doea G?d re?|iifre of man??Deuteronomy 10:12-13. ( # It seems to be generally agreed that Warren G. Harding is the best drensed president we have had since Woodroff Wilson. Plan Big C^bration. Plans of the American Legion post of Fort Mill for the celebra- ' tion of July Fourth which was decided upon at a meeting of the post some weeks ago are being worked out by the several com- I mittees selected for the purpose ( and these committees are -cont'i- 1 dent that tlui program they arc 1 arranging will prove of great interest not only to the people of Fort Mill but to the people oi XJKXl ? UUU L U III | M1 I i < I 11 |will stand for all time as a tribute of the Southern people to the 'gallant defenders of the cause of the Confederacy. It will be something for all America to be proud of, for it will be great eleven than the sphinx or the pyramids of Egypt. A description of the memorial says: "The seven leading figures will be mounted. Jefferson Davis president* of the Confederacy, will be the third main figure and will be followed by a troop of cavalry, supported by a vanguard of the army inarching in close formation?infantry, artillery and combat trains. The effect will be such as to make it appear as if the soldiers came out of the mountain." At the base of the mountain a memorial hall ! will be carved out of the solid J rock. This hall will contain a chamber for each State of the | Confederacy for the preservation j of records and also a museum for j relies of the great struggle from ; 1861 to 1865. Stone mountain is one the line J of railway and trolley between ; Atlanta and Augusta, 16 miles ! from the former city.s Through- j out its entire length it has no ; crcvide or fissure of any size, not ! even a crack worth mentioning, j thus making it a solid mass of i granite, admirably adapted ior the carving of the greatest memorial ever undertaken by man. I an exciting municipal election yesterday, E. *A. Hall wr.s reelected mayor of Yorkk oter J. C. Wilborn, 253 to 180. Women cast more than a third of the votes polled* in the election. York county generally an*I thai it will also draw to Fort Mill for i the day many visitors from other nearby counties. In response to an invitation 1 extended him to be present and make an address as one of the features of the celebration, Congressman W. F. Stevenson a few days ago wrote Arthur C. Lytic that if it were possible for him to be away from Washington at the time, it would give him pleasure to accept the invitation. Another proposed feature of the celebration which the committees hope to work out is for a coin peiitive drill aud a sham battle to be participated in by the two Fort Mill National Guard companies and the Koek Hill company. There will be numerous athletic contests lor which prizes for individual excellence Will be given and in the afternoon a baseball game will be played between the Fort Mill team and a team from one of the nearby towns. Tuesday evening the town council of Fort Mill appropriated $100 for the. general expense fund of the celebration, which will include a barbecue or picnic dinner in the Spratt spring grove, near town. GREATER THAN PYRAMIDS. Stone mountain, a mass of solid granite, 000 to 1,000 feet high land 1,000 feet lonir. in Do Kalh | county, Ga., is to be made the I liggcst and most enduring memorial of all time, for on its surface is to be curved "The Spirit of the Confederacy," representing the Confederate army on the march, with Lee and Jackson at its head. There will be more that 1,000 figures, each 50 feet high and when completed the great memorial will be distinctly visible five .miles away, it is said. .. Gutzon Borglura, the famous sculptor, is to supervise the tvork and will himself curve the head 'of Gen. Lee. Many other sculptors will he engaged in the gigantic undertaking, which is not expected to be completed for 13 years and will cost millions of j .t?..* ...I 1. - I I DECLINES TO ENTER RACE. Col. T. B. SpiKtt Not to Rui for . . Lieutenant Governor. Col. T. B. Spratt of Kort Mill Monday afternoon said that he luul finally decided not to be a i-andidate for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary next August. Since the suggestion was first made some time ago that Col. Spratt become a canuiuaie lor Ilio office, he has received many letters and telgrams from citizens in vurious sections of the State urging him o enter the race, but Monday he said he could not afford to leave his business for the two mouths it won hi be necessary to devote to the campaign, nor would it be convenient for him to be in Columbia during the months of .Inuuary and "February, while the Legislature is in session, to preside over the senate. Among the letters and wire messages received by Col. Sprat t were a score or more lrom men prominent in the political life of the State as well as others from men of whom he had never before heard. To The Times Col. Spruit said thai while the temptation was great to waive consideration of jus private aitail's and announce j?is candidacy tor lieutenant governor, he had finally concluded ihat the sacniice involved in accepting the otliee, assuming that he would be elected, was such that he could not at lord to rnuke it tie added that he was deeply grate!ul to those who hud urged mm to enter the ract\ and out ot' consideration for their friendship, if tor no other reason, he tiail given the matter cureful consideration. Col. Spratt is president of the First National bank of Fort Mill and lias targe farming interests in the. community. Huring the World war he was licutcnuut colonel of ilie llSth infantry ^old First South Carolina regiment), dOth division, and was with his command during the strenuous days it spent in Belgium and France opposing the advance of the Oerinuu army, lie was in personal command of the regiment when, in cooperation with other regiments of the dOth division, it attacked and broke the , ijiudonhurg line, at which the French and British armies had haltered in vain for four years. Col. Spratt was popular with his regiment and his Trends were continent that practically every member of the coinuiaiui would have supported him wholeheartedly hud lie sought the lieutenant governorship. World's Most Deceptive Lake. What appears to be a luke covered willi a thin coating of ice oil which show has fallen is fouud in the midst of a barren and wutei'lcss waste in liritish Last Africa. So complete is the illusion that the stranger for a moment fails to realize the impossibility of there being any snow ami ice in that locality. It is in reality an inexhaustible deposit of soda, but bears such a striking resemblance to a sheet of frozen water that it has received the name of Lake Mugudi. To traverse this district in the dry seasoir is to have one's feet hiii'iicd through one's shoes and the sharp soda spikes will pierce any but the thickest soles. After rains there is a layer of water over the greater part of the surface. which turns a beautiful shade of pink, and by moonlight the scene is wierdly attractive. The "lake" contains millions of tons of soda deposit and both surface and uiidergroud streams o!" saturated liquid feed it. Natives have collected soda from the same spot year after year without noticeably diminishing the supply found in the "lake." Explosion Kills White Convict. Floyd Craven, white convict, 30 years old, 011 the York county chaiugang, was killed yesterday by the explosion of a charge of dyuamite he was attempting to light. The body was taken to his old home at Concord, N. C. Craven was serving two and a half years for grand larceny. He was convicted last July. ' . 1 ~v