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' The Fort Mill Times. I VOLUME 19?NO. 35. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1910. $1.25 PER YEAR 1NEW FORT MILL BANK ASSURED SAY THE PRINCIPAL PROMOTERS The statement was made yesterday morning by one of the i\ >,* promoters of the new Fort Mill bank of which mention was made .' in The Times last week that all doubt as to the organization of the bank was dispelled a few days ago when favorable responses to the efforts of himself and others to dispose of stock in the institution were received from a number of the community's substantial citizens upon whose financial interest in the nrnrviaitinn rlononrlorl tVio ciifnnce or failure of the undertaking. l have been a number of workers for the new bank aS. v cne statement that the institution is assured will be accepted as final. During the last week considerable time has been devoted to interesting the farmers of the community particularly in the bank and the solicitors are pleased with the substantial way 'in which a number of them have subscribed for stock. Indeed the bank is now so far assured that a meeting of those to whom stock has been sold will be held Thursday afternoon, when it is purposed to complete the organization by electing officers and applying to the secretary of state for a charter. As yet It is not definitely known what the capital stock of the bank will be, but this phase of the organization will likewise be settled at the meeting Thursday I afternoon. Another matter which likely will be considered at the I meeting is the offer of owners of Maim street lots to put up a building for the bank. The location of the bank building is considered an important matter by | f Vin of/\nbV?/\l^ am nrtrl if onAvvir tuc otuvaiiuiucio ci 11 vi it occuio to be the general desire to accept one of two sites which have been tendered for the purpose. So far there has been little if anything said about the probable personnel of the officers of the bank and no one seems to care to guess who will compose the board of directors or who will be elected president or cashier, though the supposition^ that the directorate ^ w will in the main be composed of the largest stockholders. Anotncr matter of interest in connection with the bank is the date on which its doors will open for business. This will be determined largely, it is said, by the progress made in erecting the bank building. Work on the building probably will begin before the Christmas holidays, but there is little hope that the building will be completed before February 1. Practical Talk on Soil Enrichment. Farmers from all sections of York county assembled in Rock Hill Wednesday to hear addresses by Prof. J. L. Goodrich and J. C. Beavers, sent there by the United States department of agriculture at the request of the Rock Hill chamber of commerce. These gentlemen are connected with the government bureau of soil industry. Prof. Goodrich is a practical farmer. He used a large number \of illustrative charts and diagrams, all gotten up from actual farming operations at places he was familiar with. His address was on "Soil Fertility," and he , showed in a graphic manner how farmers are losing thousands of dollars a year not only by using the wrong combinations of fertilizers but in using fertilizers at all when a crop of legumes would enrich certain soils better than any artificial fertilizers. He laid special stress on crop rotation, and the best way to handle the various lands?black i'ack, sandy, clay and loam soils, le showed how the actual cash returns per acre had been in many cases doubled and the land itself enriched to a great extent by raising legumes and rotating the crop, whereas with the same crop every year the land becomes impoverished. The whole trend of his address was that farmers rely too much on artificial fertilizers and pay too little attention to the immense value of the legumes which nature tells the farmers to plant?in other words, nature furnishes humus-makers and nitrogen-gatherers. TWO PICTURES Picture No. 1. A beautiful grove for a back ground; a neatly painted, attractive school house, with surroundings clean and neat. Mount the piazza steps, pass through a hat, cloak and fuel room, and behold the interior: floor clean, desks well kept, a beautiful vase of flowers on the teacher's table, a few pretty sprays of autumn leaves here and there in the room, 15 or 20 bright-faced pupils, and an earnest teacher. There you have a picture of the Latta school, near Yorkville, as I saw it one day last week, presided over by Miss Eugenia Simpson. Picture No. 2. A 1 I 1 1 .tt. scnmu nouse situated in a pretty grove; grounds neglected; a large part of the weatherboarding torn from the front of the building, and half of the window panes missing. Climb a rickety set of steps leading to an interior that seems to have been given over to the hands of a vandal: walls covered from floor to ceiling with chalk and pencil marks; floor strewn with papers and trash; stove in an unsightly condition; desks soiled and deeply carved by some rude hand. This ' is a picture of school in I York county. Ninety-five per cent, of our boys and girls never enter any wails of learning other than these rural schools of our county. Which of the two schools depicted above will do more to give us the citizenship we desire? Leila A. Russell, County Supervisor of Elementary Rural Schools. The 1910 Cotton Crop. A total of 11,445,000 bales is | the final estimate of the New Orleans Times-Democrat for the cotton crop of 1910, as based on reports from correspondents through the cotton belt. This forecast relates to the growth of the year and is exclusive of lint- j era, repacks, etc. By States the crop is given as follows: Alabama 1,165,000, Arkansas 700,000, Georgia and Florida 1,825,000, Louisiana 255,000, Mississippi 1,200,000, North Carolina 700,000, Oklahoma 900,000, j South Carolina 1,200,000, Ten-! nessee 300,000, Texas 3,200,000. 1 Lectures on "Titheing." At Flint Hill Baptist church Sunday morning and at Fort Mill Baptist church Sunday evening the congregations are promised an interesting discussion of the subject of "Titheing" by Mr. W. C. Thomson, of Lancaster. Mr. Thomson has not only practiced titheing in his own affairs for the last 20 years but has made a careful study of the subject. He is therefore peculiarly qualified to speak of titheing in a way that should be of interest to all who are interested in church work. The Rev. Mr. Hair, pastor of Flint Kill and Fort Mill churches, extends a cordial invitation to all Christians to attend the lectures. t l . n i Long isroagnt Broken. Sunday afternoon for the first | time since early in October there was sufficient rain in this section to be of consequence. The long drought was broken by the rain beginning with irregular showers in the afternoon followed by a steady downpour Sunday night for an hour or more. Since the first week in October barely enough rain had fallen in this section to settle the dust, which had become so stifling in the streets and country roads as to make travel over them exceedingly uncomfortable. The long drought also had the effect of interfering with the work of a number of cotton mills in this section depending upon j the Southern Power company for electric power to operate their machinery. For weeks there has ! been less water in the Catawba river than for vears and the ^ Dower comnanv has found it. nor | essary in consequence to withdraw the current from a number of its secondary subscribers. In Rock Hill a number of mills have been closed for several days, but in Fort Mill the mills have not been similarly affected. COTTON CONTRACTS FOR FUTURE i DELIVERY HELD ENFORCEABLE A case was tried in the term of superior court which has just closed in Greenville, N. C., that is of especial interest to growers and buyers of cotton, as it es- i tablishes the validity of contracts to sell cotton for future delivery. The custom prevails more or less in the cotton belt for farmers to make contracts in the spring to sell their cotton in the fall at a specified price. It is remembered that last year much cotton was sold in this way, and the price advancing several cents Detween tne time 01 making the contract and the time of delivery. There were many farmers who refused to make delivery of cotton as contracted. In some instances suits were entered against the sellers for the difference in the price of cotton at the time it should have been delivered. It was one of these cases that was tried, entitled H. A. Gray vs. Verner Carson, and the verdict of the jury was in favor of the plaintiff, judgment being rendered against the defendant for the difference in the price of the cotton, - Helms Boy Acquitted. The case of the State against Gati Helms, 14-year-old boy, charged with murder, was called in the general sessions court in Yorkville at 10 o'clock Friday morning and the boy was acquitted within the hour. The case against the boy grew out of a fight he had on August 27 with Aubrey Culp, another boy practically the same age, in the public highway near Gold Hill school in Fort Mill township. Helms struck the Culp boy on the head with a dinner pail and the latter died of concussion of the brain two days later. The first witness put upon the stand was W. M. Culp, father of the dead boy, who testified as to his son's age, etc. Eli Bailes, 12 years old, was next called as a witness for the defense. He was present at the fight between the boys and swore that the Culp boy attempted to cut Gati Helms with a pocket knife. Dr. J. B. Elliott, who attended the wounded boy, testified that he died of concussion of the brain. No speeches were made by either the lawyers for the defense or the State and the case was quickly given to the jury. After 20 minutes' deliberation the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. "No Bill" Displeases Magistrate. Magistrate John W. McElhaney was complaining Monday morning of the failure of the York grand jury to find a true bill against Jacob Weathers, a negro who was sent up by Magistrate McElhaney some weeks ago for assault and battery with intent to kill. At the preliminary hearing of the case against Weathers, a number of witnesses testified that Weathers had struck a negro boy named Reed in the 1 l * i * rr" neau wnn a rocK. i ne same i witnesses are said to have stated before the grand jury that they had no knowledge of the assault. Mr. McElhaney thinks these witnesses should be indicted for perjury. Bailes-Bradford. An approaching marriage of i much interest to the friends of the parties is announced as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Bailes request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Rosa Mae, to J Mr. Edward Guy Bradford, on Friday afternoon, December the 23rd at 3*30 nVlm'k Flint Hill Baptist Church, Fort Mill, South Carolina." Miss Bailes is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Bailes and is popular with a wide circle of friends in York and Mecklenburg counties. Her father is one of Fort Mill township's well-to-do planters who resides near Flint Hill church. Mr. Bradford is a well known young Fort Mill man. j Following the marriage a reception will be given at the home I of the bride's parents. ADDRESS BY PROF. W. H. HAND IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FRIDAY Considerable interest is felt in school circles over the address which is to be delivered in the auditorium of the graded school buildidg Friday evening by Prof. W. H. Hand, State high school inspector. For some time the superintendent and trustees of the school have been trying to arrange for Prof. Hand to deliver an address in the interest of the school work and now that he has agreed to come and the date of his visit is definitely fixed, it is hoped that as many friends of the school as can be present will take advantage of the opportunity to hear what Prof. Hand will have to say. Prof. Hand has not announced the subject of his address, but it is certain that he will have a message to deliver which will prove not only interesting but helpful to the school. He has rendered valuable service in the interest of high school improvement since he became connected with the University of South Carolina a few years ago and is thoroughly acquainted with the various phases of the work. In addition to the address of Prof. Hand, brief but interesting exercises are promised by a number of pupils of the school. Fast Auto Time to Charlotte. By reason of the fact that there is considerable automobile travel between Fort Mill and Charlotte there is much speed rivalry among the autoists in negotiating the trip in the shortest time. This rivalry resulted Thanksgiving afternoon in VV. B. Ardrey breaking his own northbound record for the trip, 231-2 miles, in his E.-M.-F. Flanders in 491-2 nr*\ n?a. r? 1 n uuiiuiea. x iiu ni si i nines of the road is rough and hilly, the remaining 16 miles being macadam. Accompanying Mr. Ardrey were Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Spratt and Capt. T. B. Spratt. Comparing Mr. Ardrey's record with the schedule time of the Southern passenger trains between Fort Mill and Charlotte and basing the calculation upon similar mileage, it will be seen that there is six minutes in favor of the automobile. With the prospect in the near future of a shorter and better road to the North Carolina line it is expected that the automobile time beween the two points will be reduced to slightly more than 30 minutes. Death of Mrs. Mary J. Bell. A telegram was received by Mrs. E. M. Ardrey Sunday afternoon bearing the sad intelligence of the death of her sister, Mrs. Mary J. Bell. Mrs. Bell died at the home of her brother, James L. DeLaney, in Charlotte Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, after an 1 I 1 nooo zvf *v?or?t? tv?/\r*4-Ur? iiiuvoo vi uiaujr iiiuiiiun, OUII1C weeks ago Mrs. Bell was taken from her home in Providence to a Charlotte hospital for treatment, but was later removed to the home of her brother for the winter. She was 66 years old and was the widow of Ross Bell. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Bell had made her home with her sister, Mrs. W. T. Robinson, in Providence. She is survived by two brothers, J. S. Delaney, of Weddington, and J. W. Delaney, of Providence, and three sisters, Mrs. E. M. Ardrey, of Fort Mill; Mrs. J. C. Garrison, of Newell, and Mrs. W. T. Robinson, of Providence. The funeral took place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Harrison church, of which Mrs. Bell had long been a member. The interment was in the church yard. Scholarship at Annapolis. United States Senator E. D. Qmit K Vioo owonrpn/i -frw o Miiutii nao ai inu^vu iui a i-wii ipetitive examination to be held ! in Columbia on F riday, December 9, for the award of a scholarship to Annapolis. The examination is open to young men i between the ages of 16 and 2C years, but it will be a waste of time for any young nran whose physical condition is impaired tc compete for the scholarship. Full information as to the examination can be secured by addressing Senator E. D. Smith, Florence, IS. C. MANY RURAL PHONES Of the many attractive features of country life in Fort Mill township and in the Pleasant Valley section of Lancaster county not the least is the convenience of the rural telephone lines which connect with the central office in Fort Mill. These lines rob life on the farm of the feeling of isolation of which many complained before the rural telephone was generally introduced. The work of installing telephones in country homes in this section has gone on rapidily in the last few years and it is now doubtful whether there is in all South Carolina a like amount of rural territory which boasts as many telephones as are to be found in Fort Mill and Pleasant Valley. These rural lines are a part of the Fort Mill exchange and they extend not only to all parts of Fort Mill and the panhandle of Lancaster county, but cross the North Carolina line and reach into the Steel Creek section of Mecklenburg county, connecting with both the local exchange and the Pineville exchange. The directory of tho Fort Mill telephone exchange now contains the names of 325 subscribers and the list is constantly growing. The service is as good as that to be found in any small town and theeqiiipmeht is looked after closely by the owner, Mr. S. L. Meacham, and his assistants. More than one effort has been made by the telephone trust to absorb the local system, but Mr. Meacham has refused to sell and so far there has been no indication of the trust entering this territory with local lines. Mrs. Cook Tells Truth. Dexter, Ky. ? In a signed statement, Mrs. Cook tells the truth about how Cardui brought back her health and strength. She savs. "I could not crft iinv until I tried Cardui, the woman's tonic. I suffered more or less for 10 years, and was so weak and nervous I could hardly do my house work. Now I am in better health than ever before, am regular as clock work, do not suffer at all, and pain strength everyday." Thousands of women have been helped back to health | by Cardui. Try it. A Valuable Gift. To the first 50 subscribers, new or old, who pay their subscriptions a year in advance, The Times will give free of charge a year's subscription to the Southern Agriculturist, Nashville, Tenn., worth 50 cents. The Times has only 50 subscriptions to this fine semi-monthly farm paper to dispose of in this way, and the first calls will get them. Do you want one? Sample copies of the Southern Agriculturist may be had free of charge at this office. r.?:ir==n 11 i r=i r= _____ J Let Me Supi i r = COMPOSITION! METAL ROOF SI I TERRA COTTA \ [j] DRAIN TILING SASH, DOORS, III = CEMENT, LIME, l I : [1 V. B. Blanket i li=H===3l ICZIZZ1 El E SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY GETS IMPORTANT FRANCHISES Announcement was made Saturday night of the purchase by the Southern Power company of the property and franchises of the Charlotte Consolidated Construction company, embracing the Charlotte street car lines, with 26 miles of trackage, gas and electric lighting systems and power plant. The consideration is not given. It is said that the Southern Power company has been projecting extensive interurban trolley lines in this section, but was handicapped at every point on the Charlotte inlet by the local company, which held a blanket franchise. The absorption of the local company indicates that the plans of the purchasers will shortly be realized. A Freakish Tree Stump. There may be trees that continually drip water, but Barnwell county has a freak of nature that is in a class entirely by itself. About 40 years ago a large pine tree on the farm of Dred Owens was cut down, and the stump today is at? solid and full of life as when the tree was first felled. A gentleman, who doubted the truth of the story, cut Into the stump with an axe, and to his surprise the sap (turpentine) exuded as freely and quickly as from a growing tree. The wood of the tree is as bright as when first cut. Infringement Costs County $500. The county board of commissioners has secured a compromise of the claims of Mr. S. T. Stowe, of Charlotte, for alleged infringement of his patent rights in con necuon wnn me county s porta Die convict camp on a promise to pay $500, says the Yorkville Envuirer. The county is to have the future right to use the patent rights involved. -J For Particular People. Our Vanilla and Lemon Extracts are from one to two years old. We know it, because we age them right here in our own house especially for our own consumption in making ice cream. | Like some other good things, age ! improves the flavor and strengthens it. Buying in large bulk quantities we can sell a superior article at the price you usually get the ordinary and much of it considerably under the ordinary. You will probably lind it to your advantage to come to us for other flavors, also Chocolate, Cocoa, Gelatine, etc. Arrirpv't (lmcr Stnre niuiuj u ui uiviui =11 Jl lt==ll=j ply You With toofing ungues vell tubing jINDS, mantels laths, etc. iship, Ft. Mill. ^=11 31 - ie==K=j|