Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, April 28, 1910, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
VOLUME 19?NO. 4. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1910. $1.25 PER YEAR.
THOUSANDS FOR THE VETERANS
^ RECEIVED BY CLERK OF COURT
Auul State Appropriation for Confederate
Pensioners Ready for Distribution?Tbe
Classes.
Clerk of Court J. A. Tate has received
from the comptroller general of
the State a check for the pensions the
Confederate veterans and widows of
veterans of York county are to receive
for the year 1910. This year there are
314 pensioners on the York county
rolls and the total amount of pension
money to be distributed in the county
is $8 ,264, divided in classes as follows:
Class A, $96; Class B, $72; Class CI,
$48; Class C2, $20; Class C3, $43; Class
C4, $20. There is one pensioner in
Class A, six in Class B, 28 in Class CI,
* 141 in Class C2, 29 in Class C3 and 109
in Class C4. Their names and ad- ;
dresses are:
Class A.
W. J. Clinton. Rock Hill.
flaaa B.
Robert Burns. Kort Mill; W. K. Erwln.
Yorkvllle; S. D. Daney, Fort Mill:
A. H. Merrltt. Fort Mill; W. C. Perry.
Fort Mill; W. H. Price. Rock Hill.
Claaa C, No. 1.
J. C. Beamgard. Yorkvllle; William
Brown. Clover; J. H. Cook. Tirzah; J.
F. Davidson, Yorkvllle; I* H. Dye, Newport;
W. C. Clover, Point; John Green.
Sharon: John W. Garvin, Gutlirlesvllle;
8. J. Harvey. Clover; J. T. Howard,
Yorkvllle; IV. F Jackson. Clover; John
IL Jones. Hickory; C. C. Iainler. Knerfty;
J. G. Mlnter, Blalrs; Dee Mulllnax.
Blalrs; 8. F. Massey. Fort Mill; C. P.
Manning. Clover; Joseph A. Pursley.
Clover; EL s Peeler, King's Creek; J.
B. Raw Is. Rock Hill; H. H. Sherer.
Blalrsvtlle; W. A. Slilrer, Yorkvllle;
John Shllllngl&w, Rock Hill; Rufus P.
Starnes, Newpyt; J. Y. 8tarnes, Newport;
J. W. Taylor. Rock Hill; J. T.
Thompson, Clover; John Wray, Valders.
> Claaa C, No. 2.
J. J. Ashe. Yorkvllle; J. J. Atkins.
Yorkvllle; James M. Armstrong. Fort
Mill; W. T. Anderson. Fort Mill; W.
8. Alexander, Rock Hill; W. F. Armstrong.
Yorkvllle; William Ashley,
Yorkvllle; B. Bogus. Fort Mill; R. T.
Bailey, Fort Mill* M. A. Black, Fort
Mill; W. M. Bruckett, Clover; S. A.
Broom. Rock Hll' * James Burns. Rock
Hill; John W. Barnhlll. Fort Mill;
Thomas Ilollln, Hickory; T. W. Clawson.
Yorkvllle; J. S. Chambers. Yorkvllle:
J. K. Cromer. Rock Hill; El C.
Chllders. GuthrlesW He; J. T. Crock.
Rook Hill; Sherod Chllders, Pock Hill;
D. J. Dubbs. Rock Hill; Samuel N. Dunlap.
Fort Mill; J. K Denton. Fort Mill;
J. A. Davidson. Guthrlesvllle; Geo. W.
Decse. Rock Hill; John DuUdle. York
vine; wmiam A. Fisher. Fort Mill; H.
W. Fudge, Kock Hill: J. B. Fudge, Rock
Hill; John Ferguson, Rock Hill; W. H.
Flnley, Zeno; W. M. Gregory. Rock
Hill; W. S. Garrison. Rock Hill; I). A.
r Given*. Rock Hill; Isaac Gardner. Rock
Hill; J. R. Goings, Rock Hill; J. L. Gardiner,
Yorkvllle; C. Gardner. Rock Hill;
M. A. Helton. Sharon; John C. Harper,
Podders; S. J. Hutcbl.isou, Sharon;
R. H. Hand, Clover; M. W. Harper,
Guthrtesvllle; R. J. Hulllnder. Guthrlosvllle;
J. H. Henry. Yorkvllle; James II.
Hogun, Smyrna; S. B. Howe. Clover; R.
T. Howe. Clover; O. A. Henry. Rock
Hill; T. A Howell, Rock Hill; A. Hudson,
Yorkvllle; J. P. Hutchinson, Rock
Hill; John G. Jack?on, Yorkvllle; W.
B. Jones. Glover; Samuel L Johnson.
Rock Hill; W. H. KIda, Rock Hill; John
* K Klmbrell, Rock Hill; O. W. King.
Rock Hill; Lanier Lewis, Rock Hill;
Harvey Lemons, Yorkvllle: J. H. Lucas.
Yorkvllle; T. H. Logan, J. R. Lucas,
Yorkvllle; A. W. Moore, Blalravllle; W.
T. Marie 11, Rock Hill; D B. McHarter,
Yorkvllle; W. H. Mitchell, Kock Hill;
M. V. B. McC'ollough, Hoodtown; J. J.
Mlsketly. Hoodtown; A. McDuiwel,
Hickory; W. J. McGlll. Smyrna; W. K.
McKnlght. Olln. W S.' Moore. Rock
'Hill; J. T. McMakln. Bethany; Robert
C. Mllier, Yorkvllle; L.'ljah McSwayne,
Rock Hill; D. K. Mangui i, Rock Hill;
K. J. Meek. Clover; it. A McCorkle,
Lesalle; Robert A. P. Merrli., Fort Mill;
J. U. Miunitt, Vorkvi'lt,, A. P. Moore.
Rock Hill; T. P. McCoiuiell, McConnellsvUle;
J. H. Neely, Clover; L>. F.
hi eel y. Rock U1U; WlllUm b". Patterson,
Yorkvllle; J. K. Plaxlco, Sharon;
Joseph Parks. Fort Mill; Aaron l'lyier.
Rock Hill; J. K. Poag, ; John
Proctor. Chester; llurloy Price, Rock
Hill; Joslah Pugh, Clovtr; R. G. Pearsou,
eort Mill; P. i.. Pnraley, Stump;
Jackson Rumsuy, Tlrzuh; William
Rtiea, Hickory; K. L. Ray held. Hock
iLill; It. Y. itatney. Hock Hill; Frank
iiomnson, Clover; '1?. J. Koach, Kock 11111;
C. N. Simmons, kock Kilt; W. 8. Starr,
Hock Hill; C. 14. smith, Ko.-k Hill; J.
8. Suead, Fort Mill; J. 1,. Stewart,
Clover; c. Sexton, Smyrna; D. M. Stewart,
Hickory; A. K. Smith, 1'olnt; 1. O.
fiiuyiue, Fort Mill; Puscrovel Sanuers,
Furl Mill; J. M. swear, Fort Villi; W. 1.
Smith, McConnellsville; Dallas Stephens,
KOck Hill; J. V. Tliumptuii, >uit
Mul; John M 'Fhomason, Clo.er; T. U.
'li.omuaou. Clover; Alexander Wallace,
Clover; \v. 1*. Wiley, Kock Hill; Daniel
Wallace, Smyrna; W. li. W lilt taker,
Yorkvllle, A. J. White. Kings Creek;
4- J- White, Yorkvllle; H li. White.
Ciurk's Fork; Tnomas Write. Zudeek;
iitown Wilson, Yorkvllle; W. U White,
Filbert; John Winkler, rtaiioon; W. W.
W Into, Catawba; A. P. Wood. Yorkvllle;
U D. Wilkinson, Kock Hill; John W.
Westbrook, Hock 11111; it. J. Withers,
Yorkvllle; D. D. Wright, Hickory; K. 1 ..
Wood. Clover; K, P. Workman, Kdgemure;
A. U Wallace, Kock Hill; K. W.
Westmoreland, Hickory; J. A. Westbrooks,
Hock Hill.
Class C, No. S.
Cynthia Abernathy, Fort Mill; S. J.
Camp, Yorkvllle; O. K. Carothers.
Newport; H. A. Carr, York Mile; M. S.
Caton, Newport; Mary C. Choat, Tlrxah;
Jane A. Ferguson, Yorkvllle; N. 10 Qettys.
Deaslie; Mary llambr'ck, Clover;
M. J. Hughes, Yotkvllle; June III11,
Ulai ? flll-t. ?* *? ? ?
u.oiiaiiiic, wary i\. Ldnasny, Mluirs- I
vllle; N. C. I-llly, Filbert; Surah Hanier, j
Clover; Martha Moore, Clover; Mar- I
caret B. McCullough, Iassslle; M. K.
Mlnter, Yorkville; Sarah J. Mat tin, McW
Connellavllle; Nancy Qulnn, Clark's
Fork; Margaret Smith. Hlokory; K. 11.
Plneley, Yorkville; K. C. Patterson, j
Clover; K. J. Hives. Tlrzah, Mary p. I
Htratth. ORden; M. E. Thomas, Filbert; j
M. 8. Tomllneon, Yorkville; H. B. WhitB
ney. Bethel; Martha I- Wallace, York
vllle; Mary O. Youngblood, Fort Mill.
* (1*i? C, No. 4.
8. C. Adams. Clover; Kllftaheth J. j
H Alien, Hock Hill, s. K. Ardrey, Rock
5 11111; Saltna Adklns, Rock Hill; Mary I
Platform of Cole L. Blease.
Mayor Cole L. Blease, of Newberry,
in announcing the platform upon which
he will make the race for governor
this summer states that the principal
issue he will discuss is the financial condition
of the State, which he says is of
greatest importance, and to which he
devoted himBelf chiefly in his previous
campaign. He declares himself in
favor of biennial sessions of the
General Assembly; liberal appropriations
for the Confederate veterans;
liberal but not extravagant appropriations
for the State institutions
of learning; building up of the common
schools of the State and better salaries
for the teachers.
"I am absolutely opposed to compulsory
education, says Mr. Blease,
"as my record in the house and senate
in the past will show."
Mr. Blease is opposed to higher
education for the negro and in favor of
taxes paid by the white people being
used for the education of white children;
favors strict enforcement of
vagrancy law; advocates law requiring
marriage certificates and registration 1
of all marriages contracted; favors flat
rate of 2 1-2 cents per mile on railroads,
but opposes the present mileage book
system and the charge of 15 cents excess;
favors good roads; opposes law
restricting the rights of Democrats to
vote, in the primary elections; believes
in running the government on a liberal
but not extravagant basis (which he
charges is now being done); favors reducing
expenses, as taxes are now too
high.
As to the whiskey question, Mr.
Blease says:
"1 am satisfied that the people of
the State are tired of the agitation
along this line. I favor local option,
and in order to be strictly Democratic
and allow local self-government and
home rule, I favor extending the
present law so as to allow a county
to have license if the majority of her
white citixens wish to, just as other
counties have dispensary or prohibition.
However, if license is voted I favor the
most vigorous enforcement of the laws
in the sale in this manner, prohibiting
under any circumstances any whiskey
being sold in less quantities than onehalf
pint or between sunset and sunup,
and prohibiting it from being
drunk on the premises, or being Bold
under any circumstances to minors or
inebriates, or behind closed doors or
screens, prohibiting any obscene pictures
on the premises or any billiard or
pool rooms connected therewith, and
providing that any person holding a
license who shall violate any provision
of the law shall immediately upon conviction
forfeit his license and be
forever thereafter barred from being
licensed, and in addition be imprisoned
at hard labor in the State penitentiary
without the alternative of a fine. I am
absolutely opposed to the old bar room
system and would under no circumstances
sign a bill to reinstate that
system."
McCullough Acquitted.
Lack of sufficient evidence to convict
resulted in the acquittal in the general
sessions court in Yorkville last
Wednesday of Jordan McCullough, the
Port Mill oorrro 1 " ? ^
w. ttuv noa tuai^eu wiin
assault and battery with intent to kill.
McCullough wan arrested last July on a
warrant issued by E. P. H. Nivens,
who complained that the negro tried
to assassinate him during Christmas
week of 1908. It will be recalled that
Nivens was fired upon while sitting on
the piazza of his store late one night.
Alley. Fort Mill; S. K. Aycock, SI. iron;
N. J. Adklns. Sharon; E. F. Aiken. Kock
Hill; H. C. Ayer*. Hock Hill; Sarah J.
Hums. Sharon; Nancy T. Boyd. Clover.
Nancy J. Boyd. Clover; Amelia Bryant,
Hock Hill, Mary O. Brunt". Rock Hill;
Sarah L. Hollo. Tlrzuh; h J. Bennett,
Fort Mill; Rebecca U Black. Rock Hill;
Suruo B. Harnett. Bethel; Sarah J. Barber,
Yorkvllle; Sallle J. BUlue, Fort
Mill; Jane A. Boyd. Balloon; Sarah K.
Bailee. Smyrna; Elisabeth Bunch, Fort
Mill; M. M. Bayne. Fort Mill; Sarah
Cuton. Rock Hill; Jenny Chllders, Bethuny;
Drucv Chllders, Hickory; la?tltia
Chllders. Hickory ; Ann E. Clinton,
Yorkvllle; M. J. Caveny, Rock Hill; J.
E. Craig, Yorkvllle; M. E. Carson, Yorkvllle;
V. E. Davidson, Clover, M. M
Duffle, Smiths; M. J. Dronnan. Yorkvllle;
Elizabeth Draffin, Rock Hill; M.
B. DoKKett, Hamuli; E. J. Doster, Yorkvllle;
N. J. Donnun, Rock Hill:
E. J. Downs. Fort Mill; S. C.
Erwln, Filbert; E. S. Fewell. Yorkvllle;
Dorcas L. Gaulden. Clover; Mary Gordon.
Clover; Susan Gordon. Rock illll;
M. A. Garvin, Sharon; la>u C. Oowdey.
Hamuli: Marv E. llHwnm? V?irlrvlli?
M. M. Hope, Sharon; Kllen Hendricks,
Fort Mill; Jennie K. Hoover, Fort Mill;
S. E. Hood, Shuron; Clementine Harden.
Smyrna; Jane E. Howie, McConnellsvllle;
Sarah Harries, Neely; S. S.
Harrison, Rock Hill; M. K. Howell,
liethel; M. E. Jowers. Rock Hill; Eliza
Jones, Clover; Delia Johnston, Clover;
Jane Johnson, Chester; Ha>?bura Kyzer,
Yorkvllle; V. fV. Kllllan, ltock Hill;
Hurrlet U Kiuibrell, Fort Mill; Martha
Dee, Rock Hill; Murtha Demon, Rock
Hill; Catherine Lathan, Hoodtown; S.
J. Lindsay, McConnellsville; S. A. Lindsay,
Yorkvllle; Elizabeth McOraw, Rock
Hill; Nancy Morgan, Rock Hill; June
Y. McFadden, Chester; S. E. Moore, Rock
Hill; Ann E. Neat. Rock Hill; Adeline
Neely. Ofrden; Sarah K. Neely, Turtle;
MurKuret J. Nlvens, Fort Mill; Mary
S. Nichols, Hickory; Martha 0>r. Rock
Hill; Mary A. Pearson, Ojfden; Mary L.
Outlaw, Rock Hill; Mary N. Parrls,
Rook Hill; Margaret Pope, Rock Hill;
Jane Pope. Rock Hill; Martha Poag,
Rock Hill; Rebecca Price, Yorkvllle;
MarKaret Ramsey, Rock Hill; Margaret
Robertson, Rock HUP, M. E. Ramsey,
Hickory; W. Y. Rodgers, Hock Hill;
M. S. Robinson. Yorkvllle; Elizabeth
J. Hitch, Fort Mill; Eliza Sibley. Rock
Hill; Dellcla Sparks, Ruck Hill; Martha
K. Stewart, Vnndlvei; N. J. Strickland,
Rock Hill; M. J. Stewart, Clover;
E. L Smith, Smyrna; H. J. Tlnsley,
Yorkvllle; I. A. J. Sherer. Clover; Jane
Turner, Clover; II. L. Turner. Rock
Hill; Sallle C. Turner, Sharon; Mary
Jane Williams. Sharon; M. A. Wilson,
Rock Hill; Cynthia Wherry. Rock Hill;
Ann B. Williams, Clover; Pauline Wood.
Rock Hill; K. A. Wlckllff, Rock Hill.
THE YORK COUNTY DEMOCRACY
ORGANIZES FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Twenty-odd Clubs Hold Meetings and
Transact tbe Business Incident to
Election Year.
Pursuant to the call of the chairman
of the York county Democracy, the
various York county clubs met Saturday
afternoon and elected club officers
and delegates to the county convention,
besides transacting the usual business
incident to the meetings.
The Fort Mill Democratic club met in
the town hall as directed and reorganized
for the years 1910-1911.
There were about 40 members present.
There was no enthusiasm or speechmaking.
The purpose for whicn the
meeting was called was stated briefly
by the retiring president, C. T. Crook,
and the work of the session was begun
by the election of club officers for the
next two years, which resulted as
follows; J. R. Haile, president; W. H.
Crook, first vice president; W. F. Boyd,
second vice president; B. W. Bradford,
secretary; D. A. Lee, treasurer.
John W. McElhaney, F. Nims, T. S.
Kirkpatrick, S. H. Epps, Sr., and C. T.
Crook were chosen executive committeemen
for the club, and the managers
of election are to be S. L Garrison,
B. M. Faris, C. P. Blankenship.
W. H. Windle was pIprtpH thp plnh
member of the county executive committee.
Under the rules of the party apportioning
one delegate to the county
convention for every 25 votes cast in
the last preceding county primary, the
Fort Mill club is entitled to 12 delegates
to the county convention, which meets
in York villi? Monday, May 2. The
following will compose the delegation:
C. T. Crook, W. H. Windle, J. L.
Kimbrell, C. P. Blankenship, S. H.
Epps, Sr., J. H. Sutton, W. H. Jones,
J. M. Gamble, J. W. McElhaney,
W. M. Culp, W. R. Bradford, J. R.
Haile. Alternates, W. H. Crook,
Sylvester Coltharp, B. M. Faris, S. C.
Faris, J. G. Smith, B. F. Bennett,
S. P. Sutton, J. J. Coltharp, D. A.
Lee, V. B. Blankenship, W. L. Hall,
A. A. Young.
The two score other clubs in the
county met Saturday afternoon. Each
is entitled to the following number of
delegates in the county convention:
Bethel 3, Bethany 6, Blairsville 3,
Bullock's Creek 2, Clover 9, Coatea
Tavern 3, Ebenezer 2, Forest Hill 2,
Hickory Grove 8, McConnellsville 5,
Newport 2. Ogden 3, Piedmont 1,
Rock Hill No. 1, 21; Rock Hill No. 2,
15; Sharon 4, Smyrna 3, Tirzah 3,
York No. I, 14; York No. 2, 11.
Doubt About New Catawba Bridge.
If there is to be a new steel bridge
over the Catawba river connecting York
and Lancaster counties it is up to the
public spirited citizens of Rock Hill to
raise $4,000 by May 1; otherwise the
$5,000 which was conditionally provided
for the bridge in the York
county supply bill at the last session of
the General Assembly will not be available.
In the supply bill York county
was authorized to borrow a sum not
AAA / at-- '
calccuiu^ ?pu,uuu iur me purpose 01
erecting the bridge at or near Indian
ferry in Catawba township, provided as
much as $4,000 was raised by private
subscription to supplement the county
appropriation, the $4,000 to be paid to
the county treasurer before May 1.
Very little interest seems to have been
manifested in the undertaking up to
this time and as it is less than a week
before the expiration of time in which
the county appropriation is available, it
is probable tnat the opportunity to
thus secure the bridge will not be
taken advantage of. If the bridge
were built Rock Hill would profit to the
extent of a large volume of business
from the panhandle of Lancaster
county which-now goes elsewhere.
The "People's" New Home.
The handsome new building of the
People's National bank in Rock Hill
has been completed and was turned
over to the management Thursday
morning by the architect. It is one of
the handsomest bank buildings in the
State and would do credit to a city
many times the size of Rock Hill.
The bank began business Monday in
its new quarters, occupying the entire
first floor.
The fourth floor will be occupied by
the Catawba club; Wilson & Wilson
and the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. will have offices on the second
floor; Spencer & SDencer and W .1
Cherry will have offices on the third
floor, as will Mr. Chreitzberg. The
basement has been fitted up for a
barber shop.
The ground floor of the building has
been beautifully fitted in white marble
and mahogany and presents an attractive
ensemble. The directors'
room is also handsome and all the
furnishings are up to date.
The cashier of the People's bank is
Chas. L. Cobb, whose popularity and
business ability have gone far toward
establishing the institution as one of
the State's leading banks.
Mooey for York Hifh Schools.
County Treasurer H. E. Neil has received
from Comptroller General Jones
the second payment for the York county
high schools, amounting to $1,062.
Half the yearly appropriation was received
by the schools last December.
There are five schools in the county
which have met the requirements of
the State board of education and which
are therefore entitled to a part of the
State appropriation. The five schools,
with the amounts to be received by
each, are as follows: Clover, $250;
Fort Mill, $250; Hickory Grove, $150;
Sharon, $150; Yorkville, $262.
The Yorkville high school receives
$25 in addition to tne $262 in consequence
of a levy of 2 mills high school
tax.
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EX-NOTARY W. 0. BA1LES'
ADULTERY CASE POSTPONED
Former Fort Mill "Marriage Artist"
Does Not Face the Court-?Report
That He is to be Married.
The ca?e of W. O. Bailee, charged
with adultery, will not not be tried at
the present term of the court of
general sessions, Solicitor Henry having
agreed to a postponement because of
the absence of one of the defendant's
principal witnesses.
W. O. Bailes' marital affairs have
been badly tangled for some time. His
wife died about three years ago and
shortly thereafter he was married to
Mrs. Jim Holobaugh, who had deserted
her husband but had not
troubled to conform to the law by
securing a divorce from him. Bailes
and Mrs. Holobaugh lived together for
several months at Bailes' home, five
miles north of town. Through the
instrumentality of Holobaugh, it is
presumed, Bailes v^as presented by the
grand jury and was arrested on a
warrant issued by Clerk oT Court Tate
charging adultery. The warrant was
served some time ago by Magistrate's
Constable Coltharp and Bailes gave
$200 bond to appear in the court of
general sessions for trial.
A second warrant was issued by the
clerk of court for Mrs. Holobaugh
charging bigamy and adultery, but the
warrant was never served, as Mrs.
Holobaugh learned that proceedings
were to be instituted against her and
left for Virginia, to secure a divorce
from her husband. It is said that the
divorce has been granted and that she
and Bailes will be married in Portsmouth,
Va., at once.
Meanwhile, however, there is a
difference to be settled between Mrs.
Holobaugh, and her husband, the
possession of their little boy. Holobaugh,
it is said, has demanded the
custody of the child, which has been
refused by Mrs. Holobaugh. Whether
the courts will be asked to decide the
proper costodian of the child remains
to be seen.
Two Bolls Instead of One.
The world's demand for cotton is
constantly increasing and to such an
extent it becomes necessary for the
southern farmer to make improvements
in his methods in order to meet
this increased demand without increasing
the area devoted to cotton. It
should be the endeavor of every intelligent
farmer to encourage farmers of
every class to diversify tneir crops and
raise more live stock, thus curtailing
the acreage devoted to cotton. The
increased demand for cotton should be
met by producing more pounds on a
smaller area than is now devoted to
that crop, thus reducing the cost of Dro
duction by intensive cultivation. Every
acre of well drained land in this State
that is now planted to cotton can be
made to yield twice its present average
production. How to do this is the object
of this short paper, which merely
summarizes the results of experiments
published in Bulletins Nos. 145 and
148 of the South Carolina experiment
station, at Clemson college. According
to these bulletins this increased yield
is possible?
By early and deep plowing.
By conserving the soil moisture, by
increasing the humus content of the
soil and by frequent and shallow cultivation.
By turning under winter cover crops,
such as bur clover, crimson clover,
vetch and rye which are planted in the
cotton held at the last cultivation.
By planting cotton only on soils well
drained and adapted to its cultivation.
By giving plenty of distance in the
row and between the rows.
By using the weeder frequently during
early growth.
By using large amounts of acid phosphate
before or at the time of planting.
By supplying stable manure either
broadcast or in the drill before planting.
By using only small amounts of potash
except on coarse, sandy soils.
By applying 1,000 pounds of lime per
acre for four years to cotton lands.
By growing some of the winter and j
summer legumes, thus storing more
nitrogen in the soil.
By the use of large amounts of ammonia
applied in the form of blood. I
cotton Heed meal, fish scrap, tankage
and sulphate of ammonia before or at
the time of planting, and by later ap- |
plications.
By using 25 to 50 pounds of nitrate
of soda per acre applied before or at
the time of planting.
By applying 100 or more pounds of
nitrate of soda per acre at the time the
first bloom appears.
By the liberal use of acid phosphate
if the cotton is making a weedy growth
and not fruiting properly.
By the liberal use of ammonia if the
plants are slow of growth and yellow
in color.
By being careful not to plow the land
when too wet.
By avoiding anthracnose, or seed rot,
by proper seed selection.
By planting only those varieties that
are suitable to the type of soil on which
they are grown.
By planting wilt resistant varieties.
By planting only big boll, easy pick- I
ing, early maturing varieties.
By breaking the crust after each
rain, thus saving soil moisture and incidentally
killing grass and weeds.
By the proper rotation of crops,
which prevents soils from washing,
which increases the fertility of the soil,
which puts the Boil in bettet physical
condition, better chemical condition,
and better biological condition, which
prevents over-production, prevents insect
depredations and plant diseases,
such as cotton root rot, black knot,
bacterial blight of cotton, cotton root
louse.
By using kainit on black jack and
calcerous soils in which cotton is subject
to rust.
AN ARGUMENT
AGIN WATERWORKS.
W. F. Harris is one citizen of this old
York town who is certain that Fort
Mill does not need a waterworks system.
Some days ago Mr. Harris was
telling a party of his friends about the
ease with which a burning residence
could have been saved in Fort Mill some
years ago had those who first responded
to the fire alarm got busy at once
and directed their efforts toward extinguishing
the blaze. For some reason,
however, no one seemed to care
whether the house burned or not,
though all hands fell to in assisting the
occupant of the building to save his
household goods.
In telling of the incident Mr. Harris
related that the only loss to the man
who was living in the house was one
black cat and a coffee mill which was
too securely nailed to the wall to be
dislodged without the exercise of more
muscular energy than anv one wisheH
to devote to the undertaking. The cat
was repeatedly chased from the building
but as often returned and finally it
was agreed to let the animal commit
suicide by incineration if it cared to.
As an evidence of the alacrity with
which Fort Mill people respond to the
fire alarm, Mr. Harris said that not
only was all the household goods removed
from the building in a jiffy, but
the fact that the occupant had time to
and did take an inventory of his belongings
even down to a worn-out wash
board before the weatherboarding of
the building caught fire was an unmistakable
argument against the needless
er.pense to which a waterworks system
would subject the taxpayers of Fort
Mill.
Mr. Harris was asked if it would not
have taken more water than was available
to quench the flames. He did not
think so. "A half gallon would have
stopped the blaze," said he. "but the
day was cold and we wished to jjet
warm. Besides, the building was insured,
so why quarrel over small matters."
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Minstrel Show Probable.
Fort Mill has never had the pleasure
of witnessing a first class amateur minstrel
performance. With the view of
bringing such a show here correspondence
is to be entered into at once by
the management of the Fort Mill Baseball
association with the manager of
the minstrel troup of the South Carolina
Military academy for an evening
performance later in the season.
It is the purpose of the minstrel
show to take a three weeks'
road trip at the close of the school in
June and it is thought that arrangements
can be made for a performance
in Fort Mill. The proceeds would go
to the baseball association.
New Good
Every
Every time you
clothing and shoe
something fresh ai
not satisfied unlesi
things obtainable
tomers. Our busi
ment has been g<
day. We openec
waiting public anc
new customers. Y
isfied and are still
\>etter and more f<
other fellow. Tf
for us good busim
IAttractr
And again, we are al
low we can make the pi
about it? Every dollar sp<
to you of from 5 to 25 per
aside and come along and
Trimmings, Etc., that have
here last.
Mills & \
PHONES: Dry Goods, 37.
DISASTROUS APRIL STORM
SWEEPS OVER THE SOUTH
Million* of Acres of Cotton Destroyed
by the Unseasonable Cold of Last
Few Days.
Press dispatches state that millions
of acres of young cotton were destroyed
by the cold weather which Monday and
Tuesday overspread the entire cotton
belt. With the unusual April accompaniment
in many sections of snow and
sleet, the South has suffered its most
disastrous financial set-back perhaps
since the Civil war.
Besides cotton, young vegetation of
every description suffered from the
freezing temperatures and fruit was
more or less damaged in every Southern
State except Florida.
Reports indicate that the cold snap
extended through Georgia, South Carolina,
Tennessee, northern Alabama
Louisiana. Mississippi and even further
west and in much of this territory a
heavy frost and freezing temperatures
occurred.
Referred to School Trustees.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
As a taxpayer and a patron of the
local graded school, I would thank you
for a little information about the
prospects of a new school building.
The bonds for the new building were
voted in April of last year, a little
more man a year ago. The bonds are
not yet sold, I am told. Various other
South Carolina towns have issued
bonds since the election was held here
for the purpose and I have not learned
that those in charge of the sale of the
bonds experienced any trouble in disposing
of them. Why is it that Fort
Mill bonds cannot be sold? Is the
investment not considered safe?
Surely not. The town has no outstanding
indebtedness and the property
valueB here are sufficient to guarantee
the bonds as gilt-edged. There Is
something wrong, apparently. Is
there lack of harmony among the
members of the board of trustees
which Is resulting in the delay. If so,
the members who are responsible for
the discord owe it to the public to
either resign or act in harmony with
those who wish the bonds sold and
the work begun on the building. The
public is entitled to consideration in
this matter. The building should be
begun at once?in time to be completed
by the opening of the fall session of
the school. Give the taxpayers and
patrons of the school some information
if you can, Mr. Editor.
Patron-Taxpayer.
Fort Mill, April 26.
s Arriving
r Day.
visit our drv eroods.
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store you will find
id new. We are
5 we have the best
to offer our cusness
in this depart- ?
aod from the first
i the doors to a
\ each day brings
et we are not satlooking
for things
ashionable than the
us is what makes
ess.
ire Prices I
ways figuring to see how
ices. Did you ever think
:nt with us means a saving
"cent. Now put your paper
see the new Dress Goods,
: come in since you were
roung Co.
Furniture, 144. Grocery, 12.
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