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, liARMERED WITH SCISSORS i*w _ News From Wltbin and Without ! the County. r 'X . 3 . . ; . : jj CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING * t=!? Some Items.cf Fact, Some of.Comment ^ ' - and All Helping to Give an Idea, of What Our Neighbors* Are Saying and , V . ^ Doing. ,1 Fort Mill Times, Jan. 27: It is said V\ .lie more than possible that nothing: '] wUVibei; done toward improving the . r-Unets of Fort Mill as a result of the iV . I cmdt .issue authorized at the special >. caption last April' for the purpose. '* The amount of bonds voted for the .r 'n . ? pappose was ?30,000. Monday, L. A. l.Txirrlfl, chairman of tltc public works commission crea'ted to sell the bonds / and..improve the streets with the pro' feeds, said that the ?10,000 federal aid which had been promised the town to use in conjunction with the ? bond issue had been withdrawn and that unless the department of agri' culture could be induced to renew the proffer of assistance it was more than 'likely that no effort would be made to 5?ell. the bonds. Mr. Harris said that 'the. ?30,000 it was hoped to secure from the sale of the bonds would prove inadequate to do the amount of hard-surface paving necessary to jusx ify the expenditure Final ur; rangeraents have been made for th^> -^establishment of telephone connec:inns between the Fort Mill and Pine t ville exchanges which was continued 'some weeks ago A. Holt Ardrcy, well known and popular young Fort Mill man, was stricken with appendicitis on Tuesday of last week and was operated upon at a Rock Hill hospital last Thursday afternoon. Rev vnufflrrlav tVPPP jiUI lO LXU1U i I AO WVUOiWC ,1 v-u ivi f.A the effect that his condition was satisfactory Mrs. Mildred L. Wootc-ii of Columbia; agent of the state '.hoard of public welfare, child placing -department, spent\ last Friday at homes in Fort Mill in which children were some time ago placed by the wcl. > mre board Col./F. R. Day, U. S. A., inspector, National Guard of South Carolina, paid an official visit Thurs. -lay .< night to the Tom Hall Guards. This was Col. Day's first visit to the local . National Guard company of which he spoke in complimentary . terms, following an inspection of its mwaiters and records. Col. Day was , rvuently assigned to the adjutant -general's department in Columbia as the successor of Col. Leon S. Rodt iza, retired. While in Fort Mill Col. Day assured the officers of the Tom Jiall Guards that he would bring to bear all the influence at his command tT? see that the company was supplied >v:th rifles.within the next two or X" .three weeks Special order No. 4, I adjutant general's department, Columbia,. directs Ft. F. Grier, Jr., second lieutenant of the Tom Hall Guards, to report on February 25 to the commandant of the infantry training school at Camp Benning, Columbus, for a four months' course of instruction. Rock Hill Herald, Jan. 28: A special ; analysis of city water made in Chariot te. showed no dangerous bacterial 2, ' Ontent, according to the report of the ?d"?mist yesterday. A report from the .3x4 state chemist in Columbia, on samples >:c!it down yesterday and Wednesday*, is \r expected, this aft^rlioon .61*'" fti * the morning. A sample is being sent-each" tiny now until the analysis shows water i:"-. e from all contamination. As was stated Wednesday, the health authorities do not feel there is any danger, in drinking the water, and in this they are supported by the special .analysis made in Charlotte, but the advice to boil wa :tor.was more in the nature of a precaution than a necessity. II is believed that the later analysis will show the water in excellent shape The friends -if Mrs. Katie Wllliforcl will regret to learn that she is' critically 111 at the . home of her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Clinton, of Edgmoor. Mrs. Williford is 91 years of age, and her infirmities are those of old age Featured by the address of Rev. J. G. Fin lay, bishop co' adjutor of the diocese of South Carolina, the meeting and dinner of the men ? of the Church of Our Savior last evening at the Chamber of Commerce was a most inspiring occasion. The weather conditions made the roads impassible a ml there were few men present from the York parish, or from other nearby towns. However, there was a good attendance from the city and the occasion will long be remembered by the Episcopalians in the city. The parish guild, under the leadership of Mrs. It. L. Sturgis. served a delightful dinner, the menu including oyster cocktails, turkey, gravy and dressing, cranberries. rice, ham, creamed, sweet potatoes, grapefruit salad, home-made cake and apricot sherbet, coffee. John G. Barnwell was master of ceremonies, and Rev. T. Tracy Walsh spike on "Chu-eh Unity." Rev. Thomas I*. Noe spoke on "The Orphanage." Prof. J. Thompson Brown- then introduced the 'bishop, who delivered the principal address, lasting only about fifteen min utes. His subject was "Community Building," and the speaker handled it in a masterful way. The address was instructive and inspirational and it is believed will prove most beneficial to those so fortunate as to have listened to it. Chester Reporter, Jan. 27: The bit'ing of several Chester people a few days ago by a dog, which upon examination was found to be mad serves to bring to mind the fact that Chester is nothing like strict enough about control of the dog evil. Some steps may ! have been taken for all we know about locking up dogs that may have bepit bitten by; the dog we refer to; but it < not something' of the kind most cer| tainly should be done. As long as the i city has laws on the books forbidding * the~ running at large of dogs on the streets these laws should be enforced, as strictly and as religiously as any other. The large store of A. N. Kcistler & Co. at Great Falls was de-.. stroyed last nigh! by fire, the origin of which we have not learned. The Keistler store was a large frame building, carrying a big general stock of merchandise, which will run up into money. .We have learned very little about the fire, biit understand thjnt the building and stock were totally consumed?...The .community was saddened this morning when it became known that-Mrs. Belle H. Bar-, her, wife of Hon. Wm. A. Barber formerly of Chester, but now of New York, had passed away at Asheville, N. 'C., about eight o'clock yesterday evening. Mrs. Barber was a daughter of Mrs. Mattie Hardin and the late \V. Holmes Hardin, and lived in Chester until Mr. Barber had completed his term as attorney General of South Carolina, and decided to move to New York for the practice of his profession. She was a woman of most lovable disposition, devoted to.her family and her friends, and the news of her death was received here with deep sorrow' The following marriage licenses-, have been issued during the last few days from the office of Judge of Probate A. W. Wise: Mr. T. H. Hudson,and Miss Virginia Grant, both of the Armenia section; and Mr. J. W? Wrcnn. of Great Palls, and Miss I-Ianna Claudia Minter, of Chester, R. F. D. 3. | Lancaster News, Jan. 28: Snow and sleet in Lancaster reached a depth of about four inches yesterday morning. It fell regularly for almost two nights and a day, and the streets yesterday, were more deserted than on Sunday. Automobiles were rare objects, though some ventured forth The sheds comprising the rear of l-lood Bros.' stables on White street collapsed yesterday afternoon, giving way under the weight of snow and sleet accumulated on the roof. One or two cows were slightly injured, but no serious damage done O. Frunk Hart, of Columbia, grand secretary A. F. M., of South Carolina, was the guest of honor at the banquet Tuesday evening: at Keystone chapter 19, R. A. M The fire department responded Wednesday afternoon at 4.15 to a call from the residence of Judge Moore where an oil stove being used, to thaw some frozen pipes, had set fire to the floor of a bathroom. The blaze was quickly extinguished and it was unnecessary, to throw any water. The big fire truck nad some trouble negotiating the snow, but made it all right. Cleveland Star (Shelby), Jan. 28: Mr. Charlie Young did such a. big hearted thing yesterday morning when he built a snow scrape and cleaned the streets on West Warren that citizens in that community arc boosting him for mayor. Whether he consents to run or not, the people in that section of town are grateful to him for his thoughtful act. Miss Era Barnett, the popular and attractive daughter of Mr. Webb Burnett, who lives near the county home, and Mr. C. L. Williams were quietly married at the bride's home on Thursday night, January 13th, in the presence of a few special friends and relatives. Squire Sylvanus Gardnor'ofIlciating Sheriff Hugh Logan and J.Irs. C. T. Hord attended the funeral ofj.their .kinsman, Mr. J.olin L^gan at York, S. C., Wednesday..-.:^. A marriage of interest to a wide circle of friends throughout the county is Hurt of Miss Lula Wright and Mr. fleorge Spongier, which took place at the home of the bride at Beam Mill on Tuesday after noon, January 18th at lour o'clock A marriage of much interest during the holidays in lower Cleveland was that of Mr. Brainard Westmoreland aifd Miss W ret ha Bridges, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bridges, the happy event taking place at the bride's home on December "3rd Cleveland county experienced its largest snow of the winter Wednesday and Thursday nights when a blanket fully 12 inches deep covered the earth. During Wednesday there was a sleet mixed with the snow, then during the night the temperature changed and rain began to fall, followed with a high wind which banked the snow in places as much as three feet deep Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fanning and Mrs. Fanning's , mother, Mrs. Carroll left this week for i an extended visit to their former home near York S. C Mr. Will C. Bat- ' timore, a native of this county who has ( been representing C. J I. Robinson and J Co.. of Charlotte for the past S years, i left Tuesday for the state of Texas, j where he will open up a business for i his company For some time the j ' -'1 nmftiwiinnnl mi.li nf I mumip'w aim |m wuooivihii Shelby have recognized the great need of an organization of some kind to look after the general welfare of the town. A paper, calling attention to this need, and calling upon Messrs. O. Max Gardner. J. D. Lineberger and Paul Webb, to name four other citizens to act with them in organizing and directing the work of the Board of Trade was circulated among the business men of Shelby. Sufficient signatures with pledges for financial support were secured to justify an organization. ? Before they are two years old seven hundred and seventy-nine of every thousand babies in China die. ? Members of the feline tribe do not drive their nails in the bark of trees to sharpen them as is sometimes supposed. A male tiger will jump high ui> against a tree, tearing down a large piece of hark, to show how strong and athletic he is. The leopard advertises his prowc-ss by laying his killed prey high up on the branchas an offering, THE NEWS ABOUT SHARON Weather Blocked Letter Carriers' Schedule Last Week./ FEW INQUIRIES ABOUT FETILIZER ? Rabbit Hunters Took Advantage of Big Snow?Large Quantities of Cotton Remain in Fields?Other News and Notes of Western York. (By st Stall; Correspondent). Sharon, Jan. 31?Because of the condition of the roads caused by the heavy snowfall of last week, letter carriers serving the two routes lead ing out ot Sharon were tiname to uikc their rounds last Thursday. Even in good weather . Sharon letter carriers have some of the roughest roads in York county to travel over and because of the heavy snow that was on the ground Thursday, it was simply impossible for them to make the trip. It was pointed out Friday that the two. carriers here Messrs. W. T. Sims and W. P. Youngblood, carriers of Nos. 1 and 2 respectively, have missed only four days- in the past eighteen years-in serving their patrons because of weatlier conditions. The carriers made the trip Saturday, although according to both of them, it was rather hard going. Much Cotton in the Field Inspection of the country around Sharon shows that there is still a great quantity of cotton remaining in the fields ungathered and indications are that there will lie a large portion of It that will not be gathered; but instead \\il1 be turned under when farmers be gin woru on anotner years crop, i^onsierablc cotton is still being brought to the gin here. While very little was brought the past week on account of tho weather, week before last one of the local ginneries gipned no less than 51 bales. Mad Dog at Smyrna. Reports front the Smyrna section of vYork county are to/the effect that several persons living in that section are j biking the Pasteur treatment to guard against possible danger as the result of their having been bitten by a mad dog about two weeks ago. The dog, a valuable bird dog, said to be the property of a well known Smyrna man, either scratched or bit several persons in the neighborhood before any suspicion that it might be suffering from rabies was aroused. The dog was killed and its head sent to Columiba, for exartLniation. Report from the authorities there was to the effect that the head showed unmistakable 'evi/I r\t' foKtsw T"W n M "Mi Mm* treating the several persons said to liavc been bitten by the dog. Not Interested in Fertilizer. Inquiry among merchants who handle fertilizer is to the effect that few larmcrs have made inquiries about their 1921 supply so far and that not a single ton has been hauled out of town for the season, although up to this lime last year much fertilizer hod been hauled out into the country. "Farmers just simply don't appear to be interested in fertilizer," said a salesman Friday in' talking about the matter. "Thus far my tlrm has had a few inquiries; but very few and there -have been no sales." Hunters Busy. Rabbit and bird hunters have been out and after them since the big snow organ Jailing nisi wounusuay. r>oiuv reported pretty good luck and others no luck at all. A bong thfr hunters out Friday morning was Mr. Ham i'ratt. He got one rabbit. "I expected to hunt birds; but didn't see any," said Mr. I'ratt. "There was nothing to shoot at except the rabbit and so I shot it. ITetty costly rabbit?$1.10 for a license and a half day's tramping to get him." Personal Mention Mrs. G. W. Whitesides of Aharon, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geroy McCtill at King's Mountain, N. C. Mr. Whitesides recently spent several days in King's Mountain. Mr. It. Bolin of Hickory Grove No. 1 LOAN AND SA | YORK, ^ Capital -. - - - - * | Surplus and Profits | Resources - - - I OFFIC jj , 13. X. MOORE, Pros || J. S. 1311ICE, Vi 11 T. M. FEUG |! M. E. McC j! DIREC1 j! W. 13. MOORE || C. E. SPENCER j W. W. LEWIS ! J. S. 1311 ICE | ' T. M. FEE > I i j v. Wo cordially invite your I | in advance of every court i consistent with safe bankii I operation in the discussioi f lems tliat may arise in you /V 2, is undergoing treatment in the Fcnncll Infirmary, Rock Hill. Mi*. .Jerr D. Whiteside# of Hickory Grove No. 2. who has been undergoing treatment in the Fennell Infirmary in Rock Hill, has returned to his home. His friends will bo glad to know that his condition is very much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Whiteside# for a number of years past residents of Hickory Grove No. 2, have moved lo Hickory Grove where Mr. -Whitesides expects to lake a place with :tn oii com jinny* Miss Edna Lowiancc of Sharon, who, is teaching in Fort Mill, recently visited her parents in Sharon. David Myers of Dilion, was a recent visitor here, the quests of his parents, Mr. and Airs. John A. B.vcrs. REVIVAL OF THE KU KLUX Order Has Open Air Admission Cere-" mony at Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 27.?With the temperature 25 above zero and a. biting northwester blowing, 528 candidates waded knee .deep in water and slush tonight into the Mystic Cave of the Knights of Ku KIux Klan, mounted the heights of superior knighthood, where they may now sit among the gods of the empire invisible. The ceremonial?greatest since the rounding of the ^organization?was held on the 54th anniversary of the taking of the oath as imperial wizard by' Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest when the invisible empire of the Ku' Klux Klan was fourided on January 27, 1S66, in the hills of Tennessee. xKalf the a inimmfi stntr fair crrounds. where the ceremony was held, was knee deep in water. The tenderfe&t, however, were not permitted to pick dry spots. They were forced forward to the strains of weird music. The initials took the oath about the fiery emblem of the order, on the inside of a great quadrate, formed by hordes of white robed, hooded figures. The outer walls of the great square were guarded by horsemen that none might enter but those who were conversant with the "open sesame." The automobiles of the klansmen began to move to the fair grounds at 7 o'clock tonight and at S.30 they were permitted into the park, the candidates lined up and given their final instructions. Meanwhile the klansmen shrouded in white formed the living cross in thc^ center of the race track; each held a cross- aloft, the standard J.C.WHB0RN gKw 45 Acres?Known as the "wnitestucs Mill Site," two anil one-half miles or Hickory Grove. One dwelling, five rooms; twenty-live (25) acres in cultivation; balance in pasture and timber. One threc-roorrii tenant house, two barns. I'rice, $3,000.00. .Property of II. M. Whitesldos. " Three Lots?Tn the town or Clover near the Graded School building. See me for price," which is right. 156 Acres?Five and one-half miles of Rock Hill; one mile of a splendid school; three tenant houses, two barns, one extra large barn; a magnificent new dwelling, two stories, nine rooms, lights and water;, all modern improvements. This is undoubtedly the best equiped, absolutely level farm In the county. Sec me lor price?Which Is Right. 240 Acres?In Mecklenburg county, N. C., located on the National State Highway from Charlotte to Columbia. Only six miles from Charlotte crossi roads; three-fourths of a mile'from Sharon schools and cnurcn; a inuKmucent country farm and VVill be sold at the right price. 55 3-4 Acres?Between York anrl I took Hill, near Floyd Jackson's store; a four room house and barn. Plenty of wood, good land, good neighborhood.: near schools and churches; about three miles of Tir/.ah station. Price on level with cotton prices. 113 Acres?Two miles of York,, large ton room residence; good barn, new tenant house, about a three horse farm open. Plenty of. wood and water, on public road from] York to Clover. . The above far^is are all priced right. j. C. W1LBQRN li^TE YORK. - - S. C. VINGS BANK | - S. C. I; - - - $100,000.00 ' | i; - - - 60,000.00 I - - - 950,000.00 | ERS J > J side it j!; eo President ^ |! Trn/-\ A i 5 ' UttUiN, uasmcr s; orklc, Asst. Casliier t tors !|< B. N. MOORE 11 QU1NK WALLACE ^ J. R. CAXNON ?< W. S. W1LKERSOX GUSON |l| jusiness and assure you j! jjj csy and accommodation j! | ng, and also of active co- 11 i and handling of prob- I i Lr business. 11 being white and the croak' arm red.' *1 Two great searchlights played upon t them. In front was the throne of the I imperial wizard, surrounded > by a i thousand klansmcn. i Candidates Take Oath. This was the first time in "history . the public has been permitted to witness a Ku Klux Klan Conclave even i from a distance. Newspaper men > were permitted to stand on a house- ' top inside the fair grounds enclosure i with guards on all sides to see that 1 they kept the place assigned to them. The public had to be content with a more distant view. ' 1 The nigh was made hideous with weird whistling and calls from the ; dark corners of the grounds and from ncarbv hills. . . According to V>\ J. Simmons, imperial wizard, the order stands for: 1. One hundred per cent Americanism and roconsccration to bedrock principles. ' 2. White supremacy. S. To keep forever separate church and state. 4. To protect woman's honor and the sanctity of the home. "Suffragists and women's movements are causing men and women to lose sight of an exalted womanhood." declared the imperial wizard. "A calk hack to the womanhood of the past is needed. An insidious attack on the sanctity of the home has been made by the modernists?an attack upon the bulwark about which the real America was built." Figures on Membership. . Mr. Simmons cited the following figures on the membership of- the Kin n: __ The order has 30,000 members "above the Mason and Dixon line;" it has 7,000 in Chicago. Seven hundred inquiries have been received from Los Angeles regarding the organization of a Klnn on the Pacific coast. A Middle West domain office is to be established either in Chicago or Cincinnati. . Referring to the alleged hunt for DEATH Aches, pains, nervousness, difficulty in urinating, often mean serious disorders. The world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles? MEDAL brinp quiet: relief and often ward off deadly diseacea. Known a3 tha national remedy of Holland for moro than 200 ycuts. All druggists, -in three sires. Lash for iho name Gold Medal on every box and tccopt do imitation <gxSxSxS^Sx$xSxSxSxSxSxS><S><S><?><Sw<S^$x$>^><Sx?x8><?><3^<$> < > <?> A I?ggO w I 117'aL. 1 ; ' VV lin i Backed up by Strong > centers this Bank is p : needs of its Patrons. : New Depositors ! FINANC ; Every day new patro; who find a connectioi j> C, L. COBB, President J. H. B. JENKINS, Active Vice President > SAFE danism cnMh"i ;Nc\v"Ybrk by the bomb' apiad the imperial wizard declared lhat "tliey couldn't find us alter the nayor sicked Uicih on us, but we are in New York just Lhc same." The Kit KIux Klan was organized just after the Confederate war in Tennessee and was formally disbanded in 1870 by General Forrest, the imperial wizard. The present organization was incorporated in 1915. It includes in its ranks a few survivors of the original order, who are known as "klansmen emeritus." The ritual of Lhc ohlcr is declared to be altogether original, weird, mystical and .leading up through' four degrees. Dignity and decency are declared to be its marked features. The present order was- founded on Thanksgiving night, 1915, when mCn were seen emerging from the shadows, and gathering about the spfings at the foot of Stone Mountain, the world's largest rock, near Atlanta, and from thence, repaired to fihe mountain top, where under a fipry ni'Ann flift ah tli a l! olln?yinnpn to the invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku KIux Kinn. t I TAKE,] If any of our custom tiable valuables, sucli as ings Stamps stored in S we suggest that you tur: will give you a receipt fc our money safe, which i t ntmsLAR PB.0'01 I CONTAINED THE COVERED BY IN* But Bonds stored in our as tlie vault is only fire p ting bonds in the vault. Please give this you: is not responsible for losi our receipt for same. I BANK OF I M. L. SMITH, President. . 1 | FRANK McELWEE, SALL I Safety ?: Satisf ? graa?mnw w i .iwmgiawnpt? a fetal Resources Ex? Financial Connections irepared to finance the i i are constantly finding HAL STRONC ns come in and join tin a with this Bank worth Bank & 1 j. M. STROUP, Vice President J. T. CRAWFORD, Vice President SUCCESSFUL * ' . Six thousand --pfcrKm'a frofn- -the United States are emigrating to Canada monthly. t ^ The $5 Bill Will Soon Purchase Five Dollars Worth of Goods. Every,Dollar SAVED NOW Will Increase In Purchasing < Power During the ISext Fe\y Months. THIS BANK CONDUCTS A MODERN. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT-? Both for Small Savings' and Large Savings. We pay and encourage you to save. v Now is the Time to Start Saving. . FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHARON', S; C. f J. H. SAVE, ' - J. S. HARTNESS, President. _ Cashier NOTICE cr's or friends have nego- I i' Liberty Bonds/and Sav- I afety Boxes- in oiiir vault, | n them over ;to us;' and we I ?r same, and place them in | s ? %;, | \ AND EVERYTHING I REIN IS FULLY ' I 3URANCE; * I ~?,,u nun tlrtt -1110111*01/1 Oti/1 A VclUil/ axe uuu uiuiuuu uij.u. Y roof we do not advise put- | L- attention, as this Bank | 3 of bonds unless you have I f CLOVER | JAS. A.. PA^E, Cashier " |> .IE SIFFORD, Asst. Cashiers x 'action ? Service I :eeding I 3LLARS .1 * i X in the large money | reasonable legitimate | the way to this | ;hold ? 3 ; hundreds of others | while. I rust Go. I C. W. McGEE/ Cashier I WM. S. MOORE, I A.ss? Cashier jf SECUBE I /. *