Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 18, 1911, Image 3
SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST
to TIMES READERS.
Mr. A. A. Bradford has been
confined, to his home for several
days by an attack of rheuma
tiam.
Miss Robbie Spratt, who has
* been teaching school in Missouri,
has returned to her home in Fort
Mill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Darnell,
of Charlotte, visited relatives in
Fort Mill and the township the
past week.
Miss Louise Wilson, of Florence,
is the guest of her sister.
Miss Jessie Wilson, on Confederate
street.
Mr. W. C. Perry, an Old Confederate
soldier, left Fort Mill
several days ago to enter the
soldiers' home at Columbia.
Mrs. T. M. Beattie and children,
of McBee, and Miss Mary
Seegers, of Hartsville, are guests
at the home of Mr. A. R. McElhaney.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. F'ulp, of
Winnsboro, were visitors the past
week at the home of Mr. Fulp's
mother* Mrs. A. 0. Jones, on
Booth street.
w. The Yorkville Enquirer reports
a case of smallpox in the
' village of the York cotton mill.
The authorities have quarantined
the patient.
Mrs. I. L. Faris has been seriously
ill for some days at her
home in the Gold Hill neighborhood.
Her condition yesterday
was reported as somewhat improved.
Mr. James Boyd, a well known
young farmer of the township,
who has been seriously ill of
pneumonia for some days, was
reported yesterday as slightly
better.
In order to accommodate the
growing business of the institution,
the Bank of Clover recently
increased its capital stock
*?*10 cnn con nnn Qnrl oil
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the stock has been placed.
Senator and Mrs. B. R. Tillman
have announced the engagement
of their daughter. Sophia
Oliver, to Mr. Henry W. Hughes,
of Trenton, the marriage to take
place the latter part of June.
Capt. Monroe C. Willis, of
Yorkville, is one of the four officers
named Friday by the adjutant
general for duty along the
Mexican border. Capt. Willis
will report at the manoeuvre
camp on Mav 27.
The well known firm of Stone
& Barringer, of Charlotte, on
Monday went into the hands of
a receiver. It is thought that
the affairs of the firm can be
straightened out so that the receivership
will be only temporary.
At a dinner to a few friends
at their home in Chester Thursairaninrr
Mr onrl \! r?
uaj rjcillll^, nil. ... . ?.
Lyles Glenn, announced the engagement,
of their daughter, Miss
Kate, to the Rev. E. K. Hardin,
of Rock Hill, the wedding to take
place in June.
Mr. Caldwell Steele and Miss
Inez Merritt were married Sunday
morning at the Fort Mill |
Methodist parsonage by the)
Rev. T. J. White. Mrs. Steele
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Merritt who live in the
eastern section of the township.
Mrs. Z. V. Bradford was summoned
by telegram Saturday to
the bedside of her son, E. G.
Bradford, who is ill of typhoid
fever in Ridgeway. Late reports
from Ridgeway say that
Mr. Bradford's condition shows
a slight improvement.
At the last meeting of the local
lodge of Pythians Messrs. W. B.
Meacham and J. H. McMurray
were named as delegates to
represent the lodge in the meeting
of the State grand lodge in
Columbia on the 23rd. The alternates
named were L. J. Massey
and J. L. Spratt.
The State supreme court has
ruled that no cotton can be sold
in South Carolina unless the bona
fide delivery of the cotton is intended.
It is held by the court
that the cotton must be delivered
in order to make the contract
pffeetive.
R. M. Bryant, a Pleasant Vailey
farmer who also engages in
the breeding of thoroughbred
Jersey cattle and Berkshire hogs,
sold six very fine milch cows the
past week to Jno. A. Berryhill. a
dairyman of Charlotte. The cows
brought a fancy price.
A good crowd of Fort Mill people
went over to Pleasant Valley
Thursday afternoon to witness
the passing through that community
of the automobiles in the
endurance run from Savannah
to Charlotte. There were about
sixty cars in the procession.
Children's Day exercises at the
school auditorium Sunday evening
by the pupils of the Methodist
Sunday school was an occasion
which was much enjoyed
by all present. The singing and
music was exceptionally good and
the exercises as a whole reflected
much credit upon the teachers
of the classes. A large crowd
enjoyed the entertainment.
The Fort Mill men who left
Sunday for Little Rock, Ark., to
attend the annual reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans
were: A. H. Merritt, Sr., Z. T.
Bailes, S. P. Blankenship and
W. H. Windle. J. B. Mills accompanied
the party to Atlanta,
where he had a business engagement
The closing exercises of the
Fort Mill graded school begin
this (Wednesday) evening and
will be concluded Thursday evening.
Over in Lancaster county Fri-1
day Knead Knight, a farmer
living in the White Bluff com-1
munity. accidentally killed his
3-year-old child. Knight was
repairing an automatic gun, |
which he thought was empty,
when the gun was discharged
and the top of the child's head
was blown off. The coroner's j
jury rendered a verdict of accidental
killing.
The local chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
will be well represented in the
meeting at Lancaster June 1 of
the second division of the U. D.
1 C's. The second division embraces
the counties of Lancaster,
York, Chester, Fairfield, Chesterfield,
Kershaw, Richland, Lexington.
Saluda. Aiken and Edgefield,
and each chapter in the
division is expected to send delegates.
,
Governor Cole L. Blease will
pass through Fort Mill on the
afternoon train today enroute to
Charlotte, where he is to deliver
on orlHrocc this evening at the
annual meeting of the great
council of the I. 0. R. M., of
which order he is a prominent
member. While in Charlotte
Governor Blease will be entertained
at the home of W. S. Liddell,
a close friend of the governor.
The Election of Trustee*.
Interest in the election Thursday
of a board of trustees for the
Fort Mill graded school seemed
to take its departure upon the
opening of the polls and as a ressult
out of a registration of perhaps
300 only 50 votes were cast.
The following gentlemen constitute
the new board:
J. B. Mills. J. T. Young. A. 0. |
Jones. Fred Nims, W. B. Meacham.
R. F. Grier. L. J. Massey,
R. P. Harris and W. J. Kimbreil.
Messrs. Young. Mills and Kimbreil
are new members of the
board, the other gentlemen being
reelected.
The new hoard is to meet this
(Wednesday) afternoon for the
purpose of electing a chairman
and clerk and to choose teachers
for the next term of the school. ,
J. F. Bailey Dead.
J. F. Bailey, a well known i
citizen of Rock Hill, died Saturj
day morning from an attack of
acute indigestion, with which he
was seized Friday while at his
place of business, which rendered
him unconscious for a
while. After he was taken to
his home he grew better and was
thought in the afternoon to be
greatlv improved, but he died
Saturday morning. Mr. Bailey
was about 81 years of age. He
was actively engaged at his trade
up to the time of his death. He
leaves a wife and one son. He
was a Confederate veteran and
during the war was a member of
the famous "Louisiana Tigers."
Mr. Bailey was a tinner by
trade and for the last ten years,
or longer had done most of the
tinning for the people of Fort
Mill. Consequently, he was well
known in this place.
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fort mill man marries in loiumma.
The Fort Mill friends of Mr. j
W. Earle Kimbrell were pleasantly
surprised on Saturday to read
in the Columbia papers of his
marriage in that city the evening
of May 10th to Miss Clara Belle
Huggins. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J. P. Knox,
at his home on Marion street and
was witnessed by a number of
friends of the bridal couple.
Mr. Kimbrell is a son of Mr.
W. J. Kimbrell. of Fort Mill, and
has resided in Columbia for a
number of years. He is a trusted
employe of a Columbia furniture
house.
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Farmers' Institutes as Usual.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
While we are going to spend a
good deal of time this summer in
operating our live stock train,
yet we know that there will be a
great many sections through
which we will not be able to
carry the gospel for improved
agriculture in this way. We.
^ni?o irlrJQ Itiur.
lliru'iui r, tunc uv ium ??v^
lecting the regular farmers' institutes.
and it wiii facilitate my
work very materially if sections
desiring these institutes will
make their application as promptly
as possible. 1 will appreciate
it tf you will bring this to the
attention of your readers.
I). N. Barrow. Supt.
Clemson College. May i).
Fort Mill Not in the List.
The State board of education
annually appropriates a bonus of
$100 to high schools making 12
standard units and a bonus of $200
to high schools making 14 standard
units. This year 16 high
schools received the bonus of $100
as loilows: Biackville, Blacksburg.
GatVney. Manning. Latta.
Home. Fountain Inn, Ninety-Six,
Heath Spring, Lancaster, Clinton,
Laurens, Bishopville, Fair Forest,
Woodruff and Jonesville.
Twelve high schools received
the bonus of $200 as follows:
North Augusta, Bamberg, Denmark,
Allendale. Dillon, Summerville,
Johnston, Leesviiie,
Marion, Bennettsville, Central
and Winnsboro.
In addition all graduates of a
high school making 14 standard
units will be granted the State
high school diploma annually
awarded by the board. It is interesting
to note the improvement
made in many high schools in
: consequence of this policy of the
State board ol education.
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NOTICF.
AM persons :?rt- hereby warned to k
off tin* i remises of the old White Ho
stead. This property has recently b
seriously abused, ami anyone eau
oil these premises will be prosecute*
the full extent of the law. Liberal
wards will be paid for sufficient
dem-e to convict parties recently thr
ing rooks at the windows, and otl
wise defacing the property. No on
allowed on this property except
consent. Keep off.
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The Pitcher That Went to the
Well Once Too Otten
And was broken, may have come from
our store, but we have more just like it,
and when you buy a set of Iiinner Ware
from us, you can always duplicate any
broken pieces.
We are building up a reputation for
having the best and most complete assortment
of Cooking Utensils in the city in
connection with our Chin?, and Crockery
department, and you need not go out of
our store to get a comple,e outfit for your
dining room and kitchen.
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Charlotte, N. C.
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oultry Powders, and if your horse. ?
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for prices on Saw Mills, Shingle Mills,etc.
'e carry for immediate shipment the Best
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307 West Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C.
j. harry foster,
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special notices.
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by FOR SALK- Pew bushels of Mammoth
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Samples of Mic
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elegant style, worth $.'<.50, fro at $2.7">.
Boys' Blouse ai
(Joed quality Gingham at 25c. Good quality
Boys' Pai
A big line to select from in Cashemere and
75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.
Men's and Bo:
A complete line in all styles at 25c and" 50 c?
Cords for Gi
Just out. in white, black and blue, at 25c.
Parasol
To match all colors of dresses, a big line, at
Hosier:
We do an immense business in this line with
HAVEN is one of our leading numbers. Th
25c. Try a pair and be convinced.
Corsets
Another shipment of that $1.25 Corset that
is the most comfortable corset they ever won
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From Fire With
Badger Fire Exti
The Badger Fire Extinguisher i
tank, 24 inches high, the most
shape, thoroughly tested. Evt
made is numbered and a record i
and test.
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half gallons of water in which on
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of ordinary Sulphuric Acid in a b
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years from today it will respond ir
HOW TO USE IT.
Immediately upon the discovery of
turn it upside down and in less than
stream of pas-impregnated water tha
from 40 to 50 feet distant.
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VIPANY.
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Compels every man to wear clothes,
ie kind. The right kind can be foun
Now, whether you are stout or thi
g, we can fit you in as nice suit of cl
i a town three or four times the si
Our stock of Men's Furnishings is c
test fads of the day.
Give us a show and let us prove to
McElhaney & Coi
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With our experience we can be <
suggesting tasteful color schemes
that will make your home appear
in its surroundings.
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gives greatest durability and beau'
rain and shine. It costs less becai
lasts longer. Come in and ask us
monizing color suggestions.
Parks Drug Co
Accommodatic
It is our desire to help every customer
can satisfy conditions which are only thoj
banking for YOUR money.
Customers here, when requiring loans,
ation. Certain necessary inquiries are r*
, ful attention. If satisfactory, the desired
REf!LKL'?R our first care is the safety
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NiVERSlTY OF SOOTH CAROLINA. WHIT
SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION.
The l'iiivfi>ity of South Carolina of- i t u__
hr.s scholar.-hi|>? in the School of Equation
to one young man from each jng- tjij
ounty. Each scholarship is worth <100 ? *
1 money, and $18 term lee and free strain
uitiun. & jj affg.
Examination will beheld at the county at one
eat July 14, 1911. Examination >f
tudents generally for admission tn the
Jniv?rsity will be held at the game
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White Leghorn Eggs
dollar for 15.
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Fort MUl S. C.
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